The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based disenfranchisement.

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    6 hours ago

    The second civil war has officially started, but Americans are too afraid to stand for their second amendment.

    The U.S. empire is falling and I feel the entire world no longer gives a fuck, but China and the BRICS nations will be ecstatic that the U.S. petro dollar is no longer the global currency.

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      The U.S. empire is falling and I feel the entire world no longer gives a fuck

      I think, like me, most thinking people in Europe do give a fuck about the ordinary Americans who have had no responsibility for all of this. But your government has made it clear to us that it’s not an ally and has basically said “fuck you” to us.

      Not much to do now.

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        The problem though, is that ordinary Americans that “had no responsibility for all of this” could have avoided this BY FUCKING VOTING WHEN IT MATTERED.

        Now it’s too late and the entire world is suffering from the Cheeto, so please do forgive me for not shedding any tears for them.

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        Because, like it or not, the US is a major player in almost every sector. Research, media, trade, education, military, economic output, diplomacy, intelligence gathering etc., and a disruption of those sectors will have far reaching negative effects across the globe. There have already been significant negative effects and we’re not even through the first year of this administration. That’s why the world should care.

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        Because we are incredibly violent and have a lot of weapons. The capitalists seem intent on holding onto power for as long as possible even if it means making the world uninhabitable.