Dumpst's actions have *significant* consequences for international co-operative security, too.
Tiktok user "America_is_the_bad_place" pointed out that any country with intel operatives undercover will think long and hard before passing information pertaining to their intelligence agents to the USA again - including intelligence regarding the safety and security of the US.
Risk their own operatives and intel officers for a guy Americans elected[*] to lead them who's solely interested in being able to pimp his own power and status?
Uh, no.
And that will apply to the current administration too, however much they might approve/trust the Biden admin (rightly or wrongly). Who's gonna hand the US government anything while knowing there's a decent possibility that Dumpst might end up as pres again in the future and be just as casual with the lives of their agents and their information as he was with those documents?
Sorry, nope. Not gunna happen.
[*] Yes, I know how the US election system works. Yes, I am aware of its flaws. Yes, I know about popular votes and electoral colleges and how barely 50% of y'all vote and only a quarter of the country actually *chose* Dumpst.
HOWEVER after all the ballots were counted and the soundbites faded into silence, he was still the duly elected PotUS according to your system (even if it's broken).
And he very well could be again (cf. broken system). And that's a risk that other countries have to factor in.
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If I have to prep for and then receive a colonoscopy, I firmly believe that that should be the worst part of my day.
And if I die as a result of a colonoscopy, it should either be because of a known side effect of the procedure or medical malpractice on the part of the doctor.
If I die weeks later, because the secretary decided to come to work sick, that strips me of the basic dignity of knowing who to haunt.
The far right vomitted attepts to tell their base the firestorms are a hoax, as selfish as monsters have ever been.
The excessive heat destroying forests, turning forest floors into kindling fire starter, has turned farmers soils into dust. Crops dead.
The scream of warning. Replace all carbon sources of energy, build wind, build solar, supply 100% of energy without carbon.
I finally have the definitive answer to the question that's consumed philosophers throughout history: how many engineers does it take to put a shock sensor on a package?
5 of them. That's how many. And watching them through a webcam while they analyze precise locations, angles, and proximity to anything that might accidentally trip them is like watching the 3 (5?) Stooges.
Just in case anyone thought the Murdoch family's Fox "News" was even slightly chastened by having to pay >$800 million for its lies about the 2020 election, it characterized Biden as a "wannabe dictator".
If you subscribe to cable or satellite TV, or an online equivalent, you are sending money to this evil company every month.
Please cancel and tell them they show contempt for our democracy by carrying this toxic waste.
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Republicans are the party of government overreach. They want to control what you read and think, your sex life, and, if you need an abortion or are transgender, whether you can obtain necessary medical care.
Iβm with the party that wants to protect those freedoms for all of us along with the freedom to read. #ElectDemocrats
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So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.