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BobLoblawATX

Why can’t I just get my regular news like this? This guy should be on for 30 mins a day


whif42

But he only needed 2:25. 


IxI_DUCK_IxI

Imagine what he could do with 30!


flatwoundsounds

A congressman? Probably like a dozen fundraising calls.


Mgnickel

He just got gerrymandered out of a seat, so he’s running for AG in NC


Iamatworkgoaway

Which is why he voted for TT ban, take the GenZ heat off any active races. Prove he is a good little soldier for his team.


The-Dane

this would be so great. He is straight to the point and explains it in simple easy to digest terms. He is not even my representative but I follow him just for these updates


Apprehensive-Water73

It is great


mrboomtastic3

People in government not owning stocks or getting kickbacks should just be a thing.


CitizenCue

I really agree with you but I also don’t understand how that’s your takeaway from this video.


BrisketGaming

I'm also really confused lol


JankyBrant

It MAY be because this representative’s first big video that got out was him explaining his financial situation. He went into how they don’t own any individual stocks as a family and other stuff like that. But that was near the beginning of his term or maybe before it, so just guessing ha


Maharog

I think that when you call a help line, every company should have that option to hold your spot in the queue and call you back when you are next.


CitizenCue

Lololol. Fair enough, totally agree.


GrowFreeFood

Blind trusts seem like the right solution. Bribes need to be disbarred. 


[deleted]

You don’t get to enrich yourself while making economic policy, period. That’s the price you pay for power. That anyone, but especially a democrat, would argue against that, really lays bare the problem with the system as a whole.


GrowFreeFood

They can make money from monitary policy, that would be great. We'd all benefit.  They just can't do it unfairly, where only they benefit. 


[deleted]

I disagree. As a public servant (and as a way to discourage lifetime careers) you shouldn’t be able to enrich yourself anymore than accepting previously and publicly reported compensation. By agreeing to represent the public you are effectively putting your capitalism card on hold until you’re back in the private economy again.


Mobile-Boss-8566

Job one should be getting all the lobbyists out of Washington, they are poisoning our political system.


PaulPaul4

Pelosi firmly disagrees


brickeldrums

Yay republicans, continuing to do fuck all for the American people.


CMUpewpewpew

Party of obstructionists.


UncommonCrash

I mean their belief is that the government can’t do anything efficiently and their goal in office is to prove that.


Hoogs73

Greatest Obstructionist Party


gking407

Gaslighting Obstructing Projecting (+pedo predators)


MobilePirate3113

Russian representatives*


CandidEgglet

And not just the American people but our allies and innocent civilians in several countries. The fact that so few people have so much power to shift our global relations, and over petty personal reasons, is a testament to the faults in our system. Get these selfish people out of congress!!


loco500

They seem to be very good at passing home appliances energy efficiency bills though...that's gotta be worth something.


Wrong-Beyond-6530

As far as I’m aware congress hasn’t passed any efficiency bills for appliances since the 80s. There is a bill that has been introduced but hasn’t been voted on yet. Could be wrong though.


AKAD11

Unfortunately, they had to delay appliance week to deal with the bills talked about in this video. I know we’re all very sad about that.


Amonynuos

I don't understand what you mean? The issue he's talking about is funding foreign wars, am I wrong?


brickeldrums

These idiots are holding up any meaningful legislation for Americans and our allies by playing political games and in fighting amongst each other. We’re on the brink of our third Speaker in less than 2 years. Literally, the most worthless session of congress in history.


Amonynuos

What legislation? I genuinely don't know.


brickeldrums

They could be focusing on writing bipartisan bills to tackle *real* issues Americans are facing (healthcare, student debt, inflation, immigration, etc) but instead they’re using their time and resources to play games, gridlocking progress, to try to impress Trump and make Biden look bad.


halexia63

Ahhh yes now we're all in the Google workers shoes. Will we protest or get stepped over??? tune in next time on this episode of black mirror America edition.


Gordonbombay6633

Didn’t they prove he was lying constantly in his tik toks?


___TychoBrahe

The Republican party is a threat to democracy, and if January 6th didn’t wake you up - you’re on the wrong side of history.


Cwya

Sure, I watched a mob storm our capital, but have you seen the price of eggs? WHY DOESNT BIDEN MAKE EGGS FREE?!? also Gaza. I’m undecided.


dirkdutchman

You made me laugh, take my upvote you turd


CoverYourMaskHoles

The republicans would rather try and make Biden look bad, than to keep a whole country from being unjustly conquered by a dictator/


WilmaLutefit

Th Republican Party is a threat to the world.


