If he can follow up on even a portion of what he promises, a 2nd Trump presidency will bring the USA to a halt at multiple levels like a car hitting a reinforced wall. The best version of a Trump presidency is him raging daily as he’s blocked constantly by legal challenges and bureaucratic measures thus getting nothing done. The worst version is that he succeeds in his goals, reforms the USA into a right-wing autocracy and destroys things like checks/balances and separation of church and state.

Got to respect the decision to just step away instead of settling for mediocrity.

If the senior citizens near-ruling the USA from the SCOTUS find that making unpopular and legally questionable decisions is exhausting then they are free to retire. People will care a lot less about luxury RV’s, free vacations, flags, etc. when they’re no longer steering things like national reproductive rights and who actually has to obey the law.

I upvoted, but I wanted to add a few thoughts. See, I understand what you’re saying in that US history has been littered with acts ranging from questionable to horrible the entire time. However as a Canadian some of my most treasured people, both personal acquaintances and public figures, are/were American. Even though I criticize policies US policies (a lot more recently), I still feel a kinship to Americans and I like a lot of you.

I think America has an accountability problem where a very few people in power are allowed to COMPLETELY misrepresent the positions of their constituents and make national/state decisions that outrage huge portions of the population (often for money’s sake). In the 20-odd years I’ve been an adult I’ve noticed this about the Iraq war, the 2008 financial crisis + wealth inequality in general, climate, health care, and now of course the situation in Gaza. There’s almost no meaningful consequences applied when leaders act against the wishes of the populace or even your own laws. At worst some are not elected again and have to live on whatever millions they could amass during their years in power. Some say Americans get the government they deserve, but checks and balances don’t work if the few people empowered to check and balance are on the same corrupt/unethical page.

So I’m equally suspicious of anyone who thinks that America has, as a nation, been the greatest country in the world the entire time. I would simultaneously argue though that the US is home to some of the greatest people and that a large % of the population is at least as “good” as most other countries. Of course there are genuine shitheads in America, but that’s universal to every nation IMO. The real problem in my eyes is that your leaders have not been forced to actually put the “representation” in representative democracy. If you read all that, thanks for giving me your time.

The article references what you might be remembering:

“The Moms have recently attracted a swell of bad press, thanks to a disastrous 60 Minutes interview in which the co-founders struggled to defend their stances; a chapter leading quoting Hitler in a newsletter last year; some members’ close ties to the Proud Boys; and, perhaps most notably, the group’s national co-founder Bridget Ziegler becoming embroiled in a sex scandal after it came out that she and her husband, Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler, were involved in a three-way sexual relationship with a woman—even though Bridget Ziegler played a key role in the passage of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which forbade discussion of LGBTQ issues in many school settings. (Christian Ziegler was accused of rape by the other woman in the encounter—an allegation he denied, and which authorities ultimately declined to prosecute—and was booted from his post within the state Republican party earlier this year.)”

As soon as I hear a name like “Moms for Liberty” I just know they’re going to be a group of brainwashed outrage addicts campaigning for demonstrably harmful things.

And in trying to check the first suggestion Google has is “moms for liberty book ban list” so I have a feeling I’m right.

Alternatively, a fusion with the Canadian Tuxedo - the Canono.

Prison labor = slave labor, black votes are systematically made worth less than white votes…this is starting to sound familiar.

It was originally posted in World News, but was (rightfully!) removed for being internal US news and not world news. I screwed up - I think when I read anything about Gaza I start thinking about how it relates to the international war at large. Clearly though this story doesn’t belong there, and hopefully it fits here.

Your honor, my client would like to plead “Oopsie Doopsie”.

Just waking up, and you made me smile :) Thanks for being friendly stranger.

I’ve talked once or twice about Reddit being negative and being happier here on Lemmy. Part of the reason I like Lemmy is it’s a smaller userbase, which means fewer vocally negative people to drag things down. I also feel like the conversations are more “genuine” in that I feel like I’m talking to single people as opposed to crowds.

Speaking of crowds, I did very well on Reddit in terms of karma but to me it always felt like a dogpile - if my post/comment got those first 5 upvotes it would keep on doing well. If it dropped into negatives it was basically a lost attempt and the thread would fill with insults/criticism. Here there’s seems to be less “inertia” and more chance to win people on merit. I’ve had people respond aggressively, but rarely and not actually cruel. I’ve only been here for about 2 months, but so far that’s my take.

Deal. Hold me until dawn?

I’m not blaming the staff for doing what they can - they’re trying their hardest to make the best of a bad situation. But medical procedures are best performed by professionals who are rested and calm, not working overtime/triaging under stress because they’re trying to handle as many patients as possible before the door closes. And yes, the ban that sets the stage for this whole situation is a train wreck. The policymakers have created an unnecessary emergency among other criticisms.

I love it when my medical procedures are done on a schedule of “squeeze as many in as possible”. What a train wreck.

Given the recent solar eclipse, I’m reminded of the people who stared directly at the sun and found it to be dangerously bright.

I’m really hoping that’s an Office Space reference.

I can think of two fairly active potential homes for that content: Showerthoughts, which is for random trains of thought that you think others might relate to. Lemmy Be Wholesome is for content that you feel elevates people’s moods, is supportive, shares good vibes and so on.