they probably mean “culturally progressive”, as in, woke leaning. bombs with rainbows painted on them.

the US was only very briefly controlled by a progressive govt and it took a great depression and threats of mob violence against the ruling class to get that much.

it actually does hint that perhaps the path to overthrowing Trumpism is to radicalize the upper class against his agendas and force direct action. it’s not so far fetched. for instance, Patriotic Millionaires. <- links to a short article about their plan to reduce inequality by taxing wealth

the rich are not a monolith. they each have their own special interests. there are many outside Trump’s inner circle who depends on certain aspects of the economy being stable and profitable. maybe some of those angry multi-millionaites will switch loyalties now they see how bad Elonazi is for their bottom line?

everything he says is laundered and repackaged through an army of spin doctors to make it seem more convincing and articulate.

Hitler had Goebbels. one guy. with the rise of for profit, 24/7, ubiquitous social media, there’s now 10,000 Goebbels with their own podcast or content channel.

and because these apologists and sane-washers get paid by tech companies (in advertising/ clicks) they have incentives to keep churning it out without any direct orders from a central authority - “Smash that subscribe button!, we got weekly hot takes on what glorious leader actually meant when he said ‘death to my enemies!’”

Marc Andreessen is predicting that at least one job is safe from the rise of AI: his own.

thank god! was worried Marc might venture capitalist himself right out of a job! glad to know the VC class will be safe and sound.

relevant c/broligarchywatch

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sending that money to states "to design their own rental assistance programs based on their unique needs and preferences

translation: the money will be funneled into dozens of lucrative privatization contracts and embezzlement schemes to enrich GOP loyalists and their businesses

as much as tariffs are a comically bad self-own, I’d actually be happy if this means even a fractional decrease in Temu’s non-stop generation of landfill waste.

low cost, ubiquitous knick nack consumerism needs to be curtailed.

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agreed. it’s appropriate sometimes, especially when humor and mockery is being used to generate a sentiment/vibe. no one believes this meme image is meant to establish an orderly basis of factual reality based consensus about Trump. it’s a joke.

besides, there is no amount of “high roading” with facts and logic that will reverse millions of hours of targeted brainwashing that caused a third of the population to vote against their own interests. we need to use multiple tactics, and appeals to humor/vibes/insults is one way we can make those backwards voters feel differently.

end of the day, subtle manipulation of images to create a vibe WORKS on people and shifts perceptions. the left should weaponize it to achieve goals, imo.

Windshield phenomenon

The windshield phenomenon (or windscreen phenomenon) is the observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields and front bumpers of people’s cars since the early 2000s. It has been attributed to a global decrease of insect populations caused by human activity, e.g. use of pesticides.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon

in a just world, every person on that panel who dismissed her concerns would have a black bag pulled over their head and they’d wake up in a prison in El Salvador.

it is a good article. I appreciate when writers can talk not just about what a piece of technology is or can do, but also the impact it it has on people, their memories, and how it fits into the culture.

pickup trucks used to mean something to working class people, but these Deploreans are a gleaming manifestation of petulant man baby individualism born of conspicuous consumption and ostentatious self aggrandizement.

it’s the antithesis of what generations of working people associate with a “truck”.

I’m glad the tax money my family pays is being so well spent! in addition to paying the CEOs and war financiers a hefty sum, I sleep better at night knowing that my kids will face a more brutal, unjust, uninhabitable future because endless proxy wars around the planet must be maintained at all costs, for the disproportionate benefit of a few thousand people who control half the world’s wealth and for whom the word “enough” has no meaning.