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@iris_meredith@mastodon.social In Hungary the previous govt, at the end of 16 years of "illiberal democracy" tried to whip up hate against LBGTQ+ people. This resulted a quite sudden (couple of years) shift in general acceptance of them. Like two thirds of the country accepts gay marriage and adoption by gay couples now.

@raganwald @Ambulocetus The opening ceremony of the Los Angeles olimpics. The president starts his opening speech: "O!" Wild applause. "O!" Even wilder applause, party members standing up "O!" The applause grew thunderous. An aide walks up to the president: "Mister President, you don't have to read the olympic rings!"

@raganwald @Ambulocetus A man calls the police: "You know, I have this argument with my neighbour..." "Yes, we know."

@raganwald @Ambulocetus Finally, there is one which does not translates that well. During the July 4th parade a girl runs up to the president and gives him a small bunch of wild flowers. The president gives her a peck on her face, pats her head and sends her back to her school's team in the parade. Two party officials on the podium: "Just look how nice our President with children!" "Yes, especially if you consider that he could have had her shot!"

@raganwald @Ambulocetus Compare it with the previous joke about the judge and the best joke.

@cstross@wandering.shop don't forget the kettenkraftrad!

@secretsquirrel Come to the eternally damned place. We have cookies.

@cstross@wandering.shop badger badger baaadger

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it @foxxtrot@dice.camp @cstross@wandering.shop There were attempts to make keyboarded phone sized android devices and none fared too well. None of the attempts were for a BB Key 3. I would be in front of the line at the shops if it would happen tho.

@spiegelmama @MarkAsser what happened in Hungary can't happen in the US. Here the process of voting was always free, practical, cheat-proof and done extremely professionally. The cheating happened somewhere else. The US does not allows people to vote, or their votes to be counted, or allows cheating during the voting or the counting.

@spiegelmama @MarkAsser for those who havenot muted me - not fraud by the people, but for example allowing random republican affiliated tech people unmonitored access to the voting machines.

@alistaircoleman@mastodon.social it's horrible.