@cassandra17lina I've said this before, and it bears repeating. We should have a political donation cap that applies to everyone (including corporations). You're allowed to contribution up to $5000 more than you pay in federal taxes.
If you want to throw around money like Elmo, you ought to have at least paid that much in taxes. No representation without taxation.
@matuzalem Well, for statehood, they have to ratify, not just the congress, or at least that was my recollection, and they've voted it down in the past. The congress also has to ratify it, but we can't force them to be a state.
@djmpb πππ I'm sure there's a pawprint sized hole in your heart, but better they leave us, than we leave them...
@Nordicfae Ah, the sweet smell of the Permian Extinction... Methane.
@matuzalem But again, not my call. That's up to the folks who live in Puerto Rico. I admit, I'd love to have a Spanish language state to shut the ****ing xenophobes up about English.
@Susandoyle @grayman As a former Iowan, I have no issue with corn on the cob. It's the Halloween abomination that gets my ire.
@matuzalem <nods>, at this point, statehood is probably the best outcome.
@matuzalem I really hope PR becomes a state. But ultimately, that's their choice.
@FrankCannon Ha. I'd also add a dash of Elysium.
@FrankCannon I'd probably substitute Terminator for Animal Farm, since we now have killer robots.
@Qbae @stueytheround @sheseala That staircase is physical discrimination... for multiple contingents.
@Susandoyle And it still tastes like failure.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN It is a relief.
@tyghebright @janallmac @davejefferynf The best way to prevent abortions is to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Education and access to birth control are very effective at reducing unwanted pregnancies.
@janallmac @davejefferynf Sadly, it's more than math that women are being killed and maimed by this stupidity...
@davejefferynf Force women to carry nonviable fetuses to term, and yeah, that's definitely going to happen.
@nursefrombirth imagine, we could have lost WWII but for indigenous peoples. We have treated them shamefully, and they still aided the country that abused them in a time of need.
Existing and Resisting. Expect Rage.
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I may have been on the losing side, but I'm not convinced it was the wrong one. - Mal