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rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if the president can incite an insurrection to overturn an election and maintain power. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

Bought and paid for…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

Clarence Thomas hearing Trump's immunity case, when his wife Ginni was directly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, tells you everything you need to know about the Supreme Court's new code of "ethics."

It's a sham.

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich
Bought and paid for…

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Tesla profits drop 55% as Elon Musk dodges cheap car questions

Tesla spent $1 billion on GPUs even as its profit margins shrank by half.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-profits-drop-55-as-elon-musk-dodges-cheap-car-questions/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@arstechnica

Who would like to buy a car from a guy with such a toxic image... I would never ever.

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

4 years ago today, Dr. Fauci contradicted Trump's claim that Covid would magically go away before the fall. After that, Fauci was sidelined from public briefings & barred from speaking to press.

During the greatest national crisis of our time, all Trump cared about was his ego

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

All he has ever cared about IS his ego. Always.

georgetakei , 2 months ago to Random

Is there a grade higher than A+??

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@georgetakei hehehe…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

I still hear people arguing that prosecuting a former president sets a “dangerous precedent.”

The truly dangerous precedent would be to establish that presidents are above the law.

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

Especially for a criminal like Trump… he should under no circumstance be able to get away with this.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@arstechnica

Well if that will not kill the platform. Really making an effort here…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich, not the poor.

The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year.

The United States literally has a yacht tax deduction.

Hello?

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

Tax the rich, for solidarity…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

PSA: All billionaires under 30 — each and every one of them — have inherited their wealth.

“Self-made billionaires” are a myth.

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

Tax the rich…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.

The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

Change is needed…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

It needs to change…

georgetakei , 2 months ago to Random

John Gartner is a psychologist who, as founder of Duty To Warn, has raised the alarm about Trump's declining mental fitness. This week, we had the honor of interviewing him for a disturbing conversation about why he’s more worried than ever that the media and the public are missing all the blaring red signs that Trump is slipping rapidly into dementia. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/john-gartner-trump-cognitive-decline

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@georgetakei

Let’s hope it progresses quickly…

In any case, he is an #unfit megalomaniac narcissistic psychopath…

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

Trump keeps telling the lie that he's being prosecuted "by Biden."

False.

Four different grand juries, made up of ordinary citizens, voted to indict him after reviewing substantial evidence that he had committed crimes. That's how the criminal justice system work

xs4me2 , 2 months ago

@rbreich

It’s what criminals do…

arstechnica , 3 months ago to Random

Lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against anti-hate speech group dismissed by US judge

Ruling says case appeared to be directed at "punishing" speech from nonprofit.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/lawsuit-from-elon-musks-x-against-anti-hate-speech-group-dismissed-by-us-judge/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

xs4me2 , 3 months ago

@arstechnica Good news...

arstechnica , 4 months ago to Random

Carmakers must bring back buttons to get good safety scores in Europe

In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/carmakers-must-bring-back-buttons-to-get-good-safety-scores-in-europe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

xs4me2 , 4 months ago

@arstechnica

Sometimes mechanical standardized buttons and behavior simply are better. Especially for basic safety related functions like steering, braking, direction indication and alarms.