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Democrats: Don't seriously try to change anything. They're too conservative to want significant change. They assume that all the actual progressives will vote for them because they're less bad.
Republicans: Pretty much Hitler-worshiping Nazis.
Put change for the better on the ballot! If you do that, more people will vote!
The Democrats could have run OAC. She was born in Brooklyn and she was 35 on election day. The fact that they didn't shows how lame they are.
The Democrats just aren't good enough to fight fascism. They don't have what it takes.
The conservatives have held off challenges to their rule of the Democratic Party again and again. It's time to give up on them and start a new party. A new Progressive Party.
The US is a politically diverse, mostly conservative nation of 350 million people. The system is such that you get a choice between only two candidates with any realistic chance of winning.
OAC? Progressive candidate? New party? Not a snowball's chance in hell. Delivers you the candidate you hate the most. Fact of life.
As my wife would say, "Suck it up, buttercup."
Revolution? DOA. Consititutional convention? Intriguing possibility and very dangerous, but yeah. I like it.
That said I'll admit that every 50 years or so you might get an individual who could make it happen in the general election, viz. Bernie. As we saw there are so many obstacles to a successful run that even that rare person is unlikely to reach the finish line.
And if a candidate is progressive you do not want them on a national Democrat ticket. They will get clobbered. Run them on congressional seat tickets where they have a chance of winning and doing some real good. AOC is a great example. Stop talking about her as a national ticket possibility. The only way she would have a chance there is if she changed significantly in ways we would dislike. I hope she stays where she is and continues as she is doing.
And besides, the Democrats do in fact work for many progressive measures that are vehemently opposed by the Republicans. There actually is a huge divide between the efforts of the two major parties.
I just asked my local AI to list some of the accomplishments during the Biden administration. Here is some of what I got. Compare this to what's happening now and tell me about how the GOP and the Democrats are indistinguishable.
The administration passed major legislative initiatives, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a $1.2 trillion investment in transportation, clean water, high-speed internet, and clean energy. As of early 2025, nearly $600 billion in funding had been announced, supporting over 72,000 projects such as repairs to more than 200,000 miles of roads and 12,000 bridges, the replacement of nearly 500,000 lead pipes, and investments in rail, ports, and airports.
The CHIPS and Science Act aimed to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and U.S. leadership in science and technology, reducing reliance on foreign supply chains. Additionally, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represented the largest national investment in combating climate change, allocating hundreds of billions in tax credits for clean energy and rebates for electric vehicles, solar panels, and energy-efficient appliances. The IRA also extended Affordable Care Act subsidies through 2025, benefiting millions of enrollees.
On healthcare, the IRA lowered prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients, including a $35 monthly cap on insulin and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug spending starting in 2025. The law also enables Medicare to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs beginning in 2026.
The administration advanced labor rights, being described as the most pro-union in history. President Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line during the 2023 UAW strike. His administration protected approximately 2 million workers’ pensions through the Butch Lewis Act and expanded overtime eligibility to millions of workers. Federal contracting opportunities for small businesses reached a record $178.6 billion, with significant growth in Black, Latino, and women-owned businesses.
Other accomplishments include signing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant federal gun safety legislation in decades, which enhanced background checks and funded mental health and violence prevention programs. The law also included $10 billion for mental healthcare, the largest such investment in U.S. history. The Respect for Marriage Act was enacted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, and President Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
The administration also prioritized racial equity, diversity in judicial appointments, and student debt relief, with approximately $127 billion in loan forgiveness approved across multiple rounds. It reformed the student loan system through initiatives like the SAVE plan, making repayment more manageable for borrowers. Additionally, the Postal Service Reform Act was signed to stabilize mail delivery, and a corporate minimum tax was implemented to ensure large companies pay a fair share.
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Humans don't do unconditional love, and "I will always love you" is baseless gamble. Only God loves unconditionally, not that most of us can really know what that's like on this side of life.
It is infuriating that part of my kid's high school orientation in DC is be aware of poorly trained dipshits cosplaying urban warfare with live ammo as you make your way to school.
Cody, this is not the DC we know, love. I worked for much of my day job within one or two blocks of the #whitehouse before and after 9/11. Changes hit us hard thereafter but we have never experienced this level of open warfare against out city, her citizens and those who work and visit here. It is shameful - actually there no adequate words or phrases for it. Please stay safe and may your family and neighbors be safe. Take care of one another and your community. We will prevail - w bikes!
