The imminent exits of two of Fetterman’s longest-serving staffers continues a string of departures from his office over the past year.

Summary

Two senior staffers, Charlie Hills and Tré Easton, are leaving Sen. John Fetterman’s office amid his shift toward a more Trump-friendly stance.

Their departures follow other high-profile resignations, including his chief of staff last year.

Fetterman has evolved from a Bernie Sanders supporter to a vocal pro-Israel Democrat and critic of his party’s anti-Trump approach.

He has backed some Trump policies and nominees but opposed others. Despite this shift, he remains a reliable Democratic vote.

  • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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    2 days ago

    Man I read so much cyberpunk in the 90’s and was so excited for the future, even though those books pretty much predict that all the cool future shit will be used to make our lives stupider, I was optimistic back then. But they were absolutely right. The world just continues to March towards dystopian nightmare, and I hate every piece of new technology that I should love. There was a time that having a computer in my pocket and being able to talk to literal robots in my 30’s was an idea that would have excited the fuck out of me. I’ll never forgive capitalism for turning my dreams into nightmares.

    • Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com
      61·
      2 days ago

      I’ll admit that Douglas Adams hit the nail on the head in regards to AI. In the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, AI exists but everyone hates dealing with it because it’s so damned annoying. They avoid it whenever possible, and only interact when forced to do so via things like smart devices that use AI for basic tasks.

      For instance, doors are programmed with AI and emphatically love opening and closing for people. In fact, they love their job as a door so much that they have a tendency to loudly and repeatedly thank people for using them, to the point of annoyance.