This was unethical research though. They basically tweaked a few things in a wolf without regard to quality of life.

And the changes are so superficial that it reminds me of a gimmick to raise more money; I actually looked for references to crypto and block chain, in case they went there too.

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Koch is old guard, they already lost too much influence.

It’s just drama that will not change that many things

Did his lawyers tell him to say this ?

Op article reminds me of parsing propaganda.

Yes, it mentions things I need or want to know, but it hides and misdirects.

Pro skywalker propaganda dictates he was the only one who could have made the shot

It needs to be constant protests in Washington DC, where a significant number of people don’t go home overnight.

Size does not matter, it’s fine to start with a few dozen people.

As seen elsewhere , it’s not important individuals stay, it’s important the total number of people coming and going keep up a total.

Volunteer rides can get people back and forth and deliver groceries, hygiene, supplies and the hundreds of other things needed for a constant presence.

It’s very possible to work, manage childcare, and participate. Can go on day off or half a day… can go once a month

This is an anonymous account and I can say these two were actually role models for me.

For real. I was watching these when they were coming out new, with my son, and I thought “this is a children’s show but the writers know what’s going on”

It’s getting on up there in years; some may not know the name

These percentages are BS without context.

• 50% of the population could go out for a single day protest. Nothing changes
• 10% of the population could do daily protests. Nothing changes.
• 3% of the population could shut down the country, all hell breaks loose. maybe change maybe not.
• 1% of the population declares war. Remembered for a thousand years.

And even the larger peaceful protests can really change things if they have concrete and achievable political goals.

It’s not the size, it’s how you use it

We had small independent newspapers by the hundreds in the 1970s; and that was better than the handful of companies now.

In Texas: bold of you to assume Texas is a democracy and not in violation of United Nations guidelines. Feel free to send observers

And by take to the streets I mean something like this, this or this.

Yes, that is exactly what has to happen. But it cannot happen yet, the underpinnings is not there yet, and may not be there later either.

but America is currently smackdab in the middle of a fascist takeover

I don’t think it is in the middle of a fascist takeover. My observation is that the USA has been and still is controlled by oligarch families (there are many such people, not just those visible in the news). But, among all the powerful families there is something of a tug of war, I think there has been a minor realignment of some? The current situation does allow for nasty things to happen that looks like something new, but Trump, the GOP, the democrats are definitely under the thumb of the oligarchs. This is all very well orchestrated, and has been part of a build up for over a generation.

This is not the usual regression-stagnation cycle of US politics.

I think it is, I have seen these patterns grow like a wave cycle slowly amplifying its height for the last 30 years. I see the same patterns here, just with more drastic results, must like a stormy ocean going over a wave wall, but understanding the weather, and seeing the storm come in. And I think Trump will do what he is told to do, if not, then he dies. The only uncertainty is how much slack he has to act on his own, and if the currently active oligarchs (most are staying out of this mess) are too overconfident.

Well, if one pays attention to exit polls, which is done by asking people outside voting places how they voted, one sees a lot of ballot stuffing in most of the states. Exit polling and the evils of computerized voting, run by the oligarchs themselves, is just not a popular thing to discuss in USA politics. Its not even a thing to discuss today. But it still exists.

So, there is not a political solution here. How can there be when most are reluctant to address one of the root issues and problems in USA politics? What will happen is that the democrats will be allowed, again, to make majorities of both congressional chambers, and there may or may not be even a democratic president right after Trump. However, not enough damage will be rolled back, the wealth disparity will grow even more outrageous, and yet again there will be GOP majorities and presidents doing horrible stuff. Repeat this though the years and things will be horrible.

What most likely will happen is that whatever protest movement exists before the democratic wins, will evaporate after the 2026 wins. The only hope for real change is that these protests are filled with people who understand what is happening, and who can clearly communicate how what and why. This is not certain to happen. Its a long shot. There are many social forces against it.

I am cautiously optimistic because I have no clue what is going on, or what can happen. So, I dare think the normal things that can stop the usually inevitable decline of true reform are currently off the table. But its a race against time between now and November 2026. And honestly, and sadly, the Trump government will have to really overreact to the protests to change the current dynamic.

Just being honest here

Yes, the mainstream press is equivalent to a government owned press.

Perhaps in a literal fashion too since all of these are owned by oligarchs who own the government. They have the same masters, he and the press.

They are vital, and not the end product.

Also, this is a nation that is challenged for grassroots and protests.

Some alchemy needs to happen to get different sorts of people involved. Right now, the people doing this are those who still mostly believe that the system can work. I would be surprised if it were more than a handful of real socialists, anarchists, communists and other representatives of the left.

The next important milestone here will be to get people doing stuff who are pretty much convinced the system cannot be changed via normal American protests. And, I am hopeful, but not sure this can happen. Some major stuff has to happen between now and then. And I am not sure of what can or will happen. We have not seen that group out and about since the 1970s

This is a start, crawling before walking and all that.

I am not at all sure nationally there will ever be more than a small minority of people. Need 1% of active participants from the population and the ‘game’ changes to the next phase. This is a multiple years effort

Can people in the mainstream press stop humanizing this crazy who is doing the historically bad thing for evil reasons and also theft?

My point was that the current leaders can only do nothing. I’m in Texas, so there.

Truly a victory for bipartisanship