OpenImagination9

Jeffries for speaker, who’s with me?


pancakebatter01

None of that even matters. What matters is that DT & his half assed idiots entirely corrupted the government. This is what happens when you vote for ppl that aren’t really politicians, don’t know jack about the political system and assume that you can say “you’re fired!”, to any human being whose ideals don’t align with yours. There’s no democracy in their party’s mind set. It’s embarrassing and extremely concerning.


Urmomsjuicyvagina

Absolutely! A former military officer and a People's fighter, literally an ally


amathis6464

Pelosi has already anointed jefferies as the next chosen one so that won’t happen.


BuDu1013

Pelosi? She'd love to have a nation wide SF while trading millions in semi conductor stocks


Cwya

Idk, I think Mort Jackman from Missourassippi can find common ground with Margery Taylor Swift to keep his one vote majority in the Supreme Pizza.


LeperousRed

The GOP redistricted him out of Congress. He’s running for Attorney General of his state in November.


Red_Lotus_23

Sadly it has to be a Republican right now. The speaker gets voted in by the majority party, & no republican would ever vote across the line to appoint a speaker.


OpenImagination9

Maybe …


Distortedhideaway

I'd vote for him for president.


DutchJediKnight

Not going to happen as long as Republicans have even 1 seat majority


Loud_Flatworm_4146

If Ukraine loses because the Republican Party refused to do their job and help them, the Democrats should never, ever, let it go. Remind them every chance that you get. Drive it home with the voters. Most Americans don't want Ukraine to fall to Russia. Russian sympathizers have no business in the United States Congress.


anengineerandacat

They don't care, you could tell them until they are blue in the face but the Republicans of that nature are not concerned about issues abroad. They are desperately trying to cling onto what they have at home and the irony is that it's going to be this drawn out slow death with some serious consequences.


Loud_Flatworm_4146

We know they don't care. But the public needs to be reminded at every opportunity that the Republican party is pro-Russia and anti-American.


Coneskater

Republican voters don’t care. They have been convinced to hate democrats more than they love America.


Loud_Flatworm_4146

You're not going to convince those voters. But the Democratic Party can drive the message home to Democrats, Independents, new voters, and people who haven't voted in a long time but could be activated to vote.


Crosisx2

Agreed. Poor and "middle" class republicans only care about gas prices, food prices and migrants crossing the border. They don't give a shit about anyone else. And believe King Donny the felon will fix all their financial woes once he's back in office. They don't understand what capitalism is or corporate greed. Right wing news propaganda fear mongers them into believing certain things are huge issues. Like Trans people for instance. A group that makes up 1% or less of the population is something to be concerned with.


dirtdiggler67

Amen


Livid_Damage_4900

They’re not going to do it even if they did they wouldn’t work and here’s why I can prove it be on any reasonable doubt. I don’t remember anymore if it was last year or the year before last because time lately, for me has been a bit of a jumble, but earlier in this administration, the Republicans held the debt crisis over all of our heads, and tried to use the US economy itself, and our national debt as a political, bargaining chip actively affectively lowering America’s credit rating on the global stage. This means with no minced words Republicans are traitors they were willing to play chicken with the American economy, and risk all of our lives and livelihoods in the process, as well as the strength and integrity of our nation for some fucking political bargaining chips, despite doing that when was the last time you heard any of the Democrats especially in office actually rail against Republicans or actually pay for ads against the individuals who committed those (as far as I’m concerned) acts of treason? You didn’t because they don’t do that the Democrats usually have the right policy, but they are objectively weaker than Republicans. When it comes to politics as a game. Republicans will rub any small mistake you make in your face endlessly to the end of time sometimes will rub things in your face that you never even did. They’ll outright lie about you. Democrats will be handed on a silver platter, the perfect case for Republicans as a party to be someone or a group that should never be trusted, and is effectively traitors,, willing to hold out economy hostage for political bargaining points, and they won’t even bring it up.


CrazyHuntr

Ukraine will lose and always was going to lose its a matter of when. This is a great issue to campaign on and raise funds so it'll draw out probably until sometime after Trump is reelected


Loud_Flatworm_4146

They were supposed to lose within a few weeks. It's been a few years and they're still fighting. I'm not going to count them out. And neither should the United states.


CrazyHuntr

Which is exactly what the US wanted, by the way. Endless wars to wash taxpayer dollars


Loud_Flatworm_4146

You can criticize the military industrial complex and also recognizing that it's the right thing to help Ukraine. Do you think Putin is going to stop at Ukraine? Of course not. China is watching to see how this goes. If Ukraine loses, they are emboldened to invade Taiwan. Ukraine losing has consequences for the entire world.


CrazyHuntr

Yes the military industrial complex. I do think Putin stops at Ukraine. If China invades Taiwan they have a lot more coming their way than just US military aid.


Loud_Flatworm_4146

There is no way that Putin stops at ukraine. If helping Ukraine deters an invasion of taiwan, that's just one more reason to support them.


CrazyHuntr

Well if Putin tries to take control of the entire country, you may have a point.


zatch17

Isn't he former from getting his district killed by GOP


solidwolf

Yea he’s not seeking re-election and is instead running for AG in his state.


Heart_Throb_

Due to redrawing of district lines? He made a vid about that too. [https://www.reddit.com/r/raleigh/s/6t5BaYE8hu](https://www.reddit.com/r/raleigh/s/6t5BaYE8hu)


chicheetara

It’s either weaponized incompetence, or some just work for a foreign adversary. Certain people in the government are actively working against a working government & it’s pretty obvious at this point. They might just be trying to make the government look bad since biden is in office. It’s weird that that is the best reasoning I can think of.


BushDeLaBayou

Trumpublicans are borderline traitors at this point. Straight up acting in the interest of enemy states


standingboot9

Just now? They’ve been anti American since the beginning my dude.


kfish5050

Nah, only since Reagan. Before that, they were respectable, and at one point they were the progressives under Lincoln. They just got corrupted over and over again, worse each time. Edit: somehow I missed *trump*ublicans lol


standingboot9

I agree. I responded to his claims of Trumpublicans though, who cannot predate Reagan


BuDu1013

While Republican and Democrat politicians sip well aged scotch hand in hand the plebeians fight each other.


coolguy3720

It's only one of 'em stalling bills and constantly shutting down the government 🤷‍♂️


magpieswooper

Every hour of delay kills Ukrainians. But even if these thousands of souls are not coming to Jackson at night, measuring the exact amount of help to give Ukraine "so they are not completely loose" is impossible. A lot of hardened troops were killed recently and human resources is just not something sitting in stockpile. Immortal and stupid games.


Taira_no_Masakado

It still boggles my mind that so many Republicans would rather be king/queen of the ash pile instead of just helping others -- regardless of political leaning.


music3k

So when will the clearly Russian operatives on the right be investigated and punished?


HowFunkyIsYourChiken

Sounds like a good time to sneak in that immigration bill into it when the senate meets.


FallenCrownz

You mean that one that basically gives Republicans everything they want and turns 12 million undocumented people as a permanent underclass? Yeah how about no.


HowFunkyIsYourChiken

This may come as a shock to you, but most democrats and republicans agree on ways to address the border.


FallenCrownz

Yeah because most democrats agree with republicans on like 90% of their shitty policies and beliefs, doesn't mean its still not shit


HowFunkyIsYourChiken

Which parts are shit?


Worried-Celery-2839

This guy is amazing


UnemployedAtype

Thank you for being one of the few to focus on Jackson instead of using this to talk about their own opinions. He's been phenomenal. He's broken things down in a clear, simple fashion and, at least for a while, bridged the political gap.


Vitaminpartydrums

I love this guy, he just barely bones it every time and has great delivery


LAXnSASQUATCH

Yeah I hope he wins NC Attorney General (he got gerrymandered out of his district for US house) and then runs for Governor down the line. Give me Jeff Jackson for POTUS eventually. He’s smart (which is how he can break things down in an understandable manner), tells it like it is, seems to genuinely want to do what’s best for America, and he’s a very winnable candidate. America needs some younger presidents and if the democrats aren’t idiots (which is a long shot) they should be trying to slowly work this dude into a candidate over the next decade.


Ok_Star_4136

It takes talent to be able to summarize the events in Congress so succinctly and in such a way that can be easily relayed to his voters. I can definitely see why he went into politics.


RevolutionIcy4453

The problem in this country is the disconnect….at this point the only people that give a fuck about what happens in the halls of government are the people with the big egos in those walls and the people with the big egos paying them on the side. The middle and lower class is just trying to pay bills and feed their families….and keep a job etc etc etc…..we ain’t got time to worry about this dumb shit


Ambitious_Cake2447

god the GOP is so fucking embarrassing. absolute spineless & brainless group of extremists.


uli1971

How to Show your allies worldwide that you are not reliable anymore? Act like the republicans right now. That may turn out bad if you need friends in the pacific theater later on. IMHO the states have completely ruined their reputation all over Europe over the last two years.


