Not smug, just tired.
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See #2 … Oh, wait… https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gaslighting
But yes, I get it. That’s the reason why this is so frustrating. At this point gaslighting has become synonymous with deceiving. Because people who use the word don’t know the (original) meaning!
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Political Memes@lemmy.world•Here's a definition for you, Mike
701·9 months agoSigh…
“Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality.”
- Wikipedia
Can we at least get the definition right when we outright define it?
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politics @lemmy.world•‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual
1531·9 months agoIt always surprises me what people think is the final straw. He’s making his own personal army, kidnapping people off the streets, he’s taxing everyone, he’s taking bribes like it’s hamberders, he’s lying about absolutely everything, he’s demolishing the American government, he’s raping people, always revolving around whether this involves children, which seems more and more likely… But him calling a reporter a bad name is surely what’s going to fell him.
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Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Self hosting Sunday! What's up, selfhosters?English
2·10 months agoI have that. I just got hue first, so all my lamps (or at least the old ones) are registered in hue. I haven’t taken the time to move all of it over, so now I have two competing networks.
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Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Self hosting Sunday! What's up, selfhosters?English
9·10 months agoJust got some power measuring plugs. Home Assistant and immich-running raspberry pi + NAS (dual 20TB in raid 1) + switch clock in at around 30W. Surround receiver playing music ups that by 90W. After a minor water leak I added 5 leak sensors to the system that will blink lights and send texts if they detect anything.
The biggest problem is that I’m still running lights through hue and some of them have an annoying tendency to drop off the network…
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politics @lemmy.world•Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government
561·10 months agoNot at all, barely an inconvenience. They’ll just do what they always do. Have a total disregard for the truth and say whatever they can think of that makes the democrats the villains.
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politics @lemmy.world•The White House thought the shutdown would be quick. Now they’re frustrated.
15·10 months agoWho’d have thought politicians would play politics when doing politics?
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump reportedly asks EU to impose 100% tariffs on India and China
2·1 year agoI read that as incineration, and I didn’t even think it was harsh.
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Political Memes@lemmy.world•getting a deadly infection and an eating disorder from an untreated shattered tooth because dental isn’t considered healthcare
32·1 year agoHonestly, it’s the same in Denmark.
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politics @lemmy.world•The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight
1·1 year agoWhy divide it into districts and not just let every vote count?
Not entirely done (a heading is inside the card) and I have redacted some photos. This is the main tablet view. Another page has lights, but this is more interesting I think.
Topmost I have the state of the house alarm, if the cage to the rabbits is open or closed, and whether one of my kids is in school or not.
Weather below that, Icons show whether it’s safe to open the parasol (wind gust speed, cloud coverage and temperature play in here) and if sunscreen is needed (uv index). If a door or window is open, a card is shown. A list of when trash is being picked up, the agendas for the kids and finally the price of energy for the day.

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Political Memes@lemmy.world•What the US looks like to the rest of the world
73·1 year agoShameless self promotion. But yes, this is exactly it!
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politics @lemmy.world•White House Confirms Trump Is Exploring Ways To ‘Deport’ U.S. Citizens
81·1 year agoRapists, gang members, democrats, red haired people, wokists… You know. The enemy!
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking a third term, adding that he’s ‘not joking’ | CNN Politics
115·1 year agoIf America is at war he could remain President, right? And guess what he’s preparing for…
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politics @lemmy.world•Breaking down whether Democrats didn't stand and clap for child battling cancer at Trump speech
3·1 year agoDanish: It concerns me a feather
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politics @lemmy.world•Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader
30·1 year agoYes, that was very precisely chosen eight uninterrupted minutes of absolute cringe by the American leadership I saw. I’m sure the rest more than made up for the uncut embarrassing clown act the legacy media had chosen to air.
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politics @lemmy.world•What Trump’s Victory Means for the Private Prison Industry
2·2 years agoMe neither, but honestly it could go either way. On the one hand he’s super pro privatisation and giving rich people more money. On the other he’s releasing all the prisoners. The white Nazis anyway.

Yeah, but there’s this one guy who keeps fixing everything.