The Friday Link for 11/29/24

Howdy everyone! I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! We did at Chateau McNeil, and not only did I gorge on the Turkey Day fixings, but I just finished a vat of turkey soup big enough to feed a battleship.

This week, I'm going to feature a few videos from the YouTube account Dark Brandon. These videos are powerful. The page collects people's rants about Trump and what is going on in society and animates them. The animation draws people in, but it's what these people are saying that is stunning.

It's clear many of the people who voted for Trump only did so because they felt it would upset the Democrats, and now that they "won," they're not only terrified of what they just unleashed on themselves, but they also are desperately trying to reframe their votes as something other than the petty, misguided, brainwashed stupidity it was. 

Let's start off with one of @ParkrosePermaculture talking about MAGA voters begging everyone else to not abandon them and stay their friends.  As she says, you voted to take away people's rights and hurt all of us.  Hard pass! 

Next up is a talk with @BrittanyWisonAuthor sharing what is now a common experience; MAGA people who are coming to the realization that they were so blinded by 'owning the libs' they didn't realize they voted to get rid of something they really need! In this case, education spending through the Department of Education for a MAGA voter in Oklahoma.

Finally is a video featuring @Tressa talking about something I've heard AT LEAST 5 other people share with me.  A lot of MAGA voters did not realize Obamacare and The Affordable Care Act are the same thing, and now they are surprised to find out they are about to lose their healthcare. 

I'm going to say this without any regret.  I hope this vote hurts MAGA.  They voted to do this to everyone else but themselves, wanting to punish the Democratic villains they've been told to hate.  I'm only hoping they suffer as much as the people they wanted to suffer, maybe even a little bit worse. 

Maybe then they'll realize which political party was fighting for them, and which political party was fighting against them. 

Finally tonight is Dune.  With the new spin-off series on HBO, it's worth taking some time to revisit the expansive timeline of the Dune universe, from the time of us now to 10s of thousands of years into the future.  They really created something amazing with this expanded lore. 

Have a great weekend, everyone.  Remember everything you are thankful for, as a lot of it will be gone soon.

Please get updated vaccinations while you can!