I voted for Jill Stein bc the rest of my family did but I’ve seen so many posts and comments going ballistic about Trump’s new policies, and I got curious. What are Trump’s policies and why are they bad, and what were Kamala’s policies and why were they good?

Does anyone remember back in September the DOJ disrupted several covert operations backed by the Russian government that aimed to influence U.S. public opinion and elections. Two major schemes were uncovered. One involved employees from Russia Today (RT), who orchestrated a $10 million operation to fund U.S.-based media with hidden pro-Russian messaging, aiming to impact the 2024 election. The DOJ also seized 32 internet domains used by Russian companies to spread propaganda, influence U.S. voters, and bolster support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Media like Fox and Tucker Carlson.

These efforts represent an ongoing attempt by Russia to interfere with U.S. elections using disinformation, AI-generated content, and fake influencers across social media platforms . The DOJ’s actions, which include domain seizures and indictments, aim to prevent further manipulation and protect democratic processes.

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-disrupts-covert-russian-government-sponsored-foreign-malign-influence

https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2024/intell-240904-doj01.htm

https://whyy.org/articles/russian-interference-us-elections-2024-department-of-justice-philadelphia/

Given his previous comments about Trump being "reprehensible" or "America's Hitler", paired with his Yale education and upbringing (as detailed in the memoir Hillbilly Elegy), which is in stark contrast with Trump's own childhood, do you think that J.D Vance truly supports Trump and/or his policies and ideologies?

Curious to see people's thoughts on this, as I haven't heard much about it.

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Does anyone remember back in September the DOJ disrupted several covert operations backed by the Russian government that aimed to influence U.S. public opinion and elections. Two major schemes were uncovered. One involved employees from Russia Today (RT), who orchestrated a $10 million operation to fund U.S.-based media with hidden pro-Russian messaging, aiming to impact the 2024 election. The DOJ also seized 32 internet domains used by Russian companies to spread propaganda, influence U.S. voters, and bolster support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Media like Fox and Tucker Carlson.

These efforts represent an ongoing attempt by Russia to interfere with U.S. elections using disinformation, AI-generated content, and fake influencers across social media platforms . The DOJ’s actions, which include domain seizures and indictments, aim to prevent further manipulation and protect democratic processes.

Sources:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-disrupts-covert-russian-government-sponsored-foreign-malign-influence

https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2024/intell-240904-doj01.htm

https://whyy.org/articles/russian-interference-us-elections-2024-department-of-justice-philadelphia/

Might be a long shot but I think it could be true. His speech about Donald Trump was the best we have seen him in a long time. He was sharp, smiling and didn’t stumble over his words at all. Huge respect for him.

My theory is that he hated his administration and was purposefully putting on an act to throw them under the bus. I think Joe knew what he was doing and was stumbling words, acting lost and clumsy, and making poor decisions on purpose to show the american people that the democrats are so far gone. He must have wanted to show how the democratic party is a swamp and unconstitutional and he knew he had the chance to as the president of the united states.

His “sabotaging” of the Kamala campaign could also be explained by this, and how he would do things that no one in their right mind would do. But maybe he was in his right mind the whole time, and just wanted to prove his point.

Why do we (media both legacy and new) continue to ‘make’ news about different polls with the majority being completely wrong? This whole election cycle seemed to be feeding frenzy for the media. The poor public does not become better informed but, outraged and scared. The best solution in my humble opinion is to get big money out of politics, shorten the campaign period and allow only non basis reporting

This is what I'm seeing- https://imgur.com/a/VmoBNf9

I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm just confused. Thanks in advance!

I have New York Times and so far it seems okay but is there any other recommendations. I’m trying to avoid news where most of the articles or podcast are just hating on other presidents. I’m sure for American news sources in 2024 it may seem impossible to find news that completely avoids it. I’m okay with that as long as it’s not majority of the articles.

We dont need to worry about voting next election, book bans, butchering of the school system. And racial politics and propaganda.

American is dying, yah.

