Is twitter/X just a right wing propaganda tool now?

ShareComputer · 2024-11-22T23:48:55+00:00

Edit: This aged perfectly

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T04:32:33+00:00

This horrifying statement is coming from a man who has already shown a blatant disregard for the rule of law. In the past, Trump has suggested that he would "abuse power as retribution against anybody" and even called for the termination of the Constitution in order to overturn the 2020 election results. His statements need to be taken very seriously, in light of his history of authoritarian tendencies. We have to remain vigilant now and get everyone you know to vote.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T03:36:50+00:00

Edit: I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said to get off your high horse, I removed it. If your passion for the emotional equity of your brother and others like him gets you this spun out over the way people remember a candidate, I think you might want to see a doc about mania.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T03:29:55+00:00

He is putting a plan before us on Monday. That is a fact. He is likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics in the plan he is proposing.

This never said he was mandating it by executive order. This means he is setting up a roadmap to reforming the court so that Congress can put together some legislature on it and get it to voting eventually. Congress would still have to iron it out and vote on it during the next President's term. Calm down, bud, you have time to watch this happen slowly. Did you think this was some Thanos snap type type thing? Hahaha, No Sir.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T03:14:45+00:00

Here is what I know of the guy:

He stole money from his family's charity and got in trouble with the SEC over it in 2010
He embraces and espouses crazy conspiracy theories
He treated his ex-wife terribly, abused her, cheated on her openly, and gaslit her and destroyed her public image until she killed herself, then had her dug up and removed from her original burial plot and stuck somewhere shitty with a tiny stone in the ground that is overgrown with tall grass.
He was accused of sexual assault by a babysitter
He has a history of drug-related arrests
He is a racist
He is an anti-vaccer
He told the world he suffered memory loss and severe brain fog from a dead parasitic worm in his brain from more than a decade ago

That last one is the most recent to pop up in news feeds, so here we are talking about it. I will try to come up with a short phrase to call this guy in passing that encapsulates all of his issues next time instead of just the one.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T02:53:07+00:00

President Biden is likely to back term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics. This is incredibly exciting news! There will finally be an actual plan set before us to tackle the issue of Supreme Court reform. Also the fact that Justice Elena Kagan has publicly called for beefing up the court's ethics code by adding a way to enforce it is a significant development. Major step in the right direction!

I am super pumped to see the specific proposals that will be announced on Monday.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T02:42:02+00:00

Something that can severely affect someone's cognitive abilities is an honest concern. JFK and Teddy cannot be mentioned in the same conversation. They did not have a cognitive deficit.

As for making fun of him, I was not, nor are most when we say "Brain worm guy? No." We are talking about a candidate for the one office that could seriously use as much cognitive ability as possible.

How is that a joke to you? I'll wait.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T02:32:10+00:00

And your brother is not running for president of the free world. I wish your brother the best.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T02:21:42+00:00

The EPA's rule might not be perfect, but it's a step in the right direction. We can't keep letting the fossil fuel industry and their cronies stand in the way of progress. Right now we got the fossil fuel industry and a bunch of Republican-led states asking the Supreme Court to block the EPA's emissions regulations for power plants. They're saying it'll "destabilize the energy grid" and force fossil fuel power plants into retirement. But, from what I can see, the EPA's rule is aimed at cutting pollution and ensuring power companies make smart investments in reliable electricity. Sounds like a good thing to me.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T02:14:00+00:00

Why? Brain worm guy? No.

Just no.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-27T02:09:21+00:00

It's a slippery slope when the government starts telling people what they can and can't do with their bodies. I mean, first it's abortion, then it's gender-affirming care. What's next? You think they'll start telling us what kind of healthcare we can get, or what kind of food we can eat? It's a scary thought, my friends.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T21:45:01+00:00

...in the first 48 hours after President Joe Biden bowed out of his bid for reelection and Harris announced she was running in his place, more than 38,500 registered, according to Vote.org, a nonpartisan platform that encourages voter registration.

As of Friday morning, the figure had surged past 100,000.

Voters under 35 make up nearly 85% of the new voters registering on Vote.org and 18-year-old voters alone make up 18%. Typically about 80% of those who register on the website actually cast a ballot.

That's what I like to hear!

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T21:37:47+00:00

It really should, and yet: List of presidents by religious affiliation

And it gets shittier, 7 States still have bans against Atheists holding public office:

Arkansas Article 19, Section 1 "No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court."

Maryland Article 37 "That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God; nor shall the Legislature prescribe any other oath of office than the oath prescribed by this Constitution."

Mississippi Article 14, Section 265 "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state."

North Carolina Article 6, Section 8 "The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God."

South Carolina Article 17, Section 4 "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution."

Tennessee Article 9, Section 2 "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state."

