Exactly. “What we really need is a third round of the Bush dynasty.”🙄

Exactly. The 2-3% of socialists and anarchists are the only left that matters on Lemmy. Progressives are centrists, and liberals are right wing.🥴

You do understand that Democrats have minority, right? The Democrats forced multiple 15-day votes that went nowhere. Al Green introduced articles of impeachment that will not get anywhere. What else do you expect them to do while in minority?

Anarchy is not left in the US unless they’ve all of a sudden come around on social programs.

Right, but I’m saying the benefit is the same. They wouldn’t be able to effectively stop the Republicans from voting by force. It would only increase awareness around the protest of the social programs cuts, just like this sit-in.

How is protesting cuts to Medicaid and social programs helping those you listed, and not benefiting you and me?

He spoke like an honest and unpolished person. He read countless letters of concern from his constituents regarding this administration, told relevant personal anecdotes of his father’s battle with Parkinson’s disease, and focused heavily on America’s previous challenges and triumphs over oppression while drawing similarities to the current state of our nation. It was actually quite moving.

They could go on strike, but I’m absolutely certain they’d be arrested if they blocked the entrances to the Capitol building. It would only generate awareness, just like this sit-in.

What do you think they should they do instead?

He had plenty of engagement with his 25 hour speech. Let’s hope this generates similar awareness.

I’m more getting at tipped worker vs fair wages for servers. The minimum wage in the US is $7.25/hr, but tipped worker minimum wage is $2.13/hr. States that have shifted to fair wages now must pay their workers standard minimum wage. Most eateries in those states have increased their prices 15-20%, and inform customers that the gratuity is now included in the meal price. It’s no different on your wallet, but could account for some of the increase in price point depending on the location of the establishment.

It can. Bleach is quite effective at cell death through protein denaturation. The pesky problem of wanting to keep our other cells alive is the reason we don’t use it internally.

Fair point. They both typically use smaller sample sizes than Pew or Reuters/Ipsos as well.

Catholicism is a sect of Christianity, just like Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. If he’s going after people who disrespect Christianity, he should show respect for it himself.

Nice! I’ll check it out!

They’re the lowest in presidential history 70 years. Don’t forget, they’re not exclusively asking informed people.

Saving this for the day Trump is room temperature.

It’s a bullshit poll. 10% selected “I don’t know.”

The AP-NORC poll surveyed 1,260 adults from April 17- April 21, using a probability-based method from AmeriSpeak. The margin of sampling error for the poll is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

He’s underwater at 54.6% unfavorable on YouGov as of five days ago.

https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/trackers/donald-trump-favorability

He’s 59% unfavorable on Pew Research Center as of three days ago.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/04/23/evaluations-of-trump-job-approval-and-confidence-on-issues/

Legitimate question here. What’s stopping researchers from creating their own federated publishing system for academic journals?

It’s a Roman Catholic custom. The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, so it’s kind of a bigger deal than going to a family funeral.