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TommySoda

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  • Gen Z regrets Trump support and is midterm motivated

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  • I mean, when you really think about it there were a significant amount of voters in 2024 that were only 10 years old when Trump got elected the first time and were still in highschool when he left office. Not only that, we were in the middle of quarantine for half their time in highschool and they probably spent a lot of that time online out of pure boredom. Add into that the fact that a lot of these kids were getting bombarded by anti vaccine sentiments from family members, the internet, and the former president. And seeing as they couldn't go outside they couldn't get a perspective from people irl.

    I'm not saying they aren't without fault. I'm just saying that they were set up to believe in these things before they even starting having opinions for themselves. I remember when I was in highschool I was on the whole "I don't want a black Muslim as president" train because that's what my dad and half my classmates believed. I'm lucky enough that I made it out the other side a decent person compared to my friends and family growing up, but I was not a good person in my youth. We are all susceptible to propaganda and if you think you are immune to it than you are probably just falling for a different flavor of propaganda without realizing it.

    Not all of these kids were racists, misogynists, or bigots at heart or to begin with. They were just taught from a young age that they were doing the right thing. In my opinion, there's nothing more evil than manipulating good people to do evil things in the name of being righteous. These red pill and MAGA influencers knew exactly what they were doing and made bank doing it.

  • U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin

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  • I worked for a company that did the hydrographic surveying for the Colorado River. You can literally see how empty it is and it's straight up negligence that let it get this bad. We surveyed the entire Colorado river south of Lake Powell over the span of 2 years and they've done fuck all with it.

  • Why I stopped talking about my feelings

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  • Depression is one of the hardest things I've ever talked to people about. People that don't get depressed don't get it. People that are they themselves depressed can enable bad behavior. People that don't believe in depression (thanks dad) think that you are over reacting. And people that want to help are usually the ones that don't really get it either and don't know how to help.

    Of course there is a bias towards negative experiences as when you are depressed those are the ones that stick out the most. But it still seems like bringing it up to people is such a mixed bag that most people end up internalizing it which only exacerbates it and continues the cycle of hiding emotions (I'm speaking from a male perspective if it wasn't obvious).

    And as someone that has been horribly depressed at various parts of my life I honestly can't even give any good advice since those parts of my life are such a blur. All I know is that one day I was just okay without even realizing it. Sure I still get depressed from time to time, but I think the part that has changed most about me is my perspective. These days instead of focusing on the feelings of depression I focus on what is causing the depression. Sometimes there is no cause and I just have to deal with it, but most of the time I can figure out what is currently doing it and try and mitigate the issue if I can. And if I can't, I'll try and distract myself when I have free time instead of sitting inside my head.

    Everybody's journey is different and I recommend taking what I say with a grain of salt. I was able to face my demons by myself but I know I'm more of am exception rather than the rule. If you think you need help, you probably do. And I recommend help from a professional or someone close to you that has had similar life experience in the past. Talking about it may not seem like it helps sometimes but it really does make small dents over time. And speaking about it out loud can really help you work through something and put it into words instead of generic thoughts floating in your head. It's why a lot of artists and musicians poor their emotions into their work. It's easier to work through things in the real world than it is with the abstraction of ideas that is your mind.

    And believe it or not, the advice of "drink water and do yoga" is less about the actual activities and more about letting your mind and body do something else besides be depressed. Pick a different activity that you actually enjoy and just see where it goes. The worst that can happen is that you are still depressed but have a new hobby. And, let's be real, none of us drink enough water.

  • AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found

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  • Now you're gettin' it. 😎

  • Google wants to store a selfie video of your face

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  • You can have a selfie of my ass with a face painted on it, how's that?

    Edit: spelling

  • AI advice made people 3x less accurate but 2x confident, researchers found

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  • It's the same reason for people that get most of their news and information from influencers and podcasts that are usually scummy. Confidently incorrect people getting information from confidently incorrect sources. Psychologically the human brain is more likely to believe something if it's said with confidence and accuracy comes second.

  • Everyone has to learn this lesson the hard way

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  • Exactly. So many jobs in my early 20s where I'd work my ass off, get thrown into a manager position, gain substantially more responsibilities, and then end up making less money than half the staff a year later.

