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I'd love to see the actual output ChatGPT came up with.

Weird, I'm in Voyager on fast internet and it's super pixelated for me. Going to the link looks great, but Voyager looks like it's trying to load a thumbnail as a full size image.

It really does show that 1) People in general aren't very smart. Most people won't do some basic research to see what they're voting for. And 2) Most people are just going to vote how their party tells them.

Yeah, politicians are scared of anything that will disrupt their power structure.

I just want to point out that Ranked-Choice Voting was on the ballot in Colorado in 2024. It ultimately failed because it was opposed by both parties. I was surprised, because I talked through the issues with a friend who considered herself "very progressive" she mentioned she was against Ranked-Choice Voting because her Democratic Voting Guide recommended voting against it.

From https://tsscolorado.com/colorado-voters-easily-reject-ranked-choice-voting/

...it angered both Democratic and Republican party leaders and drew opposition from prominent Democratic backers, including a plethora of unions, progressive groups and some environmental organizations.

81% of those who voted for Trump approve of the president’s job

also

After the 2024 election, Latinos, particularly Latino men, credited Trump’s economic proposals and immigration policies – suggesting he was not serious about threats of mass deportations – for winning their vote.

At the time, two-thirds of Latinos said they “do not feel like he is talking about me” when Trump discussed his immigration policies

How ignorant do you have to be to have seen Trump's first term, then heard the rhetoric of him running again twice, and thought "yes his racism is against people like me, but surely he'll know I'm one of the good ones"?

And 81% of those people still believe that after everything that's happened so far!

Can we just start referring to Kash Patel as O.o

Lmao at "Dog's fuckin breakfast!" Is that a real term?

They don't have kebab places in the US (at least not nearly on the same level as they do in Europe). It's a national tragedy and is probably why things are going so poorly for us.

The Bluesky link is just the first photo with no additional context.

Edit: this link has context https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/trump-mamdani-meeting-white-house-new-york/

If you are a Hamilton fan, I highly recommend checking out their tribute to Sweeney Todd.

https://youtu.be/bruTOQoNtO4

This just made me realize that the first time I heard the term "furry" was from the network guy I used to work with 20 some years ago .