He hasn’t actually been convicted of any yet… technically not a felon until he’s sentenced, if I’m not mistaken

Can’t say that any of those things you listed someone should be ashamed of, but maybe not proud of them either.

Fwiw, Trump either genuinely believes he’s done nothing wrong, or he needs his fans to believe it, so him saying this kinda tracks.

I guess there’s a reason pride is a deadly sin

Yeah federated platforms like lemmy are a potential solution. I would guess they aren’t more popular because nobody directly profits from the success of these platforms, and since no one entity has control of it people in positions of power may be wary of adopting it.

Also a distributed platform is pretty much always going to be more complicated. This scares off the casual users that make up the majority of social media usernames.

Look at Linux; you can be more open, better on paper, cheaper, and even easier to use in some cases, but the success of online platforms is not a meritocracy. It’s a pageant.

And the joke is that Lemmy users are much further left than that.

I heard once that Nintendo has enough cash in the bank to operate for the better part of a century without turning a profit. No clue if it’s true, but if it is there may not be much valve (or anyone else) could do to make them nervous. Nintendo seems petty and stubborn enough to operate at a loss for a long time if it means they can keep running things as they like.

Jesus. The GOP is really trying to salt the Earth with two entire generations…

Is it likely that the cases will progress that quickly? I was under the impression that he wouldn’t likely have a trial until next year, and wouldn’t be convicted/sentenced until after the election

Coming from the southeast, definitely still a lot of Trump banners and bumper stickers, though less so now. I expect them to be more common as the election gets closer.

Hard to call it far right anymore. Conspiracy theorists and hate are more or less the norm in conservative circles, so far as I can tell.

Women in the US are doing that too.

I guess it works, to a point. If your man throws a Shapiro-esque fit over this movie he probably isn’t great to be around the rest of the time.

I bought sync pro and have sync for lemmy installed; there’s no way to activate pro right now, and afaik that option is not coming.

Presently you can buy a permanent ad removal in-app for $20, you can subscribe to sync ultra for $17/yr, or you can use it free with ads.

It’s a good app, and the dev absolutely deserves to make money. If I understand correctly, developing sync is his full-time job. The prices are definitely steeper than with sync for reddit, but Lemmy is a much smaller community. He can’t necessarily expect as many sales.

While screaming and beating their family.

I’ve never seen a “Biden 2024 make conservatives cry again” bumper sticker, but that kind of toxicity is commonplace in the republican party

The state never needs to make a deal. But a trial’s outcome is never guaranteed, and it’s generally better to settle things outside of court than using court resources on a high profile case.

Too bad it’s not based on either right now. Majority rule is far from perfect, but minority rule tends to be worse. Law exclusively based on logic and reason may be a noble goal, but the most dangerous and extreme ideologues believe their arguments to be perfectly reasonable. At some point someone has to decide what is logical. Who? And how are they selected?

Until we have good answers to these questions I’m in favor of democratic systems.

I guess that’s one way to get more voters for the GOP…

Ehh, kinda. Like, it’s been fairly obvious that eating plants is generally more efficient than eating something else that eats the plants. It’s deceptively difficult to study scientifically, though. There can be massive differences depending on what exact plant-based foods and livestock you compare. If I’m understanding correctly (I’m no expert) this is one of the first academic studies that demonstrates this and has produced real numbers instead of rough estimates.

Good to see some solidarity. I wish it happened more. I’d have thought that the spread internet, allowing easy and covert communication, would have caused a proliferation in the number and efficacy of labor unions, but alas.

In principle I agree, but splitting the Dem vote is a good way to lose an election. Biden is a compromised candidate, but still leagues better than another 4 years of Trump. Fact is there’s no real chance of a younger president until 2028. Which is depressing.

We definitely shouldn’t care what he says; He’s probably just begging for attention. But he is a US citizen. A quick search shows he became one in 2002.