Random stuff

Four years ago we were in a state of panic because of Trump's mishandling of Covid. Americans were hoarding toilet paper. The economy was collapsing. Hospitals were running out of ventilators and PPE.

Yes, we are unequivocally better off than we were four years ago. https://t.co/S0lZQGMbr3

Via Timothy Snyder: 1/…

The thing Trump did in Dayton – celebrating his fascist movement's dubious "martyrs"–is exactly what Goebbels & Hitler did bw Nazis' failed coup & their seizure of power. Their song was called the Horst Wessel Song.

Nazis were obsessive abt being the victims. Once in power they put up monuments to their "martyrs." They sang their Horst Wessel Song as they conquered countries & killed millions to say that they, Nazis, were real victims and therefore always innocent.

So-called verified accounts on the platform formerly known as Twitter spreading fake news that UK’s King Charles has died. Russian media has also disseminated it. British embassies in Eastern Europe attempting to knock down the disinformation campaign.

i'm dead 💀

From 1989 to 2019, the richest 1% of families increased their share of total national wealth from 27% to 34%.

At the same time, families in the bottom 50% saw their share drop from 4% to 2%.

When I say trickle-down economics is a hoax, this is what I mean.

“The source of power in the country is the Russian people,” says President Putin in his victory speech following an election in which no viable candidate was allowed to oppose him.

I kinda super dislike my posts about politics and mostly Trump since it's often negative and I'm not about that but..

..it feels the threat is so incredibly high, I must do whatever I can to get as many of us to the "non destroying side" of history

Somehow the upcoming US election feels very definitive, even for a not-American. There is so much at stake on a global level

Trump pledged revenge and retribution should he regain office. He says he will be a dictator on “day one.” He claims presidents should have "complete and total" immunity. He calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out.”

He is a fascist. Use the word. https://t.co/JIUfFQm8kU

A “bloodbath” if he loses. A vow to be a dictator “on day one.” A 900-page plan to end our democracy as we know it. This is what we’re up against and it’s scary — but we know our movement is ready to do the work to defeat Trump again. Join the organizing to win in November and end MAGA: https://act.indivisible.org/survey/majority_over_maga_signup?source=mastodon&medium=directpost

I have the cleanest website on Earth, yet Google sends traffic to sites like this one. I come to the conclusion that Google rewards sites running Google Ads. It makes sense because it makes Google more money. User experience can go to /dev/null 🙂 and good luck reading any of this. LOL.

As we do our silly Chicago tradition of dyeing the river a violent shade of green, I think it's a good time to remind people that our ancestors reversed the flow of the river to provide safe drinking water from Lake Michigan and earlier, in the 1860's, lifted the entire city to improve drainage and public health.

Remember that any time someone says heat pumps and renewable energy are hard.

In the time you spend watching this video, Jeff Bezos will earn more than what the majority of full-time American workers earn in a year.

Say it with me: Tax the rich. https://t.co/kIGD98qSPP

Four years ago, Trump continued his dereliction of duty in the face of national crisis, telling governors they were on their own in the fight against Covid. “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment – try getting it yourselves,” he told them.

Yet Trump wasn’t the target for possible gag orders and McAffee’s zingers, #FaniWillis was.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Judge Scott McAfee had written his order on Willis and Wade early last week, according to NBC News, but because he had been receiving threats, he waited to make it public in order to allow for proper security to be in place for him and his family.

😂

Via Hemant Mehta:

And just like that, Lara Trump has become the second most embarrassing #RNC leader.

RNC Chair Whatley: At the end of the day, this comes down to a very simple contrast between President #Trump and President #Biden. Were you better off four years ago than you are today? The answer for this entire country is no

This video blew my mind. The official Microsoft YouTube channel unironically recommends that you make ChatGPT write all your job applications because "personalized emails are important to stand out", but "now you can do them at 10x speed".

Surely they realize that literally the only thing that makes "personalized messages" valuable is that you know someone took the time to write them and that if everyone makes AI do theirs we are just back to square one, no?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ix4sKkQ6s

Via Politico:

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is courting Donald #Trump and preparing to tilt European policy her way. #Italy

Pigs do fly. 1/...

#BREAKING #WompWomp

Via Katie Phang:

JUST IN: Judge #Cannon DENYING #Trump's Motion to Dismiss Counts 1-32 based on unconstitutional vagueness. #legal #TrumpIndictment

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.402.0.pdf

A man in the United States, who had been experiencing frequent migraines, was startled to discover tapeworm eggs in his brain, a condition likely stem

Instead of announcing he'll resign for the good of the Senate and his party, Sen. Bob Menendez announces he's going to run for re-election as an independent.

Stay classy, Bob.

Johnson signals shift on #Ukraine to GOP senators

“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republican senators Wednesday to expect the House to send them legislation to help Ukraine, but cautioned that what comes out of the House will look substantially different than the $95 billion foreign aid package the Senate passed last month.”

https://apple.news/A2JMKbTqIRjeiQdWzosfjxQ

So many people on here are like “it’s better if #TikTok is owned by an American company and not China” but @GottaLaff@mastodon.social knows what’s up, the idea is to put it in the hands of some right-winger who will do what they accuse China of doing or who will do to it what Elon Musk did to Twitter. https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112094226896024088

“An American company that paid the now indicted FBI informant Alexander #Smirnov in 2020 is connected to a UK company owned by #Trump business associates in Dubai, according to business filings and court documents.

Smirnov is now accused of lying to the FBI about Hunter Biden & Pres Biden”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/14/company-paying-fbi-informant-trump-connections?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Please read my thread, which says this, but I'm still getting responses that sound worried.

Via Norm Eisen:

Some are wrongly reporting that Trump’s call to Ratffensperger was thrown out. No! It remains as part of the Rico conspiracy—namely Act 112.

Don Lemon, who was fired from CNN, interviewed Elon Musk for his new online show and asked him about his use of ketamine. The program host says the owner of the platform formerly known as Twitter has now terminated their partnership.