• DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    Republican Senate Leader John Thune dismissed concerns that the spending freeze amounted to hostage-taking.

    “Well, vote to open up the government and that issue goes away, right? I mean, it’s pretty straightforward,” he said at a press conference.

    Yes. You literally just described hostage-taking, you brain-dead evil muppet.

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    Now is when Democratic states should freeze paying the federal government, to cover the funds they won’t be getting back. see how the scales tip.

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        Blue states should direct companies doing business within their borders to withhold federal taxes on any economic activity within their state and block outgoing transfers to the IRS at the bank level.

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    Guarantee those funds won’t get released if Dems cave and vote to open the govt anyway. This is just an easy excuse for Trump and co to do what they want.

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      These people are thieves, liars, support racism, bigotry and many slavery, protect child molesters, defend rapists, and smile at state-level violence at international and now inevitably, local policy.

      Fucked up has been hosting the chat for decades in the US and much longer on other of these practices.

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        The democrats have done absolutely nothing to deserve being called “voting correctly.” Voting less egregiously evil maybe.

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    Then freeze sending tax money to parasite red states! I know, not like the Democrats will suddenly grow a fucking pair, but can you imagine?!

    “Fine. Keep your federal money and we’ll keep our taxes within our borders. Whatever will you fucking do? Take the funding you already stole?”

    Bonus points: Read that in Avasarala’s voice.