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  • Gavin Newsom turns on the press for asking Trump softball questions

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  • I think it's fair to say that you shouldn't blindly vote for someone just because they're a Democrat. You should definitely evaluate the person. But I think Gavin Newsom specifically is an alright guy and I think he would lead a fairer administration than Trump's, if elected. But I guess most people, if elected, would lead a fairer administration than Trump's.

  • Gavin Newsom turns on the press for asking Trump softball questions

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  • If Newsom is the Democrat candidate in 2028, I think that's an alright outcome. I think he would be a better president than Trump. Not just because he has a "D" next to his name, but instead because his viewpoints seem more rational and fair than those of Trump.

    Some people might think that Newsom isn't progressive enough, but whoever is the Democrat candidate, they need to have broad enough appeal to win a national election. If the candidate is someone who is very progressive then they might alienate a lot of centrist voters and fail to win a national election.

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  • My view is that antisemitism is a very real issue, but yes I agree with your point that Israel's current government uses the label of antisemitism to dismiss genuine, non-antisemitic criticism of Israel.

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    Why does Lemmy.ML admire authoritarian regimes ?

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  • Surely you would agree that some countries are more authoritarian than others?

  • Claude Code deletes developers' production setup, including its database and snapshots — 2.5 years of records were nuked in an instant

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  • Why would somebody trust AI with access to their production servers, and why would that person also not have remote database backups

  • FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

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  • I think it would be patriotic to play ...And Justice For All, by the red-blooded American rock band Metallica, endlessly on repeat

    What better way to celebrate the rebellious act of American independence than to play a song which rebels against powerful figures like Brendan Carr

  • Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead

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  • The font is probably the least bad thing about his administration

  • Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead

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  • Interesting, I didn't know China had little oil. I would have guessed that it was just a pragmatic business decision from China ("there will be global demand for green tech, so let's serve that demand"), whereas Trump and his administration are too ideological to make sensible, pragmatic decisions

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    Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2026/feb/15/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trump-and-the-climate-crisis-the-us-is-in-reverse-while-china-ploughs-ahead

  • The world is trying to log off U.S. tech

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  • I was reading an opinion piece about this sort of thing earlier today, "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native". It opens by saying:

    I'm an eighth-generation American, and let me tell you, I wouldn't trust my data, secrets, or services to a US company these days for love or money.

  • ‘Completely lost his mind’: Trump's 'deranged' letter sends shockwaves across the globe

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  • Maybe I shouldn't generalise, but when I have seen Lemmy.ml posters, they often take quite extreme positions. E.g. insisting it would have been wrong to vote for Harris (even as a lesser-of-two-evils), insisting that Chinese imperialism and Russian imperialism are justified (only western imperialism is evil, apparently). Stuff like that.

  • ‘Completely lost his mind’: Trump's 'deranged' letter sends shockwaves across the globe

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  • Lemmy.ml genuinely believes this. They will still insist that not supporting Harris was somehow the right decision.

  • 9/10 times, there's your problem right there...

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  • Related to your post: I've seen people from Lemmy.ml defend imperialist behaviour from Russia and China. Surely the left is supposed to oppose imperialism - whether it's from the US, Europe, Russia, China, or anywhere else.

  • AOC leads JD Vance for first time in 2028 election matchup: poll

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  • I find it ironic that Vance has talked about Europe supposedly not being democratic and supposedly not listening to the will of the people. Hillary Clinton in 2016 (whether you like her or not) got more votes than Trump. If the US respected the will of the people, they'd get rid of the electoral college, and they would have inaugurated Hillary as president.

  • Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing

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  • Well I can see things that are obviously true and you apparently can't, so I guess I'm not as daft as you

  • Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing

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  • I didn't say they had exercised force, I said they're likely planning the use of force to take over Taiwan, whether the people of Taiwan want that or not. I would regard that as imperialistic. I think it would be more humane to respect the wishes of Taiwan - if they want to join the PRC then okay, but if they don't then perhaps that should be respected.

  • Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing

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  • I don't know for how long they may have planned it. But I think it's likely that they would have created some sort of plans for an invasion of Taiwan, based on their statements where they say they don't rule out force to take over Taiwan. From this article:

    Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, told a regular news conference in Beijing that peaceful "reunification" under the "one country, two systems" model is the fundamental approach to "resolving the Taiwan issue".

    "We are willing to create ample space for peaceful reunification and will spare no effort to pursue this prospect with the utmost sincerity," he said.

    "However, we absolutely will not renounce the use of force and reserve the option to take all necessary measures."

  • Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing

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  • Yeah I dunno, how does planning an invasion to expand your land make you imperial. I'm stumped. As for locking up Uyghurs, I didn't say that's imperialist behaviour, I said it's behaviour that I don't think is "left leaning". I guess you could call it tyrannical behaviour.

  • Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing

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  • Wanting to invade Taiwan, claiming all of the Spratly and Paracel islands. And as I said there is other behaviour which I don't think is "left leaning", such as locking up Uyghurs in camps.

  • Panchen Lama says reincarnation must follow Chinese laws, be endorsed by Beijing

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  • I wouldn't call an imperialist nation "left leaning". To me it's like when the Nazis called themselves socialists. But anyway I guess we will have different perspectives on this.

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    GTA VI developer accused of union busting in mass firings

    www.theverge.com /news/811999/gta-vi-rockstar-games-union-busting
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    Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections

    www.theguardian.com /world/2025/oct/27/javier-milei-president-far-right-party-wins-argentina-midterm-elections
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    Ruby Central tries to make peace after 'hostile takeover'

    www.theregister.com /2025/10/18/ruby_central_taps_ruby_core/
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    Hamas official thanks Donald Trump for ceasefire deal - but tells Sky News Tony Blair not welcome

    news.sky.com /story/hamas-official-thanks-donald-trump-for-peace-deal-but-warns-tony-blair-not-welcome-13448166
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    Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/live/c1l80g1qe4gt