FlyingSquid

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 17 seconds ago

America elected an Incel-in-Chief, so that's not really surprising.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

We're heading over to that side of the pond soon, my squirrel serial killer dog will come with us.

You're welcome.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

I am definitely a map enthusiast. Especially weird and fantastical maps. Two of my favorite books as a kid that I still get out and pore through sometimes:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2913988-an-atlas-of-fantasy

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4121679-the-dictionary-of-imaginary-places

So I have found my people! Thanks again!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

Very true. And thank you.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 10 minutes ago* (last edited 10 minutes ago) (2 children)

Nope, I saw it elsewhere, but I'll check that out. Thanks!

Edit: Seconds later... already subscribed.

 
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 37 minutes ago (2 children)

I honestly wish you luck in resisting it. I just have no optimism left.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 59 minutes ago (4 children)

They don't care about the law. They have made that abundantly clear. On top of that, SCOTUS has given Trump free reign to break any law he feels like.

I hope you're right for your sake that America is not done. My family is emigrating because we will not be taking that risk.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago

I posted a meme last week before the election about a lot of my fellow Americans being depressingly ignorant and a bunch of people got pissed off about it.

I'm just saying...

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Come to think of it, BlackRock occasionally allows people a shade darker than peach rent their properties too.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (8 children)

And yes, Republicans will control both houses. But there is a difference between cheering on the fascist head of your party, and actually casting the vote to build the concentration camps.

You put way too much faith in their ethics.

Everyone in the House will be up for election again in two years

And it will be a sham election.

The elections will be shams from now on.

All of you trying to sell us on "Trump won't actually be that bad" are not doing a good sales job.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

I guess the Boy Scouts are "woke" now too since they dared to allow gay scouts and girls rather than fold because they were not making enough revenue.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You re litteraly criticising peaple for not voting Harris

Exactly.

Now you have one more chance to tell me what political party I am registered with and I expect evidence. Trolling is not allowed here.

The alternative is to admit you don't actually know and just assumed I was a member of the Democratic party. Then you were just being uncivil, but I will let that go.

 
 
 
 
 

I really hate Axios' format, but they're not wrong.

Elon Musk overpaid for Twitter when he bought it for $44 billion in late 2022, after unsuccessfully trying to renegotiate or renege.

Now a new conventional wisdom is emerging: Twitter is a loss leader for the rest of Elon Inc.

The argument is that Musk bought Twitter for power, not profit. And that the gamble paid off.

  • Musk used the platform to help shape public opinion during the election, artificially amplifying his political messages and giving him- influence with Donald Trump that money alone wouldn't have bought.
  • Trump's victory means that Musk has become the most powerful unelected American ever — and that could be a boon for SpaceX and Tesla, whose fortunes are heavily dependent on federal government contracts and policies.-
  • Those two companies also are much larger than Twitter/X, even at $44 billion, and more core to Musk's lifelong goals.
 

It's not new, it's just gotten much, much bigger in the last couple of days.

 
 
 

So far, the best ever image of a star other than our sun.

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