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silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Trump is destroying 100 years of competitive advantage in 100 days | Cuts to research and attacks on universities are handing global leadership to China.19·3 days agoExactly. The problem here isnt that China did something bad; it’s that the US government sabotaged the future prosperity of the US
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.51·3 days agoWhen you stand on your own you don’t accomplish much beyond your own death. That’s not a worthwhile move for me.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.3·3 days agoThis is a not-so-crazy move in deeply Republican districts, but it requires getting folks to actually show up and vote in Republican primaries
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.22·3 days agoThere is a reason unions maintain a strike fund
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.31·3 days agoThat was standing against an outside invader. Americans don’t have the same luxury.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.71·3 days agoI stand on my own and fire a weapon is pretty useless. To actually succeed, I need a lot more people on my side. Enough that we could probably impeach and remove those responsible for this mess.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•The Project 2025 Presidency: The blueprint for Trump 2.0 predicted much of what we’ve seen so far—and much of what’s to come.313·3 days agoThe problem is a what to actually do. Congress and the courts are controlled by people who largely agree with Project 2025. Most of the American public has no clue that it’s a real thing, and thinks it’s so out there that anybody telling them about it is on LSD and not credible.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Bukele Proposes Deal That Would Free Deported Venezuelans162·7 days agoIt’s a meaningful change from his prior stance that the prisoners would die in CECOT
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat6·7 days agoIf you ever stay in a DC hotel, the glossy magazines in the room have escorts ads. I do not claim to know which intelligence service places the ads.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat10·7 days agoThe laws which sprang up after the 21st amendment make shipping alcohol subject to fairly complicated regulations. The rules likely depend on both where in the US you live and where you ship them to (eg: his office in DC, or some suburb where he lives)
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Musk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Killer Satellites121·8 days agoA lot of engineers don’t realize that there is earned expertise and skill in other fields…or that the consent of the governed matters.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•Musk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Killer Satellites6·8 days agoGuiding drones to a target is the killer app for VR headsets
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•‘Shame!’ Protesters Nationwide Rally Again to Condemn Trump Policies.6·8 days agoLosing is what scares him.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•For DOGE, And All Criminal Actors, There Must Be Consequences and Accountability11·9 days agoDemocrats respond to public pressure. Create enough, and they will do the right thing.
silence7@slrpnk.netto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard3·9 days agoIt’s not just Harvard though, even if they’re taking the lead and getting the headlines
silence7@slrpnk.netto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard72·9 days agoIf the Trump/Musk administration actually folded, they’d:
- Restore all funding
- Continue with additional grants for research on the basis of merit, per historical practice
- Stop trying to deport students, staff, and faculty
I don’t see any of those happening yet; just trying to pass blame to lower-ranking officials.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•For DOGE, And All Criminal Actors, There Must Be Consequences and Accountability82·9 days ago“Nobody” is a very strong word, and simply false
In any case, it’s not the DNC that’s the barrier here; it’s who is actually elected to office
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto politics @lemmy.world•For DOGE, And All Criminal Actors, There Must Be Consequences and Accountability15·9 days agoIt’s on us to push to make it happen
I pretty commonly hear: