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[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Damn newsom had consensual sex with an adult? That's like worse that all the chomoing the Republicans do and cover up.

I really don't care about affairs. Sorry if you been cheated on, but I'm just not going to factor in people in power having consentual sex

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

progressive politics

Hey so uh, Newsom is a status quo corporatist neoliberal political opportunist shitbag. If the DNC anoints him as The Chosen One in a couple years (assuming elections are still a thing), we are so fucking cooked, chat.

[–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately yes, but he would be a corpo working for militech

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh right, The Other Guys, I forgot about them for a moment

Yeah, please do some research before posting

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago

He's not progressive. He's a corporate goon. I hope he tanks. The only thing going for him is that he's not Trump.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago

Whatever it takes to make him drop out ...

[–] _druid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Windsock of a candidate. I wouldn't be surprised if he used focus groups to select his socks every day.

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

Windsock of a candidate.

Great term. I hadn't seen it before in this context, but makes perfect sense.

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

OK people who don't like Newsom, who do you like?

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is really too much to ask to not have a sleazy establishment Dem? Aipac slaves, the lot of them.

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 1 points 23 hours ago

K. Its clear who you don't like. Who do you like?

[–] decolo@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Gavin is a reptilian who dances around in human skin for the cameras

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

rests chin on hand

"When they write about this "afair" what they're really referring to is that, I feel like we should be a "big tent party". Big enough that we can act "normal" about accepting donations instead of queer people."

tilts head pondering

"I mean Israel certainly didn't do anything wrong. Why are we talking about Israel? I didn't bring that up."

crosses arms, nonchalantly gestures one hand outwards

"Ask David Pakman for all I care... "