jimkitson.bsky.social
Software Developer, Sci-Fi writer, and tinkerer with many hobbies.
Planning for the worst while hoping for that brighter future.
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Well, the new DNC head was just seated, so it can take a little time to get something rolling. I'm not so sure the effort needs to be centralized, but the Dems do need a better system for spreading information. The sooner they get to work on it, the better.
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That said, there are too many Dems that are playing like this is all normal or that it isn't the existential threat that it is. We should be using all our tools to slow, and stop what is happening, and to push for the public to rise up.
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I agree they should be doing more to protest, but they should stay working in congress to leverage the power they do have. Some things can be accomplished by withholding their votes, but they can also help by holding up and slowing down everything the GOP tries to do.
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Basically, let the GOP get the proper blame for things blowing up then come in and get some good stuff. However, I'd really love to see a better messaging game from the Dems to make sure the blame for the disaster lands on the GOP and the credit for fixing things goes to the Dems. That is hard.
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Don't get me wrong, I lean strongly towards the 'do nothing' option.
Ideally, let the shutdown happen, then play hardball on the deal to get things back up and running again. I do worry about the concessions that the worst GOP holdouts will demand for their votes. Better to head off that deal.
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They need to be louder, and find ways to magnify their voice. This is the time to be figuring it out so that we'll have the messaging machine we need for the midterms and 2028.
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It's not the Dems. The GOP has the votes to pass a budget, it's on them to get it done. If they need Dem votes, it's because they couldn't work within their own party to get it done.
Though yeah, the Dems shouldn't help without some serious concessions from the GOP.
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Yes, I fully agree. The Dems job now is to lay all blame for everything on the GOP and not to be shy about it. It is unfortunately something they are not very good at, but they really should take this as an opportunity to practice a vital skill they need for the next 4 years.
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That's the hard question to answer. I don't think so, it would be a pretty big black eye for the party with the Trifecta to not be able to keep the government open. If Trump was actually decent at strategy, I might say otherwise, but I don't think he's gaming this out.
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Yes, but they've got to hold onto their votes till they get some really big, really good stuff, not just a few rough edges sanded down. Otherwise, it's better to let the GOP dangle than just take a few crumbs for enabling them.
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Exactly this, if the GOP wants Dem votes, they need to be giving up real concessions, not stuff they can pull back after the fact. Just firing Musk isn't enough, he needs to be indicted as well, but they're going to have to put even more on the table before the Dems hand over any votes.
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It also bothers me the way so many people make following sports their entire personality. I mean, it's a game, that you're not even playing or personally know anyone on the field. Even if it's the 'local' team almost none of the players are actually local. How can anyone care so much?
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I'm with you! Like casual folks hanging and play sports is great, but the more organized and especially money making it is, the more it just becomes some toxic celebrity worship thing. I just can't get into that, as I tune out pretty much all celebrity junk I can.
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This is the correct answer.
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The MSM is owned by the same people drooling over the tax cuts Trump promises. Never forget that, they aren't in the business of informing the public, and haven't been for a very, very long time. The MSM is the engine for stability, so that the rich owners can keep making bank.
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I'd wager that many ( though not all sadly ) of the folks needing help with their health care voted for Harris. It's the ones who are slightly better off that keep voting for the MAGA foolishness and blaming the 'poor' for their troubles. Think survivors bias.
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They know it's all BS, but they also know low-info voters will lap it up and clap like happy seals, so they play to the rubes.
The sad thing is, despite having this strategy not change in modern history, the liberal side keeps losing.
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I don't think most of them care about LGBTQ folks, they just need a moral panic they can leverage to get votes, a tried and true American electioneering tradition, right up there is 'they'll take our guns', 'the illegals will take our jobs', and 'the price of gas is too high'.
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Far too many people don't vote because they don't believe the Democrats will do the things their platform says, and too many Dems have proven them right over the years. Give the voters Dems that fight for our platform and they will show up to vote.
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The Democrats need leadership worthy of the platform, and are willing to stand up, fight for and loudly advocate for it.
