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Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoThere’s a joke here somewhere, but you get a visit from the secret service if you say it…
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoTim Walz will become president if Kamala is elected and later dies. Given that she is relatively young and apparently healthy, and the US has a gun situation… the most likely cause of death would be a shooting. Joking about killing a president gets you a serious talking to by the secret service.
minus-squarelolrightythen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, it’s not really a joke. Hence the confusion
There’s a joke here somewhere, but you get a visit from the secret service if you say it…
I don’t follow your meaning
Tim Walz will become president if Kamala is elected and later dies.
Given that she is relatively young and apparently healthy, and the US has a gun situation… the most likely cause of death would be a shooting.
Joking about killing a president gets you a serious talking to by the secret service.
Yeah, it’s not really a joke. Hence the confusion