America

[Mikey Brown]

Yeah I can’t see the description for the politics bit of the board anymore, but I’m sure arguing was actively encouraged. And so it should be.

[Banquo]

Yeah I can’t see the description for the politics bit of the board anymore, but I’m sure arguing was actively encouraged. And so it should be.

Especially pointless ones

[Mikey Brown]

Go on then. The mob has spoken. We clearly can’t carry on until you two resolve this, dignified or otherwise.

[Son of Mathonwy]

I think we need to move towards a negotiated settlement.

[Puja]

I think we need to move towards a negotiated settlement.

A ceasefire at some point in the future and "care taken" not to target civilians. We won't cease trading memes with them though - that's a major part of our economy.

Puja

[Banquo]

I think we need to move towards a negotiated settlement.

A ceasefire at some point in the future and "care taken" not to target civilians. We won't cease trading memes with them though - that's a major part of our economy.

Puja

pearls at dawn

[Son of Mathonwy]

I think we need to move towards a negotiated settlement.

A ceasefire at some point in the future and "care taken" not to target civilians. We won't cease trading memes with them though - that's a major part of our economy.

Puja

pearls at dawn

If only it were that simple. I fear this will drag on, possibly leading to a wider conflict, even into other, unrelated threads.

[Mikey Brown]

I somehow hadn't realised his 'truth social' avatar is him the US flag painted on his face. I hope he comes out like that if they do another debate.

[Son of Mathonwy]

I somehow hadn't realised his 'truth social' avatar is him the US flag painted on his face. I hope he comes out like that if they do another debate.

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And all the more true because of all the CAPs.

[Which Tyler]

I think I lost a couple of IQ points from reading that

[Mikey Brown]

I think I lost a couple of IQ points from reading that

It's sort of amazing how ineffective his way of communicating is at this point. There is an actual story here but he manages to present it in a way that immediately seems like overblown, conspiracy theory nonsense.

[Which Tyler]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... on-georgia

[Sandydragon]

I thought I’d seen it all until the latest from North Carolina hit the news. WTAF?

[Mikey Brown]

I thought I’d seen it all until the latest from North Carolina hit the news. WTAF?

The electoral register? The coastal housing falling in to the sea? That guy being executed while many still think there's little evidence?

Which thing are you talking about?

[Stom]

I thought I’d seen it all until the latest from North Carolina hit the news. WTAF?

The electoral register? The coastal housing falling in to the sea? That guy being executed while many still think there's little evidence?

Which thing are you talking about?

Lol, yeah. I took at look at US news, and I was like: well, there's 100 shocking things here, but none of them are really that shocking for the US...

[J Dory]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/podc ... apped.html

For profit mental health facilities lock people away against their will and hold them as long as possible using court delays to milk insurance profits at 2.5k per day. Scary shit.

[Puja]

I thought I’d seen it all until the latest from North Carolina hit the news. WTAF?

The electoral register? The coastal housing falling in to the sea? That guy being executed while many still think there's little evidence?

Which thing are you talking about?

Lol, yeah. I took at look at US news, and I was like: well, there's 100 shocking things here, but none of them are really that shocking for the US...

The Trump approved governor candidate who it was revealed posted on the forums of a porn site, describing himself as a "Black Nazi" and being in favour of the return of slavery because he'd like to own a few?

Puja

[Puja]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/podc ... apped.html

For profit mental health facilities lock people away against their will and hold them as long as possible using court delays to milk insurance profits at 2.5k per day. Scary shit.

Text version here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/busi ... apped.html

That is *terrifying*. As someone who does have problems with his brain, that has hit me wrong in a thousand places. It's like Black Mirror levels of capitalism gone wrong.

Puja

[Son of Mathonwy]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/podc ... apped.html

For profit mental health facilities lock people away against their will and hold them as long as possible using court delays to milk insurance profits at 2.5k per day. Scary shit.

Text version here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/busi ... apped.html

That is *terrifying*. As someone who does have problems with his brain, that has hit me wrong in a thousand places. It's like Black Mirror levels of capitalism gone wrong.

Puja

Hope Wes Streeting doesn't read this. He may get some ideas.

[Mikey Brown]

Seems like this round of debate was much less exciting. Doesn't look like Walz went particularly hard at Vance, and notably allowed him to keep repeating this completely disingenuous idea that Trump earnestly called for peaceful protests on January 6th. Vance's rhetorical tricks looked pretty transparent from the little I've seen but he was certainly a lot more composed and eloquent than Donny.

Dull stuff. 4/10

[Mikey Brown]

Mmm. Maybe this upgrades it to a 5/10.

[Son of Mathonwy]

Seems like this round of debate was much less exciting. Doesn't look like Walz went particularly hard at Vance, and notably allowed him to keep repeating this completely disingenuous idea that Trump earnestly called for peaceful protests on January 6th. Vance's rhetorical tricks looked pretty transparent from the little I've seen but he was certainly a lot more composed and eloquent than Donny.

Dull stuff. 4/10

Yeah. I only watched the first question and some highlights (coz I wanted to retain the will to live).Vance talked utter garbage at times but was the more polished of the two. Walz was less effective than I'd expected, and the debate as a whole was more civil. Don't think it will change anything.

[Mikey Brown]

Some real desperate stuff here. Some pretty funny reactions too though.

[Puja]

I am terrified by the US election. I don't understand how the country has descended to the point where polls are a coin toss between a fairly bog-standard dull politician, and an open, literal fascist, who lies as easily as breathing, and has specific and verifiable plans about converting America to an autocracy.

I find it highly stressful. Tiktok has taken to showing me this guy who claims he predicted the last 10 elections who is saying that the polling is underrepresenting Harris because of the surge in early voting showing that there's going to be a high turnout of Dem voters and that it's going to be comfortable. I'm aware that it's likely bullshit and there's people the other side of Tiktok getting fed someone saying the opposite, but I would like it very much to be true, as it's the only way that my anxiety will be alleviated - if there's a Blue wave which makes it early and obvious that Harris has won. Anything where it's close or undecided will be worse than a Trump landslide to me, cause that shit will carry on for **months**.

Puja

[Stom]

I am terrified by the US election. I don't understand how the country has descended to the point where polls are a coin toss between a fairly bog-standard dull politician, and an open, literal fascist, who lies as easily as breathing, and has specific and verifiable plans about converting America to an autocracy.

I find it highly stressful. Tiktok has taken to showing me this guy who claims he predicted the last 10 elections who is saying that the polling is underrepresenting Harris because of the surge in early voting showing that there's going to be a high turnout of Dem voters and that it's going to be comfortable. I'm aware that it's likely bullshit and there's people the other side of Tiktok getting fed someone saying the opposite, but I would like it very much to be true, as it's the only way that my anxiety will be alleviated - if there's a Blue wave which makes it early and obvious that Harris has won. Anything where it's close or undecided will be worse than a Trump landslide to me, cause that shit will carry on for **months**.

Puja

Look, I know it can be scary to think about a Trump presidency when there is actually a machine behind him this time.

But there is literally zero we can do about it. And the more we see how absolutely appalling it could be...the worse we feel, with nothing we can do to help that.

So all we can do is ignore the noise. Most of it won't directly impact us anyway.