Vodulas [they/them] @ Vodulas @beehaw.org

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For anyone about to read the article, it is A LOT. Like, I don't have any particular triggers and I had a hard time reading it.

The CW itself almost needs a CW, so I spoilered it here:

If you don't want to read it, the TL;DR is that Gaiman is a monster

I want to start by saying I was just trying to add some context, and did not fundamentally disagree with your original statement, and don't necessarily disagree with this one either, it is just missing some context.

Clinton with his extensive policy of deregulation is hardly blameless either and is perhaps even more responsible for the current state of the US, in large part due to laying the groundwork for the current media oligopoly

Oh for sure Clinton carries a lot of that responsibility too. Every president since Reagan does. The shift has been going ever rightward since his presidency. I was not alive for Reagan and missed a lot of Bush Sr. (Bush Jr. was the first election I could vote in), but in the US Reagan is a bit of an infamous person, so just wanted to add that context.

I think that the federal structure of the US might end up preventing this from happening

See, I think the opposite will happen. Left leaning states are going to start bumping up against Federal regulations, and the Supreme court is the arbiter of those disputes. It is going to cause mass conflict and division among the states, further solidifying the left/right divide and Trump's cult of personality.

it is that it’s still in service of the Republican party, not Trump directly. For as long as the interests of this party and Trump align, they are on “his” side

speaking of his cult, Trump has his incredibly violent and loyal followers to fall back on. Most of the right wing militias in the US follow Trump, no questions asked. They have already shown they will literally commit treason in his name, and Trump has shown that he is not afraid to use them. That alone will probably keep the right from falling too far out of line.

Ultimately I know the right is thinking beyond Trump, but the issue is they also want fascism long term.

A few things to add:

Reagan was widely considered the beging of the downturn for the US. Bush just continued this policies plus waged war. It has been downward trajectory ever since

Trump is in the position he is in because he was able to put his cronies in the Supreme Court. Normally changes come slow, but he will be able to speed thing up significantly thanks to the sweeping powers they granted him and the fact they are super loyal to him (see Project 2025). The descent into fascism will come at us fast

There is also not a single homogenous US culture. States vary widely, and the US is also kinda odd in that states also have a certain amount of political autonomy. More left states are pushing to enshrine rights, while more right states are removing them. We are going to see more people that have enough money start moving to more left states. Right leaning states are going to continue to move more and more rightwards thanks to dissenting voices leaving. I feel heart broken for the folks that can't get out of those places

This was published in the same journal that published the black plastic study that had a huge math error. Also seem to have problems with conflicts of interest and studies changing authors immediately prior to publication. Dubious at best

I'm with you there. Right now just getting some basic health stuff done that I did not have the money for last year. New glasses, dentist appointment, then working on the harder stuff. Hope you find a doc that is right for you!

For the most part I agree, but we are quickly moving to a place where voting either won't do anything or won't be a thing. For now, organizing and community support is the best thing to do, but there may come a time where we need to think about other options

Guess we better not try then...

The fact is that while there is no guarantee, you can at lest push to something better. Don't self-defeat so early

Instructions unclear, got a job working 12 hour days

Hate to shatter that ideal more, but the US has never been a bastion of democracy. The electoral college has existed since the founding, women have only been able to vote since 1920, and black folks have only fully been enfranchised since 1965. Even so, the right has been working to disenfranchise black and poor folks ever since.

Do you care if they are established myth or new stories? Unleash the Archers has two albums, Apex and Abyss, that tell an epic story over the span of them

Tell me more of this morning light. Where can one purchase it?

I think that it is a complex situation that people are trying to distill down into internet takes. It is frustrating, but understandable.

That really isn't the point. It could be 50/50 for this incident, but EVs (and as much as I hate saying something good about Tesla), even Teslas, don't have a track record of blowing up. Plus the gas and fireworks in the back say intention. Maybe earlier than intended, but carrying that much flammable cargo is a fire waiting to happen

Sure, I get that, but it still plays into the EV hate. I know they aren't the single solution, they are a part of a bigger strategy. Just hate to see bad information spread, even through jokes.

It was a bit of a rhetorical question. EV fires are way less common than gas car fires.

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/electric-car-fire-statistics.html

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/actually-evs-dont-catch-on-fire-as-frequently-as-gas-powered-cars-do/

Also, CATL makes most of Tesla's batteries, so they are subject to more QA than Tesla, though some are assembled in Nevada.

Bottom line, make fun of Tesla for the actual shitty things they do, don't perpetuate unfounded rumors

Do they? Or is that just an extension of the right wing rumor that EVs explode more often than gas cars?

Cybertrucks are super fucking shitty, but for a lot of other reasons. Shitty to no QA, panels that are not properly attached, incredibly low visibility (even for a truck), undersized drive train components, and low actual utility to name a few. Oh, and everything that Elon is

This is such good news. 3 of the 5 grocery stores within 5 miles of me would have been Kroger if this had gone through.

I have not quite finished the game, but I did go through and do as many companion quests as possible, and they felt kinda drip fed. Probably just less developed than the main quest, which is a shame.

I hated the combat in Witcher 3. The combat in Veilguard does not feel the same to me, so if it is biting the Witcher, it also improved it. I get they were probably chasing trends, but Veilguard is a solid action game. The author clearly has a bias to CRPGs, and a soft spot for Origins (as do I), but that does not make Veilguard a bad game. Just different

The Witcher games have all had terrible combat, just getting slightly better each game. The folklore and universe are really what sells the Witcher games. Though the first one was still real bad.