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Can America do this in areas where violence is high? Say, Baltimore?

Just raze it with bombs and drop in high end developments?

(This is a rhetorical question)

They spent less than an hour debating the bill. Meanwhile the senate has been whining about Musk and Trump for two days now.

They did it!

https://nypost.com/2025/02/05/business/google-axes-diversity-hiring-targets-in-major-dei-retreat/

Google will reportedly scrap its diversity hiring targets and review some of the tech giant’s DEI initiatives — becoming the latest major company to walk back the controversial initiatives.

Alphabet’s annual filing with the SEC on Wednesday showed it omitted a line saying it was “committed to making diversity, equity and inclusion part of everything we do and to growing a workforce that is representative of the users we serve.”

israel thinks they're going to send palestinians from gaza to europe https://www.rt.com/news/612268-israel-gaza-relocation-plans

the answer should be a resounding "f* off we're full" but somehow i expect euros to capitulate

https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/us-news/us-to-seize-venezuelan-president-maduros-plane-held-in-dominican-republic-during-rubio-visit/

Dominican Republic — The Trump administration plans to seize a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five nation tour of Central America, according to a US official familiar with the matter and a State Department document obtained by the Associated Press.

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The “right wing theory” I heard was that the government was a spending $8.1 million on politico subscriptions. Wait a minute.,.
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@threalist @Dan_Ramos ...after which, the executive branch will just continue selective enforcement in the same way they're doing now.

Greatest system ever. We just need to get back to it, like the Founding Fathers intended.

Alright, I'm off to read Federalist #66.

I’m long past complaining about the censorship culture systemically adopted by Fediverse admins, but it is quite remarkable how marginalized NAS and similar fedi servers are.

@bigbologna

> Minds describes itself as focused on free speech, and minimally moderatesthe content on its platform. Its founders have said that they do not remove extremist content from the site out of a desire to deradicalize those who post it through civil discourse.

> blocks NAS

What embarrassing idiots…

Anybody curious why the govt euthanizes millions of chickens every year if there’s a “bird flu” breakout but they don’t kill all the Robins, ducks, seagulls and eagles?
(Hint: its not about bird flu)
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If Congress doesn't make permanent changes it will be reversed if the Republicans ever lose power.

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