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[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Alternative headline for this Washington Post opinion piece from Jeff Bezos: We're all trying to find the guy who did this!

^more^ ^US^ ^politics^ ^I^ ^know.^ ^There^ ^is^ ^sadly^ ^no^ ^escape^ ^from^ ^the^ ^fiery^ ^vortex^ ^that^ ^is^ ^the^ ^U.S.^ ^election.^

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

no escape

Rest of world: is there no alternative to US hegemony?

CIA: *raises head from pile of blow, puts gun on table* no

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's more like everyone is hungry for content and the POTUS election is a big generator of it.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also most of us speak a lot of English so it is easier to follow than for example Mandarin.

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 7 points 1 month ago

…and other examples of why there are no alternatives to US hegemony!

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