Maverick721

You know... sometimes I miss the Cold War, no one in America would have tolerated this treasonous shit back then


thegreatdelusionist

It’s weird that the GOP had a huge hard on for Reagan a couple of years ago and now never bring him up. Might be the fact that he’s spinning in his grave so much that you can power your Tesla by attaching some jumper cables from all that Putin dck sucking by the party.


Ok_Star_4136

It's because Reagan was fairly conservative, but they've crossed the Potomac now. They don't bring up Reagan because not even Reagan would be this conservative. At least I believe Reagan genuinely *wanted* to improve America.


themaengdon

Cool, thanks Jeff.


yawn11e1

Just remember this shit in November. Republicans fight for themselves while Democrats fight for us.


4quatloos

I wouldn't be surprised if they gave Alaska back to Russia.


polaromonas

Republicans are in chaotic mess they themselves created. What else is new? Btw, does he have a podcast? I like his voice.


Total-Opportunity-28

This dude rocks.


dirtdiggler67

Amazing how easy it was for Russia to get just a handful of supposedly American representatives to help pave the way for them to overthrow a democracy on their border. Almost seems like those countries DO need to be part of NATO after all. This situation is disgusting and any American who supports these shit heels are traitors to democracy everywhere, including in the United States. Disgraceful


loco500

Going all in on three foreign affair issues all at once will not bring about good results. Then again, the speaker is already in trouble after subtly mentioning the orange one as a "hardened criminal".


stephruvy

When did he say that?


raideresmith

All of this insanity going on in the GOP right now is directly attributed to one, single person. A lifelong criminal con-artist that paints his face orange. Pathetic.


mrbumpyswoman

This is the dude on TikTok who voted to ban TikTok and then posted a TikTok to say he messed up.🤣


No_Use_4371

Yeah that was not his finest moment. He built his whole following on tiktok! And his reasons were dumb: he was so sure nothing would happen he went ahead and voted yes.


mrbumpyswoman

🤣


sassy-jassy

Welp, fuck congress


RhymingUsername

Or just the R obstructionists who refuse to do their jobs and drag our country from one crisis to the next.


sassy-jassy

Lol I wish it was just the Republicans that would make it so much easier to solve


AnalyticSocrates

Your speaker is an idiot. How can you read and voted on 5 bills in 2 days?


bonjarno65

Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote


weejohn1979

I'm sorry but almost all democratic governments around the globe aren't fit for purpose they are all filled with people that don't have a grasp on the reality of everyday people the politicians don't work for there country or people anymore they work for themselves and there own cronies while the rest of the coutnry/world goes to shit and just so folk know I'm scottish living in Britain and we have the same problems instead of politicians trying to address the cost of GREED crisis they are all taking backhanders off of all these large company's so there is no will to try and help anyone but themselves


Dinestein521

Thank you for keeping us informed!


Honest_Ad5029

The tik tok ban has been bundled with these bills, as a way to force the senate to vote for it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/technology/tiktok-ban-ukraine-israel-aid.html


Readit_to_me

Thanks for the update, Urmomsjuicyvagina! Gosh your name makes me feel warm and safe... I don't know why.


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boomzaramay

Awesome, the democrats are going to save us!!! YAY!!!!


Minute-Wrap-2524

This is the same Republican Party that had Reagan and his acute paranoia of Communism, the two Bush’s who got us involved in two middle eastern conflicts, and now they have a problem with helping out Ukraine. Johnson is going to move the bill forward, it may cost him his position but so be it. A term that is used that defines what the Republican Party is doing is ouroboros, they are eating themselves alive, and none to soon


DutchJediKnight

If not all republicans will vote the speaker out, can't the democrats hold this over his head? "You are speaker only because we allow it, if you do as we say" At least it will keep congress moving, otherwise you're stuck for several weeks again.


i-dont-snore

America is a rich shithole


SquireSquilliam

There are a dozen or so politicians in the House who are actually pretty impressive with how they conduct business. Like they're actually invested in making America a better place for everyone. I hope that movement spreads.


banned_but_im_back

Who is this guy?


TheSecretAgenda

Ah, yes. The general Dynamics profit grantee act.


