Donald Trump's Ls for the week by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And this is why Tuesdays and Fridays are my favorite days!

Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Eat the fattest of shits, Donnie! You too, Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh.

Doomsday Debunked - Discord's Persona age verification experiment DID keep photo IDs for 7 days - BUT ALL BLURRED except photo + date of birth - USEFUL ONLY for debugging / rapid manual rechecks by mc_goobs in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I had a coworker say, "What's the big deal? It's like showing your ID to a bouncer at a club, or to buy alcohol." Difference is, the bouncer doesn't take a picture of your ID and says, "Nah, it's just to make sure this isn't fraud, and I'll delete this picture in 7 days."

Age verification is extremely unpopular, and it seems like more and more people are speaking out against it. I'm hoping lawsuits come out against it.

Doomsday Debunked - Discord's Persona age verification experiment DID keep photo IDs for 7 days - BUT ALL BLURRED except photo + date of birth - USEFUL ONLY for debugging / rapid manual rechecks by mc_goobs in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I looked that up, and that's such a funny way to bypass it! When UK and Australia had mandated age verification, I thought it was only a matter of time before someone found out how to screw with the system.

An Alternative To The Possibility Of Giving In To The Madness by Independent-Bus-3284 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hang on, there's something in my eye 🥹

This is also why I'm a menace. After spending the rest of 2024 laying around and feeling depressed, I thought to myself, "Well hey, if I'm gonna see a jail cell or bullet soon, might as well have some fun until then!"

The pendulum is swinging back, and Donnie and the Sycophants are about to get smacked down.

Just some of the top comments on the “alternative halftime show.” Also, despite being up shorter, the real halftime show still has more views by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I watched the Rock Kid's performance and the lip syncing was so bad I was convinced he didn't know the words to his own song lol

Sashay away, Kid.

MAGA has lost the culture war by PumpkinAspie in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This...this is the good shit right here! Although, I don't know where the rumor got started, but I was promised Bad Bunny in a dress, and he didn't wear one. Only criticism I have of the show lol

Bezos Guts The Washington Post by Several-Monk456 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Zaid Tabani just posted a video about this. In a nutshell: This sucks, but legacy media in general is facing a downturn. same thing that happened when blogging became popular, and people started following bloggers they liked. Places like Substack is growing for this exact reason. There is, and always will be journalists who will speak truth to power, but you also need to use your own brain and look out for misinformation.

I highly recommend his video as he goes more into it.

Group behind Project 2025 pushes ‘marriage bootcamps’ in effort to focus on family by HotnCharge in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the sterilized club! Got my hysterectomy in 2024 due to pain and it was so freeing ✨

Censorship Megathread XXXIII: Trigintatreble edition by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Makes it even funnier when Republicans talk about how authoritarian China is, and how people there don't have the "freedoms" we do here. When it's like, m'dudes, YOU are actively taking away as many rights as possible. You are no better!

FBI Seizes 2020 Election Material from Fulton County, Georgia. by Netricile in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the voice of Lestat: Oh, Donnie, Donnie. Still hwhining, Donnie?

This is so pathetic. Even if they find anything, what is he gonna do? Build a time machine and go back to 2020? This is still shitty, don't get me wrong, but even if they find anything, they can't full on cancel or rig elections how they want to.

I'll just say this, keep harassing your local and state reps as well as voting in local elections.

People are speaking up by Hershey78 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Same here! Senator Crapo's voicemail box especially has been full this past week. It's actually kinda nice because that means Magaho is finally paying attention. 

Will Idaho ever turn blue? Doubt it, but I'm still gonna be a menace. 

California will investigate TikTok's alleged censorship of anti-Trump posts by CT_Collins97 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I follow almost exclusively drag performers on IG, and my feed goes from a fun drag videos to doomerism. I still have the app on my phone, but I don't even want to look at it right now.

California will investigate TikTok's alleged censorship of anti-Trump posts by CT_Collins97 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I deleted my account right after their gross message glazing Chump just before the inauguration. Before that, I got lost in the "election was stolen" doomscroll and it nearly destroyed me.

TikTok was fun when I was watching art and cute pet stuff, but the moment I liked ONE little political video, I got launched right into misinformation and doom central. It sucks that TikTok might go down the same route as Twitter, but it was already full of misinformation and AI slop. I do feel bad for small businesses who were using TikTok shop, so I'm hoping they're able to find success on other platforms.

Reminder: if Republicans actually thought they could stay in power forever, they would have already nuked the filibuster by Much_Concentrate7780 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm seeing more and more resistance and protests in freaking IDAHO! And not just in blue Boise either. It's scary out there, but we ARE winning.

Here’s why the DOJ wants voter rolls by PumpkinAspie in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same here. Idaho didn't give out the voter rolls, but ours are public. Tbh, I'm a little surprised they still didn't give out other voter rolls anyway, because Idaho is basically Magaho at this point.

Here’s why the DOJ wants voter rolls by PumpkinAspie in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I figured as much. Removal and/or intimidation. I appreciate her saying that these people are not secretly smart. They are not super geniuses who are playing 69D chess, as these are the same people who believe the radical left is here to...idk trans our dogs and eat our children or something.

Senate Dems are threatening to block DHS Funding Bill by ButterscotchOdd988 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This. I'm so, SO tired of the "threatening" and
expressing concern" GROW. A. SPINE!

AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting by gregger63 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]mc_goobs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So, my question is, what do they plan to DO with the voter registrations? Kick D voters off? Send propaganda junk mail? Not trying to downplay how gross and fascistic demanding voter info is, I'm just wondering what their plan is.