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So he toured the Parthenon during 4th of July weekend, 24 hours AFTER people were caught in the flood.

Rafael Cruz just doesn't love Americans does he?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

He's only saying it so we subconsciously associate the words "Ted Cruz" and "human".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

The world is too small for politicians to get away with lying, yet nothing changes

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Rafael's vacations are higher priorities than the well-being of his constituents.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They lie.

We know they are lying.

They know that they are lying.

They even know that we know they are lying.

We also know that they know we know they are lying.

They, of course, know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying.

Yet they still lie.

In Russia, the lie has become not just a moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)

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In the U.S. the lie has become not just a moral category, but the pillar industry of this country. shrugs Must be all that money.

SeeMarkFly (2025)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

With a username like that, I’d highly recommend staying away from buildings with windows that extend beyond the first floor.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

And never suggest reasonable solutions to problems in a conference room above the third floor.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 5 days ago (8 children)

and people whose kids died will still vote for him

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (5 children)

It's the antithesis of "vote blue no matter who".

"Vote red, if your kids are brown bread".

I actually feel dirty just writing that.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean it sure takes some time for the news to get from America to Europe. Probably like a day or two, right?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

Poor telegram deliverer... Running all around Athens looking for the Zodiac killer

[–] [email protected] 213 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don’t know how many of these disasters happen in Texas, but this guy manages to dodge them with stunning accuracy.

If he weren’t in a leadership role it would be amazing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Texas's infrastructure is so horrible that you honestly don't need a lot of warning to get the hell out.

Even "those clouds look kind of dark" is good odds of SOMETHING that will cause a disaster to some level.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don't think he has any advanced warning, he probably just is on vacation so much, the odds are in his favor that he'll be out of state when something bad happens.

When you're a useless lazy piece of shit like him, of course you've fucked off to anywhere else but where the work is.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Don't a lot of bad things also tend to happen in Texas, given the awesome management team they've got there?

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 5 days ago (4 children)

He's some kind of indicator species. When he migrates, it's time to stockpile water and food. Way cheaper than expensive satellites or weather balloons.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I had a team leader ten years ago or more when I worked in a incident management room, where he would be the duty manager for the south of the UK.

You could tell something was going to happen or a griefy job was coming in, because he'd nip out for a fag for fifteen minutes just seconds before the first phone call would come in.

It was almost impressive, and once most of the policy or callout decisions had been made, he'd come back in with a cup of tea oblivious to the whole thing.

Absolute legend of a bloke really, I was just jealous that I didn't have that sixth sense.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don't smoke, so... I'll be away for half an hour to the bathroom while shit hits the fan. Kthxbye!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

kthanxbye

Love my new word of the ~~day~~ millenium bwahahaha

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He got swept up in a torrential flood of not-caring-for-america.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not just American, but his own constituents.

Unfortunately the morons will vote for him no matter what he does (or doesn't do).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know how the fucker keeps winning, I've never met anyone who admitted to voting for him.

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