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  • B

    No other choice. If it is indeed wrong to say out loud that I do not trust Jews anymore, then that will just have to be something I learn to live with like I do genocide, ethnic cleansing, pedophilia and the deliberate murder of world central kitchen and other aid workers. Israel is a savage and degenerate ally, a child killing lying thieving nation state , a menace to all of humanity and friend to no one...Especially Americans!

    IsBix•...

    Polling suggests Hamas is still supported by the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, ~57%. although some polls say 40%...so I'm not sure what you mean by not representative. 

    public opinion
    conflict studies
    middle eastern politics
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  • A

    California hit the wall? So I live in california and so not a newsom fan. I think his ideas cost us way too much. His taxes are killing us. So to list out a couple points -

    1. The "Big Business" Exodus

    The Paul Mitchell and Blue Diamond departures aren't isolated incidents; they are part of a trend where the "math" of staying in California no longer adds up for legacy companies.

    • The Revenue Trap: California relies on the top 1% of earners for nearly half of its income tax. When a billionaire like John Paul DeJoria moves his HQ to Texas, it’s not just about the jobs—it’s a massive hit to the state's tax base.

       

    • The Regulation Wall: Many companies leaving in 2026 cite the state’s aggressive new climate mandates and labor laws as the final straw. They feel the state is making it too expensive to simply exist.

    2. The Oil Pipeline & Energy Crisis

    There is a major showdown happening right now over the Las Flores pipeline system.

     

    • The Probe: Just this week (February 4, 2026), federal investigators (DOJ and SEC) began demanding documents from Sable Offshore, the company trying to restart offshore oil pipelines near Santa Barbara.

       

    • The Conflict: Newsom’s administration has been fighting to keep these lines closed to meet climate goals, while critics argue that shutting down local production just makes California more dependent on expensive foreign oil and drives up gas prices for regular people.

    3. The High-Speed Rail "Burn"

    The High-Speed Rail remains the ultimate symbol of government waste for many.

    • The Money Pit: Despite being billions over budget and decades behind, the state is doubling down. Just last month (January 2026), they launched a new push to find private investors because the state can no longer afford to fund it alone.

    • The Deficit Link: It is hard for the Governor to justify spending billions on a train through the Central Valley when he is simultaneously cutting healthcare benefits for immigrants and stripping funding from homelessness programs to plug a $3 billion to $18 billion deficit (depending on whose math you trust).

    So i am wondering if Sheriff Chad Bianco ideas would not be good as well?

    I myself find it quite conserning that some of these old business are leaving my suspect is high costs.

    as seen on tv•...
    most voters aren't even aware of the policies being written into law by the legislature.  they vote on single issues:  minimum wage, legalized weed, student loan forgiveness, solar panel subsidies....
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    political awareness
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  • PaperTrails•...
    It appears there is very strong opinion these days about issues like corruption and misconduct. Either people are 100% sure it's happening on a large scale, or they refuse to believe the possibility even exists....
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  • Ron62•...

    Trust scores

    Brand new, but the onboarding info suggests Trust Scores reflect how much a post's source "reflects my worldviews"?  I'm not really looking for an echo chamber platform and had assumed these scores would focus more on good faith, or even veracity, as opposed to viewpoint...
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  • jordanSA•...

    Great charts on polarization and echo-chambers in the USA

    Six-Chart Sunday – Where You Sit Is Where You Stand - by some guy named Bruce Mehlman on Substack 90% of Republicans approved of President Trump’s job performance mid-April (~85 days in), tied for the highest own party approval at this point in the term per Hart Research....
    political science
    media studies
    public opinion
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  • annabeth avatar

    Can someone actually have any Teal if they score 0% Orange, Amber, Red, and Magenta? Going through the scores of the Better Political Conversations quiz is fascinating. (reference: https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/we0q1pq/run)

    Now, this very well could have been someone running an experiment to test the scoring, or to try to get a sense of a friend or family member, but they did give a name where a lot of people leave that blank.

    Their scores are:
    Teal 55%
    Green 45%
    Orange 0%
    Amber 0%
    Red 0%
    Magenta 0%

    Is it at all possible that someone could select every single response at Orange, Amber, Red, and Magenta as False, wrong, or just doesn’t make sense and have any actual Teal?

    Also interesting, I got an email from someone who thinks of himself as primarily Orange, but was surprised that his quiz results came out 0% Orange. He referenced his Meyers-Briggs results as a reference in support. Utterly fascinated, I’ve asked him to let me know what correlation he sees between the Integral levels and Meyers-Briggs, and I’ve asked him what statements at Orange would have had his quiz results come out accurate for him.