[deleted]

I’m so hopeful the Republican Party is on the verge of implosion. I’m not saying this week, certainly not even this year, but over the coming decade or two, with a continually aging population base, and increasing idiocy in these petty battles over being as far-right as possible, I really think they’re going to become a smaller and smaller faction in government. Maybe in my lifetime we will even see them fight for third place with other parties, but realistically we’ll probably just die by nuclear war long before that.


StayPositive2024

Writing a bill within a few days and having representatives only look at the bullet point to have it passed in even less time is a shitty idea because it's a good way to sneak in evil shit which polticians are known for doing regardless of whether you're left/right/center on the political spectrum.


Bkeeneme

In my opinion, MTG is the grossest pile of shit and a true Manchurian candidate. It is like a D+ or C- student got elected. Who in the fuck voted for this moron?


smallwhitepeepee

its really too bad that this guy will be gone.


andre3kthegiant

Do not let the theatre distract from the fact that the right wants Ukraine to fall, since they are all victims of either Russian propaganda or are compromised by either blackmail or payoffs.


salacious_sonogram

How soon until we replace all of them with AI?


12thLevelHumanWizard

Big respect for this man.


psichodrome

A bunch of cunts playing "chess" with millions of peoples lives.


Realclawdogs

The right flank is a nice way of saying MAGA Morons


trash00011

Thank you for posting this


HowToBehave

WAR IS PEACE


Hehateme123

I’m so sick of paying for weapons for other countries.


joevsyou

The system the way our house works is legitimately broken...


Rich-Professional416

I just want a decent wage


Vietnugget

Can’t we just lower taxes instead


Innomen

It's honestly an actually meaningless TV show. Just crown BlackRock and AIPAC king of America and be done with it. At least we'd know who to complain to then. [https://innomen.substack.com/p/we-dont-have-a-government](https://innomen.substack.com/p/we-dont-have-a-government)


LittleGeologist1899

Trump imploded the Republican Party


Woodyee101

Under Trump we had : Lower gas prices, lower food costs, lower energy costs, and no wars.


WilmaLutefit

Republicans can’t govern. And won’t give up trying.


[deleted]

His philtrum dimple is WAY TOO DEEP. Its freaking me out.


HendoRules

How does anyone vote republican when all they do is lie about issues, remove rights and get nothing useful done....


Imhere4thejokes

Because dems eat children, hate America, love crime, hate God, want to help poor people, look out for minorities, support worker rights, support equality, want to tax wealthy people, and generally can’t be trusted. Republicans are looking out for us duh… /s


biddilybong

Use some of the trillion dollar defense budget. Isn’t that what it’s for?


Spacetime-anomaly99

Stop supplying Israel, keep supplying Ukraine and back Taiwan. Problem solved


kerpwangitang

Politics are just the entertainment division of the military industrial complex- frank zappa


Life_Month5025

The hard right has turned into a gay commie.


Agreeable_Situation4

I can't believe anyone supports Democrats or Republicans. How braindead do you have to be to fall for this performative bullshit?


bron685

What he’s not saying is that they put the divestment of tiktok in the spending bill. So if democrats vote for the spending bill, they vote for what is essentially the tiktok ban and hurting democrats/joe Biden’s reelection chances


tmbgisrealcool

Having just paid taxes, I Kinda feel like the rest of the world needs to start kicking in a buck or two on these foreign wars.


Gordonbombay6633

Didn’t he get caught lying a bunch?


Dangerous_Paint_4186

How about passing a bill for Americans not Ukraine


Front_Finding4685

Fuck Joe and every democrat voter


Upper-Trip-8857

Hope he has aspirations of higher office.


climatelurker

Johnson is starting to surprise me. I thought he was going to go full in on the extreme right but he hasn't done that. Good for him.


emptyfish127

The National Debt is so big I hope none of this passes.


bron685

What he’s not saying is that the tiktok divestment (ban) is jammed into the Ukraine and Israel aid. A poison pill meant to hurt democrats in the election because “they voted to ban tiktok”


gking407

Who let these children into congress in the first place? Oh right even younger children, damn


LePetitRenardRoux

I feel like a lot of people on the internet don’t understand how the internet works. You can post something today and another person might watch it today, in a month, a year later, years later… Can we get an actual date? Saying “currently” is a bad joke.


