I still run my own server. My friends and I hang out and play with chat bots and send memes and comics back and forth. It's a pretty chill place to hang out, and it's super easy to self-host.
Because it's unfortunately still true. I have a video-card that I can't upgrade because it nvidia drivers keep breaking my display. I've had to swap distros because some don't work well with my audio-card, or my wifi-card. I was able to get them working eventually, but pretending that it wasn't a pain in the ass would be a lie.
This attitude of "everything works fine, and if it doesn't that means you are doing it wrong" is why people don't like trying Linux. We have to be realistic about the experience. It's massively better than it used to be, but pretending its flawless is just dishonest.
Vetos bills to build social and LGBTQ+ teen housing
Vetos a bill to provide hearing-aids to kids
Vetos a bill to make the rich pay taxes
Ran on a single-payer healthcare system, then immediately backes down
Vetos a bill to let striking workers keep their insurance
Vetos a bill that banned employers from retalliating against picketers
Proudly does a photo-op while destroying peoples homes
BUT AT LEAST WE CAN BE SMUG THAT WE DIDN'T SETTLE FOR LESS THAN PERFECT.
I'm not sure you understand what the word "Perfect" means. We're not asking for an angel, we're only asking for a candidate that isn't a monster. But the Democrats refuse to let us have that as an option.
I'm not sure you understand my position. I'm against the Democrats and the Republicans. I don't think voting will be our solution. I'm pretty sure that I never said we can reform it, and I think we're gonna have to tear it all down and start over.
It's always been amazing to me to watch the Democratic leadership complain about their "messaging problem", instead of trying to fix their "policy problem".
I don't think "sucks so much more" is all that accurate though. Both candidates do want to fuck the world.
Where were the checks and balances when the Democrats were Drone-Striking kids? Where were the checks and balances when the Democrats were mass-deporting people? Where were the Checks and balances for torture programs, killing americans, giving our tax money to their rich friends, building out surveillance programs, backing a genocide, etc?
Yes, one side is worse, but the supposed "opposition" is doing everything they can to get as close to the worse side as they can.
I don't watch Colbert, but I swear I saw that picture weeks ago as well. I did find this which describes the letter: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-17/trump-denies-sending-epstein-lewd-message-drawing (I can't see the WSJ article due to a paywall)
I'm racking my brain to remember where I had seen it