Common Sense Politics
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Hoping to play a small part in keeping the political conversation sane and fact-based through informational sources, memes, and more.
On the left is what Trump's Transportation Secetrary, Sean Duffy, said after the American Airlines/Black Hawk helicopter collision last month. Compare that with his tweet from two days ago. So much for taking responsibility and not passing the buck.
February 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
On the left is what Trump's Transportation Secetrary, Sean Duffy, said after the American Airlines/Black Hawk helicopter collision last month. Compare that with his tweet from two days ago. So much for taking responsibility and not passing the buck.
Nothing like creating the problem and then offering to "solve" it.
December 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Nothing like creating the problem and then offering to "solve" it.
Friendly reminder that no matter how they try to spin it and make it look like the democrats' fault, Trump and Musk alone own every bad thing and every bit of disfunction that will come with this. Don't even give them an inch to re-write the narrative.
December 20, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Friendly reminder that no matter how they try to spin it and make it look like the democrats' fault, Trump and Musk alone own every bad thing and every bit of disfunction that will come with this. Don't even give them an inch to re-write the narrative.
Just want to spread these two bits of news around before Trump attempts to take credit for it somehow.
December 17, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Just want to spread these two bits of news around before Trump attempts to take credit for it somehow.
The next time someone tells you a higher corporate tax rate isn't the solution, please show them this video. This is MIT economist Erik Brynjolfsson correcting Dell CEO Michael Dell on this exact subject, and reminding him that not only could it work, it HAS worked before. Right here in America.
Davos 2019 Michael Dell about taxes
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December 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM
The next time someone tells you a higher corporate tax rate isn't the solution, please show them this video. This is MIT economist Erik Brynjolfsson correcting Dell CEO Michael Dell on this exact subject, and reminding him that not only could it work, it HAS worked before. Right here in America.
Pete Buttigieg on modern-day conservative voter suppression and how it shows a lack of faith not just in the voters, but also a lack of faith in themselves and their ability to win fair elections:
December 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Pete Buttigieg on modern-day conservative voter suppression and how it shows a lack of faith not just in the voters, but also a lack of faith in themselves and their ability to win fair elections:
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It's not about celebrating murder. It's not about the absence of societal decency or morality.
It's about loss of faith.
People are losing faith in the rule of law. In its ability to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Keep gaslighting them at your own peril.
It's about loss of faith.
People are losing faith in the rule of law. In its ability to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Keep gaslighting them at your own peril.
December 12, 2024 at 9:13 PM
It's not about celebrating murder. It's not about the absence of societal decency or morality.
It's about loss of faith.
People are losing faith in the rule of law. In its ability to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Keep gaslighting them at your own peril.
It's about loss of faith.
People are losing faith in the rule of law. In its ability to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Keep gaslighting them at your own peril.
Hi all! Just getting started on here & trying to find mutuals. Still figuring things out content-wise, which is why the account is bare. just to clarify in the meantime: I am an extremely anti-trump leftist. Just in case you're wondering what side of the political spectrum this account falls on on.
December 10, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Hi all! Just getting started on here & trying to find mutuals. Still figuring things out content-wise, which is why the account is bare. just to clarify in the meantime: I am an extremely anti-trump leftist. Just in case you're wondering what side of the political spectrum this account falls on on.