Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@social.cleverlibre.org

Hey MSNBC, et al, TFG wasn’t angry because he thought the election was stolen (he knew it wasn’t), he was humiliated because he LOST.

Reading and listening to #JeffSharlet's book, #TheUndertow. It's deep, and well worth the purchase. "Which is how racism works at a Trump rally--#signal, #disavowal, #repeat; the ugly words followed by the claim that it's just a joke followed by the repetition of the words. Joking! Not joking. Play it again, until the ironic becomes the real."

*tries to silently crack beer open during your intervention*

"There are about 700,000 people in the world currently facing catastrophic hunger [...] 577,000 of them are in Gaza."

This is a grim look at the numbers that begin to illustrate the absolute devastation and despair in Gaza.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/the-numbers-that-reveal-the-extent-of-the-destruction-in-gaza

We can't let their tactic of flooding the news cycle with shit work.

I think that this may be one of the most honest things he's done.

'Republican polling leader Donald Trump did not sign a loyalty oath requested of candidates for election in Illinois that asks, among other things, to swear that they won’t support overthrowing the government"

I'm so sad that so many Americans think that our SCOTUS is going to force Illinois to put this traitor's name on their ballots.

It’s mind blowing that the networks give so much weight to a third rate legislator like Stefanik. She hasn’t accomplished anything except groveling in front of Donald Trump. Her integrity isn’t in question. It doesn’t exist.

The Republican plan is to only certify elections where their candidate wins. It won’t stay limited to President.

Elise Stefanik pre-emptively declines to commit to accepting 2024 election results-
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/07/stefanik-declines-to-commit-to-certifying-2024-election-results-00134189

If a party defined by Trumpism (with or without Trump) takes the presidency in 2024, the ideology behind the assault on the Capitol, the political project of maintaining white Christian patriarchal dominance by whatever means, including violent threat, ultimately succeeds. 21/

The threat to democracy goes far beyond Donald Trump. But if the insurrectionist-in-chief himself returns to power without ever facing any real consequences and while explicitly declaring his intent to establish a vindictive autocracy, then January 6 won. 22/

Being a Republicans is dreaming of being the running mate of the guy best know for trying to kill his vice president.

Donald Trump and his fellow right wing billionaires are working as hard as they can to turn America into a Third World country, where bribery is common and billionaires are immune. Will they succeed?

https://hartmannreport.com/p/rightwing-billionaires-and-trump-77b

First poll 📊 of the new year.

What is your browser of choice? Of course there are quite of few choices out there so if your choice is other, comment below and let us know which one and why!

Pls BOOST for maximum reach across the #Fediverse.

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Historian begs Americans not to downplay Trump's threats to use the military against them

If Donald Trump becomes the 47th president, Presidential historian Michael Beschloss said he believes there is going to be a severe danger of instituting the Insurrection Act and putting soldiers on missions to police American soil.

During a rally in Iowa, the 2024 Republican frontrunner described the metropolises of New York City and Chicago as “crime dens” and vowed to move fast to bring in the country's military might.

“The next time, I’m not waiting," he said. "One of the things I did was let them run it and we’re going to show how bad a job they do,” he said. “Well, we did that. We don’t have to wait any longer.”

Beschloss says we should be taking Trump at his word.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-insurrection-act-2666371202/

Fascism has male sexual insecurity at it's core. Every single time.

@Teri_Kanefield

This country is in a constant state of becoming, ideally. Someone said we've had 60 years of democracy, I wonder if it's even that much.

Institutions and ideals are grand things but not if you allow people who don't care about ideals to use your own ideals to tie you in knots.

Personally I don't think taking Trump off the ballot is a great idea... politically. I do think our ... extraordinary court is in a unique position to do it with credibility.

This should scare the Hell out of you. When Trump tells you he wants to be a dictator, believe him.

Vote Democracy. Vote Blue.

Crooked Jean Luc Picard is a threat to Democracy! His weaponization of Starfleet against his Political Opponent is so outrageous that even his supporters are saying that it must end, now. Alpha Quadrant has never seen anything like this before, and hopefully never will!

"If god wanted us to have free energy, he'd have put a nuclear reactor in the sky."

"Oh!"

Spanking new Boeing planes have nosedived out of the sky, their fuselages have blown out mid flight, yesterday you had a door fly off mid flight in Alaska and Boeing has admitted to defrauding the FAA on their safety —
AND YET
the only person at Boeing who has been prosecuted is literally a technician.
Remember that when your boss ask you to do some questionable shady shit 'for the team' #CapitalismIsKillingYOU #StrikeReady2024

Palestinians must be able to stay in Gaza – Blinken

Reuters Antony Blinken is on his latest Middle East tour US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must not be pressured into leave Gaza, and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow. Mr Blinken condemned statements by some Israeli ministers, who called for the resettlement of Palestinians elsewhere... Source: Palestinians must be able to stay in Gaza - Blinken

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2024/01/07/palestinians-must-be-able-to-stay-in-gaza-blinken/