Where’s a private equity firm when you need one??

I was looking for this comment. ALL fines should run as a percentage of annual income or profits. This includes traffic tickets and other fines.

Ah. Sounds like each of those security people are guilty of treason against the US government.

I want to hear everyone supporting this horrific move actually try to justify it. TELL IT TO MY FACE, YOU COWARDS.

I agree, but I think some MAGAs haven’t admitted this to themselves, so this research is useful to have on hand to walk them through reality. I think that some MAGA just haven’t thought critically about the outcomes of what they’re championing.

For those that have admitted their racism to themselves, this info could also still be helpful in forcing them admit it out loud, which then allows you to shame them as an evil person.

This is important. When MAGA idiots claim that diversity in science isn’t necessary anymore, it’s good to have examples in your head to respond with.

That statute is bullshit! Just because a corporation has some federal contacts doesn’t mean they need or deserve extra federal protection.

We gotta joke about things sometimes, or we’ll roll over and give up in despair.

Or, this is an attempt to reduce the number of cogs that can/will freeze if asked to do immoral things. Like, the higher the number of people who are running the military, the more people there are that can stop you from the inside if your orders are Nazi-ish.

We know at this point that the real motivation for these firings is not to save money. It’s to reduce friction as he becomes a dictator. The more gears the government has turning, the more spots there are that can jam up the system in protest. That’s my theory, anyway. I’m sure there are additional reasons.

Protest without the ultimate threat of force behind it is a parade.

I’ve never heard it worded this way, before, but it sums up something that has been bothering me about modern protests: they are parades.

Okay, so how do we stop him?

An oversimplified “just do [blank] to satisfy my illogical demands or else you’re a Nazi sympathizer and deserve to have your property vandalized” isn’t practical.

This right here. I agree that such people advocating these positions must be bad actors, but in case there are real people who think they alone hold the moral bar that everyone must clear: “Go fuck yourself.” Everyone has to start somewhere, and alienating those that are still learning is not helping.

Oh, I know. It’s utterly horrifying.

Even with the /s, did you feel the need to shower after making that comment? Because god that’s awful.

True, but I worry that only very left individuals are really talking about this probability. In the big picture, centrists and right wingers don’t believe it will happen. Mother Jones is left, but it’s also a large media company. If we can get more media companies to report on what we think is obvious, it will force the centrists and “I don’t do politics” people to hear it. I hope this article is the start of the discussion in the media, which will take time to happen, unfortunately.

that introduced many teens to fast fashion.

Sounds to me like the company is getting what they deserve.

Is there no such thing as market competition anymore??? This is so frustrating!

That’s too terrifying to be funny.

As someone who works in higher ed, this is terrifying.