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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 80 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

i fucking called it.

https://lemmy.world/comment/13331955

turns out the answer to my question is “less than a week”

[–] Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Come on, Russian money wasn’t involved in ..

Oh

OHH

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[–] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

To own the libs, they sold their soul.

[–] MurderCapitalism@feddit.org 24 points 1 day ago

When you realize memes shouldn't have influence on your voting decision...

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You broke it, you bought it.

[–] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah except we're all going to pay.

America even does socialism the worst

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, I’m also being forced to buy it, even though I didn’t break it.

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[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 96 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Bloody hell, this is the US version of Brexit... this world would be such a better place if people just did the bare minimum of reading into what they were actually voting for before they fucking voted!

Also, seeing the other top searches being about the tariffs would have me creasing if it weren't so disappointingly stupid that these peoole seemingly knew nothing about Trumps most advertised economic policy before (assumably) voting for him

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

Whenever I see all the trash on the side of the road, I know why the world is that way.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

No, the US version of Brexit was Trump's first term, since they both happened in the same year.

This is just people saying they know exactly how bad Brexit went the first time and they want that again.

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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The relative numbers are worth little without knowing the underlying numbers. If it went from 100 to 700 people, that is still negligble. Also crazy how people immediately take that as a base to remove voters rights unless they pass some sort of test. Nothing could go wrong with stripping voters rights amirite?

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

For all future elections I suggest we have one voter - me. I promise to deliver the optimally democratic outcome.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, the Vetinari principle. One man, one vote.

Vetinari is that man, and he has that vote.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yup, and I promise quality boots for all.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

For wearing or for licking?

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 202 points 2 days ago (3 children)

"Somebody shit in my pants."

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[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this the "Find out" stage then?

Actions have consequences. Sad people had to figure it out this way.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 163 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Of course, let's not let things like knowledge or consequences get in the way of reactionary & spiteful arrogance informed only by propaganda induced fear and hate, emotions know to prevent rational thought /s

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don’t know how trustworthy these search trends are. For example if you type in “where did I put my” it will complete all kinds of stuff like “keys” and “wallet” and “passport” which seems to imply that people are regularly asking Google where they placed items in their own house.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago

The searches spike after every election and this one was no different than any other year.

Compared to shrimp scampi, an example search I stole from another thread on this topic, it's pretty clear the searches are meaningless and not tied to this particular result.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=How+do+I+change+my+vote%2CShrimp+scampi&hl=en

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[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 132 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The article claims "in droves" then doesn't give a number, or even an estimate.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 96 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Yeah, because google is vague.

Not sure what "100" means, but that's what it peaked at.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

Here are a couple comparisons that maybe give it more relevance:

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[–] WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca 55 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That is a percentage score. So you take the highest level of searches and it will always be 100% and all lesser scores are in comparison to that score of 100(%). If you can find out what the actual number of searches are for that one score, you can derive the approximate number of searches in the other places. It shows an informational tool tip on desktop.

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[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 35 points 1 day ago

Once again, these are the a validation headlines that create and support echo chambers. Honestly, what does it matter now?

We already know the regret is strong on this nation and will only get worse.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 44 points 1 day ago

God I fucking hate humans

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is all bullshit, designed to start another wave of outrage. Even after the election, we've gotta have more stuff to rage about. News these days is just rage all day every day, no matter what.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I've said it the whole election cycle. The news downplayed every Trump gaffe because they wanted him back to fuel the outrage click machine. They wanted that sweet revenue back after 4 boring years of Biden just ya know doing his fucking job.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had to have new anxiety meds called in because all of the political stuff is sending me into panic attacks. I've been avoiding politics as much as possible since the day after the election because it causes so much anxiety.

[–] Brosplosion@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

This post caught my attention and decided to look at it despite my anxiety

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 38 points 1 day ago

The republican anti-education campaign bears fruit I see.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (4 children)

How are people this stupid?something in the water?

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] karashta@piefed.social 22 points 1 day ago

Don't forget pesticide exposure which eventually has similar effects to lead over time: decreased intelligence and increased aggression

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 32 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Some 'murican cities are unironically trying to get rid of fluoride from water. You know, the thing that also goes in toothpaste and is overall good for keeping teeth healthy

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago

RFK Jr, who is likely to be our new head of health and human services, wants to ban it nationally.

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[–] eletes@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

Years of GOP meddling with education, which is only gonna nose dive when dept of education gets dismantled

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"How to unsink the Titanic"

[–] whithom@discuss.online 19 points 1 day ago

I love it. America’s last hope and people failed. Fuck this place. Let the civil war begin.

[–] Cuberoot@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are we all just assuming these searches are from people who regret their votes and hoped to be able to change it?

I double checked my ballot before submitting it, with full knowledge that irrevocability is the price of anonymity. Nevertheless, I might use similar search terms if I was curious how many other voters, possibly in other states or with different political alignments, had written about regretting their votes. Or, perhaps, ... if I was doing research for a post-election article about the topic.

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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What ya'll upset for now? The economy was so good under Trump! Didn't you want him to deport all those "poisonous" immigrants. He's your retribution. And, besides, it's not like Harris would have been any better, because they're the same anyway.

/s

[–] frezik@midwest.social 23 points 1 day ago

Something is seriously wrong with civics education in this country. People in power have no incentive to fix it. At least naturalized citizens have to take a fairly stringent test.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how many of these people are just now realizing that they have immediate family and friends who won’t be here next Christmas.

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[–] pickman_model@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 days ago

Considering all of the shocking things Trump promised to do once he was elected, people are re-evaluating what they have gotten themselves into.

Sigh...

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