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FlashMobOfOne

@ FlashMobOfOne @lemmy.world

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Artist, musical performer, and former derby skater from the Midwest.

I'm single, childless, and married to freedom and adventure.

ACAB, Anti-War, and I hate Democrats, Republicans, and billionaires. (Yes, even your favorite billionaire: the pop star, the philanthropost, the legendary athlete, or the soft-spoken investment guru who cosplays as middle class.) With each passing day I get a little closer to hating everyone.

Also, I refuse to use Donald's last name out of hatred for the man and his brand, FYI.

  • People who live in functional and safe countries, how happy are you?

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  • I wouldn't say I'm happy, necessarily. But I'm content.

    I have everything I need in terms of basic needs but I suffer from depression, and I have two eighty year-old parents who have borrowed my car for nearly a year driving for DoorDash. My anhedonia keeps me leveled out 99% of the time, so when I'm happy or sad it generally manifests as a manic episode.

    Even though my country is generally functional and safe, it's really only that way if you have money. That DoorDash job is the only the standing between my parents and homelessness because no one will employ them, the government doesn't care if they become homeless or starved, and my dad is too old too roof houses.

  • What are some of your online shopping alternatives to major storefronts like Amazon (for physical items or digital)?

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  • This is great advice.

  • CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired.

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  • that’s not going to happen

    Possibly, but I know it's already happened at least once in our history. We can speculate about the future all we want, but the past is a helpful guide.

  • CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired.

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  • Lost what at the mid-terms? Congress? You think he needs Congress to do all of this shit? Have you been paying attention?

    Nope. But losing Congress will make it harder. We saw this with his first term.

    There is no rule-of-law.

    That's factually incorrect. I provided several examples above.

    Nobody is putting up a reasonable fight with these EOs,

    Again, wrong.

    We’re fucked

    Totally, man. That's why the funding freeze was reversed in less than 24 hours after a lawsuit was filed. You need to turn off the TV, stop doomscrolling, breathe, and maybe watch some alternative media.

    Stop using past history as a guide.

    You may need to start.

  • CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired.

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  • GOP-majority lapdogs say “yessir”

    Historically speaking, on some issues yes, and on some issues no.

    They weren't a rubber stamp in his first term, most notably on health care, but we'll see. The culture's different now and no one can really say how the lawsuits will go, but SCOTUS can't take every case that's going to come through.

  • CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired.

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  • We have FOUR MORE YEARS of this

    Not necessarily. Clinton, Dubya, Obama, and Trump all went into office with Congress and lost it at the mid-terms, and as we saw with the Muslim ban, Trump's a bit of a bitch when the judiciary stands up to him. It's just a matter of time until these attempts start to slow down.

    The downside is that Dems rule as conservatives too, so it's likely whatever the judiciary doesn't reverse will be permanent.

    But, as we saw with similar activities in the McCarthyist era, the damage is reversible. (But I know that's not much consolation, but it's consolation to me to know that this isn't the first time someone has tried to brute force fascism in government and been stopped.)

  • CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired.

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  • Not entirely true.

    All these firings are likely going to result in classaction lawsuits, and the judiciary (so far) has been very responsive to Trump's power grabs. You'll recall they shut him down on DOGE's Treasury incursion, birthright citizenship, and the funding freeze. (Among others)

    It may seem like everything's fucked up, but that's only because your social media feed and executive orders create chaos faster than the judiciary can check it.

  • Has your hometown community actually ever "banded together" for any one individual's benefit before?

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  • When I was a kid my house burned down, and we had several families take us in for short stretches, and I remember clothing and toy drives for all of us. It was pretty neat.

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  • I wouldn't expect the son of a sociopath to be terribly well-adjusted.

  • What is the most horrific thing you've experienced in life?

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  • In hindsight, absolutely.

    He ended up getting caught because he put the original tape instead of the edited one in the church library by mistake. It was supposed to be an inspirational video of our church youth group going out and help people after a flood in the area.

    Years later I ended up running into him at a shopping mall, and by this point I was about six inches taller than him and had a good physique. I got in his face and said "Where's your camcorder now, motherfucker?" It was pretty satisfying.

  • What is the most horrific thing you've experienced in life?

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  • Yup, sadly when it comes to religion, there's a lot of pedophilia that just gets ignored or swept under the rug.

  • What is the most horrific thing you've experienced in life?

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  • I was on a church work camp trip at age 14 and while changing, one of the adults was filming me with a camera and the other kids in the room were laughing. I even went behind a door to cover myself and the pervert peeked the camera around it.

    That was pretty horrific.

  • Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

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  • Christ, what a bunch of dumb motherfuckers.

  • Do you know of a DRM-free music app with an algorithm?

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  • I converted my MP3 collection to files on my PC last summer, after getting sick of Spotify's price increases. If you manage to find a DRM-Free music app I'd love to hear about it, but I'm confident none exist.

    When I want to try something new I log on to Spotify's web player using Brave browser (because it blocks ads and tracking), sample the stuff the app curated for me, and then use a Youtube-to-MP3 converter to download the files.

    Sorry, I know that's not the kind of info you're looking for. I'm just pretty sure what you're asking for isn't a thing.

  • Do you know of a DRM-free music app with an algorithm?

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  • DIY music libraries are you only option.

  • Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

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  • It seems funny until you realize that we actually do need some serious people running government, and instead, our president has staffed it with 20 year-old morons and idiotic TV personalities that he probably secretly uses for fap fodder.

  • Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

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  • No doubt it does, but I think 'bull in a China shop' is a fairly accurate characterization.

  • Men Face $1,000 Fine if They 'Discharge Semen' Under New Bill

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  • Agreed.

    I get what they're doing, but they can look at the stats and see that Trump has broadened his coalition, in part, because of the fashionable hate directed toward men by people who consider themselves progressive, and stupid shit like this just adds gasoline to the fire.

  • Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

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  • Dunno, but I hope one makes it to the Palestinians so this war can end. Mutually-assured destruction is a wonderful thing.

  • Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

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  • Yep. His 'bull in a China shop' philosophy of governance comes with a lot of collateral damage.