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Recap:
* Elect a decent moderate human being, willing to commit to what is best for the USA over what is best for the party.
* Seek political solutions that are Win-Win in the views of BOTH parties.
* Quit the ideological civil war between the extremist right and left, and instead work together for the common good.
Example solution:
A law that protects LGBTQ rights & religious freedoms at the same time. If any side strikes down any part the law, both sides lose what the law protected. Both sides then have to think carefully before trying to get a law cancelled. It would be a win-win for all if passed. Both sides have a reason to protect the legislation. Both sides keep a deeply divided country working together for what is best for all, rather than just what is best for one party.
What the USA needs right now, more than ever, is a decent human being, that can provide an example to the world of what it means to do what's right and stand up for what is right. That person needs to want to find solutions that work together for everyone. Tie solutions together that provide what both sides want, and bind that solution with a clause that states that all rights from both sides are lost if any part of the law is struck down.
Both parties are corrupt, & both parties want what's best for their party over what's best for the country. Every election, I have to try to determine who will be the best decent human being to be in charge & to represent our country as a whole. Yes, "represent", as in: BE A MODEL & AN EXAMPLE of decency. As polarized as the U.S. is, only moderate bipartisan solutions can be representative of our country as a whole. Far-right and far-left leaders are too extreme.
You might wonder why I post so much Anti-Trump material, yet claim to be a moderate independent politically. It's quite simple--I hold beliefs that run the gamut--left, right, libertarian, etc., but I believe in decency, and I have never felt that Trump is decent. He is the least statesman-like president I've ever lived under. I could easily vote for a different (moderate) republican or democrat that supported my views. But I've been a "Never Trumper" since the beginning.
Increasingly the UK is being required to choose; are we Europeans or are we in partnership with the USA?
Many of us may feel European, but our political class (and right now especially our Govt.) when pushed to choose, seem to prefer to focus on transatlantic relations rather than rebuilding the relations across the channel.
Its increasingly clear this is very much the wrong choice....
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan FreedlandJonathan Freedland (The Guardian)
“This is scary. It’s adding to the vigilante state we live in.”
Texas' anti-trans bathroom bill went into effect December 4. Here's how the state government could weaponize this new #law against public institutions, from libraries to prisons: texasobserver.org/texas-bathro…
#Texas #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #news #trans #fascism #genocide #extremism #USpolitics #politics
How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions
A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)
We are being betrayed by our own commander-in-chief on behalf of our adversaries.
#truth #Corruption #politics #President #UnitedStates #usa #russia #government
Starmer rolled over for Trump, and agreed to give US pharmaceutical companies an extra £3b for the same amount of drugs.
This was not discussed in Parliament. It was not voted on by MPs. It was what the wealthy people who put Starmer in place wanted.
It is not democracy. It is corruption.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya ChakraborttyAditya Chakrabortty (The Guardian)
So the UK has agreed to raise the price it pays for US-supplied medicines as part of a deal to avoid tariffs on UK pharmaceutical exports to the USA.... but the Treasury is not allowing for this price rise in its NHS budgetary settlement.
So, its one more mechanism to transfer NHS spending to the private sector while worsening the budget pressures on the health service.
Resident Doctors might also ask: if you can find £1.5bn for this, where's our money?
#NHS #pharmaceuticals #politics
h/t FT
"In the dual digital enclaves of tech advocacy and political justice, the hope was that the two would come together at some point and champion digital and economic freedom for everyone.
I feel, with the interview of Cory Doctorow on a Novara Media IRL downstream event, finally the good ideas have gravitated toward each other! "
spelk.online/posts/magic-kingd…
Really good interview with @pluralistic and #novaramedia one that reassures me that there is a possibility of a better future!
The very fact that Keir Starmer can suggest that the European Convention on Human Rights should be modified to deal with the immigration 'crisis' is the very reason it shouldn't; the whole point of human rights is they recognise that humans should have rights that transcend & are more important than the day-to-day disputes that pattern politics.
Starmer either chooses to ignore this or has forgotten this & more importantly how such protection is key to the Rule of Law!
In Canada🇨🇦, many of us believe we are witnessing the fall of the US empire.
#politics #FascistAmeriKKKa #Empire
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
propublica.org/article/immigra…
#immigration #news #ice #government #trump #politics #criminaljustice #humanrights #civilrights
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump administration’s claims that it only detains immigrants.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
mstdn.social/@Free_Press/11568… Free_Press@mstdn.social - PUTIN'S AGENT TRUMP
Trump says he is "disappointed" that Ukrainian President Zelensky hasn't read his peace proposal yet.
