What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Valmy]

There's been a general decline in the quality of investigative journalism imo.  We get opinions and recycled associated press statements most of the time.

The proliferation of big click bait titles paired with fluff nonsense in the article covered in layers of ads has just killed reading journalism for me. Even for good media the barrage of pop-ups is insufferable.

It has kind of also happened for online shopping. Like I am just looking around for stuff and the constant non-sense from navigating sites. I almost would rather just drive to a store.

Sorry...at little off topic. Trump, despite all his failings, probably has nothing to do with that

[HVC]

I blame 24 hour news. When you have to fill time with something everything gets watered down.

*edit* basically it all boils down to my hate of CNN which started with the damn OJ trial

[Grey Fox]

I blame Meta and it's ad business. Everything on the web is about creating engagement because that generates revenue.

[crazy canuck]

I blame Meta and it's ad business. Everything on the web is about creating engagement because that generates revenue.

Yes, and in turn legitimate news media have lost their source of funding and so cannot pay for the kind of journalism we once could take for granted.

[grumbler]

I blame Meta and it's ad business. Everything on the web is about creating engagement because that generates revenue.

Yes, and in turn legitimate news media have lost their source of funding and so cannot pay for the kind of journalism we once could take for granted.

Bingo!  That's the real impact of social media.

[DGuller]

Looks like Trump today put conservative 2nd amendment people to the real test as to what's more important to them:  Trump or 2nd amendment.  Early indications seem to go in favor of 2nd amendment.

[Jacob]

Looks like Trump today put conservative 2nd amendment people to the real test as to what's more important to them:  Trump or 2nd amendment.  Early indications seem to go in favor of 2nd amendment.

Oh interesting.

I'm not following the internal US debate that closely - what are some of the indicators you're seeing?

[DGuller]

Looks like Trump today put conservative 2nd amendment people to the real test as to what's more important to them:  Trump or 2nd amendment.  Early indications seem to go in favor of 2nd amendment.

Oh interesting.

I'm not following the internal US debate that closely - what are some of the indicators you're seeing?

Just visited the biggest pro-gun subreddit I could find to see what their take on today's news was, where Trump said you can't have guns.  I haven't visited any before, so I don't know the specifics of that particular community, but needless to say it didn't seem like a liberal subreddit with a very nuanced take on the issue. 

There was quite a bit of an activity there today, going by the mod announcements.  The most liked posts seemed to remind the readers that Trump actually was an anti-gun Democrat before 2016, and still is.

[Jacob]

Thanks!

[Valmy]

Looks like Trump today put conservative 2nd amendment people to the real test as to what's more important to them:  Trump or 2nd amendment.  Early indications seem to go in favor of 2nd amendment.

Oh interesting.

I'm not following the internal US debate that closely - what are some of the indicators you're seeing?

Just visited the biggest pro-gun subreddit I could find to see what their take on today's news was, where Trump said you can't have guns.  I haven't visited any before, so I don't know the specifics of that particular community, but needless to say it didn't seem like a liberal subreddit with a very nuanced take on the issue. 

There was quite a bit of an activity there today, going by the mod announcements.  The most liked posts seemed to remind the readers that Trump actually was an anti-gun Democrat before 2016, and still is.

Considering he was at the center of Birtherism and constantly ripped Obama before 2016 I suspect he stopped being a Democrat well before then.

But notice how even when Trump and the Republicans do something they hate, it is still somehow a reason to hate the Democrats. That is where we are.

[Razgovory]

2nd attack against a Democratic Congressperson this week.  Ilhan Omar was attacked with a syringe tonight.  Maxwell Frost was punched a few days ago.