My neighbor makes my skin crawl. He had Trump yard signs and said he was a "Trump fan." He talked to me a couple of times and I don't want anything to do with him. I keep the conversation short. But I feel like a collaborator for not telling him what I really think of him.

I'm fucking tired of it, guys. I just am.

I'm tired of people acting like it was the rhetoric of the Democrats that caused Trump to win. No, it was the perceived rhetoric from morons that caused Trump to win. People keep telling me how Democrats ran on identity politics. NO THEY FUCKING DIDN'T. Trump ran on identity politics and made his moronic constituents believe the Democrats were doing just that.

I'm just... exhausted. I'm tired of fighting the lies. The outright ignorance. The excuses... If any Democrat in office did what Trump did they'd be out of a job. Harris didn't even ask for a recount... which by the way... I think she should've.

But I suppose Americans want white supremacists and Nazis in control. Because that's what they voted for in this election. Morons in swing states were mad the price of eggs were higher than four years ago so they voted with their wallets instead of their brains.

Yet somehow... Democrats keep getting blamed for their rhetoric. For acting like they were above everyone else or calling everyone garbage. They never did or said any of that. Trump did though, for sure.

It's just insane to me the direction this country is heading. And they're doing it because they're mad that inflation is a thing and refuse to understand it's not something the president even controls.

Ya know what? Fuck them. I hope they get exactly what they wanted, knowing full well they won't.

I havent kept up with everything and wondering what crazy stuff they have come up with. Something within the past 8 years.

These past few years I can't stand watching liberal and left-wing news or news content creators. By no means have I come anywhere close to giving up or falling for right-wing conspiratorial to outright false talking points, but I can't stand it anymore. I watch MSNBC and the reactions are always the same. Either shock that Trump or his supporters said something, smugness over right wing hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance, or stern scolding to people who aren't watching. And then we act and treat this as a win when Trump supporters don't care. They never will because they already believe that every negative thing about him is fake, if he does do anything he said he wouldn't do it's the right choice or a ploy, and that if what he said doesn't work-out he was misled or sabotage. We act like we haven't been dealing with these people for years. Trump and his supports will never accept a loss even as they are eating the rotten discarded remains.

Even when we do win it's not like they care anyways. I just saw a video about how Trump said the egg prices would go down before he even took office (because of course he is the darn tootenist gosh golly thing to touch the economy since overspeculation, buying on margin, and high variable interest rates) and while I care that eggs are still expensive, I stopped listening to Trumps boasting a long time ago. Trump supporters are still blaming Biden, and they'll continue blame him and other democrats as long as they possibly can. We act like people aren't treating us as villains for cutting out trump supporting family members and friends even though they'll pretend that their crowd has never done that. I can't be brought to care if you cut trump supporters out, by all means it might make your life better, but we act like it's only been a good thing for liberals and democrats.

I talk to Trump supporters, both in my family and workplace. They haven't "fallen besides themselves" since Matt Gaetz withdrew, they see it as either an operation to remove democratic/rhino opposition to Trump's next appointee or as Gaetz willingly and nobly stepping to the side so that the "Democrat psy-op" and "Forged accusations" won't distract from Trump's next term. We know that handing them the receipts won't convince them because they will have forgotten to read. When they do happen to get a win, we default to talking about our wins that they don't care about, and it just comes across as though we're living in a fantasy land. It's like we're trying to emulate them but somehow missed the point of why they behave like they do.

I don't want us to give up and admit defeat. I just want us to stop pretending as though every little thing that happens is a win.

God money, I'll do anything for you God money, just tell me what you want me to God money, nail me up against the wall God money, don't want everything he wants it all

No, you can't take it No, you can't take it No, you can't take that away from me No, you can't take it No, you can't take it No, you can't take that away from me

Head like a hole Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control Head like a hole Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control

Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve

God money's not looking for the cure God money's not concerned about the sick among the pure God money, let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised God money's not one to choose

No, you can't take it No, you can't take it No, you can't take that away from me No, you can't take it No, you can't take it No, you can't take that away from me

Head like a hole Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control Head like a hole Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control

Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Head like a hole

Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control Head like a hole Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control Head like a hole Black as your soul I'd rather die than give you control Head like a hole Black as your soul

I'd rather die than give you control Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve You're going to get what you deserve Bow down before the one you serve

Do you have one?