🇺🇸 The world is at a breaking point, and the American Dream? It’s on its last damn breath! We were promised a future where hard work and determination would lead to success and security, but that vision is crumbling right in front of us. This isn’t just a bump in the road—this is the slow, brutal death of the American Dream, and we’re watching it happen in real time!

For years, our so-called “leaders” have gutted the systems that actually keep society strong: education, healthcare, fair wages. Instead, they’ve fed us a steady stream of bullshit, twisting facts, tearing down the very experts who could help us. The result? A population drowning in misinformation, struggling to tell fact from fiction, and so overwhelmed that many have just given up. This isn’t a fucking accident—it’s a calculated betrayal. They want us too confused, too broke, too damn tired to fight back. And guess what? It’s working.

Meanwhile, the ultra-wealthy live like kings, shielded from the chaos the rest of us are dealing with every damn day. Housing prices are through the roof, wages are stagnant, and we’re told to just “work harder” or get another job if we can’t make it work. It’s bullshit! The whole system is designed to keep us struggling, to make us think that if we’re failing, it’s our own damn fault. Meanwhile, the people at the top keep getting richer, raking in profits while we scramble for the scraps they throw us.

Carl Sagan saw this coming years ago and wrote about it in 1995 in The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. He warned of a future where, in his words:

“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time—when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness…”

And that’s where we’re headed! We’re watching every nightmare Sagan warned about come true right before our eyes—a society that’s lost its ability to think critically, trapped in a haze of superstition and bullshit, blindly following leaders who are thrilled to exploit our confusion. This isn’t just a failure of policy; it’s the beginning of the end for a democracy that relies on an informed, empowered public.

The American Dream has been hijacked, sold off piece by piece to the highest bidder. If we don’t wake the hell up, if we don’t get angry and demand real change, we’re looking at a future where freedom, fairness, and opportunity are nothing but fairy tales we tell ourselves to get through the day. But it doesn’t have to end like this. We can reclaim the promise that was stolen from us, build a system that values people over profits, and create a future that’s fair for everyone.

The American Dream isn’t dead yet—but if we don’t act, it sure as hell will be. It’s time to tear down the walls they’ve built around us, to question those in power, and to fight like hell for a society that actually works for all of us. This is our moment to stand up and demand a better world. Because if we don’t? The darkness that Sagan warned about will be our future. And that’s not something we can no longer afford to ignore. 🇺🇸

I think people are wrong about the real reason the Democrats lost!

My opinion is as follows!

From the time Biden was elected, Trump lost he and the Republicans have been on a smear campaign.

From the time Biden came in Trump team has done everything in their power to make Joe Biden look weak incompetent and not trustworthy!

Next step was to attack his son and carried those efforts for 4 years!

Next up, with assistance from FOX News and other outlets, the attacks on the Government about how bad the economy was doing was the new relentless attacks!

Constantly attacking the Democratic leadership and having control of the lower house allowed them to falsely claim the elwcvrion was stolen, the economy was being run poorly and convincing the voters that the USA was in a crisis!

Then it was preferential treatment of Trump in court and pushing the narrative that he was being targeted by the Justice Department. The AG Merrick Garland was slow to act and defend and he was brought into congress where the Republicans pummeled him with being anti Trump and was was being unfairly prosecuted and the weaponization of the AG Aagainst Trump by trying to address his (Trump) criminality!

This was a huge a factor for the GOP in election denial, Weaponization of the courts against Trump and his allies! The GOP was thus able to run the tables on the weak DEMOCRATIC Party! The Dems were always on the defense and even had support from former to Constitutional scholars in defense of the Trump charges.

Moving froward, the convincing of the public through lies, a very weak and continually defensive attitude from Dems for Trumps derangement and illegal acts were left to the media which were and are very weak and never took Trump to task and this media I found as dull and unconcerned with allowing and publicizing little to nothing about Trump and allowed him to spread misinformation and contributing to the narrative by not being responsible in they reporting! That brings me to the next topic and that is the investment of Billionaires who won the media and the Supreme Court! SCOTUS took a position to repay Trump for his fighting and crying foul, and getting the Rvw overturned. That singular move shifted the dynamics as the new appointees lied to congress in the appointment and validation process by lying publicly under oath that RvW ws enshrined and could be overturned!

