This lack of attention is simply a marker of how media is consumed. They sorta caught a smell and made up a story to source that smell without ever seeing what’s cooking. Half an idea with the blanks filled in by maybe and sounds right. A friend expresses an opinion that doesn’t disagree with any of it so that’s ran with like it’s fact. Headlines only, no actual reading to fact check. And here we are.

This is also how elections work.

He buys shit and he larps. That’s Elon.

The issue is his latest acquisition is Donald J. Trump

This S Korea narrative feels like the correct timeline on how a country should react to Trump and the attempted insurrection. Instead. Here we are. With Trump 2.0

I never thought there was anything wrong with the first narrations. I hope those aren’t gone for good.

I’m curious enough to try this.

Audiobooks are made or broken by the quality of the narration. It’s not enough to simply narrate written word, the narrator has to “act” as well. Given the quality of other arts engaged by AI I’m going into this skeptical.

I just assumed Google was kissing the ring to avoid antitrust.

So you’re thinking he means small in terms of Proton vs Google.

Cliff notes: end to end encryption is borked.

I haunt estate auctions wherever I go. Physical media in the form of CDs and LPs is at a prime. Unless it’s old classical or country the prices skyrocket. The LP could be scratched to hell, they only ever show the sleeves in pics, but it doesn’t matter.

Physical media is at a premium. LPs used to be a dollar or so each 5 years ago. Sometimes even 4 for a dollar. Now, minimum $5 each to start. Unless it’s country or classical.

We really are Axis now. This guy actually wants to just start invading other nations.

Or, go to a reaction vid like Asmongold or someone else.

Look at this. Only 307k views. Is that normal for something like this?

https://youtu.be/xJfUXVOoFBo

Trump specifically said fact checking was wrong and an infringement on free speech.

I’m starting to think that 1A speech Trump posted out via RFK on YT, the one with the giant green crayon subtitles, was a directive list for his oligarchs, not really intended for mass consumption, just them and the legislators who worship at his altar.

No one’s talking about it, not even here, but these guys are doing it.

It’s definitely not 2005 any more.

Idk that anyone working class is. Even the MAGA family members are of the opinion that Luigi is cool.

My closest genetic link, fiscal conservative of yore + 2A, is: I don’t care what they say, I only feel bad for his kids. And then I here about the math, and our mutual love of Star Trek where they say: “the needs of the many…”

Unifying us, through this or any other point, instead of having us rolling around in the mud arguing trans is not what corporate america wants.

They even manage to divide working class on unions and such. But not this.

You could also argue that it’s a very American roots level of civil disobedience that harkens back to the 1770s. So it’s hard for them on multiple levels.

In wartime, he with the most access to manufacturing wins. So there’s that to think about.

No. The seismic shift since Trumps first run has been felt. A bunch of, for lack of a better word, asshole world leaders running amuck: Assad, Putin, Netanyahu. Even N Korea is bolder. S Korea even tried to pull a military coup on democracy.

Power vacuums on the world stage matter. Trump created that. And we’ve failed to mend it either election since.

Lame duck President. Inertia. And now another run of Trump. We’re effectively done on the world stage, except for the occasional show of being a bully, probably, because it’s Trump and he wants to play with military toys.

Here’s the bigger problem.

China is boycotting all sales to our defense contractors. Take a minute to think about what that means. And will Trump continue to export what chips we do have to China this term as well? While distracting everyone with tariffs? There’s a modicum of security in military dominance, but it’s not us any more, it’s probably China.

I’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.

So China is the new world negotiator? Headline trend over the last couple months anyway.