The 2024 U.S. Presidential race

[Noodles]

. I know plenty of chuds who think schools are just yelling at white men they are evil for being white...

If the nonsense coming from the GOP leadership is to be believed, Schools only exist to yell at white boys until they go down to the nurse's office where they get whacked and given a heavy dose of pills to make them (magically????) become girls. Every class is entirely based on how how evil white people are, and every book in every library is about how horrible white people were to everyone for the past 10,000,000,000 years.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

I bet he can't explain what CRT is either.

Only computer I've had to discarge the tube before removing the hard drive. CRTs are evil.

 

[Noodles]

Only computer I've had to discarge the tube before removing the hard drive. CRTs are evil.

> Apple CRT

> Fruity CRT

> Gay CRT

RRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

My adult son - ADULT son - informed me that he voted Trump because he's opposed to CRT!

I blew a gasket. CRT is another right wing red herring. The subject is only taught in advanced college classes if it's taught at all. HE SWALLOWED IT! I did NOT raise a dumbass. Or so I thought.

I have to control my burning anger and remind him that his sisters and I are essentially on Trump's enemies list. We're at risk for our health, our social security, our very lives.

Son is not happy. Mom is not happy. Who will win? Smart money is not on Son.

I would have sat his ass down and made him explain to you what he thinks CRT is and at what point of time in his life was he forced to learn it.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

....by adult do you mean 18-25 or like 30+? Because yes.... that is really stupid. I bet he can't explain what CRT is either. I know plenty of chuds who think schools are just yelling at white men they are evil for being white... I'm frankly willing to bet your boy is a bit more indoctrinated by racist propaganda than he is letting on.

He's 26. He has now been thoroughly informed in no uncertain terms. Mom is a tough bitch.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

He's 26. He has now been thoroughly informed in no uncertain terms. Mom is a tough bitch.

He did a DUMB thing, but I think there is still hope for him. I think I started to wake out of some of my weird crazy views right around that age.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Trump's first move could doom his presidency: WaPo analyst

Donald Trump has a new dilemma to face as he prepares to start a second term, former conservative turned anti-Trump columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote for The Washington Post — abandon his promises, or let them destroy his fledgling administration.

"He could, for example, enact draconian, across-the-board tariffs; begin massive roundups and deportations of law-abiding 'dreamers;' repeal the Affordable Care Act and major bipartisan legislation passed under President Joe Biden; and enact a new round of massive tax cuts for big corporations and wealthy individuals," wrote Rubin — but in doing so he would "make himself extremely unpopular, induce economic and social chaos and create political problems for his party in the 2026 midterms."

He faced similar choices when he was first in power, Rubin noted — his effort to repeal the ACA in 2017 was a disaster that led to voters turning out in droves to give Democrats a wave election. From there, he pivoted and falsely tried to boast that he saved the ACA during the 2024 campaign. "By Trump’s own admission, there is no viable alternative," Rubin wrote.

Wishful thinking? I'm torn these days from being a gloom-and-doom pessimist and a wide-eyed loonie optimist.

I always liked Rubin, but I can't speak to her certainty. In my book, Trump's term is already doomed and if his history is any guide, he will fuck up everything he touches. So we have that.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Trump's first move could doom his presidency: WaPo analyst



Wishful thinking? I'm torn these days from being a gloom-and-doom pessimist and a wide-eyed loonie optimist.

I always liked Rubin, but I can't speak to her certainty. In my book, Trump's term is already doomed and if his history is any guide, he will fuck up everything he touches. So we have that.

If Trump does everything promised rapidly, it WILL crash the economy really hard. That might wake up some of his voters into what they actually did. The worst case scenario is that he gets talked down from some of the really stupid shit, then gradually passes more voter suppression and other authoritarian measures that won't directly damage the great economy he's about to inherit.

 

[Essence Lumin]

Only computer I've had to discarge the tube before removing the hard drive. CRTs are evil.

