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Like that huge Trump casino that went bankrupt? And wasnt it demolished? I guess we'll never know just how valuable it could have been. Sad.

Not sure if Dinesh DSouza counts. If he wasnt allowed to speak then I wouldn't be able to talk over and over about how I trounced him in a public post-lecture discussion we had. I think they should let people speak. I do have limits tho. I'm not a free speech absolutist.

Is this the same Salem where Christians went witch mad so long ago?

To some extent its a cult membership purchase, and so partly immune to concerns about business fundamentals. I do think it has to come down to earth sooner or later, unless theres some great future for "Truth Social" that Im not seeing.

Right wing media has gotten people wound up into this life or death frenzy about current politics.

I dont recall the anti apartheid movement in the US as having leaders that anyone could name. The campus movements were publically anonymous in terms of leaders, highly visually prominent, generally non obstructive of important functions, and successful in getting some large institutions to...

Depends how that fits in with the rest of the picture. For sure Danes are a lot happier on average than Americans with the systems they are in.

Democracy Now is pretty good, actually. Massively baised, but quite reliable.

Its the annoying style I'm thinking of in particular. I doubt it does any good. Protest generally can fare better. I think back to the anti apartheid / divestment protest of the 80's. As I recall they played a significant role in pressuring many portfolio managers and corp execs to consider...

I see voters who signed up for a ride with flat out media liars starting around the 90s. But its hard to say exactly whats peoples fault, as a matter of character weakness in terms of voluntary ignorance, and how much people are just victims of larger forces.

Who here bought this thing? And why?

Why the parties and not the voters?

Blessing/curse. Not sure if people lives are improved by them on balance. Convenience: plus Mental health: minus

This new one needs its own song.

Good call. When they said "The previous most massive black hole of this class..." I'm like hey I knew Id heard of bigger black holes somewhere.