Day: November 7, 2024, 10:53 PM

Dom

Chill Politics, WTF

Whatever you think about Trump, he fucking trounced Harris. He dominated so hard he should go ahead and show up at his next public appearance in latex and with a whip. Damn.

‘Lectric

Chill Political Economy, Politics, War

We are planning now what electronics and imported stuff we are going to buy in the next few weeks and months because those sorts of goods are going to get radically more expensive soon or just become unavailable altogether.

So get your gettin’ on from the gettin’ place, people. Soon all of that will be much more expensive or just not available at all, depending on the exact timing of tariffs and war.

Takeaway

Chill Evil

Strange to think my daughter will lose her rights and her affordable health care by the end of next year. And neighbors who watched her for years walking down our street, headed to school or the park, will celebrate.

There is certainly hatred there; that aspect of conservatism should not be ignored. Yes, Trump’s win was mostly concern and betrayal about inflation but this is also an aspect that is present in the diseased soul of conservatism: they don’t want anyone to have anything for “free,” especially anyone young or, even worse, young and a woman or anyone in any other category they despise.

Lest we forget, the core conservatard voter is a Fox News-infected, conspiracy-shouting, vaccine-denying, science-spurning, woman-hating, coal-rolling, homophobic dipshit.

And we should not forget that.

Every Single

Chill Clowns, Prediction

Every single one of you motherfuckers was wrong about why Musk bought Twitter1 and I was right. You were clowning on him for “losing money” but I understood the game he was playing because I’d be doing the same thing myself if I had that much scratch. As a financial transaction, it never made sense; but it was never about the financials and was always a political project.

I’m terrible at forecasting political outcomes, but just about everything else I’m pretty damn good at it.

Get used to it because it’s gonna keep happening.

  1. Except a very few.

Cline

Chill Evil, Politics

California was a good strategic move for us. Here, we will be insulated from most of the worst of the decline Trump will force on our nation. Not all of it by any means. But in many ways, California is kind of its own country and that benefit of insularity and size is certainly a great thing now as we go into a long bleak time of diminution and corruption.

To re-tool something Mencken allegedly said, the electorate voted for this cataclysm and they are going to get it good and hard.

No one will be spared, but being a bit protected is better than nothing.

Chill Links

The Cult of Microsoft.

America Hires a Strongman. This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history. This is going to be a horrible disaster for America and for the world.

The Trump agenda: Here’s what to expect from his second term.

Why did voters abandon Kamala Harris? Because they feel trapped – and Trump offered a way out.

The Manosphere Won.

The high cost of complexity: New study explores energy needs of multicellular life.

Far-Right Donald Trump Supporters Celebrate His Victory With Violent Memes and Calls for Executions.

New Heavyweight Chinese Jet Drone Looks To Be A Swarm Mothership.

Why the US economy stings so much.

The Worst People in the World Are Making a Ton of Money After Trump’s Victory.

A Globally Predictable Result. Inflation is bad.

Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility.