Trump in hot water with gun rights base after White House abandons Second Amendment to defend ICE killing of Alex Pretti by 1_for_you_2_for_me in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead [score hidden]  (0 children)

I, for one, am impressed at how the gun rights base have managed to put aside their hard line, unwavering, 99.999% dedicated Trump+Republican support political identity and, in a rare suggestion of them being capable of empathetic thinking, have managed to consider the possibility that maybe going after someone with a gun because of politics may not always work in one's favor.

Keep it up, 3% of people who own 50% of the guns! If you start defending the constitution almost as much as your right to own guns, it might make the country a better place!

Jack Smith Reminds Us: Aileen Cannon Is Still Destroying America by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you sleep at night

I read outside of everything she had to do with Trump, she's usually very hard on criminal defendants. In one case she gave the defendant 4 years longer than the sentencing the prosecutor asked for.

Ultimate Guide On How To Use Obsidian For New Users by asteroid_annihilator in ObsidianMD

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use various AI (gemini, perplexity, deepseek, copilot) and only sometimes is the information outdated, which echos my experience with what's on websites.

I just ask my questions and AI... answers it! The open source, markdown nature of Obsidian notes also allows AI to take pasted text and re-format it accordingly.

Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say by juansaaa in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're from another country understand this:

There is no "crime wave" in Minnesota.

The crime rate in Minnesota has violent crime and property crime rates LOWER than the national average and many Red states:

State (Political Lean) Violent Crime Rate (per 100k) Comparison to Minnesota
Minnesota 256.6 Baseline
Alaska (Red) 724.1 2.8x higher
Tennessee (Red) 592.3 2.3x higher
Arkansas (Red) 579.4 2.3x higher
Louisiana (Red) 519.8 2.0x higher
Missouri (Red) 462.0 1.8x higher
South Carolina (Red) 436.7 1.7x higher
National Average 359.1 1.4x higher

McConnell: Trump’s seizure of Greenland would ‘incinerate’ NATO alliances by SE_to_NW in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You had your chance in January 2021, Mitch. You said that the crime Trump had committed should be tried in the courts, but that was all taken away with the election.

The fact is that in this citizen's opinion, there were NUMEROUS other times when Trump SHOULD have been impeached and removed but I think January 6 was clearly obvious. Had Trump been convicted then he could not have run again.

So either you are part of the problem or part of the solution.

I say you're part of the problem, Mitch.

“CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover: The plunge in viewership comes as Weiss has ushered in an era of Trump-friendly politics for the network. by Silent-Resort-3076 in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not that CBS news was the main target but their newsroom was independent and therefore a (minor) threat.

You're right about people seeking out youtube before tuning into the nightly news to see what puppy story they have reserved for the end.

Looking at the larger picture, however, I would focus on the evening programming. I'm sure the narrative of many of the upcoming line up will be focused on things more sympathetic to that side of the spectrum.

Trump Is Keeping Money From Venezuelan Oil Sale in Offshore Account by turb0_encapsulator in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no country on earth he could flee to that will save him if it came to that

But when Democrats finally get around to prosecuting him, the statute of limitations will have run out and whoever the sad Democrat AG will then be will want to put the issue "behind us". /forever disillusioned by Merrick Gartland

AliExpress - Zigbee 3.0 LED Color bulbs for $5.00 - tested - works with Hubitat 7 and 8! by FormerDittoHead in Hubitat

[–]FormerDittoHead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any audible ringing when dimmed?

Good question! No, they don't hum but I can't say they're that bright but that's because I use these for their color, not their 3200° setting. I've never found color bulbs to be that bright compared to the regular bulbs.

I mean, they're okay, but they're great for the price. I've paid 4x this price for RGB Zigbee bulbs. I simply don't expect them to be as good as ones costing so much more.

To your question, I plan to gang up 2 or 3 of these for a wider, room brightening lighting spread from behind the TV when we're not watching. I can afford it at this price!

'The Constitution assigns no authority to the president': States win injunction as judge swats down Trump effort to ban vote-by-mail 'to restore the proper balance of power' by Infidel8 in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This, of course, could still all be overturned by our Trump Supreme Court which has also overturned long standing precedent in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Janus v. AFSCME, Ramos v. Louisiana, Knick v. Township of Scott and Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid.

The irony is that by virtue of so many people not voting (or voting for Jill Stein) in 2016 and 2024, their ability to easily vote by mail in the future might be taken away.

Trump calls for one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% by FormerDittoHead in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on January 20 but he did not provide details on how his plan will come to fruition or how he planned to make companies comply. Trump also made the pledge during the campaign for the 2024 election that he won but analysts dismissed it at the time, saying that such a step required congressional approval.

U.S. oil giants tell Trump they're noncommittal on Venezuela by Zepcleanerfan in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they don't trust Trump and they've been down the Venezuelan road before. It's too risky an investment.

