It would only require a 4% increase in the present level of oil shipments from Canada to take Russia out of the equation and bring prices down. Why won't Trump and Putin allow this ??
Question for MAGA: Wouldn’t it be a good thing to have open borders if letting in millions of immigrants helped grow the economy?
I’ve been told that immigrants help build more homes and that without them, housing and groceries would be more expensive. So what’s wrong with wanting cheaper housing, more affordable groceries, and a growing economy?
Should the U.S. let in 4 million or more people a year if it benefits the economy, or are there other concerns that outweigh those economic benefits?
Iran. Afghanistan. North Korea. Saudi Arabia.
What makes you think these are countries to emulate?
If you want the death penalty, sure. But why turn it into a snuff movie?
I ran across yet another article about rural hospital closures today:
and it had me wondering: For those conservative voters who aren't in the top 10% or so income brackets - do you understand that your politicians are talking about you when they say "waste, fraud, and abuse", and not just whatever group you believe doesn't deserve benefits
How many of you are dependent on government funding in secondary ways like "The only hospital within fifty miles of me relies on Medicare to operate"?
Are you celebrating these cuts now that they affect rural conservatives?
My question is why is Ice a thing when the immigration process can take years, why not just shorten the length that the immigration process takes?
Why is the government punishing people when they themselves made the immigration laws what they are today?
I understand that some immigrants don’t go through the immigration process and just expect to stay here without becoming a citizen, but for those that have tried and were still detained
As a (relatively) independent observer in Australia, I am struggling how little Americans seem to care about their own politics. They're seemingly comfortable with the fact that the notion of America being a democracy has disappeared in the past 6 months. I've come across some discourse saying "we'll just vote him out next election" but it seems to me that there won't be a next election (or at least one that is free and fair).
Is this just the media I am seeing? Or is there genuine apathy?
If Republicans aren't MAGA, why did the overwhelming majority (95%) vote to support a literal coup to over turn the Constitution and erase Americans' right to vote and install themselves to power.
And even after Jan. 6, Republicans purged and punished Mike Pence for refusing to support the insurrection and purged and fought against the 10 Republicans that refused to support the MAGA coup?
Republicans blame the FBI, they blame and hate the Democrats, they hate and blame MAGA and say it doesn't represent them at all.
We're all to vlame, we're all bad. Everyone is to blame except for the Republicans Party.
Yet the Republican Party openly supported the coup and threw away every chance to do the right thing.
The Republicans installed their judges to the Supreme Court and gave Trump legal immunity to commit any crime as President with total freedom.
**If Republicans don't support MAGA, they could impeach and convict the President and his cabinet right now. The Dems are ready. The only thing stopping all of us from ending this is Republican voters and their elected representatives **
It almost seems like Republican politicians are doing extremely unpopular things - like blocking the Epstein Law - and then feeds their followers propaganda blaming it on everyone else.
Republicans seem to be trying to blame MAGA for all the bad the GOP is doing to all of us - but defend the GOP and insist they have no role or responsibility.
**What is stopping even a few sane Republicans from voting with Dems to impeach and convict TODAY? **
How do Americans view the diesel deal between Putin and Trump, which they concluded the other day? In Russia, they look at it with skepticism, arguing that the situation at gas stations in Russia is not easy. The Russians are also worried that diesel supplies to the United States will worsen the situation. But how do they look at it in the USA? On Twitter, I see delight in Trump's posts, people praise Trump and thank Putin, but something tells me that in reality it is different. I will be glad to get answers to my question.
Not trying to pick a fight here 😅😅....I'm a commerce student from India looking at how American voters are reacting to Trump's diesel deal with Russia, and I'd really value your input.
Some context: last month the US passed the Russia sanctions law, which pushed tariffs of up to 100% on the biggest buyers of Russian oil, including India. The reasoning was that buying Russian energy funds the war in Ukraine.
Now the US is buying Russian diesel itself to bring fuel prices down before the midterms. Most of the criticism so far has focused on Ukraine, but there's been little discussion of the countries that were threatened for doing the same thing.
I'm trying to understand how this is landing with voters:
If you're comfortable, mentioning your state and political leaning would help a lot. All views welcome.
(ur responses would be screenshotted and will be added to a college project, hope thats okay...i would really love some unique and contrarian perspectives)
I’m in Michigan. I would do some unsavory things for Cherry Republic’s cherry salsa.
The US has been funding Ukraine since Russia's "Three-Day Special Military Operation" started back in 2022.
Yet now Trump has announced that the US is buying diesel directly from Russia, thereby funding both side of the conflict.
Why?
so many law breakers laugh at the law because they are rich. i believe if someone ran and survived, they would have an overwhelming majority
“I could say the stupidest things and you’d still clap”
https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3mxkefmwt4w2n
If i were to go to a salon and pay $200 for a haircut, why is it that you have to pay gratuity on top? i dont understand why tipping would be apart of hairdressing. i understand like wait staff but hairdressers literally set their own prices and most times its HIGH. why is this a thing genuinely?
With Trumps pivot being an underling to Putin, and undermining our security and economic strength, word of Israels decades long increasing penetration into American political control, may seem like good news. but are we replacing one external meddlesome foreign nation with another? And will it be the Dems or the Reps or some other unknown party that finally throws off the shackle?
Please explain how diesel prices are disconnected from the rest of the global oil supply chain.