CorrectAlias

@ CorrectAlias @piefed.blahaj.zone

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1 yr. ago

Does he have any power do actually do anything about it?

1mo ago

The American Transgender Refugee Crisis

Relocating in country is certainly cheaper and has less friction than moving internationally.

1mo ago

White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump

scrapped grants to blue states who didn't vote for Trump

It doesn't affect the red states that put Trump into office, not in this specific case. While true that the states themselves do not vote, the electoral college is ultimately who puts presidents into office, and those electors are appointed by the state. In 48 of the 50 states, state laws mandate that the winner of the plurality of the statewide popular vote receives all of that state's electoral votes.

This is trump punishing those who did not vote for him, it's hard to argue otherwise.

1mo ago

White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump

Unless a state were to somehow set up an escrow account, somehow forced all businesses to pay into it instead of direct to the IRS, and didn't get tossed out by the courts, no.

The IRS would just fine everyone in the state. It's just not feasible, unfortunately.

2mo ago

OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models going rogue. Here are some things to know

Basically, OpenAI saw the opportunity to redirect blame while also pumping their own value up through false anthropomorphization.

It's also in HuggingFace's interest to do the same.

2mo ago

Newsom’s populist act: Oppose state billionaire tax, embrace federal one

Remember that this tax is a one time tax, and he's not even willing to pass that.

2mo ago

Opinion: I didn’t move to Seattle for progressive politics. I moved here to survive.

Well said.

2mo ago

Office of Israel Prime Minister Responds to Mamdani's threat to arrest Netanyahu

Is the damage in the room with us?

2mo ago

Some Mullvad VPN customers tunnel for exit after co-founder donates millions to populist party

I am currently testing out AirVPN. Seems pretty good so far.

2mo ago

Trump to hit Canada with new 50% tariff

Good, please do

2mo ago

Opinion: I didn’t move to Seattle for progressive politics. I moved here to survive.

I could never afford to live in Seattle itself, either. Living across the sound was the only way I could work it out, but honestly, I prefer living over here anyway.

2mo ago

Opinion: I didn’t move to Seattle for progressive politics. I moved here to survive.

Hey it's the account that always has something bad to say about Seattle whenever it comes up. Without fail, I know that if Seattle or Western WA is in the post, you'll be here, saying some shit like this.

You once said that people here deserved what was coming with ICE because people here voted in Dems that implemented gun control. A very sane and balanced take, to say that people here deserve fascism because they would rather not die to 30 mag semiautos.

I moved to Western Washington from a deep, deep red state (but a blue city) and the difference is night and day. I was represented by a Dem rep where I used to live, too, but he was a full DINO. My rep is progressive, and actually defend things like trans rights, public transit, and healthcare. Not only that, but the people in my area give a shit about my trans community as well. I have not once been "shocked" by the way my rep is voting, I've been happily represented by them.

I moved here so that I could survive, too. I don't regret a thing. Maybe you should go live somewhere else if it's just like other blue cities but worse? Maybe one in a red state like where I used to live?

2mo ago

What running app + wrist watch are you using?

Garmin Instinct 3 + Gadgetbridge (an open source, non-cloud connected app to track the metrics)

2mo ago

Why do I sometimes have to yawn, but it didn't feel complete and I need to yawn again a few seconds later?

Even just reading the word 'yawn' makes me feel the need to yawn. I gotta imagine that's because my brain is visualizing someone yawning when I read the word.

2mo ago

The government wants to scare Americans out of sharing the news

Not shocking. It's right out of the authoritarian playbook.

They don't want people to know what's going on, both in the US and internationally. It makes it so those in still in their bubbles stay there, and the fascists in charge also don't want to give opponents and resistance groups fuel, as the article outlines.

People outside of the country think that nothing is happening to resist fascism because they're reliant on the media to tell them that things are happening. Why would a fascist government allow the media or citizens to report on that? It's the whole reason the major outlets are controlled and owned by the Epstein class.

2mo ago

Trump Fires Blue State Attorney After Less Than an Hour

The problem, again, is how spread out the US is. The cities are very far from each other compared to Europe. The federated system also adds roadblocks. Some states are doing better than others, thanks to the state governments. Some states are doing much, much worse.

Unfortunately, the US is unlike any country, and not in a good way. Flashpoints here are totally different, if that hasn't been obvious yet. The lower class is in survival mode, an intentional strategy by the Trump administration to keep the poor people distracted. They're walking a fine line, if they go too far and people really start to struggle, it's over. If they don't go far enough, then people will have time to organize.

I totally agree on the mass strike, so long as a strike fund or food support network is also in place, so people can actually be willing to attend. I think that's actually the best way to approach this, and I've discussed it with some of my neighbors in the past.

An armed resistance, unless something changes with the military (doubtful), is futile. It's kind of difficult to use small arms against a reaper drone at 50,000 ft. We have the most funded military in the world, and the fascists in charge wouldn't hesitate to use it in this scenario. That doesn't mean people shouldn't prepare for armed conflict, but I'm betting that it would be a relatively quick one.

2mo ago

Trump Fires Blue State Attorney After Less Than an Hour

In Western Washington, the protests have not stopped. There are daily protests at the ICE facility in Tacoma. There are constantly people on overpasses waving Palestinian flags. There are people marching in Seattle nearly every weekend, protesting selling weapons to Israel.

This is happening not just in Seattle, but in all major cities. People in Texas got slapped with terrorism charges under the premise of "antifa operatives". People in New Jersey are being arrested every day at the ICE facility there. People have organized against ICE locally, giving out free whistles to blow when ICE is spotted. Portland has also been in constant protest mode, so much so that the feds felt the need to shoot tear gas on elementary school property.

The media is generally owned by the billionaires, who intentionally hide grassroots campaigns here. Just because it's not reported on, does not mean it's not happening.

Similarly, I don't see protests happening in the UK being reported on very much here. Likely by design. It gives the appearance of nothing happening. This is the problem of relying on media to tell you what's happening in a fascist takeover. The reporters are gagged, forced to drop stories, and getting layed off.

Unlike the UK, we're further along in our fascist take over. The government has no sense of what "stepping down" or "impeachment" means anymore. They don't care.

2mo ago

Trump Fires Blue State Attorney After Less Than an Hour

While valid, a critical mass is required for any effective action. That's going to take time in a country as large and spread out as the US. I do believe it will happen, the ball has been rolling. People have already been shot and imprisoned for resisting. Some states are fighting back as well. It's just a matter of time until a flashpoint happens and a critical mass is reached. If I had to guess, the midterms are going to be part of that.

What actions do you suggest?

2mo ago

Trump Fires Blue State Attorney After Less Than an Hour