@waifu Not sure about that. The instance has been known to Fedilist for six months and never worked properly. Throwing the domain into a browser results in 404 and going to /about returns this interesting page.
Also the last IP it was found at is apparently a server for hosting XMPP, mail and Mumble. image.png
yeah i just said because he had 2000 follows back at neckbeard and he talks a lot about queefs, wouldn't be weird to think he would buy a domain like that
Havana, Aug 15 (ACN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his stance in favor of Cuba as he defended the More Doctors program (Mais Médicos) after Washington revoked entry visas to Brazilian officials for being involved in Cuba’s m…
This documentary shows impact of drug addiction in Afghanistan. Since Taking power in 2021, the Taliban has launched largest crackdown on drug addicted peopl...
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@DrFell we were having a Renaissance back them of gaming and film, and then evey big studio producer just grabbed the controls and aimed the plane right at the ground.
☀️🌻Annac&toujoursmoi🌻☀️1/2 @Anna_C_moi reseauinternational.net/le-pdg… Suivre Le PDG de Telegram ATTAQUE Macron en JUSTICE après son REFUS de collaborer avec ChatControl !!!
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Sando M. leitet das Büro des CDU-Abgeordneten Philipp #Amthor – und ist Mitglied der extrem rechten Burschenschaft Markomannia Aachen Greifswald. taz.de/Philipp-Amthor-beschaef…
> WA's environmental regulator approves a major hot briquetted iron project that could help boost Australia's iron ore export revenue. But is it as green as it sounds?
TONIGHT'S STREAM: cities skylines payday 2 was ass, so we'll do crime the other way, embezzling from city government like & share to be awarded a no bid contract to renovate Sink Pisser Stadium live at 10:30 CT/11:30 ET @ twitch.tv/skylarkaede
Thread By @AdrianThomas90 - 🇧🇪Voici l’assassin de Julien Lahaut.🔫 André Moyen a commandité le 18 août 1950 l’exécution du président ouvrier du Parti communiste de Belgique, avec le soutien de la haute bourgeoisie et des complices au sein de l’appareil d’État (jusqu’à son sommet).🔎Faisons le point.🧶1/25⬇️
This thread reveals how André Moyen, backed by Belgian elites, orchestrated the 1950 assassination of communist leader Julien Lahaut, a hero of workers and...
Refugees in Austria are deliberately failing German language exams to avoid going to work in order to receive state benefits – Bild en.news-front.su/2025/08/18/re…
It is noted that even highly qualified specialists, such as doctors from Syria, face the fact that their experience and education are not taken into account and they are offered only cleaning or other low-paid jobs.
"We will live through this drought of values, principles, and facts and again apply our talents to improving global health & happiness. Do not back down.
In the meantime, be clear. Kennedy’s words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus. Americans deserve better." statnews.com/2025/08/18/rfk-jr…
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Switch And Switch 2 Performance & Resolution Detailed
Here's the official comparison.Bandai Namco recently confirmed it would be bringing DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO to Nintendo platforms later this year, and it's now provided an official comparison update on its Japanese website.Here's how the new Unreal Engine 5 entry will supposedly perform on both the Switch and Switch 2. If we hear any ...
every anarchist/anti-fascist should have a copy of the ‘Tilted Guide to Being a Defendant’
“We will always wield more power by setting the terms of debate ourselves, rather than allowing our enemies to do it. We will not necessarily win any particular battle, of course, but we will be fighting in ways that have the potential to advance our struggles."
"It's so revealing how Israelis keep begging Trump to end the killing in Gaza, because they understand that the US president has the power to force Israel to stop. It seems like Israelis understand this far better than Americans do." -#CaitlinJohnstone
"Israelis Understand That Trump Can End The Nightmare In Gaza. Americans Should Know This Too."
It’s so revealing how Israelis keep begging Trump to end the killing in Gaza, because they understand that the US president has the power to force Israel to stop. It seems like Israelis under…
@heretical_i It's truly telling how, in all these quotes and videos, they only care about the Israeli hostages and not, you know, the tens of thousands of butchered civilians. It's not "stop the suffering" or "end the embargos", it is very specifically "bring them home".
