No, that's not what #CitizensUnited did, though there is so much misinformation about the ruling.
In the ruling, unlimited expenditures was part of what was asked for, the SCOTUS refused, putting limits at the core of the ruling it handed down.
These stories of unlimited power handed to corporations are just sensationalized clickbait. They don't reflect what the ruling actually said, often getting it exactly backwards.
#USPolitcs #Wicked #MovieCharacters #TFGPeople
Try this on for size.
It occured to me the peopel in the curerent admininstration are all in the movie/musical about Wicked.
Yes, I used an AI to use proper terms and summerize (I rarely do this just FYI)
Wizard of Oz Charismatic illusionist, figurehead of power Donald Trump – maintains control through spectacle, propaganda, and illusion
Madam Morrible Propaganda enforcer, spins lies to support Wizard is Pam Bondi/Ice Barbis – loyal defender, messaging enforcer
Glinda Popular, ambitious, complicit but pragmatic are the Rank-and-file GOP members – go along despite knowing corruption, driven by ambition
Elphaba Branded “wicked,” principled resister is the opposition/whistleblowers/protestors – vilified truth-tellers, “No Kings Day” activists
Fiyero Starts complicit, defects to resist is the Defecting GOP members – break ranks, choose principle over ambition
Nessarose Rigid, insecure, clings to power are the hardline loyalists – double down on Trumpism out of ideology or fear
Boq Innocent citizen, transformed into Tin Man is the Ordinary citizens/minor players – dehumanized, reshaped into tools of the movement
Dr. Dillamondrepresents the Marginalized intellectual, silenced by regime Immigrants, marginalized groups, resisters – targeted and stripped of voice
Flying Monkeys Enforcers of Wizard’s will Stephen Miller, JD Vance, others – policy architects and attack-dogs who intimidate dissent
I'm sure there's countless movies and plays and book that fit, but Wicked seems topical now.
No one, that's who.
That only works on Vlad, Donald.
It's important to remember that the majority of Americans aren't politically active at all; then of the remaining 30-40% a lot of them will just vote however their parents voted. #uspolitcs
Gotta say, it looks like the Dems handed the baddies a win here....again.
The Voters stepped up, Chuck Schumer and the Dirty Eight did not.
Has he resigned yet?
Can someone in the US explain to me why the Democrats decided to give in to Trump? He was hurting Americans in order to hurt other Americans. There was no way the Republicans were coming out of this looking good, right?
I really could not care less about yet another think piece titled "I study Fascism, and this is why I left America".
Good for you. Those of us who have not fled America are trying to clean up the problem you ran away from, so you'll have to forgive me if I pass over the opportunity to read your profound wisdom on the matter.
The thing is,.... I don't trust Chuck Schumer to play this, and it's not even my country but I can see it...
Ah, maybe not.
"They've given us assurances"
Yeah, you and Neville Chamberlain...
remember #DickCheney truly. as he was and by the fruits of his evil actions, not by what mainstream media wants us to remember him. i remember the "war on terror" and i grew up in during/in its aftermath.
i saw the damage abroad, learned about the deaths it/he caused, and the lie it was started on; #WeaponsOfMassDestruction (WMD) in Iraq, was a fabrication. i didn't/don't appreciate being lied at from every angle, even if i was a four year old
even then, the usa had/has actual #WMD! #uspolitcs
Fox News Digital Falls for AI Videos of Fake SNAP Beneficiaries’ Complaints, Reports Threats to ‘Ransack’ Stores
https://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-falls-for-ai-videos-snap-beneficiaries-complaints-ransack-stores/
#tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #snap #foxnews #uspol #uspolitcs #americanpolitics #usgovernment
If you follow US politics, you will know that a critical food assistance program is being suspended as the country heads into cold weather. TL;dr People are going to die.
If you can support people you know directly, please do it.
If you can donate to US food banks in absolutely any region, you can save lives.
I don't know if this will work, but I want to give it a try:
If an incentive would help you to donate to a food bank, I will happily give a free audiobook to anyone who donates.
Send me a DM of your receipt with your personal details blacked out if you need to, or just tell me you've donated (this is Fedi, I trust you), and let me know:
1. The title of the book you'd like. (A link to my catalogue follows at the bottom of the post.)
2. If you want a redemption code for Audible US or Audible UK (my only options; you can change your browser setting or app country code to make them work if you are in other regions).
*I am largely offline at the moment but will do my best to respond within 24 hours.
Lives genuinely hang in the balance. Please do what you can, whatever that might be.
https://adaraastin.ck.page/87de3a4c9f
#USPolitcs #USPol #Food #FoodBanks #FoodPantries #SNAP #FoodScarcity #Poverty
It was never a democracy after McCarthy. Just secretly evil and openly evil right. #uspolitcs
And there it is. The start of the latest round of "blame the Dems". #usPolitcs
Louisiana's Lt. Gov. asked Trump to 'apologize' for Canada remarks. Here's why.
#travel #politics #uspol #uspolitcs #louisiana #canada #trump #economy #culture #tourism
Last night on the train, I listened to Rachel Maddow interview former Vice President Kamala Harris about her forthcoming book “107 Days”. It was the first extended political interview I’ve listened to in many months.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/how-do-we-build-a-world-where-choosing-a-gay-man-isnt-a-risk-15393d5c3a4d?sk=c8bb175790c630a1590b112b3629895d
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-goes-dark-in-mississippi-age-verification/
#technology #tech #socialmedia #bluesky #uspol #uspolitcs #americanpolitics #ageverification #mississippi
