I think it’s true. It’s a really fucked up story. She moved to Australia and advocated for women that had been through sex trafficking. Got married, had kids, then got divorced. She was emotionally unstable, so her husband put a restraining order on her.

Then she got into an accident with a school bus. They said she just had minor injuries and was sent home. A few days later she went to the hospital with a backache, turns out she was in renal failure and had only days to live. Tried to see her kids one last time, but her husband said no, so she took her own life so she didn’t have to suffer any more.

Poor, poor woman.

I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not, but black people comprised a sizable amount of the population of Mississippi, predating the Civil War and through mid-20th century, as it’s a large cotton plantation state.

It’s like Ruth’s Chris, except Fat Sal sold it to another guy named Fat Sal.

You should tell this guy.

https://youtube.com/shorts/_MAXlkWLpfM

I’m simply saying your opinion is useless without a plan for action. The only way to get electoral reform without violently overthrowing the government is by electing more progressives. The action I’m suggesting is progressives voting for more progressive candidates in Democratic primaries to replace the centrists. Progressives have been unsuccessfully voting third party for decades, so that’s the one way we can be certain it will not happen.

Only Bernie and AOC? You’re not a US citizen, are you? There are many progressives in the House. The problem is there is only one in the Senate, Bernie.

https://progressives.house.gov/caucus-members

You write a lot of words in condemnation, but offer no real substance for action. Please keep to yourself about politics that you are neither informed of nor impacted by.

Actionless criticism is saying “this is what we should get, but I don’t know how to get it.” It’s the entire premise of your argument.

As I said above, I think that our system only has room for Republicans or Democrats to win seats in Congress in partisan primary states. Therefore, progressives in those states have far more influence by registering as a Democrat and voting in the primaries than they do voting for a third-party candidate.

As for the presidential election, there is zero chance of a third-party win in FPTP. A vote for a third-party is effectively a vote for your third choice.

I’m not defending Democrats. I’m trying to help people see how progressives have been consistently disenfranchised for decades, and advocating for a way to have their votes make an impact.

Neither will actionless criticism. Idealism is great, but entirely useless without an actionable plan. Complaining about the better of two options without direction to improve it, is indirectly advocating for the worse of the two. It’s been the Republican playbook since Nixon. They do it, because it’s effective.

I’m not asking you stop having ideals. I’m asking you to figure out a better way to realize them. Until then, maybe you should try taking the advice of people who have been trying to drive change for decades.

I’m not asking about the goal. I’m asking about the path. How do you propose we accomplish this? It’s far from a new idea.

What does a full reset look like to you? It sounds a lot more like anarchy than progressivism to me.

How many elections do you estimate it would take to gain a majority vote in a third party? How much longer do you want to allow Republicans to remain in control while you promote a new party? We’re facing the worst administration in US history and you’re advocating for splitting the vote over changing out the members of the most popular party in the last 20 years.

You do understand you’d be asking the people who have power from the current system to change it?

Our best chance at change is engaging more than the current ~20% turnout in Democratic primaries to replace centrists with progressives. It’s far more likely to be successful than rallying entire districts around a third party.

We’re trying to scare the Republicans in Congress into growing a spine. If they feel that their seats are threatened, they may actually begin to dissent.

He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. His condition in Top Gun 2 was his reality. Pneumonia is what took his life, according to his daughter.

In pace requiescat, Doc.

And all that while Tesla somehow misplaces $1.4B 🤷‍♂️

I mean, Iran is clearly taking the diplomatic high road by formally addressing the UN. It may take less time than you think.

https://archive.ph/2025.03.31-231407/https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-complains-un-about-trumps-reckless-belligerent-remarks-2025-03-31/

Exactly. Genocide Joe became an ampliganda slogan during the election. It’s completely justified to criticize Biden’s support for Israel. The problem is that wasn’t a valid distinction between him and Trump, given Trump’s prior support for Netanyahu.

In his first term, Trump removed restrictions on Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory. Netanyahu was so grateful, he named a settlement after Trump in Golan Heights. Trump also stated that “Israel should just finish the job, and stop recording videos” of their atrocities, saying they’re losing the PR war.

No one is defending Biden’s support of Israel. We’re saying that moniker was used to disengage voters, leading to Trump’s win, and ultimately the eradication of the West Bank in favor of a billionaire resort.

If you can put aside your hate for a second, I’d like to ask who people should have voted for in your opinion. Harris or Trump? Keep in mind that abstaining or voting third-party is voting for Trump. Those were the choices for the US.

Welcome to FPTP elections. Make a choice between bad and worse or the choice will be made for you. You will not be given an ideal option. Be an adult and pick the one that will cause less damage or watch the nation burn from your apathy.