digitaldiva55.bsky.social

digitaldiva55.bsky.social

@digitaldiva55.bsky.social

15 years in the Air Force, retired college professor, and now full of snark. Too many bots and trolls out there, so I don’t DM, sorry.

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Where are all the good guys with guns? The people who have spent the last 50 years telling us that we had to make sure every American has a gun in case we needed them to protect ourselves from tyranny? And where are the stories to point this out (they may be there; I just don't know)?

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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."

This is part of what is wrong with the current Democratic “leadership”: “Leaders who are endlessly “nice” may acknowledge issues – burnout, inequity, dysfunction – without ever addressing root causes. The performance of concern substitutes for change.”

apple.newsWhy “Nice” Is Holding Leaders Back – And What To Subtract Instead — ForbesWhy “nice” leadership limits progress—and how subtracting performative agreeableness helps leaders act with clarity, courage, and real kindness.

A scientific explanation for MAGA’s love of religion and conspiracy theories. “The strongest predictor of conspiracy thinking wasn’t education, age, or intelligence. It was a low tolerance for ambiguity. People who struggle with uncertainty tend to dislike complex, messy explanations. ”

apple.newsThese 2 Traits Make You More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories — VICEWe live in a conspiracy theory culture now. Nobody trusts institutions; everything from online communities to political debates to public policy is all conspiratorial now. A new psychological study su...

“With inflation still persistent, this means middle- and lower-income families are effectively seeing negative real wage growth. They are working in an economy that is expanding on the charts, but feeling poorer with every paycheck. ”

Oh shit! Trump and Project 2025 is about this: “If you’re in a system that is about rules, then this looks irrational because it’s not following the rules. But if it’s a system that’s about status and hierarchy dominance, it’s if it’s Game of Thrones, then it makes perfect sense.”

apple.newsA New Theory Explains Why Trump Keeps Threatening Global Takeovers — Mother JonesNeo-royalism challenges us to look beyond a century-old paradigm and see the hierarchical lens through which Trump justifies domination.

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Saying the quiet part out loud. Why not? Nobody is going to do a damn thing about it. And he’s going to do it again. All things being fair we would bury the Republicans in the midterms. But we won’t. Because nothing is fair now.

“Trump’s…policies – ranging from his attempted coup against the United States five years ago, to his incursion into Venezuela last weekend, to his current threats against Cuba, Colombia, and Greenland – undermine domestic and international law.” Bottom line: the US is now one of the bullies.

apple.newsOpinion | Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization — Guardian USThe moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle

“Refusing such cooperation [from South American governments] is not merely an incidental vice of Trump’s foreign policy. That vice is at its core. Military action in Venezuela today without allies may prefigure action tomorrow against allies—for example, to invade and annex Greenland.”

apple.newsTrump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap — The AtlanticThe capture of Nicolás Maduro is a show of ambition that calls for an effective response.

“Trump’s moves to assert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and pull back from Europe could embolden Russia and China.” That’s the plan: divide world influence between the three members of the Axis of Evil.

apple.newsTrump revives an old vision of American power, with global implications — The Washington PostTrump’s moves to assert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and pull back from Europe could embolden Russia and China.

Time for Mexico to start negotiations with South and central American countries to form an alliance to counter USA aggression. NATO needs to remove the USA from its treaty so they are not required to help protect the US when the attacked countries fight back.

npr.orgU.S. strikes in Venezuela trigger regional and global alarmU.S. airstrikes in Venezuela and Maduro's capture spark a mix of concern and celebration across Latin America and the globe. The U.N. Security Council is set to meet Monday as world leaders weigh in.

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I’ll never ever believe that Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris lost their elections and Jack Smith’s damning testimony only helps to cement that for me.

Those data centers aren’t a win for consumers. “But worse still, according to Fowler, he also learned that the more coffee he bought the fewer discounts he received. In effect, Starbucks was running a reverse loyalty program: the more he bought the more he paid.”

apple.newsRetailers Under Fire For Covert “Surveillance Pricing” — ForbesSurveillance pricing promises higher margins, but risks backlash as consumers discover how AI and loyalty data are quietly shaping what they pay.

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If the Epstein files have proven anything, it’s that the justice system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as it was built to do: to shield the rich and powerful from accountability while victims are buried, ignored, or silenced.