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Chocolat_Chaud@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 11 hours ago

Republicans propose $88m in security for lawmakers after Charlie Kirk killing

www.theguardian.com

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Republicans propose $88m in security for lawmakers after Charlie Kirk killing

www.theguardian.com

Chocolat_Chaud@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 11 hours ago
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Funds included in stopgap measure House Republicans released that would keep government through 21 November
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  • DrSleepless@lemmy.world
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    Huh, when 2 democrat lawmakers were killed they did nothing

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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      Actually, they did - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/07/24/minnesota-lawmakers-to-get-extra-security-allowances

    • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com
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      If only it were a classroom full of kids instead; think of how much taxpayer money y’all’ve saved

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    Excuse me but we don’t have 88 million to waste when Americans have no food.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      You don’t understand they need to be able to dogwhistle somehow. /s

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      All we have to do is not care that Americans have no food. Problem solved!

    • Zachariah@lemmy.world
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      Feeding people is strong security.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Interesting choice of number here. /s

    • Mike D@piefed.social
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      O.M.G.

      What the fuck?

      I’m sure this was done on purpose.

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    They are afraid. Good.

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      Just means we need to keep doing it

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        “They”. This was MAGA on MAGA violence. We need to make sure that part of the narrative stays front and center.

        I don’t support what happened to Charlie. Charlie supported what happened to Charlie.

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          If you don’t support what happened to Charlie, you are a bad person who allowed the world to get like this. The fact is that some people need to not be here.

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            I think it’s fair to not support the act, but enjoy the results.

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              That’s the same thing. Don’t feel bad about it. These people know the kind of damage they are doing. They know their hateful rhetoric kills. How many people do you think Charlie Kirk convinced to kill someone? Trans deaths are very rarely reported as such. And, the reasons aren’t really documented anywhere for reporting

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            Shooting someone you disagree with is not right. I’m curious who gets to decide who lives or dies in your opinion, and based on which parameters?

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              If the intentional message that you are saying on a public platform convince people to hate other people based on things that they cannot change about themselves, then you are a bad person and deserve to die.

              Some easy examples are gender, sexual orientation, etc.

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              Have you heard of this rarely known human Habit called war?

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              however, shooting someone who tries to take away the basic rights of others is right. that’s not a disagreement - that’s one side violating the other

              you can’t fight intolerance with tolerance

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    I wasn’t aware that Mr. Leakyneck held a position in the government

    Also, they’ll try to make sure that security for anyone other than themselves is slashed

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      Or this will involve giving every government official security detail hand-picked by the republicans, so when they call in Order 66 they know it’ll be swift and complete.

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