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Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on ALL U.S. Weapons to Israel (www.kenklippenstein.com)

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Biden seeks to "allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles," his request states

The White House has formally requested the removal of restrictions on all categories of weapons Israel is allowed to access from U.S. weapons stockpiles in the country, as I reported in detail for The Intercept today. So you know I’m not exaggerating, here’s a screenshot of the request:

The request would also remove nearly all other limits on Israel’s ability to access the U.S. weapons stockpiles — permanently —by doing the following:

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[–] penquin@lemm.ee 83 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Dude is commiting a fucking political suicide. He's determined to force people not to vote for him.

[–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 53 points 9 months ago (41 children)

Yeah, it’s been “hold your nose and vote for the least insane” for a long time now, but more the choice is “the guy who supports genocide” or “the guy who really really supports genocide.”

Fucking two party first post the post bullshit. This is going to get Trump elected when the people who cant bear to vote for genocide stay home or vote third party.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (4 children)

If Israel is your issue, you're going to have to find another differentiator... like how Trump wants to end democracy as we know it and Biden does not.

[–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

That’s what I’m saying. I’m just heartbroken that I’ll have to vote for someone unapologetically funding genocide with my tax money.

What’s the fucking point of democracy if I still have to vote for genocide in order to avoid the end of “democracy.”

[–] TheEgoBot@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

More than 15,000 people dead with money generated from mine and your labor, that's enough of a differentiator for me. People call me naive for having convictions but legitimately believe "dEmoCrAcY iS In daNGeR"

Sorry you're too passive to fight for it sweaty

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[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 9 months ago

That's why I'm writing in Afroman; I don't pencilwhip colonizers

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Implying burgerland was ever a democracy.

[–] WHARRGARBL@beehaw.org 8 points 9 months ago

The Democratic National Convention of August, 1968 was in Chicago. It was marked by massive riots, after the April and June assassinations of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr and Democratic POTUS candidate Robert Kennedy, respectively. It was triggered by many issues, including anti-Vietnam War sentiment.

Interestingly, the August, 2024 DNC will be in Chicago. Maybe it’s time for the people of the United States to come together for another “year that breaks America”, and fight for the need to eliminate the DNC/RNC corporate stranglehold and work toward establishing a ranked voting system.

Or we could continue to choose between happy uncle fascist or bloated grifter fascist.

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[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 12 points 9 months ago (16 children)

In what universe would Trump be a better alternative?

[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You people would vote for Mussolini if Hitler was running against him

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

But Mussolini sounds like a lovely Italian dish.

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[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

I think you forgot how the voters have the memory of a goldfish

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