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FlashMobOfOne, to news in Israel military reportedly surrounding hospitals in Gaza and shooting at those trying to flee, UN says
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The US only cares about human rights and war crimes when they can be exploited to take over a nation’s resources.

FlashMobOfOne, (edited ) to news in Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors"
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To be fair: Democrats also did absolutely nothing to get their SCOTUS nominee confirmed when Obama was president, though since we saw them exploit the Roe leak to make a cool $80,000,000, we kinda know where their priorities were anyway.

After four years of Trump, I’m not buying any excuses that the president is powerless.

FlashMobOfOne, (edited ) to news in Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors"
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Pressure must be applied from many sources for real change to occur.

Yet without a real, existential threat, nothing meaningful is going to change. Hell, we just saw Roe go up in smoke while Democrats had the presidency AND Congress. Their response to this massive loss of liberty was to fundraise.

Nothing is going to change this trajectory except the Marsha P. Johnson school of brick throwing.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors"
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No, it won’t. That is how change has been sold for the last 40 years, and people are not only being paid significantly less, housing is quickly becoming too scarce for everyone to obtain too.

If meaningful change happens, it will because people revolted.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza: Hamas’s attacks were unconscionable, razing Gaza to the ground would be abhorrent. In both cases, basic humanity is at stake --- [Opinion]
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Yeah, but siding with Israel here is the logical equivalent of siding with Andrew Jackson and supporting the Indian Removal Act as he committed genocide against the native people.

The power imbalance and how Israel has used it is what makes it imperative that Israel be held accountable by the international community.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Matthew Perry dead
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THere’s some truth to that.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Matthew Perry dead
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Thank you for your opinion. I appreciate it.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Matthew Perry dead
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It’s not grim at all.

It’s likely, given his history. At the same time, this is a silly argument. Even if he were still alive he wouldn’t care what either of us thinks, so let’s not waste any more of our breath on this.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Matthew Perry dead
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I’m not judging. I’d have done the same in his shoes.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Gaza: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children International says
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It’s barbaric, but that’s what happens when a nation can commit ethnic cleansing with impunity.

It’s as simple as that.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Matthew Perry dead
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Honestly a little surprised he lived so long. That dude liked to party.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in 'Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands.
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No one motivated by partisanship is going to hear and properly assess any critique of their candidate.

It’s why Trump supporters are losing a ton of money on his scams and why we have a brain-dead creep in the White House now.

FlashMobOfOne, (edited ) to news in Civilian deaths are indefensible, whether done by Hamas or Israel | Rajan Menon
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Obama changed the military’s criteria for civilian deaths so he could pretend his numbers were lower.

I don’t know that I’d call it an opinion. Civilian deaths are an eventuality we have no choice but to accept, especially here in the US, where we’re making war in six, seven, or eight countries at once and it’s normal.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in Netanyahu says Israel will ‘crush and destroy’ Hamas; every Hamas member is a ‘dead man’
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You can always count on warmongers to talk big when they know with absolute certainty that they’re never going to be the ones in danger.

FlashMobOfOne, to news in U.S. is sending a carrier strike group closer to Israel and will begin supplying munitions starting today
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You’re right. It’s more like 1983, when we poured money out for Saddam Hussein because his guys were going to fight Iraq for us.

That worked out well.

But, in the end, it doesn’t matter. There’s a blank check for war and I’d just love it if people cared about the extent to which we neglect our own people in service of it.

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