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I think for my own well being, I need to tap out of this thread and anything political for a bit.
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lmao, to keep from watching pointless election updates, I watched Audition (1999) on election night. It was legitimately a much better use of time, a much deeper movie than I expected, and not as punishing as it was spun up to be by reputation.
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Zamujasa posted:lol god damnit. from the atlantic - "why biden's team thinks harris lost" That'll fuckin' do it good grief
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It feels like a very Democratic Consultant thing to do, insisting that you need to stop doing the one thing that actually seems to be working.
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Zamujasa posted:lol god damnit. from the atlantic - "why biden's team thinks harris lost" Fuckin ooof.
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Nov 8, 2024 03:08
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I feel like such a loving fool for having ever voted for that party.
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Nov 8, 2024 03:11
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A.o.D. posted:I feel like such a loving fool for having ever voted for that party. I get it but not voting won't solve anything either.
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Nov 8, 2024 03:14
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Zamujasa posted:i feel like this election was largely lost by biden/establishment dems. My viewpoint is that establishment dems have no intentions to fix poo poo like the courts, roe, etc permanently because they mistakenly think it’s a successful bludgeon to use on the electorate come election time. I mean I vote for them anyways but I almost hate them more than I hate the republicans because of their stupid shortsighted brinksmanship garbage.
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Nov 8, 2024 03:20
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:I get it but not voting won't solve anything either. It's a harsh realization but here we are. There is no solving this. The shitwinds are already blowing. Nobody theoretically in a position to fix the problems wants to while half of them are pedal-to-the-metal "gently caress yeah make it all worse!". There are no solutions under the system as it exists now.
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Nov 8, 2024 03:20
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Looks like WA will be one of the few places where Harris improved on Biden's margins. Will be interesting to see why, but I wouldn't be surprised if part of it is liberal minded people moving here from redder parts of the country.
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bird food bathtub posted:It's a harsh realization but here we are. There is no solving this. The shitwinds are already blowing. Nobody theoretically in a position to fix the problems wants to while half of them are pedal-to-the-metal "gently caress yeah make it all worse!". There are no solutions under the system as it exists now. Sure there is - people have to convince their neighbors and coworkers that what's being done is harming the nation. It's not a practical or easy task, but it's literally the only way to contend with what's happening. Fortunately there will be ample opportunity from the sound of things. In addition to mass deportations and the tariffs it sound like they're planning to try and destroy the department of education? I mean holy poo poo it's going to be impossible for these loving morons to defend what's happening to our country.
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bird food bathtub posted:It's a harsh realization but here we are. There is no solving this. The shitwinds are already blowing. Nobody theoretically in a position to fix the problems wants to while half of them are pedal-to-the-metal "gently caress yeah make it all worse!". There are no solutions under the system as it exists now. And what happens when the revolution doesn't come?
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The revolution isn't coming, and any attempt is going to get squashed and droned. It's a total abdication of our actual civic obligations as citizens.
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Beyond moving to New Zealand, what path forward are people looking to take if not working alongside others who oppose fascism, albeit imperfectly?
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Mustang posted:Looks like WA will be one of the few places where Harris improved on Biden's margins. Will be interesting to see why, but I wouldn't be surprised if part of it is liberal minded people moving here from redder parts of the country. i did that (NV→WA), mostly because WA has something of a safety net, a climate that isn't already cooking us alive, and better health care. A.o.D. posted:I feel like such a loving fool for having ever voted for that party. feelsl ike the obama presidency all over again, but they didn't even wait until they had the office to start killing populist parts of the platform
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:And what happens when the revolution doesn't come? Everything sucks, a lot, for a lot of people, for a long time because you're right, there is not going to be a revolution riding over the hill to rescue us. I've got no solutions here. It's all hosed and the only thing I've got on my plate from here on out is try to find someone near me that needs help then try my best to be there when that suck comes for them. Maybe some seeds we plant today by caring for others give our grand children the opportunity to turn this around some how but that's the most optimism I've got.
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Mustang posted:Looks like WA will be one of the few places where Harris improved on Biden's margins. Will be interesting to see why, but I wouldn't be surprised if part of it is liberal minded people moving here from redder parts of the country. Well, up until Wednesday, my wife and I were strongly considering moving to Seattle/the surrounding area next year. Canada was just on the "Eh, one day. Maybe." list. Welp.
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What we need is a twitch streamer to keep a big board of stupid things the Trump admin does that they can regularly update and point to. Make a big game of documenting how harmful the entire administration is to the country and how they lie. Then when idiots claim something delusional the streamer can point to the board and say "nu uh" with some catch phrases and interactions for donating. We have to find a way to dumb down politics so that it's both consumable in instareels but also maintains a level of permeance that doesn't allow consumers to simply forget the past. It'll also have to use all kinds of stupid zoomer language Grip it and rip it fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Nov 8, 2024 |
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I think I'm mostly done with the thread too as well, as I'm through most of the post-election anxiety, but I'm still going to limit my exposure to political media socials and such. So I'll basically close with a two-parter take. I did some peeking at data and such, and apparently Kamala will be -7 in the regular states, -3 in the swing states, and the overall turnout will basically equal 2020 once California reports back all their mail votes. Take 1: This thing was cooked since Biden decided to run again and definitely since 2022, regardless of message/campaign strategy. Take 2: Haley would've had 57 senators. Toodles and see y'all in the CE thread! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnZRVZce5Qs
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:And what happens when the revolution doesn't come? the historians would like to remind you that the revolution isn't likely to come until things get much worse, and then has a decent chance of bringing in people who are even worse
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Grip it and rip it posted:What we need is a twitch streamer to keep a big board of stupid things the Trump admin does Personally, I'm disconnecting my gaming PC for a bit and am going to be thinking about how I can have a more active, positive impact on my community. If I were a stronger/better person, I wouldn't have to let the election of a fascist galvanize me to action, but better late than never.
