Defund cops, fund social work @jeffcutsinger@mastodon.social

@neauoire ...yes?

Looking forward to the extremely ethical next 4 years

"within months of retiring from the Pentagon, Austin joined the board of weapons maker Raytheon, a company that makes bombs that the Saudis are using to inflict tremendous death and suffering on the people of Yemen ... [he has] investments in the private equity fund Pine Island Capital Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in military contractors"

https://www.codepink.org/statement_lloyd_austin_for_secretary_of_defense

@gamehawk I get the sentiment but like, no.
The fire did down a bit, though.

@Soyezlepremier @ritochan @geotechland @Gargron

1: pro far-right
2: oh no scary ~~globalists~~
3: straight-up anti-semitism

Let me guess what's next: certain reviled regimes actually had some good economic ideas? Maybe certain historical genocides are made up?

I usually hate EDM remixes, but man that Argules remix 😙👌

I know I'm pretty late to the sea shanty discourse but if you haven't heard this you absolutely must https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auI9Cx8SGX4

@cronjager I'm sure the SpaceXBux those jobs will net you will spend real good in the company store

When I saw people insisting that the DC insurrection was the work of "rioters" and "terrorists", I thought about saying something about how that's not a helpful tactic. Here's why. This will ultimately end up targeting the disenfranchised and not the white millionaires who arranged and attended the insurrection.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-says-mob-that-stormed-capitol-were-domestic-terrorists-11610046962

@nico for the soul

@darius Well, it's important. Maybe it's misleading, but it doesn't say the Capitol *building* in the tweet. And arguably that makes it worse since the Memorial isn't a seat of power. But point well taken.

@darius in contrast: https://mobile.twitter.com/MartyOropeza/status/1346906852173312000