  • Everyone has to learn this lesson the hard way

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  • Currently at the office on a Monday morning after they fired they guy above me a few months back and are now expecting me to not only do my job but his job as well. They raised my pay by $1 an hour, by the way. Jokes on them because I'm putting in exactly as much effort as one should while expected to do two peoples jobs for low pay and it's not that much work at all.

  • Republican Suggests Americans Who Can’t Afford Steak and Lobster for July 4th ‘Don’t Work as Hard as I Do’

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  • I'm so tired of rich white people telling me I don't work hard enough as I literally work my life away. I'm sure basically everyone that reads this comment has worked more in the last 5 years than these people have worked in their entire lives.

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Tucker Carlson in breaking with Republican party

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  • Best case scenario it splits the republican voter base up a little bit. They have enough clout in their own circles to actually make a dent. I think one of the biggest reasons republicans won is because they are so unified in their hatred at the moment. Meanwhile, democrats are constantly divided on everything and can't even agree with most of their voter base on a single topic. They're all still garbage people, but I'd like to see them punch each other for once instead of always punching down.

  • Georgia congressman running for the U.S. Senate says foreign truckers are making roads unsafe. His own truckers have caused harm.

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  • In my entire life I've seen one accident involving an immigrant truck driver whereas I've seen car crashes involving pissed off or entitled white people more often than I can count.

  • Turns Out, There Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World

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  • I guess what I mean by dumb is that it's surprising they even kept it a secret as long as they did based off their incompetence. Supervillains in cartoons are better at hiding their secret societies.

  • Turns Out, There Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World

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  • I mean, we all kinda figured there was. The shocking part is how dumb they are.

  • This month's Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and possibly your PC's stability

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  • The company I work for is currently in the process of switching from our own server and email client to Outlook and OneDrive. It's gonna be a fucking nightmare when we switch.

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    “I Almost Died After Being Denied Medical Care”: Conservative Christian Trump Voter Shocked to Learn Fetal Heartbeat Bill Applies to Her Too

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  • It's something that I try to emphasize to people that are pro-life these days. If you 100% believe that abortion is murder and that every life is secred, I wholeheartedly respect your opinion even if I disagree with you. But something pro-life people need to realize is that the majority of men on the pro-life side do not give a single fuck about whether or not abortion is murder and they just want to control what women do. What they are saying has absolutely nothing to do with what they actually believe and they're just using your vote to push their own agenda. Saying "abortion is murder" is just the Trojan horse they use to force you to have their children even if you die.

  • JD Vance Unloads On Israel For Not Backing 'Only Powerful Ally' It Has Left

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  • Or if Netanyahu is the fall of Trump and Vance by releasing all that blackmail they got regarding Epstein. Let's hope they eat each other.

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife

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  • For real. Y'all realize that celebrating when the government goes after someone you don't like with obviously bogus claims is exactly what MAGA celebrates, right? Like, I don't like Newsom either but we shouldn't celebrate a rogue DOJ under any circumstance.

  • Vance says Kirk assassination led him and Second Lady Usha Vance to have a fourth child

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  • Somehow I highly doubt Kirk had any significant impact on his life or decisions in any way whatsoever. Republican politicians and especially MAGA politicians never really cared about Kirk, they just liked that he would help them convert young people. That's how they all think. They don't give a shit about each other and only see eachother as a means to elevate themselves even after they are dead. Just like none of them even give a shit about Trump and are only using him to push their own individual goals. It's why they flip flopped so hard even as "never Trumpers." They are all selfish and in it for themselves, it just so happens all their goals align at present.

  • Papers, Please: A First Look at Age Verification on the Web

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  • Identity verification, not age verification. You would have to give anyone on the internet access to your identity.

    I'm just sick of seeing "age verification" plastered all over the internet when that's not what it's about.

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    Did you know the world was protesting against Trump on inauguration day? Or was this news hidden from you?

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/gallery/2025/jan/20/anti-trump-protests-photos
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    Tim's reaction when he sees the invasion of the void.