It used to be good when it first came out, but the gradual monopolisation and enshitification of the internet got to it some time in the late 1990s/2000s

I deleted my account when they last changed privacy policy. Wiped all my data manually, then changed the email address to (if I recall correctly) <something to do with taking a running jump> @nowhere.com

Sad to lose contact with ex-work colleagues (I retired a few years back), but hey ho.

Does the Undermine cutscene remind you of someone? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Agv...

I'm surprised when he said this: cleantechnica.com/2021/06/21/e... that there's not more of this: nltimes.nl/2025/02/03/v...

Watch the original video from Palast. He has a lot more detailed info (but it's a bit more fact-dense / less engaging to watch). Voter suppression was something going back to Bush days (and before - Jim Crow laws). Trump's team have taken it to a fine art. E.g. challenge on day so can't rebut.

Not my election. Though I have friends & relatives in the US (and what the US does impacts on politics world-wide).

However, it's about raising awareness so that, if the US HAS another election: make sure you fill in your reg. right; get valid ID; check twice inc. on election day.

Thing is, he's convinced that he IS doing good. His viewpoint is that if you are weak, you don't deserve his "hard earned" tax dollars.
He believes in Fermi Great Filters: Human Race intelligent enough to be contacted by Aliens, which is why we haven't seen them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_F...

This is the scandal:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceboo...

It's starting to spread. Greg Pallast's video, Vigilantes Inc., is gaining views. YouTubers are commenting on it, and followers with their own channels are running their own comment videos on that. For example, Xanderhal, who (normally) runs a Gaming channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmHX...

To paraphrase: "What's sauce for the gander, is good for the goose".

Definitely technically feasible according to my sources in the IT industry. Certain persons associated with Trump are known to have manipulated information to help him out (Cambridge Analytica springs to mind). 1 step beyond?

a) It's not "warping" their minds, it's opening them up - freedom of speech (remember that?). Kids are BORN "that way", they don't learn it.

b) It's not twisted, it's just different. Like some kids are. Ones who deserve to know they're not alone.

c) It's not "fantastical". It's reality.

I'm glad my parents' generation learnt that lesson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenh...

As someone from the UK, I had no idea who these people are. This explained why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=klEF...

I thought the US had gone mad when they re-elected him for the second term. He seems to have selected just about the worst choices possible for each post...

Colour me shocked.