Surely…SURELY…someone in that administration was smart enough to snip the wire in big red button knowing that Trump is a lunatic.

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“Silent Majority”

It’s always their go-to when pressed on when they’re called out.

They can’t grasp the idea that their beliefs are really that unpopular so they cling to an idea of a “silent majority” that agrees with them but is either too censored or too bullied to speak up for what they think is the truth.

Sorry buddy, there is no such thing as a “silent majority” quietly agreeing with you but afraid to speak up, you and your illiterate buddies are just assholes and your opinions are shit.

That all actually started after World War 1, to be honest.

It was during the first world war that all of the European powers spent literally all their money fighting each other, with both sides then reaching out to the United States for loans to continue fighting each other, which America was of course happy to oblige.

The repayment of those loans constituted the largest transfer of wealth in human history from Europe to the Americas, setting the stage for the American war machine to be completed prior to world war two.

I’m not actually convinced that she actually lost the last one, with Musk’s shenanigans and other jerry-rigging all over the electoral college.

But I generally don’t bother dwelling on conspiracy theories. It is what it is, so we’ll see what happens.

If I’m asked a question like this, my immediate thought is that they’re asking about “My fellow citizens”. I (and I’m guessing a number of others) don’t really think of our political leaders as “regular people”. They’re “The State” and therefore aren’t a part of a poll like this.

Our right and our left in government is bought and paid for by the same billionaires that own the United States.

But on the ground, regular average joe people, both right and left, are generally good in the sense that they just want to mind their own business and live their life. It’s a small, very loud vocal minority on either side that drives division.

Kamala bad speaker

Kamala had a LOT of issues. But her public speaking talent was not one of them.

I’m not saying she should.

But the “I fucking told you so” campaign strategy might actually be somewhat effective for a certain percentage of swing voters.

I am slowly discarding my differentiations between stupid and evil, there’s a different, mysterious third thing that combines both but exists on its own.

Willful Ignorance. Choosing to remain stupid despite access to information.

If its coming out of the Trump Admins mouths, its a lie…

A pocket protector for the modern age.

I forgot about Continuum. I’d definitely recommend it. Though I wouldn’t put it high on my list or anything.

Main actress was good, but not great. And the rest of the cast was a who’s who of Vancouver working actors who jumped in via the Stargate.

It was enjoyable shlock, but I wouldn’t put it up there with the other mid-2000’s/2010’s stuff coming from Vancouver like the Stargate series of shows, or the CW shows that were all filming there at the time (Flash, Arrow, etc…). Vancouver was a hub of mid-budget sci-fi back then. Might still be, I don’t know. I don’t know anyone in the industry there anymore since breaking up with my ex.

• BSG remake is a must watch for anyone, even those who don’t like “sci fi”

• Band of Brothers is a must watch, even for those who don’t like “war”

• Black Sails started amazing, dragged a bit in the middle, but well worth it for the final speech by Flint at the end.

• The Americans is a show that has tragically never gotten the love that it deserves and is well worth your time.

• Angel is better than Buffy in every conceivable way basically beginning in the second season and I’ll always point it out to people who won’t give it a chance because they don’t like Buffy. (I don’t like Buffy…but Angel was darker, more mature, less teeny bopper. And frankly funnier)

Edited to add:

• Boardwalk Empire, the forgotten red-headed stepchild of HBO’s prestige lineup. I loved it but for some reason it’s completely dismissed and barely remembered.

• 12 Monkeys. Someone else mentioned it below and reminded me that I need to do a rewatch. I loved it. But in the later seasons was to distracted by other stuff to finish it.

Unless I’m mistaken, I’m pretty sure Iran is trying to very carefully target only US infrastructure in those countries (air bases, embassies, consulates, etc…)

It’s a dangerous line to try to tread, but it sends a message that I think they desperately need to send. “We’re not against you, just against the assholes using your land as launching points.”

Frankly I’d do the same thing.

I’m more interested in seeing what happens with the second part of his threat, that he’ll “use those bases whether spain likes it or not”.

I believe that’s called an incursion on foreign soil.

And I’d be willing to bet it’s the same damn people.

That header photo brings back memories.

Exactly. Dell did it for years with some of their laptop models offering Linux.

It’s not like a company can’t do both on some devices so long as the sales support it.

If you have your 1 brain cell left after all those lobotomies, here’s the actual article

You realize that it’s possible to disagree with someone without being a dick about it, right?

I mean, I’ve certainly had my share of verbal dust-ups on Lemmy, but they always start off cordial instead of coming out swinging with the needless insults.

Executive Orders in the U.S. political system

I’m Canada we have the “Notwithstanding clause” which can serve a similar function; allowing a premier to unilaterally decide something without the approval of parliament.

Neither should be allowed to exist.

Also remove the entire idea of some countries having “veto” power in NATO and UN matters.