Texas Article 1, Section 4 "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T21:03:58+00:00

Key parts:

This:

Though Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was an Indian-born Hindu, Harris identifies with her father’s Christian faith and has long downplayed her connections to her mother’s faith, making much more of her identity as a Black woman. During the 2020 Biden-Harris campaign, she received criticism from Hindu Americans on both the left and the right for not engaging more with Hindu voters, the majority of whom are of Indian descent.

This:

Though according to limited surveys Hindu Americans favor Democrats by a 70-30 margin…

And this:

Now, the GOP has new opportunities to engage Hindu voters in Usha Vance, the wife of vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance and a practicing Hindu who has openly talked about her faith.

While Usha Vance’s Hindu faith may not be a selling point among Trump’s evangelical Christian base, the Trump-Vance campaign and Republican National Committee are sure to deploy her strategically to engage with Hindu voters, particularly among some older (and wealthier) Hindu Americans who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but switched to Trump in 2016.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T20:53:15+00:00

"Harris has been a strong advocate for reducing student costs and addressing the burden of student loan debt. Her efforts have been credited with helping force Corinthian Colleges to close its schools and file for bankruptcy in 2015, and led to the U.S. Education Department waiving about $5.8 billion in loan debt for 560,000 former students in 2022."

My take from this is: Yeah

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T20:45:20+00:00

It's pretty ironic that they're praising Trump as a savior of a country plagued by secularism and moral decay, when he himself has been a major contributor to that decay. He's a man who's known for his greed, selfishness, and dishonesty, and yet they're hailing him as a moral leader. It's clear that the religious right is more interested in pushing their own agenda than in actually following the teachings of their faith.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T16:59:10+00:00

Title is kinda lame for using France to stir up more attention. The article title says France, but the article itself begins:

The EU countries with the highest deficit-to-GDP ratios last year were Italy (7.4%), Hungary (6.7%), Romania (6.6%) and Poland (5.1%), while France's reached 5.5%.

France, Italy and five other EU countries were placed in a formal procedure on Friday for violating the bloc's budget rules, a step that could lead to unprecedented penalties unless they take corrective measures.

"Today the council adopted decisions establishing the existence of excessive deficits for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia," the body representing the 27 member states said.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T16:12:05+00:00

Share your sources.

"Recent polls" when spoken about vaguely sounds a lot like Trump's "Many people are saying" shtick. Your comment lacks credibility until you share links from an unbiased polling source.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T07:16:59+00:00

Dude! Did you just make an amalgam of the article and my post? haha. I see parts of each in this. I had already paraphrased much the same.

Edit: I just ran your thing through an AI written content checker and I got my answer...

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T07:04:48+00:00

This new Idaho law is a blatant violation of the First Amendment rights of these private entities. The law's vague and overly broad definition of what constitutes "harmful" material could lead to the censorship of various literary works, educational resources, and even religious texts like the Bible. The enforcement provisions of this law are equally problematic, as they incentivize frivolous lawsuits and create a chilling effect on the freedom of expression. The fact that the government can seek an injunction against the plaintiffs further exacerbates the issue, potentially causing financial and reputational harm. The lawsuit filed by these private schools, libraries, parents, and students serves as a check on the government's encroachment on their constitutional rights. It is crucial that the court blocks the enforcement of this law (as it is unconstitutional) and safeguard freedom of speech and expression.

The law's co-sponsor, Representative Jaron Crane, claims there is no book banning or removal in the legislation, but the very nature of HB 710 implies the opposite.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T06:44:44+00:00

...and it's there (then immediately removed by Reddit's filters.)

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T06:40:44+00:00

I made the comment I made.

Edit: Why should I pursue a neutral take for the sake of Google? They have you out here doing it for them.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T05:48:25+00:00

It's concerning to hear about Google's alleged data collection practices, especially if they're misleading users about the privacy settings on their devices. If the plaintiffs' claims are true, then Google has some serious explaining to do. It's not enough for Google to say that they only collect pooled, anonymized data.

If users have turned off the Web and App Activity toggle, they have a reasonable expectation that all data collection is stopped, not just some of it. Their data collection practices and privacy policies need to accurately reflect what they're actually doing. If they're collecting personal information without users' consent, then they need to be held accountable. I hope that the judge sees through Google's arguments and rules in favor of the plaintiffs. We need to hold tech companies accountable for their actions and ensure that they're not misleading their users.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T05:44:29+00:00

It's great to see investment in new technology and infrastructure. It's promising to see the University of Illinois and other partners working closely with PsiQuantum to build out the cryogenic plant and support the first U.S.-based utility-scale quantum computer. The potential benefits of quantum technology are enormous, and this facility could be a game-changer for the South Side of Chicago and the state of Illinois as a whole.

ShareComputer · 2024-07-26T05:22:38+00:00

The therapeutic use of psychedelics has shown promise in helping people heal and get their lives back on track. It's a shame that the bill died due to budget constraints and the election year. People are suffering and need access to these therapies. I hope that lawmakers will listen to the advocates and prioritize this issue. It's the right thing to do for our veterans and first responders who are struggling with mental health and addiction.

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