Or, assholes found and exploited weaknesses in the system, and those tasked with checking them are on the take. I wouldn’t say totally failed, but failing absolutely.

Going through the process keeps our democracy and institutions in tact and shows dipshit that we still care about our constitution. Revolution throws all that out the window.

He claimed he’s using his own money, though somehow I don’t believe him.

I’d also argue the wealthy are quite on board with this, as a smaller and fearful population is much easier to control and exploit. Make no mistake, Trump is a puppet for the real Lux Luthers.

My buddy and I were outside a sports bar over the weekend for another’s birthday, and that song Sail by AWOLNATION came on. It was quite the trip realizing that song is now 15 years old.

Houston is a world of its own, with its like 3 highway systems interwoven with dogshit signage.

Just spend 6 hours driving between Cambria and the High Desert is So Cal today, can confirm.

Crash Bandicoot 1 theme

He certainly always sounds like he knows what he’s talk about and not just pulling shit out of his ass.

In my neck of the woods, that is changing rapidly. Even the strongest “manly men” are beginning to break down their own barriers and starting to express themselves, and it’s transcending age groups. The older they are the more resistant they are, but it’s spreading quite quickly.

All my life, I’ve been a pretty irresponsible towel person.

This is a really good idea.

If you’re wealthy enough, you can do whatever you want.

Freedom™

I’d argue that’s more of a problem with media consolidation and not having some form of truth requirement in broadcast media. When only a handful of organizations own the majority of media outlets and aren’t held to account for their content, this is what we end up with and why we can’t have nice things.

Yeah but if you can time the dips and rises, you can make shitton of money, which is exactly what his cronies are doing. Everytime fatass announces a tariff, the market reacts, and then soars when he backs off. It’s pure market manipulation.

Considering the US government is one of the largest traffickers of firearms in the world, good luck with that one.

People: stop that
US Government:

Hail satan, and have a lovely day, madame.

RIP your public service career lol

User-first stuff tends to incentivize bad behavior, I think. It becomes more about who’s saying it than what’s said.

I don’t necessarily think it inherently incentivizes bad behavior, it’s just a different media paradigm. Think of bands promoting albums and shows, celebrities doing celebrity things, charitable accounts, etc. I can see what you’re saying with extremist wackos spewing their bullshit though, but that becomes a bit of a blanket. Different people come online for different purposes, and your average rando typically just wants to see cat videos and family photos.

No worries, be safe out there.

Sure, but that would make sense and doesn’t strike fear into the hearts of Americans, so it’s a waste of time for them.