I’m not sure of what I’m talking about exactly, but I vaguely suspect that integrating with the fediverse will make some of their less ethical practices at tumbler too transparent and obvious.

But that is one part hunch and one part cynical belief, I don’t know of the details

Every region in the world has its way of doing things. When new layers of control are added, it makes some people nervous.

When the new controls are perhaps mismanaged and corrupt, promising to do more than advertised, it makes some people angry. Especially during an increase of lawlessness and corruption of the central government. Especially when it uses the same messaging which has already harmed many

Same reason mass murderers get airtime. Entertainment and horror.

This guy has already broken hundreds of laws, and will continue to harm many. He is from the super rich , and will have a life of luxury, superb health care and will outlive most of his critics. Is that not news worthy enough ?

When I tried to find out the process for getting on a list like that, earlier, i found out it involved at least partially cold calling.

I think the survey companies are compensating for people answering less, by using complex models they keep as trade secrets . It’s not an easy process to understand even with complete openness and transparency. And it’s impossible for an outsider to verify.

Asking the legitimate real questions

And no human edited it. Who knows what is accurate?

Pretty sure means don’t know.

I grew up on pew data; I was disappointed years ago when they stopped using face to face interviews.

Later, I could not get a good answer about how they dealt with the scam epidemic the last few years

I’m beginning to think most polling companies in the USA have serious flaws in their methodology because of changes in the last few years, and they’re not going back to in person questions.

But these are institutions now in the USA, so most people assume they know what they are doing.

I have yet to understand how surveys compensate for most people ignoring unknown phone calls or texts. The ones who do answer are not representative of the total population.

I know some of people who were hit by scam surveys the last year, which are common too. Those scams scare some people away even from snail mail invites.

I think until these methods explained slowly, in small words, I am going to assume this is biased to older and more gullible , those who drift towards Trump.

I’ve read, many years ago, how the common grey squirrel ( which is ubiquitous in the eastern USA) will hunt mice and eat only their brains, presumably for missing nutrients

Most experts could have told the White House all this before it was done, these were widely reported in worldwide news a week before he did it

Ha… no, although I’m sure some law firms are making bank on this.

There is a popular feeling of support in Iran right now, a rally around the flag that even many of the women who were protesting against the government are supporting.

Locking down the internet to suppress protests, or to suppress news, is not what is happening. Indeed the more damage that is shown the more patriotic Iranians become.

I’m mildly surprised the Trump leaning press is not claiming that Iran is friendly with monstrous tentacled aliens , and that is why, sadly there must be more war, to save earth…

Many would just believe it

Just constantly lighting piles of cash on fire.

As a Texan I beg to differ, it’s a very efficient transfer of wealth showing the best of ingenuity

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The 9th is shit, their rulings have done so much damage for years

I like very much the comparison you made of a rural exodus; inspiring!

Can this actually happen in the current political environment? I see some bureaucrats making plans and trying to use momentum from other years to make it happen ; I don’t see higher level arses talking about it much.

I think Trump 8 years ago would have done this ,had some back ass strategy; but now he is really senile. People are reading too much into these contradictions said by a very confused man

That is very scary considering he is setting up a nuclear attack, or at least going through the motions.

As an American who could have done more to help stop this, I think all adult Americans, including me, share some collective guilt.

There is so much more everyone could have done the last few years to head this off.

There are always excuses, I have a long list myself.