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childofhedgehogyesterday at 6:41 PM8 repliesview on HN

Probably an oversimplified question but how do we actually stop this?


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JohnFenyesterday at 6:48 PM

A good start is to vote in the midterms to reduce the amount of power that these antihuman criminals have. The US is currently in the midst of a serious political disaster and there will be no quick fix to any of this. But if we take every opportunity possible whenever we can to rid ourselves of these people and to stand in their way as much as possible, we can work our way back from the brink.

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Y-baryesterday at 6:49 PM

Unfortunately the answer is ”it requires effort”, or in other words: Vote (and hold them accountable after the ballots have been counted), Shout (literally), Protest (including civil disobedience), join any civil or environmental movement, help file legal challenges.

Democracy is for good and for worse not a one-and-done thing, it is a continuous fight.

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pfdietzyesterday at 7:12 PM

If such reviews are required by legislation then you stop it in the courts; approvals without legally required steps are invalid.

If they are not required by legislation then you just deal with the change.

While you're thinking about this, realize even the Democrats are annoyed at how weaponized things like NEPA have become to slow down necessary changes.

crawfordcomeauxyesterday at 6:53 PM

Thousands of people marching on data centers and taking them over at the same time.

Elections will never save you when the parties in power serve the billionaires.

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schainksyesterday at 7:27 PM

1. Vote

2. Vote

3. Vote

4. Find every publicly accessible local forum with _your_ representatives at every level, and get on the mic. Tell your reps they will lose your vote and the votes of your entire network for complicity in harm against society on behalf of the billionaire class. Follow through on that threat.

Extreme option: Run for election yourself on the platform and get voted into office. The bar is lower than ever in some places.

unethical_banyesterday at 9:48 PM

Scrap the current forms of elected representation with one that encourages multiple parties instead of a forced dichotomy. Create some kind of constant recall mechanism for elected officials. And other things.

idontwantthisyesterday at 6:53 PM

Elections have consequences. Vote democrat in November and again in 2028. When someone tells you both sides are the same tell them no, it's only Republicans that are allowing Datacenters to sidestep the law in order to poison us more efficiently.

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