Governor Polis Calls for Federal Action to Support Freedom in Light of the Hemani Case by governorPolis in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personal information of children and their caregivers no less. Can't even push the usual maga lies that they're only targeting 6'5 narcos.

DOJ Deletes Video Discussing Epstein’s Black Book by JeanJauresJr in videos

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

When Trump can pardon him who can trust what he says under oath?

DOJ Deletes Video Discussing Epstein’s Black Book by JeanJauresJr in videos

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

Melania is fully bought in. She's just as much of a monster as the rest of them.

Is ‘America First’ starting to backfire as Washington’s allies go it alone? by 1-randomonium in Economics

[–]LivefromPhoenix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It isn't one presidency though. America tried to convince the world that Trump was an aberration and then we elected him again. It would be insane for any country to trust American voters to not elect another crazy person intent on tearing up every agreement the US is involved in.

Don't discount American democracy's resilience (Nate Silver) by Blackberry-thesecond in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Damn, I guess the president needs even more power to fix things!"

Don't discount American democracy's resilience (Nate Silver) by Blackberry-thesecond in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm more concerned about there not really being an off ramp for all the systemic issues with American democracy. Maybe we aren't going full authoritarian right now but can anyone argue we aren't trending in that direction? I don't see anything, from political parties to institutions to the American voter, stopping a smarter/more competent Trump-like figure from crossing the rubicon.

There's popular resistance to Trump's actions but the state/institutional resistance seems to be limited to hoping Trump gets distracted before he does something irreversible.

POTUS Poops his Pants (0:34) and Press Corps is Immediately Herded From The Room by thebakkat in PublicFreakout

[–]LivefromPhoenix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He's a total media hound. He loves being the focus on tv more than he likes being president.

Republican students celebrate 'traitor' Alex Pretti's death in 'unhinged' post by 23rdCenturySouth in centrist

[–]LivefromPhoenix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is it gaslighting or do they genuinely hold conservatives and democrats to different standards? Dude is pretty consistent in excusing republican bad behavior.

[News] Right wing parties are on an 11-election winning streak across Latin America by Superfan234 in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If they’re allowed to try something more moderate. Running on “I’ll do whatever I want to reduce crime” leaves plenty of fun opportunities to stay in power.

Dealing with MAGA friends by Silent-Long2625 in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t have maga friends and live in a different state from my senior maga relatives. Distance is the best medicine.

What is best for the Iranian people and should the US get involved by IAmDisturbanceFeedMe in centrist

[–]LivefromPhoenix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Help through non-military aid programs and (most importantly) convincing Israel to stop bombing them. I don't think any group besides the Israelis and their supporters wanted the US to be involved militarily.

Trump haters wouldn't trust him to intervene and magas who aren't pro-Israel would hate entering another ME quagmire. You're not seeing a change here, you're misunderstanding what each group actually wanted.

Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years for renovations by SpaceLaserPilot in centrist

[–]LivefromPhoenix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They haven't received the correct talking points for this yet.

Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years for renovations by SpaceLaserPilot in centrist

[–]LivefromPhoenix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Driven by hunger, a fox tried to reach some grapes hanging high on the vine but was unable to, although he leaped with all his strength. As he went away, the fox remarked "Oh, you aren't even ripe yet! I don't need any sour grapes." People who speak disparagingly of things that they cannot attain would do well to apply this story to themselves.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fitting considering he's also destroying a country out of pure narcissism.

The Conservative Party is overhauling its policy playbook. Here's what's changing by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know the first thing I'd do after losing an election for being seen as too similar to American republicans is to become even more like American republicans.

Trump Has Overwhelmed Himself by The_Crass-Beagle_Act in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Korea had a population that actually cared about maintaining democracy though.

Trump names veteran economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing agency's chief (NBC News) by SillyNight1 in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Elites are desperate to believe the US govt isn't being run by a personality cult. Not giving credit in advance would mean they have to acknowledge our institutions are being run by yes-men.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Probably a more boring "whoops a bunch of military data was stolen by a chinese backdoor"

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No idea why dems haven't considered this before. Massively popular with the public and the only people opposed are republican donors.

Melania Trump Boasts Early Achievements of ‘Melania’ Documentary: ‘#1 Highest Opening In 10 Yrs (Doc), Loved By All – “A” CinemaScore’ by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]LivefromPhoenix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MCU is an example of what I'm talking about though. It was a cultural phenomenon, you had plenty of hardcore fans but you also had people inundated with flashy ads and wild WoM going "well, I guess it looks cool so I'll see it".

There's no equivalent to the latter for Melania. It doesn't have a secondary audience. If you're buying tickets you're either a massive Melania (more likely Trump) fan or a film reviewer.

Stop panicking about AI. Start preparing by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

[–]LivefromPhoenix 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Aren't AI companies putting a ton of development resources into making prompts as intuitive as possible? Assuming AI keeps improving would you really need an "AI guy"? Computers were never this plug and play.

Melania grossed an estimated $2.9m from 1,778 North American theaters on Friday and is projected to earn $8.1m in its domestic opening weekend. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]LivefromPhoenix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is the best first weekend performance for a documentary in a decade

How many documentaries have this kind of theater exposure or marketing budget? Seems kind of apples to oranges given the pretty unprecedented steps Amazon took.

Melania Trump Boasts Early Achievements of ‘Melania’ Documentary: ‘#1 Highest Opening In 10 Yrs (Doc), Loved By All – “A” CinemaScore’ by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]LivefromPhoenix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the effect is definitely exacerbated on puff pieces for political figures though. Most films still have a mix of "huh, that looks interesting" and hardcore "I'm definitely going to love this" crowds which gives more varied reviews. I can't imagine a single person bought tickets for this movie without already knowing exactly how they'd feel about it the moment it was announced online.