"Russia is, I believe, fine with it, but not sure that Zelensky is fine with it…His people love it, but he hasn't read it."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war
KGB's Codename For Trump is:
Aure Free Press :verified: (@Free_Press@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 video PUTIN'S AGENT TRUMP Trump says he is "disappointed" that Ukrainian President Zelensky hasn't read his peace proposal yet.Aure Free Press :verified: (Mastodon 🐘)
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Richard Stengel: "The only other country that has their current leader's birthday as a national holiday is North Korea."
#politics #disrespect #Trump #CopyingNorthKorea copy: @renewedresistance
Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day
U.S. residents will be able to enter the parks free of charge on what the Trump administration refers to as “patriotic” days, which will now include Trump’s birthday.Clarissa-Jan Lim (MS NOW)
GRAND THEFT MOBILE!
Trump Mobile is offering phones for $500 — except they are three years old and refurbished!
The phones probably cost Trump about $10!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
Trump Mobile is offering phones for $500 —they are just refurbished, and three years old
While true Trump fans await the long-promised golden ‘T1’ phone, his family is selling marked-up older iPhones and SamsungsIo Dodds (The Independent)
Society claims "young men are turning to the Far Right because of feminists" and not "young women are turning to feminism because of Far Right men" because the FIRST RULE of patriarchy is to blame women for everything a man does.
#RapeCulture #ChildRape #WomenAndGirls #WarOnWomen #politics
GISsurfer General Purpose Web Map and GIS Viewer | Surf GIS DATA
GISsurfer lets you surf a nearly endless amount of GIS data. Click a layer in the GIS server's table of contents and that data appears on the map.mappingsupport.com
The National Newspaper :
A full timeline of Israel's repeated Gaza ceasefire violations
archive.md/Avgz4
@palestine@lemmy.ml
#Scotland #TheNational #Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SanctionIsrael #BDS
#palestine #Israel #Politics #Genocide #CeasefireScam
As Steve Downes argues on LinkedIn, when the rich bail out, what's often left is opportunities for others:
'...they don’t just “take their money” with them. They often free up economic energy for everyone else....
When very wealthy people leave, their assets do not vanish. Their property, companies, investments & leadership roles stay in the UK. And this creates real opportunities for others'!
A great bit of positive analysis rather than the usual gloom mongering!
![1. Their property re-enters the market. Ultra-prime homes often sit underused. When the owner leaves, the property is sold or rented, making space for productive use, renovation, and taxation. The OECD notes that asset turnover improves economic efficiency and resource allocation.
2. Their businesses or senior roles are taken over by someone else. When a high-level position changes hands, it opens a path for new leadership, new ideas and new talent. Firms do not disappear because an owner relocates. They continue producing jobs, profits and taxes.
OBR explains that corporate activity remains tied to location, not the personal postcode of an individual.
3. Their investments change hands and become more dynamic. Wealth held in low-activity assets (like empty property or quietly held shares) is often released back into circulation when someone leaves. New owners put capital to work.
IFS research shows that wealth transfers and asset turnover boost productivity when capital is
4. Economic space becomes available. In many cases, a billionaire’s departure removes market bottlenecks. This can allow smaller firms to buy assets, expand, or hire. The economy thrives on competition and circulation, not hoarding.
The OECD calls this process ‘reallocation gains’.
[Alt text edited for word length - retaining the key elements]](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5325262 "1. Their property re-enters the market. Ultra-prime homes often sit underused. When the owner leaves, the property is sold or rented, making space for productive use, renovation, and taxation. The OECD notes that asset turnover improves economic efficiency and resource allocation.
2. Their businesses or senior roles are taken over by someone else. When a high-level position changes hands, it opens a path for new leadership, new ideas and new talent. Firms do not disappear because an owner relocates. They continue producing jobs, profits and taxes.
OBR explains that corporate activity remains tied to location, not the personal postcode of an individual.
3. Their investments change hands and become more dynamic. Wealth held in low-activity assets (like empty property or quietly held shares) is often released back into circulation when someone leaves. New owners put capital to work.
IFS research shows that wealth transfers and asset turnover boost productivity when capital is
4. Economic space becomes available. In many cases, a billionaire’s departure removes market bottlenecks. This can allow smaller firms to buy assets, expand, or hire. The economy thrives on competition and circulation, not hoarding.
The OECD calls this process ‘reallocation gains’.