    Each time I make a significant edit in the content of the project I make a note of the change in the google sheet where I’m keeping track of scores. Here are the averages of the currently 75 scores:

    Amber 26%
    Green 25%
    Teal 21%
    Red 12%
    Orange 11%
    Magenta 5%

    One blatant pattern I’m seeing is that high Green scores ALWAYS pair with a high score in Amber, and that people who have that pairing always score exceedingly low in Red and quite low in Orange.

    annabeth•...
    I just added a section at the end of the test before the scores where people have the option to share anything about their political perspective that wasn’t covered here or might help me refine and clarify the quiz. I’m excited to see what people write there....
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  • david avatar

    Supporting bipartisan Bromance? I think I’m starting to hope that JD and Tim can embrace and mutiny on their respective Presidential candidates.

    I like that we’re getting deeper into the issues and realizing it’s not a simple issue solved by rhetoric. I like the civility even though the problems are heartbreaking and terrifying.

    renee•...

    Do you like Walz better than Kamala?

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  • T

    Thoughts from a lefty. As someone more on the left, it’s always depressing to watch these debates. Both candidates pro war, ignoring Israeli aggression, both want to drill more fossil fuels—which will drive climate change regardless of how much windmills you build, and lies about immigration. 80% of drug trafficking arrests at us border are US citizens lol. The Democratic Party has moved very far to the right over the years and it’s showing tonight. One reason they keep agreeing on things I think

    jordanSA•...
    It’s surprising (in a helpful way—learning my biases is one of the things I’m hoping UpTrust will continuously reveal) to hear your opinion that the Dem Party has moved very far right over the years....
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    american politics
    public opinion
    political polarization
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  • xander avatar

    Why did Vance change his tune on Trump. He was quite vociferous against Trump and now he’s his biggest fan, what happened?

    cindym•...
    My opinion, At this point, Trump is the antidote to the Biden/Harris socialist policies. A lot of people, including, RFK, Elon Musk, have changed their position on Trump because they believe that Harris is a mouthpiece for a corrupt American system that has already shown their...
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    politics
    us government
    freedom of speech
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  • mitch lewis•...

    Political Theater

    I find myself bracing as I watch. Pervading sense of mistrust and cynicism. I am relating to the debate as political theater. If I could rank what I’m seeing on this platform it would be red arrow down, repeatedly....
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    politics
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  • Philip•...

    WWF Muppets

    In this corner, JD Vance, Vance Refrigeration. And in this corner Governor Tim Balz. These guys are muppets. They’ll put on a good show, do their best to get folks riled up and to convince everyone that it’s really important, maybe even existentially important, that their side...
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    media and entertainment
    satire
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  • daveSA•...

    An AI safety introduction that I like.

    I’m curious what people’s thoughts, reactions and impacts from this link are. I’m already fairly familiar with this space, and it seems like it needs some solid introductory articles - so I wanted to present this one to you all and see what you thought....
    public opinion
    digital communication
    content creation
    online media
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  • jordanSA•...

    What do you think of Circling Europe dropping the term "Circling?"

    I almost don’t want Circling Europe to show up in my feed, but I am very curious about people’s thoughts and reactions.

    public opinion
    social media
    current events
    travel
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  • dara_like_sara avatar

    Attempted Trump Assasination- Was he actually hit by a bullet? (meta commentary: I imagine the future of uptrust will host more conversations of this nature… so let’s see how we navigate it)

    On Saturday, former president Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination.

    Two things I want to talk about–

    1. Was Trump actually hit by a bullet? I’m skeptical that a bullet grazed his ear, and think it’s more likely that a piece of shrapnel clipped him. I’m not intending to minimize the fact that someone definitely tried to kill him, but rather I am irritated by his spinning and inflation of the story if there is a truer thing to be said about what happened.

    2. The secret service really fucked up. How on earth do they miss a lone sniper on a roof that many of the bystanders identified before them? I don’t think there is a conspiracy theory here, but do believe someone should probably be fired for their oversight.

    I’d like to hear others’ opinions on this + where your credibility comes from. Name your news source or experience that leads you to believe what you’re sharing.

    dara_like_saraSA•...
    Some folks have argued that a bullet would have caused a lot more damage. So rather than a bullet, it was maybe the teleprompter being hit and glass flying off of it....
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  • dara_like_sara avatar

    Attempted Trump Assasination- Was he actually hit by a bullet? (meta commentary: I imagine the future of uptrust will host more conversations of this nature… so let’s see how we navigate it)

    On Saturday, former president Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination.

