Owen SeymourApr 24, 2023
Qasim Rashid, Esq.

These votes were 10 days apart.

North Dakota GOP:
•Voted NO on free school lunches for hungry kids😳
•Then Voted YES on free breakfast, lunch, & dinner for themselves🤔

I’m beyond enraged at these cruel backward MAGA extremist politicians. These are the same cruel politicians who suppress the poverty wage at $7.25. We need federal legislation to ensure children don’t go hungry. Absurd. A special place in hell.

Apr 23, 2023 at 7:27pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadReneeVoiceBrandApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid This is who and what they are. They're the Pretenders who spout 'christian' teachings but Jesus would have thrown these thieves OUT of His Temple. They're the Grifters On Parade. They're the Gangs of Pedophiles/Perverts. They're the Greedy Old Pr*cks who demonize and destroy.
Show threadMorganaApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid Please, pretty please, get out and talk to people, organize and vote these cruel, selfish people out…. The children and following generations need your help…
Show threadRevJeberApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid
They aren't hiding who they are anymore. The lack of consequences emboldens them. They don't care what we say because they'll just call us "woke" or "socialist" and their cult followers will excuse their worst excesses.
Show threadDamnKimberleeApr 23, 2023
Putin has laid out his plan to beat democracy. Republicans are all on board. Don’t change the channel--you don’t want to miss what happens next.
Show threadDer Entgegner (Aka Ratatöskr)Apr 23, 2023
@damnkimberlee that's the guy.
Show threadDamnKimberleeApr 23, 2023
@dr_jo_mue @damnkimberlee yes! That’s the bastard.
Show threadGATEKEEPERApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid
The pigs have no shame...They think it's funny.
Show threadMad Dog Ace RunApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid
Nothing says "pro life" better than denying kids some food...
Show threadCindi Knox [not parody]Apr 23, 2023

@QasimRashid there is one such thing as a free lunch

For you. There is for us.of course.

Show threadCindi Knox [not parody]Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid I meant to say "no such thing as a free lunch"
Show threadMxhradApr 23, 2023

@QasimRashid

So-called worshippers of Jesus whole-heartedly agree with this. As an atheist, I am more Jesus-like than 75% of Christians in America.

Show threadcowvinApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid Yep, Republicans are the party of selfishness.
Show threadIrregularjoeApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid Tell me again: Do we really need TWO Dakotas?
Show threadSamhain NightApr 24, 2023
@irregularjoe @QasimRashid Population wize, no. One would be enough.
Show threadPhilip MartinApr 23, 2023

@QasimRashid

People will say , “The cruelty is the point”, when MAGA GQP does stuff like voting down laws to feed hungry kids, while passing laws to enrich themselves, but that is only part of the picture.

Sure, being cruel is an exhilarating part of wielding power for MAGA GQP, but MAGA GQP is just plain greedy and will grift every penny they can, for as long as they can, from whomever they can.

Show threadSteffen ChristensenApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid Exactly one proposition, Qasim.
Show threadNPLady72Apr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid the very people they suppress vote for them
Show threadNathan WierinkApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid typical republicans!
Show threadTriciaApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid
No family values, hate children.
Show threadbOrgCastAMOApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid we had similar in the uk with the tories. It’s class warfare - those who aren’t rich are seen as sub human
Show threadAgoraApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid What the fuck??
Show threadcreekApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid FWIW, the ND legislators were like this before MAGA was a thing.
Show threadLady ArtemisApr 23, 2023

@QasimRashid

For the recall of an elected official under article III of the Constitution of North Dakota, circulators have one year to gather the required number of signatures of qualified electors.

https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_North_Dakota

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj27YvvhcH-AhVfkYkEHcwDBXIQFnoECAcQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvip.sos.nd.gov%2Fpdfs%2FPortals%2Frecalling.pdf&usg=AOvVaw209ObvNDCe3xel4E5bvBEt

(The second is a link to a PDF, so be prepared for download or however your device handles that, not browser loading a webpage)

Laws governing recall in North Dakota

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

Ballotpedia
Show threadTng88Apr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid you choose them, so you also have the chance to dump them
Show threadGluck1txApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid it's kind of sickening how they claim to be the "pro-life" party but consistently vote against measures that would affirm that they do believe in life. I mean,. providing food for those in need supports life more than criminalizing women's healthcare.
Show thread𝓛 𝓪 𝓫 𝓸 𝓾 𝓻 𝔀 𝓪 𝓿 𝓮 1864 🟥⬛️Apr 23, 2023

@QasimRashid well duh, why should the kids of the commoners get a free ride? Those hard working legislators deserve the lunch for all their hard work, while those snot nosed brats are doing what? Learning?

