there is nothing to feel excited or hopeful about from american progressives at the moment, so it is all cope posting. i am more disheartened by posts like the one that showed up the other day eith a link to a supposed story about a cybertruck owner who complained that he got laughed at by children. it is not news, it is not worthwhile, it has not enriched the lives of anyone who read it. it is an outlet to expend political energy for those who dont know what else to do. politics are unavoidable, and complaining about politics is natural and can be cathartic, but at this level it is drain that is part of a trumps political strategy.
a lot of people here migrated from reddit for political reasons, so a lot of the communities have been set up by those who tend to view things in a political way. it also seems that the general climate in the united states, where a large amount of the english language content is made, views nearly everything as political, either caused or reinforced by american politics dominating most forms of media.
it also cant be discounted that there are certain users whose sole motivation for posting in any community is either bait or propaganda, which can spoil any community that does not have very active moderation or rules prohibiting political posts or comments.
i have had this conversation with my wife before when she used to show me one specific person who had very quick cuts of about a second each. i hated it so much, i would feel anxious and it would take me a while to calm down. and in that case there was no voiceover to keep track of.
i also really fell into this game as a kid, it was included on a disc of free games for pc that my dad got at some point in the 90s. it was the first game i personally played with any sort of exploration mechanic, and it really hooked me. cool to see a couple of other people on lemmy have fond memories about it as well!
hey man dont be mean rifftrax can be kinda good sometimes
looks great! my wife is from mexico, and a birria replication has been on our list for a while. i havent been able to prepare jackfruit in a way i enjoy, as i cant seem to completely get rid of the briney taste. i will probably use king trumpets but boy does that get expensive.
the scariest implication of this whole business is the most favorable interpretation of the nonplussed reaction of the majority is that they are in such denial that a nazi government could be possible again in a first world country that they cant see it for what it is. that is to say, the exact things the people who lived through it had been vigilant to remind us about ever since.
i definitely agree that it empowers legitimate nazis, which i suppose could be his way of cultivating a voter base which no other candidate would openly support but would vote for whoever he throws his money behind as trump will no longer be a valid candidate. a best case scenario here would be that this kind of attention is too much even for trump to tolerate and will cut ties with him. i feel that would be likely to happen regardless, as they are two narcissists of the highest order, but it would be better if it happens sooner.
i think he allowed himself to do it as part of his edgelord persona, trying to trigger people on purpose. the motion is intentional as his arm shoots straight out to the side as opposed to being directed to the center of the crowd or sweeping across the crowd as if to spread his "heart" as it were.
the autism defense is one that i think is being used to try to checkmate the left on the subject, as they are the most offended by the gesture but also more likely to be sensitive to neurodivergent persons and potentially less likely to criticize their actions.
in short, i believe he intended the gesture as interpreted, just not as a genuine expression of his personal beliefs. that being said, i think hes a white supremacist fascist, but i dont think he thinks hes a white supremacist fascist.
aloha the little vampire
when youre a geography enthusiast but the autocorrect language is set to american english
damn that looks good
spring roll? summer roll? salad roll? hand roll? ive seen different variations on the name, but the package says banh trang so i suppose thats what they are. made these as a roll-your-own at the table, which made for a good time for my preschooler.
i wasnt able to fit the other bits in the photo, but i served it with rice, date and walnut ssamjang, pickled lobak, and a (store bought) vegan kimchi
carrot, courgette, spinach, soy glazed shiitake, quick pickled cucumber, vegan kimchi, and gochujang sauce. i promise rice is at the bottom.
had some leftover ingredients to use up, and i needed a cheap meal, so i made some polenta with soymilk and tossed some sauteed crimini mushrooms in pizza sauce.
i like making a bento style lunch with 4-5 different dishes. this week i tried a french theme.
ive managed to utilize it to end conversations im not enjoying.