Tinidril

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 10 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Michele Obama is the only one consistently beating Trump in polls. Not that I want Obama v2, but that's where it stands currently.

Done properly, a replacement would get a big bump with the nomination, but that's not much to count on.

Jon Stewart would probably wipe the floor with Trump if anyone can figure out how to draft him.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The presidency gained expanded immunity not expanded powers. He can give the CIA illegal orders without fear of prosecution, but the CIA is not bound to follow them.

That's the key difference in how this change impacts a Biden Presidency, and how it would impact a Trump presidency. Biden has surrounded himself with people who respect the law, while Trump will surround himself with criminals, lackies, and cultists.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's hardly unthinkable. Half the party has been thinking it, now the other half is waking up.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 121 points 4 months ago (34 children)

I like the part of the election cycle when some good things are allowed to happen.

I don't even blame Biden for waiting. Americans have such short memories that getting elected means having to hold some things in reserve, and getting reelected or passing the office on are genuinely important factors. It just sucks that people had to wait.

Congrats to everyone helped by this!

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There would have to be some kind of currently unforseen breakthroughs before something like that would be even remotely possible. In all likelihood, quantum computing would stay in specialized data centers. For the problems quantum would solve, there is really no advantage to having it local anyways.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 16 points 5 months ago

I remember them saying all the same exact things in the early 2000s after a slew of widespread disasters. Security will never be a higher priority than whatever cool new thing they want to sell.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 19 points 5 months ago

Short of finding out that his plane was made by Boeing, that's a pretty good bet.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

This isn't reddit. Pineapples are the new bananas!

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 0 points 5 months ago

I got banned for spreading "disinformation" about how badly the war with Ukraine is going for Russia.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Where did I advocate for open porn in the workplace? My only point was that it's a sign of societal issues that there would be a gender based difference in how people see the issue. That's not anti-woman, it's just pointing out broader issues.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 41 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is no dropoff of EV purchases, just Teslas, and just barely. One contributor to that is that there is a wait-list. A bigger contributor is that being associated with Elon isn't as cool as it once was.

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