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ret5hd

(22,261 posts)
1. let's face it: we live in the "suicene" era...
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 12:12 PM
Yesterday

we, like the grasshoppers that turn to destructive locusts when too stressed, are now somehow psychologically driven to “thin the herd”…even if it means our own personal destruction.

that’s my take anyway.

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Watching a Superpower Die By Suicide [View all] babylonsister Yesterday OP
let's face it: we live in the "suicene" era... ret5hd Yesterday #1
And 35% of its citizens are so up his orange ass, that they dont see or care BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #2
That 35% love to see others they "disagree with" (hate) beaten Justice matters. Yesterday #22
NOT interviewed trump supporters for a segment yesterday, they lamented high orices BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #23
Gonna be a whole lotn of DUMB BASTARDS if TSF succeeds. bluestarone Yesterday #3
Bookmarking. yellow dahlia Yesterday #4
It's more a cancer. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #5
It's not suicide, it's murder. cstanleytech Yesterday #6
It's both. The GOP is a murder-suicide cult. ananda Yesterday #10
premeditated. intentional. planned and organized. erronis Yesterday #11
And why do people persist... GiqueCee Yesterday #33
Well stated. Putin found the weak link, capitalized on it while slowly making it weaker. erronis Yesterday #35
Let's be honest D_Master81 Yesterday #7
The only issue with this is that it tends to make other countries want to prove that it is not the biggest stick. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 8 hrs ago #40
Rain falls on the just and unjust alike. hay rick Yesterday #8
Charles Bowen: markodochartaigh Yesterday #30
And it's because people were so brainwashed by Fox and social media... Initech Yesterday #9
This ... Faux Noise is doing Vladimir Putin's work for him FakeNoose Yesterday #12
Yup! So many of the problems that we've faced in the last 25 years were directly caused by Fox. Initech Yesterday #13
AM radio, the politization of churches Cosmocat Yesterday #18
Agreed popsdenver Yesterday #15
Paywall !!! ihaveaquestion Yesterday #14
Putin grins and feels a tingle up his leg. rubbersole Yesterday #16
it would be bad enough it were suicide, but in our case it's assisted suicide. nt Javaman Yesterday #17
No shit. SergeStorms Yesterday #19
It's been a long slow poisoning BaronChocula Yesterday #20
Was it Greenland or Iceland? pfitz59 Yesterday #21
meanwhile, Presidunce PEDOnald has just ordered TripleSecDef "Whiskey Pete" Hogsbreath... alterfurz Yesterday #24
I believe... GiqueCee Yesterday #34
And Yet, Republicans In The Hearing Today Are Worshipping Trump.... ColoringFool Yesterday #25
Not suicide. Eaten alive by parasites that have been allowed to fester JHB Yesterday #26
He mentioned at first in his first term and couldn't give it up. Project 2025 underpants Yesterday #27
We win the Darwin Award C_U_L8R Yesterday #28
We're witnessing the collapse of our country RoadRunner Yesterday #29
As Will and Ariel Durant said, markodochartaigh Yesterday #31
Rid us of this pestilence: IMPEACH HIM! Joinfortmill Yesterday #32
Murder by the Wealthy IbogaProject 22 hrs ago #36
Self Immolate by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ybbor 21 hrs ago #37
I'm a positive and social person but, I think the US is done by summer. Bread and Circuses 17 hrs ago #38
He's a Russian asset. Orrex 10 hrs ago #39
I kind of wish I could recommend this post again. NNadir 8 hrs ago #41
The GOP must be held accountable for this RainCaster 7 hrs ago #42
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