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ambulocetus

@ambulocetus@qoto.org

Nemo me impune lacessit

Voted Best Psychic Of 2026

Non-practicing intellectual

https://www.metafilter.com/user/99809

Certified freak, seven days a week.

謙虚だが弱くはない、自信に満ちているが誇りに思っていない、神秘的だが不魔法ではない

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literalgrill, to ai
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Anything from Vox Media and The Atlantic is now untrustworthy in any capacity from now on. Remember this when reading or linking to any articles in the future.

ambulocetus,
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@literalgrill So sad. The Atlantic was one of the last decent places for decent writing. I think I'm gonna have to dust off that old Blog I used to have, because I think I can do a better job than AI.
Like Jello Biafra said "become the media"

StillIRise1963, to random
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Before millions died in WWII, they were just like you. Living their lives, seeing friends and family, going to work. Things can change very quickly.

ambulocetus,
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@annietime @darnell @mastodonmigration @StillIRise1963 That's still better than the alternative. Let them riot. That means more of them go to prison. We can't give in to fear, because that's what they want. Never do what your enemy wants you to do.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I know we were all traumatized by Covid and still are, but we really need to remember all the things the Trump administration did to us at the beginning of the pandemic. They took away PPE from Blue states, tried to hoard it for themselves or make money selling it to states, wanted to use herd immunity when they saw Black people were dying disproportionately and did a genocide, didn't care about the lives of front line workers, seniors, children or teachers, got people to stop using masks...

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@StillIRise1963 Don't forget all the small business "loans" that went to huge mega-churches instead of small businesses.

jeffjarvis, to random
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The Times manages to insult Joe Biden, everybody over 65, and the intelligence of its entire audience all at once. Surprise: Old people are too smart to vote for a fascist. Imagine that.
How ‘All in the Family’ Explains Biden’s Strength Among Seniors https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/06/upshot/older-voters.html?pvid=r27YtBsbsWNeyZqBkHGX8W0P&ugrp=c&smid=tw-share

ambulocetus,
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@jeffjarvis These days, when I see a link to NYT, it's the same as seeing a link to Fox "News" to me.

ambulocetus, to random
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There once was a man from peru
Whose limericks stopped at line two

ambulocetus, to random
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The "Good Cop, Bad Cop" trick is a popular technique because it works even when you know they are doing it. The contrast between the 2 operators makes the less extreme one look mild in comparison, even though they would appear anything but mild in another context. But it doesn't work only with police. It can take the form of "good pope, bad pope" or "good Supreme Court Justice, bad Supreme Court Justice", or even "good media outlet, bad media outlet". Now that you are aware of this trick, you will see it everywhere.

LeftistLawyer, to philosophy

A little #class similarity observation #thread:

I'm a very #leftist kinda lawyer in a very rightist kinda region.

In meeting with clients over the years, I note that they often like to talk about politics. I'm not entirely sure why. Some, perhaps do so to "feel out" whether I'm their type of attorney. Some maybe think lawyers have some deeper political insight due to their connection to the law. I don't know. I just know it happens with great regularity.

And being a leftist in an extremely rightist world, you can imagine my discomfort.

Fortunately, I've found a strategy that seems to allow me to bond with clients no matter how rightwhackadoodle they seem. Are you ready for it?

#uspol #conservative #liberal #elite #NoWarButClassWar #socialism

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ambulocetus,
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@LeftistLawyer Everyone reading this thread can do this. I'm not a lawyer, but I am a small business owner, and I do much the same thing. If they think you are one of them, (or at least don't suspect you of being not one of them) it's much easier to evoke reflection. Facts and logic only provoke the Backfire Effect in them, so if we want to get them to a more rational place, we need to adjust our strategies.

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@LeftistLawyer There is a difference between a Leftist brain and a Rightest brain. They see things differently and respond to things differently. But some people are trying to use every trick they can think of to make that divide wider and wider. It's a complicated issue, and there is much to say, but my feeling is that unless we can start to change some minds, their side will keep growing and ours will keep shrinking.
With all the election doubt and gerrymandering and other dirty tricks, we will certainly need to win at least some of them over or our numbers may not be enough..
Sun Zi said "treat them well, and you can add their chariots to your own."

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Everyone likes to shine, but nobody likes to polish.

ambulocetus, to random
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ambulocetus, to random
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Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein wasn't the monster. Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein was the monster.

ambulocetus, to random
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When I moved, I had to decide whether or not to get rid of my encyclopedia. I tried to sell it, but nobody wanted it, and it was too nice to throw away. Now that AI and fake news destroyed the internet, I am so glad I kept it. I am going back to books printed on paper. The Web is only for email, cute cats, or a music video.

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"What are the facts? Again and again and again - what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell," avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history" — what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!" - -Robert Heinlein

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I don't want to watch "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", I want to watch "Who Wants To Jail A Millionaire".

futurebird, to random
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:: When broadcast media from Earth reached these aliens, due to their unique psychology, they did not react as we might have anticipated. They failed to understand (they could not imagine) that the strange sounds & images were produced by some other kind of life— some other group of thinking beings like themselves, but different. Another culture that lived in their own way somewhere else. No. The aliens understood our media to be their own. They assumed it was for and about them. 1/

ambulocetus,
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@futurebird @Altreus Not many science fiction novels from 1952 still hold up these days, but The City by Clifford Simak certainly does. It features a civilization of ants, and I can't tell you more without spoilers, but it is definitely an under appreciated classic. If there is one book mentioned here today that you simply must find, it is this one. The audio-book will keep you enthralled, if you can find that format.

ambulocetus, to random
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Your cable company wants to raise your rates to help Fox News pay their legal bills. www.NoFoxFee.com

compost, to random
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Finally did the first mowing of the season today.

We have an entirely manual push lawnmower, no gas or electrical, it is nice because it does not make any noise and you don't have to pay anything to use it.

It is a simple system of chop and drop that allows the clippings to be dropped where it is mowed.

The first grass clippings are always nice to use in a hot compost pile. I like to mix, fall leaves and wood chips, grass clippings, and worm compost.

You sure don't eat the grass but you can compost it to make your own fertilizer.

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@compost I have a push mower too, and it was great for my small yard. But I'm slowly replacing the grass with native ground-covers, and that made it a little more difficult to use, so I got a Ryobi electric mower.
Now if only they could make an electric snow-blower with enough power...

StillIRise1963, to random
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I want American traitors charged with treason. They’re easy to find, they’re in the government.

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@carstenfranke @StillIRise1963 You're right, the service has gone down. But I will still rather give money to them than to UPS, because that's what they want us to do, and it's always a mistake to do what your enemy wants you to do. The Post Office is an American Institution that is hated by the fake patriots on the Right, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep them from destroying it. The Post Office is the biggest employer of veterans and the GOP chicken-hawks hate the vets, no matter how many flags they put on their monster trucks.

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