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submitted 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) by Deep@mander.xyz to c/politics@lemmy.world
 

A slim majority of voting Democrats defied leader Jeffries, backing failed Massie amendment to cut $3.3 billion

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 12 points 1 hour ago
[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 59 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] grue@lemmy.world 24 points 1 hour ago

Plus all of the Republicans.

(Yes, I know the fascist fucks are a lost cause and that's why they don't get mentioned, but we should still maintain the expectation anyway.)

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 73 points 2 hours ago

The other half better lose their next primary.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 59 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

If you still feel like you need to provide "aid" to a country with a higher QoL than yours, higher ranking healthcare and education than yours, better-equipped social services than yours, and higher GDP per capita, you are a sad, brainwashed, controlled paypiggy.

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Israel has lower gdp per capita ($60k PPP) then the US ($94k).

This is just to say they're providing that better qol despite having less money.

[–] Blibly@lemmy.world 6 points 26 minutes ago* (last edited 26 minutes ago)

Because we are paying for it. Yet we don't have enough for our own people?!?

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 49 minutes ago

Our politicians are bought and paid for by Israel. The US is being colonized by Israel.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 8 points 1 hour ago

As a JEW I'm TERRIFIED now! I CANT believe Lawmakers think it's OK to NOT send our Tax Dollars to a Foreign Country I'll NEVER Visit so they can have things I'll NEVER Have while SABOTAGING the Iran Conflict by CONTINUALLY Shooting babies in the Face! I'm TERRIFIED!

[–] thebasementcakes@leminal.space 15 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Cue 6 op eds explaining how some Jewish person is vaguely scared because of this vote, meanwhile no op eds from the genocide victim families

[–] BarnWolf@lemmy.world 2 points 37 minutes ago
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 26 points 2 hours ago (2 children)
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 points 1 hour ago

Big improvement, unfortunately.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 25 minutes ago* (last edited 4 minutes ago)

3/4 of Congress are traitors

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 2 points 56 minutes ago

Those are rookie numbers

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 54 minutes ago
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 59 minutes ago

That's approximately 50% more of them than I expected, so that's nice.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 0 points 41 minutes ago

that result tells us again, that Israel controls the usa. Its ok to fund genocide. your tax dollars at work.