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[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago

Causing harm to civilians in order to coerce the submission of a government is the very definition of terrorism

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Technically it's worse:

State terrorism is terrorism conducted by a state against its own citizens or another state's citizens.[1][2][3][4] It contrasts with state-sponsored terrorism, in which a violent non-state actor commits acts of terrorism under the sponsorship of a state.

Governments that are accused of using state terrorism may justify their actions as efforts to combat internal dissent, suppress insurgencies, or maintain national security, often framing their actions within the context of counterterrorism or counterinsurgency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_terrorism

I know people hate being pedantic, but we can't afford to be lazy. Because that makes it harder to sort thru historical records to see how our ancestors overcame it.

MAGA uses old playbooks so much, we'd be idiots not to treat it like an open book test and see why it failed last time.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago

If words still had meaning

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

They might think this kind of thing makes them look strong. But they are incorrect.

Anyone with more than a couple of braincells in their skull knows this the sign of an administration that got humiliated and is furiously trying to retaliate out of pure spite.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

These people are seriously fucked in the head.

And their feigned concern for "fraud" is so ridiculous. They don't give a shit about what Pedonald did to make 1.4+ billion, they don't give a shit about Noem's bang plane, they do nothing about Patel flying all over the fucking place for his (and his girlfriend's) personal pleasure.

[-] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago

A couch fucker and some fraudulent shill who was made famous by Oprah. These are the people making this decision which will literally kill people.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 points 1 month ago

I’m sure they think that’s fine. It’s just poor people. They absolutely loathe the poor.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

They won't if you make them pick their own cotton.

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Fucking MAGA losers are going to murder more Americans. Minnesota is a contributor state and should withhold payment to the federal government. In fact, all the Blue States should do the same.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's a great idea, but the problem is people file their federal taxes as individuals and pay the IRS directly, so how are the blue states supposed to withhold the money?

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[-] Hubbubbub@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Thereby guaranteeing that no Republican will hold statewide or federal office in Minnesota for the foreseeable future.

[-] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Idk man I honestly doubt that's true.

These people that support trump and friends are fucking feeble minded idiots.

You will show them graphs and even replay this exact speech straight from Jizz Dicks mouth and they will hear something on Fox news about how a school is letting a furry kid use a litter box for the bathroom and they're coming for your children next!!

And then they will straight up, 100% vote for this shit again. Seriously. It would be a fascinating case study if I didn't have to be directly affected by the absurd stupidity of it all day to day.

My apathy and cynicism grows exponentially every single day.

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[-] Taldan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Something non-Minnesotans might have missed: Prosecutors from the Minnesota US attorney's office have been quitting en masse, thanks to political pressure from Pam Bondi and others

This has certainly hampered fraud investigations, in addition to harming other prosecutorial efforts

In short, the federal government is hampering fraud prosecutions while punishing Minnesotans for the fraud

[-] orenj@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Oh this is just murder, isnt it

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This is what you voted for protest-non-voters.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thankfully we know how to solve the issue: give into the voters demands and stop supporting Israel/ a genocide.

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[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I voted Kamala but seriously, fuck off with this sourbitch garbage. Protest voters aren't why you lost, you lost because your candidate sucked shit.

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[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

Jesus, it's murder. They're murdering them.

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

Every two posts. Can we just vote tomorrow? Let's all promise to never vote Republican ever.

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They are sanctioning the state of Minnesota like it’s a foreign narco or terrorist state

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Face it, this is a fascist nation. They're going to starve us into obedience.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

May all these monsters in this administration hang from their necks soon.

[-] lukaro@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

That's going way too easy on them, they don't deserve such a quick painless death.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Very true, it needs to be painful, it’s needs to be embarrassing for them, and it needs to be public.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Give em the old William Wallace

Wallace was taken from the hall to the Tower of London, then stripped naked and dragged through the city at the heels of a horse to the Elms at Smithfield. He was hanged, drawn and quartered—strangled by hanging, but released while he was still alive, emasculated, eviscerated (with his bowels burned before him), beheaded, then cut into four parts. Wallace's head was dipped in tar and placed on a spike atop London Bridge

[-] happydoors@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My baby is losing healthcare because of this. Edit: This was a bit reactionary. Based on what I’ve learned, this will not directly affect us. Still, it affects millions others for political motives

[-] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

We need to get them out of office and into prison as fast as possible. A government bound by no laws will start murdering thousands of us just to make a point. ICE has already murdered almost a dozen americans, and ZERO of them have even been investigated.

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So, I guess we're now doing embargos inside the country as well. Fascism really is just colonialism turned inward.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

This little tidbit was buried:

“We’re announcing a six-month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment– prosthesis, orthotics– supplies across the board,” he said, later adding that the move was “going to be effective, and it’s not going to touch the people who need these services.”

So good luck if Grandma needs oxygen, tell her to breathe deeper.

Also how do they block these services, and then say "it's not going to touch the people who need these services?" Unless, y'know, they need these services.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Why would the VP be telling us that?

[-] ALilOff@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well Minnesota is a donor state in taxes, sounds like Minnesota could you know…not pay federal taxes this year

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