It felt like it was uncool to have even a touch of racism when Obama got elected and through his presidency. But since the MAGA movement, I feel like subtle and out-right racism has increased. Like a gateway was opened....
You’re not wrong. Obama was a really good president. The problem is that instead of being far left, he was a very left central president and tried very hard to work with Republicans.
Part of the problem is that Republicans didn’t want to associate with the opposing factor and started moving further right as Obama positioned himself in the center. The racists in the far right were ready to undo everything Obama helped shaped during his 8 years in office.
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028....
Is no one else going to talk about how weird it is to see a square manhole cover? Now there’s a risk of dropping the cover down the hole due to the shape.
I think you’re misunderstanding. Yes, it cannot fit in when it’s angled properly to fit into the hole. However, if you angle the plate 45 degrees and lift one end of the plate, it will fall into the diagonally. That’s why manholes are round shaped. There is no angle for a round cover to fall into the hole itself.
A North Texas man has filed a class action lawsuit against Cinemark, claiming the movie theater chain is lying to customers about the size of its drinks....
I’m usually against frivolous cases like this over nothing, but if he actually did measure that it’s impossible to hold 24 oz in a cup labeled that way, then he does have a good case. I think the case would be more on the supplier that provides the cups to Cinemark though, and less on the theater that’s taking the word of the supplier.
It’s true that there are more liberals than conservatives in America. However keep in mind that in the last 35 years, conservatives have only won the popular vote only once for president, but we’ve had a couple of Republicans as presidents since then. The Electorial college is really gerrymandered in conservative favor.
By “new generation”, do you mean the 777X? Boeing’s production seems to have throttled down on it for a while now. I’m guessing they’re pushing the 787 over it from what I can tell.
The article is behind a paywall. If you look at other articles, the status change is due to the Truth Social stock that just went public, and he owns 58% of the stocks. The stock jumped up by a lot. But he can’t take it out for another 6 months.
So starting today, he’ll probably have a bank that will loan him enough to make bond since there’s a good chance he can pay back in 6 months. However, I hope it completely tanks by then.
This doesn’t surprise me. A lot of tech companies that are located in California just had massive layoffs in 2024, which I would think is a significant contributor. Tiktok, Google, Amazon, Riot Games just to name a few.
Did Obama Becoming President Make People Hide Their Racism?
It felt like it was uncool to have even a touch of racism when Obama got elected and through his presidency. But since the MAGA movement, I feel like subtle and out-right racism has increased. Like a gateway was opened....
Drew Barrymore Reveals She Accidentally Left Her "Sex List" at Danny DeVito's House (www.marieclaire.com)
NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters at Columbia: Live (www.independent.co.uk)
A family member finally shows up to Donald Trump's hush-money trial (www.motherjones.com)
The best part of moving house for a cat is the endless amount of cardboard boxes 😍 she's so happy. (feddit.dk)
https://feddit.dk/pictrs/image/b970bf84-7030-4305-a833-ca66282bdcdc.webp
As Trump mulls his VP pick, an abortion-rights group warns about 'extremist' candidates (www.nbcnews.com)
EMILY’s List President Jessica Mackler said voters are living in a “state of chaos and cruelty” because of Trump’s record on reproductive rights....
From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line (apnews.com)
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028....
This manhole placement is more than mildly infuriating (feddit.it)
North Texas man sues Cinemark claiming 24-ounce beer cups can't hold 24 ounces (www.fox4news.com)
A North Texas man has filed a class action lawsuit against Cinemark, claiming the movie theater chain is lying to customers about the size of its drinks....
Gov. DeSantis signs new law requiring instruction in public schools on the history and ‘dangers’ of communism (www.news4jax.com)
Fancy shelter cat (sh.itjust.works)
My shelter cat who we are 99% is a Turkish angora!
‘Sleepy Don?’: Trump Nods Off During Trial of the Century (www.thedailybeast.com)
Trump Hush Money Trial Live: The ex-president loses another bid to oust judge (www.reuters.com)
This is a live feed from the courthouse. As such the title may change from the original....
New [Kansas] bill would censor all LGBTQ+ websites for as “harmful” to minors (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Fox News, Newsmax Sued for Falsely Linking Man to Neo-Nazi Killer (www.thedailybeast.com)
Christian nationalists embrace Trump as their savior – will they be his? (www.theguardian.com)
Not Again: United Airlines Boeing 777 Makes Emergency Landing In Denver (simpleflying.com)
Music for filmmakers
There doesn’t seem to be a very active filmmaking community on Lemmy, so I thought I’d ask here....
BREAKING: Mystery Illness Impacting Texas, Kansas Dairy Cattle is Confirmed as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Strain (www.agweb.com)
Trump’s Net Worth Hits $6.5 Billion, Making Him One of World’s 500 Richest People (www.bloomberg.com)
California's unemployment rate rises to the highest level in the nation. Slower job growth is to blame (apnews.com)