idc, I’m dead

“I’m so right wing…”

We Like The Moon

You couldn’t find anything?

• all-time low for uninsured
• unemployment has held below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s
• income increases began to outpace price increases
• cost of living is returning to its pre-pandemic level this year
• energy transition spending was $303 billion last year, a record and two-thirds higher than before Biden
• rise in real wages for lower-income workers lowers inequality
• violent crime is down
• $1.2 trillion infrastructure package to increase investment in the national network of bridges and roads, airports, public transport and national broadband internet, as well as waterways and energy systems
• signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that created enhanced background checks, closed the “boyfriend” loophole and provided funds for youth mental health
• $369 billion investment in climate change, the largest in American history, through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• college debt relief to Americans with loans who make under $125,000 a year
• cut child poverty in half through the American Rescue Plan
• capped prescription drug prices at $2,000 per year for seniors on Medicare through the Inflation Reduction Act
• imposed a 15% minimum corporate tax on some of the largest corporations in the country, ensuring that they pay their fair share, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act
• rejoined the Paris Agreement
• gave Medicare the power to negotiate prescription drug prices through the Inflation Reduction Act while also reducing government health spending
• reduced healthcare premiums under the Affordable Care Act by $800 a year
• signed the PACT Act to address service members’ exposure to burn pits and other toxins
• reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act through 2027
• halted all federal executions after the previous administration reinstated them after a 17-year freeze
• signed the Respect for Marriage Act, requiring the U.S. federal government and all U.S. states and territories (though not tribes) to recognize the validity of same-sex and interracial civil marriages in the United States

… promised to shift to the right …

Source, please?

… include Republicans in my cabinet …

If both sides are already the same, how is this a shift?

If I’m a rich woman or a rich person of color, I’ll be okay though, right? Right?

You and I don’t seem to agree on this. Maybe you’re just simplifying for the sake of this medium, so I’m missing some of your perspective.

But you do seem to want a more progressive society. I hope your efforts are successful.

I agree with most, but not all, of your understanding of our situation. Sounds like you want things to get better. I hope your efforts are successful.

yet

I’m not sure where you got that idea. Did you not read her platform or listen to her speak?

Why would I care? I’ll be dead.

If it’s not obvious to you that things sucked in distinctly different ways under Democrat and GOP rule, I doubt I’ll be able to convince you. Not to mention, the stark difference this next administration has from anything we’ve seen before.

If you don’t think we’ve ever made progress in this country, or that the Biden administration made only maintained the status quo, I guess that’s fine. You do you. But that’s not the case from what I’ve seen.

I am interested in how democracy is every person looking out for themselves. I can agree that any societal system has to account for self-preservation, but democracy itself is, as far as I understand, a tool to channel individual instincts toward improving things for everyone.

I suppose we could pretend both sides are the same instead.

I interpreted you saying it would be “shut down” because they run it. Now I understand you were saying “shut down” as in “deny access” which would be say to do.

If you type, you’re a typist.
If you play percussion, you’re a percussionist.
If you race, you’re a…

We didn’t even try Option 1 this time. It was too boring for most people to go out and vote. And then we had a vocal group decided to withhold votes based on their unbending principles.

I’m not holding my breath for Option 2 given we couldn’t even make Option 1 work. Since we’ve shown we can’t come together for each other, Option 2 is more likely to end in totalitarianism as the powerful react to the violence and/or in societal collapse as every person looks out only for himself.

So, unfortunately when I go to Mastodon these days it’s a bit of a ghost town. And I say unfortunately with sincerity - there are some things I really liked about the ethos behind it. However, the reason I’m posting this here is that I couldn’t put it there without getting instant shit. 🧵…

It’s not run or funded by the federal government.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN

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Ask a pizza
Anything you want to,
They won’t answer,
They can’t talk!

Option 1: Vote for Democrats / vote for a woman for president to get incremental improvements to healthcare and society.
Americans: yawn

Option 2: Start murdering the powerful capitalist oligarchs which will lead to zero improvements in healthcare and society but fuels fantasies of revenge and temporarily feels good.
Americans: “Yay!”