What was that slogan? Make America Grey Again?
@mcg no. it is not always 88. but in my experience it is 88 much more often than any other number. there's a danger that since i took note of this and entertained the hypothesis that 88 was favored, i've succumbed to confirmation bias. could be. i've conducted no systematic examination. nevertheless, this has been my observation.
i know this comes off as unhinged conspiracism. it might be!
but in my experience this number is 88 more often than any other number, too often to just be random or accurate in my view.
given that this is Elon Musk's joint, i can't help but wonder if it's his special brand of deniable bufoonery shining through.
(the numbers 14 and 88 have a certain currency among a certain crowd.)
Screen shot of X/Twitter offering a link to "Show 88 posts"
More winning!
Sleepy Joe Biden was going to be the oldest major party nominee in US history, but the unstoppable Donald Trump has snatched that trophy from his grasp!
He’s gonna win so much, he may even get tired of winning. And need a nap.
( riffing on https://x.com/bakari_sellers/status/1815091513220608250 )
@Extra_Special_Carbon i’m not disagreeing!
@Extra_Special_Carbon for reasons good or bad, there has been a lot of… discussion.
an admirably candid, but miserable and unwise, theory of democracy from #RyanGrim https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/biden-is-out-heres-the-case-for-an
Text: If the various candidates and their allies are on TV regularly and giving speeches on their behalf, with regular breaking-news around endorsements from big-wigs, unions, environmental groups, etc., it will feel like what we understand today as authentically real and democratic: reality TV.
@dpp i promise not to hold them for ransom!
The next debate is gonna be lit.
Biden’s formal announcement was less explicit, but via “socials” he is plainly endorsing #KamalaHarris as his successor. https://x.com/joebiden/status/1815087772216303933
I am delighted to support her.
@realcaseyrollins it did. he’s dropped out.
I want to take a moment just to thank Joe Biden.
I did not want him to win the 2020 Democratic primary. I disliked him for much about his long career as Senator and Vice President.
But he governed as the best domestic policy President of my lifetime, by far.
I hope that whoever is next continues and expands that good work.
@nocontext same text (truncated somewhere within the tags section) as a prompt to Bing Image Creator https://www.bing.com/images/create/1965-office-library-interior0a0a22this-image-captures/1-669c0debc4e44a83854c137288658df7?id=SCbvblMLjo8BlWedVxjFcA%3d%3d&view=detailv2&idpp=genimg&thId=OIG4.2kcfZH1zPX.paUy8SLd3&FORM=GCRIDP&ssp=1&setlang=en&cc=us&safesearch=moderate
first they came for the gang members, or for anyone who looked like gang members, and that actually seemed like a good idea. then they came for the price gougers, and, well, okay. but then they came for… https://apnews.com/article/bukele-salvador-crackdown-price-gouging-7e99374c444a81a4009ec09d94857d25 ht #GeorgeSelgin
yeah. you see, it’s all about “little tech”. that’s what they are for. free enterprise. they want to reign in big tech at least as much as the other guys. https://x.com/_richardhall/status/1814637134713639253
there’s no one less trustworthy than an anonymous insider.
“The broligarchs have made their move – and the rest of us need to understand exactly what that means.” #CaroleCadwalladr https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/20/tech-broligarchs-court-trump-vance-elon-musk-peter-thiel
“I am not a tech genius but it does seem like being able to update every single computer globally simultaneously is its own security flaw.” @Atrios https://www.eschatonblog.com/2024/07/seems-bad_01777332301.html
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