Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024
On this day in 1846, the planet Neptune was discovered.
There’s a phenomenon where someone writes an essay about this or that but someone else wants to discuss something that has not yet made it to the front page.
This is unfair to everybody involved. It’s unfair to the guy who wrote the original essay because, presumably, he wants to talk about his original essay. It’s unfair to the guy who wants to talk about his link because it looks like he’s trying to change the subject. It’s unfair to the people who go to the comments to read up on the thoughts of the commentariat for the original essay and now we’re talking about some other guy’s links.
So!
The intention is to have a new one of these every week. If you want to talk about a link, post it here! Or, heck, use it as an open thread.
And, if it rolls off, we’ll make a new one. With a preamble just like this one.
Welp. The embassy has advised American citizens to depart Lebanon.Report
https://newrepublic.com/post/186239/donald-trump-full-holocaust-immigration
Trump promises to deport noncitizens based on serial number if elected. Notice the language also includes people with Visas and Permanent Resident status. It will be done in a chaotic, half-ass, and cruel manner and that is the point.Report
Over the weekend, I saw a funny animal cartoon about the election. It was a dog and cat as Presidential candidates at a debate. The dog candidate said something about like “I believe in being kind to humans but my opponent steps on their face to get food.” The cat candidate says “I get results.” There was just something so fundamentally so unserious about the cartoon and their refusal to get it. I don’t agree with Trump supporters but there is an honesty in them getting that this might be a make or break election for them. The people who refuse to understand are just hopeless.Report