Political truths that are worth sharing but aren’t funny

[SteveWhite]

From a former AO regular on Facebook

[ArthurItas]

The group chats that changed America

[Hip_tiger]

What Would Democrats Do Without Trump?

Campaign ‘buzz‘ attends undistinguished pols who excoriate the president.

A formidable candidate for either party in 2028 is one who can show a record of genuine success, not a partisan commitment to fighting the last war.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-would-democrats-do-without-trump-b7aef659

[Cooke]

@Hip_tiger

What Would Democrats Do Without Trump?

I would ask the same question in Canada, replacing “Democrats” by “Liberals”.

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

[SteveWhite]

[SteveWhite]

[SteveWhite]

[SteveWhite]

BREAKING: Donald Trump’s ICE agents invade an innocent American family’s home, force a woman and her three daughters onto the lawn half naked, seize their phones, laptops, and life savings and then leave them like an “an abandoned dog.”
This is the most horrifying MAGA regime story yet..
According to local TV station KFOR, roughly 20 federal agents — including ICE officers, U.S. Marshals, and FBI agents — raided the wrong house in Oklahoma City and told the woman inside, identified as “Marisa,” that they had a search warrant.
In reality, the suspects named in the warrant didn’t live in the house. Not only that, but they weren’t connected to anyone in the family.
This is whats happens when you mix weaponized incompetency with ruthless fascism. Donald Trump and his minions are as stupid as they are cruel.
“We just moved here from Maryland. We’re citizens. That’s what I kept saying. We’re citizens,” said Marisa.
The feds barged into the house, ransacked it, and forced the family outside in their underwear, displaying the kind of callousness and inhumanity we have come to expect from this administration.
They seized the family’s belongings, calling it “evidence.” Since the warrant was invalid for the house, it really just amounted to governmental theft.
“I told them before they left, I said you took my phone. We have no money. I just moved here. I have to feed my children,” said Marissa. "I’m going to need gas money. I need to be able to get around. Like, how do you just leave me like this? Like an abandoned dog.”
"They were very dismissive, very rough, very careless,” she continued. “I kept pleading. I kept telling them we weren’t criminals. They were treating us like criminals. We were here by ourselves. We didn’t do anything.”
One agent dismissively told the family that it was a “little rough this morning,” a gross understatement. This is an authoritarian nightmare.
“It was so denigrating. That you do all of this to a family, to women, your fellow citizens. And it was ‘a little rough’? You literally traumatized me and my daughters for life. We’re going to have to go get help or get over this somehow,” said Marisa.
The agents told her that it might take days or even months for the family’s belongings to be returned. They refused to give her a business card.

Quote is from Facebook, but this link to Newsweek generally confirms it. ICE Agents Raid Home, Force Family Out in Their Underwear: 'Traumatized' - Newsweek

[ArthurItas]

I posted about this in the ICE thread, with a linked story.

[Cooke]

Trump is helping the Australian Labor Party similar to how he helped the Canadian Liberals.Trump may soon be partially responsible for a second conservative government failing to win. Their Saturday election results will be interesting as their issues are similar to Canada’s.

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

[knoath]

Yes I noticed that. Here’s the chart (perhaps confusing, red is the left wing party and blue is right wing) showing how much the expected share of seats changed.

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

@knoath

Yes I noticed that. Here’s the chart (perhaps confusing, red is the left wing party and blue is right wing)

It’s not confusing as long as you remember that America’s political color scheme is backwards, as compared to most of the rest of the world’s.

[NumericalNeuroticism]

But it can be a little confusing because the blue/righter party has Liberal in their name since the red/lefter party is Labour

[Cooke]

Australian PM may not have much time left to work with our PM. At least Carney helped him with the Vegemite crisis:

“Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese congratulated Mr. Carney and praised him for ending a trade spat over Vegemite, an Australian delicacy.

Earlier this month the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered a Toronto coffee shop to pull Vegemite because the regulator said it did not meet standards on vitamin fortification. After interventions by Mr. Albanese, Mr. Carney’s office expedited a review of the CFIA’s decision, which was later clarified to allow the spread to be sold.

“I’ve had a couple of really warm conversations with him. I thank him for defending Vegemite – a really practical outcome of the friendship that we have between Australia and Canada,” Mr. Albanese told reporters on Tuesday. “We have a close relationship, we are very similar countries, both part of the Commonwealth, we share a lot in common.”

In a follow-up statement on X, the Australian Prime Minister added: “In a time of global uncertainty, I look forward to continuing to work with you to build on the enduring friendship between our nations, in the shared interests of all our citizens.”

[knoath]

@NumericalNeuroticism

But it can be a little confusing because the blue/righter party has Liberal in their name since the red/lefter party is Labour

Additionally confusing is that the left wing political party uses the American spelling - Labor.

[knoath]

Vegemite on toast goes great with the morning coffee but sadly noone here believes me. Maybe there’s more hope in Canada.

[dr_t_non-fan]

@knoath

Vegemite on toast goes great with the morning coffee but sadly noone here believes me. Maybe there’s more hope in Canada .

You are supposed to just smile and give me a vegemite sandwich.