That was a big weapon and tool and then the crazy rulings giving Trump carte Blanche on ruling Trump was immune from prosecution! That was the payback after SCOTUS came out and started making unfathomable decisions and supporting Trump. Then comes Judge Eilleen tmanother Trump supporter to use anything in her power to help Trump get off from the classified documents case again supported throughout the country making the public believe that Trump was unfairly targeted and making unbelievable court decisions and she got away with it! Merrick Garland who probably is the worst person to be AG more afraid of the people was very moot in tackling the obvious support from GOP for the corruption and stepping up and calling it out and challenges!

Now, the narrative became entrenched, and the Biden government kept up with challenging economy which became the hot topic! Because of the lack of support from media and large corporations the great work and accomplishments for the best ever economy in generations it was not supported and promoted for all to see and relied on the media to help promote and support the best economy in 30yrs. The media rarely promoted and the Dems thought it it would speak for itself and never pushed their narrative!

The final push for the Trump team annihilated the truth in regards to the health of the economy and its lack of achievements on border control.. Trump started to spread misinformation and has the support of the wealthiest people and Elon Musk who does business with and communication sattelites cutting off Ukrane and switching over to Russia!! Even sharing what he was doing for Ukrane and then became an ally of Putin.

This is where the danger is, working with Putin and being a strong supporter with Trump and buying votes with million dollar giveaways! The backlash should have been all out attack on Musk but hardly a whimper from the government, media and the Democrats!

Trump is a master at lying, deceiving and fraud! His entire life has been what you have just seen in real time!

He got away with everything and was able to manipulate the economy, immigration, mass deportations and the USA being a garbage can!

Dems need to become more proactive and hence this why the Trump takeover has happened. He got the ear of the voters and yes lied through 90% of of his projections creating the false reality the USA was destroyed by the Democratic party!

Unfortunately it's all going to be public that he lied almost about everything he has said or will do!

This will be a dark time in the USA because of the lack of empathy or love towards his own people will now be on full display and the suffering that will come to bear on the country and yes even his supporters will now get an eye opening first hand view of the oncoming Trump wrecking ball!

Are there any public positions that Trump or the GOP are not allowed under law to fire?

Project2025 is the manifesto for turning the USA into Gilead, or Magaland, or whatever other bullshit name they come up with.

I'm very concerned, and anyone who doesn't see the preventable civil war coming our way- might be in denial. We've basically been in a cold civil war for the last few years. Evidence? I suppose the entire internet, political decisions that have been made (all around), the wealthy purchasing politicians for power (see Elon Musk), the complete disregard for the law & expected standards, expansion of the wealth gap (we've essentially established an oligarchy - prove me wrong), we have about ZERO hope, faith, or trust in our governing institutions.

I have no desire to be forced into living through another 4 straight years of hell, probably longer. Because as those of us paying attention all know - this time, he's not leaving the White House unless it's in a coffin. But worry not, they have plenty of young, radical, "evangelical", angry, white nationalist in the wings getting ready to be appointed to some powerful positions that will have no problem passing through the house & senate now.

I firmly believe this was our last, legitimate, national election. Despite my suspicions about the math not mathing, this is where we are. And it definitely doesn't look like the Democratic Party are gonna give any push back, investigate, or lend credibility to any claims that may need further evaluation.

Things are going to change so much quicker than you realize. Don't forget Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito are ready to retire. That leaves only KBJ, Sotomayor, and Kaygen to stop the other justices from exploiting whatever fresh hell our government is about to be turned in to. There ain't shit they can do but dissent. The DOJ will no longer be a stop gap, it will be used explicitly for the whims of tRUmp and whatever else his cohorts have planned via project 2025.

PS. If you don't already have a weapon to defend yourself, now is the time to seriously consider getting one (we know there won't be no new laws regulating them😒