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  • It was so over hyped from the beginning though. The broligarchs insisted as long as we fed it all of our data, and threw unlimited money at it, there was no way it wouldn’t be a success. That’s literally all America has been doing for nearly a year. They’ve forced it into every government department possible, even places where it clearly didn’t belong. They’ve thrown billions at it, they allowed fucking 19 year old DOGE fuckwads to access hoards of sensitive data on every U.S. citizen, and stole every cent they could get their hands on. After all of that, how much has AI in the U.S. actually improved since January 19th, 2025?






  • They didn’t have a problem with Richard Spencer or Nazi salutes in 2016.

    They didn’t have a problem with the Unite the Right rally and men with tiki torches chanting “Jews will not replace us” in 2017.

    They didn’t have a problem with Elon Musk doing 2 Nazi salutes on stage at Trump’s inauguration in 2025.

    JD Vance literally just defended 40 yead old men making jokes about gas chambers just a few weeks ago.

    We were told over and over we were just making a big deal out of nothing all those other times. I don’t really understanding why those things were no big deal, but this is somehow the red line?





  • More specifically they’re protecting co-conspirators. There are tons of potential co-conspirators, and at least one co-conspirator who somehow keeps managing to avoid pretty much any accountability. The press always seems to drop any news about him very quickly when it’s brought up. There are bank records that tie him to Epstein, but they have to be subpoenaed. For some reason the GOP keep refusing to vote to subpoena them.

    He helped Trump get elected and has received several large government contracts over the last year in the U.S. and abroad for one of his companies (rhymes with talon-beer). This company also has ties to the CIA thanks to shady government contracts he received years ago (which is probably why it’s so easy to get the press to drop any stories covering him).

    It almost seems more likely Trump will go down for his part in the Epstein scandal before this guy.




  • This has got to be my favorite:

    "Bread lines about to be a real thing in New York. Congrats,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R, S.C.) posted.

    … Bitch what reality are you living in? Are you suggesting Trump cut SNAP funding weeks ago because he knew Mamdani was going to win the whole time?

    “Death panels about to be a real thing in New York (and the entire U.S.) Congrats.”

    “People dying in the streets about to be a real thing in New York (and the entire U.S.) Congrats.”

    “No public education about to be a real thing in New York (and the entire U.S.) Congrats.”

    “Thanks a lot, Mamdani!”



  • I don’t think it’s religion so much as the combination of religion with a national identity.

    It’s odd to see so many conservatives become rabid defenders of Israel since October 7th, considering there is also a pretty blatant history of antisemitism within the conservative movement in the U.S., especially the Catholic far right.

    I’ve never really understood how people can just ignore all the antisemitism present during Trump’s first term. Refusing to denounce neo Nazis or a rally of young men with torches literally chanting “Jews will not replace us,” then accusing anyone that even questions what Israel has done in Gaza of being antisemitic, (seriously wtf?). But, it just kind of hit me that this has very likely been a strategic choice by the new right, along with the sudden embrace of “Christianity” by much of silicon valley.

    They see what Israel has accomplished by tying religious identity to patriotism and nationality. It creates a practically impenetrable shield for any accountability. Now the right is trying to re-write the history of the U.S. as a “Christian” nation, not because they give a fuck about religion, but because they want that same shield.

    We’re all supposed to believe that everything they create in their man made agenda is somehow carrying out the will of God. Therefore, anyone questioning the men “carrying out the will of God,” are also questioning God. Questioning the U.S. under their leadership means you’re attacking the U.S., questioning God’s will (since we’re now supposed to believe it’s always been a “Christian” nation), and also somehow attacking the entire religion.

    They don’t give a fuck about Christ. They don’t give a fuck about Israel. They just want to insulate themselves against the rest of the world in the same model of circular logic. If they succeed, Christian Nationalism for the U.S. accomplishes what Zionism has accomplished for Israel.






  • An MLK50 analysis of one day’s worth of arrest records obtained by the news organization found that nearly three quarters of the 51 people arrested Oct. 13 were not charged with a violent crime.

    The task force said it has made 1,744 arrests as of Oct. 29, though it did not specify how many of those were related to violent crime.

    Locking people up in the U.S. for whatever they can make stick, and promising immunity to their secret police. Murdering civilians in international waters for absolutely no reason, which is confirmed by them releasing any survivors instead of detaining them. Destroying the economy, cutting food benefits and healthcare for Americans while building a fucking ballroom, and making 10 of the richest men in the U.S. $7 billion richer in less than 1 year.

    When you put it all together, it almost looks like somebody that really hates America is pulling the strings and trying to destroy our country. But everyone in the White House is such a patriot. Weird.
















  • given the circumstances, getting that testimony is plainly lawmakers’ responsibility to the country—at an absolute minimum.

    Republicans seem to be helping the Trump administration avoid taking responsibility for their crimes? How out of character.

    Republicans should be pressed to seek this, and if they refuse, they should be mercilessly hounded until they agree to do their jobs. The country may be going to war. They can’t be allowed to get away with anything less.

    I am so sick of these fucking passive aggressive bitches. Holding secret briefings that only Republicans can attend? Wtf is reality? It’s like we’re being dragged into fucking WWIII by that fugly skank Regina George.