Smart is a judgment.

A lot of people don’t have good access to education. Because the right-wing wants an uneducated electorate so they gut education. Because of systemic racism and oppression. Because of colonialism and genocide.

She needed to use language more skillfully. If she would have gone on Joe Rogan and talked about the steps the Biden administration had been taking towards legalizing marijuana, I bet she would have won.

It’s my judgment that they didn’t run a very smart campaign.

How long until the US gets its own propaganda firewall?

For real. Kamala was arguing like she was in a courtroom. Not helpful to be honest.

My point was along the lines of, the more the media ragebaits him, the sooner that happens.

And once that happens, the right will likely tear itself apart in the power vacuum.

I don’t wish harm on anyone, usually, but him stroking out is harm reduction for the rest of us.

I mean if he strokes out that would be something right.

They’re planning on 10-20% tariffs on all imports. China is 60%.

Prior to Trump taking office this bill had wide bipartisan support. I believe 14 or 15 Democrats still voted for it.

One of the main intentions of it is to silence people who are speaking for Palestinian rights.

Of course now it will be put to many other ends. But even if Kamala would have won, 4 years down the line we could have ended up with a Republican president. With this measure still in effect

They’re coming for immigrants first, because they’re a target with few legal protections and it will cause economic chaos to deport them. Hitler rose to power during the depression, Trump is creating those conditions.

Next they’ll go after everyone left of Trump. To solidify authoritarianism.

Us trans folk and other minorities are scapegoats along the way. The scapegoats that they will make suffer so that people are scared to organize.

And yes, I’m scared shitless. But I think we’re a means to an end, not the goal itself.

But that’s the general agenda. This specific politician is likely operating more out of raw disgust and hatred than Machiavellianism.

She’s going to really hate it when masc presenting folks start using the women’s room.