I know that it’s probably just some combination of A. His sugar daddies want cheap labor and B. Democrats are leaning onto border controls so now he has to be contrarian, but you know what, if this gets republicans to embrace positive immigration reform, I’m here for it.
Bro I am the worst at remembering people. When I visit my hometown I sometimes get people coming up to me to say hi and I literally have no idea who they are. I can count on one hand the number of people I would actually recognize from this place I lived for 20 years of my life. Yes, I probably have some sort of cognitive dysfunction myself (on top of my serious introversion), but when it comes to “trump alzheimer’s” I am far more swayed by him rambling about sharks out of nowhere
Jesus I had to read your first sentence twice lmao. Initially thought it meant “it won’t matter who wins” as opposed to “your question is void in the event that Trump wins”, which made me think you were somehow arguing that Trump could do all that even if he lost
Of course there aren’t any reviews (not that I’d automatically believe them, anyway). While it sounds super exciting, I’m not super willing to spend almost 300USD for unverified tech. Somebody should send link this to Gamer’s Nexus to review lol
Sky News can reveal Trump has failed to comply with the costs order with Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who compiled the infamous document....
Term limits: the idea behind the supreme court’s lifetime placement was meant to separate them from the immediate political atmosphere of any given election season (imagine the entire bench being Alito’s and Thomases while Trump was in office). While it’s obvious now that it backfired by instead ingraining one over-powered president’s bullshit for way longer than anyone wants, I’m not sure if I agree that term limits is a “good” solution if we want to keep that intended level of separation. Maybe moving the judiciary to a self-contained governing system similar to the military that doesn’t require allocation from either congress or the president, where a lawyer can become a judge can be appointed to the circuit court, etc, but congress could still oversee the ascension process with their own ethics comitee?
The new standards require American automakers to increase fuel economy so that, across their product lines, their passenger vehicles would average 65 miles per gallon by 2031, up from 48.7 miles today. The average mileage for light trucks, including pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, would have to reach 45 miles per...
I want the laws regarding importing small vehicles to change, too. I hate hate hate big vehicles, but I could definitely use a vehicle with a bed. I want a japanese mini-truck dammit.
“The issue, now before Cannon in the Southern District of Florida federal court, is likely to remain in the political debate at least until Cannon holds a hearing on the legal power of the special counsel to prosecute a defendant, on June 21.”
Man, the New York charges get me every time 34 state felonies while a literal insurrection attempt gets 4 federal. I already knew NY as a whole didn’t like Trump but it’s glorious to see how much they must hate him
(I know Florida has more, but I’m not holding my breath because it’s florida.)
It’s crazy how little experts like these think of humanity, or just underestimate our tollerance and adaptability to weird shit. People used to talk about how “if we ever learned UFOs were a real phenomena, there would be global mayhem!” because people’s world views would collapse and they’d riot, or whatever. After getting a few articles the past few years since that first NY Times article, I’ve basically not heard anyone really caring (who didn’t already seem to be into them before, anyway). Hell, we had a legitimate attempt to overthrow our own government, and the large majority of our population just kept on with their lives.
The same AI experts 10 years ago would have thought the AI we have right now would have caused societal collapse.
Literally the only times I’ve heard anybody say anything about it was basically when they first learn about it and giggle for a few minutes, then get on with their lives.
I think the only way the name could be any sort of issue was if they were explicitly trying to be “family friendly,” which would imply that it’s intended for either christian mothers or advertisers (we all know how the children feel about sex jokes), which, since this is Lemmy and we’re talking about FOSS software, I’m sure I don’t have to explain why that’s a stupid idea.
Absolutely agree that, at this point, he’s probably right, especially if he were to go all-in on the free market aspect and cut 100% of fossil fuel subsidies. However, it does bug me that he’s clearly ignoring how that “free market economy” produces those oil/gas/coal company vultures to begin with. The primary issue I have against vanilla libertarianism is their insistance that deregulation is a solution to everything when we’re living in a time that’s obviously worse off because of companies and individuals who weren’t being properly regulated.
The campaign plans to have a presence this month at more than 200 Pride events in 23 states, including all of the battleground states, and to launch a paid media blitz aimed at mobilizing LGBTQ voters, two campaign officials said in details first shared with NBC News....
Istg why do important people lately completely ignore what the person of interest is actually saying and substituting what they wish would happen? It’s just like the fucking bankers who have been saying “the fed is definitely gonna lower rates” for the last year when then fed has been saying “we’re definitely going to fucking not” and then get surprised when they dont
The U.S. has not seen any negative effects on marriage, divorce or living arrangements among all couples since Massachusetts issued the first state-sanctioned, same-sex marriage licenses 20 years ago, a new analysis says....
I can see a few legit users following him just out of curiosity to see what kinda shit he pulls, though I imaging a number of those unfollowing once they inevitably get sick of his shit. Or maybe they would follow him to enable another stunt like when all those kids bought out a Trump rally 2x over and just didn’t show up, leaving the venue almost completely empty on live TV after they had set up all those extra seats
Around one in six voters say that a guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial will make them less likely to vote for him, according to a new poll.
