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Remittancegirl

@Remittancegirl@mstdn.social

Writer, reader, worrier, lefty, PhD. Lacanian. Cat addict and cook. Complicator. Vehemently anti-reductionist. Militantly unverifiable. Lives in Spain; misses Vietnam

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sandralindsey, to random
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I didn't see the aurora borealis last night because I went to bed early... tonight, I've been snuggled.

Remittancegirl,
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@sandralindsey Purrrr

Remittancegirl,
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@sandralindsey Neither of my cats ever want to sleep on my husband's side of the bed. They always crowd me, damn it. I love them, but I'd really like a bit more legroom.

Remittancegirl, to animals
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Dora doesn’t give a fuck for gravity or dignity

Remittancegirl, to random
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I'm genuinely ashamed of myself.

I don't share political views with the conservatives on the SCOTUS, but I was under the shameful misapprehension that they were not unintelligent men, that they were capable of rational thought.

But I was wrong. Because not a single one of them managed to figure out that a President who is immune from prosecution for assassinating a political rival cannot possibly HAVE a congress who might impeach him. Do they imagine congresspersons do not fear death?

Remittancegirl,
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And you don't have to be all that intelligent to dream up this scenario.

There's Putin in Russia giving them object lessons in how to do this.

I find myself, even at this late age, being surprised by the jawdropping stupidity of people in positions of immense power. I've really got to have a chat with my Big Other.

Remittancegirl,
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I have to wonder how many other people are like me. We have spent all our lives holding onto the fantasy that high office is an indication of capability.

It is so obviously nothing but an indication of ferocious ambition.

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@blabberlicious Then it is something about the setting of power itself that weeds out those with principles and leaves only those with horrific ambition, I gather.

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@blabberlicious I feel you

Remittancegirl,
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@luciedigitalni @blabberlicious whether 5 or 4 years, the greater problem is not having a fixed election date.

CultureDesk, (edited ) to books
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Does sci-fi shape the future? Tech billionaires from Bill Gates to Elon Musk have often talked about the impact of novels they read as teens, from Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" to Iain M. Banks' "Culture" series. Big Think's Namir Khaliq spoke to authors including Andy Weir, Lois McMaster Bujold, @cstross and @pluralistic about how much impact they think science fiction has had, or can have.

https://flip.it/DmHzd2

@bookstodon

Remittancegirl,
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@CultureDesk @cstross @pluralistic @bookstodon too bad they didn’t embrace the hope inherent in most of it

Remittancegirl, to random
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Determined

rgarner, to animals
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Woody would like to know precisely why he can't come with

Remittancegirl,
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@rgarner When Jacques was a tiny kitten, not only did she curl up in my open suitcase, but burrowed under my clothes. I missed a flight to Bangkok when, while standing in the check-in line, I heard angry mewing.

flexghost, to random
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Let me get this straight

A global conspiracy, involving every country on earth for 40+ years in order to spread mind-control chemicals from planes is real

Yet climate change is false

Hey Republicans from The South: ever wonder why no one takes y’all seriously?

🏆

Remittancegirl,
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@flexghost Well, on a positive note, at least all the paranoid psychotics in the world are identifying themselves with gusto.

It is their absolute certainty that gives them away.

Us neurotics... we're willing to entertain the possibility but have our doubts

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@flexghost no, not at all.

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@flexghost I would never make an assumption on the structure of your unconscious, my dear.

And each of them have their positives and negatives.

We're all mad in our own very singular ways.

Remittancegirl, to random
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It is a considerable thing to comprehend that the USA, if Trump is elected, might be bought outright for half a billion dollars.

Ponder that.

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"6.8% of American adults are currently experiencing symptoms, according to a new survey from" .

Nearly 3X as many - "17.6% of American adults" - report having at some point.

This is "an 'alarming' increase in recent months even as the health agency relaxes Covid isolation recommendations, experts say.

...an estimated 17.6 million Americans" now suffer symptoms.

Additional Americans have SARS-caused heart disease, diabetes, etc.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/long-covid-symptoms-cdc

Remittancegirl,
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@chargrille Telling people it is alright for them to mingle with other people when they are still infectious WITH ANY INFECTIOUS disease is flat out amoral.

There are many people with weakened immune systems whose lives are put at risk by this.

Remittancegirl, to random
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So… my vet tells me that antivax lunacy has now spread to pet owners who are convinced that vaccines will give their pets autism.

Fuck these cretinous halfwits

Remittancegirl, to animals
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Dora needs to put her scent in ALL the groceries!

Remittancegirl, to random
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I'm so fucking deeply pissed off. I've tried to find a way to frame this with a wider lens, but that will take a while.

The SCOTUS has decided that the conceit of putting their finger on the scales is more important than affording the American people the opportunity to make an informed choice in the upcoming election.

Remittancegirl,
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Okay - wider frame:

Following @Illuminatus's succinct post, the larger problem highlighted by this petty decision is the paradox of the court's 'supremacy' and the fact that they are life-appointments.

The reason for life-appointments was to free justices of pressure to serve any master other than the law and the good of the country.

Clearly that intention has been unmoored. A court that knowingly delays justice with an election hanging in the balance is an illegitimate court.

Remittancegirl,
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One of the most important advances in social organization was the establishment of a set of laws and mechanisms for imposing them that applied to all.

The rate of murder in Britain dropped dramatically after the establishment of the Crown Courts. As imperfect as they were, they gave people a sense that they could seek justice through a neutral arbiter, rather than rough justice.

This belief in the possibility of justice is being dramatically eroded.

Remittancegirl,
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The phrase "Justice delayed is justice denied" is fundamental to jurisprudence.

SCOTUS's granting of certiorari on the DC appellate court's decision cannot be decontextualized. They may be venal, but they're not stupid. They KNOW that granting cert is justice denied and that the consequences are as grave as any consequence can be.

Shame on them.

Remittancegirl, to random
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Why yes, I’m totally watching the

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I girded my loins and watched

It felt like breaking open a barely joined wound.

It reminded me that one of the massive problems with institutional loyalty is that it causes people to circumvent their own critical thinking skills.

Remittancegirl,
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How governments managed to convince so many people to overlook the basic laws of physics - any barrier is better than no barrier when the aim is to keep something out - still fucks my mind up.

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