I wanted to follow you and realized I was already following you. Wish I could do it twice, friend. :)

So true.

It's frustrating talking to non-voters & third-party voters in a two-party society.

For the sake of sanity, keep in mind that a large number of them are probably just bots anyway. Bots serve many purposes, and probably one is to try to exhaust people like us. Protect your fire, friend!

I was thinking the same thing. Is she married to him or just had his baby? Maybe he's not happy with the custody arrangement.

and for clarity, I am not referring to ignorance or hatred on the part of Muslim people, culturally or religiously. I'm referring to people that make statements like you just made.

This is exactly the goal and tactic of white Christian Nationalists, spoken in plain language and plain sight. There is no "Muslim problem" that isn't ignorance and hate fueled. There are always extremists in any religion. I dislike religion.

A craftsman and Earth lover! Love it! Appreciating the mutual follow, friend.

3-Also, many are finding themselves stuck still using Threads, FB and Instagram because they rely on features not available here, and their families and friends refuse to wake up and move to other modes of connection. If Bluesky stays relatively decentralized and adds features...we'll see.

2-It's also possible that fear is winning and people are less inclined to publicly identify as antifa, liberal, pro-immigrant, pro-palestinian, progressive, etc, as 45's regime ratchets up thought policing and have named anyone with compassion as being toxic, violent, or anti-America or traitors.

1-I believe that Bluesky expanded by 10s of millions immediately following the 2024 election, with science and journalism organizations world over leaving X and coming here. It is possible that daily use has dropped as trauma has set in and rage posting has gotten tiring, but membership still grows.

www.themassblackout.com

Well, I guess since Democratic economic policies also fully support toxic capitalism and the wealth gap and being beholden to corporate money, etc, that is true enough.

I actually think everything he is doing now is to cash in and stay out of jail, and has little to do with ideological beliefs.

Hmmm. Perhaps the 1950s Democrats. But it's a stretch to me to say that he identifies with current Democratic ideals. He truly doesn't care about any of us other than his sincere distain for the poor, women, and people of color. I guess that's a form of caring.

100% The vast majority of The Sims players are either part of or sympathetic to the LGBTQ community and the game has progressively reflected this. Now Jared Kushner and the Saudis are going to control that content?

Agree. Love to see them turning against their own, but she is not the Grinch, her heart has not changed size and her logic didn’t suddenly start working.

Several legal Irish people have been. One woman has been detained for months for writing a $25 bad check 10 years ago that was settled 10 years ago and she produced the paperwork to prove it. Has been a tax paying resident with a green card for decades, married to a MAGA vet.

I just did additional research and the Triangle area being targeted have large numbers of Mexican, El Salvadoran, and South Asian Indian immigrant populations. ICE and Border Patrol are already being spotted in smaller neighboring cities, at big box hardware chains and in multicultural strip malls.

Yikes, thanks for the added info and correction. Yeah big and corrupt is going down here.

And now the same people (Saudis and Kushner) own EA games and the LGBTQ-friendly The Sims franchise. #culturewar #thesims