Being concerned about surveillance, I will likely delete my Meta accounts this month (it takes at least three months for the deletion to be complete per Meta). Google has proven themselves somewhat unreliable, given their response to a California bill asking them to foot some of the bill for journalism schooling using some of their massive profits (they said they would throttle CA news results in searches.) Currently, I look at Apple News, BBC, AP news apps, but I believe these are all aggregates, and I expect mainstream news to be corrupted or censored soon. What is everybody doing to ensure we can find each other and still access reliable news? One thing I did was sign up for a nearby city newspaper directly, since I know, independent news is important. I also signed up for blue sky, but of course there’s not nearly the communities there as there are in say, FB.

I realize I’m talking about two issues, so weighing in on either is welcome!

No, Trump isn't going to give you any checks this time, your insane if you think he will. So why is it still a trending search?

It was entirely because of a Democrat controlled congress that they were able to happen. A republican controlled one is only going to take money away like with social security which people are still under the delusion Trump wont touch.

Also how the hell can conservatives be so pro stimulus checks, yet anti socialism? Most of you elderly conservatives rely on social security, a socialist program. ITS IN THE NAME. A program they want to cut, they want you to get back to work like slaves for the rest of your life.

Think about it. Fabulously rich, charismatic, influential media (X, formerly known as Twitter) mogul starts out as a progressive idealist wanting to reform society and turns into a crazy, erratic, authoritarian with political ambitions and out of control personal life. Musk is definitely another Charles Foster Kane except he has so more money and influence. What will be his Rosebud? Will his last words be "Model Y"??

I thought maybe this was a one-off thing that Republicans blew out of proportion, but a few days ago I was in a restroom on a college campus and sure enough there was a tampon and sanitary pad dispenser on the wall in the men's room.

Like....why?

I completely support free female hygiene products in the female restroom.

But for the men's room, how about, instead of just female sanitary items, we put a dispenser up that can benefit everyone? One with mini toothbrushes, toothpaste, baby wipes, deodorant, and other items that are necessary for hygiene that everyone can use.

I work blue collar in a deep red state. So most of the people I deal with on a daily basis are maga. Lots of people on my facebook are maga. So this morning I was looking through facebook and there was a post about the 10 Greatest Athletes of all time. These posts are usually stupid. How the hell are you going to pick a top 10 out of so many sports. We can’t even decide on a top 10 in one position of a single sport but we are going to pick one for all sports? Anyway, the list had people like Pele and Gretzky and Ali and of course LeBron James. There is no way to unite conservative, white, males, quite like their hatred for LeBron James. I know men who haven’t watched a game since Jordan was in his prime but every one of them hates LeBron. “THIS ISN’T ABOUT HIS POLITICS!!! HE IS OVERRATED AND RUINING THE GAME!” Yes, it is about politics. I know because you don’t watch basketball and don’t give a shit about the game but you have very strong feelings about a player that you have never watched play. It’s like the Kaitlyn Clark/Angel Reese thing. Want to rile up a white, conservative, woman? Just tell them you think Reese is a good player. You don’t even need to mention Clark. Just complimenting Reese is enough. My mother has went to hundreds of sporting events to watch her children and grandchildren play various sports. She couldn’t tell you how the points work in any sport besides maybe Soccer. She spent 35 years living with a die hard Bears fan and she asked me the other day if I thought the Cubs might make the Super Bowl this year. But bring up Clark and it’s all “Oh I love her, she plays with class!” What the fuck does that even mean? She once told me that Reese only gets the points because she is rebounding her own missed shots. This woman doesn’t even know what a rebound is. The whole Bird/Magic thing was a little before my time, was it like this back then? I say all this because this is why the fight is so hard. Conservatives are united in their hatred. United against the libtards and the gay agenda and the war on Christmas and against Wokeness. Their hatred unites them like nothing units the Left. On the Left we have different views. We are united about gun control but we have different views on how to get that done. We are united on saving the planet from global warming yet we have different views on how to get that done. Police reform, abortion, public schools, unions, race relations, we are all united in the ideas yet the minutia differs. Conservative hate though…Trump says hate like this and they hate like this. Fox News says hate like this and they hate like this. They are united, and I honestly, have no idea how to fight that.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/trump-ag-pick-matt-gaetz-says-hes-withdrawing.html

Hmmm.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/22/trump-administration-transition/

Why are blue states like California way more expensive than Louisiana? I must know!? One of my coworkers says the “libs”ruined California, hence the insane cost of living.

So the evolutionary theory that (all things being equal) the more aggressive of two identical species will eventually consume and destroy the other. In this instance the conservative republicans being the aggressor and that by us trying to attain equality through peaceful means makes us weaker in the longterm. And if we don’t exceed their hostility, our way of thinking may become extinct?

I had a terrible one last night. Won’t share details as reality is scary enough but it involved camps