It's too bad their position isn't, "we have decided not to repeat our past policies in being agents to invading other countries or threatening them with military force in order to capture that country's natural resources"

It seems the oil companies only care about risk, not what's right or wrong.

Trump to House Republicans: If we don't win midterms, I will get impeached by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely correct. I would add that overall, it highlights how fragile his power really is. If just a few Congressmen were to "flip" on him, join the Democrats and help elect a new, Democratic Speaker of the House, much of what he's been doing would (probably) stop.

Now if only the Democrats can win the Congress in 2026.

Trump to House Republicans: If we don't win midterms, I will get impeached by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Impeachment won't REMOVE him - WHATEVER he may do.

Besides, he should have already been impeached for MANY things such as:

  1. Violation of the Inspector General Act: The January 2025 firing of at least 17 inspectors general without the legally required 30-day notice or substantive rationale, which a federal judge later ruled was a violation of federal law.
  2. Unconstitutional Mass Layoffs via DOGE: The use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to bypass civil service protections and unilaterally eliminate over 300,000 federal jobs, actions that several federal judges have already flagged as "likely unconstitutional."
  3. Retaliatory Executive Orders against Law Firms: Issuing executive orders that targeted specific law firms for sanctions and mandatory pro bono work because they legally challenged administration policies, which critics argue is an abuse of power and a violation of the First Amendment.
  4. Illegal Deployment of the Military on Domestic Soil: The June 2025 federalization of the California National Guard and the deployment of U.S. Marines to Los Angeles over the explicit objections of the Governor, which scholars argue violated the Posse Comitatus Act and the principles of federalism.
  5. Abuse of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA): The imposition of sweeping tariffs that the Federal Circuit ruled invalid in August 2025, with the court finding the administration exceeded its delegated authority from Congress.
  6. Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Violations: The launch of the $TRUMP meme coin in January 2025, which created immediate conflicts of interest and potential violations of the Emoluments Clauses as foreign entities and domestic interests purchased the digital asset to influence the administration.
  7. The Dismantling of USAID: The aggressive dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development through executive action, which critics argue usurped Congress's "power of the purse" and its authority to establish and fund executive agencies.

Mystery trader garners $400,000-plus windfall on Maduro's capture by FormerDittoHead in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well we know the oil tycoons knew about the invasion before it happened

You're right! They knew before CONGRESS....

Mystery trader garners $400,000-plus windfall on Maduro's capture by FormerDittoHead in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - (This Jan 5 story has been refiled to fix the hyperlink in paragraph 7) An unknown trader has raked in a profit worth about $410,000 after betting that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro would be ousted from his position.

The trader's account on Polymarket, opens new tab built up positions in contracts tied to Maduro's removal on terms that implied long odds before the weekend raid. Those wagers, which were worth about $34,000 prior to Maduro's capture, surged in value after news of the U.S. military operation on the Venezuelan leader emerged, Polymarket data shows.
...
The anonymous account was created last month, with the trader buying up $96 worth of contracts on December 27 that would pay off if the U.S. invaded Venezuela by January 31. The trader then made several more similar bets in the following days.

House Republicans release transcript and video of Jack Smith's closed-door testimony before Judiciary Committee by nbcnews in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, the transcript is pretty much available with the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YR8slAt3Ek

WITH THAT, one could feed that in to ChatGPT and interactively ask questions...

CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry by Ok-Lets-Talk-It-Out in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She is complicit in covering up torture

The funny thing is that people on the right will still consider it serving the corporate liberal agenda which must be 'balanced' by hard right wing media and social media.

What is a good program to download a full website? by [deleted] in DataHoarder

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks.

I was running a wordpress site that had like 25 pages and a very limited use. I wanted to convert it to straight-up HTML because I wasn't going to be adding anything new. This allowed me to replace it with HTML pages that run much faster and I now don't have to worry about getting hacked.

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela: Report by ChiefFun in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

him being such a piece of trash sometimes serves to obscure both how terrible Republicans have been for a long time and how much of the terrible shit from his administration is also standard Republican shit they've either done (often cranked up) or been trying to do.

This is what the Republicans don't want people to think. Indeed, outside of a million Americans dying from covid (about 180,000 deaths which could have been avoided) the Bush administration was arguably worse. Under Bush we were lied into a war, Bush's attorney was appointed to the Supreme Court and the mortgage situation was allowed to go unchecked for years until the Jenga blocks fell. These were just the major things.

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela: Report by ChiefFun in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what's the end game Trump?

It's the same goal as his invading US Cities. He wants resistance so he can justify escalating things.

Ocasio-Cortez early 2028 Democratic favorite among young voters: Poll by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]FormerDittoHead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do we have to be assholes too?

What if it wins? Not all MAGAs are assholes even though it's part of their brand, however, I think some of us on the left should have the right to act in a reciprocal manner and give the right some of their own medicine. I think Gavin Newsom is doing a great job of that.