I see BlueSky as different than Lemmy. In my mind, Twitter = BlueSky and Mastodon and Reddit = Lemmy and Kbin (if that’s even still around).

They took crypto bros VC money.

Do we really think they’ll allow mass federation without getting returns on their investment?

On principle, personally. I was done with Reddit after the API shit.

My issue with BS is it took VC money from crypto bros.

What do we think will happen when they come looking for their returns on investment?

Looking like it’s about time lmgtfy to make a comeback.

The man also increased his voter base across every demographic except white people this time around.

If the US wants to be fucking stupid, there’s nothing Biden can do to stop us.

There’s a trending posts list which helps fill this want for me.

Makes no material difference. We’re in for it either way.

Whatever style this is, I like.

IT’S NOT UP TO HIM. HE HAS NO CHOICE.

Whether he fakes a smile and shakes the orange fuckers hand makes no difference. He must leave. It’s what our stupid ass electorate dictated. He must now obey. That’s how this works.

It’s his job to get the fuck out of the office because that’s what the people voted for.

I made fun of right-wing dipshits for 4 years for saying the same shit you are right now in the opposite direction.

It’s so uncanny it’s almost like it’s on purpose to make libs or progressives look as dumb as republicans.

I lived in Tucson for a while. Very good food scene.

Weather is actually pretty nice this time of year.

Nothing really special to be aware of. Stay away from cholla cactus. Lol

But if you criticized them for being idiots who allowed Trump to win, they tell you “you’re not even American!”

Not from me. Anyone who voted for Trump or sat around to let him be elected is a fucking moron.

I learned in 2016 I had too much faith in my fellow citizens. There are many, many stupid people here.

I’ve never once wondered this.

But… We warned the Genocide Joe crowd Trump would be worse? And actively tried to convince them not to to let it happen?

Like, we said the stove was hot a bunch of times and they just had to touch it. I’m gonna call those people stupid now.

To be clear, I don’t think this group of people was big enough to sway the election.

Let’s fast forward to the part where you tell me how they pass a law protecting abortion when the GOP owns the House.

Doesn’t matter now. The GOP has a trifecta and SCOTUS so prepare for a nationwide ban. Very cool that we’re about to lose what little protections we have at the state level too.

I wrote in my own name for president this time around. That way I’m sure to be 100% perfectly aligned with who I voted for. I’m sorry to hear about this but I just couldn’t vote for Harris. /s

I blocked ESPN news articles just because I don’t want to see sports content. Does the same thing. They need to fix this stupid shit.

On the other hand, I’m willing to pay for aggregated news to gain access to articles from the likes of The Atlantic, etc. Anyone have alternatives to Apple News+ in this regard?

Enjoy your perceived victory against bad old uncle Joe…

This sentiment is the most painful shit to read on here. Lots of “maybe they’ll learn” or “so sorry your party lost /s”. Do these people think Biden and Harris will suffer through the Trump presidency? They’re rich as fuck. It’s WE who will suffer, probably minorities getting the worst of it.

Good job guys, you really showed 'em…

Did you ever write to your congressional representatives like they suggested?

No, because I don’t support a weapons ban. That’s beside the point.

If the result was inevitable then the voters have no agency and are in no way responsible for the outcome.

I think you’re smart enough to know how a FPTP voting system works. We had 2 real options. Voters have agency as to which one of the two are elected. Stop pretending like you don’t understand how this works.

You’re giving the most heavily propagandized segment of the most heavily propagandized country on earth a lot of credit when they can’t even seem to understand that a tarrif is a tax on imports.

How sad is it then that this group understands this better than you pretend to?

You mean like how the Democrats promoted Trump thinking that he’d be an easy win for Hillary?

No, it would be like funding a third party candidate that is close to Trump with the express purpose of peeling votes off Trump.