Democrats have moved far to the right, just not as far as Republicans have gone. The shift started back during the Clinton administration, try to go for the "big tent" approach, welcome CONSERVATIVES to the party, as long as they aren't too far to the right. To bring those conservatives, Democtats aimed for "the middle", but when the middle shifts to the right because Republicans push further and further to the right, suddenly, most Democrats are now more conservative than progressive.

Liberal is a term that is really flawed in most ways, it means tolerant, accepting of others and other perspectives. it does NOT mean pushing for improvements, it doesn't mean change, it means acceptance. And yep, the Democratic Party is dominated by liberals, they are more accepting of conservatives and even Republicans than they are progressives, who try to push back to the left instead of just allowing Republicans to keep dragging EVERYTHING more and more to the right. Pelosi, Schumer, Harry Reid, they were all liberals, only pushing slightly back as Republicans dragged things further toward an authoritarian way of doing things.

Do you remember how Bush dragged the USA into Iraq with the claim of weapons of mass destruction that were not true? Iran was not looking to develop nuclear weapons until Trump threw out the deal that Obama had set up. Trump is a clear and present danger to Canada(claiming Trump wants Canada to be a 51st state), Greenland, and everywhere else, not to mention Venezuela, yea, let's just attack them because...they were a threat?

Iran wasn't making nuclear weapons a priority until Trump decided to illegally attack them. Now, why would they agree to not develop ANY sort of weapons when you have Netanyahu and Trump violating almost every written rule for what is allowed when it comes to war? Rule one: You do NOT target civilians, at any time, and when you target a school with children inside, that is a clear violation of international law.

So now, we went from "Iran is using proxy groups to cause trouble", to Iran directly causing trouble, and that is ENTIRELY the fault of Trump and Netanyahu. Both men should be tried and sent to prison, along with those who went along with their illegal orders.

Yep, Trump insists on being in control of everything, because he is a fascist, and every Republican that keeps going along with his nonsense are complicit and should be considered to support all of the illegal actions that Trump and his administration have been doing. The murder of citizens, yep, the Republicans in Congress and the Senate are all guilty of supporting this as well. They should all be tried for their part, along with violating their oath of office, because they are NOT upholding what is in the US Constitution.

What you have is Gamestop, a failing business caused by people not buying retail when they can order online, or streaming for games. Any shareholders or executives at eBay would have to be an idiot to accept the offer. Gamestop should go for other businesses that are having problems, so would be happy for the chance of a buyout or merger before they are forced to liquidate the business.

I agree with you. We seem to have found one of the village idiots out there, but because there are so many villages, we see just how many idiots there are.

Trump is incapable of coming up with a good deal, which is why he is the reason for businesses to go bankrupt.

There is a level of BLATANT corruption in almost everything Trump does, where he does things just to push people so they give him a "donation" in exchange for government contracts, or to avoid vindictive lawsuits. That is why it is questionable about everything that involves the Trump administration. SpaceX has a lot going for it, but Tesla....how much or little are they paying in federal income taxes in exchange for getting government contracts? Oh yea, not paying much in corporate taxes, getting a government deal, so the potential for there being yet more corruption at play is VERY high.

It's not about if you like or do not like this administration, Trump is VERY VERY obvious about "rewarding" donations made to him or to things that will directly result in more money going to Trump personally. If you want an "in" with Trump, just buy a bunch of his crypto, which is another form of corruption while he is in office.

So, should betting on the final number of little girls that Trump has raped be allowed? How about betting on how long someone actually survives(down to the second) that a specific person lives after being pushed out of an airlock from the ISS? Betting on things that by themselves are seen as disgusting behaviors is something that shouldn't be legal. Putting regulations on things that can be manipulated as well, just to help certain people profit while others get hurt makes a lot of sense, but the Trump administration and friends support any sort of corruption and illegal activity as long as they can personally profit from it.

Anyone who even calls other people "a commie" are generally poorly educated and have zero clue about ANYTHING involving politics. That's not a defense of rsilvergun, just an observation based on what the least educated people use as an insult. You probably support that pedophile in the White House as well as his pedophile friends.

You can not look purely at income without looking at the cost of living. If income goes up by 5% but the cost of living has gone up by 20%, sure, people are earning more money, but effectively are less wealthy. No numbers are required to understand that concept, and for those who live in places with a higher population density, that trend of "wage increases go up MUCH more slowly than the cost of living increases".

That is why people say the economy is doing poorly right now, because the cost of living really has gone up by over 7%, but wages have gone up by what, 3% in the past year? Pay attention to the NET income, not gross, and you would see that the vast majority of people have had our net income go down.

One thing to remember is the idea of self correction. When a user starts using those words/phrases, that indicates that the AI has done something wrong in many cases, so this will "flag" the interactions, either to see why the user wasn't happy with what the AI did, or, the AI could use it itself to spend extra effort to correct whatever mistake was made that has frustrated the user.

It's similar to dealing with people, they make mistakes, but there are SOME people who almost need to be cursed at before they will actually pay attention.

Bernie wasn't running out there to pay a 0-5% income tax rate and advocating for lower tax rates on the wealthy. Responsible people who have money SUPPORT the idea of higher tax rates on those who make over $4 million per year.

The big problem with Tesla and SpaceX at this point is Elon Musk. Seriously, many people who were looking to buy a Tesla immediately became anti-Tesla with Musk and that abortion known as DOGE, as well as the obvious conflicts of interest and how it cost more money than was saved(because Musk only did it for his own profits and as a way to steal information from things like Social Security). SpaceX I wouldn't bet against right now, but all second guessing about Tesla and SpaceX would be gone if Musk were removed from the picture.

There is a difference between sea water and water we can drink. Now, if they would do something, like building desalinization plants and then pump the water around the country to places that need it, we could actually even reclaim the desert over time if done the right way. The problem is that we have very short-sighted politicians who only think in terms of 1-6 years, instead of thinking 20+ years out. It's like all the idiot executives out there that will go out of their way to save $0.10 cents per hour per employee, not realizing that it will cost the company $1000 extra per year per employee from the side effects. When short term profits are more important than long profits, that is when you know the company is going to crash as soon as a decent competitor shows up.