American Politics from 2019 on

[Brian Peacock]

The UK may have the capability, but it's actually locked into a leasing deal with the US for nukes for the next 30 years.

[Svartalf]

boff, rumpsteak only understands strength, let the brits demonstrate theirs by making their own nukes

[macdoc]

I'm sure France will share - they have lots of fissile material.

[Brian Peacock]

boff, rumpsteak only understands strength, let the brits demonstrate theirs by making their own nukes

Let's not. Or at least, only pretend.

[Tero]

Is democracy dead? Elsewhere:

I keep thinking of the World Democracy Index and how the US would be rated if they published a tally for today (I know it won't happen until 2026, but I mean hypothetically). Hybrid regime? Straight-up authoritarian? Someone on the forums said, in relation to DOGE and the federal hijacking, I think, that the US is now functionally a dictatorship. I guess the question is what happens from here and whether there will be anything resembling elections in 2026 or 2028. So I guess... It depends on whether the Resistance can get 3.5% on the streets? Or what happens when Dump finally, finally passes? Or if the US will even stay united? I don't know anything about how long authoritarian regimes remain so on average once they've made the shift, so I don't know what the odds are.

[Brian Peacock]

Or what happens when Dump finally, finally passes?

Why don't we say 'dead' or 'died' any more?

[Joe]

Or what happens when Dump finally, finally passes?

Why don't we say 'dead' or 'died' any more?

Perhaps the writer was thinking of Trump more as democracy's kidney stone than as a mortal.

[JimC]

[Tero]

Demonstrations Apr 5th. Better be this good.
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-prote ... b17aa88163

[Tero]

Protests
https://bsky.app/profile/thedeerwhisper ... f4skaask2b
https://bsky.app/profile/walshfreedom.b ... e46zcy3c2e
Wyoming town hall
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/03/13 ... doge-usps/

[Tero]

Biden gave tens of millions to illegals! 2024 report
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press ... er-dollars

Then why were they eating cats and dogs?

[Brian Peacock]

Or what happens when Dump finally, finally passes?

Why don't we say 'dead' or 'died' any more?

Perhaps the writer was thinking of Trump more as democracy's kidney stone than as a mortal.

[Cunt]

Youtube 'advertiser friendly' guidelines have possibly had some effect on language use. When that many people skirt certain words, it kind of becomes the style.

[Tero]

From Bella. Don't know how to do pictures on my tablet yet.

[Tero]

elsewhere

What we have to internalize is that the Project 2025 program is geared to win Republicans elections for decades to come - Trump is just the useful idiot to do it.
The damage already done to the Government, and what will still be done will take 3-5 Administrations to overcome, causing government services to underperform for decades.
And voters will always blame Democrats more than Republicans for that