WTF humanity‽
Keep discussion civil, please. No trolling, flamebaiting, etc.
Regarding The Orange Man
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Regarding the US and The Orange Man
I sadly don´t know what the original source is (I got it from @[email protected]) and while this is clearly aimed at the american people, I´m convinced that this advice is not only helpful for us europeans handling the orange man but als useful handling our own authoritarian characters.
Alt-Text (since it´s to long): Some wise advice circulating:
- Don't use his name.
- Remember this is a regime and he's not acting alone.
- Do not argue with those who support him - it doesn't work and it makes them feel important. It makes them feel they've won something.
- Focus on his policies. Do not focus on his personality traits, his physical appearance, or his mental state.
- Keep your message positive; they want the country to be angry and fearful because this is the soil from which their darkest policies will grow.
- No more helpless/hopeless talk. The numbers
The Ballad of the Techno-Prophet: A Decade of Deception
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2011
Sports cars for the wealthy few, he built with practiced hands,
While promising the common folk would drive them 'cross the lands.
Rockets failed and workers ailed in factories unsafe, "Next year, cars will drive themselves!"
Most thought the man was great.
2013
He spoke of vacuum tubes to whisk us faster than the breeze,
An ancient notion claimed as his, investors pleased with ease.
"To Mars we'll go!" he boldly claimed, "Self-driving comes next year!"
Whistleblowers faced his wrath—still most refused to hear.
2015
Brain implants left animals in suffering and pain, Scientists fled in droves as ethics went down the drain.
Removed the lidar, cut the costs, "Self-driving comes next year!"
Stock prices manipulated, yet few expressed their fear.
2017
He claimed to found the company that predated his time,
Rewrote his history with ease, none ca
Help the homeless, go to jail: Fremont passes hard-line law criminalizing encampments
More than 200 people packed into a Fremont city council meeting Tuesday as leaders voted to make it a crime to help homeless people by providing them with food, clothing, or other assistance.
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
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So I write the following with the caveat that everything in the...
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At least some of these nonpolitical employees have begun packing up their belongings since being asked about their loyalty to President-elect Trump, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
Your New Order Has Arrived
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Jen Sorensen: Your New Order Has Arrived
President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of somehow serving a third term in office.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24656329
via Stat: A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the Trump administration will shift the agencies’ policies and day-to-day affairs. Several meetings of National Institutes of Health study ...
Hulu quizzing about the ads played
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Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand & lifesaving
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
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