Geobloke

joined 2 months ago

YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Should probably read it in a Texan accent

YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 41 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

In the USA, politicians chose the voters!

The tariffs are being paid by Americans. Why is that a surprise? in c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 27 points 1 month ago

Brexit was just the rehearsal for what the US is doing to itself

american eagle in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Good to see that this what knocked the Epstein files off

Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia after 'provocative' comments in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Cue a bottle of russian vodka being delivered to Pete's office

Florida Senator worth $550 million explains why he will vote against banning members of Congress from stock trading in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

According to wiki the salary is $170 000, so that isn't poor. Is that right?

It's not about people wanting to limit politician earning capacity, it's about playing by a different set of rules

WishUnderflow in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Righto Gandhi, put the nukes away

'Whites-only' community banning Black, Jewish and gay people set up in Arkansas in c/boycottus@lemmy.ca

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

It'll be sad when they discover that gay people are coming from inside the house. Was gonna say interesting, but, it probably won't be be the dominant emotion

Trump Is Pushing India to Submit to China. Without clear U.S. support, the cost of resisting Beijing is too high. in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

The end result of men being fed one man wolf pack ideology

"We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal in c/games@lemmy.world

"We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal in c/games@lemmy.world

Waving that Presidential pardon above Maxwell's head in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

I'm not so sure, a lot of people have skin (money) in the game of unlocking these files