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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 2h

We need a serious effort to create a larger media ecosystem and not just podcasts. How about a news channel provided with every cable subscription, or free, if possible, that puts together different podcasts? That would be minimal effort.
(I'd like more than that, but you need to start somewhere.)

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 4h

It never occurred to me that many people on the right might take the fact that they are disliked as proof that they were right. (It's an obvious logical fallacy.)

Here is Reverend Ed's take. I wish some on the right would follow him.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvRlUPK5jA

They don’t hate you because you are a Christian!

YouTube video by Rev Ed Trevors

www.youtube.com

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 16h

Trump considers Putin someone he admires. Putin attacked Ukraine without provocation and calls them Nazis for defending themselves from the unprovoked attack.

Trump is now calling Democrats terrorists, while we see actual Nazi terminology used by these republicans, and so much else.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, in theory you can ask it to forget it, but can you truly trust that it does? Remember all this stuff probably has a ten year or more life span, but maybe one year of security updates...

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 18h

Agreed, and on a side note, don't give your television your wifi password if possible, particularly if it has a camera and microphone, or if you do, change wifi passwords, update it, then change back, using a dedicated Roku or similar.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 18h

And of course the war on truth...

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

When a man who says he is religious says shooting other people, let alone priests, is okay, well, I think it is safe to assume his faith is mere performance art. You can't really follow Christ and praise violence against the innocent.

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

As I mentioned before, the biggest reason not to have someone this old in the white house, is because someone this old has no serious fear of facing punishment for crimes.

The illegal things everyone else does, however, can be prosecuted...

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

This is the main thing. No matter what insanity the six republicans on the SC are afflicted with, this is Trump taking power he does not have.

It is grand theft on a scale undreamed of. It is _not_ a part of his authority, so he should be able to be prosecuted for it someday, if he wasn't so old.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

It very much is libel, since I can't think of any plausible way he could "believe" that.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

Here is an early partially solar powered container ship. That is an area where a lot of pollution and CO2 can be avoided.

interestingengineering.com/innovation/w...

World’s first inland solar ship to glide on sun power with 192 panels

The world's first solar cargo ship which consists of 192 solar panels has recently been launched in Europe.

interestingengineering.com

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

It is also worth noting that for a lot of heavy equipment, diesel engines aren't going anywhere anytime soon. If you're running something near continuous that is using high power in a compact space, diesel is far more energy dense. Cars and regular trucks can be batteries though.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 19h

I'm pretty sure Hydrogen is not the future. Hydrogen has to be made. There are clean processes and dirty ones. You can make it with spare electrical power, but it is horribly inefficient. It's also really hard to store a lot of it safely. You might as well just use batteries.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 20h

A lot of the democratic party is pretty centrist. Vote in the primary for a more centrist candidate, and then obviously in the general regardless.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 21h

Correction Eric. This nation was founded as a republic, not a kingdom with corrupt nobles. Ending woke just means your trying to keep the people from noticing that the trickle down is yellow in color and smells. Also, this is not over. Fascism doesn't last, and this one won't either.

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 22h

It's worth remembering that a flood destroyed computer servers "accidentally" after an employee drained it at Trump's golf club.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 22h

Hmm, we have made up nonsense about a super anti fascist organization that is all powerful, while at the same time far right republicans are joking about this.

One is being investigated purely because they are a political enemy. The other will likely be ignored, because they are a political ally.

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 1d

It means nearly nothing. They need to get a democrat, or failing that a sane old school republican you could work with in that seat.

Use strategy.

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 1d

It's republicans that have waged the war on Christianity. Look at what Christ said and look at their actions. They have redefined it to mean nearly the opposite in their version of "Christianity."

They did this to use religion as a weapon, and it is working for them, but it is not Christian.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 1d

Not just for this, but for so many things, the world needs more news sources that can be trusted, particularly to go side to side with the right wing major news outlets.

People must be reached, or the propaganda and the evil behind it wins.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 1d

The Supreme Court must obey the damn constitution, not start with a conclusion and make up some insane bullshit to support the rise of fascism. The presidency was suppose to have, at most, one third the power. Humphrey's executor was correct.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oksm...

🚨Supreme Court Insider Just Dropped A Bombshell On Democrats!

YouTube video by Occupy Democrats

www.youtube.com

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvV3...

Frogs Together Strong! (Portland ICE protest song parody)

YouTube video by Patrick Fitzgerald

www.youtube.com

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 1d

Having him fired is something I would dearly like to add to the list of demands. It isn't that simple, but I'd still dearly like him fired. He is true evil.

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lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 2d

What having choice or organizations doing their job?

lerris.bsky.social @lerris.bsky.social · 2d

No, it still matters. Justice will be done on a lot of them one day, and the courts, saving the corrupt Supreme are doing okay. It's congress and the executive that are really failing. People talk about Trump pardons, but do you think he really cares?

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