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You're very welcome, I'm glad it connected with you in some way

Have a good one, take care ❤️

Thats genuinely fascinating, thanks for sharing!

Honest question, is his record on palestine mixed? He's made a lot of pro palestine comments but if there's nuance to whether he's supported them, or where he's drawn the line I'd be interested to know about it

For the sake of being clear, Bernie has criticized Israel very explicitly and has condemned their violence more than the vast majority of US politicians, please don't just take what that random guy said at face value.

Its entirely possible Bernie has a mixed record on Palestine or isn't a perfect representative (I'd need to go look at primary sources and ideally voting records), but the person who left that comment is likely just expressing their anger at feeling like there's not more they can do to help, knowing that innocent lives are being lost

Hopelessness that has turned into bitterness is understandable in the current global political landscape but isn't a good source of credible information

Edit: not gonna go check voting records cause I would have to learn how and barely have the emotional energy to feed myself right now, but here's a quote from sanders' website

“What is happening right now in Gaza is horrendous, it is inhumane, and it is a gross violation of American and international law,”

Here is the page the quote is from, which at a glance explains that as a Jewish American, Bernie is in a unique position to criticize the actions of the Israeli government https://www.sanders.senate.gov/in-the-news/sen-bernie-sanders-has-become-a-leading-critic-of-israels-war-in-gaza/

It kinda feels like you're advocating the viewpoint that anything less than total revolution is useless. While I understand feeling like the system is working as intended, I don't think that means we can't improve things short of overthrowing the government and enforcing a more just society through violence. And I think that the argument that short of a complete rewrite there's nothing we can do really just makes people feel more defeated and apathetic. If you wanna win the war, morale is kinda important.

I find it very easy to let perfect be the enemy of good, and I think that policy change that moves the country in the right direction, like putting more power (proportionally) in the hands of the American public is a good thing worth fighting for, regardless of whether you'd like a future that's further from our current reality.

(Also, your comment comes across as pretty angry and that's perfectly understandable given the state of the world, but please know I'm not disagreeing with you trying to start an argument or flame war about whose political opinion is correct, I don't really think that's productive and don't really want to be the target of someone's anger)

That sounds pretty cool, maybe I'll give it a shot!

Is the ps1 game worth playing? I think I remember trying to emulate what I imagine was the PSP port of the ps1 game, but I don't think I got very far into it

I really struggle with this. I don't wanna fight, I can barely get out of bed in the morning, but if no one fights it only gets worse

Frodo: "I wish it need not have happened in my time

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us"

Also reminds me of:

there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop

there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop. I have to eat better and also avoid a plague. my rent went up $150. I'll need to pick up more shifts. Twenty people died in Rafah this morning and every major news outlet is stretching the limits of passive voice to suggest whole families may have leaped up through the air at missiles that otherwise had the right of way. I just got a notification that my student loan payments are starting up again and my phone isn't charged. My cousin got COVID for a fourth time and can no longer work or walk or even feed himself. The person across from me on the L train seems to fashion themself a punk rock revolutionary, but they're not wearing a face mask, and that's the kind of cognitive dissonance that makes me want to steal batteries. Fascists keep winning primaries for both parties, and I think I gained a few pounds. The CDC just announced there are no more speed limits on highways, and I think this Ativan is finally hitting. The NYPD farmer's market only sells bad apples, have you heard that one? Listen it's warm today, too warm for March. But I don't have time to think through the implications because there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop.

If you're not already familiar with how the Citizens United decision works, it's worth learning about!

This 4 minute long video So You Want to Bribe a Politician is a fantastic and accessible explainer :)

Syncthing-fork seems to still be under active development

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

Syncthing-fork still seems to be under active development, at least for the time being

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

I'm surprised you're the only person talking about syncthing-fork and that it's not the top comment, it's the only android client I've actually used

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

Here's the f-droid repo for folks who might prefer to get it that way