Also remember that Tesla owns I think just shy of 10K Bitcoins that actually allowed its numbers this quarter by $600 million. And the way Trump has his minions pulling all crypto regulations look for Tesla to exploit it to the max going forward. Maybe they'll even buy some $TRUMP coins and announce $ELON coins for foreign entities looking to launder money destined for the White House.

Source: CNBC: Tesla Reports $600 Million Profit

If it wasn't for all the negatives, it would certainly be amusing to have a giant face for people to vandalize constantly (by even GOP folks who will have the spell broken) when Trump is gone from the this world. Nobody likes him, and nobody actually respects him, they all just see him as a means to an end (power/$).

I don't know why, but a graffiti competition on Trumps giant head would be pretty entertaining. Make it a poll and winner gets to have their art displayed for a year. Hell, make it a fundraiser and help some people hurt by this monster also.

I don't think it's always a difficult task to tell if someone is arguing in bad faith or not, and someone basing their argument on incorrect information is not that (and I assume you know that). So trying to say that I see a mere disagreement on a topic the same as one made in bad faith sounds like you're trying to conflate the two, making it a bad faith argument.

But if pretending a 'difference of opinion = bad faith argument' is what you're looking for I guess good luck. That is what I would call a "circle jerk", but to each their own. Not sure how that type of discussion with no basis in reality can help anyone to "learn and grow" though.

OMG .. dozens! That seems very cost effective, if of course the idea is to shift money to those wanting to be thugs and gain their loyalty for future asks. And then of course take these political prisoners and put them into the for-profit prison system.

Better keep them away from the chickens! /s

The issue is that you can't have discussion or debate with:

1. statements in bad faith
2. statements not based on reality (conspiracy theories/misinformation/"alternative facts"

So the issue is once you have removed those, you aren't left with many people holding a very broad spectrum of viewpoints outside of niche topics (Vi vs Emacs).

I think you are going to have a hard time finding a place to talk with a group that overall deals in bad faith arguments and hate speech. They also tend to silo themselves off to their own platforms over concerns that their hate speech gets them moderated (because Free Speech != does not mean speech without consequences or needs to be tolerated by everyone).

If you really want to see the MAGA "point of view" you are probably better off going to them on Truth Social, Gab, 4chan, The_Donald, etc.

I like the one on the left, but I like it more grey than black myself.

I would agree in the sense that Labor affects capitalism more than attrition. The machine can always replace a meatbag here and there, but something like a strike, or a mass payment freeze is much harder as that hits the bottom line.

Mobilizing the amount of people required though in today's world would take something BIG to break through the constant noise and call people to action.

It's only "horribly shortsighted" if you're not looking to sell backdoors to US intelligence/Security/infrastructure to foreign powers. No doubt this is a 1st step before trying to reform that "cyber security" thing with Vlad again, only maybe this time it's done on the DL.

Edit - Autocorrect, why can't we be friends?

And guess who will just so happen to run companies getting these contracts? It's all a way to hand tax dollars to his donors, and his oligarchs doing him favors.

Sometimes you have too much to drink and you say things you don't mean. And who among us hasn't been at a job interview for a lifetime appointment unable stop yelling about getting shit faced? It happens.

While at the same time the hum of a shredder containing Epstein documents could be heard throughout the night.

Because it's all about manufacturing a "decisive issue" to keep everyone occupied while he sells everything in the US he can to the highest bidder. It's all about the grift.

They should know that you can only infringe the "conservative" freedom of expression by moderating hate speech/ideas/beliefs, or by calling a Nazi a Nazi. Anyone Left of Nazi in the US has a narrowing window of "freedom of expression".

Because as we all know, the founders were granting Freedom of Speech to Fascist, NOT ANTIFA, just like Jesus wanted. /s

He's saying we need toxic masculinity in the work place because misogynists being punished have had their feelings hurt. He just wants a "boys will be boys" toxic work culture to fuel his lack of self worth and insecurity.

Yeah, it's never been as a troll, but as a sign of solidarity and beacon for others. Continuing to treat this like a trolling is continuing to give cover for Nazi/fascist behavior happening more and more in the light of day.

Yep, same assholes that complain the "burger flippers" want more than minimum wage, but also want their stuff 30 secs after they place their order and to be treated like royalty.

It's going to blow their minds that the price of food is going to go up because nobody wants to work in horrific conditions for less money than these bigots would ever dream of.

And for Native Americans, I wonder how many of these dumbasses make "reservation runs" for cheap cigs/gas that will vanish if they force them elsewhere.

His part is signing a piece of paper with a Sharpie that one of his handlers puts in front of him. That phone call had to be horrible, Trump trying to explain to a mom he is setting her son that he knows nothing about, free because he once said he would to a large group of people he wants to grift.

Because 0% he knows the guy's name, who he was, or why he was in prison.

Edit - autocorrect =(

Also makes me wonder if he got any $TRUMP meme coins for his appearance. Oh and of course Mrs. Trump got in on the grift with a $MELANIA meme coin also.

Trump's crypto token tops $10 billion market cap, bitcoin hits record high