[Alt text edited for word length - retaining the key elements]")
Sweden saying they will boycott if others follow
svt.se/kultur/svts-besked-efte…
#Eurovision #EBU #BoycottEurovision #EBU #Colonialism #Politics #Genocide #Sweden
SVT:s besked efter beslutet om Israel i Eurovision song contest
Flera länder har bojkottat nästa års Eurovision song contest i Wien efter EBU:s beslut att låta Israel delta. SVT har inte tagit beslut om att hoppa av tävlingen.SVT Nyheter
In fact the pundits in the UK will call you 'Anti-Semitic' for boycotting Eurovision, and they will get the platform while opposing voices do not.
#Eurovision #EBU #BoycottEurovision #EBU #Colonialism #Politics #Genocide #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS
Everything Israel touches now turns to shit...
#Eurovision #EBU #BoycottEurovision #EBU #Colonialism #Politics #Genocide
Don't let them degrade you to a pet and train you to perform tricks.
#meme #capitalism #bigtech #like #ego #economy #bigdata #orwell #surveillance #tracking #pet #problem #humanity #socialnetwork #media #internet #online #humanrights #business #politics #facebook #meta #influenca
♲ Anarchist Art Ⓐ - 2025-12-02 19:08:09 GMT
Fake news: Everyone knows they have no backbone!
#meme #politics #usa #america #trump #maga #gop #problem #ethics #therapy #epstein #epsteinfiles #epsteingate #whitehouse #government #crime #corruption #nerd #humor #just4fun #lol #joke #fun #funny #lmao #rotfl #backbone #health
♲ Joyce Donahue - 2025-12-02 18:42:44 GMT
"Why would you play a rigged game?
Walkway* and start a new game with your friends."
#JoanMastodon #TTJ
but check out @pluralistic and help build an alternative, first.
universeodon.com/@SrRochardBun…
#Walkaway #Solarpunk #AnarchoSyndicalism #CurrentMood #Politics
Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson (@SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com)
"We need to build federated off-ramps from the fascism superhighway." #JoanMastodon https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert/115651025936957133 It seems that a lot of good people are thinking about this right now, for good reason.Universeodon Social Media
Today (December 3rd) is International Day of People with Disabilities - and so I thought I would share this graphic which emphasises that not all disabilities are visible.
This year's theme is 'fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress'; which on a purely practical level make sense as so much promise & potential is lost when people with disabilities are excluded or suffer prejudice in the workplace & more widely!
h/t Kate Hapin/LinkedIn
I'm a Google Workspace admin, and a team member sent me a screenshot showing that a message they wanted to send was being blocked because it violated an organizational policy-- which was news to me-- I hadn't put in place to block messages based on their content.
Turns out Google Workspace now warns by default when the message content mentions gender identity.
This would effectively make vendor lock-in mandatory by law: theverge.com/policy/830877/app…
But for some supporters, that's no doubt part of the appeal.
#politics #USPol
A nationwide internet age verification plan is sweeping Congress
The App Store Accountability Act is getting a spotlight in Congress after similar laws passed in states from Texas to California.Lauren Feiner (The Verge)
Green Party (of England & Wales) membership stood at around 68,000 when @ZackPolanski became leader & in not even 3 months, the party’s membership has increased by over 100,000 people!
That is not just a monumental shift, we are seeing the first signs of a literal restructuring of #UK politics.
The people yearn for compassionate and sensible #politics, not pandering to the rich and racist.
thecanary.co/trending/2025/11/…
The Green Party hits 170,000 members — and still climbing - Canary
The Green Party is still smashing it, adding members as fast as Labour are losing them — 200k by Christmas?Willem Moore (The Canary)
There are many reasons the (formally) middle class might not regard themselves as rich, but the media's obsession with celebrity & the 'rich & famous' likely plays a role:
having moved the public benchmark of richness far rom normal levels of being 'comfortably' well-off, the media have convinced vast numbers of the relatively rich to consider themselves not rich at all... with all sorts of impact on their view of tax & other policies!
h/t Sam Salama/LinkedIn
People in Gaza are starving as israel doing everything in the power to restrict and block entry of high energy food into Gaza.
Even frozen chicken is destroyed because Israel blocking the shipment and forcing the trucks to turn off their freezer and then wait for hours before entering
mastodon.neometropolis.net/@Qu…
#Gaza #FoodAsWeapon #Famine #Starvation #Genocide #Israel #Politics #Inhumanity #Politics #SaveGaza #StopIsrael
Quds News Network (@QudsNen@mastodon.neometropolis.net)
Attached: 1 image Famine continues to tighten its grip on Gaza, where residents rely on basic food aid that often consists only of rice.Mastodon
