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apocolipse t1_jeaam58 wrote

Reply to comment by Still_Blueberry5544 in U.S. journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges by tomorrow509

Well.... There's 2 exceptions... Steven Seagal and Snowden...
But only because Russia knows we absolutely wont negotiate for Seagal, they can keep him... and we'd just arrest Snowden, so we're not exactly going out of our way to get him back.
Those 2 people who are technically still Americans are pretty safe in Russia from diplomatic/political based retaliatory prosecutions... Literally any other person even those holding US and Russia passports are vulnerable.

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sanash t1_jeaak0m wrote

Reply to comment by slayer370 in Capital Region schools in lockdown amid mass-shooter hoax by Melodicmystery5

Was just about to say this.

I'm honestly surprised this hasn't happened before; but willing to bet that since it's clear that the US has no intention of addressing the problem it will probably be pretty common for bad actors outside the US will engage in this tactic.

Now that bad actors in foreign countries know that the US doesn't give a fuck about children being slaughtered, they'll engage in these sorts of hoaxes to disrupt the lives of citizens and create situations where people become complacent to the threats that allow more mass shootings to happen.

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Crumblymumblybumbly t1_jea9mct wrote

Reply to comment by CouchRadish in Fetterman will return to Senate the week of April 17 by oldschoolskater

>Why are you pretending it’s not a concern?

I'm not "pretending" anything. It's clearly not a concern for you because you want him out of office regardless of what he has decided with his doctors.

It's not a concern for me because I am not a medical professional and have no right to pretend concern over someone who has been cleared by medical professionals and has chosen to return to work.

>Hospitalization over depression is “normalizing mental health”

Correct. It's normalizing seeking proper treatment for mental health issues. That's exactly what you're supposed to do --- seek treatment. And once you get the treatment, you can go back to what you were doing before. Same as with a broken arm or a colonoscopy or whatever.

>The only people accusing others of not “giving a flying fuck about his health” want to keep this man in his senate seat no matter what

The only people claiming he's "not fit for office" are armchair Reddit idiots who want him out of office no matter what, and are still salty that Oz lost.

If Fetterman's doctors told him he wasn't fit to serve, and he made the decision to resign, that would be different. But that hasn't happened.

>Fetterman could be throwing up blood onto the senate floor and Reddit would be cheering on how this is “normalizing cleanup crews”.

This is your fantastical hyper-active imagination, no one else's.

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Willow-girl t1_jea931e wrote

Reply to comment by all_of_the_lightss in Fetterman will return to Senate the week of April 17 by oldschoolskater

What does any of that have to do with the price of tea in China? Politicians on both sides of the aisle are expected to raise money for their party. If you want lucrative committee appointments, you have to buy them. Edited to add a source from the other side of the aisle: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/07/21/problems-with-the-committee-tax-in-congress/

It's simply the way the game is played (although in all honesty, my comment is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as Fetterman -- being a career politician -- undoubtedly knew this long ago).

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