Yes!

[muzicofiel@mastodon.nl]

@randahl Great video, thank you. I’m only not so optimistic about the midterms elections. We will see. #trump #fascism

[juneosborne@mastodon.social]

@randahl it was sooo good, thank you!! God's work right there!

[prometheus@infosec.exchange]

@randahl Great Video!

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@leeloo honestly, I feared putting out a new video during the holidays, for exactly that reason: Many of us are on family visits.

But it seems to be doing well, closing in on 7K views already.

Maybe the family visits leads to fewer views, while at the same time, many being on vacation leads to more views.

[thierry_van_kerm@mastodon.social]

@randahl To be seen by all. Thanks, Randahl

[djembro@universeodon.com]

@randahl, you’ve outdone yourself!

That bold opening quotation provoked a gasp when you said the word “stupidity” and I immediately thought, “Oh no, the magas will go after Randahl!”

Thank you for having the courage to lay it all out so explicitly.

[kieransweeney@mastodon.ie]

@randahl Is there any way you could take the " will shock you" out...
It's click bait and... Not in this neighborhood probably even if you had something really new...

[softwaretheron@mas.to]

@randahl
It would certainly be surprising if he'd had an original thought.

[saalbers@social.vivaldi.net]

@randahl It is an illusion to think that everything will go back to normal if Trump disappeares from the scene. The relation between the EU and the US is changed for good and we (the EU) must transform to a global power to resit the world according to autocrats.

[sonicjazzmonkey@mastodonapp.uk]

@randahl Great video Randhal. I think though that even if the voters decide to oust republicans and supporters of #trump , the wannabe dictator will just get his 'personal' justice dept to rule those elections null and void, and it wouldn't suprise me if there were 'trumped' up charges against election officials.

There have been a number of opportunities to vote him / his party out, but time and time again he and his elite remain in power.

[coopone@toot.community]

@randahl Excellent presentation

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@mina Yes, I think the YouTube algorithm is pretty good at connecting people with content from creators they have already watched.

(The hard part for creators is to connect with new viewers.)

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@saalbers I think you are right. Europe has been taught a lesson. But internally in the US, the midterms in 2026 is still an important opportunity for the future of democracy. In fact, I think it is make or break.

[colinw@mastodon.scot]

@djembro @randahl Totally agree, well done (and thanks for gerrymander explainer, always wondered how.)

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@sonicJazzMonkey I think you are right. That is also what I meant with Trump going for fascist manipulation.

This is also why it was very important, that the supreme court ruled that Trump could NOT use The National Guard. Because he would indeed have tried to use them in the elections.

He still has ICE, however, and it is important that the states now fight them legally as well.

[randahl@mastodon.social]

@dartov I could also have opened with a quote from Timothy Snyder, Sarah Paine, or Anne Applebaum. We certainly have many great thinkers in the present too.

[hadon@mastodon.social]

@randahl

Remember his friend in El Salvador?

"Bukele dice que le gustaría seguir gobernando en El Salvador “10 años más”"
https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-12-30/bukele-dice-que-le-gustaria-seguir-gobernando-en-el-salvador-10-anos-mas.html

[deberupts@mastodon.social]

@randahl Excellent work Randahl. I'm cautiously optimistic as we move into 2026, but you've given me some hope. Thank you!!

[deberupts@mastodon.social]

@randahl This is a great overview Randahl. The visual on gerrymandering was good. I'm cautiously optimistic as we move in to 2026. I feel like there are still so many unknowns.

[rozeboosje@masto.ai]

@randahl I hope you're right. The one caveat I would like to mention is that Trump's attempt to do it all in months rather than the years it took Hitler and the Nazis might dovetail just that little bit too conveniently with the abysmally short attention span of so many people these days.