AOC is on that list, most of those voting against her are not. That's the problem we need to fix.
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The dam will break eventually, but only if we keep pushing. We need to take this energy to the primaries. AOC is in congress because she took on the old guard Dem in her seat. If we work to unseat everyone voting against her, we'll open up the path for us to get the representation we need.
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Good art makes us think about the world and our place in it. That's a good thing. I do get not wanting to jump into the dumpster fire of current politics, but at the same time, I think a lot of people would benefit from the philosophies that you've woven into this whole comic. Keep being great!
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I was supportive of Harris because she was the only choice, and I certainly hoped she'd pull through, but I never saw her as having the authenticity and raw spunk needed to defy convention. Though looking back, I think her loss was more due to things outside her control in a hard moment.
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Maybe, maybe not, but she's young, so whether it's soon or in a decade or two, AOC will be around.
I actually think the country is in a moment of transition, and someone who can seize on that could defy pretty much all conventional wisdom. It will seem like a risky play at the time though.
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I'm hoping this sticks. I love AOC, she's got the fight and ideas we need to improve the Democratic party and the country. I'm still hoping we can upgrade her to President someday, and the sooner we can the better for us all.
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Yeah, Star Wars was epic. Star Trek is more thoughtful, but often cheesy.
I've only caught MST3K in passing, keep meaning to make some time and watch a few.
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I am a lover of all things sci-fi. My model shelf contains both the Falcon and the Enterprise. I've got a Galactica and Babylon 5 waiting to be built...
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It's all they've got, anger and hatred. They've let the dark side consume them and they know nothing else.
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And yes, I know that won't likely happen, but 4 years is a long time. We'll see what left of the country and the mood by the time we get that far.
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Exactly. If the federal cases were left open, the incoming AG could potentially find a way to dismiss them with prejudice, and thus create a kind of 'soft' pardon for Trump.
I am holding hope that Merchan decides to suspend sentencing until after Trump's out of office again.
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Otherwise no, that way we can nail Trump to the wall as soon as his second term ends. In addition we should only nominate a Democrat for 2028 that will pick an aggressive AG that will go after political corruption, in a fully non-partisan way. Root out all the bad ones and put them in jail.
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The only way Biden should pardon Trump is if Trump agreed to not accept the presidency and retire quietly to another country, after a full admission of guilt and expression of honest regret.
I mean, if I'm going to go wishing for rainbows and ponies, might as well go big...
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I thought most of the cases were dropped by Jack Smith anyway, probably to protect them from a prejudiced dismissal. That way they could potentially be brought back up in the future.
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I really wanted to like Fetterman when he first got elected, but man does he just have a ton of bad takes on issues like this.
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Gerrymandering and the EC are different things entirely. Granted both are bad. The EC is a general benefit to the GOP, but since they can't change state borders, they can't really gerrymander it. Gerrymandering is only for legislative seats.
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What's a bully without a target? Their meaning in life is 'owning the libs' if all the libs come here, they must follow.
Thankfully this place gives us the tools to mute and ignore them.
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If there was no perceived ill intent from the TSF, my guess is the Enterprise would reluctantly let it happen. Non-interference extends to other civilizations, not just pre-warp ones.
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It would also kind of depend on if this was a first contact with the 'tech sharing' federation or if there was already diplomatic protocols in place.
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Very interesting question. I tried to think if it would matter which Enterprise showed up, but in the end I think the first move would have been for the captain to try and talk to the incoming guys and try to get them to hold off on the tech transfer.
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Much less, Trump ( and his savant like skill at idiot whispering ) won't be on the ballot. There is no other Republican with his skill at getting people to vote against their interests and believe absolute nonsense. Without that the GOP may just get appropriately trounced by a genius bartender.
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She checks so many boxes for me, smart, witty, blazingly progressive. I've repeatedly said I'd love to see her as president. Right now I fear the US isn't ready for a woman president, but after 4 years of another old white guy wrecking the country might just give her an opening.