ExtremeDullard

Everything Trump and his henchmen do seems to have a degree of built-in cruelty. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, being one of the few real thorns in Trump’s backside, probably earned himself an extra helping or two.

Lincicome lists a number of problems with this transaction, including (but not limited to!):

• Intel making decisions for political rather than commercial considerations
• Intel’s board prioritizing government interests over their fiduciary duties
• Other companies being pressured to purchase Intel products, weakening their long-term position.
• Disadvantaging the competitive position of other companies
• Incentivizing the misallocation of private capital

Here’s my biggest problem with the US stake in Intel, that’s not in the list: whenever Intel turns a profit, 10% of it directly finances the fascist Trump regime.

People who want to fight fascism in the US absolutely need to boycott Intel from now on. That mean no Intel processors, but also no daughterboards or laptops with integrated Intel chipsets, or anything Intel-branded.

Don’t sell yourself short. You never know… You might have some skills that are in demand somewhere. Or if not, but there are welcoming countries that only require one to be motivated enough.

At any rate, it doesn’t cost anything to look around for the minimum requirements for immigration into the countries that might interest you.

Well, like I said, it’s not for everyone.

Even in the best of times, the United States is a country that requires a background level of stress and paranoia to live in. You realize that when you move to another developed country where you don’t have to lock your door or wonder whether the next person you meed is armed, mentally unstable or up to no good.

Even before this whole fascist shitshow got started in 2001, I considered the US a lost cause that’s not really worth fighting for. Dubya and the USA Patriot Act was the thing that finally pushed me to leave.

I only have a finite number of hours on this dirtball and I fully intend to spend them as best I can with my family and my children, and offer them a good life. I don’t have time to fight for lost causes.

It’s a choice ultimately. Emigration isn’t for everybody. If you want to stay and try to make America better, more power to you. I just want people to know that life is sweeter elsewhere.

I fucking hate it here

I know it’s not for everyone, but emigration is an option. I left the US 25 years ago and never regretted - and that was when Dubya only barely started turning the country fascist, and it was still normal and somewhat pleasant to live in. So just imagine how much better life is outside the US today…

If you have the possibility, you should consider it.