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- Comment on UK charity faces regulatory warning after Israeli settlement property protest 23 hours ago:
So weird watching the UK do . . . whatever this is
- Comment on Down the Street 1 day ago:
Yowza
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 3 days ago:
Dig this big crux
During the 2025-2026 congressional sessions, several significant pieces of legislation were passed that showcased deep partisan divisions. The key issues included:
- Budget Proposals
- Healthcare Reforms
- Voting Rights
The voting patterns on these issues were characterized by strong party-line divisions, with Democrats and Republicans largely voting in alignment with their party’s stance. This trend reflects the ongoing polarization in Congress, where bipartisan support has become increasingly rare.
Summary of Votes
| Legislative Issue | Party Support | Key Points |\
| Budget Proposals | Mostly along party lines | Significant disagreements on funding allocations and priorities. |\
| Healthcare Reforms | Divided by party | Controversial changes to existing healthcare policies. |\
| Voting Rights | Strong partisan divide | Debates over access to voting and election integrity measures. |
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 3 days ago:
Executive Summary
The evidence shows multiple plausible answers depending on how one defines “dominate.” Recent sources most commonly point to the Democrats’ control of both chambers during the 117th Congress (January 3, 2021–January 3, 2023) as the last time they held unified congressional control, while earlier notable periods include the 111th Congress (2009–2011) and historically larger majorities like the 89th Congress after 1964. The statement therefore requires clarification of terms—“dominate” can mean simple majority, large supermajority, or sustained multi-decade control—to be answered precisely
factually.co/…/when-did-democrats-last-dominate-c…
Contemporary records and syntheses within the provided analyses indicate the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021–Jan 3, 2023) as the latest period when Democrats held both chambers, with a House majority and a Senate majority realized through a 50–50 split and the Vice President’s tiebreaking vote. This configuration coincided with the Biden administration and enabled the Democratic leadership to pass key legislation during early 2021, illustrating functional control despite narrow margins. Reliable repositories of congressional composition and institutional histories corroborate this timing as the most recent instance of unified party control in Congress cited across multiple analyses, making the 117th the default answer when “dominate” is used to mean holding both chambers —————————————————-
That was after the republicans facilitated a global pandemic. The time before that was after the republicans destroyed the global economy. The time before that was before most of you were born: —————————————————————
3. Earlier high-water marks: 111th Congress and the 1964 landslide
If “dominate” implies a more comfortable majority or a legislative supermajority enabling broad agenda-setting, earlier periods fit better. The 111th Congress (2009–2011) provided Democrats with substantial House and Senate margins that facilitated major policy initiatives during the Obama administration, and analyses explicitly call this a recent example of decisive Democratic control [4]. Going further back, the 89th Congress following the 1964 electiondelivered the largest Democratic majorities since the New Deal era, enabling the passage of transformative legislation associated with President Lyndon Johnson’s agenda. Historical accounts position the 1964–1965 period as a classic instance of one-party dominance in Congress, distinct from the narrow 2021–2023 control
- Comment on Mayor says he heard gun shots as he saw a black man running. He jumped in his pickup, chased him down and pointed a shotgun at his chest. Cops came and said it was fireworks behind the library 5 days ago:
Yep.
- Comment on Trump opposes UK plan to boost newspapers on social platforms 6 days ago:
Of course
- Comment on Why is the approach to nudity and sex in films and tv so vastly different between the US and Europe? 1 week ago:
The home of Hustler magazine, Bill Clinton, and Traci Lords?
- Comment on Why is the approach to nudity and sex in films and tv so vastly different between the US and Europe? 1 week ago:
Our chief weapon is surprise! And a ruthless efficiency. Our TWO chief weapons . . .
- Comment on Helping an "Angry Little Fella" cross the road 2 weeks ago:
An excellent conclusion, absolutely.
- Comment on Just checking in to see if anyone cares that the mumbling turtle is still on full salary while being MIA for two-and-a-half months 2 weeks ago:
Maybe that CIA plane to Moscow was returning his remains.
