I appreciate the insight. So if I’m understanding you correctly, the AfD while they’re picking up fringe support, hasn’t really been able to broaden its coalition and lacks the capacity to hijack the government, even from a position of plurality.

I’m curious how the overall public perception of immigration will be for Germans going forward, considering the assimilation of the Syrian refugees Merkel took in, Germany’s aging workforce, as well as the existing need to fill jobs like medicine. Are there polling data trends available on this?

I’m glad we’re moving on, but the damage is done.

The xitter takeover to me seemed entirely planned to help suppress media for this election and it worked. It helped muddy the waters even more.

That’s cruel & unusual punishment, that is.

lol is this even a question? Yes, I’ll take the genitals kick over the possibility of traumatic brain damage.

But that’s entertaining this is a valid analogy, which it isn’t. Here, let’s try this on for size, shall we?

• You’re in a concentration camp and the President who oversees the Warden is up for reelection.
• You watch from outside as the Warden who is brutally terrorizing those people.
• There is a binary choice between 2 people for President.
• The one has openly instructed the Warden to (1) “finish the job” and undermined every humanitarian aid and even (2) obstructing a “ceasefire” to the guards at every turn, all the while (3) completely and utterly ignoring protesters, if not beating them up.
• The other has at least expressed support for (a) Statehood and self-determination of the population, and (b) that the killing must stop, and (c) is clearly more amicable to persuasion and outside pressure.
• You in all your infinite wisdom, choose to vote for the former in this unfounded perception that there is no difference. As if there isn’t a spectrum of genocidal damage and conditions can’t get even worse (and they always, always can).

lol. So while you sit from the comfort of your own armchair, patting yourself on the back for your little Pyrrhic victory, you’ve only exacerbated conditions for years to come both in Gaza and Ukraine alike. You cannot be taken seriously.

Perhaps you you should sit out geopolitics a tad bit longer until you’re actually out of grade school and learn a few more lessons in critical-thinking?

Edit: “Israeli Right, Pushing to Annex West bank, Sees Allies in Trump’s Picks” — Gee, thanks Uncommitted! lol.

Hmm…

Germany was one of a couple nations we’ve been considering immigrating to. My wife is an experienced RN, too.

My main concern is whether Germany will be able to brunt the far-right movement there or if it’s as inevitable as it was here in the US.

I too am holding Tlaib accountable hereon for the genocide in both Gaza and Ukraine for her blatantly ignorant action to not choose Harris over Trump, who will be orders of magnitude worse for both.

I kind of just want to send him letters in prison, pages long of just, “hahahahah.”

Gabbard is the biggest threat here, in my view.

You couldn’t dream of putting a spy in a better position than the DNI whose position is literally to oversee all intelligence agency silos.

Russia will know literally everything.

In an era of absurdity, the jester speaks the truth.

Always has.

What is the concern? That if Bluesky falls, the instances fall because of the choke-point?

Isn’t this their plan in the long-term? (Article from February):

Bluesky is taking a big leap toward federating. On Thursday, the social network announced that it is opening up early access for users and developers who want to self-host their data. While this isn’t true federation yet, the company plans to open up federation to larger servers with even more users in its next phase. When the dust settles, anyone can (in theory) create their own server with their own rules on Bluesky’s AT Protocol.

No idea!

Doesn’t mean you can’t, though!

Say, will you start your own?

It’s still decentralized and has marketing far better than Mastodan. With 15 million members and its origin from Dorsey himself, it’s going to win.

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Anyone who abstained on grounds of Harris’s position on Gaza in my view have blood on their hands in what will not only assuredly he worse for Palestinians under Trump, but also the ongoing attempted genocide in Ukraine by Putin.

They may as well be Trump voters to me and I want nothing to do with them.

Meanwhile Republican Media successfully branded LCD Center-Right corporate media like CNN as being leftist lol.

So the Overton Window extends from center-right to fascist.

Everything left of that is RaDiCAl CoMmUniSm.

Great counterpoint, buddy ;)

That in no way precludes one from being a tanky, but let’s explore:

• As if their defense wasn’t heavily reliant upon the US umbrella and budget that dwarfs their capability
• As if we didn’t bail them the fuck out in WWII.
• As if this very fucking action by the EU isn’t proof of that, itself.

God, I can’t believe you actually got me defending our own military industrial complex. But hey, I really hope you prove me wrong for their sake.

lmao?

Shit tankies say.

It’s simply a strategic move to cater to Trump’s ego.

It’s actually genius. Make Trump look good, tie US closer to Europe while unshackling from Russia.

Appealing to Trump’s ego is the only way allies will survive. And if Trump ever leaves office, it’s still good news if Dems get back in.

The actual logistical process of getting away from LNG is probably more monumental than is feasible in the near-term.

Your argument — hiding behind a counter-factual impossible to prove — is an old one. Cap it off with a Post Hoc fallacy, why don’t ya?

Educate yourself on the basic fallacies, and perhaps you’ll gain the prerequisite critical-thinking skills to have a good faith discussion.

(But boy, Palestinians are going to be ever so grateful for the uncommitted vote for the next 4+ years, LOL)