@AnOldGuy @_L1vY_ the far right has created a vehicle for propaganda unrivaled in modern history.  They flood every crack of society with lies and divisive bullshit.  Most of these folks don’t even believe what they are saying, but they know it will get people to vote for whoever they want them to vote for. It’s a long game psy op. All we can do is try to stay as informed on the facts as we can and act when we can.

I simply don’t think a lotta people realize what they voted for when they voted for the Mango Mussolini. I could be wrong - I really hope I am wrong - but he made it pretty clear what it was he intended to do one way or another if elected.
#Idiocracy

Seen on BlueSky:

"This time around, the Kennedys are assassinating us."

😂

Breaking News: Trump Nominates Slug to be Secretary of Salt.

The surging bitcoin price suggests to me that those in the shadow ecnomy that it mostly funds & facilitates see the Trump win as good for business....

And what is good for the bitcoin economy, it strikes me, is unlikely to be in the general good.

There may be constructive & socially useful purposes behind bitcoin use but it seems those are swamped by the dark economy that uses it to hide its exchanges & activities.

Of course I could be wrong & I'm sure you'll tell me if I am

#bitcoin #Trump

what exactly does google think i'm going to be doing this weekend

To pretend that people hate left-wing politics when neither Labour or the Democrats can be described as such is absurd https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/11/11/to-pretend-that-people-hate-left-wing-politics-when-neither-labour-or-the-democrats-can-be-described-as-such-is-absurd/ The GuardIan pretends that Labour is left wing and then equates people’s reasonable dislike for them with distaste for left-wing politics. But that’s absurd. Labour is to the right of Cameron’s Tories. They’re not in the slightest bit left-wing.

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" ~ Isaac Asimov

I’m shocked by how misinformed the men in my life are on abortion bans. Most of them support a woman’s right to choose - but they don’t understand that the bans put lives at risk. One said to me “I’m sure they don’t impact women who WANT to start a family”.

They do - and here’s why:

Abortion bans put lives at risk. When you criminalize abortion - you’re practically criminalizing pregnancy. It sounds harsh - but women have been arrested for having miscarriages. Doctors face jail time for intervening to save a woman’s life if she’s having pregnancy complications.

When a woman is having an early miscarriage - you can’t tell whether it happened naturally or was induced. The police should not be involved in making that call. Yet if they have ANY reason to suspect you wanted to end that pregnancy? You could be arrested.

Have an ectopic? An abruption? A fetus with lethal anomalies? Doctors are going to hesitate before intervening even IF your life is at risk. They have to consult the legal department, they have to fear for their licence and the possibility of jail time.

Pregnancy is NOT a health neutral state. Anything you can be at risk for - you’re higher risk for in pregnancy. When things go sideways - it can happen incredibly quickly. Waiting to intervene can and does cost the life of the mother AND the baby.

Doctors are also fleeing states with abortion bans - leaving women in those states with even less access to qualified care. They don’t want to practice somewhere that the government is going to dictate what happens to their patient. They don’t want to worry about criminal charges.

All of this adds up to bad news for women - many of who WANT children but will choose not to become pregnant in the face of these archaic and dangerous laws. It’s not “your body my choice”. It’s “my body my choice”. Until people realize that - we continue to be in danger.
#abortion #prochoice #abortionishealthcare #womenshealth #mybodymychoice #reproductivehealth

By the way, if your church tells you to praise Jesus because a serial rapist was elected, find a new church.

Nobody has a child going to school as one gender and returning as another.

Trans people are not attacking women (or anyone else) in bathrooms.

Nobody is going through the hell of transitioning, putting up with the shit people give them etc for 'fun'.

All trans people want to do is just get on with life, doing what they want to do which harms nobody else whatsoever so they don't have to spend an entire lifetime miserable.

The rhetoric to suggest otherwise is 100% bullshit.

#trans #lgbtqia

Britain chose #Brexit b/c of racism. Their youth will inherit poorer country with less opportunity; USA chose incoming POTUS b/c racism.I did not know #racism was so appealing to many they would harm children & grandchildren's future

The internet of things

Just a quick reminder of the Republican vision for the future:

A new Mclaren automobile in every billionaire’s driveway and a barefoot and pregnant woman in every working class kitchen.

#murica #election2024
#republicans #abortion

Quick reminder to journalists:

If one side says it's pouring rain, and the other that it's bright and sunny, you should stick your arm out the window.

Then thoroughly dry your arm so as to not get your keyboard wet, and type "opinions differ as to the state of the weather…"

This brought a few tears…

There’s a dirty Trump trick you need to look out for. He used it in 2020 to try to overturn the election, and he’s going to do it again. But it doesn’t work if you know it’s coming.

Watch out for Trump to exploit something elections experts call the “red mirage” to prematurely declare victory before all the votes are counted.

You see, in almost every election, Republicans appear to take an early lead. That’s the red mirage.

Then that lead gets smaller throughout… https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9oGT9py7R/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@FionaDobson

"This just in... Doctors at The Mayo Clinic link Bone Spurs to mental illness, insanity, and early on-set Dementia. Symptoms include a tendency towards crime, sexual moral turpitude, and an obnoxiously bad smell..."

Let's send Ted Luz packing tomorrow 🧀

#uspol #ColinAllred