paf0 @ paf0 @lemmy.world

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Trump is such a threat that we'll all take the status quo and we'll like it.

Queue the 1980s TV "Facts of Life" theme song parodies.

Not usually, but it's nice to know that wall street sees Trump as bad for the economy.

Not as high up, but sometimes they worked for Biden too, on the 2020 transition team and a manufacturing program:

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2020/12/14/goldman-sachs-vets-quietly-added-to-biden-transition-491143

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goldman-banker-quits-join-biden-154522984.html

they believed they were serving the country. They believed they were serving their fellow man. That counts in my book.

Well said

I don't really mind the idea of Republicans. Their execution is the problem. If they really were focused on small government, national defense, low taxes, the second amendment and pro-life, I could understand it (though I am decidedly pro-choice). It's the disingenuous nature of it all that gets me.

I also don't really like the Democratic party. They tend to make big promises that never fully materialize.

I'd prefer they talk about problems, not the entire voting population. I'm even open to "the Democrats need to nominate a better candidate" or "MAGA is garbage" but not "Americans are X".

I would never criticize the entire voting population or say something like "I don't know why Americans allow X to happen". My criticisms are specific and targeted towards certain groups of people who are working against our interests.

They died in service to their country, most of the teachers and nurses did not. Some of those wars were even just.

I don't mind it but I draw a line at criticism of the entire electorate. Many of us know that things are broken and we'd fix it if we could.

Edit: clarity. The entire electorate

Do we know if background checks would have helped?

I suppose not. I just think that something should be done, be it more frequent background checks, or anonymous 360 reviews within the staff, or an independent board to review decisions made. We should necessarily trust everyone on the staff to have our best interests at heart, especially when they're foreign nationals. This sounds like someone that the CIA/NSA should have been checking up on and notifying the FBI of their actions.

It's only important because he is John McCain's son. Other people have spoken out and it was less news worthy.

I understand what you mean with the military overall, but I personally find the THUMBS UP to be more egregious when those buried there died in service to our country.

To their credit, they terminated her when they found evidence. However, it seems to indicate that an independent entity is needed to run thorough background checks.

His name is Jimmy. First paragraph.

I find there to be a more honest discussion here. Also, I really like that it's not run by some giant VC fueled company that is driven to make as much money as possible. It's more like a public utility where the cost is distributed among multiple instance owners. However, I am concerned about their rise in costs over time and I hope there is a plan for revenue. I'd be willing to pay.

While I'm here, I hope you all still use reddit a bit and mention Lemmy on there occasionally. I think the community can still grow.

What did you do?

Maybe it's supposed to be mildly infuriating for us?

I had an Amazfit BIP for a while that had a color e-paper display with a battery that lasted over 30 days. I think they have since gone OLED but one cool thing about it was, while they had their own app with a login, I could alternatively sync it directly with a third party app on Android that was called "Notify And Fitness". I only mention it because within this particular app the info never left the device. Perhaps there is something similar today, but I have since just given in and gone Garmin.

By that logic, anyone that is critical of Harris in any way is a Russian asset. I suppose I should just quit talking to anyone just in case it benefits them? (I will still vote for Harris regardless)