My guess would be kompromat. Nothing else is convincingly able to explain Biden’s willingness to crash our democracy into the rocks in defense of the far-right Israeli government.

OP just stepped out of a cryochamber from the early 2000s.

No one tell him we had a black president while he was out.

She lost because she’s unlikable in her bones and huge swaths of people of all political persuasions are officially and permanently over corporate, establishment status quo candidates in general. Those candidates simply cannot bring people out to vote any more and Dems will keep falling further and further behind until they understand that business as usual and lesser evil isn’t cutting it.

The Russians bots only ensured that right-wing morons were motivated to go out in enough numbers to beat Clinton’s anemic, half-assed campaign.

Narrator: It was the same challenge

And some day I hope you come to realize that apartheid is not some entity that exists on its own with its own will, but rather is a culture issue and a reflection of one populations viewing another as less deserving subhumans.

Miss me with that bullshit that Israelis give a shit about Palestinian humanity and dignity. Show me a protest in Israel from the past 40 years, of more than a few hundred people, where Israelis are advocating for Palestinians.

Israeli culture is based on ethno-nationalism and it produces the fruits of ethno-nationalism.

A story that stuck with me was a little girl whos parents had just been killed trying to evacute per Israel’s demands, she was trapped in a car by Israeli gunfire and called medics for help.

IDF double tapped the car and blew up the ambulance going to help her.

The bravery of the medics who set out to help her when they knew a literal tank was on site where they were headed is superhuman and heartbreaking.

There is no moral defense of Israel.

Good.

Yeah, no. The two state solution is a non-starter, how exactly do you think that’s going to work? You think these fucking settlers who murdered and drove palestinians from their homes, who casually murder without any consequence from the Israeli government or public are going to just stop occupying these areas so Palestinians can have a state?

No, not even you can be that naive. You know deep inside that it’s simply an excuse to keep the Forever Occupation going.

Two state solution is the exact same as saying you support the apartheid continuing indefinitely.

Uh huh, where were the Israeli protestors against apartheid for the last 40 years “cUpCaKe”? Why are there Israelis literally at the border having dance parties to block aid?

Almost like Israelis only give a fuck because there are Israeli hostages and Netanyahu and the IDF don’t give a shit about getting them back.

Prior to Palestinians voting Hamas into power, Netanyahu funding the rise of Hamas to power, 61% of Israelis supported a two-state solution. Netanyahu and the far-right minority in power refused.

FTFY.

But yes. It’s not in dispute that your average Israeli is pro-genocide. And a two state solution is impossible, it is basically a euphemism for saying “Things should go exactly the way they are.”. A one non-ethnostate solution is the only answer. Israel already fully occupies and controls all Palestinian lands, it is time for Palestinians (who have equal right to the land Israel occupies) to be treated as equal citizens and given representation in Israel.

Our academic institutions really revealing their cowardice here.

Except you’re not trying to ask for seatbelts. You’re arguing we get rid of the cars.

No I’m not. You want me to be saying that because it makes it easier for you to make your argument, but that wasn’t what I suggested anywhere.

There are no seatbelts. Its either cars or only public transport.

So you’re essentially (and falsely) asserting that there is no way to regulate AI without eliminating it completely. Do you understand how insane and reckless that sounds?

Should AI be able to give instructions on building a bomb as well because to not do so “sTiFlEs iNnOvAtIoN”?

If people are going to train AI they have an obligation to ensure it’s not producing harm and there should be consequences to those who design and train AI in a reckless or harmful way.

Yes, you should be restricted from creating a child porn generator.

If cars are routinely crashing and sending people through the windshield you require seatbelts.

You’re doing exactly what I’m referring to.

Yes, people who will defend AI in any arena and reject any criticism or examples of harm that it produces. They do this to try and control any narrative or discussion that may lead to regulation. Classifying AI CP as harmful would necessitate action that restricts AI, which AI apologists are very much against. Lemmy is unfortunately overrun with them.

Cue the AI apologists trying to explain how AI child porn is a safe, victim free outlet for pedophiles to indulge in their mental illness.

All I see is a man who embraced the times he lived in

She hasn’t caught up to the fact that the game is now “try to claw back a semblence of seriousness for the party and hope the public forgets the last eight years of fully mask-off right-wing politics”.

That’s why Mike Johnson was brought in. He’s just as crazy as the rest of the far-right and is committed to their theocratic white nationalist policies, he just doesn’t get embroiled in twitter flame wars or say face-palm stupid stuff about jewish space lasers in public.

It’s interesting to see the GOP in retreat for once. I guess catching the car on abortion has been a painful lesson.

I don’t trust Tesla manufacturing standards broadly. Namely because they frequently look to cut corners and have been to court over it a number of times. Their autopilot was defective, they knew it was defective but kept selling it. That kind of thing in addition to Musk cementing his identity pubically as an intellectually dishonest person erodes confidence.

A more recent example is that the cyber truck’s accelerator gets stuck at full throttle because of the cheap materials they use, or there are instances where the touch screen bricks the whole car. Imagine spending 100k on a car and having it become a paperweight because of a software issue.

And then on the other side the BYD stuff is more than likely just stolen Tesla tech. I don’t think we’d ever get real safety statistics about companies in China.

Not sure which I’d feel less safe in. You probably wouldn’t be able to pay me to drive either.