We are still in a cold war, only now it’s more complicated because more countries have nukes…including North Korea which is kind of a wildcard.
Check out Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen. It’s a well-researched and horrifying scenario where deterrence fails because N Korea launches on the US. it takes you step-by-step through the decision process our government would take in response. Its gripping and pretty damn terrifying and shows just how delicate the whole situation is.
Among knuckleheads and MAGA cultists probably. Who gives an eff? Elections are won by the independents. Most people in this country are not complete degenerates (thank God). They will have a hard time voting for a convicted felon and by the time Biden is done messaging, folks in the swing states are going to know he is one.
Louisiana becomes 1st state to require the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms (www.nola.com)
Do they want Baphomet in their schools? Because this is how you get Baphomet in your schools.
watch me (midwest.social)
watch me (midwest.social)
President Biden Saves The 40-hour Work Week (newrepublic.com)
Meanwhile, in Florida, the GOP is busy banning water breaks for working people...
Missouri bill to ban all child marriages runs into resistance from House Republicans (www.kansascity.com)
Ocasio-Cortez: State of US health care is ‘barbarism’ (thehill.com)
We don’t have a healthcare system in the US, we have an insurance racket.
Former President Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in NY criminal hush money case (www.courier-journal.com)
Breaking: Trump Verdict Livethread
Jury HAS reached a verdict. 11 hours, 43 minutes....
What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common (theconversation.com)
Lil cross-eyed Koshka (midwest.social)
She actually lets my daughter wrap her up like this and they watch bird videos
A Manhattan Jury Has Placed another Question Mark on the Trump Presidency (www.justsecurity.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/trump-verdict/
Stop! And proceed... (lemy.lol)
It has been a year since we migrated from reddit. What are your favourite communities?
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
Meltdown
Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party, files as independent (www.axios.com)
Trump Trolls Leave Racist Comments Under Michelle Obama's Tribute to Her Late Mother (www.theroot.com)
The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump (theintercept.com)
Trump is a fascist. But the mainstream political press doesn’t want to say it. They want to act like 2024 is just another election year....
Kony 2012 (lemmy.world)
Trump told donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests, deport demonstrators (web.archive.org)
U.S. Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, a Reversal of Decades of Cuts (www.nytimes.com)
The future is here (sh.itjust.works)
any old farkers? (midwest.social)
Donald Trump's popularity is soaring (www.newsweek.com)