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Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point
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Ugh.
Listen to Marjorie Taylor Greene talk, and she's easily the worst of the worst. But sometimes she does something like this or speaks out against Trump, and in that respect she may actually be one of the better Republicans, which is an extremely, extremely low bar to clear.
i had no faith in her and somehow still she lets me down every time
or to quote grok. every damn time.
I wonder if there were bad hidden things in the bill again? (I know most of the US congress is bought by AIPAC)
Like in the US, a bill often gets to congress that is named something like "the children are the future protections act" that provides free meals and better education for kids or something universally good, and then clause 7.1.2.5 says "all people of color are stripped of all rights and Lockheed Martin gets an extra 200 billion per year and a on-demand hit squad provided by the CIA and is immune to prosecution, and the police have the right to spy on every citizen and steal their wallets without a warrant."
Because the majority of members of US congress have admitted to not actually reading the bills.
There was nothing bad in the amendement itself.
This was not a vote on the whole bill. It was a vote to change a part of the bill and strip out funding for some free weapons to Israel. It was voted on seperately.
So basically it was free real estate
Is this the confirmation that AOC is compromised?
Yes this is a very strong admission from AOC that she has not changed her stance and is still lockstep on genocide with the establishment when needed.
This is probably the best take on it https://xcancel.com/zei_squirrel/status/1946356344765968642
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Talib, Summer Lee and Al Green supported MTG's amendment.
I trust Talib's judgement over AOC's.
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I can't believe I'm agreeing with something MTG put forth.
If you are agreeing, you are part of the problem. This was essentially a bill to defund the police by taking body cameras away.
Funny, that's not the reason AOC have for not voting for it.
What I was agreeing with was the idea of defending Israel, not whatever was in the bill.
Pretty sure her tweet said that. Taking away iron dome missile and still giving them offensive weapons doesn't help anyone.
I didn't read her tweet just saw video of her saying that the bill DID NOT reduce weapons payments for Israel. But I do admit that, as is often the case, the video I saw was just a snippet and not her full statement.
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600+ days into livestreamed extermination and mass starvation in Gaza and these wretched people say they care.
AOC is career politician (insert add for term limits here) and as such she is tries to walk the middle line, carefully selecting her words and never goes far enough on her stance on certain issues that might get her in trouble, like her meandering support about Gaza and Israel. She is not the progressive darling we need, just the best the DNC has, and at times, that isn't saying much. We need a viable working class, progressive party that isn't afraid to fight.
She is an outspoken surrogate for President Biden, a figure many fellow socialists have condemned as a warmonger. She has also carefully calibrated her messaging around the war in Gaza, declining to take some positions that have inflamed Jewish Americans.
Ocasio-Cortez Loses the Democratic Socialists’ Endorsement Over Israel
I remember she had a "vacation" to Mauritania in her last semester of her PS bachelor. WHY would anyone visit the only plaCe were slavery Is offically legAl is beyond me.
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