I heard McDichael is crushing it in early results from Dugnutt county

This is a containment thread for live discussion of US Midterms. Go to town.

  • darkcalling [comrade/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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    Briefly checked out Fox News and their latest line is that the Republicans only lost because of gas prices and the economy.

    That because all these anti-trans bills have passed actually the American public has rejected woke and conservatives are winning if they can just fix the economic messaging.

    Now liberals will say this is cope but they have a point. A lot of this was just people voting for the other party because the one in power put them in some economic pain. It signals absolutely nothing of a genuine progressive/left movement in the American body politic.

    So expect to continue to see hammering against vague “wokeness” by corporations, reactionary commentators, etc. They can smell blood in the water and it’s the one angle of attack still succeeding so they’re going to push it full throttle ahead.

  • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    What if we replace one warmongering Zionazi fascist with another?

    https://t.me/presstv/213478 According to CBS, Donald Trump has reportedly consulted with his advisers regarding the removal of Pete Hegset, Following the Republican Party’s defeats in the midterm elections.

    Meanwhile, sources have named Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis as a potential replacement for Hegseth.

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    my take on this election is workers across america are developing class consciousness. It is our job to prod open-minded people into socialist consciousness, and delineate what socialism ACTUALLY means (how we will overcome capitalism)

  • xenon [pup/pup's, she/her]@hexbear.net
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    seeing libs saying “im gonna tell my reps to codify abortion rights” fell-for-it-again-award

    obama promised to do that in his original campaign and had democrat supermajority for 8 years

    and he spent it bombing children

  • MF_BROOM [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Fuck. It looks like AP just called the race for I-638 in Washington state, i.e. the anti-trans bill.

    Even if it gets overturned by the courts, the voting result is very fucking distressing to me, and speaks to how rampant transphobia is in blue states if they felt comfortable enough to call the race with 1/3 of the ballots outstanding in a deep blue state.

    I know some people will harp on how a lot of those who voted yes are profoundly ignorant and couldn’t be assed to do any kind of research and will be horrified when they realize it will affect their own cis daughters (if allowed to see the light of day). And that’s true.

    But the way the initiative was presented to voters made it pretty clear that it was a transphobic bill.

    Idk I just think it speaks to the “fuck you, I’ve got mine” mentality that many cis-liberals and faux-leftists have.

    I’ve never been more convinced that a disturbing number of these people would vote yes on an initiative that gave them free health care and college if the same initiative also promised to institutionalize all trans people.

  • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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    JD Vance is blaming the Iran War for the loss. Shocking, as we all know it’s impossible for a VP to distance themselves in any way from an unpopular administration.

    Very likely he still goes down with the administration, but people are dumb as shit so who knows. Bush ran saying he’d be very reluctant to commit troops in nation building, then invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. Trump distanced himself from those wars and then attacked Iran. Now Vance is trying to distance himself from Iran football-lucy

  • Carcharodonna [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    So I had this brilliant idea to start an online campaign to ban cisgender people from public bathrooms and sports. The ads would be super scary and highlight real statistics showing how cisgender people are more likely to do certain terrible crimes or other stuff.

    Thoughts? Anyone have ideas to add to this? What if you could even somehow get anti-cisgender proposals on ballots in some places? Imagine how funny it would be for the cis to ban themselves from public life.

  • plinky [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    The midterm results send a clear message: How we show up in the world affects our lives at home, and Americans understand that. When we alienate allies, appease autocrats, impose arbitrary tariffs, and drive needless conflict, American families pay the price. The Administration’s actions over the last two years have had real consequences for our security, our economy, and our everyday lives. Americans have spoken loud and clear. We should act on the message they’re sending. A good place to start: a diplomatic resolution to President Trump’s war of choice with Iran

    when you reveal your inner lib, don’t forget you’ll wake up with the fleas

    guess the lib game

    https://nitter.perennialte.ch/ABlinken/status/2118041387883286783

  • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Folks, I’ve already commented on how Talarico is the Portuguese word for “guy who has sex with another guy’s wife”, but a crucial piece of information I had overlooked has come to my attention just now and I must share it.

    The previous sitting senator whose seat is now being taken over by Talarico is called John Cornyn. Cornyn sounds just like “corninho”, which would be the Portuguese word for “little cuck”. Folks, you heard it here first; the little cuck’s senate seat is being taken over by the guy who has sex with married women.

    From now on, all of you should consult with me or any of the other Brazilians on Hexbear before taking any kind of political action, because clearly the Brazilluminati are in control and we have a very immature sense of humor. You have been warned.