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 ;)
Joined Dec 2022
@Armadillosoft That's not the job of the Supreme Court.
It's not about standing up to this tyrant. It's just not the place you go to save the guy.
@maeve No, this article gets a lot of things exactly backwards.
Yes, DOGE has been funded by Congress for quite a while. The article is mistaken.
And while GAO might be a legislative branch organization, the others aren't, so it is emphasizing separation of powers, not erasing them, for this administration to be reclaiming agency (pun intended) over executive branch functions.
This is how separation of powers works, when we've had too many generations that have threatened that separation of powers. We're finally getting back to solidifying the constitutional order, reversing the trend through which it would be a dead letter.
So it's the exact opposite.
@Tharpa Oh it has been tested!
When people call Trump out for being a dumbass, when people ignore him, often enough his efforts fail because there's nothing to them. He's an empty suit.
From Ukrainian minerals deal through badgering of nominees through the Senate, we have seen him tested over and over, and since he's pretty insubstantial he just collapses.
@Black_Flag I mean, it's not banned though...
It sounds like you're looking for conspiracy theories when really this is just a couple dumb people doing dumb things.
What's behind it? Some dumb people who just want to project their own ideas of being nice on others. It's just how so many conservatives are.
Nothing more than that, and you need to know that to counter it.
@enoch_exe_inc I still don't see why it's relevant. This police force is not under the jurisdiction of that government.
It's not the highest government in the land with regard to this force. It has as much say in this as what a British person is going to eat for dinner.
NPR: "Under the Constitution, Congress has the power of the purse."
Siiiigh, that kind of line might be okay in informal banter, but for a legit news organization actually trying to explain legal matters to their readers, it's just not right.
It gets into the realm of reporters begging questions with hand waving behind vague idiom. They might as well just say everybody knows blah blah blah.
They should have instead informed readers with what the Constitution actually says and legal disputes through history if they wanted to get into it. But all that gets hidden behind this often misinterpreted throwaway line.
Do better, #journalism . Our society desperately needs it.
@enoch_exe_inc I honestly have no idea what your point is now.
Care to shed some light?
No. Because in this case there is no emperor.
It doesn't matter how high the mountains may or may not be, there is no emperor, it's just not relevant.
The locals run themselves. They can run themselves however they want to. Imagined emperors are distractions from holding local officials accountable for doing the right thing.
I mean yes. I'm right. That's how the US system is set up.
The president is not a king, we have various independent governments and branches of governments Trump is very far from being in charge of that police department. Very many layers of government away from it.
If you follow the story, the evidence that Trump showed has already been investigated and found to be misrepresented.
The evidence he showed was not of what he said it was.
@ericschutte no.
Trump isn't in charge of the Chicago police department, and too often folks are distracted by drama surrounding Trump so the ones actually responsible escape accountability.
By design the presidency is a relatively minor part of the US. Unfortunately, presidents get to serve as distractions while real perps get away with it.
@realcaseyrollins I've no idea what the Destiny drama is, but I can tell you how the term institutionalism is normally used:
It's not so much an ideology but an approach saying that when making decisions a person would focus on preserving a particular social structure even at the expense of outside considerations.
You can be supporting a conservative, or liberal, or libertarian, or Marxist institution and be institutionalist. It simply means making choices with longterm survival of the structure as priority.
@maxmustermann
The US accepted the plane, not Trump. And upon acceptance, the US said it would be going through the process of national security hardening.
There's no smoking gun here.
That's not correct at all.
It's not illegal to recommend something. In fact, such recommendations are outright recognized by law noting such advisory roles.
Musk simply wasn't in charge, regardless of the incompetence and obliviousness of the president who doesn't know what he's doing.
The real adults who actually are in charge in this government are the ones with legal authority to be scrutinized.
Just because he's not in charge doesn't mean he wasn't provided with legal access by those who were.
@Ninguem I imagine it's people simply wanting to see what you post.
Mainly I'd say it's the opposite of spam since their following you means your content gets to them, not the other way around.
But I'm reminded of the known issue of people having trouble finding content here. I can imagine that leads to folks following more strangers.
@stacescases2.bsky.social yall are giving Trump way too much credit.
He doesn't know or care what that the SCOTUS says or does because that's not necessary to his ranting. He'll spew out the same nonsense regardless.
Well right, because that's how US law has been set up by Congress.
If we want the story to go differently then we should hold to account the lawmakers that we elected, that haven't fixed this law in all this time.
It does no good to blame SCOTUS for the action, and inaction, of the congresspeople that we keep reelecting.
@Nonilex I'd say it's only shocking to folks who don't really know how the federal government or the law involved here actually work.
No, this was a very expected outcome. If we want a different outcome, then we need to stop reelecting lousy lawmakers that don't make better law.
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
