Resonosity

It's not like we can add some kind of magic automatic residential cutoff system

Of course we can. They're called Microgrid Interconnection Devices (MIDs).

that would just make it worse

Microgrids that can disconnect from the utility at appropriate times may in fact make it better. If homeowners responded to utility alerts of high demand and opted to disconnect from the grid during those times while still having power, that would just make grid operators and home owners happier.

residential distribution is already the problem!

Microgrids are the solution!

tho home batteries are largely elon propaganda...

While residential BESSs are largely Tesla based, they are absolutely key in the energy transition from fossil- to renewables-based power sources.

they only contribute to the above issue, not solve it.

How?

There are ways of addressing it, but they're complicated and unglamorous.

Which ways?

Ok, here we go:

I'm disgusted by people who threw their vote away

Throwing their vote away = not voting.

or refused to vote blue over genocide

Refusing to vote blue != not voting

Refusing to vote blue = vote red, green, PSL, RFK, literally anything else

Are we arriving at the issue at hand finally?

Your reading comprehension needs work.

Annnd classic troll move by resorting to insults instead of facts and claims at hand. How big of a waste of time you've been

Edit:

Unless you mean that both people that didn't vote nor voted blue are disgusting to you, in which case whatever. Personal sentiments can't fix hard facts. The more liberals like you cope, the more you'll lose elections.

You just said:

I said that I'm disgusted by people who sat out.

Your original post which I commented on said this:

Yes, and I'm disgusted by people who threw their vote away or refused to vote blue over genocide

Which is it?

The Uncommitted Movement was ~700k strong. Even if we assume the entire voting block didn't cast ballots in 2024, meaning I don't count them in the Green Party/PSL group, the impact of that would still only be less than 1 mn, which RFK and Libertarians similarly drew for their causes. It's a rounding error whether or not they contributed to the outcome or not.

The real problem is why more people either 1) changed parties or 2) didn't vote in 2024 when they did in 2020. Perhaps COVID had an effect in 2020, perhaps tightened voting laws had an effect in 2024, perhaps Democrats have now become Republican-lite, perhaps shit just sucks and there's no time when people need to work.

It is a politician's job to think about these things and determine a strategy best suited to acquiring power. If politicians don't do that, they lose races.

or refused to vote blue over genocide

In 2024, 155mn people voted, while 88mn didn't out of the entire 243 mn eligible voting population.

Of that, 77 mn voted R, 75 mn voted D, and 3 mn voted 3rd party.

In 2020, 158 mn people voted, while 79 mn didn't out of the entire 238 mn eligible voting population.

Of that, 81 mn voted D, 74 mn voted R, and 3 mn voted 3rd party.

Your claim is that the Uncommitted Movement had an impact in 2024 on the outcome of the election.

Wikipedia says that the movement got 700k votes. If we look to Ballotpedia, the Green Party received ~860k while the PSL received ~165k, meaning we can pretty much say those two parties captured the Uncommitted Movement's voting block. That's a total ~1 mn voters.

But JFK received ~760k votes in 2024 because he didn't file to leave the election before endorsing Trump. And the Libertarians which I doubt have any affiliation with the Uncommitted Movement received ~650k. That's a total ~1.4 mn voters.

The 3rd party vote didn't make or break this election. You can see that in how many people voted 3rd party in 2024 compared to 2020 despite the voting population increasing.

No, I reject your claim. The Democrats lost 6 mn voters in 2024, and failed to capture the eligible voting population. This wasn't the fault of people who give a shit about genocide.

Keep telling yourself that though while the Do Nothing Democrats roll over at every chance they get to aid and abet our fascist regime.

There's also rentry.co/megathread

How is it dubious

most of whom were arrested en masse without any process resembling justice—just tattoos, zip codes, or looking nervous.

That's the price they pay for letting their culture get that bad.

Why are you talking about tattoos here?

The person you're responding to highlighted some text from the article, pointing to injustice of the regime by believing tattoos automatically = jail.

You said their "bad culture" is the price they pay, implicitly grouping tattoo, zip codes, and looking nervous defined by the previous comment all under "bad culture" of those who do go to jail.

You then gaslight me for pointing out your fascism and disregard for civil liberties by avoiding any correlation with tattoos because you didn't mention them explicitly.

Every knows what you were talking about bro. The fact you asked this question makes me think you're a troll with no convictions for attacking modern fascism. Thanks for giving that away so all of us can treat you as such.

Tattoos are not a sign of a culture getting bad.

Your behavior of intolerance is a sign, however.

People like you are why I wish the US had re-education camps like China. You need to unlearn your bullshit.

I never liked tattoos and they're more-often-than-not an indicator of people that I should avoid.

I never liked bootlicking, individualistic, snowflake fascists and they're more-often-than-not an indicator of people that I should avoid.

I'm honestly ok with sending you to a concentration camp with no regards for your safety or wellbeing after that comment.

Tattoos are a form of free speech that applies to one's body, and should be afforded all of the protections of the first amendment.

I cannot believe we're having this conversation in 2025.

TIL

Thanks for compiling this so I can reference it later if Firefox ever becomes an issue