The irony here is that utilities and states that have been dragging their feet on closing their coal plants might get hammered by these costs to keep them open. Meanwhile those who have long since closed their plants will be unaffected. I’ll be curious to see how this affects electricity prices.
I mean liberals can be collaborators. I don’t know why you’re treating those as separate categories.
Obvious to some maybe but the NYT publishing a piece about the imperial boomerang seems somewhat significant. It feels like more and more liberals are being radicalized by this administration.
Glad the unions are getting involved but what’s this weak ass shit about it being one day? The whole point of a strike is you do it until they negotiate and meet your demands. One day won’t achieve much.
But to be clear everyone should participate, it’s better than nothing. We should get other states to participate too.
First, contact as many people as you can, especially local ICE watch orgs. A lot have hotlines which you may be able to find with a web search. Next start recording. Delay as long as possible. Ask for a warrant, stay calm and maybe try to negotiate as a stall tactic. This will hopefully give community members time to arrive and record or hopefully apply pressure if they are brave and numerous enough. It is possible to intimidate and drive them back with enough numbers.
All else fails at this point I would not fight back and allow yourself to be arrested. Most citizens being arrested right now are being released. The courts are slow but still upholding the law for now. If you are not a citizen then your options might not be as good. Fighting back is likely to get you injured or killed but if you have an escape route it could be worthwhile, especially if you can escape in areas where motor vehicles can’t go. Their level of fitness is generally low so they can’t give chase for long, and as long as you’re not high profile you might be safe once you get away, though you’ll likely need to lie low somewhere.
If you’re asking what to do about the current political situation in a broader sense then I have different answers.
An administrative “warrant” is not a real warrant. They are lying to us and everyone needs to learn the difference.
Oh shit I’ve been waiting for this one.
Oh I remember mother fuckers. I remember how you murdered us in the streets and said we deserved it.
“Mexican land form makes dangerous terrorist attack on proud American munitions.”
I’ll note that kissing is not culturally universal. Remember that colonialism has made a lot of European ideas and norms seem way more universal than they are.
I mean I kinda agree overall but this is a weird critique because he was 100% correct about Biden’s cognitive decline. So that specific criticism is pretty weird.
I try not to hate anyone but Jesus they make it hard.
Yeah we should be focused on the backup plan. The only one I can come up with is millions gather in DC and physically remove these people from office. But I’m open to other ideas.
Not sure I agree with this. With the right people in there they could do something. Not that I think this is likely.
Without a change in congress I have no idea what he could possibly do to get republicans to do something. It’s literally a cult. He could come to their houses and rape their kids and they’d be out there the next day explaining how this is good for America, actually.
If you haven’t been accused of being a terrorist in 2026 you’re doing something wrong.
What is the evidence she ordered people to be blown up? I didn’t see that skimming the article you linked.
Dude fuck off. Obviously they can do what they want. I’m just explaining why it’s a bad idea. Neither of what we think matters, it’s for Iranians to decide how they want to handle this. But if I were them, I’d pick literally anyone else.
It’s totally ridiculous to suggest that there are no leaders remaining in a country of almost 100 million. There surely religious figures, protest organizers, local heads of community, literally anyone would be better than a monarch. Or if there is truly no one then I have to believe a better exile exists who is not so clearly a Western puppet and with the same toxic baggage. Or, worst case, let there be no singular leader. The protestors can choose delegates for a council of leadership. Even no experience is better than such a dangerous outsider.
There no point in overthrowing the government if what replaces it will be no better.
I mean his only qualification for leadership is he’s a prince. If you can’t see that alone is a risk of reinstating monarchy I don’t know what to tell you.
Surely there is a better option, someone who has actually done leadership work on the ground in Iran, not just spend his whole life whining about his birthright and being a tool for fascists.
Why is SDF integration desirable?