The unfortunate thing is that Israel is largely united behind their hatred of Palestinians. As soon as the hostages are returned, these same people will be clamouring for the genocide to reignite. Their only problem is with the fact that neither Trump nor Netanyahu particularly care about the hostages, only the expansion of Israel to include the entirety of Palestine and beyond.
33 years ago, Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz pronounces the prophecy that Israel is carrying out today by explaining why he called Israel a “Judeo-Nazi” state.
Fuck it. I'm just going to buy a used Windows laptop to compile a Windows port of my game.
Though ideally, I would like to use something either with Windows 7, 8, or maybe even 10 (just to know that it works on older versions of Windows), but every used laptop I come across has Windows 11 on it. Though this is to be expected when Microsoft made upgrading to the next Windows free.
Starlight Re:Volver Hits Early Access August 27 at $24.99, New Trailer Debuts with IRyS Theme Song
Pahdo Labs, the indie studio made up of developers from Capcom, WayForward, and Riot Games, has announced that its debut co-op roguelite Starlight Re:Volver will officially enter Early Access on PC via Steam on August 27. The game will launch at a limited-time discounted price of $24.99. The reveal follows a strong showing ...
In an interview with Tagesspiegel, Chairman of the German Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs Armin Laschet noted that EU countries themselves refused to participate in peace negotiations on Ukraine, which is why they were absent from the Putin…
When given the opportunity, I believe the SCOTUS majority refused to cite ANY behavior by a POTUS that they would call illegal, EVEN the assassination of political rivals. Did I get that wrong?
If I am correct (above) then SCOTUS DID grant Trump something akin to royal prerogatives.
But I know almost nothing about the law and would benefit from your corrections of my misunderstandings.
i did not forget #mechamusumemonday, either! highlights are the cloth-like design of the first image, the nice accents of the gundam musume, and the detail on Toki's armory.
It seems like every time I take a step forward in life, something comes along and knocks me half a step back. I acknowledge that I'm gaining ground overall. But it's frustrating as hell that I can never fully enjoy the fruits of my wins.
Ex Israel Army Chief Admits Using Hannibal Directive Against Own SoldiersThis Hannibal directive allows the use of force – even at the risk of killing hostages – to prevent captives from falling into enemy hands ndtv.com/world-news/yoav-galla…
Previously on Debian 12 I followed a guide to install the AAC audio codec for my Air Pods yet after upgrading to Debian 13 I seem to have lost the codec as I can no longer select them in KDE sound settings leaving only A2DP/SBC and A2DP/SBC-XQ, now I’m a bit at a lost as I remember all I had to do was put a aac.so file into /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/spa-0.2/bluez5/
Israelis Understand That Trump Can End The Nightmare In Gaza. Americans Should Know This Too.
It’s so revealing how Israelis keep begging Trump to end the killing in Gaza, because they understand that the US president has the power to force Israel to stop. It seems like Israelis understand this far better than Americans do.
Previously on Debian 12 I followed a guide to install the AAC audio codec for my Air Pods yet after upgrading to Debian 13 I seem to have lost the codec as I can no longer select them in KDE sound settings leaving only A2DP/SBC and A2DP/SBC-XQ, now I’m a bit at a lost as I remember all I had to do was put a aac.so file into /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/spa-0.2/bluez5/
Anyone else lose majority of their Bluez codecs after upgrading?
Previously on Debian 12 I followed a guide to install the AAC audio codec for my Air Pods yet after upgrading to Debian 13 I seem to have lost the codec as I can no longer select them in KDE sound settings leaving only A2DP/SBC and A2DP/SBC-XQ, now I’m a bit at a lost as I remember all I had to do was put a aac.so file into /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/spa-0.2/bluez5/
Title misleading: you did not lose "the" AAC codec after upgrading. You're asking for advice regarding a custom solution that stopped working after the upgrade.
The AAC codec is unavailable in Debian 12 bookworm.
In the case of PipeWire its support (see the 1021370 request) requires the non-free libfdk-aac2 package. A request to provide free version of the package was declined due to possible licensing and patent issues (see 981285). The only workaround is to build the AAC Bluetooth plugin from sources.
I couldn’t find instructions from Bluez to install the source and I didnt want to risk breaking my current install by just guessing hence why I went with the solution posted on Reddit.
