Funny events in anti-woke world

[Silvanus]

I cited the arguments previously and quoted myself last fucking post.

Most of this is the 401k argument, which is an irrelevant criticism of my source, not an argument made by your source.

So what's left... you're just talking about the "US citizens are disadvantaged" bit then? I mean, you made that argument with zero detail, which is why it went unaddressed.

It would disadvantage American citizens... with over 100million in wealth (fewer than 10k people). Every other American citizen, even almost every millionaire? Perfectly level playing field. And frankly, I don't really care about disadvantaging centimillionaires slightly. It's not as if this would put them out of competitivity. They'd still have more financial clout than everyone else.

 

[Phoenixmgs]

Most of this is the 401k argument, which is an irrelevant criticism of my source, not an argument made by your source.

So what's left... you're just talking about the "US citizens are disadvantaged" bit then? I mean, you made that argument with zero detail, which is why it went unaddressed.

It would disadvantage American citizens... with over 100million in wealth (fewer than 10k people). Every other American citizen, even almost every millionaire? Perfectly level playing field. And frankly, I don't really care about disadvantaging centimillionaires slightly. It's not as if this would put them out of competitivity. They'd still have more financial clout than everyone else.

Your source's arguments made no sense. I'd rather have Americans invest in American assets than foreigners.

 

[Kwak]

Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign

Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Cicada 5]

Conservatives Join Bluesky, Face Abuse and Censorship

A growing number of conservatives have been joining Bluesky, the microblogging website being touted as an alternative to Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter), where several say they have either faced censorship from the platform or widespread abuse.

One prominent conservative social media user said their Bluesky account was shut down after they posted "there are only two genders," whilst another was slapped with a content warning after labelling Rachel Levine, a transgender woman in the Biden administration, as "man of the year."


Bluesky has recorded explosive growth since Trump's election victory, hitting 20 million users for the first time on Tuesday. Prominent liberal and left-wing figures in particular have flocked to the website in an apparent backlash to Musk's management of X, including his promotion of President-elect Donald Trump.

Conservative leaning media outlets now on Bluesky include satirical website The Babylon Bee and news site Newsmax, an early adopter who joined in February 2024 and has made 24,400 posts, though only amassing 695 followers.

The Babylon Bee has only posted one article on Bluesky, which mockingly claims U.S. assistant secretary of health Rachel Levine, who is transgender, had been named "man of the year." This post can only be viewed when scrolling on the platform by clicking the "show" option by an "Intolerance" warning that was applied by Bluesky.

In March 2022 the Babylon Bee shared the same story on Twitter, resulting in them being suspended from the platform. This attracted the attention of Elon Musk who purchased Twitter, which he renamed X, in October 2022 vowing to restore "free speech."

The post sparked a backlash from other Bluesky users with one commenting "The Babylon Bee: As funny as prostate cancer" whilst another said: "Suicide rates in the trans community are high because of bigoted shit like this. Stop it."

However not everyone was so critical with a third user writing: "I'm really happy you hit a raw nerve."

More than 1,000 accounts have been created on Bluesky that have either "MAGA [Make America Great Again]" or "Trump" in their profiles. The arrival of Trump supporters to Bluesky has sparked a hostile reaction from some existing users.

Jon Cooper, a Democratic activist who was formerly Long Island campaign chair for Barack Obama, wrote: "I'm happy to interact with conservatives on Bluesky, but MAGA cultists earn an instant block. We can't let those hateful cockroaches gain a toehold here."

In summary, Conservatives join a platform that has much stricter standards than Twitter and learn their less the hard way.

 

[PsychedelicDiamond]

Conservatives Join Bluesky, Face Abuse and Censorship








In summary, Conservatives join a platform that has much stricter standards than Twitter and learn their less the hard way.

"It's okay when we're doing it but not when someone else is doing it."

 

[Hades]

Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign

Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.

www.nbcnews.com

I mean its not like a soul believed Trump when he said he didn't know or agree with Project 2025. Everyone, including those insisting people were overreacting knew it would go this way. America made its bed and now it can go lay in it.

 

[Thaluikhain]

I mean its not like a soul believed Trump when he said he didn't know or agree with Project 2025. Everyone, including those insisting people were overreacting knew it would go this way.

This. I mean, maybe it's worth quoting the deniers if people want to remind them of their lies, but this was always going to happen and we all knew it.

 

[Chimpzy]

Conservatives Join Bluesky, Face Abuse and Censorship








In summary, Conservatives join a platform that has much stricter standards than Twitter and learn their less the hard way.

 

[Silvanus]

Your source's arguments made no sense.

All you asked is that i provide a source in favour of unrealised gains tax. So I provided a source with exactly as much authority as the one you provided.

I'd rather have Americans invest in American assets than foreigners.

And they can. An unrealised gains tax doesn't stop them. It merely adds a small additional cost for those with over 100million.

 

[meiam]

So not american news, but pretty wild

The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the “active threat” against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to his elite presidential guards on Saturday “for immediate proper action.”

apnews.com

That's an... interesting tactics. Honestly, I can't feel any sympathy for the two of them in this case.

