The easiest example is to compare Trump "approval" percentages - AP/NORC says his overall approval rating is 36%, while that Harvard CAPS/Harris poll says it's at 47%.
Geez - these Harvard/Harris guys make Rasmussen Reports polls look "objective"
Trump and his ilk are absolutely going full authoritarian using terrorism as their key tactic. It’s a little late to avoid the consequences now when a bunch of Viking admirers and emulators are in power.
Vikings had - and still have - good propaganda, for a bunch of murderous, boat-based thugs. They were a literal example of the dangerous immigrants Trumpists make up to frighten their minions. But at least they were white.
True story: One of the work peoples is this very likeable guy who unfortunately happens to be if not MAGA then certainly adjacent. I run into him often at the grocery or other places about town and as we used to work together we always stop for a Hi There! Chat. The other day I ran into him at the grocery and he mentioned the Groceries being a bit much and I lol'd that we're in a recession and the powers that be are trying to pretend we're not. He said yeah, if you flip between Fox and CNN, they're saying totally opposite things!
This is why it's better to keep these people in your life. When the time comes that the spell breaks, you want to be there to ease them back to reality.
Moral dilemma: when you make a cat chase a laser up the walls and under the furniture and around the room, is he having fun, or is he hating you for betraying his trust?
So Pammy Jo and her TOP attorneys will challenge real attorneys general? This will be a waste of time, but good for the larfs. I suspect Pammy Jo's DOJ will continue its strong losing record. In addition, even the republicans want state laws as they know *nothing* will ever be enacted at a Federal level.
"Today I am granting Tina a full Pardon for her attempts to expose Voter Fraud in the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
She's still in the slammer for state charges. Hopefully, forever.
Just read that story. Like every article on the Raw Story website, apparently Reuters also keeps ending them in the middle. The headline is the whole entire story. Is that AI? Is Reuters using AI?
That's the crux. We gave them absolutely no power at all, and expect them to do something anyway. All the internet savants swear there is Something They Could do, though none of it thus far has turned out to be actually legal, except shutting down the government. And that didn't stop anything anyway
Please. You're the extract same people who said Obama couldn't fight for M4A bc he wanted a second term. Who believed we had to give the bankers their bonuses "so they wouldn't leave."
I do wish they were making more noise, but they pretty much are limited to making noise in various forms of media and trying to get enough Dems elected so they can do more. I can't think of anything legal that might be effective.
'𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺' — 𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. "The Russians want the whole of Donbas — we don't accept that," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "I believe that the Ukrainian people will answer this question," he added.
Does not matter.
He is still in office, he and the supporting cast of criminals, fools, and clowns continue to destroy democracy, decency, and diplomacy.
This will all end when the Dems retake congress if they do not F that up like they have in the past decade.
Or he is out of office one way or another...
Trump really doesn’t need popularity to enact his authoritarian regime.
I wonder if we should bother to compare this AP/NORC poll with the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll that was just released earlier this week:
Link: https://www.wonkette.com/p/supreme-court-not-even-trying-anymore/comment/185563952
"SHOCK POLL: RFK Jr. Is One of the Most Popular Political Figures in the Country"
I went looking, and found that poll results summarized at:
Link: https://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HHP_Dec2025_KeyFindings.pdf
The easiest example is to compare Trump "approval" percentages - AP/NORC says his overall approval rating is 36%, while that Harvard CAPS/Harris poll says it's at 47%.
Geez - these Harvard/Harris guys make Rasmussen Reports polls look "objective"
"TUFF ON CRIME? Only according to 43 percent of Americans"
And if you have a little war chest he will keep it for you while you enjoy life...
Trump and his ilk are absolutely going full authoritarian using terrorism as their key tactic. It’s a little late to avoid the consequences now when a bunch of Viking admirers and emulators are in power.
The Vikings had honor. These thieves and racists do not.
Vikings had - and still have - good propaganda, for a bunch of murderous, boat-based thugs. They were a literal example of the dangerous immigrants Trumpists make up to frighten their minions. But at least they were white.
Good PR: a great ethos, a warrior culture, women warriors, and Valhalla. They look good in movies and comics, also too.
You forgot the pillage and rape …
𝘅𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝗠+ 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 “𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺” 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 — President Nayib Bukele entrusting chatbot known for calling itself ‘MechaHitler’ to create ‘AI-powered’ curricula
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/11/elon-musk-el-salvador-grok
Oh my God.
God is the O.G. AI.
Screw up their minds while they're young and impressionable.
The House of Mouse vs. Google ... this will be the AI theft case to watch.
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 “𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲”
Disney demands that Google immediately block its copyrighted content from appearing in AI outputs.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/12/disney-says-google-ai-infringes-copyright-on-a-massive-scale/
Will the Mouse make a deal like they have with *other* AI companies? Stay tuned ...
True story: One of the work peoples is this very likeable guy who unfortunately happens to be if not MAGA then certainly adjacent. I run into him often at the grocery or other places about town and as we used to work together we always stop for a Hi There! Chat. The other day I ran into him at the grocery and he mentioned the Groceries being a bit much and I lol'd that we're in a recession and the powers that be are trying to pretend we're not. He said yeah, if you flip between Fox and CNN, they're saying totally opposite things!
And I went...imagine that.
Almost there, work guy! Almost there!
They can get *so close* sometimes before they rationalize it away.
This is why it's better to keep these people in your life. When the time comes that the spell breaks, you want to be there to ease them back to reality.
With the caveat that I get to cut out the obnoxious assholes.
This one happens to be a generally nice fellow, just a bit screwed in the head because many reasons.
Goes without saying.
One more step ... "which one has information that matches what you are experiencing?"
