Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@qoto.org

@randahl Sounds like a tempest in a teapot. Trump can never deliver on that promise. Milllions of business owners will come after him with pitchforks. He knows this through his own businesses. He can't run his businesses like Mar-a-Lago without immigrants.

@jawarajabbi @appassionato Nah. If he kicks down any money it will be given to Donald Trump.

@michaelgraaf Problem with this is that Russia cannot be trusted with any such agreement. The Rus can never be trusted. Hundreds of years of history show this. The Rus view everyone else as animals or useful servants. Being "honest" with those considered inferior is absurd.

@QasimRashid Jefferson also pointed out that Christianity was (paraphrasing) the worst plague ever imposed on humanity. Jefferson was a Deist, not a Christian. So there is that.

Johnson knows his listeners are ignorant and will swallow anything he says. He's not talking to you or me. He's talking to the rabble that voted for Trump.

@ruwa4georgia.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy I'm stuck with United here. I hope it's not too bad. because I'm about to find out over the next few months.

@RickiTarr True. But small-minded people think otherwise.

"There are just two genders, male and female. This is obvious." Well, actually, no. Nature is much more complex than your simple black and white model. And this design is intended. It maximizes survival of a species that depends on sexual reproduction.

If humans had just two genders, we would be unique amongst all mammals. We don't. Neither do lions. Have you ever watched two male lions having sex? No? Quite a few male lions prefer sex with other males. Didn't know that did you? You know, ignorance makes you look stupid and makes you do stupid things that end up hurting you, personally.

Learn something, read books, stop listening to propaganda, pull your head out of your ass, I mean, the Bible, written by ignorant shepherds 3,000 years ago. See how the world really works and enjoy it.

@JoeBeam "Immigrants taking our jobs" is a stunningly specious argument full of gaping holes.

We can start with: "If immigrants are taking your jobs then we know that you are incapable of doing your jobs." Yes? Obvious. We know this. Employers know this. That's why they hire immigrants.

Learn how to work. Discover this thing called "work ethic" and you'll have a job. Understood?

@johncarlosbaez Hah. That's pretty good, actually.

@karlauerbach Yes, true, but I was referring to how the PUC used to operate back in the 1960s. Today, everything has been corrupted by monied interests.

@europesays If Trump has studied history he should know that unions always hold the high cards. If they choose to play hardball they always win. Unfortunately, bloodshed is sometimes involved.

Businesses can't function without labor.

@karlauerbach Hmm, well I have yet to see how well this plan works.

The medical care situation here in the USA is ridiculous. Countries like Germany have had universal healthcare since forever. It's not rocket science but the billionaires here don't want it.

All you have to do is allow medical insurance companies to operate but governed by a traditional "public utilities commission". Like utilities were managed in the US and still are in some places.

"Okay, we (the government) regulate you as a utility. That means we have all your numbers and we determine how much profit you will make. Since you deal in billions of dollars a reasonable corporate profit is something like 3 percent. In exchange we will guarantee you that profit, regardless of what happens. Deal?" Easy peasy.

@karlauerbach Yay, I think. I just started with them. They're THE provider around here.