As bad as Kinja is, one would think that whoever designed this platform would try to avoid autoplay videos. It’s as if they are trolling us and are trying to make the worst website possible without it being obvious.

Hey man, free market solutions and shit.

<whispers> But it was the *Spanish flu.... so, you know....

God this place hates women so much

Oh yeah the judges thing is a good point. That’s the effect the trump administration will have for years and decades to come.

They want to appoint more Federal judges. They want to remain in power long enough to see Kennedy and RBG retire so they can pack the Supreme Court with conservatives. They want to make sure they can tie the hands of the Dems when/if they take over Congress and eventually the White House.

There still some environment left to destroy? And some insufficiently terrified non-white people?

They’re thinking that they need to genuflect before Trump in order to maintain favor with his stupid, fearful, racist base. As for the so-called “principled conservatives” that are bailing instead of running for re-election, I think they’re trying to keep their options open for a cushy job as a cable news pundit or…

Because half their slimy asses are complicit in it.

The republicans got their awful tax law and pleased their billionaire overlords, so I don’t get why they’re still carrying water for trump to the point where nothing else matters. It’s not surprising they’re putting party over country but to what end?

Take all the guns.

Let me guess, your work life has been shitty and you resent anyone fighting for anything better.

AKA: Work has it was done a century ago by people with no protections, options, or a reasonable employer.

The bullshit incentives in favor of giving people actual wages is everywhere in retail. I remember in the early 90s, going to retail pep rallies and being annoyed that after a year and a half, they begrudged us a 25 cent an hour raise. We also found out that the manager got a bonus if she kept salaries under a certain…

I’m thinking: This is their next step in the march toward Gilead.

Pretty sure it’s called Skee-ball...so you can’t be that great.

Counterpoint: I have a good job with a good company and don’t plan to leave. Amazon coming into town would do nothing for me but raise my taxes to pay them to come to my town. A few more millennials running around will only cause more traffic congestion and longer lines and higher prices at any decent local…

Good on the 20k of professionals. But it sounds like the rest got “trickle down” crumbs.

Too bad about those roads and public school funding though.....

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