takeda

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[–] takeda@lemm.ee 21 points 5 hours ago (5 children)

I actually wish more devices used C and D batteries as those last longer.

I especially hate when a device uses AAA batteries when AA would easily fit.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 5 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Actually not really. Even the D type batteries would have smaller circumference than the average.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Looks cool on video, but it must have been really tedious to build the components, and judging of so many cuts, putting them together wasn't a smooth ride either.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 1 points 21 hours ago

Well don't underestimate the reach of Global Tetrahedron.

Cover from January 2001: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion#/media/File:The_Onion,_January_18-24,_2001.jpg

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 1 points 21 hours ago

The ownership changed in April this year and apparently staff was given more freedom what they can write.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 41 points 1 day ago

Ah, so that's how they shot that Azerbaijani passenger plane. They should put the Krokodil down.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Their success was that they combined their forces to win the election, but each of those grifters have different goals and many of them are incompatible.

I definitively don't support whatever Banon is after, but I welcome the infighting.

They will still inflict damage to the US, but hopefully the infighting will make it much harder to consolidate their power and turn US into fascist state.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

That's how trump works, so it is possible that this is the idea.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago

Yeah, his vision of peace was Israel getting rid of anyone who they don't have good relationship with.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago

No, at least not during this period. If it was invented right now, or is guaranteed to be only controlled by oligarchs and ruin life of everyone else.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It still mattered. Republicans won on federal level (mainly due to a successful social media campaign) but there were also some good wins for Democrats on local levels.

Highly recommend "On Tyranny" book by Timothy Snyder.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago

I don't know about others, but I hope maybe it is similar with others.

I stopped watching 24/7 channels, I no longer trust CNN. Washington Post and LA Times showed their colors during the election, showing exactly that the owners purchased them to manipulate readers' opinion.

I since then set up recurring donations to ProPublica, local NPR station, I also found a local news paper that still seems to do local journalism. The rest I intend to rely on Lemmy and Reddit.

I stopped caring what trump is saying (he always lies) and instead intend to care about what he does. There are things that are out of my control, but intend to support any way I can politicians, judges, public employees and others that will fight him. And when it comes time to protest I intend to do my part.

I just don't want to waste my energy on pointless BS that 24/7 news media was doing 2017-2020. If trump says he intends to take over Greenland why should I rile up about it and how can I change anything. It is likely a BS anyway to tire us up.

Also I highly recommend On Freedom: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder. This book was published in 2017 when he started his first term and outlines what things we should watch for and not let him do if we still want to have a democracy.

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