> Americans: THOSE ENGINEER KIDS HIRED BY ELON ARE BRILLIANT AND AMBITIOUS, THEY ARE SO SKILLED, THEY'LL DO WONDERS FOR THE COUNTRY
> me, knowing full well the average dev is a retarded mongrel I wouldn't trust with a hotdog stand, without even going into the whole "Musk is a schizo" story

Nobody cares about america. They stopped being cool during the second millenium. Now it's 2000 bitches, get along

Can we not /pol splurge on devrant? I come here to get away from that shit.

@djsumdog it's legit, I just wanted to attack the myth "engineers are gods". We're monkeys with a keyboard; sometimes we jump on the keyboard and shit works, that's as far as it goes.

@Demolishun I'm not in politics, I'm worried about Trump as seeing the news it's clear to me he's destroying liberal democracy. Which is not the topic of my rant, but I'll still point it out because I'm sick and tired of magatards answering every dissenting individual with labels of corrupted\pedophile\socialist and everything in between. Different opinions STILL exist, and there's no need to bring money laundering in the picture; some of us just won't buy what the GOP is selling, and we're being honest about it.

Then again: not the topic of the rant, so whatever.

You guys have a single man with control over POTUS, SCOTUS, House, Senate, army, media (WSJ, Fox News and... Twitter which is currently how the vast majority of americans get their news), civil servants (as he fired every employee not politically aligned to him).

Your entire system of checks and balances went to the sewers in a month, and whoever speaks up against it is vilified without proof on Twitter by a schizo with no oath, no security clearance, no background check and who will allegedly "watch over his own conflicts of interests", which already constitutes a conflict of interest.

I literally have no idea how any of you could sleep at night; if tomorrow it turns out you don't want the GOP anymore, you have no way of getting rid of them.

> Hmm, its clearly obvious what news you watch :P

Most of them are MAGA shills trying to persuade me that all of this is fine. What's left is NYT (left leaning) and WSJ (owned by Bezos, and definitely on Trump's side as we speak).

@retoor
Clean coal refers to technologies that reduce harmful emissions produced when coal is burned for electricity. These technologies can include carbon capture and storage, as well as other methods that aim to minimize the environmental impact of coal consumption. However, some argue that the term "clean coal" is misleading, as coal will always have negative environmental consequences.

@retoor
When comparing different substances used to generate energy, some have a greater impact on the environment than others. Clean coal, for example, refers to technologies that mitigate the environmental impact of burning coal for power generation. However, even with these technologies, clean coal still produces greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.

On the other hand, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower have minimal environmental impact compared to fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. These renewable sources do not produce greenhouse gas emissions during operation and have a much lower impact on air and water quality.

Nuclear energy is another form of power generation with a relatively low environmental impact. While it does produce radioactive waste, modern nuclear plants have safety protocols in place to minimize the risk of accidents and pollution.

Overall, when considering the environmental impact of different energy sources, it is

clear that renewable energy options are much cleaner and sustainable compared to fossil fuels like clean coal. Investing in renewable energy technologies can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air and water quality, and mitigate the effects of climate change.

@retoor
1. Coal: Coal is known to be one of the most harmful energy sources for the environment. It releases a large amount of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants when burned, contributing to air pollution, acid rain, and climate change.

2. Oil: Oil is another highly harmful energy source as it also releases greenhouse gases and pollutants when burned. Oil spills can also cause devastating damage to ecosystems and wildlife.

3. Natural Gas: While natural gas is considered cleaner than coal and oil, it still releases greenhouse gases like methane which is a potent contributor to climate change. The extraction and transportation of natural gas can also have harmful environmental impacts.

4. Biomass: Biomass energy can be both beneficial and harmful depending on how it is harvested and burned. The burning of biomass can release pollutants and greenhouse gases, especially if not done efficiently.

5. Hydroelectric: Hydroelectric power is considered relatively clean compared to foss

il fuels, but the construction of dams can disrupt natural habitats and ecosystems.

6. Nuclear: Nuclear energy is low in greenhouse gas emissions but comes with the risk of accidents, radioactive waste, and the potential for catastrophic disasters.

7. Wind: Wind energy is considered one of the cleanest energy sources available, with minimal environmental impact. However, some concerns include bird and bat deaths from collisions with turbines.

8. Solar: Solar energy is also a clean energy source with minimal environmental impact. However, the manufacturing of solar panels can have some negative effects, and disposal of old panels can be an issue.

9. Geothermal: Geothermal energy is considered clean and renewable, but drilling and extraction can release greenhouse gases and hazardous materials.

10. Tidal: Tidal energy has minimal environmental impact but can have some effects on marine life and ecosystems.

> But what about a interview with Trump?

I did, several times. He clearly has dementia; not YET as much as Biden, but he has it and it's absolutely blatant. The man is expressing himself with the vocabulary of a 4th grader and can't keep his focus on a single sentence for more than a few seconds.

I won't get into the whole debate about energy sources, y'all could go full nuclear tomorrow and I wouldn't mind it. Best energy source, no question asked, ggnext.

@retoor I look at the shit he (and his entourage) did with the balancing of powers. That concentration of power on a single entity would be a problem even if the individual was well-intentioned; the individual we are talking about, however, is doing stuff like firing civil servants on the sole basis of political allegiance.

This is literally taliban-tier government, and there's no amount of "BUT KAMALA" you can throw at me to persuade me otherwise. And fuck politics, because this rant was -again- on another issue altogether.

@retoor US had the most sympathy ever after 9-11
Cheney ruins it with the Iraq war
While many are culpable
He is like the American Caligula
Except worse
As New York burned
He didn’t fiddle
He schemed

@retoor like, immediately AFTER I posted the whole "check and balances" shit, Trump approved this stuff

https://whitehouse.gov/presidential...

TLDR: POTUS will now directly control every previously independent federal agency; this includes SEC, FTC and FEC among the others. POTUS can now defund any agency without going through Congress.

@retoor America is the reason vietnamese chidren still have malformation. They destroyed their brands when they lied about Saddam having WMDs.

@retoor you should read the manifesto from Ossama Bin Laden. A great guy, actually demonized by the west but he was right.

@retoor you should read the manifesto from Ossama Bin Laden. A great guy, actually demonized by the west but he was right.

@retoor did you know my grand daddy worked for saddam hussein? :D

@retoor
@IHateForALiving @chatgpt "The end justifies the means." It's not like everything was going well there or something.

> @IHateForALiving: a single individual has now control over executive, legislative, judiciary power. On top of that, he has indirect control over media and direct control over any independent federal agency, including those who would work on the fairness of the next elections; even most monarchies don't have this kind of concentration of power, and to top everything off, this individual has already tried to pressure state officials into changing unfavorable elections (see: the phone call with the Georgia secretary of state)

> @retoor: nono, the end justifies the means :)