Vilmorigar
@vilmorigar.bsky.social
Gamer, physics nerd, politically disenfranchised (at least within the forced two-party system).
IT professional trying to make sense of the world.
IT professional trying to make sense of the world.
China gets vilified for "suppressing wages," but that's not the whole picture - they also suppress costs by negotiating hard on things like pharmaceuticals. A lot of folks seem to be ignorant or just ignoring that part.
Couldn't find the video without the #sigmagrindset stuff, but link below
Couldn't find the video without the #sigmagrindset stuff, but link below
April 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
China gets vilified for "suppressing wages," but that's not the whole picture - they also suppress costs by negotiating hard on things like pharmaceuticals. A lot of folks seem to be ignorant or just ignoring that part.
Couldn't find the video without the #sigmagrindset stuff, but link below
Couldn't find the video without the #sigmagrindset stuff, but link below
This was one of the protests I went to today. Representative Moore's response is, frankly, insufficient and obscuring.
www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
Locals press Rep. Blake Moore over actions of 'DOGE'
Dozens of protesters held signs Saturday outside of Timbermine Steakhouse in Ogden while DOGE co-chair Rep. Blake Moore held a luncheon inside.
www.fox13now.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This was one of the protests I went to today. Representative Moore's response is, frankly, insufficient and obscuring.
www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
I don't know, but I feel like America has forgotten Marie Antoinette, and all her history entailed. I certainly don't know as much as I should, but what I do know seems pretty relevant today.
March 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I don't know, but I feel like America has forgotten Marie Antoinette, and all her history entailed. I certainly don't know as much as I should, but what I do know seems pretty relevant today.
I had the pleasure to join two protests in Utah today. I learned so much, and it was so heartening to see folks putting so much of themselves into it.
I was positive I would never hear anything like "Tax the rich!" in Utah.
I was positive I would never hear anything like "Tax the rich!" in Utah.
March 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I had the pleasure to join two protests in Utah today. I learned so much, and it was so heartening to see folks putting so much of themselves into it.
I was positive I would never hear anything like "Tax the rich!" in Utah.
I was positive I would never hear anything like "Tax the rich!" in Utah.
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It does occur to me how absolutely insane it is for an elected official in Utah (and pretty much any typically red state) to ignore or belittle political charged unrest.
March 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It does occur to me how absolutely insane it is for an elected official in Utah (and pretty much any typically red state) to ignore or belittle political charged unrest.
This is my state - glad to see some pushback on representatives.
However, these congressman are not listening to their constituents. Further, court orders HAVE been ignored, so this is all just deflection and ridicule.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
However, these congressman are not listening to their constituents. Further, court orders HAVE been ignored, so this is all just deflection and ridicule.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Two Utah GOP representatives hosted a town hall. They were met with shouts of ‘shame’ and ‘do your job.’
Utah GOP Reps. Maloy and Kennedy were booed and told to “Do your job” at a town hall on Thursday evening.
www.sltrib.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is my state - glad to see some pushback on representatives.
However, these congressman are not listening to their constituents. Further, court orders HAVE been ignored, so this is all just deflection and ridicule.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
However, these congressman are not listening to their constituents. Further, court orders HAVE been ignored, so this is all just deflection and ridicule.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
I don't get it. I'm a Tech Bro, too. AND I love being a consumer. We see some amazing innovations from a flourishing Tech Sector.
The wrong people took over the Tech Sector. The kind we used to relegate to the recesses of 4chan with societal shame, online and in the streets.
The wrong people took over the Tech Sector. The kind we used to relegate to the recesses of 4chan with societal shame, online and in the streets.
March 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I don't get it. I'm a Tech Bro, too. AND I love being a consumer. We see some amazing innovations from a flourishing Tech Sector.
The wrong people took over the Tech Sector. The kind we used to relegate to the recesses of 4chan with societal shame, online and in the streets.
The wrong people took over the Tech Sector. The kind we used to relegate to the recesses of 4chan with societal shame, online and in the streets.
This is disgusting. Our Department of Commerce Secretary is calling anyone who complains about not receiving Social Security checks a "fraudster." This is who is over the agency Trump has talked about strong-arming the USPS under.
Secretary Lutnick: You are a billionaire.
Maybe your mother-in-law wouldn't complain if she didn't get her Social Security check, but tens of millions of seniors struggling to survive would.