 

[BrawlMan]

Understanding Edgelords
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[Dwarvenhobble]

In summary, Conservatives join a platform that has much stricter standards than Twitter and learn their less the hard way.

I got banned permanently from twitter when some-one was calling Jonathan Blow a Nazi and I replied "Be careful about who you accuse or one day some-one might tell me to shoot you"
The implication being, what happens when it's reversed would you want me to show mercy to you?
Permabanned for threatening violence against some-one lol.

I've been a right bastard to people on Bluesky and faced a dude calling all his followers to report me to get me banned........... nothing. Not even a 24 hour suspension so far lol

Bluesky is not stricter than twitter.

Bluesky won't last because already it's facing CP issues which other sites don't have because they auto block certain stuff based on known image data etc from actual federal databases of this stuff to stop it. For context, this is what nearly killed Tumblr and caused the full porn ban before.

This will be like the Mastedon migration or the Threads migration. It'll last 1 month, 2 at tops before everyone moves back to twitter.

 

[Cicada 5]

I got banned permanently from twitter when some-one was calling Jonathan Blow a Nazi and I replied "Be careful about who you accuse or one day some-one might tell me to shoot you"
The implication being, what happens when it's reversed would you want me to show mercy to you?
Permabanned for threatening violence against some-one lol.

I've been a right bastard to people on Bluesky and faced a dude calling all his followers to report me to get me banned........... nothing. Not even a 24 hour suspension so far lol

Bluesky is not stricter than twitter.

Bluesky won't last because already it's facing CP issues which other sites don't have because they auto block certain stuff based on known image data etc from actual federal databases of this stuff to stop it. For context, this is what nearly killed Tumblr and caused the full porn ban before.

This will be like the Mastedon migration or the Threads migration. It'll last 1 month, 2 at tops before everyone moves back to twitter.

I haven't seen any child porn on Bluesky and the only instance of child porn allegedly being on the site I've heard of is a Conservative account complaining that the site doesn't allow child porn.

 

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[Phoenixmgs]

Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign

Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.

www.nbcnews.com

But you guys said that Trump winning would result in Project 2025 being implemented and ya'll said that that would lead to a complete ban on abortions but the article literally says:

But not everyone is being welcomed aboard. Politico reported Thursday that the transition rejected a push for former Trump administration official Roger Severino, who wrote Project 2025’s chapter on the Department of Health and Human Services, to serve as deputy secretary of the agency, over concerns about the anti-abortion policies he laid out in the policy blueprint.

So what are we supposed to be afraid of happening? Ya'll can't keep your stories straight...

In summary, Conservatives join a platform that has much stricter standards than Twitter and learn their less the hard way.

The fact that the Babylon Bee got banned means the standards are a joke. It would be like banning The Onion.

All you asked is that i provide a source in favour of unrealised gains tax. So I provided a source with exactly as much authority as the one you provided.



And they can. An unrealised gains tax doesn't stop them. It merely adds a small additional cost for those with over 100million.

How don't you know that I don't care about trying to "appeal to authority"? Your sources arguments were awful, I don't really care who they are, I care about the arguments. 25% isn't a "small" cost.

 

[Gergar12]

Yes, he is.

Is Joe Biden An Unappreciated Philosopher King?

A modern-day philosopher king seems a fair description for Biden and one Biden is hardly likely to change if elected to a 2nd term.

churchandstate.org.uk

We had someone who not only did his job, he did it well, listened to advisors, and was the most qualified for the role in modern American history. And Americans hated him.

 

[Hades]

Yes, he is.

Is Joe Biden An Unappreciated Philosopher King?

A modern-day philosopher king seems a fair description for Biden and one Biden is hardly likely to change if elected to a 2nd term.

churchandstate.org.uk

We had someone who not only did his job, he did it well, listened to advisors, and was the most qualified for the role in modern American history. And Americans hated him.

And to rub salt in the wound they then went on to elect the least qualified for the role in modern American history, if not American history in general...AFTER he already spend four year proving how unqualified he was.

Americans may find it rude for Europeans to snootily look down on them but c'mon! Just see what you guys give us to work with.

 

[Gergar12]

And to rub salt in the wound they then went on to elect the least qualified for the role in modern American history, if not American history in general...AFTER he already spend four year proving how unqualified he was.

Americans may find it rude for Europeans to snootily look down on them but c'mon! Just see what you guys give us to work with.

Because Americans can do one thing, and that's their job. They do them very well on average and are way more productive in hours worked, and for a nation of our size, our productivity. In that they are number one.

But we need more. The Americans during the American Revolution read newspapers like people use social media.

Let Biden sleep, let Kamala be anxious and "weird," as long as they are the better option, they should have been picked.

 

[Silvanus]

How don't you know that I don't care about trying to "appeal to authority"?

You literally asked me to provide a source. Now you're whining that I did what you asked.

Your sources arguments were awful, I don't really care who they are, I care about the arguments. 25% isn't a "small" cost.

Hmm, yet it's less than... income tax, for example. Why do we expect wealth accrued through share price rises-- which requires no effort or work-- to be taxed at a lower rate than wages?

 

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