I was at the store when I saw the notice of Patel's confirmation. I exclaimed "OH MY GOD!"
Clerk asked what happened—I explained they just confirmed Kash Patel!
She and no one in the checkout line with me knew what I was talking about. 😬😡
Clerk asked what happened—I explained they just confirmed Kash Patel!
She and no one in the checkout line with me knew what I was talking about. 😬😡
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I am at trying to talk to allies at work making sure they are on Bluesky. Talking to the normies at the gym about Bluesky. Anything to get more people aware.
Democracy being pulled out from under the rug they're standing on while they watch WWE or the Kardashians.
He wishes I would stop obsessing.
I tell him we are all going to be obsessing pretty damn soon.
I explained COBOL to him & the default, I said it's been debunked by multiple people.
He replied, this is the first I've heard that.
🙄
I know numerous people that are just as clueless
No one knows anything about what's going on in their government
Wonder, at what point, if ever, they'll understand what they're losing
A person in the park today didn't really know who Putin is...i give up.
-Corrosion of Conformity, liner notes, 1991.
Posting from BlueSky, they need to login to read them, this is how we enlarge this platform and keep people informed
The actively avoid finding the Truth
The other, who is draft age, had no idea that Trump is trying to change US from siding w democracies to siding w fascist.
They’ll tune in when it starts to affect them but by then it might be too late to save the Republic.
I’m saying that a lot these days.
I voted for her - both times!
Or for a virtual group get on the @markers4democracy.bsky.social mailing list! They have postcarding parties & host speakers and periodic fun events like Game/ Craft nights. Also an active Slack community. Helps keep me sane! 💙
https://pod.link/214089682/episode/0978ca7d52b854fc8e7f3aeba0ddf9ae
American Democracy is wasted on the willful ignorance of those red hat kooks.
I wish this surprised me...
It's why we're going the way of the Roman's. Killed by the excesses of the worst of us.
Being politically aware and active during these times is a curse. You need to look out for your own mental health.
The republicans bet on the ignorance and lazy stupidity of the American people, and it paid off big time