Kindness is Punk

Honestly social housing fell out of fashion it used to be way more common but NIMBYs made them impossible to build, hell even now could you imagine trying to build them with the conservative crowd?

Same vibes as when they were going on about “clean” coal.

Conflating the Conservatives and Liberals because of some ideological overlap isn’t useful.

Let’s lay it out plainly, we prevented the worst case scenario but it still moved us to the right. We need to advocate for left wing policies and do our best to keep our politician’s honest. However we won’t see results until we can apply direct pressure with votes, neglecting the adoption of a more progressive voting system was the true failure of the Trudeau government.

Because Reddit is corporate rock and we’re punk rock

The world is so fucked, they could create a machine that grinds orphans into bullets to kill single mothers and 45% of the population would support it if it was pitched by Their Guy ™️

At least you don’t have a co-worker that messages you Happy Fri-yay! and Happy Fri-yay eve!

alright between this and the border control bill, I’m really starting to miss Trudeau

I eat them.

Runs in the family I guess, and by family I mean Republican caucus.

TL;DR:

GOP legislators snuck $2M into the budget for the National Child Identification Program run by Kenny Hansmire who sells fingerprint/DNA kits hyped as tools to find missing children.

This is the second time lawmakers tried funding this scam after ProPublica/Tribune exposed it in 2023.

This is after GOP Sen. Donna Campbell in a 2021 bill tried to funnel $5.7M to Hansmire’s company.

Child safety specialists say the kits are wasting time and money that could go to actual protections.

The current U.S. administration is outright hostile to pretend otherwise is dangerous. Sure, the president borrows from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, undermining us with soft power projection. But that shouldn’t downplay the severity of the threat.

Between the constant “51st state” rhetoric, repeated tariff threats, and strong-arming us into footing the bill for contracts that’ll inevitably funnel money back into his/their pockets, anyone who doesn’t see this as dangerously aggressive is delusional.

You’re right that media coverage needs to be scrutinized however I’d argue it’s easier said than done. We’re barraged by a constant onslaught of information far more than we have the time or energy to process. This problem is compounded by our tribal tendencies, which politicians exploit by flooding the discourse with empty controversies while quietly pushing through more sinister actions.

This dynamic also helps explain why disadvantaged populations are often less informed or politically engaged. When daily life is a struggle for survival, scrutinizing this week’s partisan bill or police skirmish inevitably falls lower on the priority list.

TL;DR;

Trump admin guts the Biden-era EMTALA guidance which forced hospitals to provide life-saving abortions in medical emergencies.

CMS claims it’ll still enforce EMTALA only if the fetus is also at risk. Translation: Pregnant people’s health no longer matters.

SCOTUS’s non-rulings left ER docs guessing if they’ll face prison for doing their jobs.

This isn’t “states’ rights” it’s state-sanctioned femicide. The admin’s own CMS admits the goal is to “rectify confusion” (read: intimidate hospitals into compliance).

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TL;DR:

CDC vaccine expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned via email. The resignation email called out RFK Jr. for his unilateral order stripping COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and healthy kids, bypassing the CDC’s advisory committee.

Her resignation email criticized the administration for abandoning the vulnerable. The directive was announced via Twitter before the CDC had formally been made aware.

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I used to struggle with this, I was in a friend group that was needlessly abrasive and hostile and it quickly became apparent that speaking up was never going to make anyone happier and even after I left that friend group for it’s obvious toxicity the behavior stuck with me it took a long time to break that.

I couldn’t agree more unfortunately it just feels like the only real solution would be one at the government policy level

I can’t imagine trying to pay with cash anymore, stores aren’t really set up for it anymore

we only maintain cash symbolically

I hear your frustration, and I won’t deny that some feminist spaces have blind spots or even hostility toward men’s issues. But dismissing the entire movement because of those flaws is like rejecting democracy because some politicians are corrupt it throws out the good with the bad. Feminism, at its core, is about dismantling rigid gender roles, which harms men too (e.g., stigma around male vulnerability, custody biases, conscription).

You’re right that some self-labeled feminists don’t live up to that ideal, but that doesn’t negate the millions who fight for parental leave, against male suicide stigma, or for LGBTQ+ rights. If you’ve been burned by hypocrites, I get it but I’d encourage you to judge ideas by their best advocates, not their worst.

That said, I’m open to your examples. If we agree the goal is equality, maybe we can find common ground on where movements fall short.

Maybe in some circles but I’ve always felt welcomed and supported by the women around me. I’m sorry that you can’t say the same.

I want you to know that your feelings are valid but please don’t let the actions of a few reactionaries spoil the entire ideal that feminism stands on.

TL;DR:

Volvo has temporarily stopped production at its South Carolina plant, citing a parts shortage. The facility exclusively manufactures the EX90, Volvo’s flagship EV. The issue starting Thursday was resolved by Friday. The owner blames supply chain disruptions resulting from the uncertainty introduced by Trump’s tariffs.