Not sure either of these counts fully as what OP is looking for, but -

The idea of the technological singularity feels right to me. There’s a whole section on the wikipedia page about scientific objections to it, and I get that, but if we don’t kill ourselves before then, it seems like an event that almost has to occur at some point, to me. And maybe it zigs instead of zags and we get star trek. Or maybe it zags and we get terminator. But probably neither of those I’m guessing, and these days it’s hard to imagine that it would put humanity on a worse trajectory than we seem to be on today.

Similarly, but less seriously (for me) I like to consider the whole “maybe we’re in a simulation” theory.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1247280586/theres-no-hate-like-christian-love

(different style)

Lots more options: https://www.etsy.com/market/there’s_no_hate_like_christian_love_sticker

The possibility of a US coup is becoming more real everyday with the Trump administration.

A US coup is becoming more real everyday with the Trump administration.

That’s essentially what I expect is happening, and it’s going to be difficult to convince me otherwise.

Look at them overachieving when they only need to worry about memories like goldfish.

Unless they release verifiably unredacted/unedited documents (and I’m not sure whether/if verifably unredacted/unedited documents are possible in this circumstance) I’m not going to believe they aren’t holding things back out of self preservation anyhow.

The worst possible time for anything like this to be released is during the Trump admin, because now I have to apply an extra layer of skepticism.

I don’t even have to go to a conservative sub to know they are or will handwave away his presence on the flight logs, and I know nothing worse is going to be released about Trump or any Trump ally, so what’s even the point aside from a witch hunt for all Trump’s enemies who somehow will be on the list?

To be clear, I’m sure that Democrats and a disappointingly long list of non-politicians are on that list too, and they should all see the light of day.

Yeah, I peeked at your moderation history after posting, it’s OK, I see now this is the best I could have expected in answer. Good day to you!

Remember 2023? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Egg Producers Accused of Price Gouging After 718% Profit Revealed

Bullshit.

If you want to use the browser despite those controversies then that’s your choice, but be honest enough to admit they exist.

I don’t use brave and haven’t for a long time, but these things are well documented.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/brave-browser-under-fire-for-alleged-sale-of-copyrighted-data/491854/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/brave-affiliate-links-autocomplete

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/browsing/brave-browser-is-installing-a-vpn-without-your-permission

Please Lord, let this debate actually happen.

I’d say it’s a good thing we have antitrust laws, but we all know how much laws mean to the group of mobsters currently in control.

I’m just one person wondering why it seems like bats are involved so often in stories like this.

An actual list of the “problems everyone hopes they never have” category of our various problems is pretty long right now, and many of them are more personal than I want to share.

Shit’s not the worst it’s ever been for us currently, but financially it’s closer than my wife realizes it is (because she’s got enough to deal with right now), and (gestures around at everything Trump related) I’m figuring several of our problems are going to get worse before they get better.

I’ve got long and medium term plans to sort most of it out, but like all such plans they depend on the short term stuff going at least more or less as I hope, and on the complete collapse of US society not actually happening.

Glib sounding yet serious response in meme-form because this really is how it’s looking so far in my mid-late 50s:

OP sounds like a nice person for posting such a thread, and I hope you are doing well sir or madam. 🙂

Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said government workers should comply with an Elon Musk order that is being disputed by others. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sent out an email…

Thank you Nancy Pelosi!

At this point I think we should stop being coy and just say things like, “More proof that it was about bigotry, not the economy.”

This will really chap your ass then:

Good yes, but at this point they see what is happening to Target. It feels a little less “stand by your values” and a little more “self preservation” especially after this: https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/what-choice-do-they-have-us-ceos-bend-the-knee-to-trump-20241218-p5kzgc