It’s soul crushing at this point to see how effectively a bad actor can fuck up the US. A carnival barker is nominating arsonists and telling everyone the bonfire is going to be amazing and loved by all, and instead of giving consideration to what the fuel for the bonfire will be, the half of the Senate comprised of arsonists and pyromaniacs has decided the bonfire must be funded at all costs and should be the biggest bonfire ever.
I fucking hate this. Fuck fascists.
This is the baseline standard we should be expecting in these trying times. Extenuating circumstances call for extenuating measures, and our representatives need to start showing up for the job in visible and historic ways just like this. Set the standard and hold the line. Fascists are not honest negotiators.
I believe we are rapidly headed toward smoking counterfeit Cuban cigars laced with unknown amounts of formaldehyde inside stuck elevators, sadly
My crazy mom says she’s looking to move to Uruguay because when the nukes start falling they will most likely not have a ton of fallout to deal with.
I’m gonna run toward the light in that kind of scenario, personally. Nature will rebuild. In a WWIII scenario, the winner is evolution. Life will, uh, find its way.
Northeast South Canada, checking in
This is the way I’d go if it were me. Debian minimal, add in unattended-upgrades + rkhunter + fail2ban + ufw to keep it locked down, and then set it up as a kiosk for whatever I needed (something like here: https://github.com/PhilGoud/xfce-kiosk )
Anyone know the number for it?
It’s so frustrating that Camila doesn’t deserve any of this, but the person saying they wouldn’t change their decision and does deserve to see consequences will refuse to actually feel them.
Like, I want her out, but how dare this asshole say he regrets nothing while asking others to bail him out for the thing he voted for and still wants more of? Why is a social safety net OK in this case to this guy, but not for anyone else?
The detentions are a for-profit endeavor, the people are being treated inhumanely, and this is all some Nazi-level shit. I want all the allies that can be won away from the neofascists. I fucking hate this particular dude’s refusal to recognize the taste of boot leather though, even as it impacts his supposed loved ones. It’s maddening.
Free Camila.
It wasn’t called Louisiana before the French named it that, I was just having fun with the way you phrased to things
Louisiana
Now France has entered the chat too! But yes, your point that history gets messy depending on the lense being used remains (at least, I hope I am not misrepresenting you)
Adding to this (and also, thank you for spelling out what I only hinted at): That last queen wrote a book to tell the story of what happened.
Her brother, who was the last king of Hawaii, wrote a book of Hawaiian mythology, too, that is worth checking out if that’s your bag.
Well, we sort of toppled an empire when we stole Hawaii, it literally was independent
I would so love for every single TSA worker to walk out in protest of this fuckery
I would think the jargon would be “I chose fedia.io as my Lemmy provider,” or similar for other federated platforms.
OK, I meant there are a few progressive voices screaming into the void, of course, but it’s what we have at the moment and I’m trying my best to stay optimistic
Yup. This is the current line in the sand. We’ve crossed several already, to be clear, but the important one right now is this particular showdown between the Executive and Judicial branches of government. Congress is working on getting their shit together, but overall the Legislative branch has not been effective lately at holding up its responsibility as a check on Executive or Judicial powers. The Judicial side has been checkered, at best. And the Executive side is led by a reflexive fascist.
We really need the whole “checks & balances” thing to work if we are going to try and convince the rest of the world we are still a functioning democracy. I’m losing confidence that the problems of our nation will be resolved diplomatically, and I’m equally worried that we’re not ready to meet this moment in time to avert some very troubling times in the U.S. of A.
lol, nerds
/s
“I’ll just put that with the other fire”