OP, ignore a lot of these commenters. Remember that Lemmy is international, and does not reflect actual Americans who are stepping up. You’re asking the Internet, many doom scroll then bitch and then repeat and do nothing else.

Remember that Lemmy is still social media - which means it’s unprotected and anybody can read it. You’re not going to find these conversations openly. Because that’s a huge safety risk.

The community groups already exist. Maybe not in small towns, but every city has something. It won’t be called anything like “self-defense”, which is actually harmful to the core message of creating only peaceful protests.

But being involved in the non-violent aspect will help you start to get in the know. If you’re already in self defense groups (everything from martial arts to your local gun range), bring up your interest in activism.

In other words, you won’t find your answer here. And the real answer is face to face with other like-minded individuals in a secure place.

Contrary to popular belief: Going to a protest isn’t the only way to show your dislike. Protesters are the front line.

The back line is support. First aid people. Armed citizens acting as guards. Legal observators. Saboteurs. Tech people to amplify the message. All of these are not at a protest, but assembled through online groups and community events.

Granted, you’ll also see them staged at protests too, but you don’t have to go to one.

You need both lines, and there’s a lot of roles out there.

Ah I wonder from who

Reminds me of conservatives who hate gays while going on Grindr.

JD Vance has a Indian wife and half-indian children. And he’s still pushing for racist acts, things that his own wife and kids would be affected by.

Let’s stop pretending like anybody should get a pass for intermingling outside their race.

If we’re doing wishful thinking, I’d love an age and location mechanism.

Theres currently no way to do this with privacy and security in mind. Because it’s just a clusterfuck of issues.

But, again - wishful thinking. It would be cool hell to be able to actually have spaces for specific ages, or specific locations.

All the eurocentric communities forcing the end user to be from europe. Imagine a community for only 40-60yos, or a real teenager community without the creepos.

My city has a forum for each generation (millennials, gen X, etc) and the conversations and chats are lightyears better than anything else. We have RL meetups and BBQs. It’s a real community. Trolls quickly get booted and those who were assholes beg to come back after apologizing.

As much as I want to shit on this meme, I’m kind of happy that a pretty mainstream publication like PC Gamer is saying this.

The more it’s brought up by the mainstream media as an alternative to Windows, the better.

I don’t recall answering any of those questions since I got my passport in the 2000s.

I welcome these maga nuts also supporting the boycott of Chick-fil-A.

Fuck that company for all the millions they contributed to right wing groups who went on anti lgbtqia crusades for the past two decades.

And honestly I don’t care why maga is protesting them. Fuck Chick-fil-A.

For clarity: The Democratic party in the US, based on their talking points, is considered right wing in much of the world. The conservative party in the US, based on their talking points, is considered far right wing in much of the world.

In the US: We have “actual” left wing politicians, who frequently are shouted down and forced to align themselves with Democrats to get any sort of movement.

The two party system works to keep those two teams going.

This is a difficult question because we don’t have an agreed upon baseline of what “living” looks like worldwide.

Some countries may say, “living a long life.” Other countries may say, “And a roof over your head.” And Other countries may say, “That and a yearly vacation.”

Also, it’s sad to say that million dollars isn’t even “dick around” money anymore. My wife’s retired grandparents retired on a million at age 70. They’re living okay, very modestly at age 90. Medicine is fucking expensive, hip surgeries, paying for physical therapy, etc. No brand new cars or fancy trips. Just coupon clipping and finding lunch deals.

I have five of them near me and yeah.

I also just searched and found out that apparently there’s Bitcoin ATMs as well? Can’t say I’ve seen them.

Well damn.

2.2 lbs (1kg) can cost roughly $1,500 - $6,000.

https://amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com/blog/how-much-is-a-pound-of-weed-cost/

I recall seeing signs of an ounce being sold as low as $40, (making it $640 a lb) which is probably terrible quality.

If the question is: “I am trying to make everyone in my household hallucinate, whats the cheapest thing I can do?”, now we’re having fun.

“Just Hook it up to my veins!”

Wait people walk for mental health, and not to crop dust their neighborhood?

It’s the site where you can buy things off of temu and the resell it here.

Excuse me. There’s a sign at Ramsett Park that says “Do not drink the sprinkler water,” so I made sun tea with it, and now I have an infection. Sir? Sir, are… are… are… are you listening to me, sir? Sir, I’m talking to you! Sir! Sir, are you aware that there is waste in your water system?

If we’re here to solve it, another solution is not to connect it to your network.

I don’t know why someone would want the internet on their fridge.

All thanks to John Advertising.

We know because that asshole told everyone about it and his services.

This. When I was a kid, I asked this same question and it took me years to fully wrap my head around it.

The ELI5 - When we pick food, we often pick it when it’s the most fresh. We want the freshest apples, the healthiest corn. That also applies to meat. We kill animals at their peak, and harvest them for meat.

When you die, it’s because something is rotten. Lung. Heart. Cancer. Its part of aging. If some part of your body was rotten enough to kill you, that means that was circulating through the rest of your body. Say that a rabbit was killed by poison gas. Would you eat it, if technically, the poison was mostly in its lungs?