    Two things I want to talk about–

    1. Was Trump actually hit by a bullet? I’m skeptical that a bullet grazed his ear, and think it’s more likely that a piece of shrapnel clipped him. I’m not intending to minimize the fact that someone definitely tried to kill him, but rather I am irritated by his spinning and inflation of the story if there is a truer thing to be said about what happened.

    2. The secret service really fucked up. How on earth do they miss a lone sniper on a roof that many of the bystanders identified before them? I don’t think there is a conspiracy theory here, but do believe someone should probably be fired for their oversight.

    I’d like to hear others’ opinions on this + where your credibility comes from. Name your news source or experience that leads you to believe what you’re sharing.

    cvbarcia2013@gmail.com•...
    "The Secret Service really fucked up". oooo, I am not liking that opinion. I have the upmost respect towards that branch of national security. Several law agencies were involved at that event. I credit the Secret Service with taking action to protect a former president....
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  • dara_like_sara avatar

    Attempted Trump Assasination- Was he actually hit by a bullet? (meta commentary: I imagine the future of uptrust will host more conversations of this nature… so let’s see how we navigate it)

    On Saturday, former president Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination.

    Two things I want to talk about–

    1. Was Trump actually hit by a bullet? I’m skeptical that a bullet grazed his ear, and think it’s more likely that a piece of shrapnel clipped him. I’m not intending to minimize the fact that someone definitely tried to kill him, but rather I am irritated by his spinning and inflation of the story if there is a truer thing to be said about what happened.

    2. The secret service really fucked up. How on earth do they miss a lone sniper on a roof that many of the bystanders identified before them? I don’t think there is a conspiracy theory here, but do believe someone should probably be fired for their oversight.

    I’d like to hear others’ opinions on this + where your credibility comes from. Name your news source or experience that leads you to believe what you’re sharing.

    nat•...
    I question whether Trump was actually hit too. Someone on Twitter said that his ear was cut by a mic/teleprompt device during the commotion. I have no idea if that’s true. Someone else questioned the blood splatter. They thought it was weird how the blood ran down his face....
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  • valerie@relateful.com•...

    Trump is going to be President (again)

    The assassination attempt is definitely helping propel Trump to the presidency (aka the belief that "God is ordaining Trump to be president, thus saved him from harm"), though Elon Musk’s immediate endorsement after the assassination attempt (and $45 mil per month committed...
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    artificial intelligence
    technology
    politics
    elections
    age and leadership
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  • dara_like_saraSA•...

    Attempted Trump Assasination- Was he actually hit by a bullet?

    (meta commentary: I imagine the future of uptrust will host more conversations of this nature… so let’s see how we navigate it) On Saturday, former president Donald Trump was the target of an attempted assassination....
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    politics
    law enforcement
    media and journalism
    security
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  • Philip avatar

    Trump is now…. ..officially a convicted criminal. And he’s still going to run. And he’s probably still going to win.

    I’m not quite sure what that says about the state of democracy, the Biden administration, the US and/or our world.

    But it strikes me as so utterly absurd, it’s actually kinda hilarious.

    I remember 8 years ago, I was so appalled when Trump got elected, it seemed like the end of the world.

    But the world didn’t end. And it might be my heartbroken disappointment with Biden’s warmongering-while-virtue-signaling administration or the fact that whoever’s actually in control of the Democratic party seems to just not give a fuck and is willing to run him again when he seems at least half-senile, but this time around I’m like, yeah, OK, Trump again. Fine. Bring it on.

    (Insert gif of person eating popcorn ).

    jordanSA•...
    it looks like most of the trump supporters have very little trouble with the conviction—there are a ton of seemingly easy ways to write it off, such as: "the conviction is politically motivated and a lot of the laws were completely made up for this" "all politicians are corrupt,...
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  • Philip avatar

    Trump is now…. ..officially a convicted criminal. And he’s still going to run. And he’s probably still going to win.

    I’m not quite sure what that says about the state of democracy, the Biden administration, the US and/or our world.

    But it strikes me as so utterly absurd, it’s actually kinda hilarious.

    I remember 8 years ago, I was so appalled when Trump got elected, it seemed like the end of the world.

    But the world didn’t end. And it might be my heartbroken disappointment with Biden’s warmongering-while-virtue-signaling administration or the fact that whoever’s actually in control of the Democratic party seems to just not give a fuck and is willing to run him again when he seems at least half-senile, but this time around I’m like, yeah, OK, Trump again. Fine. Bring it on.

    (Insert gif of person eating popcorn ).

    marcello•...
    I mean he did kind of claim to have this super power in advance back in 2016: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?" Trump said, mimicking firing a gun with his fingers....
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    media studies
    public opinion
    political rhetoric
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