woah holy shit a bio?
Ah, so then like any good, self-aware progressive without narcissistic issues, he will immediately cease any activities that could empower authoritarians and put his money where his mouth is and fund the shit out of the DSA candidates.
Oh. Hang on. I just got a weather update that Hell has not frozen over and that this guy has the brain capacity of a peanut.
I guess whoever she picks is only temporary anyway, looks like theres a special election in 2027.
Do better Minnesota.
Me at 35: I’m so stupid I ended up making them I’m smart
Narcissism. Are they all pathological narcissists?
This story just gets wilder and wilder.
TIL. He served 19 months in prison and was disbarred.
Neat.
And it happened before too! Ernst Kaltenbrunner!
American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, who spent months interviewing and evaluating the prisoners, described him as “a crybaby …the hardness of character which marked him as an executioner had been replaced with this soft, sobbing personality”, who crumbled into fits of depression, and was deeply frightened by the prospects of the trial.
Oh, I meant that it essentially gets hotter over time. If you’re on the move, that could become a problem pretty fast
Hmmm. Problem I see with that is the thermal blanket reflects IR away from itself, so if you are inside of it, you still heat up.
Great! Except, now they’re terrified, they take their money and flee the country. No justice served.
So we should just do nothing
That’s a confusing take.
That worked in 2016. That didn’t work in this election. The current DNC chair started his career as an intern working for Paul Wellstone.
Are you suggesting we just do… nothing?
She is a terrible face of it. She’s lucked out because of that last point you made - she flies under the radar.
2006 she succeeded Mark Dayton (yes, of Dayton’s. Interesting fellow).
In 2012 she won in a landslide, but I don’t remember her being particularly popular.
2018 people were pretty damn low morale, so she didn’t face a good primary challenge.
2024, the focus was all on Trump, she just stood against Trump with experience as a prosecutor, ez pz.
For this Governor run, it was pretty much name recognition after Walz pulled his name.
At least Minnesota has a chance to replace her senate position with someone more progressive.
Edit: and she has a history of supporting terrible legislation that had great sounding names (like this) but furthered an opposite agenda.
AOC as presidential candidate would prove some interesting things about the voting populus, but it would also bring some interesting things to light about the current state of the power the wealthy hold.
The old DNC could try hard to oppose her. But there isn’t a single Democrat with name recognition on her level.
They can’t argue against her policy stance in a way that people would support a competitor.
They could argue against her age and experience, but I think the voting populace doesn’t give a fuck about that anymore. They could result to other personal attacks like her being Puerto Rican, or a woman.
The GOP would result to scare tactics that, apparently, have finally lost their edge.
What I’m curious about isn’t the stuff we see in the news. Trump and the oligarchs would stop at nothing to prevent her victory. The ultra rich never had nearly as much wealth and power as they do now, and a lot of people conveniently died as they became too popular.
That’d be great.
How? The courts would have to deputize people, something I have been wrong about them being willing to do.
Federal law enforcement is entirely under control of the president. For the next two years, unless the new congress and senate bring the chainsaw to how budgeting was done in the past, there is no one who can arrest the criminals.
I guess, but they will still be less effective at that too. It opens up easier access for rapidly declining morale, infiltration, and assassination.
You know, historically, when you surround yourself with generals who are just loyalists, your military weakens significantly.
To elaborate on what Catoblepas said, impeachment triggers the trial, which enables discovery. The Senate then brings indictments forward, and 2/3rds vote is required for a verdict of removal from office.
I want to note that this is not like normal trials where a unanimous jury is necessary.
Upon removal from office, additional investigations into criminal acts can be accomplished as they no longer hold protections of the state.
They can’t. That’s what is so funny. Progressivism is about equitable policy at its core, and these fuckers don’t have the slightest concept of equity.