Far more positive and civil; people actually engage in their replies instead of the stream of recycled quips. Bad faith discussions usually get called out as such; less astroturfing.

Small-ish forums probably help with that too since users run in the same circles and there’s less overall “noise.” It’s also much more imperative to comment on posts since there may not be much engagement otherwise.

Iirc one of his wives reported him having a copy of Hitler’s speeches on his nightstand.

Found an article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/us/politics/trump-fascism.html

Mr. Trump has long expressed interest in the most notorious dictator of the past century, Adolf Hitler, whose Nazis also used that phrase. In a 1990 interview, Mr. Trump said he had a copy of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” although his first wife Ivana Trump and the friend who gave him the book said it was actually “My New Order,” a collection of Hitler speeches.

Thank you for sharing! I’m on Mlem (iOS client for lemmy) so I can’t quite see it properly but I’ll check it on web version when I can. Always appreciate a chance to learn :) /gen

Edited to correct formatting thanks to @SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone sharing helpful info!

“Do what you can. And what you can do is enough,” she said. …Ocasio-Cortez reminded her followers several times that no deed of resistance is too small.

Honestly, continuing to exist/taking a moment to be nice to yourself in an administration that hates you counts. Keep existing.

A lot of these click-baity titles and over-simplified summaries seem to be adding to this very problem of guilting people for being overwhelmed.

Unfortunately that’s the system but please don’t feel guilty for being human. Kindness and compassion is resistance, and starting with yourself is a valid step.

Fuck the forces who are selling a solution to a problem they created but are trying to say is your fault. /endrant

Tbf, it’d be pretty difficult to wear much of anything as a Lovecraftian manifestation of divinity

My memory could be failing me but most likely the Star Wars Ahsoka series on Disney+, as that’s where the character is recently prominently featured.

How dare you reject David Tenant-bot

This was me this past Tuesday. Full arms out, tee and shorts, soaking up every last drop of warmth like a starved plant.

Hopefully it’ll sustain me until proper spring but it was glorious for that moment.

I’m going to pretend you’re asking in good faith and would genuinely like to learn.

“Stimming” is “sensory stimulation,” or self-regulating behavior. When used in this context it’s not sexual. It helps (typically neurodivergent, but I’d argue most) people better process the environment around them by having a sensory input they can focus on.

Examples of stimming are hand-flapping (waving one’s hands around), clicking a pen, listening to music, tapping one’s toes, chewing gum, just to name a few. I’m willing to bet you have stims that you may not even realize, and that’s perfectly okay.

TL;DR: Stimming = fidgeting that helps you focus/calm down, it’s not perverted.

Reminds me of the dorkwad who leaked military(?) secrets to his friends on discord a couple years ago. I think he was about their age at the time too, which tracks.

Doing difficult, noble work OP. Thank you for keeping local community resources running.

You’d be surprised how much free time and headspace people are willing to dedicate to the benefit of corporations in the name of defending their special interests.

Shreezus, courtesy of searXNG because fuck google

That bird has more self awareness than most humans combined