- Comment on US Declares Palestine Action a ‘Terrorist Organisation’ 2 weeks ago:
Pfft. Palestine Action.
We’re Action for Palestine!
- Comment on There are solutions to our problems... 2 weeks ago:
Yes and no. Source: engineers.
- Comment on We all know that Mr Beast, Logan Paul, and KSI are all horrible people. Why do they still have subscribers? 2 weeks ago:
Why is facebook still a thing? Or Xitter?
- Comment on We all know that Mr Beast, Logan Paul, and KSI are all horrible people. Why do they still have subscribers? 2 weeks ago:
Enh. “Elected”.
- Comment on Groceries are expensive and they're too busy talking about culture war 2 weeks ago:
Okay ml
- Comment on BBC puts up their favorite 3 weeks ago:
It worked for trump.
CNN would leave a camera on an empty mic side-by-side with the newsreader while a Clinton rally was in progress and never show the Clinton rally.
Only one of many ways they enabled and supported trump - as we should all be incredibly aware of, and yet, are not.
- Comment on AI applied to hardening systems might cause US intelligence agencies to lose a large portion of their surveillance capabilities. 4 weeks ago:
As long as people use Windows, it will not be a problem. The zero-day machine will always pay off.
- Comment on Beans 4 weeks ago:
Its the plasma that gets ya.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Binface voters don’t answer polls.
- Comment on Millions in Great Britain could face emergency power cuts at short notice 4 weeks ago:
Another day, another UK article where I’m like,
- Comment on Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism, UK appeal tribunal confirms in landmark ruling 5 weeks ago:
As an old, I say unto thee, this is relatively new. Back in the before-times, they were very much the same thing in that the guy who used the word Zionist was inevitably a 100% fer-realz racist shitbag nazi klansman. Henry Ford. Charles Lindbergh. Fred Trump. Bubba, down at the Try ‘N Sav.
But hey, times change. I’m only mentioning it because a lot of the freshmen are confused about it.
- Comment on Trump says Exxon and Chevron made ‘too much money’ off high oil prices during Iran conflict: ‘I don’t like it’ 5 weeks ago:
I think he’s more a demented sociopath.
What he doesn’t like is he didn’t get a cut.
- Comment on [Video] The use of a microphone could lead to an arrest under the UK terrorism act 5 weeks ago:
UK, wtaf are you doing
- Comment on Establishment Democrats think they know who is "electable". These are the same guys that saw this in 2016 and said yeah we want Hillary. 1 month ago:
Sort of like when a bunch of mechanics handicap horse races.
- Comment on Self-hosted fully working ST:TNG voice computer interface 1 month ago:
It needs some punch-card-shuffling noises to bring the TOS vibes. Great work!
- Comment on Do americans living in Red States really despise american living in Blue States? 1 month ago:
It’s a multi-layered answer as you can see. Typically in-person, no although most people don’t want to go to NY, for example, they don’t mind it being there or it being NY.
Collectively, they become tools of rightwing propaganda and eventually vote against blue states that, again, personally they don’t have any real problems with.
A third level is the chuds who believe fox news and newsmax etc etc and yes they are brainwashed cultist idiots whose own family are embarrassed by them. They are numerous in red state areas. Efforts to discuss any of the talking points are unsuccessful. Occasionally, a religious argument will carry some progressive element, but it’s few and far between.
- Comment on Hospitals See ‘No Notable Improvement’ After Using Palantir Tool 1 month ago:
No.
- Comment on ‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again 1 month ago:
Oh dear.
- Comment on Cult shit at the White House as Trump's cronies give him a standing ovation for minutes on end. Nobody wants to be the first to stop clapping. 1 month ago:
Agh! I pulled a cringe muscle
- Comment on Musk: Many British people are living in lovely small towns. They are just like Hobbits. Until one day, people show up and start raping their kids 1 month ago:
Cut the dose you fucking asshole