They're not fraudsters. They earned it.
How out of touch are you not to realize that?
Maybe your mother-in-law wouldn't complain if she didn't get her Social Security check, but tens of millions of seniors struggling to survive would.
They're not fraudsters. They earned it.
How out of touch are you not to realize that?
BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
March 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is disgusting. Our Department of Commerce Secretary is calling anyone who complains about not receiving Social Security checks a "fraudster." This is who is over the agency Trump has talked about strong-arming the USPS under.
He is one of the few trying to point out what the hell is going on around here, please watch HasanAbi on Twitch -
Possible you have heard some outsized negative sentiment around him from certain online communities. Know that he does not get a fair shake from said communities.
Link below
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Possible you have heard some outsized negative sentiment around him from certain online communities. Know that he does not get a fair shake from said communities.
Link below
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HasanAbi - Twitch
ITS MERCHDAY! FREAKY FRIDAY! DOE ABOLISHED?! BERNIE AOC RECAP! PENTAGON LEAKS CHINA WAR SECRETS TO ELON?!
www.twitch.tv
March 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
He is one of the few trying to point out what the hell is going on around here, please watch HasanAbi on Twitch -
Possible you have heard some outsized negative sentiment around him from certain online communities. Know that he does not get a fair shake from said communities.
Link below
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Possible you have heard some outsized negative sentiment around him from certain online communities. Know that he does not get a fair shake from said communities.
Link below
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Museums and Libraries are next.
Starting to feel very Bradbury, indeed.
Museums and Libraries are massively efficient already, and are some of our most beloved institutions. This will also affect any online Library services and more.
apnews.com/article/inst...
Starting to feel very Bradbury, indeed.
Museums and Libraries are massively efficient already, and are some of our most beloved institutions. This will also affect any online Library services and more.
apnews.com/article/inst...
What's happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump's executive order
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Museums and Libraries are next.
Starting to feel very Bradbury, indeed.
Museums and Libraries are massively efficient already, and are some of our most beloved institutions. This will also affect any online Library services and more.
apnews.com/article/inst...
Starting to feel very Bradbury, indeed.
Museums and Libraries are massively efficient already, and are some of our most beloved institutions. This will also affect any online Library services and more.
apnews.com/article/inst...
Wait - so let me get this straight. Cuts to the DoE, speculation that student loans and grants will go to the SBA (Small Business Administration), and today Trump is announcing a 40% cut in staff to the SBA.
How is any of this sensical?
How is any of this sensical?
March 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wait - so let me get this straight. Cuts to the DoE, speculation that student loans and grants will go to the SBA (Small Business Administration), and today Trump is announcing a 40% cut in staff to the SBA.
How is any of this sensical?
How is any of this sensical?
Same, fam.
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Same, fam.
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AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
March 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
Being massively financially successful is fine. We have plenty of money in this world.
Being individualistic is fine. We have space for one another.
Being massively financially successful at the expense of a another individual, groups of individuals, or populations of individuals is not.
Being individualistic is fine. We have space for one another.
Being massively financially successful at the expense of a another individual, groups of individuals, or populations of individuals is not.
March 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Being massively financially successful is fine. We have plenty of money in this world.
Being individualistic is fine. We have space for one another.
Being massively financially successful at the expense of a another individual, groups of individuals, or populations of individuals is not.
Being individualistic is fine. We have space for one another.
Being massively financially successful at the expense of a another individual, groups of individuals, or populations of individuals is not.
Please - if you disagree with any of my takes, talk to me. Talk to me and hear me.
I'm posting about what's happening around me as I interpret it. If I'm being exclusive of some thought or framework, talk to me.
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I'm posting about what's happening around me as I interpret it. If I'm being exclusive of some thought or framework, talk to me.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Please - if you disagree with any of my takes, talk to me. Talk to me and hear me.
I'm posting about what's happening around me as I interpret it. If I'm being exclusive of some thought or framework, talk to me.
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I'm posting about what's happening around me as I interpret it. If I'm being exclusive of some thought or framework, talk to me.
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Plot twist: The Democratic party abuses that imaginary term "woke," as well. And the most recent Democrat candidates, followed by the party's lack of spine, cracked that wide open. They don't care either.
This is why SO many people feel disenfranchised, across our limited political spectrum.
