Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

#uspol

@amarand Happy birthday!

‘Dangerous and un-American’: new recording of JD Vance’s dark vision of women and immigration

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/31/jd-vance-podcast-feminism-immigration

This sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole & I have not thus far discovered how I might purchase this as a digital download (or in any form, really). Official web page has up-to-date touring info, and a discography, but no link to bandcamp or whatever. There is a 'heaven17_official' bandcamp account, but it's only got a single album.

Weird.

@MotherDucker Dad was a big Gordon Lightfoot fan. For Mom it would be something religious. 'De Colores' is the only song that comes to mind.

#NowPlaying : Gary Numan: Cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im3JzxlatUs

#CosoMusic

LOL!

src: https://elk.zone/newsie.social/@deanbetz/113052499489786898

@MrsE0113 that looks right pleasant. Enjoy!

@Horrrflmlvr For real!

@ecksmc @arthurpendragon Ah, well that's encouraging--excellent!

Thanks!

Put on #Paralympics swimming for a bit last night--holy cow it is amazing how these athletes overcome their impediments.

Numerous ppl who, if you asked me beforehand what would happen if this person was dropped into a pool I would have said "start drowning pretty much immediately".

Shows what I know...

@Bix He's a puppet in so many ways...

Sooo... *is* #xitter really going to shut down in Brazil? I understand a court has ruled that it must, but... what levers do they actually have to enforce that?

Wasn't a big part of the dispute s/t like "hey, you need to have a presence in Brazil, with employees we can arrest, and you don't have that"?

LOL--sure, kids. #GOP will repeal obamacare and then turn around and cover IVF treatment. Totally plausible and not an obvious lie.

#uspol

@sfleetucker JFC

Sure Donnie--moms for "liberty" will save you... 😆

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/30/trumps-getting-desperate-now-he-turns-to-failing-moms-for-liberty/

#uspol

@Say_what_now @BillieBun for real! Solidarity against racists FTW.

@S_r_stone ooh, that sounds promising, but I cannot confirm--just got the dilation drops.

But it's not too too bad for me. I can read my computer screen, so that's cool.

@AskTheDevil bleah 😟