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  • Saturday night, far-right influencer Laura Loomer told her followers that the media was trying to “gaslight” Americans into believing that the “shooter in Minnesota is a Trump supporter.”

    stating facts is not gaslighting. The irony of stealing words from the left to justify your own ghoulish politics.

    Podcast host Alec Lace questioned if Hortman was “fearful” that “her base would become unhinged,” after she sided with Republicans as the lone Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party member to repeal state health care for undocumented immigrants. The tune had still not changed by Sunday, when Fox News contributor Paul Mauro described Boelter’s political background as “murky” while advancing the conspiracy that Hortman had been assassinated for her vote.

    Literally fabricating lies out of thin air, just pure bullshit with no basis in reality. People have died because of the dangerous, violent rhetoric on the Right, and this bullshit-peddling is evidence that they have no intention of toning down that rhetoric. They are glad Melissa Hortman was killed. They are hoping their base will act up and kill more political rivals. Anyone siding with Republicans at this point is a monster, full stop.

  • the goal of these particular protests is high accessibility for maximum attendance. In that light, I think once a month is a smart timing. These protests attract a lot of elderly attendees that are mad at this admin but have never attended a protest before, people who would not attend something like the current LA ICE protests. Some of those people don't necessarily have the energy or motivation to attend every weekend - once a month keeps the pressure up but also maximizes attendance. If you want to attend or start any smaller, more disruptive protests that are happening every weekend (i guarantee they are out there in your area), then go right ahead.

    EDIT: Just to add, because my tone in that last sentence sounded a bit dismissive - if you did attend smaller, more disruptive protests every weekend, I would be applauding you. I agree we need more frequent action, but there are many different "lanes" of activism. There are other lanes where smaller groups are doing bigger things, at greater risk to their personal safety. Anyone occupying any lane to protest this administration is my ally.

  • Controlling women's bodies is how they control women. The best way to fight it is to remind all the people in our lives that all body shapes are beautiful, and weight is not an accurate indicator of health. Spread the word, and the skinnytok message loses its power.

  • is the game an mmo? or is it more like a survival craft game like Rust? I guess i'm just realizing that this is coming from the Conan: Exiles dev. That game had a decent loop but it was janky as all hell. How "unfinished" does this game feel?

  • this is fucking me up. that is MY Speaker of the House. I've been getting her legislative update emails for years. I have never voted for her specifically on a ballot, but i've been voting for her team for over a decade now. She guided MN to passing all those amazing measures during the 2021-2022 session, stuff like universal free school lunches, state-mandated sick-and-safe work leave, and legalized cannabis. The kinda shit that gives me hope in local and state politics as an antidote for our national sickness. The DFL's recent work was undoubtedly a group effort, and our state has many great leaders (like Tim Walz) that were necessary to see it through. But Hortman has been such a force, and I wonder if the DFL would have been nearly as productive in those two years without her at the wheel. I barely knew who she was as a person, but I am grieving this loss today.

  • Regretfully this is my local news so sticking my head in the sand probably won't help.

  • The suspect left behind a fake police vehicle when he fled on foot.

  • good to know. thanks Chris! I'll explore alternatives on Android. As Pete pointed out, Sync might not be the best Lemmy Android app anymore, so I am overdue for an upgrade.

  • PM'd! this is a good crew, i'm sure we can pull together enough mutual aid for an emergency rideshare.

    And if not...just steal a cop car, put it to good use actually serving the public good

  • Time to primary the PISS out of these feckless cowards

  • I actually know her from her guest chair on Remap Radio, but man is PPB a good podcast.

  • MSNBC reminds us of Biden's State of the Union when Bobert and Marjorie Taylor Greene started acting up and yelling and no one threw them out.

    Great pull from MSNBC, excellent point of comparison.

  • Welcome to Trump's America, where critical press are not allowed at press conferences, and sitting US Senators are shoved out for asking questions.

  • you been listening to PewPewBang? the most original gaming podcast i've heard in years!

  • this is really wild. we live in an era where a cyberattack can break the food supply chain. I hate how dependent I am on grocery stores, but also i don't really like or have time for any of the alternative solutions.

  • Review from "TheGamer" has been omitted because of their association with Valnet, the scummy owners of OpenCritic

  • for stuff like this, I like to look at the "net" favorability, because these polls ask separate questions about "approval" and "disapproval" to leave room for people in the middle that don't feel strongly one way or the other. Here, the net favorability is -16%, which is still better than the worst day for most recent presidents. Biden, Carter, and Nixon all left office with worse net favorability. That said, being in the red is a bad sign for any president, but I also wouldn't describe these numbers as "shocking".

  • I love Janet! This piece was so so good, glad we got her thoughts on this. I've been thinking about this intersection all week, can't think of a better person to write about it.

  • Yeah it's a bizarre choice. I'd bet the actual developers of the game were not the same people that made the choice to charge money for the game.

  • i recently discovered that OpenCritic has been acquired by Valnet, who also owns some of the trashier websites listed on OpenCritic, so I would really love to move back over to Metacritic since they seem to do a better job of filtering out low-quality critics. If anyone knows a way to create review threads like this using Metacritic, please let me know!

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    boss makes Robux while I make a Rodime...

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    These Ho-tatoes...

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    happy danksgiving

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    nobody wants to work anymore!? 🤔

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    Hands-On: Avowed feels like Obsidian’s take on Elder Scrolls and we can’t wait to play more

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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

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    hey guys sorry i'm late

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    PS5 Pro owners complain that some Pro-enhanced games look worse

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    when we can finally mod Bloodborne

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    wait...what?

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    they never allowed him back

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    me at work

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    at this point it just feels vindictive

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    good samaritan

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    Tesla's Box

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    solar eclipse

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    all better

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    loose meat

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    A gentle reminder to not blame your allies today. The only person you should blame for Harris's loss is Kamala Harris (and maybe Joe Biden).

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    Exit polls 2024: Fears for American democracy, economic discontent drive voters