1. Sitting US president has complete legal immunity.
2. The entire elite class in the US is effectively legally immune.

Maybe, but my PiHole blocks these ads before they even hit my network. I have no ads on any device in my home, including phones, tablets, smartwatches, etc.

Any guest that comes over and connects to my wifi suddenly sees a much cleaner internet.

Once again proving that my PiHole is an essential security component on my network instead of just something that blocks annoying ads.

It bothers me about how news/article-centric Lemmy is in general.

Something? Literally anything at all? At the absolute bare-minium… not electing a convicted felon and child rapist to the highest office twice? The DeFlock movement has more teeth than the pushback against Trump does. You want a good idea of what you could start doing to push back against GOP fascism then there is a place to start.

I live in a country that the Trump regime is currently engaged in hostile actions against, including credible threats of physical invasion. Forgive me for being harsh here, but it’s not my job to fix the US’s shit nor is it the job of anyone else that the US is/has been fucking with. I’m having to have conversations with my friends and family about the impact the US trade war has had on their jobs and our economy and what we’re going to do if that fascist shitstain actually invades us. I cannot put into words how frustrating it is to constantly deal with Americans that have done absolutely nothing to prevent this outcome while apologising for Trump’s actions like he’s a poodle that dumped on our lawn. Even worse when these empty apologies come from people that admitted that they don’t vote.

Do better. Fix your shit; it’s not our job to do it for you. We have enough issues going on here at home that we’re dealing without without having to teach Americans about how their own system works while their boot is on our necks.

Best they can do is shrug and say “well, I didn’t vote for him”

They would 100% have the building stormed by feds and have everyone inside arrested and detained indefinitely.

They have nothing to offer. So much of Alberta is owned by the federal government or the indigenous peoples.

A separated Alberta would be a handful of urban centres (which are strongly opposed to separation) and some farmers here and there. Landlocked and surrounded by hostile borders on all sides.

It would be the equivalent to setting yourself on fire with gasoline and then begging someone to put out the flames by pissing on you.

I don’t think I’ve been to one in over 15 years now. Not going to change that anytime soon.

Does it? I thought this entire industry was completely unhitched from reality and was basically just one massive case of corporate fraud.

Just “USA” works fine. It’s easy to type and the world already understands it means “Festering pile of shit”.

Twice!

I never had a particular love of Microsoft at any point in my life but at least they had a diverse portfolio of various products from software to services to hardware of all sorts.

Now they have abandoned most of that (and continuing to abandon more with each month) as they pivot to being one of many AI-focused grift companies. They now sell bullshit, lies, fraud, and scams as their primary products.

Incredible transition into a poisoned, bloated, festering asswipe of a company that isn’t worth a moment of anyone’s time or respect.

Not surprising. The US is undergoing self-sabotage on an unprecedented scale.

I’ve had a personal EA boycott going for over 10 year snow. One of the best decisions I’ve made and I’ve never regretted it once.

Ragebaiting is extremely powerful as an engagement tactic. I have seen so many instances of people fully admit that they know they are being ragebaited and still engage anyway because they feel they “must say something”.

It sounds simple, but being able to say “No, I’m not getting involved with this” is a very helpful skill to have when using the modern internet. Don’t let them drag you through the muck for clicks or views.

This. Word-of-mouth travels fast, especially in tight communities.

Everyone with a smartphone has the muscle memory to quick-draw their phone while hitting the camera shortcut to take a quick photo of whatever they need in under 10 seconds.

Stop shoving AI garbage into places it does not belong. We are so tired of this.

Oh, it’s rather simple actually.

I have Facebook, Meta, and all their various domains blacklisted on my PiHole.

Or, you know, just don’t use a service that allows AI slop in the first place.