./s

Show threadToniApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid Vile scum
Show threadRealworldrjApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid they really dont care one iota about their residents and constituents. This is the tyranny of one party rule
Show threadLuxVeritasEtcApr 23, 2023
@QasimRashid if they can't eat peanut butter sandwiches, well, they might as well eat cake. We're now the only developed country on earth intentionally allowing kids to starve.
Show threadPeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid
Lots and lots of "expletives deleted" GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Show threadBill Plein🌶Apr 24, 2023

@QasimRashid @pauliehedron

I’d love to see the states and Congress enact laws that disallow any benefit to legislators that aren’t required by law for private companies.

No health care. No family leave. Nothing. Just your salary. Which should be tied to some yardstick that keeps them from just paying themselves more.

You want perks? Make them the law of the land for all.

Show threadsandywb14Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid This is deplorable.
Show threadchicatingApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid Don't even believe in hell, but I'd build one to put them in it!
Show threadLightfighterApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid our system is broken at its core
Show threadCoyotyApr 24, 2023
@Lightfighter @QasimRashid It's not broken. It's meant to work that way.
Show threadLightfighterApr 24, 2023
@coyoty @QasimRashid yes. Working as designed, and rotten to the core.
Show threadjackieApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid
Show threadTimApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid
Show threadBo NerApr 24, 2023

@QasimRashid “
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.”

-Nelson Mandela

Show threadLee 🌏Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid
Keep the people distracted with a culture war, while all the time carrying out a class war.
-Republicans
Show threadTng88Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid senators can't work when they are hungry. And when they are satisfy, they need a nap.
we need to accept, it is the name of the game. Someone needs to call "Bed bath and Beyond" now :) 🥞🥞🥐🥐🍔🍔🌭🌭🛌🏿🛌🏿🈂️🈶🈲
Show threadDrtuckApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid sounds like an issue to keep front and center during the next campaigns for both houses. House representatives own a part of this ridiculousness. Vote them out!
Show threadDale, The CornflowerApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid Remind everyone which legislators voted. Make it clear to voters!
Show threadgavinisdie Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid they'll probably try abolishing minimum wage
Show threadBrassNuckolls Apr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid people online often tell people like me that we’re going to hell for being gay. I’m convinced I’m already there. That’s the only way one could explain behavior like this.
Show threadKerri LevineApr 24, 2023

@QasimRashid

They're against all this stuff so why not toss in free lunches for kids.

#RepubliQansAreVile

Show threadDrtuckApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid incredulous, not really. The voting public are letting elected officials pass legislation for their own personal benefit. Elected public servants have grown drunk with power. Term limits, end extreme gerrymandering, vote self serving politicians out of office
Show threadDave VolekApr 24, 2023

@QasimRashid
When politicians are oblivious to "bad optics" and will not suffer consequences, that is a sign of democracy going downhill.

It's time for another way.
#tiereddemocraticgovernance

Show threadAuntie MameApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid It helped my anxiety when I realized that the US’ model is to always put power and capitalism first before people. It’s our model. It’s why we don’t have so many similar social programs like many countries. It’s not our model of governing. I don’t like it at all, but that’s the framing. Look, we even made Hamilton into a global sensation; he formed the Treasury. It’s all about the 💰.
Show threadGeneApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid no way that can't be true 😔
Show threadRaeApr 24, 2023
@QasimRashid The cruelty of the GOP knows no bounds.
Show threadMolly WoodApr 25, 2023
@QasimRashid and THEN, they did this! North Dakota just keeps on giving.
Show threadSuburban DruidJan 6, 2024
@QasimRashid “North Dakota Senators. It’s what’s for dinner.”