My first thought was “yeah Luigi!” but the more I think about this, the more disgusted I feel.

This is a theatrical version of crypto bros making meme coins of mistafuccyou after he killed himself. Except worse. Luigi didn’t ask for it, and he’s being killed by this same system. They better be donating the profits to Mangione’s crowdfunding campaign.

The silver lining in my head is that at least the USA can dissuade other countries from voting conservative. And if Canada/Australia take in US refugees, the progressive parties would get a huge boost in support.

Absolutely Horrible. I was already struggling due to ADHD, but since November I’ve felt completely awful. Some days I feel “I’m in the end of times” and force myself to indulge in games and food, but it never makes me feel better. Other days I run myself into the ground trying to plan some way to fight back. My next “to-do” is getting a pistol, but that’s hard in my state.

The only upside is I have felt less socially anxious about reaching out to new people. Having a real existential crisis does cause those fears of “what if they think I’m annoying” to subside.

Unless something changes, 10 years from now we’ll be hunkered down for Winter recounting the horrors with the Elmo puppet.

I’d like to know why those 2 Republicans voted “no” when every Democrat voted “yes”.

If you want to see how your representatives voted

Last I heard UnitedHealthcare was denying claims with an AI – https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/

I’m increasingly coming to the point that legislators are people, like you and me.

Maybe if we focused less on convincing Congress, and more on occupying Congress, we would have solved these problems… whether as Progressive Democrats or Independents.

If you don’t mind sharing - how are you getting by? Social Security? Food Stamps? Section 8? Inheritance?

YouTube has a pretty strong hold because video hosting and streaming is extremely expensive. That’s why most platforms have strict file limits for them. In the pre-Google days of YouTube, most accounts could only upload <15 minute videos, and that limitation is still in place if you have an unverified account.

I don’t see how we’ll get any alternative to YouTube unless it comes from another large corporation, though I’d love to be proven wrong in that.

Using the tools is fine IMO because the moment those tools stop working, people will move their time to Twitch/Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok/etc. 60-120 second ads will push away all, except for iPad toddlers.

Makes me wonder if Google knows this, and is deliberately adding these ridiculous ads, but not patching those tools, so they can keep their user metrics up while pushing the uninformed/indifferent into YouTube Premium subscriptions…

How might registered Democrats and Democrat-aligned Americans support Hogg in this? Is there a good way to get the message across to DNC leadership that we WANT what Hogg is doing? That Hogg’s plan is better for party in every way?

I saw ads before Christmas incentivizing people to refinance car loans and get cash in hand :<

I want to say “that’s a pathetic amount” but given how many ads I saw offering “cash in hand” for people to refinance their car loan right around Christmas… I’m not confident Americans will turn this down.

THIS.

America is incredibly lenient when it comes to schooling children. There are numerous private programs, including religious schools and non-religious private schools. Parents can tutor kids at home. Parents can hire anyone to tutor their child. You do not need any certification to be a tutor. You do not need permission from the state to do any part of this.

The problem is the messaging from the alt-right. Trans people aren’t pressuring kids to transition, or forcing people to have sex with them. And black freedom fighters weren’t rapists. And German Jews weren’t responsible for the financial disaster in post-WWI Germany.

Fascists aren’t leading a charge against real trans people. They’re making a rage-bait strawman and then stomping it to the ground. This mania falls apart when people actually interact with real trans people, instead of taking the talking points given by reactionary figureheads and the Republicans they promote. The only change to messaging would be to be more visible.

Doing some surface-level research, I like Adrienne Adams. The Luigi Mangione fanclub need to get together and back a candidate who isn’t ERIC Adams, Cuomo, or any other egotist prick.

“I didn’t want you to do that anyways.” crosses arms

in Minecraft

This is why we say, “Do not comply in advance”. I don’t buy this explanation for one second. Someone stood up the these MAGA-looneys and they’re saying this to save face and try to dodge problems in court.