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This is why SO many people feel disenfranchised, across our limited political spectrum.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Plot twist: The Democratic party abuses that imaginary term "woke," as well. And the most recent Democrat candidates, followed by the party's lack of spine, cracked that wide open. They don't care either.
This is why SO many people feel disenfranchised, across our limited political spectrum.
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This is why SO many people feel disenfranchised, across our limited political spectrum.
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Our Congressional and Senatorial representatives are increasingly ignoring their constituents voices, actively working against them, or both. This will have devastating consequences.
Whether or not you agree with Governor Walz' values - at least he is speaking to his constituents' plight and...
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Whether or not you agree with Governor Walz' values - at least he is speaking to his constituents' plight and...
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This will have devastating consequences. Nearly a million K-12 students in Minnesota rely on funding from the Department of Education.
Students in rural communities, low-income families, and those who need special education services will be hit the hardest.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Students in rural communities, low-income families, and those who need special education services will be hit the hardest.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department
The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress.
www.nbcnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Our Congressional and Senatorial representatives are increasingly ignoring their constituents voices, actively working against them, or both. This will have devastating consequences.
Whether or not you agree with Governor Walz' values - at least he is speaking to his constituents' plight and...
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Whether or not you agree with Governor Walz' values - at least he is speaking to his constituents' plight and...
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Why aren't modern and historical foreign politics taught more in our schools? I'm talking K-12. I'm only learning anything about them (at least beyond basic fundamentals of Parliament, and the whole picture is not simple) because.
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March 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Why aren't modern and historical foreign politics taught more in our schools? I'm talking K-12. I'm only learning anything about them (at least beyond basic fundamentals of Parliament, and the whole picture is not simple) because.
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Alright, let's discuss whether or not we are experiencing a Constitutional crisis through the framework of the recent deportation of "violent" immigrants. This is might be a long read, and a good bit of this is stuff I'm just learning/literally looked up while writing this, but bear with me -
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March 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Alright, let's discuss whether or not we are experiencing a Constitutional crisis through the framework of the recent deportation of "violent" immigrants. This is might be a long read, and a good bit of this is stuff I'm just learning/literally looked up while writing this, but bear with me -
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Now he is trying to actively convince us to get measles on yet another fake premise. This is who is in charge of HHS.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said studies show measles boost immunity against cancer, heart disease and more. Experts said there’s no conclusive evidence and several studies show a measles infection can suppress the immune system.
No conclusive evidence of measles infection immune boost
As U.S. measles infections spread, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Fox Nation interv
www.politifact.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Now he is trying to actively convince us to get measles on yet another fake premise. This is who is in charge of HHS.
Elon Musk wants to be the new Henry Ford. If you think that is a good thing, I strongly advise you to learn more about Henry Ford.
March 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Elon Musk wants to be the new Henry Ford. If you think that is a good thing, I strongly advise you to learn more about Henry Ford.
Trump and his supporters will absolutely spin any negative sentiment voiced at your representatives as "barbaric attacks from the woke left." 1/2
March 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Trump and his supporters will absolutely spin any negative sentiment voiced at your representatives as "barbaric attacks from the woke left." 1/2
The reason people don't believe "leftism" works in America is because we don't have any truly leftist politicians. The closest we have is Bernie Sanders and AOC - but even in the grand scheme of global politics, they aren't "left."
Until primaries, they are our best hope.
Until primaries, they are our best hope.
March 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The reason people don't believe "leftism" works in America is because we don't have any truly leftist politicians. The closest we have is Bernie Sanders and AOC - but even in the grand scheme of global politics, they aren't "left."
Until primaries, they are our best hope.
Until primaries, they are our best hope.
I definitely wouldn't call "refraining from attacking energy infrastructure" anything close to a ceasefire. Especially if it comes with the cessation of any foreign military aid and intelligence to Ukraine.
No one should believe Vladimir Putin will be "reasonable" about Ukraine.
No one should believe Vladimir Putin will be "reasonable" about Ukraine.
March 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I definitely wouldn't call "refraining from attacking energy infrastructure" anything close to a ceasefire. Especially if it comes with the cessation of any foreign military aid and intelligence to Ukraine.
No one should believe Vladimir Putin will be "reasonable" about Ukraine.
No one should believe Vladimir Putin will be "reasonable" about Ukraine.