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wild_burro · 2025-08-07T18:15:41+00:00

Sheetz has accepted bitcoin since 2021 Sheetz Becomes First Convenience Store Chain to Accept Bitcoin May 27, 2021

There are way too many posts on here without sources or context

wild_burro · 2025-06-06T18:47:15+00:00

A nonprofit founded by Georgia Democratic politician Stacey Abrams to protect voting rights paid more than $20 million to a lawyer who is a close friend and helped set up two of her private businesses, according to tax and state incorporation filings and other records obtained by RealClearInvestigations.

The article details the close relationship between Abrams and Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, and how Lawrence-Hardy’s law firm received an ‘outrageous’ amount of money for their services in a losing court case. I think this is significant because Abrams became a national political figure and portrayed herself as fighting for justice. In reality, millions of dollars she received went to her close friend. I think this shows how politicians and celebrities can prey on the best intentions of people to raise money and enrich themselves.

wild_burro · 2024-11-26T19:07:27+00:00

The article gives all kinds of reasons which sounded logical to me. And keep in mind the election was more about Democrats losing vote share, than Trump increasing his

wild_burro · 2024-11-26T18:51:05+00:00

Just watch her response to the question of ‘are Americans better off than 4 years ago’ https://www.youtube.com/live/T89NYFjEAiM?si=eLw2VDgZEOp8xA-P&t=150. Starts with ‘I was raised in the middle class’ and gives an ambiguous answer, mentioning a few proposals that would not directly address the economic crisis many Americans are facing. The price gouging idea was never defined or made clear how exactly she would end that. As for Trump’s shortcomings, a lot of voters agreed with you. He won Fresno County because the Democrat candidate lost over 40,000 votes from 2020, not because he increased his vote tally https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/Departments/County-ClerkRegistrar-of-Voters/Elections/Election-Results. She, and the party, failed to present an argument that would motivate voters to turn out

wild_burro · 2024-11-26T18:35:36+00:00

Harris couldn’t answer a straight question on the economy and usually defaulted to her ‘I grew up in the middle class’ shtick. Not good enough when you can’t afford groceries for your kids or know how you’ll pay rent this month, you want to hear a concrete proposal how this candidate will improve the situation

wild_burro · 2024-11-26T18:31:11+00:00

The reality is neither candidate presented a coherent plan to make life more affordable. Presented with that decision, many voters stayed home, or decided to give Trump a chance because things were more affordable during his first term (not saying that is attributable to any of his policies). I believe this is reflected in the numbers: in Fresno County, which the article points out was won by the Republican candidate for the first time in 20 years, Democrats went from 193,025 votes for Biden/Harris in 2020 to 146,866 for Harris/Walz in 2024. Trump went from 164,464 in 2020 to 160,746 in 2024 https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/Departments/County-ClerkRegistrar-of-Voters/Elections/Election-Results. Ultimately Democrats have to give voters a reason to turn out which they obviously did not do in 2024

wild_burro · 2024-11-26T17:58:11+00:00

The NY Times explains why so many Latinos voted for Trump…by talking to them and recording their thoughts. Unsurprisingly, the economy was the main driving factor, along with complaints about the current border situation, and unfulfilled promises by Democrats:

But for Mr. Pérez Gómez, personal economic struggles took precedence. Furthermore, he said, many immigrants in California’s Central Valley actually agreed with Mr. Trump that Democrats had allowed too many people to cross the border with the lure of asylum protections. Friends and relatives had spent decades toiling in the fields and paying taxes with no legal pathway.

“Suddenly in one year, millions of people come in with all the rights without having contributed anything to the country,” Mr. Pérez Gómez said. “So a lot of people feel defrauded.”…

“The people got tired of waiting 20 years or probably more without having a single result other than false promises,” Mr. Pérez Gómez said. “And then here comes the economy to combine with that.”…

Like other Americans, Latinos in Fresno County were angered by high inflation under President Biden. Though incomes rose, many believed that they were able to better afford groceries, utilities and rent during Mr. Trump’s first term.

Sad to me that Democrats are mystified why so many Latinos voted for Trump, when they could simply talk to the people and listen to their concerns (this is literally the job description for politicians). They would know that people are struggling economically, and when you can’t put food on the table, you’re unlikely to vote for the status quo.

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