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It seems you're talking about something specific to bluetooth yet you made a very broad statement about "The AAC codec" earlier. As with your title: Be precise.
Iran FM: Rumors about the closure of embassies in Tehran are incorrect. The truth is that some have reduced their consular activities since the war, but none have ceased operations. english.alahednews.news/fastne…
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in reply to 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 🏳️⚧️🦋 • • •Democrats: Don't seriously try to change anything. They're too conservative to want significant change. They assume that all the actual progressives will vote for them because they're less bad.
Republicans: Pretty much Hitler-worshiping Nazis.
Put change for the better on the ballot! If you do that, more people will vote!
The Democrats could have run OAC. She was born in Brooklyn and she was 35 on election day. The fact that they didn't shows how lame they are.
The Democrats just aren't good enough to fight fascism. They don't have what it takes.
The conservatives have held off challenges to their rule of the Democratic Party again and again. It's time to give up on them and start a new party. A new Progressive Party.
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in reply to 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 🏳️⚧️🦋 • • •The US is a politically diverse, mostly conservative nation of 350 million people. The system is such that you get a choice between only two candidates with any realistic chance of winning.
OAC? Progressive candidate? New party? Not a snowball's chance in hell. Delivers you the candidate you hate the most. Fact of life.
As my wife would say, "Suck it up, buttercup."
Revolution? DOA. Consititutional convention? Intriguing possibility and very dangerous, but yeah. I like it.
Jarasy
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in reply to 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 🏳️⚧️🦋 • • •Jarasy
in reply to 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 🏳️⚧️🦋 • • •I'm with the woman in green here.
And if a candidate is progressive you do not want them on a national Democrat ticket. They will get clobbered. Run them on congressional seat tickets where they have a chance of winning and doing some real good. AOC is a great example. Stop talking about her as a national ticket possibility. The only way she would have a chance there is if she changed significantly in ways we would dislike. I hope she stays where she is and continues as she is doing.
And besides, the Democrats do in fact work for many progressive measures that are vehemently opposed by the Republicans. There actually is a huge divide between the efforts of the two major parties.
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in reply to 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕒 🏳️⚧️🦋 • • •I just asked my local AI to list some of the accomplishments during the Biden administration. Here is some of what I got. Compare this to what's happening now and tell me about how the GOP and the Democrats are indistinguishable.
The administration passed major legislative initiatives, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a $1.2 trillion investment in transportation, clean water, high-speed internet, and clean energy.
As of early 2025, nearly $600 billion in funding had been announced, supporting over 72,000 projects such as repairs to more than 200,000 miles of roads and 12,000 bridges, the replacement of nearly 500,000 lead pipes, and investments in rail, ports, and airports.
The CHIPS and Science Act aimed to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and U.S. leadership in science and technology, reducing reliance on foreign supply chains.
Additionally, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represented the largest national investment in combating climate change, allocating hundreds of billions in tax credits for clean energy and rebates for electric vehicles, solar panels, and energy-efficient appliances.
The IRA also extended Affordable Care Act subsidies through 2025, benefiting millions of enrollees.
On healthcare, the IRA lowered prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients, including a $35 monthly cap on insulin and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug spending starting in 2025.
The law also enables Medicare to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs beginning in 2026.
The administration advanced labor rights, being described as the most pro-union in history.
President Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line during the 2023 UAW strike.
His administration protected approximately 2 million workers’ pensions through the Butch Lewis Act and expanded overtime eligibility to millions of workers.
Federal contracting opportunities for small businesses reached a record $178.6 billion, with significant growth in Black, Latino, and women-owned businesses.
Other accomplishments include signing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant federal gun safety legislation in decades, which enhanced background checks and funded mental health and violence prevention programs.
The law also included $10 billion for mental healthcare, the largest such investment in U.S. history.
The Respect for Marriage Act was enacted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, and President Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
The administration also prioritized racial equity, diversity in judicial appointments, and student debt relief, with approximately $127 billion in loan forgiveness approved across multiple rounds.
It reformed the student loan system through initiatives like the SAVE plan, making repayment more manageable for borrowers.
Additionally, the Postal Service Reform Act was signed to stabilize mail delivery, and a corporate minimum tax was implemented to ensure large companies pay a fair share.
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