And as long as that group of people you just described continues to uncritically accept everything MS does, they have no motivation to do things differently.

Every year I’m happier and happier that I touch MS products only when paid to do so.

Still my favorite of these:

Can we crosspost to Leopords Ate My Face on behalf of every Trump voter who cited the economy as their reason? Or not yet?

A more progressive candidate probably can’t win the swing states, and I think Kamala demonstrated that

In what world did Kamala not run as a conservative democrat? She talked about her glock more than climate change, sucked up to every Republican willing to be decent for once, and took the stage how many times with Liz Cheney while not allowing even 60 seconds of speech from a pro-Palestine lawmaker or advocate at the DNC, and went hard right on the border. And shit at this point I’ve probably brain dumped other events that had my jaw on the floor. She spent most of the last month holding hands with as many Republicans as she could, trying to get as many R votes as she could (spoiler alert - it was precious few).

And I’m not even super far left compared to a lot of potential D voters. I voted for her anyhow, but angrily by that point. She killed the motivation of many likely D voters all to rub noses with republicans and conservatives in the most crucial weeks of the campaign. To suck up to the very people who got us to this point in the first place and pretend every last fucking one of them wasn’t complicit.

All I can remember now from her campaign:

• I’m not Trump
• I’m not Biden, but don’t expect much to change
• Look how much these three Republicans like me
• Fuck Gaza
• Fuck a sustainable and humane border policy
• I own a glock
• Vote for me and we can pretend it’s 2016 again, because those are the policy positions I will bring.

Edited to add - and that’s the last time I cast an angry vote for D. I’ve done it enough times. They need to get their shit together, or stop pretending they are anything other than corporate owned slightly less evil conservatives compared to R. If I can’t feel good about pulling the lever for D next time, I’ll pull it for someone else.

Once again the Party of Personal Responsibility expects other people to wipe their ass and flush for them. Go fuck yourself, McConnell.

I just wanted to say it myself: GO FUCK YOURSELF MITCH MCCONNELL, YOU MORALLY BANKRUPT HYPOCRITICAL MEATBAG.

Whew folks lined up to kiss that ring FAST!

Surprised it’s so short. Probably because Israel has killed so many of them.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/16/gaza_doctor

https://visualizingpalestine.org/

I hope they are fucking shaking in their boots now. Sounds like they are.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/business/video/ceo-wanted-posters-new-york-egan-digvid

Wow, I really feel like I should be clutching my pearls over the fact that this is what it’s come to.

On the other hand…

Just like cops, these folks have earned every bit of hatred coming to them from the public. Even now they continue to pad their own bank account at a staggering rate on the deaths and misery of their fellow man.

If I were a healthcare executive with a conscience (lol I know), or even a healthcare executive with an adequate fear response, I’d resign tomorrow. (Or maybe yesterday?) I guarantee any of these folks has enough wealth to exceed the typical US lifestyle for the rest of their natural lives without having to take any more money for denying care to their fellow citizens. They can pack their shit, never work another day, and still spend the rest of their lives with less stress and greater financial security than my family ever will. There’s literally nothing stopping them.

And if their “Type A” personality just can’t let them spend multiple decades of their lives just relaxing with their family and enriching their inner self, they have a great resume to get a job at an industry that doesn’t profit from the death and pain of their fellow citizens.

I don’t have a substantial opinion about ReactOS. I’m aware of it, but that’s as far as I’ve ever gone.

However, I wanted to compliment you because that was a great opener to this discussion. 🙂

If I believed in a deep state (which I categorically do not) NYT would be part of it.

I do, however, believe in giant media companies funded by the 1%, who have just lost one of their own to one of the plebs, staffed by management who will steer things in the needed direction. Any doubt I had of that has been destroyed by their coverage of Gaza.

unnecessary care

Whew. That’s kind of a doozy.

There might be a way to be notified, I don’t know. I was temp banned when I first joined and I only knew it because I looked at the modlog after wondering why the reply button didn’t do anything.

IME for most circumstances where you want it, this is the easiest way, at least on desktop. There’s a similar choice behind the three dots menu of posts, also.

Hall of Giants for me.

God damn that was a little too much to read just before bed.

Thanks!

What’s that quote from?