The Political Thread

[Comrade Khan]

It's also very funny to be all like " hurry durrr why would da people vote same da same if they want change durrrrrr" and not even talk about what the alternative was and how bad it was.

This was always a "I'm so much smarter" comment they tried to pass and have been back tracking ever since we "just asking questions " and "if ppl had just asked me a follow up" bs when the OP they posted was sarcastic and mocking . It's hillarious one would think I'm so naive to not recognize a troll or conservative party talking points. Faux intellectualism at it's best

 

[Barry Poppins]

 

[Chris]

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi released from ICE detention

Mohsen Mahdawi was taken into custody on April 16 when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview in Vermont.

www.cbsnews.com

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview, has been released after a federal judge's order in Vermont on Wednesday.

Mahdawi was taken into custody on April 16. A judge later issued an order barring the government from removing him from the state or country.

"Yes you might think I am free, but my freedom is interlinked with the freedom of many other students," Mahdawi said outside the courthouse in Burlington, Vermont, shortly after being released.

 

[CraigPelton]

Public services in the US is "Communism" to the public conscience sadly.

Social security, medicare, and medicaid all have 80+% popular support among Americans. The DOGE scam had to conjure this myth about significant "waste, fraud, and abuse" to justify their cuts. It turns out, there's actually shockingly little fraud in these programs, and the fraud that does exist in medicare/medicaid specifically is perpetrated by providers, not recipients, despite Republican claims.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Social security, medicare, and medicaid all have 80+% popular support among Americans. The DOGE scam had to conjure this myth about significant "waste, fraud, and abuse" to justify their cuts. It turns out, there's actually shockingly little fraud in these programs, and the fraud that does exist in medicare/medicaid specifically is perpetrated by providers, not recipients, despite Republican claims.

I know this, you know this, most people know this, but Hardline Conservatives don't care.

 

[Chris]

Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school

Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma.

apnews.com

Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma.

Roberts was the only justice whose vote seemed in doubt after the court heard more than two hours of arguments Wednesday in a major culture-war clash involving the separation of church and state.

The court seemed otherwise deeply divided.

 

[Chris]

US and Ukraine Sign Agreement on Access to Natural Resources

The US and Ukraine reached a deal over access to Ukraine’s natural resources Wednesday, a move that Kyiv sought to solidify President Donald Trump’s backing in ceasefire talks with Russia.

www.bloomberg.com

The US and Ukraine reached a deal over access to Ukraine’s natural resources Wednesday, a move that Kyiv sought to solidify President Donald Trump’s backing in ceasefire talks with Russia.

The deal will grant the US privileged access to new investment projects to develop Ukraine’s natural resources including aluminum, graphite, oil and natural gas. It’s been seen as critical to nurturing Trump’s goodwill toward Kyiv as his administration pushes to end the war that began when Russia mounted its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.