The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.

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      Okay, if this was happening in your country, what would you do that would actually stop fascism?

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        Oh, don’t worry- we’re all aware it’s coming to our country. And we’re armed.

        I love how every time Americans are challenged on their lack of urgency, the response is always to pull a tu quoque, though. Never fails.

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      100% this.

      The well regulated militia in the most armed country in the world is just the typical exceptionalism story. Talk is cheap but when it comes to act, americans are just little bitches. Hollywood can whitewash the history later.

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        Folded like a lawn chair the second a dictator pops up to pry every past remaining bit of wealth and power out of our hands.

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        For decades the American left has been, on the whole, anti-firearms. There simply are not enough of us who own and train with guns. If/when a civil war happens we lose. And that’s before you start taking into account drones and surveillance. People keep making fun of the 2A but seem to conveniently forget that damn near half the electorate just ceded the power of arms to the other half out of fear.

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      What do you want me to do? I’m fucking out there protesting. Shit I’ll be at another rally today. I wish things were different but I’m not a coward and I’m doing what I can. I’m sorry.