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I was hoping someone could give a recommendation for a noob friendly distro that works well on my laptop, an HP Envy x360 Convertible 15m-es0xxx, i7 16 GB RAM. Thanks for your help and I apologize if these questions aren't allowed here

Self-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for performing outlawed salute in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] TurnpikeRangers@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (3 children)

"I don't like Nazis" "We should get 300 people to give the Nazi salute outside a courthouse". Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up. I say this with all the sincerity in my heart, you are a moron and you are part of the problem. You are contributing to the rise of alt-right and fascist leaders around the world. There is zero leeway in this argument, everything Nazi related is bad and none of it should be tolerated.

Realistically... How fucked is the US? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] TurnpikeRangers@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Counterpoint (and please, I am literally begging you to talk me off this cliff): Trump didn't know anything about being President the first time. I believe that he thought Presidents could do whatever they wanted. The team he had around him, while you can call them assholes and pieces of shit and every other name in the book, understood how the government and the Presidency worked and were able to reign him in.

All of those people are now gone and he will be surrounded by purely yes-men. He will promote the Generals who will be loyal to him, not the country or the Constitution. Couple that with the newfound Presidential immunity, and Trump has all but free reign to do whatever he wants. He will also appoint judges, like Aileen Cannon, who are loyal to him. Those judges, thanks to the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron deference, will now be the "experts" instead of federal agencies.

I do agree that there probably won't be a sudden shift, but there will be a shift and we will feel it in almost every aspect of our life. He supposedly promised to put RFK Jr in charge of numerous health agencies and campaigned on getting rid of the Department of Education. And I very much recall at least two instances where he said this is the last election you'll have to vote in. Is he going to find/create a way to suspend the 2028 election and stay in power? Who's going to stop him?

We might be living the final moments of not being terrified what the US President is going to do in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] TurnpikeRangers@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

The major difference is that he's not president this time, Biden is. Republicans only control the House, and that control is narrow. He will try, but he has very few people in government who support him this time.

Do apes give birth to chimpanzees? in c/insanepeoplefacebook@lemmy.world

[–] TurnpikeRangers@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Chimpanzees are apes

What are some double standards in society for men ? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world