volkris @volkris@qoto.org
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
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@darulharb in his posturing Vivek doesn't seem to note that Chevron cuts both ways, also preventing them from cutting legally promoted regulations.
(Honestly I can never tell if Vivek really is posturing or if he really doesn't know/doesn't care about how the US government actually works)
But then, this whole DOGE thing is a publicity stunt. It doesn't really matter.
#Gaetz suspiciously resigned from the House immediately, which was unusual, and faces an uphill climb to be approved by the Senate.
Honestly, this sounds like a negotiated way to get him to go away, since he was likely to continue screwing things up in the #House.
The idea is that instead of being drummed out in disgrace after the investigations show what a scumbag he is, officially, he'll be able to pretend to be a martyr after his nomination fails.
No, that's not the precedent.
Presidents are absolutely not above the law. It's just that they don't really prosecute themselves, so other agencies at other times have to do it.
For example, Congress can hold presidents accountable for illegal behavior right away, and state prosecutors can go after them in civil court at any point. Clinton is the key example of that.
Presidents are never above the law. The tricky bit is going to the correct one to hold them accountable.
@jaggedrobotpubes mainstream Republicans have actively and vociferously rejected project 2025...
@sir_rob that is incorrect.
Under normal procedure cabinet positions require Senate confirmation.
People have been talking about loopholes, but meh, in general confirmation is needed.
@GluedToTheScreen this comes across as the guy finding an exit path to get out of the investigations.
The confirmation step doesn't really matter, he just wants to derail the house investigations into his background, so regardless of whether he is confirmed, he's out.
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@chris_spackman I mean, I got that impression from Harris herself.
@charvaka What examples can you give?
Honestly, this sounds like a way to get rid of the guy so he's not a thorn in the legislative process anymore.
@mhjohnson I don't think that's it.
Harris's campaign absolutely melted down in the last 2 weeks, on its own accord. It could have kept going with whether it was going with, but it didn't, it just turned into a large bowl of jello.
I think that's where it went wrong.
It was a close race the whole time, and Harris just never had it in her to either win decisively... or it turns out cross the finish line.
Whatever talking about Elon always start by remembering that he is a troll.
How did he know? Why in the world do you think he knew? Why assume that? There's a very large chance that he was just trolling everybody, because that is the persona that he wears these days.
But then, you're giving him the attention with this post that he wants.
So I guess it worked.
@cspcypher just don't forget that fake government departments are fake, they can't hurt you.
They just play pretend.
Skimming this article, it strikes me as a pretty good survey of how the state of popular politics in the US ended in a #Trump election.
It captures #Democrats being out of touch and #Republicans being fed up and #Harris running a bad campaign, one that really channeled that out-of-touch-ness.
Or, at least, this confirms my baises :) reflects my perception on the whole thing.
But those themes seem to be repeated over and over through quote after quote.
‘Democrats presented no alternative’: US voters on Trump’s win and where Harris went wrong https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/voter-re...
@ginaintheburg That's not quite what happened.
In NLRB v Canning the SCOTUS didn't limit the president's power to make recess appointments but rather it pointed out that Obama had made recess appointments without a recess.
Big difference.
Trump isn't wanting to break a rule here. Exactly the opposite: he's talking about applying the rule correctly.
@ginaintheburg That's not quite what happened.
In NLRB v Canning the SCOTUS didn't limit the president's power to make recess appointments but rather it pointed out that Obama had made recess appointments without a recess.
Big difference.
Trump isn't wanting to break a rule here. Exactly the opposite: he's talking about applying the rule correctly.
@specwill @specwill sounds like you're missing that Chevron allowed agencies to do harm without legislative approval.
This kind of deference allowed one administration to undo the good of the past administration, it allowed one administration to do a bunch of harm to undo the good that the last administration did.
And no, it absolutely does not mean that every single fiddly little thing needs to be legislated. It just means that legislatures have to give permission to regulate those fiddly things, but once the permission is given, go for it.
It sounds like whoever you're listening to on this topic has been misleading you.
@moira Elon Musk is Trump's most important ally? What are you talking about?
And even if he was, which is a nutty thing to say, even if he was the most important ally, he's also well known for being an utter troll, so why in the world would you take anything he says seriously?
@adrianfellhauer@sueden.social
Marie Antoinette isn't known for not being part of the working class.
She's known for being out of touch with reality.
And on that note, the rest of your comment seems really out of touch with reality as well. I don't know who's been feeding you this stuff, but abolish democracy? Ministers? I think you're confusing some fiction with reality.
Or more likely, you're just putting your faith in the wrong people and they are telling you things that are just nutty.
@Alteon examples?
I'm personally not on the Trump side, but I see them literally advocating acceptance and love for minorities, encouragement of rights for women, and the importance of Democracy, literally Every. Single. Day.
Sounds like you've been lied to.
I'm sorry for that.
@realcaseyrollins
@the5thColumnist but the US operates under a completely different governmental structure from Canada.
They're not very comparable.
@sj_zero YES!
I've been having those Marie Antoinette vibes from the left for years, but I forgot about it.
Every time Harris would talk about some promise but have no way to actually get there, it was, Let them eat cake. Why not?
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
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