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You can't worry about stuff outside of your control, there's not much you can do about it. Just behave in a way that's consistent with your values and let everything else be however it is. If you're spiritual, you can say all that stuff is in God's hands. You're not in a position to overthrow the system of slavery so to speak, but maybe you can be a stop on the underground railroad if you the feel that's what you need to do.
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It’s gonna be cool when the US pulls a brexit level unrecoverable self own every month for 4 years straight. Lucile Bluth will finally be right about the price of a banana
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https://x.com/jwdwerner/status/1854689541019324555 drat i can't believe the Washington Post non-endorsement did this.
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from back home in nevada: rosen wins over brown in senate race quote:Rosen’s victory will be far narrower than many polls projected, but is a significant feat given that Trump — who currently leads in the state by close to 4 percentage points — won Nevada. The junior senator is running close to 5 percentage points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Zamujasa posted:from back home in nevada
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facialimpediment posted:Alrighty, that makes perfect sense then! Guessing it was mostly due to the complete lack of checking plans / designs and such before projects got underway, or the complete lack of projects as most of them got funnelled to Kentucky via corruption/graft? Kentucky/Family members/corruption/graft. e: Someone else asked if they should avoid bridges constructed between 2016-2020 and I would say no because the people doing the designing actually have things like professional ethics. Things that got mysteriously fast tracked during that time? Perhaps. Her dad owned a shipping business and there was so much fuckery going on there that its impossible to quantify. e2: Which honestly sucks, because her resume was immaculate. At the time, I thought it was one of the few good selections Trump made. I think it was right after he selected Rick Perry for DoE. I went "well, okay, I think we got off lucky" SquirrelyPSU fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Nov 8, 2024 |
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Can’t help but think if she hadn’t lied about McDonald’s she would have won…
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Proud Christian Mom posted:https://x.com/jwdwerner/status/1854689541019324555 Just amazing stuff. Just make sure we keep trying to court Republican voters. It’ll eventually work!
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We were so close to my dream scenario of her winning the EC but losing the popular vote. I could’ve had everything. Thanks Obama.
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ded posted:gently caress donald trump My grandfather served in World War II and Korea. I watched my friends go to overseas, I didn't agree with the war but still thought it was worthwhile to serve after 9/11 only die or return super hosed up. Decades of progress in the US since the civil rights movement are about to go in reverse. Putting Trump in office, a fascist, spits on that entire legacy.
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Anyone know if there's thread somewhere about how to financially prepare for the possibility of a Trump tariff sparked trade war?
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Stultus Maximus posted:Anyone know if there's thread somewhere about how to financially prepare for the possibility of a Trump tariff sparked trade war? Not a thread, but I've been dressing like a cryptid and digging holes on my neighbors property.
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I'm assuming that the affordable care act is basically a dead man walking at this point, right? I mean there's no way that's not getting repealed?
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Stultus Maximus posted:Anyone know if there's thread somewhere about how to financially prepare for the possibility of a Trump tariff sparked trade war? Kind of curious too. I know I’m going to get the freezer chest stocked with meat again, and maybe accelerate my plans to get a generator backup for our house, but I’m not sure what else I should be thinking about.
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Clearly, American businesses that don't rely on foreign components will be at advantage.... supposing the number isn't zero, which it quite likely is.
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Nuclear Tourist posted:I'm assuming that the affordable care act is basically a dead man walking at this point, right? I mean there's no way that's not getting repealed? Honestly I doubt it. They'll probably gently caress with the subsidies or something. Republicans controlled congress and the presidency in 2016-2018 and didn't gently caress with it too much then and it was a much fresher, scarier republican bugaboo back then. But republicans are also more insane now and have a larger majority in the senate this time, so who knows! Republicans in the trump era have tended to be really bad at actually doing anything when they do get control, but maybe they'll be more organized this time. I think the smart ones (there are still a few) know their ideas are actually bad in practice but they like to screech about them on TV when they're in opposition-it's much harder to shout all the insane poo poo when you know you have to a) pass it, and b) defend it to your constituents. If they get control the house it looks like it will be by a pretty thin margin, and the folks elected from those close districts may not be interested in guaranteeing they won't get re-elected just to tear apart an act that at this point is broadly viewed as positive most people? But who knows, they're nuts!
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I think the ACA goes one of two ways: 1) The dog catches the car. This is almost what happened last time. 'Member John McCain? 2) We see a legit split among Republicans depending on whether or not killing the ACA would gently caress them in their district. The winning side at any given moment will be whoever had a private audience with Donny most recently (or got on Newsmax while Donny is watching on the shitter at 1AM)
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Nuclear Tourist posted:I'm assuming that the affordable care act is basically a dead man walking at this point, right? I mean there's no way that's not getting repealed? Very difficult to know. Donnie ran on "I saved Obamacare!" and congressional margins are relatively slim. Republicans will want to use their reconciliation bill on tax cuts, rather than much else. There's also a bunch of subsidies set to expire, so they might just be happy with letting those expire and make everything more expensive. Stultus Maximus posted:Anyone know if there's thread somewhere about how to financially prepare for the possibility of a Trump tariff sparked trade war? Last time this happened, farmers couldn't sell their poo poo and Donnie / Congress gave them a bunch of money to offset it. Expect a lot of stupid poo poo like that - stuff still coming in (more expensive), but stuff not going out. All the Gamers that supported him will be in for a hilarious surprise quite shortly.
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