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MAGA cheers on ‘king’ Trump dropping pretense of democracy

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  • Low-key, the fact that that skit is no longer funny and is nothing but straight facts is absolutely paralyzing.

    Monty Python's Flying Circus was terrifyingly, utterly lucid. That was the straightest skit they ever wrote.

    It's funny because it is, in fact, completely true.

    • MAGA cheers on ‘king’ Trump dropping pretense of democracy

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  • My ancestors beheaded kings. One of the only good things they ever fucking did, imho.

    • MAGA cheers on ‘king’ Trump dropping pretense of democracy

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  • Do you know where the entire idea of left-vs-right even came from?

    After the French Revolution, after the people stormed the Bastille and overthrew the monarchy, they were still working out the concept of a government without a king. The National Assembly was split pretty much down the middle; the people who sat with their friends and coconspirators found that muttering ideas to each other was easier when the other side of the room couldn't hear them. Like any high school lunch room, people found their own assigned spots with their friends.

    The Monarchists ended up on the right side of the room, and the Republicans ended up on the left.

    My brother in Christ, the GOP was ALWAYS about dragging us back into the dark ages. It's what Conservatives have wanted for as long as Conservativism has existed as a political orientation. France and the UK still have monarchist hangers-on in the far-right wings of their politics.

    • Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'

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    • Trump Orders Musk to Get Air Force One Finished Quickly, Even If It Isn't Fully Safe Yet

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  • Please, God, if you're listening, do something really really funny with this.

    • So, is the USA screwed?

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  • Ooh, a Russian troll! Quick, whack him with the hammer, they're worth extra bonus points!

    • So, is the USA screwed?

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  • Damn you, McCarthy! Your imaginary list of communists doomed us all!!

    • So, is the USA screwed?

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  • Dennis! There's some lovely filth down 'ere!

    • So, is the USA screwed?

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  • Do you like cancer research? How about fighting forest fires? Averting mid-air plane collisions?

    DOGE sure hates all of those.

    • So, is the USA screwed?

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  • I think we're headed for balkanization. We're seeing the breakup of the USSR all over again.

    • Also, the Canadian army or something, but they didn't make this particular list.

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    • Google said it was too hard to target ads to people

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  • DecentralEyes is deprecated, LocalCDN is actively maintained.

    • Google said it was too hard to target ads to people

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  • Exactly. Just using an adblocker is like tying on a blindfold and claiming that the minefield has no landmines.

    Digital self-defense isn't about ignoring trackers, it's about evading and disabling them.

    • Google said it was too hard to target ads to people

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  • I appreciate that you are standing for moral dignities like personal privacy. But understand, Google's entire business model IS surveillance capitalism.

    Profits aren't infinite if the resource is finite. Eventually, they would have to dig the mineshaft deeper, take more material to sell more product. This is what happens when capital is left laissez-faire, it grows more tentacles.

    • We are excited to announce pixelfed.ca, a new Pixelfed instance run by Canadians and hosted in Canada [edited, see comments]

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  • American here. Fantastic job, guys! Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Don't break this boycott, you have more power than the fascists want the world to think!

    You can do this. I believe in you!

    • Also, the Canadian army or something, but they didn't make this particular list.

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  • Never, ever get into an argument with a moose.

    Forget pumas, those fuckers are the real apex predator of The North. 😨

    • are terfs actual feminists or do most transphobic women just call themselves that?

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  • Some author openly claims to be a terf. If she calls herself a bigot, then call her a bigot. 🤷

    • are terfs actual feminists or do most transphobic women just call themselves that?

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  • 👏👏👏

    • What are the main criticisms of Linux in desktop platforms?

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  • God, the ALSA-PulseAudio Wars never fucking ended, and we've been stranded ever since. It's the Wayland/X11 windowing struggle all over again!

    "This package uses a legacy windowing system, and is insecure." You know who else is insecure? The devs!

    • What are the main criticisms of Linux in desktop platforms?

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  • On non-Ubuntu distros, for ProtonVPN, I've had better luck using their CLI interface. It works just fine, it just means learning a bit of the terminal. I like the automatic killswitch, especially since I'm a habitual pirate.

    Proton advises against using third-party repos, which I feel is sensible. But for all other options, I tend to appreciate the plug-and-play nature of .deb and .rpm packages and Flatpaks. Flatseal puts my paranoia at ease. Set and forget. :)

    Proton's a bit behind the curve, feature-wise, but I trust them more than I trust NordVPN or ExpressVPN. For one, their advertisement blocker ACTUALLY works as advertised.