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Despite the candidates' differences, 'agree' was a buzzword on the VP debate stage


Tim Walz and JD Vance shook hands multiple times on the debate stage, and each spoke of several areas in which they agree with the other. Here are some examples.

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So a fascist candidate compared the residential school system to contemporary school policies allowing kids to self-identify their names and pronouns.

Yeah. Seriously.

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#canPoli #NBPoli

in reply to A Very Merry Mimsy

So this is obviously abhorrent, but it's also kind of a fascinating peek into fascist thinking.

Sherry Wilson here apparently considers the residential school system primarily as a crime against the PARENTS of the stolen childrenβ€” a violation of their property rights over their kids.

And while there was definitely harm and pain (and, you know, assault) inflicted on the parents, it is the harm inflicted on the kids that should be centred.

This should be obvious? And yet.

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The Residential Schools were abominable for many reasons, but absolutely first among those reasons is the stripping of children of their consent, and treating them like things.

Sherry Wilson thinks the problem was the state considered the kids state property instead of their parents' property, but she still considers them property.

To her, kids are things without consent of their own to consider.

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J.D. Vance flew off the handle during the vice presidential debate Tuesday night after one of the moderators tried to fact-check him about his favorite topic, the Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.

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Vance has exactly the same problem as ChatGPT: people are suckers for bullshit if it’s well-formed bullshit. They mistake grammar for intelligence. They mistake appropriate social forms for social relationships.

This guy is a human black hole who can mimic all the appropriate forms, and unlike Trump, he is the hand-picked choice of the oligarchs.

#uspol 1/2

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in reply to Paul Cantrell

He isn’t running to be VP; he’s running to be president, either when Trump dies in office or when Trump dies in prison.

Trump showed the oligarchs just how weak US democracy is, and there's a lot of money that's ready to put somebody right at the heart of the rot who's not a batshit con artist, but a slick, surefooted tool.

Vance is β€’extraordinarilyβ€’ dangerous. Torpedo this man. Destroy him.

#uspol 2/2

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some personal news: the twins have discovered The Nightmare Before Christmas, and now they’re screaming β€œWhat’s this!?” at every object in the house. we are on day four of this.
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if anybody sees Danny Elfman, please shake your fist at him for me


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J.D. Vance didn’t rule out bringing back one of Donald Trump’s cruelest policies during the vice presidential debate. trib.al/cJzu3gu

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Chicago police bet big on pricey surveillance cameras. Two decades later, the devices do little to solve most crimes. byteseu.com/462085/ #Technology



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