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UmGuys··on Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza
You misunderstand. GOP breaks all rules and will literally do anything to win because their policy destroys peoples lives. They're the bad cops. Democrats have the slightly less destructive policies and they sort of occupy reality. They're the good cops. Both cops have the same boss.
UmGuys··on Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza
Serious question, will you abstain from voting? There are only 2 parties and they both fund Israel. One maybe slightly less.
UmGuys··on EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections
Going to? We do. Virtually all red states are poor, uneducated and unhealthy compared to blue states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...

Regarding vaccines, if you live in a red state you probably won't be able to get one unless your a senior citizen, travel to another state, or possibly with a doctor's prescription.

UmGuys··on EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections
Currently, if there were any resistance, they would swiftly be gunned down in the street. Hasn't the orange goon made that clear enough to you? The problem is we didn't enforce justice after the civil war or the coup on January 6. The cult of domestic terrorists has a monopoly on violence.

Edit: Also, most of the politicians in both parties get money from the same interests (oil, Israel, tech). So the leadership of Democrats basically wants the same thing as GOP, so there's only voiced resistance.

UmGuys··on Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion
The shift was the news feed IMO. You have to consider the profit model. Users are the product.
UmGuys··on Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion
Of course it is, but it's intended to divide and control and it's proving to be pretty powerful. FB stopped connecting people sometime around 2012.
UmGuys··on Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination
I didn't post any statements, but a summary of chatgpt's conclusions. Again, I'm not familiar with the man and DON'T wish to learn no more. He was obviously a hateful provocateur who was apparently murdered for not being evil enough.
UmGuys··on Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination
IDK much about the late man other than what I've read in the past couple days. Regarding Dems he's made many remarks that I can't quote precisely.

I asked ChatGPT. Prompt: charlie kirk statements that dehumanize democrats

How those statements can be seen as dehumanizing

Framing as enemies: Saying liberals “hate” America or “want to destroy it” sets them up as antagonists, not just political opponents. It’s about moral character in extreme terms rather than policy disagreements.

Defining identity reductively: Labeling groups as “dependent on government,” or “living in tragedy of your own making,” etc., strips away nuance and reduces people to blame or shame‐oriented traits.

Assigning malicious intent: Some statements assume that Democrats act with ill will or deliberate harmful goals rather than simply having different philosophies or policy priorities.

Us vs. them polarization: These sorts of remarks deepen divides by denying any shared ground or possibility of good faith.

Yes I mean the evil orange guy.

UmGuys··on Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination
It's fine to dislike people and normal. It's not fine to dislike people because of their race or sexuality. It's much worse to spend your entire adult life spreading bigotry ... in the name of God. His beliefs were inherently violent toward women, non-hetero, and non-white people. I don't want to learn anymore about this guy. I've learned enough this week. He spent his young adulthood intentionally provoking people, pushing right up to or past the limit of what's considered acceptable in the MAGA era. What happened to him is awful, he was awful.
UmGuys··on Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination
First, I didn't mention anything. I read the well crafted comment you replied to and was repulsed to learn about Kirk's hateful beliefs, then equally shocked by the lack of compassion in a reply. It seems the context is now missing. The comparison is Kirk dehumanizing anyone he disagrees with. And being super racist and bigoted in the process. The isolated statements I've read indicate a resentment for non-heterosexual, not white people. This is inherently a violent worldview. Just like Nazism and just like Nazism, it can't be tolerated. It's quite a paradox.
UmGuys··on Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination
I can't understand your summary of the post you're responding to. The man organized and constructed an empire that promoted hate through mob violence and decried Democrats (and anyone not straight white) as non human enemies, and you don't see violence? It's as if saying Hitler wasn't violent because there's no video of him killing anyone. Before it was reported he died, the MAGA cult leader guy explicitly called for violence in his name.
UmGuys··on Electric flying boat that skims the water sparks global commercial and military
A new type of winged marine vessel that flies just above the surface of the water is being tested this summer in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, drawing interest from civilian and military customers
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Democrats have always been pretty crappy. That doesn't excuse going full Nazi. And standing by it. These are bad people. It's not the Democrats fault. If you voted for Trump, you're likely a bigot.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
This is far too cryptic for me to parse.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
I don't know who y'all is. It's unlikely the US will have free or fair elections ever again. Remember what happened on Jan 6?
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
I censor his name in order to not boost it for his benefit. I don't want to be ambivalent about my opposition to violence.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Yeah. It's tough for people as most don't even have the means to afford health care or a house. They can't simply relocate. Most Americans now live in fear of abuse. It's a shame.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Additionally, we didn't prosecute the ring leader of the Jan. 6 insurrection. We need to finish reconstruction and punish the people who spread hate, fear, and anger. We can only grow divided otherwise.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
I disagree. We have Tr*mp because his team is able to successfully motivate angry, hateful, and scared people. There are a lot of these people, they are not smart, and they are mad. MAGA directs that anger. They simply figured out how to enthrall bad people.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
They don't need to profit. They're funded by MAGAs to kill truth.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Do actors believe their lines? This makes no sense.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
I don't think you understand. It's not news, but entertainment. Unbiased news is: AP, Reuters, CSPAN.
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Um. Tr*mp is the most unhinged and stupid person. He's never been able to form a coherent sentence and can only exist because he was born a millionaire.

I always thought Biden was much smarter, well spoken, and honest than Tr*mp. Do you disagree?

UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Right. Shouldn't the judgement be against the main perpetrator? They're wrong too, but if they are isn't everyone else also doing slander and libel?
UmGuys··on Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
They are entertainment and should be treated that way. And what of the damage our federal government is doing to many corporations, universities, cities, and individuals? Should they have sue the government? It's all so absurd when people stop following the rules.
UmGuys··on The End of Tesla?
In 2008 Elon promised an entirely solar powered Tesla Roadster. I was young and dumb enough that it took me until about 2011 to realize it was never coming and he's a liar.
UmGuys··on Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don't need
I have a bricked gaming laptop in my attic somewhere because of this. I still purchased another after, but I'm still vulnerable to the same problem because I don't have a MS account.
UmGuys··on Oil states thwart agreement on plastics
I tried to find a coffee maker once. There's one automated product in the $1000 price range. I just use my all metal french press.

FYI: They do sell cotton dental floss in paper packaging.

Also, here's an unintuitive thing people may not be aware of. Beverages in glass bottles contain about 10x the dissolved plastics in the liquid. This is believe to be from the paint and coatings used on the cap.

UmGuys··on Oil states thwart agreement on plastics
Nations simply need to lead by example and reject plastic waste. That certainly won't happen until at least 2029 in USA, if ever. If USA still exists then.
UmGuys··on Anthropic's CEO says in 3-6 months, AI will write 90% of the code (March 2025)
I feel like management roles would be much more easy to automate than dev. It's hilarious how they're trying to sell these products. The only thing they couldn't do is go golf and drink half the time. They would be superior in that regard.
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