The best thing about Fat Donnie's administration was that he had no idea how government worked. Now he has foot soldiers who know exactly how to attack it and a corrupted Scotus. He's distancing himself because the polling on pro25 is horrific and it isn't his style to defend anything that isn't helpful to his personal interests. I saw a press release from the Heritage Foundation pretending to distance themselves from Orban. They are just now realizing their right wing fantasy isn't nearly as popular outside their bubble.

Thats what aliot are thinking......

https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-16.pdf
Chapter 16 of Project 2025 is about the destruction of Federal Lands.

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Alaska less than a sovereign state? I guess we really are going pre-Civil War here. The authors continue to pretend that the US isn't the largest oil producer on the planet in the age of climate change.
 

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Wary.  I'm wary.

I think Project 2025 may be the best thing to happen for Dems this election.  It's mud on the wall that's doing a good job of sticking.

The corrupt Supreme Court may be the second best thing to happen to Dems.

fargon wrote:

I'm frightened of the future.

It's palpable. We can rationalize it away as "social media is driving engagement by emphasizing existential dread" but at the bottom of it, unless they're literally making things up, there are objectively some worrying things happening in the world. The saddest part is, history is just returning to an equilibrium-- the homeostasic relationship between a parasitic ruling class and the disempowered remainder of humanity. The only advantageous position in this scenario is to be any variety of grifter that rides on the coattails of the billionaires, hoping for some special consideration or conditional human dignity.

The fictional culture war is a real weapon in the class struggle. The billionaires are whispering "beware of the elites!" into the goddamned stupid ears of people distracted by the true fact that we shouldn't trust institutions to protect the rights of individuals. The billionaires, the literal Disney villains that are literally the arbiters of the institutions that control people are seducing the people they are controlling with a power fantasy about taking back control. It's the dumbest timeline. We're ƒucking doomed.

It's too meta to be parsed by a group decision making method. We all know it, but a group of us can't react to it. Paralysis by analysis.
 

There are snipers set up on the roof across from my building right now.  Humvees parked in front of my building.

Are they protecting me, or the institutions and billionaires?

glatt wrote:

There are snipers set up on the roof across from my building right now.  Humvees parked in front of my building.

Are they protecting me, or the institutions and billionaires?

 
😓

Actually, at the end of my workday yesterday, those 3 snipers were still up there.  I'm working from home today, maybe they are still there.  I felt really bad for them.

Crazy thing is, they are dressed in all-black tactical clothing.  Long pants. Long sleeves. I think they even had black caps on.  It's like 120 degrees on that roof, with no shade.  They need to have different uniforms if they are going to be sitting on rooftops.  Maybe it's all for theater and black stands out better, but those rifles looked real from a distance, so I don't think they were just for show.  They would be just as effective, maybe more so, if they were wearing white with sun hats.

There are various types of cooling vests that can be worn under uniforms and even under body armor. White clothing makes sense from a temperature regulation standpoint; but, even snipers can get shot by counter-snipers or someone who just gets in a lucky distance shot. Seeing one's comfy white uniform rapidly turning red can be a bit more distracting than just feeling some wetness. It also lets the opposition know that they scored a hit and are zeroed in for follow up shots. As for headgear, the narrow-brimmed baseball cap (patrol cap in the military) shades the eyes while staying in place fairly well. Wide-brimmed sun hats (military jungle/boonie hat) have a looser fit and can come off or be blown off more easily without a chinstrap which can become an irritating distraction during long periods of wear. Form follows function and their concerns are different from what most who haven't done a similar job might expect. 

Ears?  Or those who might shoot at them.
 

And so again we have proven why everyone needs an AR15 assault rifle.  To shoot many times so that one might eventually hit an ear.  We also have the right to own and now need 155 mm howitzer.  Also essential for our protection - from ears.

 

I hEAR you.