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While I don't entirely disagree (largely out of no desire to really think about or predict the future..), I would at least add the consideration that the mechanisms and ideologies that put Trump in this position were all in place long before Trump was a factor. What the cult stands to lose the most of is media attention, and in effect, mass reach. But, as a whole, the cult leadership is still full to the brim with people in and adjacent to power enough to continue pushing their agenda, step by step. This doesn't end with Trump. It just goes back to being quieter/slower. More erosions while they wait and set up for the next big destruction. But, I mean, optimistically, if Fox News can be dismantled in the near future when the owner dies, maybe some of that effort can lose its effect.. Idk. I just sorta think Trump is still largely just a symptom of a country that has been fed and fueled on division, and that's not going to just stop and go away when the mouthpiece dies. But also a disclaimer that I know a lot fuckin less about a lot of this than most of you. And am also often a pessimist. And sometimes dumb as fuck. And sometimes doomer. So

If we're stuck with suffering this bullshit, I'd be on board with some more malicious compliance. Erectile dysfunction meds banned. Hair loss treatments banned. If shit is word-for-word promoted to "make you feel more like a man," that's literally gender affirming care.

Followed up by some weird in the weird way. Seriously.. this one hurt my brain. This was a "that's enough internet" moment. I thought it was, like, a weeb parody band or something?? But, near as I can tell, they maybe actually are in Japan.. and judging by comments, clearly have a Japanese audience.. but listening to them utterly failing, and I mean not even trying to sound remotely Japanese is a mind break.

Weird in the best way, something so unique.

The pessimist in me thinks the country's kinda fucked until further notice, until/unless we can actually rewrite, or at a minimum amend, the constitution to enshrine protections etc etc... which feels like a not great situation to be in when clearly half the people in power would take that opportunity to further strip protections etc. It's like we need pulled kicking and screaming into the modern era. Like.. I'm sorta at least hopeful that the march of progress is inevitable, one small step at a time, no matter how much gets thrown in the way.. I just don't feel entirely confident in our capacity to remove those obstacles as long as half the damn country is convinced we don't need to change ever, and in fact we need to stop changing and also undo any changes we've made.

Seems optimistic, given the known factor of government (especially military) wildly overpaying for supplies, as well as dealing with Musk, who's sure to squeeze as much out of any potential deal as he can to make himself look better.

Sadly, yes. Anything to make it the taxpayer's problem.

Realistically, this feels kinda unlikely. Sure, the walkout sounds like a "good trouble" moment, and sure it's effective short-term. But. Four months? Even setting aside the logistical likelihood.. idk, just, actions like this always end up feeling performative on the dem side. Make a show of it, raise some funds, and then pack it in when the news cycle moves on and inevitably fold while sighing "well, at least we tried (but not very hard)." Also prolly non-zero odds they end up disappeared sooner or later.

You guys had it in your basic package?? Last few areas I've been to, it's been in a premium package for a long while now. Big contributing factor for me just cutting loose.

This is.. definitely one of those moments where I always assumed he had died decades ago...

This is undeniably praiseworthy. I'm watching along/ahead off of Toonami now that it's been picked up here. While I get the draw (lol, pun), initial impressions were a bad feeling that this is another one that starts off with an eye-catching premise, but the story, whatever it is, will lack a clear end goal. Feel like I'm getting burnt out on these shows that start out with potential, but end up taking too long to tell their story and it all just fizzles out.

Two days ago, and we're over here wasting oxygen talking about Hulk Hogan.

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Nah, I don't think anyone actually believes there aren't any dems listed. But they're probably more likely to be people nobody cares about, possibly already out of politics, and generally people we'd all be fine completely disowning. They're scared because they have too many sitting members at risk.