The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies.
The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies.
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nearhat@lemmy.zip · 134 pts · 1y
Because nothing says American freedom like unconditional loyalty to a Jewish supremacist settler colony.
NJSpradlin@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 1y
There’s no way in hell that ‘ideology’ that supports the executive branch, as a requirement for funding, will survive the courts.
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 1y
Allow me to introduce you to Unitary Executive Theory.
N0t_5ure@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
Most likely not, but it is not costless to have to fight that battle for those who need FEMA support. Even if they prevail, they've been punished for not submitting to Trump's ideological demands.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Even the current SCOTUS would reject this nonsense. OK, Alito and Thomas might be paid off, but still, the court would sink this.
OTOH, 34 states already have laws against boycotting Israel, and those haven't been torpedoed.
Anyone know how these BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) laws stand up in court?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
We live in a dictatorship with no rule of law.
NJSpradlin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
We still have SOME law. I want to see what they spin to make it legal to have FEDERAL LE pursue state senators for exercising their procedural and legal rights.
I’m hearing ‘taking bribes’ as what they’re going to go for… but, I want to see that stated under oath and in a court that doesn’t have a stooge presiding.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y
Why are we a part of the union again? Seems like conditional FEMA aid is not only illegal, but not beneficial to any state that is part of the union...
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
Let's compare Israel to a state, let's say Michigan. Michigan has slightly more people, a slightly higher GDP, and thus slightly higher GDP/capita.
By all accounts Michigan feeds it's money back into the U.S. economy, because well it's in the U.S.
Why does it seem like Israel has more support than Michigan? That country China, that everyone bitches about here saying they are our biggest threat... Does twice as much trade with Israel than the U.S.
If Israel can import Chinese products without paying the U.S. government tariffs,
maybe Michigan should be able to as well. After all, the federal government is paying far more money to support Israel than it is Michigan.
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Then that's the answer.
US annexes Israel and makes it a US state.
Gaza - Returns to Egypt, Israel doesn't get it. Hamas doesn't get to rule it.
West Bank - Becomes internationally recognised as the nation of Palestine.
rxbudian@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
That is actually an excellent idea.
Fuck Canada, Israel should be the 51st State
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
robocall@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
This is the policy of "America first"
0li0li@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
America first! ...after Israel.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Yea they just neglected to finish the phrase. It's like "when in Rome" or "Make America Great Again... by raping children". You know the quiet part out loud thing.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
Israel has cucked us so hard
shalafi@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
AIPAC is a terrorist organization and should be ejected from America. Disgraceful how little money it takes to buy our legislators and on top of that, AIPAC has the antisemite stick to beat any holdouts.
Yet Mamdani is sure to score the mayoral election of our most Jewish city! Seems the line in the sand against this genocide is well received in NYC. Any Democrats listening?
BetaBlake@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Being a professional blackmailer country makes that happen.
AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 1y
States pay taxes to create federal funds.
I'm absolutely fine if blue states stop paying and just take care of their own.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Won't matter you won't be getting disaster funds regardless if you support Israel or not. So might as well stick to your guns.
nearhat@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 1y
Update:
Trump ‘regime’ backtracks. Removes loyalty pledge wording. https://archive.ph/ckg54
https://lemmy.zip/post/45578304
332@feddit.nu · 10 pts · 1y
I barely know what to call this. We're beyond authoritarianism at this point, this is insane.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Nothing says being on the right side of history like forced thought does.
nearhat@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 1y
Archive Link https://archive.ph/7FfsX
rhvg@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Genocide or die.
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
'God'
0li0li@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Dragomus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
If it's not Israel first then trump will not get his Gaza bungalow park, so everyone must be forced to work towards that ....
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Good thing we avoided Kamala
Sidhean@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
make sure you say it like kuh-MAH-la to make her sound foreign and scary smh