“Wignats for Biden” point out Trump’s limitations while ignoring the fact that there was virtually no infrastructure in place that wasn’t deeply hostile to him.
In picking senile Biden, censoring conservatives, sending violent rioters, the left has undermined moral high ground..
...facilitated a sense of tribal cohesion among normie conservatives & dissidents that didn’t exist before.
The dissidents have become less extreme, while the normies have become *more* extreme.
This broad tent coalition, combined with more populist experience/infrastructure...
...bodes well for a second term, where Trump will have more buy in from Boomers & others with experience operating levers of power.
The main enemy will be the alignment of capital & BigTech, who have become openly hostile to the populist agenda.
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>Texas builds effective wire border with only $11 million
>the Border Patrol begins removing it
>Texas builds a border to prevent Rio Grande crossings
>The Biden admin sues them
In May, DHS leader Mayorkas claimed the border situation "was very challenging... very difficult" & touted immigration reform.
However, Texas was able to prevent immigrant crossings with just $11 million of razor wire, until the DHS began to cut down.
Corporations have built incredibly powerful AI tools but they won’t release them to the public because they’re afraid people will use them in racist ways
ChatGPT became a sensation by releasing its language model to the public, but they’re backtracking due to elite pearl clutching about how the peasants will use this technology.
A similar process happened with Google search and YouTube, which had better algorithms a decade ago. They were intentionally ruined because they led to “populism”
The most interesting stories of all time are the stories of explorers — Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama, Pizarro, Cortes, Captain Cook — it doesn’t get any better than this.
Also Magellan. If you haven’t read a book on each one of these men, you’re missing out.
When Marco Polo visits the Orient, he’s treated well but has to submit to the Khan’s dominion. Returns to crusader cities like Acre.
By the time Vasco da Gama travels, he’s isolated & met with constant hostility. Has to brutally subjugate leaders with ship cannons & raids.