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Using Mbin as a backup to my main Kbin account due to tech issues on Kbin.social. May either switch to this one permanently or abandon it, depending on how Kbin’s development goes. All my active fedi accounts are linked.

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Cake day: March 4th, 2024

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  • It’s insane, honestly. An old coworker of mine who I sometimes stay in touch with is Muslim, and a Trump supporter. I’ve tried to figure out why, since Trump has never shown any meaningful support of Muslims, and all he could say is that the economy was good under Trump. Like… was having gas be $0.08 cheaper really worth having your actual family banned from entering the country? Not only was he already living paycheck-to-paycheck under Trump and still under Biden, but he was literally directly affected by Trump’s Muslim ban. I don’t know how you justify that with yourself.



  • Unlike older Trump voters, younger supporters prioritize economic issues over immigration, are concerned about climate change, and favor more government involvement in health care and student debt forgiveness.

    They are also less supportive of fossil fuel expansion, hardline immigration policies, and tariffs.

    “Gee, if only there was a party whose platform actually focuses and aligns on these issues. Guess I’d better cast my vote for the candidate who wants the exact opposite of the things I want.”

    -These kids, probably

    Maybe this was Trump’s bigger plan for fumbling the pandemic response; cause a bunch of high school kids to start missing/failing school so they’re too dumb to understand how ballots work once they’re old enough to vote. Might explain the first round of gut-punches he dealt to the Department of Education last time.



  • Well, Lemmy isn’t really in the running since it’s a link aggregator, and not a microblogging platform.

    But that said, it would be nice to see Fediverse platforms mentioned. Mastodon and dozens of adjacent platforms exist, too, but never see a mention in any articles.

    I really wish somebody could get a decent, populated Misskey instance spun up. I think that would be more attractive to people, due to the features more closely resembling those on Twitter than Mastodon’s do. It seems to be doing pretty well in Japan, not sure why we haven’t picked up on it as heavily in the west.