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RonaldMcDonald 6 points ago +6 / -0

You specifically don't need to. I run my own Matrix / Email server, but that's because I have the time / skills. I however, do not run my own Fediverse (Mastodon/Plemora) instance. That just looks like a headache, but I support a group of people that do.

Simply having the option to host your own is what you want. For example, when Signal goes down, that's it. If you had 100 operators who could intercommunicate, if a handful goes down, the rest can still operate.

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RonaldMcDonald 8 points ago +8 / -0

Don't you have to use their servers? Frontends that use Matrix (Element for example), allow you to host your own server and federate just like email does.

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RonaldMcDonald 5 points ago +5 / -0

He was also waving the papers around that cameras were able to see. The good news is it looks like Trump is going to make a stand.

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RonaldMcDonald 1 point ago +1 / -0

And what would the IA do for him that he isn't already doing? Are the 30k troops being sent on orders of Biden or Trump? Why are they there?

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RonaldMcDonald 16 points ago +16 / -0

I heard there was an inauguration. I was unaware it included Biden.

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RonaldMcDonald 3 points ago +3 / -0

An argument that has been made by an analyst I follow, Thomas Wictor, claims that Trump will wait till the 19th and will present the senate with conclusive evidence that Biden is compromised and the election was stolen. The reason for the date was that it would require all senators to agree to the session to permit meeting on the 19th which would inhibit a session occurring for impeachment.

Personally, I don't know if the 19th requirement to meet does indeed need all senators to agree as I haven't dived into the rules, but I don't see what the benefit of waiting till the last possible second; it limits contingency plans. I'd argue that the EO for interfering with elections is the nail and the insurrection act is the hammer and are likely the best bet. If it can be demonstrated how bad the corruption is, it's an act of war regardless of if they're senators or not.

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RonaldMcDonald 1 point ago +1 / -0

Having monitored the Fediverse for 5 years, there was some of that at the beginning with respect to nodes refusing to federate with others, but it's becoming more diversified in thought as more independent instances pop up. You may be surprised what you find.

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RonaldMcDonald 1 point ago +1 / -0

Is this a surprise to anyone? He was sucking up to Hillary before the 2015 election.

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RonaldMcDonald 2 points ago +2 / -0

They also screwed up 'federating' between other instances. They are literally snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory!

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RonaldMcDonald 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm slightly disappointed no one is calling for more people to move to the 'Fediverse' (Mastodon/Pleroma). Federated systems are the way to go; it's worked out well for email and scales better than fully decentralized systems.

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RonaldMcDonald 15 points ago +16 / -1

Seconded for Matrix. I'd even compromise and say host your own IRC server if Matrix is too resource intensive.

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RonaldMcDonald 3 points ago +3 / -0

I'd classify myself as a 'Ron Paul' Republican, so I share a lot of tenants with libertarianism. However, libertarianism falls apart if you refuse to recognize that people are tribal, and want open borders. It only works in societies where people share similar values without this vital piece it's a waste of time.

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RonaldMcDonald 37 points ago +37 / -0

I was about to say that sounds like the Federal Reserve. We pay interest to have the right to print our own currency despite the Treasury having the powers to do so without the fed.

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RonaldMcDonald 2 points ago +4 / -2

"Federal law always trumps state law." I hope he didn't pay an attorney for such a poor and uninformed answer.

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RonaldMcDonald 1 point ago +1 / -0

And everyone knows that when you sign documents without reading them, whatever is in them is not your fault! (Reminds me of an election signoff.)

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RonaldMcDonald 26 points ago +26 / -0

I'm surprised no pallets of bricks appeared from nowhere; I had assumed that was a common occurrence throughout the US since it always happened for Antifa, and we all know there was no conspiracy involved.

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RonaldMcDonald 5 points ago +6 / -1

Thank you for proving my point. Your argument is that because it wasn't actually dollar bills it doesn't count. Regardless of if they're gold bars or missiles, it's still 3 billion in aid.

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RonaldMcDonald 5 points ago +6 / -1

I think you left a few zero's off. From what I'm able to pull up with a trivial search chose a minimum of 3 billion this year for Israel.

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RonaldMcDonald 3 points ago +3 / -0

You should take a look at the voting map if only women voted. It's quite enlightening, but carry on.

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RonaldMcDonald -1 points ago +1 / -2

Offer to buy his land? Get a cat? You know, the options that don't involve a government-like entity with even less oversight than a city council.

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RonaldMcDonald 9 points ago +9 / -0

"Imaginary computer models." I hope he uses that phrase for Global Warming.

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