[–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

They all do. Most obviously, there is the midterm election coming up. But also, as support for Trump wears away, more Republicans are willing to break with him.

So recently, Trump said that he wouldn't sign any legislation until his pet vote rigging (sorry election security) legislation was passed. Republicans joined Democrats to pass a housing bill, over Trump's objections.

Trump's nominees are also having a harder time getting through the confirmation process. At the beginning of his term, he rammed through several nominees by threatening to primary Republicans. Those included RFK, Jr. and Hegseth. Now, questionable nominees like Todd Blanche are struggling to make it through.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    I generally do not celebrate people's deaths, on principle. Trump will be an exception. Well, except if it is by assassination, I don't want him to die a martyr.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    He was old. A family friend of my husband was a similar age, kept himself in great physical condition, and then just one day a heart issue killed him. Chalk it up to the gerentocracy. Our present system effectively means the Grim Reaper will give many politicians the boot before their constituents do.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    To be fair, the Linux Desktop use to have virtual no market share. Now it is close to 5%. Linux used to be absolutely painful to run as a desktop environment. Now, there are some rough edges, but it works pretty well.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    My mother-in-law at least used to use Pinterest for pulling together ideas for decorations, arts, and crafts. It seems to help her find inspiration. I figure if it is making a difference in how someone is living their life, it had at least as much merit as the bullshit that pervades most of the Internet.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I know personally, I am much better informed now about the systemic realities around silencing of rape and sexual assault victims. I knew before some, I just know more now. Part of that was just having more life experiences in general, but I also credit Me Too.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    There are polls coming out now. A while ago, he was running about 10 points ahead of Collins. Recently, he was neck-in-neck, within the margin of error. This will certainly put Collins in the lead. And I don't see a path for him to recover. Even if nothing more comes up, his campaign is cooked. He should drop out so that Maine has a real choice in November.

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