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Darus214 @lemm.ee
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Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were 'suppressed'
  • It's the illusion of positive change. The government is basically playing tug-o-war with the people. We have positive change, then the next guy comes and wipes it all away, and we're back to square 1. Look at women's rights, LGBT rights, basic human rights, etc. We thought we were safe yet here we are fighting the same fight as 50+ years ago. We're moving backwards! People can't afford to rent/buy homes, the environment is burning to the ground, food is expensive, education is not only expensive but apparently wrong now too? I mean, how did we get here? We were all tricked into thinking Obama becoming president meant the country was moving away from it's ugly, racial, past. We got lazy. Then Trump gets elected and it all came rushing back x10. Now we're back to making progress again? The ultra rich have the government under their control and we're all just here for their entertainment. We fight against each other for basic scraps when it comes to human decency and for what? We need sustained, positive change that lasts longer than 1-2 presidential elections and we need it now. Trump may be an idiot, but plenty of wanna-be fascists saw his mistakes and will learn from them. The next time we get a Trump 2.0, democracy will die. We cannot afford that to happen, which is why I said we are walking a fine line between democracy and fascism. And until we get actual progressive movements that last, I don't see our government doing us any good.

  • Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were 'suppressed'
  • This country is so fucked. We have a blatant criminal running for president with half the country too stupid or incapable of believing the facts and actually getting his ass in jail, all because he has an R next to his name. Our government is completely deprived of doing anything positive or good for it's people. We're going to spend the next 50 years walking a fine line between fascism and democracy, with all our energy spent on trying to stay on the democracy side, while the citizens of the US suffer the consequences. I hope I'm wrong but with this stupid MAGA cult so high up the chain of the government, it's hard to see a bright future.

  • Kia is saying they can't do an alignment because of too much rust. Car from Chicago, now in Tampa. Asking $3.5k for repair
  • The steering wheel is very slightly off center and when I'm driving at high speeds the car doesn't stay center. I basically have to adjust it constantly when driving on highways. It's not the biggest deal in the world tho. I thought for $115 Ill get it fixed but then they came back with $3.5k.

  • Kia is saying they can't do an alignment because of too much rust. Car from Chicago, now in Tampa. Asking $3.5k for repair
  • That's what Im going to do. I didn't think my car was that bad. They've mentioned before they never seen a car with rust, when I took it for other things in the past. It just needed an alignment and was shocked when they said it'll cost $3.5k in repairs.

  • mechanicadvice @lemm.ee Darus214 @lemm.ee

    Kia is saying they can't do an alignment because of too much rust. Car from Chicago, now in Tampa. Asking $3.5k for repair

    !!!

    Can an expert identify from these pictures if this is really true? It's a 2015 Kia Optima. I'm the original owner, used to live in Chicago but now I'm in Tampa. They say they've never seen anything like it, but that's probably cause they're from FL. They said they can't do an alignment because they can't loosen something to get the equipment in. I would need to replace the following for around $3.5k:

    https://imgur.com/a/9iodwcs

    • ⁠Tie Rod End Replacement: left front inner and outer tie rod ends with new nut • ⁠Control Arm- Rear: both rear lower control arms and hardware • ⁠Trailing Arm: both rear arms and hardware

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    Something better
  • Remember how the internet in the late 90's and early 2000's felt so much better? I've heard someone say that's because in order to get online, you needed to be tech-savy and smart because computers and the internet weren't main stream. That's how I feel here. Regular folk won't bother joining (they can stay on FB) or even know about it.

  • After 3.5 years I finally got Covid
  • Ha i still haven't had it. Kind of like you, i got the original and booster. Last year my mom and husband got it and I was near them during the whole time but still didn't get it. Like someone else mentioned, i probably did get it but haven't shown symptoms. Either way, I am fine with that.

  • iOS 17 beta 3 released

    9to5mac.com Apple releases third developer beta for iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and more.

    Here we go, folks. iOS 17 beta 3 is out and we’re digging in to see what’s new. New betas...

    Apple releases third developer beta for iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and more.
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    is there a simple way to determine who is federated with/defederated from who?
  • I'm still trying to understand all this. I thought all instances "see" (federate) each other. If they can defederate (block) others from seeing an instance, isn't that going to make discovery a problem? Wouldn't that also mean I need to create a new account just to see that instance?