There are massive protests all over the US. AOC/Bernie drawing huge crowds. Republicans chanting "tax the rich".

Corporate media won't give it the coverage it deserves, and mainstream social media will bury it with their algorithms. Because they're all owned by the billionaires bowing to Trump.

They want you to feel like nobody's doing anything. Remember that.

While I'm still raining on your parade:

https://crimethinc.com/2019/04/08/against-the-logic-of-the-guillotine-why-the-paris-commune-burned-the-guillotine-and-we-should-too

Fun fact: the doctor in question was opposed to the death penalty, and proposed the guillotine thinking he could at least make it more humane. He deeply regretted this action and spent the rest of his life campaigning against it. His family was so ashamed that they changed their surname.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Ignace_Guillotin

Pretty sure you still need a phone number for an account, though - the usernames are just for sharing your contact with other people.

Most peoples' phone numbers are easily linked to their identity. Which means the government knows who's using Signal.

Usernames are definitely an improvement, but this is a fundamental limitation in Signal's design.

I wonder - what is the actual audience for approval rating polls?

The folks most affected by high prices or mass layoffs are probably struggling too much to have the time or inclination. Around 30% of the country didn't even show up for the election, they probably won't show up for these.

Who does that leave us with? Can we really assume that '47% approval' translates to '47% of all Americans approve'?

You know, I spent a lot of time today obsessing over how bad the world is getting, and wondering what the point of it all is.

This. It's this. I stick around for the weird motherfuckers who'll do shit like this, and share it on the internet.

If I must live through yet another apocaplyse, I want to do it with you.

Everyone go listen to Transgender Dysphoria Blues, it goes so fucking hard

Here is the song they're so triggered by. It's a fucking masterpiece, and I will be sorely disappointed if it doesn't go viral from hate-publicity:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QSmYxKIs3PI

(Sorry about the direct YouTube link; couldn't find a single working Piped instance. What's the MO these days?)

Couldn't find direct footage of the set either (outside of hate propaganda that I won't click on), but if anyone wants to go looking there are some details here (from her Linktree):
https://act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-oligarchy-kenosha/?source=kpl

Hi, closeted trans girl here... just wanted to say that I really hope you keep going - because I want to come out into a world with people like you, who carried the same weight as me and still made it to age 30 and beyond. That's something I can only imagine in my best moments, so frankly you're already my hero just for making it that far <3

I'm not DMing because I doubt I have much more to offer than my words here, but if you send me one I'll probably get over myself and reply anyway :3 (may take a few days though, I'm the snail-mail type)

cool, now send a link to your source code so we can fork you

Closeted trans person here. The fact that so many of you have dared to live as yourselves, and to keep fighting in the face of increasing odds, is the reason I'm still here.

Never underestimate just how much it means for the world that you exist, as you are.

Hyprland's community has a history of toxicity: https://drewdevault.com/2023/09/17/Hyprland-toxicity.html