r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h ago

Society Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent—Now Questions Are Mounting

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-struck-yandex-data-centers-russian-bots-went-silent-now-questions-are-mounting-23339
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u/APRForReddit 15h ago

/r/conservative is one of the most interesting subreddits because it used to be incredibly anti-Trump. In like the 2015-era when Trump was primarying ahead of his first presidency, that subreddit HATED trump and trump supporters were routinely downvoted and called names. That subreddit overwhelmingly supported Ted Cruz

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u/Shapes_in_Clouds 12h ago

I mean it is interesting but it's not unique to that subreddit. The Republican establishment back then was largely opposed to Trump. Even Fox News was actively trying to sabotage him during the primary debates, and most prominent conservative figures and voters opposed him. Trump was initially supported only by a grass roots populist movement, and during his first term the old guard GOP tried to put a leash on and control him.

How he has slowly captured the party and essentially become its singular leader is fascinating and something that will be studied for a long time.

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u/DigNitty 8h ago

I distinctly remember a YouTube short where a Fox News host responds to his two coworkers laughing away Trump. He says “careful now, Trump may be the frontrunner of the Republican Party.” They both belly laugh at him because it was so ridiculous. The end of the video was the it’s always sunny theme song with the title “Trump becomes the frontrunner of the Republican Party.”

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u/Vile_Parrot 3h ago

"Laugh today; cry tomorrow."