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[Sharpshoeter13]

Pete made Dodge discontinue the Charger and Challenger

Emasculated, indeed.

 

[noskey]

Phew, checked my loans with the servicer and confirmed that everything i have from 2010 and older is owned by the Dept of Education. All these banks can emd.

 

[mplsdunk]

I’ll believe it when I see it at this point.

 

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[gry60]

Elections in Brazil today.

Political Violence Spikes Ahead of Brazil Election

Candidates Lula and Bolsonaro both wearing bulletproof vests at rallies thanks to sharp uptick in assaults, killings

time.com

The heightened security concerns were visible from the start. In July, Brazil’s federal police instituted security measures for presidential candidates that usually wouldn’t be put in place before the election season’s official start in mid-August. The move came after a policeman, who witnesses say was shouting pro-Bolsonaro slogans like “This is Bolsonaro territory!” and “Lula is a thief!”, killed a local official of da Silva’s Workers’ Party at a “Lula”-themed birthday party in the southern city of Foz do Iguaçu.

Since then, attacks among political supporters have escalated, with several reports of beatings, assaults, stabbings and even murders. Last week, a 39-year-old man was stabbed to death at a bar in the northeastern state of Ceara after declaring his support for Lula (the police report attributed the death to a “political discussion.”) A lawmaker belonging to da Silva’s Workers Party, Paulo Guedes, posted on social media that his car had been shot at three times by Bolsonaro supporters during a rally on Sept. 25. “How far does this hatred go?” Guedes posted on Twitter with the hashtag #BolsonaroKills and a photo of the bullets.

When he was questioned about his role inciting the violence during a Sept. 24 television debate, Bolsonaro shrugged it off: “Trying to hold me responsible for this violence is not serious journalism.”

Analysts also say that Bolsonaro’s dramatic expansion of gun rights may be contributing to the violence. During his presidency, he has signed more than 40 presidential decrees making it easier for civilians to own firearms. As a result, the number of small firearms owned by civilians has nearly tripled from 2018 to 2021 according to the Igarapé Institute, a Brazilian think tank that focuses on security issues.

The tense atmosphere has also been exacerbated by political ads and disinformation on social media. A new report released Sept. 28 by nonprofit watchdog SumofUs showed that Meta, which owns Facebook, and YouTube were continuing to promote ads spreading election disinformation, including posts and videos attacking judicial authorities and promoting a military coup. “Some of the most alarming ads discovered by researchers incite violence against ministers and public officials and make direct attacks on the legitimacy and future of institutions like the Supreme Federal Court and the Superior Electoral Court,” the report says.

The article shows a couple of things: it's becoming hard to miss the insistence of the media in framing political violence as a problem that affects the entirety of the political spectrum when it has been a feature of right-wing politics (as evidenced by the lack of examples of left-wing violence in the article), and it is still very hard for the general public to take authoritarians seriously, even though they haven't changed their game plan (announce violent actions and follow through with them).

Democracy in the 21th century will not survive in societies where politicians can verbally attack institutions without consequences. I just don't see it.

 

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[AOkae]

Pete made Dodge discontinue the Charger and Challenger

I drive a Chally

 

[Mark Antony]

Hey I love cars, but we had a good run of cars and industry destroying the planet for 100 years. Nothing wrong with trying to course correct. Tiny spec in the grand history of the world.

 

[whywesteppin]

Hey I love cars, but we had a good run of cars and industry destroying the planet for 100 years. Nothing wrong with trying to course correct. Tiny spec in the grand history of the world.

just as bad as emissions, materials, etc has been the damage to cities and societies by building everything around car roads and parking lots.

 

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[Mark Antony]

Big Marge personal life is burning down so she's taking everything with her.

 

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[RustyShackleford]

Looking more like the Dems will lose Nevada because of turnout



And with PA getting close, the Senate is definitely in play for the GOP

 

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If….

 

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[RustyShackleford]

The Supreme Court Is On The Verge Of Killing The Voting Rights Act

The beginning of the end for the Voting Rights Act started more than 30 years ago. On Oct. 4, the end of the end is likely to begin. This term, the Supreme Cour…

fivethirtyeight.com

The judges you supported being added to the SCOTUS bench during the Trump years (that look nothing like you) are on the verge of destroying political power for people that look like you.

 

[equality]

Been out of the loop for the past few months and scrolled through the last 10 pages. Man how is any of this real

 

[ajiiiplatinum]

oh this isnt The Onion thread?