Posts by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
(DIR) Post #ASLRku7fdRE13qJvyC by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-04T19:01:30Z
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@KimPerales When we moved to a rural area 20 years ago, a farmer told us that guns were for hunting for food, defending one’s home (LE is scarce), shooting at targets for skill building & fun, and some collecting of interesting weapon specimens. All reasonable. Now “gun culture” is about scared, angry people wanting to kill a lot of people as quickly as possible whenever the perceived need strikes. This is not a “God-given” or protected right in a civilized society. It’s Republican bullshit.
(DIR) Post #ASNy4eKTeMbUifgp60 by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-06T00:13:03Z
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@KimPerales The Justice Department must treat certain Republican members of the Gang of Eight as risks to national security. They are not to be trusted with meetings that require closed doors.
(DIR) Post #ASVeE1n3LfY0GmvhwG by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-09T17:08:00Z
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@lauren I read today that SoaceX is limiting use of Starlink by Ukrainians for military purposes. Isn’t that Musk doing his own foreign policy?
(DIR) Post #ASVeNb4bXIwAIwhb7o by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-09T17:09:30Z
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@lauren I read today that SpaceX is limiting use of Starlink by Ukrainians for military purposes. Isn’t that Musk doing his own foreign policy?
(DIR) Post #ASVkIN36qjS35QtUtk by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-09T18:15:57Z
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@lauren The premise of the restriction is wrong. Ukraine is not waging an “offensive” war. Russia is.
(DIR) Post #AScn1GAixOXAvpbC7s by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-13T03:49:01Z
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@clive @pluralistic After reading this a few days ago, I've deleted FB, IG, and Messenger from my phone.
(DIR) Post #ASiMeUiJIFOtVnYI3U by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-02-15T19:40:43Z
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GOP senator backs Biden IRS nominee despite concerns over funding boost | The Hill “If poor people are more likely to be audited than wealthy, that is something that I think potentially degrades public trust and needs to be addressed within the tax system,” Werfel added.https://thehill.com/finance/3859544-gop-senator-back-biden-irs-nominee-despite-concerns-over-funding-boost/
(DIR) Post #AUgX62ohdKzkcJJDay by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-04-15T18:54:28Z
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@KimPerales I don’t know about subsidies, but I paid a lower price for Texas wind power on my NYSEG bill for years until I switched off it during the winter Texas grid outage a few years ago. I never had any problem at all with Texas wind power as “my supply”. But since that fiasco, I’ve been leery of all things “Texas”. I realize my tiny bit of wind from Texas was immaterial; but no thank you, Texas!
(DIR) Post #AW7VW7chV58V47tGuu by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-05-28T17:05:43Z
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@lauren Don't listen to CNN.
(DIR) Post #AWWLkZGktXSX9xmjfE by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2023-06-09T16:44:26Z
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@KimPerales Gov. Newsom's petition was the first I signed in a long time. Not sure if the issue needs a constitutional amendment, but we need more of push back like Newsom's to the McCarthy crowd's support of legalized domestic terrorism. Newsom could have gone further. I believe that Bakersfield's murder rate is one of the worst in the country, not just California.
(DIR) Post #AkAUiZvLk1tj78Uavo by Meryem_Fuat@toad.social
2024-07-21T18:55:37Z
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@GottaLaff Prosecutor vs. felon.