Trump is so weak, they should capitalize on this moment.

Keep in mind Trump was playing with the idea of nuking a fucking hurricane. Doesn’t seem so far fetched.

We didn’t name it the Department of War to defend ourselves.

Oh yeah of course. I was more speaking to the psychological factors of why we fall for the artificial hate.

I have been looking into it. It is a combination of WIPO (which is a trade organization promoted by corporations that are against 3D printing in general) and Billionaire Bloomberg’s Everytown.

There are some other notable players as well but these are the two main forces. At first glance Everytown seems like a sensible organization. As I dig deeper it appears they want to counter balance the NRA, but they are not anti-gun at all.

This leads me to believe that they are just an alternative NRA (which has been used as a tool to increase gun sales for years).

I will keep on researching it.

You are simply wrong, this legislation is being pushed by gun manufacturers.

I don’t know, I am going to have to call BS on the idea that Kamala Harris would have dismantled the consumer protection bureau. On the other hand the Republicans have been trying to hamper it for awhile.

I agree that ultimately corporations are going to call the shots and they wanted it gone.

Propaganda works yo

Trump says consumer protection laws cost us money silly, we don’t need them.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/research/2026/02/estimating-the-cost-of-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-to-consumers/

The Neocons absolutely want Cubans to suffer. Cruelty is the point. We will be lucky if the US doesn’t start bombing “cartels” soon.

Gorilla marketing, when you charge at someone and stop right before you fuck them up and then offer to sell them something.

I think the majority agree wars/conflicts should end. It is the monied minority keeping it going. How long will we let them pit human against each other to line their pocket books?

The Supreme Court sided with business over the US government. No surprise there. According to the law this whole action was illegal. I am surprised it was not unanimous and had three dissenters.

Where in the fuck do companies get off thinking the tariffs, paid by consumer, is going to be refunded to them!?

If only there was some warning…

https://youtu.be/cyZoUfNsUl8

It is way past time to put the industrial military complex to rest. We can solve our problems without blowing each other up. At this point I suspect they are the ones manufacturing conflicts.

You mean the East Wing where they used to molest all the children? Demolished so all the evidence is gone. Many boys, particularly during the Bush era, could explain in intricate detail what the rooms looked like, how many stars were on the ceiling, describing the moldings. It is common to dissociate when getting molested and hyper focus on your surroundings.

Nope, it is about competition with the firearms industry.

I really believe it boils down to control. How do you ensure someone is going to do your bidding. It seems like they only put people into power that have been compromised. That way they always have the blackmail in hand to keep them in check.

The US began wholesale spying on its citizens decades ago, but they didn’t stop there. They use social media as their intelligence gathering apparatus. Instead of playing cloak and dagger games people willingly give up all their information.

This is the evolution of a society without privacy where people have been trained to offer up their lives to marketers who in turn sell this information to experts that use the best of psychology to manipulate us.

Targeted oppression, uncontrollable greed, and a lust for power have taken root and created a worldwide cabal of wealthy individuals that can and will call the shots for all the nations. They do this through their favorite proxy the corporation.

It is no wonder every nation is beholden to private enterprise with most nations ranging over 90% of legislation either written directly by corporate lawyers or written on their behalf with their constant guidance.

The other 10% is often performative legislation like bathroom bills in the US or anti-immigration laws in Europe. These are designed to create social divisions and pit humans against each other in a form of controlled opposition.

Social media is not good for society. We see significantly more stress and less human interactions as a direct result of its presence. Why we are limiting this to children anyways?

Also what is the difference between Lemmy which is social media compared to an algorithmic monstrosity like Meta.

From the USA and food prices are closer to 20-30% of my income now. I do have a family though.