Moral dilemma: when you make a cat chase a laser up the walls and under the furniture and around the room, is he having fun, or is he hating you for betraying his trust?
As long as there's a treat at the end, fun. No treats, you're a terrible human slave and your feline overlord will punish you.
Lol
I hate when he sits there after 5 minutes of not catching his dot and he looks at me like, you did this. Didn't you. I should've known.
Fun. Percy will go into the basket and get the fish shaped red dot maker and bring it to me demanding it start producing red dots
I think you'll be able to tell the difference.
Not sure this guy has connected the dots (har)
Gizmodo: Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI [https://gizmodo.com/librarians-arent-hiding-secret-books-from-you-that-only-ai-knows-about-2000698176]
Many people really believe their stupid chatbot over a human who specializes in finding reliable information day in and day out.
Let's call it "The Trump Effect".
You know, when I combine your post with the one above about the cat laser I get a clearer picture of our world.
AI is a cat laser for dotards.
And let's not regulate those AI chatbots! They'll be the greatest thing since indoor plumbing!
The headline: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹”
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-will-sign-order-curbing-state-ai-laws-2025-12-11/
The reality: 𝗜𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗢, 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗚 𝗣𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 “𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲” 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 “𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁” 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 — The administration will also attempt to prevent states with “onerous” AI laws from accessing broadband funding.
https://www.engadget.com/ai/trump-orders-creation-of-litigation-task-force-to-challenge-state-ai-laws-022657022.html
So Pammy Jo and her TOP attorneys will challenge real attorneys general? This will be a waste of time, but good for the larfs. I suspect Pammy Jo's DOJ will continue its strong losing record. In addition, even the republicans want state laws as they know *nothing* will ever be enacted at a Federal level.
Ah so the EO makes the DOJ work directly for David Sacks.
Cool, cool
Pretty much. And David Sacks is a big Silicon Valley crypto and AI investor. Shocked, right?
Total coincidence!
Don't forget the wasted money also, too.
A drop in the bucket compared to the oceans of tax payer money he is stuffing into his pockets
LOLOLOL https://featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/cef18ea0ad4a013eb960005056a9545d [Non Sequitor]
Reuters: Trump says he is pardoning Colorado county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-his-pardoning-colorado-county-clerk-convicted-tampering-with-2025-12-12/]
"Today I am granting Tina a full Pardon for her attempts to expose Voter Fraud in the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
She's still in the slammer for state charges. Hopefully, forever.
And Trump is still a low-IQ asshole.
Just read that story. Like every article on the Raw Story website, apparently Reuters also keeps ending them in the middle. The headline is the whole entire story. Is that AI? Is Reuters using AI?
That's the web site trying to get you to subscribe and pay them.
Ah! Ok thank you! I've been finding it really egregious!!
"attempts to expose Voter Fraud in the Rigged 2020 Presidential Election" isn't what she did, and is not a crime. What a maroon.
Neither, apparently, is attacking the Capitol Police on Jan 6.
I don't recall *any* Federal charges.
Think they are going to try and pressure Colorado into freeing her because "hey, the president pardoned her! Do it or get cut off!"
Crooked Donnie took time from his nap to do write this meaningless post.
This one sounds more like Little Stevie "The Thumb" Chueng.
Could someone in Congress please find their balls?
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 ‘𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆’
Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizure
https://shorturl.at/oTzuZ [The Guardian]
The refusal by the Democrats to do anything besides Tweet is not surprising, but still it surprises me. I mean ffs.
What would you suggest? Legislation? Republicans have and will block that.
That's the crux. We gave them absolutely no power at all, and expect them to do something anyway. All the internet savants swear there is Something They Could do, though none of it thus far has turned out to be actually legal, except shutting down the government. And that didn't stop anything anyway
Please. You're the extract same people who said Obama couldn't fight for M4A bc he wanted a second term. Who believed we had to give the bankers their bonuses "so they wouldn't leave."
Obama couldn't get M4A because some Democrats weren't on board for it.
He didn't zero days trying to persuade them.
Own the news cycle. Split the MAGA coalition. Johnson has a slim majority -- peel off just a few and things can happen.
So tweet.
I do wish they were making more noise, but they pretty much are limited to making noise in various forms of media and trying to get enough Dems elected so they can do more. I can't think of anything legal that might be effective.
Did we mention that Jar-Jar and Russian asset Witkoff are negotiating for themselves? I think someone might hve mentioned that.
𝗨𝗦 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 ‘𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲’, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆𝘆
Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zone
https://shorturl.at/0MOJE [The Guardian]
'𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺' — 𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. "The Russians want the whole of Donbas — we don't accept that," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "I believe that the Ukrainian people will answer this question," he added.
https://kyivindependent.com/elections-or-referendum-zelensky-affirms-ukrainians-will-decide-territorial-concessions/?mc_cid=cc00bd5e68
Who is supposed to be doing the guaranteeing? trump? Zelinski isn't that dumb.
A golden retriever who is still looking for the ball you faked throwing is not that dumb
Exactly.
HA
Keith Edwards@keithedwards
"BREAKING: an image has leaked showing Trump using a walker moments after he signed an executive order banning states from regulating AI"
https://xcancel.com/keithedwards/status/1999275612566094004?
According to several comments, this appears to be AI slop.
Undoubtedly it is. Maybe the states should regulate such uses of AI... oh...
From comments:
"It's the greatest walker. You know people see that walker and say, what a great walker."
Trump will never use a walker. He’ll want to be a burden to someone.
I heard a loud groan and a thud outside. I think an irony zombie just died.
As someone on the thread pointed out, you can tell it's not real because it's not gold-plated.