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DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
what magats do on vacation?
wonder if he got advice from trump?
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He's a guest of fellow fascist Desantis in Florida, maybe even drumming up financial support from fascist billionaires in America, Elon will visit him next and express support. Expect broad republican support for this bullshit too, even more than for Russia, which is really only a faction inside the GOP.
 
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schuylaar

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
why are you tagging me in that? not that i don't care, but i don't recall expressing any special interest, either...
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I'm sorry, I thought you 'liked' the previous horror. My mistake if I saw it in error. An homage to Social Media Isn't Real Life and how it shapes our society..poor people are trying to make a go of it any way they can and in what they think is a safe space. It's not and needs some regulation before we have something called January 6th. Oh wait..!
 
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Roger A. Shrubber

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schuylaar said:
I'm sorry, I thought you 'liked' the previous horror. My mistake if I saw it in error. An homage to Social Media Isn't Real Life and how it shapes our society..poor people are trying to make a go of it any way they can and in what they think is a safe space. It's not and needs some regulation before we have something called January 6th. Oh wait..!
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sometimes i like something i don't like...because there really aren't appropriate reactions available.
you don't get many choices to react with, and like is sort of generic vague approval, sometimes not for the content, but for it being posted to begin with...
so no, i don't like stories about women having their children ripped from their bodies by freaks...but those stories need to get out there so people know.
and i didn't like the previous story, if you look, i believe i either sadded or wowed it...
 
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Rival superpowers race to boost microchip industries | DW Business

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It's becoming a major battleground for rival superpowers. The race is on to secure dominance of the world's supply of computer chips. A global shortage of semiconductors has shown how important they are to the global economy - and the US is determined to take control.
 
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schuylaar

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
sometimes i like something i don't like...because there really aren't appropriate reactions available.
you don't get many choices to react with, and like is sort of generic vague approval, sometimes not for the content, but for it being posted to begin with...
so no, i don't like stories about women having their children ripped from their bodies by freaks...but those stories need to get out there so people know.
and i didn't like the previous story, if you look, i believe i either sadded or wowed it...
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Once again I'm sorry, the reaction was a 'wow'..and I was bringing further attention to tragedy courtesy of lack of regulation.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

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Leopold Bloom123 said:
I had a lovely weekend

I was alone for a change

Very relaxing I must say & then I decided that today is a good day for travel

8 grams Preacher mushrooms
Dark room & my favorite pair of Sennheiser headphones
4k projector & a white wall & a well worn sofa

And this on a loop



Anyway, I'm Leo from Wales, not England, & I'm new and curious about the political situation in the USA and I guess I might get some insight here.

Enlighten me because I'm confused

Is it aways this fucked up?



All responses are appreciated.
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yeah, pretty much.
to actually enlighten you as to the state of American politics, that would require a couple of days just to cover the basics...
all you really need to know is that the republicans have embraced fascist authoritarianism, and have used shady means (gerrymandering, illegally manipulating the size and shape of voting districts for unfair advantage) to artificially inflate their presence and influence.
they've spent the past decade packing our judicial system with very VERY sympathetic to their causes judges, and loading their gerrymandered state legislatures with people willing to lie and cheat for them. this all led up to the worst president who has ever been trying to overthrow our government, with the assistance of at least half of the republican party.
now, while they're slowly self immolating, the republican party is thrashing about in pain, and doing as much damage to democracy as it can, while it has the chance. they're trying to obstruct the ongoing investigations by the Department of Justice and the FBI, into their own criminal acts. they're openly planning to use the house as a place to take revenge for slights, both real and imagined.
the democrats, on the other hand, are trying to stop them, are trying to see that justice gets done...but they don't seem to be trying incredibly hard...which many of us find both confusing and highly irritating.
our processes are convoluted and time consuming, and many of them don't actually make a lot of sense in a modern environment...
there, you know what you need to know...republicans = mussolini level fascism, democrats = pro democracy...but apparently not very motivated pro democracy... :(
 
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