Considering the percentage of californians that have emigrated to TX the past few years, I’m actually really curious to see whether that radical red strategy actually holds or not. Would be pretty hilarious if the californians flip them blu anyway, ngl
Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the US is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration, according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian. The survey found persistent pessimism about the economy as election day draws closer....
While I’m not going to blame Biden for the economic situation right now since his policies look more like they’ve cushioned us against a much worse economic situation by pumping money into state-side manufacturing, I absolutely fucking HATE how out of touch economists are these days. They look at productivity (the value of which barely gets to workers), the stock market, or at spending that’s driven by debt and rich people, and say “everything looks fine. Oh, most of you can’t afford to eat, or get a job? Sounds like a personal problem.”
If the conclusions that economists come to are so consistently out of touch with the experience of the average person, maybe they should fix their fucking outlook criteria!!
I think it was another post on here that had a bunch of [good] economists write a paper stating that if the inflation formula had accounted for borrowing costs like they USED TO, the inflation numbers would match much more closely with public sentiment, after having topped out at 18 fucking percent at the height in 21/22.
And of course there’s how, at the height of the pandemic, they blantantly changed the criteria for what counts as a recession at all to say “no worries guys, everythings fine” when we were absolutely in a recession based on the old criteria.
I mentioned it in a different comment, but there was a paper written by some economists that compared the current inflation formula with the one they used to use (in use in the 80’s, iirc) which takes borrowing costs such as mortgage into account, and that 9.1 peak pandemic inflation number doubled to 18 something %, with our current 3.4% becoming something north of 9%. So yeah, not great.
Weeks after winning a school board seat in her deeply red Texas county, Courtney Gore immersed herself in the district’s curriculum, spending her nights and weekends poring over hundreds of pages of lesson plans that she had fanned out on the coffee table in her living room and even across her bed. She was searching for...
Instead, Gore found the materials taught children “how to be a good friend, a good human.”
Honestly, I can respect this. It’d be much easier to pull a Trump and claim that you fixed something that was never an issue by doing absolutely nothing, but she actually went through with it and admitted that she couldn’t find the issues she was looking for.
It kinda goes to show that there are actually sincere people (albeit ones that still tend to have disagreeable stances) on the right that just keep getting tricked by the grifters and conmen that won’t just bury their heads in the sand when something doesn’t fit their narrative.
The optimist wants to believe that makes up a lot of them, but the realist in me isn’t so sure.
I’ll now incorporate into my world view that anybody who shares these physical characteristics is a war criminal. I took a statistics class once and I’m pretty sure that’s how it works.
Okay while I get what you’re saying, and you are right that it is unfairly different for govt. officials than for citizens looking for a job, I really have to correct that it’s not "any amount of debt" that will keep you from getting a clearance, or else they’d never get fresh college graduates. They specifically care about whether you seem to be in a financially precarious situation or are financially irresponsible. Student loans, mortgage, or credit card balances that haven’t gotten out of control will likely get a pass whereas loan shark loans, balances sent to collections, or gambling debt will very much flag red. Again I do agree that it’s ridiculous that politicians aren’t held to the same standard.
MAGA Republicans say that America is in crisis: The economy is collapsing while the nation is being overrun by hordes of violent immigrants. Not true....
Oh I’m sure he did notice, the question is probably more of “why did you keep sending them aid” to which the answer is probably something like trying to keep a stable power balance in the middle east since Israel is like, our only consistant ally out there, but considering both the abuses of power Israel has committed and the general poor record of US middle eastern interventions, I don’t think very many people will be happy with that explanation.
I was going to say something about “cost of living in an area” because 10M in WV is gonna go a lot further than 10M in NYC, but then I started wondering what kind of knock-on effects setting that hard cap would have? Would cost of living in NYC decrease because now the rich people can’t be rich enough to comfortably afford it, or will it cause them to keep contributing to society for a paycheck because they don’t want to move? Feel like this might be a good speculative essay subject for a financial policy class.
I do not advocate for violence and would never celebrate somebody’s tragedy. Having said that, if Kristi Noem literally jumped in front of a train I may decide to get an ice cream cake that day.
Okay valid but at that point it’s not even like, specifically targeting latinos if the workforce being affected is no longer predominantly immigrant labor…
From what I’ve seen of her (not a swifty) I don’t think she would ever outright tell people who to vote for. However, if, on top of telling people to vote in general, she just passively mentioned who she was planning to vote for, I feel like that person would get a +20 point lead on the other guy.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
Idk man knowing Ronnie he’s probably going to say something like “well us REAL AMERICANS grew up with lead pipes and we all turned out FINE!” turning it into a partisan issue like the stupid gas stoves and just reject all funding
After getting money from billionaires, Trump says he will give unlimited green cards to foreigners to work American jobs (www.nationalreview.com)
Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
8-1 with Thomas the dissent....
