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highplainsdem

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30. In some ways, yes. But Trump and his enablers are both more irrational and more extreme, and adding

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:27 PM

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AI bros to the mix makes it even more dangerous. And they're benefiting from (and the rest of us are being hurt by) nearly two decades more of RW media brainwashing and social media disinformation.

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I never imagined, 60,000 posts ago, that our country would be in so much trouble today. [View all] highplainsdem Jan 8 OP

Congrats on 60K! SheltieLover Jan 8 #1

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Thanks! And yes, Confused and Nauseous would probably describe most of us these days. highplainsdem Jan 8 #11

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Thanks! And yes, we definitely need a plan for recovering/repairing our democracy and society. highplainsdem Jan 8 #12

Congratulations on 60,000 posts! I've enjoyed livetohike Jan 8 #5

Thanks! I'm glad you liked the Oasis posts. That was a very significant tour for rock music. I saw so highplainsdem Jan 9 #13

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Thank you! And I agree that Cameron did a great job warning of a possible AI dystopia. Fortunately highplainsdem Jan 9 #15

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Thanks, sheshe2! I nearly breezed past 60,000 yesterday without even noticing, since the tablet I use highplainsdem Jan 9 #20

" But we WILL get there..." sheshe2 Jan 9 #21

Remember the Bush/Cheney years? PJMcK Jan 8 #8

Oh, yes. And we thought they were a nightmare at the time. But we never imagined how much worse highplainsdem Jan 9 #16

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Thanks! I'm hoping that someday - not too far off - we can all celebrate milestones on days when we're seeing highplainsdem Jan 9 #17

I hope so too 🤞 MustLoveBeagles Jan 9 #18

Wow! 60 K! Hugin Jan 9 #19

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The Bush Administration helped to lay the foundation for Trump DSandra Jan 9 #23

In some ways, yes. But Trump and his enablers are both more irrational and more extreme, and adding highplainsdem Jan 9 #30

I saw one piece of really good news on the AI front jfz9580m Jan 9 #24

I'd like to see all responsible for training LLMs illegally, on stolen intellectual property, prosecuted. highplainsdem Jan 9 #31

Well I definitely agree highplainsdem jfz9580m Jan 9 #38

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Congratulations on 60,000 posts LetMyPeopleVote Jan 9 #25

Thanks! I'll never come close to your contributions to DU, though. Over 175,000 posts, as of today. Wow! highplainsdem Jan 9 #32

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Thanks, underpants! I missed that Colbert monologue, but I can understand him saying that - mindboggling highplainsdem Jan 9 #33

💐🍸⭐ quaint Jan 9 #27

Thank you! That's so cute. And the cute rats partying there reminded me that one of the tech highplainsdem Jan 9 #35

If you had told me 15 years ago.. Initech Jan 9 #34

Trump and MAGA and the AI bros. Mustn't forget them...though you probably had at least some of highplainsdem Jan 9 #36

Don't forget the Saudis and Elon Musk, either. Initech Jan 9 #37

Goddamn every single person who voted for the crazy, maniacal, power hungry creep now in the White House Fla Dem Saturday #40