They get smaller when less people federate with that clown-shoe of an instance. The idea that the community inertia in those three communities is forcing other instances to remain federated despite wide-spread dislike and disdain for .ml users is absurd. Burn the bridge. The more it gets defederated, the bigger similar communities on less toxic instances can and will grow.
Could you imagine using that logic in any other context? "I hang out with a community of KKK members because three of their members know a lot about Linux and have a lot of Linux-involved friends." Give me a break.
Yes, I know fretful democrats have created in Trump such a fearsome boogeyman that they seem confident he's either going to upload his consciousness into a computer mainframe or assume his final lich-form and rule a totalitarian America for the next thousand years, but here in the real world that's not actually a possibility. It does make for good fear-mongering among the mopey left however.
His mental decline over the last two years is sufficient to assure that even in the incredibly unlikely case we remove presidential term limits, which requires an amendment to the constitution requiring 2/3rds majorities in both the house and senate and ratification by 3/4ths of state legislatures, he will be in no physical or mental condition to do so. I'm doubtful he'll even be able to actually complete his full term.
He doesn't have to. It's not a legal obligation, it's a "norm." Elizabeth Warren is incorrect. She may have helped write it, but she seems to not understand it. I imagine that's why her accusation is so vague. It violates no laws to refuse to sign, and that's the legal interpretation before factoring in the new presidential immunity decision. He is vested with the full power of the executive when he is sworn in whether he signs the transfer agreements or not.
They won't even try prosecuting him for his alleged treasonous behavior at this point. The idea they're going to try to make a legal case out of a paperwork violation is pure fantasy for, like, six different reasons.
There's some things to be hopeful about. Trump cannot run again, so the republican party has no choice but to be thinking about what's next. Additionally, aside from the slim majority in the house, mid-term elections are only two years away. That means the Republicans need to thread a needle here by sufficiently pacifying the MAGA diehards and Trump, but not so much that they have complete reign over the direction of the economy.
Many in the republican party have become full-on cultists. But many of them also just play-act because it's where the power is right now. And many of them aren't in the cult, but they simply ignore it because it benefits the party. If the Magats are given no leash, their policies will almost inevitably turn the electorate against them. So many of Trump's proposals are good "tough guy" vengeance talking points that speak to aggrieved white people, but the election was closer than they are pretending.
If Trump goes on a full vengeance tour and his Project 2025 crew enacts their policies, the consequences of all that rhetoric will be devastating to poor white people. I know we like to think it happened during his first term and they didn't care, but it's not true. He was a fairly ineffective president. But now that he's got people around him that want to actually act not talk, there's a huge downside risk that they'll start losing power during the mid-term elections. If that happens, the last two years for Trump will be miserable as everyone jumps ship from the senile guy in his mid-80s that can't run again and is bleeding out the republican party of support.
Political pragmatics will force the republican party to turn on him. He's simply unable to wield much influence after his last term. He will be too old and have no political future. And that will be recognized and cause some political realignment far before his presidency comes to an end.
NASA is already utterly reliant on SpaceX, SX gets bigger contracts, less regulation, and more freedom for non-US partnerships as a private contracter than they would as an official arm of the US government. They have absolutely nothing to gain by having Musk target NASA.
His mandate derives from the republican majority control of the house, senate, presidency, supreme court, governorships, and state legislatures. Popular vote is a narrow and deceptive way to understand a mandate. We're basically arguing here about whether he should feel good about being able to do what he wants. Frankly, I don't think he cares.
No rational person thinks he can't do what he wants. We're all just left debating whether he should and how he should feel about it, which is largely inconsequential and a really sad and pointless conversation to be having.
Damn. You're right. I still think the fact that he resigned from congress stated he didn't plan on being sworn in, and then when he realized he AG pick was putting extra pressure on the committee to release the report, withdrew himself from consideration speaks to that report being particularly damning. He's doing massive contortions with big impact on his career to avoid it.
It's almost as though it contains proof he's a rapist and sexual abuser or something, which is bad if your a congressman, but ironically give him excellent presidential potential.
Gaetz doing anything to stop the house ethics report from coming out. He literally just retired from national politics to try to avoid its release. Wtf is in there.
I hear you! Still, I do find focusing on a quality meal over a quantity meal is a good thing, which I think in a different way you were also saying. Different qualities, same idea, generally good result. 😊
I live in one of those areas where the 40-60 set seems to be healthier and more focused on health than most people around my age, so I don't think it needs to be age thing! You've got this!
Makes food seem pretty boring. I eat to enjoy. I'm not worried about "fuel," it seems to work pretty well for that without my having to think about it. I'm pretty active, so it's not much of a concern. But, I understand I'm fortunate that I don't struggle with food/weight.
I've got good and bad news for you: it's an edge-lord adult. I get the feeling people would feel vicarious embarrassment for him if they knew what he looks like, how he acts, and what his life is like irl. Perhaps pitying him and moving on is the best emotional response.
I've already blocked him, so, as far as I'm concerned, problem solved.
House ethics committee. They're arguing they don't investigate anyone outside of congress. They're not weighing in on the ethical actions of random people.
I mean it's a stupid argument since the investigation is about a member of the house. At no point was the investigation done on someone that wasn't a congressman during the investigation. It's just the dumbest, most republican-ass, totally unsurprising move. But, it's not like these Republicans are known for their ethics.
Has Trump nominated anyone yet that hasn't been involved in issues of sexual assault or harassment? Maybe Dr. Oz, but other than that, he's really knocking them out of the park. If the GOP starting getting critical of pedophiles, they'd lose half their caucus.
I don't gain weight, but I just can't do it. When I was in high school my parents would always order me my own large pizza, and I would eat all of it except one slice, which I would eat cold the following morning.
Now, I'll still have the appetite sometimes, and I'll order a large. If I'm lucky and very determined, I'll eat half, and then I'm so stuffed I feel sick. I suppose that's a good thing, but there is a certain sense of accomplishment found in dusting a whole pizza yourself.
I will just say that given the composition of that committee, the fact that they're not saying "no we're not releasing it, fuck off" really leads me to believe it's bad enough that even some number of those amoral shit-sniffers feel a sense of duty to release it, which is really saying something. You've even got Republicans coming out of the woodwork saying it needs to be released to protect Trump.
He's just a moron that plays video games all day, so his frame of reference is a fictional world. He seems to think being obtuse online makes him appear strong and therefore smart. He's basically a Trump voter that missed a memo along the way.
The Republicans are paradoxically incredibly strong and pitifully weak. 🤣