thepresentpast

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[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 1 minute ago

You have a lot of catching up to do. Good luck.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 9 minutes ago

Yup. If we don't de-throne establishment leaders in 2026 I'm afraid that this is the way we are going to go. And as a CA I've mostly been alright with Newsom's government, but he is absolutely not the guy for this moment in time in terms of the presidency.

Insert shameless plug for Saikat Chakrabarti, former AOC campaign manager and Chief of Staff who is running against Nancy Pelosi in the 2026 election. For those looking for a way to make a difference, supporting this guy's bid and making him famous is a good, tangible way to do it.

We need more AOCs and fewer Pelosis.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 12 minutes ago

Buttigieg has made it clear that he is not running for office and is looking forward to playing support over the next four years.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 13 minutes ago

I don't think this is even close to possible. She has removed herself from public view for a reason. On a personal level, she's done. If she had any intentions to run for any kind of office, she would have emerged by now as an opposition leader.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 14 minutes ago (1 children)

Dude, that's just not true. Did you even try to look into her policy positions?

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 15 minutes ago (1 children)

I just started and still don't understand this lemmy. I thought one of the perks was being able to interact on any server despite which one holds your account.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 18 minutes ago (1 children)

I did, when I voted for Joe Biden, as did the rest of us.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 23 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago)

That's not quite right. Russia is not conservative in the American sense of the term, although they are far right in terms of authoritarian rule. They're an oligarchy. But their 10-year psy-op against American conservatives has been incredibly successful. They are up to their eyeballs in Russian conditioning and behavioral modification.

It's actually incredibly impressive. Turns out that Russia won the Cold War, and their greatest former adversaries (American conservatives) ended up being the United States' weakest link at the end of the game. Endlessly fascinating stuff.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 25 minutes ago

You sound triggered. Take a break.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 12 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

No. The biggest mainstream players in social media are all already aligned with the current administration. Meta et al. would be the ones to be available for free, and alternatives will be paywalled.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Found it, thank you!

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 22 hours ago

It's part of the strategy -- publicly condemn people as being the type of person that is easy to hate so that there is support for the punishment.

If he started disappearing people without giving any reason, his supporters would be more likely to take note of that and question him. "Violent criminals and terrorists" on the other hand, that the people can get behind, apparently without question.

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