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JHB

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26. Not suicide. Eaten alive by parasites that have been allowed to fester

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 03:04 PM

19 hrs ago

Specifically, the hard Right, the billionaire that fund them, propaganda entities masquerading as news channels, power-hungry religious zealots

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Watching a Superpower Die By Suicide [View all] babylonsister 22 hrs ago OP

let's face it: we live in the "suicene" era... ret5hd 22 hrs ago #1

And 35% of its citizens are so up his orange ass, that they dont see or care BlueWaveNeverEnd 22 hrs ago #2

That 35% love to see others they "disagree with" (hate) beaten Justice matters. 20 hrs ago #22

NOT interviewed trump supporters for a segment yesterday, they lamented high orices BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #23

Gonna be a whole lotn of DUMB BASTARDS if TSF succeeds. bluestarone 22 hrs ago #3

Bookmarking. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #4

It's more a cancer. Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #5

It's not suicide, it's murder. cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #6

It's both. The GOP is a murder-suicide cult. ananda 21 hrs ago #10

premeditated. intentional. planned and organized. erronis 21 hrs ago #11

And why do people persist... GiqueCee 18 hrs ago #33

Well stated. Putin found the weak link, capitalized on it while slowly making it weaker. erronis 17 hrs ago #35

Let's be honest D_Master81 21 hrs ago #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 1 hr ago #40

Rain falls on the just and unjust alike. hay rick 21 hrs ago #8

Charles Bowen: markodochartaigh 18 hrs ago #30

And it's because people were so brainwashed by Fox and social media... Initech 21 hrs ago #9

This ... Faux Noise is doing Vladimir Putin's work for him FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #12

Yup! So many of the problems that we've faced in the last 25 years were directly caused by Fox. Initech 21 hrs ago #13

AM radio, the politization of churches Cosmocat 20 hrs ago #18

Agreed popsdenver 20 hrs ago #15

Paywall !!! ihaveaquestion 21 hrs ago #14

Putin grins and feels a tingle up his leg. rubbersole 20 hrs ago #16

it would be bad enough it were suicide, but in our case it's assisted suicide. nt Javaman 20 hrs ago #17

No shit. SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #19

It's been a long slow poisoning BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #20

Was it Greenland or Iceland? pfitz59 20 hrs ago #21

meanwhile, Presidunce PEDOnald has just ordered TripleSecDef "Whiskey Pete" Hogsbreath... alterfurz 19 hrs ago #24

I believe... GiqueCee 18 hrs ago #34

And Yet, Republicans In The Hearing Today Are Worshipping Trump.... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #25

Not suicide. Eaten alive by parasites that have been allowed to fester JHB 19 hrs ago #26

He mentioned at first in his first term and couldn't give it up. Project 2025 underpants 19 hrs ago #27

We win the Darwin Award C_U_L8R 19 hrs ago #28

We're witnessing the collapse of our country RoadRunner 19 hrs ago #29

As Will and Ariel Durant said, markodochartaigh 18 hrs ago #31

Rid us of this pestilence: IMPEACH HIM! Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #32

Murder by the Wealthy IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #36

Self Immolate by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ybbor 13 hrs ago #37

I'm a positive and social person but, I think the US is done by summer. Bread and Circuses 9 hrs ago #38

He's a Russian asset. Orrex 3 hrs ago #39

I kind of wish I could recommend this post again. NNadir 1 hr ago #41

The GOP must be held accountable for this RainCaster 23 min ago #42