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[–] whygohomie 49 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So, it turns out that the guy whose inherited fortune was earned in Apartheid- era South Africa has some pretty crazy views on race.

Who knew?

Republicans Are a Party of Blatant Racists in c/politics

[–] whygohomie 4 points 1 week ago

The German immigrants are eating our Schnitzel dogs!!?

-Campaign propaganda for low info voters from 1828.

If you were a pasta, which one would you be and why? in c/[email protected]

[–] whygohomie 5 points 2 months ago

An impasta because I'm a human bean.

We coulda had Bernie... in c/politicalmemes

[–] whygohomie 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If he had more votes in the primary, then that could have been true despite the superdelegates. As it would be true for any other candidate.

But he/they didn't, and here we are moping over something that didn't happen years ago while the USSC lays the final stones in the foundation for an actual dictatorship.

Bold strategy. Let's see how that works out.

Right-Wing Supreme Court Rules Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' for Official Acts in c/politics

[–] whygohomie 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

So Biden could order the army to attack the USSC? He just has to declare it officially like Michael Scott?

I joke, but it's a dark, dark day for this country and the rule of law.

The Supreme Court just made a massive power grab it will come to regret in c/politics

[–] whygohomie 58 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The court was already packed with activist judges appointed under suspicious or hypocritical circumstances who then lied to Congress during their confirmations about their deference to precedent on a host of issues only to the engage in a massive power grab from Congress. Subsequent action to rebalance the court is not court packing.

I Would Like To Put Lunchmeat On The Cybertruck | Defector in c/nottheonion

[–] whygohomie 2 points 2 months ago

Less truck vibes. More nonfunctional griddle on wheels vibes.

US concerned Israel’s Iron Dome could be overwhelmed in war with Hezbollah, officials say | CNN Politics in c/politics

[–] whygohomie 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Wake me up if you've heard this one before: A president/PM/etc. who would face massive consequences for his criminality if he were not president holds an entire country politically hostage by giving special extra rights to religious fundamentalists.

Scripps News speaks with Lauren Windsor, who secretly recorded Justice Samuel Alito in c/politics

[–] whygohomie 8 points 3 months ago

Why face consequences for behavior someone else noticed?

Call Bobloblaw now!

FBI's latest data shows 'historic' drop in crime: Garland in c/news

[–] whygohomie 4 points 3 months ago

Shocking Murder Vic Confession: "I didn't even know I was dead.Thats how good they are."

Alex Jones says Infowars could be shut down within hours in c/news

[–] whygohomie 74 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

For anyone confused about the MAGA-ese: Failure to make payments under Bankruptcy and repo man coming for what's due = federal government repressing muh rights

It's embarrassing how, if you say the magic words, the MAGA brain shuts down and just becomes compliant with anything.

Microsoft's newest tactic to convert Windows 10 users is giving them a big comparison list in c/technology

[–] whygohomie 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, I've already moved most of machines over to various Linux distro because of Windows bloat, spying, ads, etc. For the one windows box I keep, Ameliorated Windows 10 has been treating me pretty well as it seems to strip out most of the crap that keeps getting grafted on to drive shareholder value or whatever.