Oooof, AIPAC is going to get mad
Oh, he’s going to be found dead soon.
If only this guy was a member of the US government, he could have done something
To be fair, the vice president has no power, unless Iran follows through in their promise…
He has the power to start the 25th amendment process. And don’t forget the tiebreaker vote in the Senate.
Then why the hell do we keep hearing from him every 2 minutes. I would be so happy never to see his face again
If he was wearing a tie, I’d tell him to loosen it.
I think because Trump is old and sick and could die any second so Republicans want someone recognizable ready to take charge of the cruelty and grift when he dies.
Dick Cheyney changed that forever. Vice presidents very much do have power. He ran the presidency for the most part, and gave VPs real power, rather than symbolic value.
Guessing Israel isnt funding a Vance presidential campaign
If this war results in the divorce between the US and Israel, that’ll be the second greatest thing to come out of it, the first thing being the decarbonization speedup
There are a lot of dubious “gains”, almost all pyrrhic and smelling vaguely of social darwinism.
I’m looking forward to US customary units finally dying off because no one is going to put up with fahrenheit-pounds per square toenail anymore.
In the coming Cold War, I wonder if Europe is ready to emulate the non-aligned movement of India? How long will it take the US to admit it has a failed economy(+) like the USSR?
(+) Not as stupid as “capitalism bad, commies good” - but we need capitalism with real antitrust action, consumer protection, pro-union laws, and a fully funded social safety net. The healthiest option is a muddy gray, not black and white.
Not gonna lie: I have no idea what you’re talking about.
It was admittedly 3 half-thoughts tied into one post.
When filling out a form, why is Taiwan a “region”? Because companies are catering to China. Why do we buy 3ft USB cables and not 1m USB cables? Because companies are catering to the US. But if the US makes itself irrelevant, those little courtesies are going to go away.
And the US is treating its relationship with China like a Cold War. Except our economy is severely crippled right now while China’s is going absolutely crazy. Making the US contemporary analogue to the old USSR, while China plays the part of the post WW2 US. Young people look at it through an oversimplified lens of “capitalism vs communism”. I think the truth is that either system can fuck itself and the real key to success is moderation.
When filling out a form, why is Taiwan a “region”? Because companies are catering to China.
This is not in the US. I have checked 2 global providers, they sidestep the problem by labeling the dropdown “Country or region”.
Why do we buy 3ft USB cables and not 1m USB cables? Because companies are catering to the US.
Doesn’t this suggest the opposite? 1m is more generic than 3ft. And I just measured my USB cables and most of them are exactly 1m or slightly more, and not 91cm.
I do agree with most of your points though, but I think you should take a deep breath every now and then and think what your point actually is and whether it’s coming across.
While I agree with what you said,
Why do we buy 3ft USB cables and not 1m USB cables?
I sure don’t. The only products I ever see over here with US units are imported, everything else is metric.
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US customary units aren’t going anywhere.
They certainly won’t leave the USA anymore, if trade is significantly curtailed.
Exactly. They will stay in the USA from now on, and leave the rest of us have our metric units.
We also use metric in the US. It’s taught in every science class from high school if not middle school. All of our medicine and sciences are done in metric, as well as military and aerospace.
I’m well aware. I’m taking about the problem of having to convert when dealing with USA origin consumer products.
You get to pick and choose but your manufacturers force us to deal with your ancient Roman units. I mean, whose foot was it anyway?
Due to the straight of Hormuz? Is that the linkage you’re making?
That and the destruction of oil infrastructure in the Gulf
And the US is doing the same to bolster far right groups around the world. Black pots and kettles.
“It’s not our fault that the tail is wagging the dog!!”
That’s what happens when you let a child run a country
He’s just making excuses for why he failed in his negotiations.
Don’t get fooled, they are blaming israel for something they are 100% ok with
are you claiming he’s wrong about israel? I dont care if they are ok with it. The dems are ok with it too.
USA bombed a school day 1 of the war and murdered 140 kids. Nothing happened, they don’t care. War is a business for these people and they seek more of it. USA goverment is 100% fine with this war or they wouldn’t have get involved.
Jealous of Putin’s murder wall
Oh, so you do perceive it? Good. Now do Russia, the elephant that’s been stomping around the room for at least 10 years.
“trump says” “vance says” “thiel says” “vought says”
Treating the latest burble of lies from the pedo con-artist coalition regime as a headline is lazy ragebait, not news
I dont want to give him the credit of the ‘worst person made a great point’ meme, ugh.
Broken clock needs no credit.
After all, a broken clock is only ever accidentally correct, and never in a way that’s helpful.
He’s only saying this because he’s seen the polls on support for Israel and the Iran war and he wants to be a viable presidential candidate in 2028.
Worst person to make a point he completely missed
Vance has to navigate a tricky path between the MAGA faction that wants more genocide of Arabs and Muslims, and the antisemites.
There’s also a good-faith position possible, opposing foreign interference in US politics, but I have serious doubts that Vance does anything based on honest motives. If it were foreign interference that’s the real issue, he’d have said something about Russia too. Oh, but he can’t do that, can he?
He’s playing both sides so he can always come out on top.
Especially since there’s a growing Republican base that’s against war and against funding going to Israel
He’s playing both sides so he can always come out on top.
Yeah, I’ve seen him doing more of that lately, talking out both sides of his mouth. Trying to distance himself from the Trump shitsow without losing the bigot vote. He twists and turns more than a weasel.
Discreet? Are they blind?
What am I saying, of course they are.
It sounds better than saying they let it happen
Sounds better than admitting they are enthusiastically funding it.
