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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Get money out of politics. Oh wait, corporations are people but better and can give unlimited amounts of money as part of their Free Speech+ package.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm reminded of the opening of one of Kurt Vonnegut's books (Hocus Pocus maybe?). A detail that is easy to overlook is that the book starts describing that the US just elected it's least popular president ever, and in the inauguration day riots a few SCOTUS justices get assassinated.

It then moves on to a wild tale about a guy that takes care of church bells.