Functioning democracies are cool.
In South Korea, 10 days after attempting a coup d'état, president Yoon Suk Yeol is impeached. In the US, 4 years after doing the same, Trump is re-elected.
The president agreed to “step aside” after parliament voted to remove him, more than 200,000 showed up to make sure he didn't challenge it.
The president agreed to “step aside” after parliament voted to remove him, more than 200,000 showed up to make sure he didn't challenge it.
December 14, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Functioning democracies are cool.
Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.
Must be nice to have a functioning Supreme Court.
BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
February 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Must be nice to have a functioning Supreme Court.
Democracy is strong and functioning in Minnesota.
June 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Democracy is strong and functioning in Minnesota.
to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Trump lies: "Oil will come dropping down as soon as Iran gives up, as soon as the war is over, which will be soon. Prices for groceries have come way down for Biden. Almost every price has come way down. And remember one thing -- oil is less expensive now than it was under the Biden administration."
September 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
In no functioning country is this allowed.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In no functioning country is this allowed.
You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
July 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
I spy….a man with a functioning brain:
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I spy….a man with a functioning brain:
Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Whenever some sanctimonious Dem announces that America needs a functioning Republican Party, I always think “I’d settle for a functioning Democratic Party.”
Time to be a functioning member of society again.
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Time to be a functioning member of society again.
I agree.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
April 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I agree.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it."
Crowd: *groans*
Crowd: *groans*
September 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
We're no longer a functioning democracy. Don't expect a democratic election.
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We're no longer a functioning democracy. Don't expect a democratic election.
We currently do NOT have a fully functioning democracy.
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We currently do NOT have a fully functioning democracy.
we didn’t need a functioning economy anyway
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
we didn’t need a functioning economy anyway
remember when we had a functioning Congress? me neither
February 28, 2026 at 10:17 PM
remember when we had a functioning Congress? me neither
We're no longer a functioning democracy. Don't expect a democratic election.
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
We're no longer a functioning democracy. Don't expect a democratic election.
In a functioning democracy, Donald Trump would be in prison right now.
April 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In a functioning democracy, Donald Trump would be in prison right now.
Dual functioning holes in glass railings
July 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dual functioning holes in glass railings
no it’s ok, i didn’t even really want a functioning country
March 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
no it’s ok, i didn’t even really want a functioning country
Is Pete Hegseth considered a low functioning alcoholic?
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Is Pete Hegseth considered a low functioning alcoholic?
Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
June 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.
to keep functioning a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Stephen Miller: "There has never in history been a more total asymmetric one-sided annihilation of the enemy than what is unfolding right now in Iran"
August 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
to keep functioning a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities