WeUnite @ WeUnite @lemm.ee

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That's smart! Take advantage of the fact that cable keeps getting more and more expensive and urge them to cancel it. No need to sneak and block Fox News this way.

The first term wasn't fine. Some of Trump's "accomplishments" include raising the national debt significantly despite being part of a party that constantly claims they will deal with it, and poor actions which results in many deaths in the US during the pandemic. He also had secret conversations with Putin and may have transferred our secrets to Russia. Also he told the big lie and supported storming the capitol during J6.

Here's a non inclusive list of some the scandals during Trump's first term: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/antisemitism-alphabetical-guide-trump-s-worst-moments-n1245795

The only reason his first term wasn't even worse was because people stopped him. Now there are going to be less people to stop him. That's why we must stay strong and vigilant and work towards getting as many Democrats elected locally in 2025 and nationally in 2026.

I totally get what you mean. If we can educate people it would be more powerful than just blocking it. But for some people maybe it's hard to educate them. It's for sure a complex issue.

This is fascinating to me because it might be evidence that China is promoting right wing content to undermine America. I've never used WeChat before but I know the app has a "news" feature. Is WeChat linking to external domains/IP addresses? I'm curious what kind of right wing propaganda are they seeing? Who is making it? Is it in English or Chinese or a combination?

If you cannot deal with the problem by network filtering and blocking these strategies might be helpful: https://old.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/wiki/index/good_posts

Also I will mention with other social media websites I've read about people using the not interested in this content (or similar wording) button and unfollowing right wing news sources and then following people who make positive content.

Nothing wrong with doing both. I fully support using a Pi-Hole to block right wing misinformation/disinformation if the situation is appropriate.

I should also mention in reality this is just a shitpost. In real life there is more nuance to these decisions. I have read stories about people who's parents have been basically "gone" because of Fox News and other right wing disinformation sources and after blocking it they get their parents back usually within 6 months to a year. But it could also result in back lash. It all depends on the situation. I do feel strongly that Fox News should be blocked in hospitals and nursing homes (especially memory units) because it stresses out the patients and some of the content they run is directly contrary to a hospital's mission.

Governments should not be using Twitter. They should all move to Bluesky and Mastodon. If you still have a Twitter account please only use it to encourage people to migrate to other platforms. Don't use it for anything else.

equal time for opposing views

Regarding this you have to be careful to avoid false balance. Someone posted this image recently:

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/4f42cdbc-ca5e-4327-9237-3d6278e43dc3.webp

Sometimes one side is not equal to another.

Do not despair. Nothing in politics is permanent. It may be difficult but we can solve this together. Be sure to read this article to the end where it has the calls to action. Those are all good ideas. In addition I want to mention:

One thing everyone should do is vote in every election, even local elections.

Also specifically for when it mentions public funding try calling your representative and asking for this. It does matter.

In addition also work to defund right wing propaganda by calling advertisers and urge them to stop advertising on Fox and other right wing stations. Also if you have a TV subscription make sure the package doesn't include Fox News. If it's impossible to remove Fox News call the company and ask for a no Fox option. If enough people call they may one day offer it. This step is important because Fox News gets most of its money from carriage fees.

In addition boycott Twitter/X and also Meta (Facebook/Instagram/Threads) and switch to Mastodon and Bluesky. Make sure your friends do the same.

I think public funding with independent editorial control is the way to go. It's not perfect by any means but it's the best we have.

Regarding him being labeled an eccentric visionary I really hope that doesn't happen.

As far as Ford being fine today, Henry Ford hasn't run the company for a very long time. I think if Elon Musk were to leave Tesla it could be a good company. A lot of the issues with Tesla seem to be a direct result of Musk interfering with the engineers who want to do real work. So if one day Musk were to leave Tesla and they improve their quality issues I would think much better about Tesla.

Exactly! Twitter cost $44 billion but his wealth doubled from $200 billion to $400 billion after becoming President of the United States along with co-president Trump.

Yes, I just checked and confirmed Wordle is New York Times, not New York Post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle

I get what you're saying there. I should have read the article closer. Yes, you're right about that.

I read the article and it doesn't really seem that bad. What he says is this:

“Basically what the party needs is some sort of a force – whoever it is – of people who are perceived as future leaders going out and saying: this is what we want this party to stand for. I did it in the 80s and 90s. They can decide what’s appropriate for the 20s and 30s.”

He's not telling us how he wants the party changed, he's just calling for a big visible change in the party that will help us win elections again.

I'm shocked he's still doubling down on this. I wish he could just say: "I'm sorry I learned more about the AfD and its ties to neo-Nazis and I will no longer be supporting them". Of course that would require humility so I understand why he'd never do it.

It's shocking how often people blame Democrats for things which are clearly Republicans' fault. If Democrats had better margins and were elected more often working class people would have much better lives.

I'd never get on a Tesla robo Taxi. I don't want my money going to a neo-Nazi supporting CEO and de-facto president of the US.

If we get enough Democrats in 2026 we could impeach Trump and Vance.

Thank you! I updated the post description to include the archive link.

He's acting president.