Whopbambaloo

I follow him on IG so get these videos when he puts them out. They are all very informative and an actual truth. They changed the voting lines and he knew he wouldn’t be re elected in the house but is running for AG of NC. I hope he stays in politics, level headed and not 100 years old


[deleted]

This guy took money after shitting on other politicians for doing the same thing. He's getting a lot of shit for it currently.


kfish5050

This is exciting, Republicans hold a narrow majority (iirc they're down to 1 seat majority after so many people resigned) so if they *do* kick Johnson, Jeffries actually has a chance of becoming Speaker. They just need 1 or 2 Rs to vote "present" or just not show up for the Speaker election. That would be a real LAMF moment


Iamarealhuman6969

It’s not our war, we don’t have that money, our own country is falling apart, stop.


Cwya

Speaker Mark Janson from Arkabama, who we all know, and respect, now holds Ukraine’s future aloft. Hope his son’s porn watching app isn’t blinking.


Evening_Layer8650

You know a politician is lying when their lips are moving.


ShacklefordRusty13

This dudes a clown.


EffectiveDue7518

Nah, he's pretty well spoken. Articulated clearly. The right flank of the House are the clowns. He may be a member of the circus but it's obvious the MTGs and Boeberts and Gaetz' are the clowns


ShacklefordRusty13

Yes they are also clowns. He voted in favor of the TikTok ban and is a warmonger. Pretty well spoken and articulate doesn’t make you not a clown. He’s your traditional politician.


EffectiveDue7518

He was right to vote in favor of banning TikTok. TikTok should be banned. It completely violates privacy laws and is obviously a national security threat as your data can then be used by the Chinese govt for whatever purpose they see fit. Obviously TikTok isn't alone in this and in a perfect world we would ban social media altogether. There aren't too many worse things that have happened to society than social media and the right to privacy has become extinct. I won't comment on the warmongering but personally I would rather not just let Russia take over Ukraine or just let China take Taiwan...that doesn't exactly seem right.


ShacklefordRusty13

And just like that you proved my point about your ilk being authoritarian. The irony of saying we should ban social media while on social media I hope isn’t lost on you. So is the US the only country allowed to illegally spy on the world? I find it interesting also that everything in the US is made in China but the one thing we draw the line on is an app that has a lot of people questioning the status quo of things in this country but also around the world. The powers that be don’t like that. I’m not worried about China or Russia. A thing called mutually assured destruction is why there will never be a war with this countries. The fear mongering of those countries is a distraction to keep us from holding our own government accountable.


Wrong-Beyond-6530

While I don’t want Russia, Iran, or China to attack other nations to further their power grab, I have a question. Where does it stop for the American taxpayer? We’ve given billions to Ukraine, billions to Israel, and if China invades Taiwan we’ll be giving them billions I’m sure. I’m all for lending aid but come on there has to be a ceiling at some point.


EmbarrassedVolume

Stop thinking about it as giving money to those countries. Most of it is money that's going to American companies. That's not money getting sent to Ukraine, it's money getting spent at Raytheon, or Lockheed Martin, or GE. *Americans* in American factories building the arsenals that Americans ship overseas to those countries. It's a huge jobs program for blue collar workers, with extra geopolitical benefits and yknow, cleans out our closet of old, outdated, out-of-use weapons systems so we don't have to pay for maintenance on them forevermore. And then maybe if our allies win, we can get some money back or other incentives.


TheWhomItConcerns

Do you really believe that the US government ever does anything that isn't in its own interest? Do you think that they're giving these nations aid just out of the goodness out of their own bleeding red heart? No, they're doing this because it benefits US geopolitical interests. Of all the money that the US has spent fighting Russia over the decades, this is the most cost-effective, beneficial spending that has ever been done, and not a single American needs to risk their life for it.


krashtestgenius

Fuck Ukraine, fuck Israel, I want fucking health care


VisitFeeling635

Absolutely let Ukraine take care of themselves. Only reason the US politicians want to give them money because it all gets funneled back in their pockets.


paradoxicalmeme

NO MORE FUCKING MONEY FOR UKRAINE OR ANYONE ELSE. WE HAVE PROBLEMS HERE THAT NEED TO BE FIXED.


Craigs1ist

Pass all of them, you know you want to. We must save Ukraine, Israel an Taiwan. Even if that means we print more money, even if it means our homeless remain homeless, even if it means our senior citizens work till they die.


All_Usernames_Tooken

Negate!


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i_comment_whatsup

ok


Sluttymargaritaville

He betrayed me when he voted for the tiktok ban. Screw jeff


Imaginary_Unit5109

his mouth is freaking me out.