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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

This is random, but just found out the band 311 is on the rocks because their drummer Chad Sexton is a full-blown MAGA/Q/flat earth chud now.

Amber is the color of the alert that will be going out on him soon

Thats already true in some cases

Basically if this passes, in Louisiana, zygotes will have more human rights than the people carrying them

https://www.foxnews.com/us/louisiana-abortion-homicide-crime-bill.amp

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1521630589710872576?s=21&t=haIaAefIC3b_8HiHKRgmQQ

Free speech now not free lol

Fun fact: the phrase is actually champing at the bit

https://twitter.com/willy_lowry/status/1521517935155679237?s=21&t=haIaAefIC3b_8HiHKRgmQQ

this is the fire I wanted to see from Biden today

Yeah I think a lot of people, especially men, dont actually realize what the Morning After pill ACTUALLY does and I could see them banning it even though it just ensures that conception never happens

ExThaNemesis posted...

point 1 is correct but point 2 has to be wrong or what point is there in even trying

This goes back to my stance that the only thing wrong with 1/6 was the motive

Lightning Strikes posted...

I mean, this isnt really about abortion, its basically an attack on the liberal democratic order thats supposedly existed in the US for the last several decades, the same as Jan 6. If they overturn Roe vs. Wade they can and will come for every ruling that confers civil liberties the far right dont agree with. Its about basic rights and freedoms.

Of course, lets be real, this basically got kicked off in 2000 when the Supreme Court all but stole an election and the world just stood by. Everything thats happened since has been an escalation of that.

Sure, but abortion is one of the most critical of those

If fetuses are babies then child support should begin at conception

Xeybozn posted...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that one doesn't surprise Jakyl.

I thought that was the entire point of that dunk

ExThaNemesis posted...

They only care about it that much because their brand of sky daddy brainworms made them think so, it's not becasue they're good people. And I'd argue that if their generosity towards the unborn doesn't continue once born in the form of aggressive support for welfare, daycare, pre-natal care, then they're just a shitbag cosplaying as a good christian.

https://twitter.com/adventurin2fear/status/1521322260434505728?s=21&t=7Sq5t9yponyFgNPavFscyQ

Something that is going to make me think he genuinely cares and is willing to put his Presidency and reputation on the line to fight for

https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1521515442262708226?s=21&t=b7etfiUOkTVjSiZrLRerDg

Uhhhh

Thats not an acceptable answer

Sure; which is why it should have been enshrined into law by now instead of perilously resting reproductive rights on a flimsy ruling

xp1337 posted...

also remember being told in this topic that saying that the gop court would strike down roe was alarmist nonsense because precedent

Shoutout to SephG, wherever he is

Alongside his prediction that there is 0 chance 20,000 American people die of COVID

Suprak the Stud posted...

Gorsuch sided with the liberals on workplace discrimination against the LGBTQ community last year, so I would at least hope Obergefell isn't completely doomed yet.

But honestly with this timeline it probably is.

Gorsuch is a logic bot. Hell agree with whoever presents an airtight mathematical proof about it.

Like that decision, he made the argument that by saying men cannot marry men, thats sexual discrimination because women are allowed to marry men. He didnt even touch on LGBT rights specifically, just equal gender rights.

I guess thats the path hed go down again but lets hope no one comes up with a convincing logic case the other way

LordoftheMorons posted...

I think it's far more likely that the GOP would have 50 votes for a federal abortion ban sometime in the next decade than that the Dems have 50 votes to enshrine it now even without the filibuster.

If that happens, then they would eliminate the filibuster themselves

You think eliminating partisanship is more realistic than reforming the court?

DoomTheGyarados posted...

The problem for conservatives is any other way is anti them. Updating judges every 16 years would be very progressive overall. So they hate it

My idea was that every odd numbered year, the longest tenured Justice gets replaced. That lets every President/Senate combo get one and only one.

A Justice dies, then we just manage without one for a little bit like we did in 2016 (thanks Mitch)

DoomTheGyarados posted...

5-10 years

LOL

Try 60

Well, Roe was 49 years ago and 5 GOP justices voted for it, to be fair

KamikazePotato posted...

What could Democrats have done to stop this over the past two years? SC is stacked

Abolished the filibuster and enshrined the right to an abortion into law

Paratroopa1 posted...

I find this to be a pretty fascinating point, actually - if there's anything you think an ultra-left socialist would be extremely in favor of, at least by the definitions that people mean when they talk about such a thing, you would think that seizing rich peoples' yachts would be it.

Yeah I think voting against a good action because it could serve as precedent for a bad action later is not great.

masterplum posted...

Might as well state every rich person was a bad person

Well if youre gonna ask so politely

Extremists like Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/sifill_ldf/status/1519862743788134404?s=21&t=QHSeCl8gdkzkuVd0NUmJBg

Trump is now finally posting on Truth Social

Twitter is doomed, Elon

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519735033950470144?s=21&t=179iGx3MuLUf7gdXV3jGAQ

Looks like he is no longer a leftist by his own admission, Corrik

Whats he gonna do if Elon flakes out?

red sox 777 posted...

10% far left and 10% far right would be my guess. And yes, since he said 80% are not, that must be his perspective right?

