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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent letters to all 50 governors calling for the removal of Pride crosswalks.

Just this part alone is super fucked up.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Transportation Secretary

Sounds woke 🤔

[–] arin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was expecting the onion... Wtf

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It has to be hard to be an onion writer right now. How can you come up with a story more absurd than our current reality?

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've said for a while they should lean into it more. Embrace the absurdity and turn it on its head.

Something like "Trump correctly identifies all members of his cabinet during meeting" or "Trump to open H1B visas for ICE positions as recruitment dwindles".

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Every cop needs to be identified. They will kill their own kids for being gay or trans and they need to see consequences for that.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fascists using government sponsored violence to protect their desecration of a memorial for a major mass shooting because they side with the shooter

Such are Republicans

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Last guy, we're gonna keep coming back. 👍

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Speaking as a foreigner, this shit is so profoundly pathetic, United States. Get your fucking shit together. Not only should you all be well past shitting all over the queer community, but dispatching cops to guard crosswalks in any capacity other than ensuring school kids using them safely after school should embarrass everyone on both sides of the aisle.

Edit: *safely

[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

sigh

Believe me a lot of us are fully aware of how stupid this shit is. A lot of us are fully accepting of the LGBT community and welcome them with open arms. It's incredibly exhausting watching floroda (and all other deep red states and the fed) doing stupid shit like this because the theater of doing it wins them brownie points with their voters.

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[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

gotta keep those crosswalks from being too gay!

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