This is a nice piece from Venezuela about what life has been like since the US strikes: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/11/is-it-a-coup-a-week-in-venezuela-after-the-attacks-00721161 (View Post)

I think that's an over-reaction. Word processors are legal, but if I use a word processor to write a terrorist manifesto or CSAM, those actions are illegal. WhatsApp is legal, but if I use it to… (View Post)

I look at that list and I think, are those the biggest problems facing us? My answer is then: no. I think the biggest issues facing us are something like (1) Trump, (2) powerful tech companies, (3) d… (View Post)

Trump is currently doing multiple crazy illegal and undemocratic things. He used to do a few a month. He's now making multiple statements a day. There's a clear uptick. He appears to be los… (View Post)

SF thought they could game the system and were proved wrong. That seems like SF's problem. Excess SF votes under STV will have gone to SF-like alternate candidates of those voters' choice. (View Post)