Its a very undercooked perspective IMO

He speaks of total human happiness but still only speaks in western political terms

MoogleKupo141 posted...

i dont see how he can reduce moderation and simultaneously upset any percentage of the far right

like his free speech absolutism and his equally unhappy both ends of the spectrum goals dont seem compatible at all

Yeah like the middle ground compromise is shit like trans people are allowed to have accounts but people are free to harass them

Surely this equally upsets both sides

red sox 777 posted...

Can you state your objection?

Do you think only 20% of people on earth are far left or far right based on Elons perspective

<img src="//:0">https://twitter.com/slpng_giants/status/1519462911571156992?

Does he need geometry 101 also?

https://twitter.com/ian_fraser/status/1519427222926462995?s=21&t=Ums-iRL4NHircyig9ZEVXA

shrug

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519415674111672325?s=21&t=Ums-iRL4NHircyig9ZEVXA

lol this fucking goober

Go back to Philosophy 101

https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1519039827366359041?s=21&t=tAG4E5AjHDmUZPtaYAs6ZQ

Turns out my joke was actually true. Spam bots do actually have freedom of speech

Transphobes love this purchase

https://twitter.com/erininthemorn/status/1518968693946044417?s=21&t=mQa_gu1-ke8P1SLwR35fXg

MoogleKupo141 posted...

Theres nothing inherently wrong with having money.

Uhhh agree to disagree

Corrik7 posted...

Seems unrealistic to me. Should they be canceling Bernie Sanders then and Hassan and so on every step of the way and proclaiming them not liberals?

How much of Hollywood?

Its unrealistic to hate wealthy people who dont use their obscene wealth to help people in need? People come after Hassan and Hollywood for this all the time.

Corrik7 posted...

Well, that is never going to happen. He believes his goals exceed this planet and his mission is greater than can be seen. He plays "by the rules and costs of business" set before him but wants to propel earth towards a future where those aren't the rules going forward.

It's super forward thinking with basically no grounding, but hey.

Can you at least see why leftists would hate that

Corrik7 posted...

It's because he would unban Trump. They think because he does things that are beneficial for his company that it makes him right wing. He says it himself. He donates to both parties, moreso democrats barely, but he donates to both because (it is the cost of business in this country).

He is a huge environmentalist whose entire business is predicated on climate change. He was furious we left the Paris accord. Has stated many times he thinks direct rule and no government is the best rule (like lmfao how dumb). But, his business decisions are more right wing in being anti-union and such.

People don't realize that he runs a business and does what's best for the business. He can't change the overall means of production across the country through his own company.

Heck, libertarian is another label thrown out for him. I think Musk says it best though. Moderate with economically more conservative / right of center tendencies, but socially clearly liberal.

But, since he thinks pronouns are a confusing mess he is probably considered a bigot and thus a republican, I assume.

This just feels like a lot of excuses for why he does what he does, when he has more power than almost anyone to directly affect change like hes allegedly doing with Twitter, if you believe his stated reasons for purchasing it.

Like saying he cant be pro-union because he runs a massive business is completely false. If he still doesnt understand pronouns after this many years of trans rights issues, it shows he doesnt actually care to learn. Also, thats massively understating his anti-trans rhetoric.

Just because someone is on the left socially doesnt mean they cant be bigoted. TONS of people like that are. For high profile examples, see JK Rowling or Bill Maher. Musk has shown his beliefs to be a lot closer to theirs than a true social justice ally.

Corrik7 posted...

What is Bongino? Occupy Democrats is left wing propaganda. Dunno what 11alive is or bloodyelbow

Ill let Wikipedia explain Bongino

Daniel John Bongino (born December 4, 1974) is an American far right[1]political commentator, radio show host, and author.

In 2018, Bongino said of himself, "My entire life right now is about owning the libs. That's it."

If theres one thing leftists love, its the richest man in the world privately owning things

More of one than Elon Musk

Wait why dont spam bots deserve free speech?

masterplum posted...

The national rally supports the expulsion of all Muslims from France, deporting legal immigrants back to their previous country and the banning of face veils, all of which are way farther to the right than anything Republicans advocate.

It's almost like comparing politics across different cultures in a single line from left to right is dumb

I remember when Trump pushed installing surveillance inside all mosques!

https://twitter.com/sreekyshooter/status/1518048211990163458?s=21&t=Z8Xsy4wzZ64A6tHrUBaczQ

dead

I voted 2 but there really is no difference between 2 and 3 for me.

The only times Im ever indoors (in public) are to go grocery shopping, to drop in a restaurant for takeout, or to go to a doctors office. Always masked.

If I was somehow at another large gathering indoors or outdoors, I would mask, but I specifically avoid those.

I refuse to eat inside a restaurant or go to a movie or any large event or use public transit or get on an airplane until things are more under control, or preventative treatment is more advanced.

Aecioo posted...

I'll never be chosen because I don't want to be chosen.

Last time I had to talk about how much I hate and distrust cops in front of a bunch of cops.

guess who wasn't chosen

When I was chosen for a trial, I trusted the judge because she dismissed a potential juror for saying she trusted cops more than the average person