I didn't know that the actual crt tube held a charge. I thought that only applied to large capacitors that were also in the case. In early TVs some people discharged them by shorting the two contact points with a screwdriver. This was dangerous especially since it could blow off the tip of the screwdriver and hit you, possibly in the eye. I thought bleeder resistors were required to drain off the charge in a few seconds since at least the '70s but maybe not.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

It was recommended in the disassembly guide I used. Might not have been necessary but I don't like to take chances with electricity.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[Casey Pelous]

It is almost amusing that people are thinking about the consequences the GOP may face in "the next election."

Folks -- the GOP will shortly control all three branches of government including the House. Come January 20th, there are no more checks and balances. What on Earth do you think they would gain from another election?

If they don't just flat-out cancel elections "due to the current [remarkably convenient] emergency," any "election" will be just like the time-honored Russian tradition of "elections." I predict JD Vance vs. the late Charles Manson.

A few states are preparing legal challenges to the expected moves of the soon-to-be-ruling party. Some of the cases might go all the way to the Supreme Court.
Do you see the problem in this scenario?

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

It is almost amusing that people are thinking about the consequences the GOP may face in "the next election."

Folks -- the GOP will shortly control all three branches of government including the House. Come January 20th, there are no more checks and balances. What on Earth do you think they would gain from another election?

If they don't just flat-out cancel elections "due to the current [remarkably convenient] emergency," any "election" will be just like the time-honored Russian tradition of "elections." I predict JD Vance vs. the late Charles Manson.

A few states are preparing legal challenges to the expected moves of the soon-to-be-ruling party. Some of the cases might go all the way to the Supreme Court.
Do you see the problem in this scenario?

I'm certain there will be a 2028 election. ...how fair it will be is a totally different story.... but just outright cancelling elections would be too shocking to the public. ...at least so far. It's honestly easier to do a ton of voter suppression than to just cancel the election in that respect.

 

[Noodles]

It was recommended in the disassembly guide I used. Might not have been necessary but I don't like to take chances with electricity.

Electricity is crazy scary.

At my old job we had a pretty simple procedure we did pretty regularly to replace 3 small capasitors inside our little CRT monitors. I never dissrcharged anything, I was just, extremely extremely cautious. You could basically wrap a finger around the board and carefully rock the capacitors out while using a soldering iron, then stick the replacements in and solder them back on.

The oldsr engineer guy who had originally showed me how to do it said he would do that shorting thing with the tune but that guy was also crazy. I watched him open this big electrical box at the transmitter once and manually flip some level inside and I just wanted to go hide so I didn't have to watch him fry himself. Also, I hated that guy. Dude was rude as hell about everything.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Folks -- the GOP will shortly control all three branches of government including the House. Come January 20th, there are no more checks and balances. What on Earth do you think they would gain from another election?

They'll have elections, but it won't matter because so many current voters will no longer be eligible to vote. Low-hanging fruit was one of the
"voter reform" proposals they tried to get passed this year: Your current ID name must match your birth certificate name. This immediately filters out all those women who changed their name upon marriage, but did so informally, not by going through a legal name change process.

Once you stop 60% or so of women from voting, Dems will never win another election.

 

[Noodles]

They'll have elections, but it won't matter because so many current voters will no longer be eligible to vote. Low-hanging fruit was one of the
"voter reform" proposals they tried to get passed this year: Your current ID name must match your birth certificate name. This immediately filters out all those women who changed their name upon marriage, but did so informally, not by going through a legal name change process.

Once you stop 60% or so of women from voting, Dems will never win another election.

Weren't some pf them also pushing to raise the voting age?

 

[detrius]

Only computer I've had to discarge the tube before removing the hard drive. CRTs are evil.

I really liked the design of these. The only Apple computer I seriously considered buying.

 

[Beebo Brink]

I really liked the design of these. The only Apple computer I seriously considered buying.

I think I've still got mine down in the basement. I chose lime green.

 

[detrius]

I'm certain there will be a 2028 election.

Don't forget the midterms.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Don't forget the midterms.

Optimistic of you to think voting will still be a thang by then.