Why are Republicans challenging Biden's Title IX rules in court? (www.advocate.com)
New Fox Poll Has Biden Leading Trump: ‘His Best Result This Election Cycle’ (www.mediaite.com)
The ‘weirdo progressive’ son of the Oath Keepers founder running for office in Montana (www.theguardian.com)
"He couldn't even remember me": Trump has "severe memory issues," says author who interviewed him (www.salon.com)
Trump threatens to cut off aid to Ukraine 'prior to taking the White House as president-elect' (kyivindependent.com)
Flexible Display (www.youtube.com)
Trump claims mobs of 500 people are raiding stores to steal air conditioners (thehill.com)
Donald Trump in breach of £300,000 legal costs ruling after losing UK dossier case against former MI6 spy (news.sky.com)
Sky News can reveal Trump has failed to comply with the costs order with Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who compiled the infamous document....
Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor (www.propublica.org)
Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Standards to Buoy E.V.s | The new rule requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon across all models by 2031. (www.nytimes.com)
The new standards require American automakers to increase fuel economy so that, across their product lines, their passenger vehicles would average 65 miles per gallon by 2031, up from 48.7 miles today. The average mileage for light trucks, including pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, would have to reach 45 miles per...
Judge Cannon expands hearing on Trump’s request to declare special counsel’s appointment invalid | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
“The issue, now before Cannon in the Southern District of Florida federal court, is likely to remain in the political debate at least until Cannon holds a hearing on the legal power of the special counsel to prosecute a defendant, on June 21.”
OpenAI Insider Estimates 70 Percent Chance That AI Will Destroy or Catastrophically Harm Humanity (futurism.com)
Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping (www.wsj.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/eUUH3
After the Trump verdict, most Republicans say they're OK with having a criminal as president | YouGov (today.yougov.com)
The problem with GIMP (www.spacebar.news)
Libertarian Party nominates gay candidate for 2024 presidential election (www.washingtonblade.com)
Biden campaign launches Pride Month push as allies work to shore up LGBTQ support (www.nbcnews.com)
The campaign plans to have a presence this month at more than 200 Pride events in 23 states, including all of the battleground states, and to launch a paid media blitz aimed at mobilizing LGBTQ voters, two campaign officials said in details first shared with NBC News....
US has 'every expectation' Israel will accept ceasefire proposal (www.bbc.com)
Trump Threatens Public 'Breaking Point' If Jailed. Schiff Says He's 'Inciting Violence' (www.rollingstone.com)
Study: Same-sex marriage in 20 years had no negative effects (www.axios.com)
The U.S. has not seen any negative effects on marriage, divorce or living arrangements among all couples since Massachusetts issued the first state-sanctioned, same-sex marriage licenses 20 years ago, a new analysis says....
Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins 3 million followers (www.reuters.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/PLtgd
One in six voters say Trump verdict could change their minds ahead of tight election, poll finds (www.msn.com)
Around one in six voters say that a guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial will make them less likely to vote for him, according to a new poll.
Florida men are taking over the GOP (www.politico.com)
The nation’s third-largest state has shed its swing-state profile and is now the home base of Donald Trump’s Republican Party
Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the US is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration, according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian. The survey found persistent pessimism about the economy as election day draws closer....
A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum. (www.texastribune.org)
Weeks after winning a school board seat in her deeply red Texas county, Courtney Gore immersed herself in the district’s curriculum, spending her nights and weekends poring over hundreds of pages of lesson plans that she had fanned out on the coffee table in her living room and even across her bed. She was searching for...
CIA Chief officer ready to share Intel of Hamas top leaders to mossad (www.arktrek.shop)
Gov. Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts as He Seeks Senate Seat (www.nytimes.com)
This kind of debt likely means that he’s for sale, which is not great when it comes to public officials
Moms for Liberty accuses schools of antisemitism. The irony is rich. (www.motherjones.com)
Give Me Laundry Liberty or Give Me Death! (www.nytimes.com)
MAGA Republicans say that America is in crisis: The economy is collapsing while the nation is being overrun by hordes of violent immigrants. Not true....
A high-stakes report looms from the Biden administration on whether Israel violated international law (www.cnn.com)
Abortion bans drive away up to half of young talent, new CNBC/Generation Lab youth survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
How rich is too rich? (www.nature.com)
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Kristi Noem’s Team Told Her to Nix the Dog Story Two Years Ago (www.politico.com)
Florida workers brace for summer with no protections: ‘My body would tremble’ | Effects of heat are expected to worsen with law prohibiting municipalities from enacting shade and water protection (www.theguardian.com)
GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’ (www.nj.com)
Trump VP hopeful Kristi Noem suggests Biden's dog Commander should also be put down (www.cnbc.com)
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Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups (www.wired.com)
James Carville Has Meltdown Over Young Voters Sitting Out the Election (mishtalk.com)
Trump Media: Donald Trump just got another $1.8 billion worth of stock | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Biden unveils $3 billion for nationwide lead pipe replacement (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....