Yes

I would say that Tesla is a good example on a smaller scale: according to the stock market, the company is still worth nearly twice as much as the five largest car manufacturers in the world combined – which has nothing to do with reality.

The decisions of the Supreme Court really have less and less to do with the constitution—now apparently only in the sense that they contradict it in a grotesque manner.

And then also the symbol of a democratic country whose constitution states in its very first article:

(1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority.

(2) The German people therefore acknowledge inviolable and inalienable human rights as the basis of every community, of peace and of justice in the world.

What a pathetic moron…

Yes, I’ve heard that too—it probably varies from region to region.

From what I’ve read, the French seem to say “English leave.”

It is a colloquial expression that is only used among friends or at least good acquaintances, as it is somewhat mocking (in a friendly kind of way).

For example, one might say:

“Max hat am Wochenende einen französischen Aufbruch hingelegt.” (Max took the French leave at the weekend - you can also say “…einen französischen Abgang…”)

Or:

“Max hat am Wochenende den Franzosen gemacht.” (Max did the Frenchmen at the weekend)

Both mean that Max left a party or some other social event at the weekend without saying goodbye to the others or the hosts (“Max hat sich aus dem Staub gemacht”).

Here in Germany, we say “take the French leave” for some reason…

I think it’s pretty obvious what’s going on here: the government is arbitrarily arresting people because the regime’s private partners earn a lot of money from every person they intern.

IMO this is organized crime in its most ruthless form—indifferent to the suffering inflicted on individuals and the damage caused to society.

And worst of all, this seems to be only the secondary function of ICE for this regime. Its primary function is to build up a secret police force that can be used against dissidents and serve as a safeguard against possible resistance from within the military – why else would ICE need such an astronomical budget?

The “/s” refers to the fact that it is anything but irrelevant when government officials threaten people, and minors at that, for no reason. That is wrong and, of course, an abuse of power. The rest of the statement is simply a fact: ICE has an inexhaustible budget, and I am convinced that it is being used to build a secret police force.

Nevertheless, I have no intention of ever traveling to the US again as long as the fascists are in power—not because I’m afraid of them, but because I just don’t like Nazis.

I’m not sure, but I think that in the 90s, those goddamn Nazis couldn’t express their despicable views publicly without being met with widespread contempt. So it seems to me that the 90s were much more “woke,” whatever that means.

I wish there were more Canadian products available from our retailers in Europe. Especially atm, I would stock up on them to show my support for the country in its trade war with the US. Unfortunately, I can’t remember ever consciously buying a product from Canada—except for maple syrup, which of course has to come from Canada.

It doesn’t matter with the astronomical budget that ICE now has. Despite all these completely justified lawsuits, there is still enough left over to build a well-equipped secret police force and sufficient concentration camps for all the political dissidents who need to disappear.

/s, obviously.

I would try it if it weren’t also a US company.

Well, I certainly won’t notice if they change the flavor again, because I won’t buy any US products as long as the fascists are in charge in America—and it looks like that will be the case for an indefinite period of time.

Sorry Heinz, but you can fuck right off.

What do you mean no memes? This was 2004 and there were a bazillion Rick James memes as far as I remember.

I can’t understand how these people can still look at themselves in the mirror. I guess I’m not very empathetic.

I recently spoke with some old friends about the CDC, all of whom are chief physicians or specialists in Germany, Switzerland, and Spain: They all agreed that the CDC is largely defunct now. Apparently, almost all competent staff have been dismissed, meaning that the very important tasks of this organization can no longer be fulfilled. Unfortunately, the assessment of all my friends in medicine was unanimous: they all believe that the CDC can no longer be taken seriously—a great loss for medicine worldwide.

Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest, because the MAGA cultists somehow still see themselves as patriots.

Irony just doesn’t seem to be their thing, otherwise they probably wouldn’t have voted for the same rapist twice.

The only problem I have with this is that it’s fiction.

If even Superman is being targeted, I don’t even want to know what Captain America is up to these days. Is he already the poster boy for ICE?

I’m asking because this isn’t fiction.

New lows every day in the US