thepresentpast

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[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 23 minutes ago

Not sure I'd pass the background check for that in CA. Years ago I had an unfortunate reaction to a new medication, suffered hallucinations from it, and was involuntarily committed for a few days (I was fully out of it) while I recovered. It's all documented.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

Lmao this is cute.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

Huh? That other person seems calm and respectful too. What do you mean?

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

What will that do and how will it help all of the people in her same position?

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

Where are they being detained and tortured again?

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Saw an article today about a French scientist who was denied entry to the US after their phone was searched and texts critical of Trump were found.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 14 points 2 hours ago

You're getting downvoted but it's important that we remember this. She's hot, she's white, she's an actress. She said herself she thinks it's thanks to her friends and family working with the media that she got released at all. I bet she'd agree with you that being white played into her favor here.

Think about all the people who don't have those types of resources or public empathy points. We have no idea who is actually locked up right now or what will happen to them.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

That's really interesting. Are the people/entities who own individual servers (or even certain servers) known to the general public? I love the idea of social media not being centralized in the hands of billionaires, but I worry about trusting all of the same information to someone whose identity I don't know at all. Flip a coin, they're probably Russian or Chinese.

Basically I'm just asking about how/why we trust the owners of these servers. I still have a lot to learn about this technology.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You have a lot of catching up to do. Good luck.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Yup. If we don't de-throne establishment leaders in 2026 I'm afraid that this is the way we are going to go. And as a CA I've mostly been alright with Newsom's government, but he is absolutely not the guy for this moment in time in terms of the presidency.

Insert shameless plug for Saikat Chakrabarti, former AOC campaign manager and Chief of Staff who is running against Nancy Pelosi in the 2026 election. For those looking for a way to make a difference, supporting this guy's bid and making him famous is a good, tangible way to do it.

We need more AOCs and fewer Pelosis.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Buttigieg has made it clear that he is not running for office and is looking forward to playing support over the next four years.

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