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“You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you!” Part time escapee to La Isla Nena. Realist, nearly-retired with respect for the Earth. He/him. Sometimes a bit of my impatient attitude with the world is apparent as sarcasm. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 “If you want to change the future, start living as if you’re already there” -Lynn Conway “In a world of chaos, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists” - Eric Hoffer

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CelloMomOnCars, to worldwithoutus
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"On May 20th, 2024, an measuring 380 square kilometers (~147 mi2) broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in .

The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice is one of the clearest indications of rising global temperatures and a dire warning."

https://www.sciencealert.com/gigantic-iceberg-in-antarctica-tears-loose-in-major-calving-event

bouriquet,
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@CelloMomOnCars How many more will break off, with apparently no one in the media noticing or reporting?
Perhaps this would get more public awareness as an alternative to sports betting, the odds in which section of the ice shelf and when it would break off could be subject to betting.
At least then the public would realize that they’re betting on their future by not doing anything about climate change.

thepoliticalcat, to random
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White people, WHY do you send your people into danger to fucking proselytize religion?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-state-rep-ben-bakers-daughter-son-in-law-killed-in-haiti

They're dead, along with who knows who-all else. If you go into danger, you assume the risk of what will happen. Nobody asked you to go make more Christians someplace else. Stay the fuck home, FFS. Knit. Go for walks. Foster some kittens and puppies.

bouriquet,
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@thepoliticalcat Evangelical Christianity: wiping out other cultures and civilizations since The Crusades.

skykiss, to random
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Alito continues his anti-judicial white power reign of terror and completely gets the law wrong. Alito is a grave danger to the nation and the rule of law.

So patently unconstitutional that they should trigger immediate arrests of for judicial insurrection.

The very notion that political parties have any control over elections or districting is what is actually unconstitutional.

This leapt out to me. The Supreme Court has previously said that even if partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution, federal courts can't stop it.

Today, the Supreme Court declared that partisan gerrymandering does not violate the Constitution. That is very different!

bouriquet,
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@skykiss Judicial insurrection. But doesn’t it go beyond that? Conspiracy to seize control of the government of the United States by members of the judicial, legislative and executive branches via organized activities and assisted by members of the Federalist Society? Put it all together and it’s organized crime: RICO acts per 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68.
But who is trusted enough to prosecute? Or serve as a judge?

Waitnwallflower, to random
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I repeat:
The Court is CORRUPTED

Guess who wrote the majority opinion? Yup, Alito.

"Supreme Court rules for GOP in South Carolina redistricting case

Civil rights groups argued that state Republicans unlawfully redrew GOP Rep. Nancy Mace’s district when they removed thousands of Black voters.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Republicans in South Carolina did not unlawfully consider race when they drew a congressional district in a way that removed thousands of Black voters, making it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to bring racial gerrymandering claims.

The court, divided 6-3 on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority, said civil rights group had not done enough to show that legislators were focused on race in drawing the Charleston-area district currently represented by Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican."

NBC news

bouriquet,
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@Waitnwallflower All decisions made by SCOTUS since the January 6th insurrection need to be nullified. The court is obviously biased and not impartial.
If we could ever appoint an impartial board of investigators, the financial activities and social contacts of all SCOTUS members need to be thoroughly examined since 2016.
Just consider it similar to an investigation for a security clearance, like nearly all government employees consent to. What do you have to hide?

georgelakoff, to random
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Trump is telling us exactly what he plans to do if he gets another term. He is framing his return to power as an authoritarian effort, and he is overtly using Nazi language and symbolism to drive home the point.

This wasn't a mistake. It isn't a joke. American freedom and democracy are on the line in 2024. The main headline in Trump's ad asks: "What's Next for America?" Trump's answer: authoritarianism and fascism.

More at FrameLab: https://www.theframelab.org/unified-reich-trump-campaign-goes-full-nazi/

bouriquet,
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@georgelakoff In a way, it might be worse than the previous Nazi regime: Trump will have access to nuclear weapons and long range missiles that the previous one didn’t, as well as an internet-powered propaganda machine

skykiss, (edited ) to lies
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If, like roughly a hundred million Americans, you regularly consume fascist propaganda in the guise of cable “news” (fox, newsmax, & other propaganda outlets) online disinformation publications, and the platform formerly known as Twitter, it’s likely that at least some of that fascist propaganda is originating in Moscow.

Kremlin documents reveal Russian trolls are targeting U.S. support for Ukraine and engaging in a significant campaign to undermine U.S. elections and discourage voting.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/media/oan-smartmatic-settlement/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/business/fox-news-dominion-lies/index.html

https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/09/1103690822/group-aiming-to-defund-disinformation-tries-to-drain-fox-news-of-online-advertis

bouriquet,
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@JSharp1436 @skykiss And if we enter another Trump administration, what do you suppose will happen to our internet as well as social media but from internal sources such as unknown agencies? Along with collecting information about your web habits and where you visit?If you thought the Patriot Act was bad…
You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

tinyrabbit, to random
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Can we all just marvel for a second at the fact that NASA has found the error that caused Voyager 1 to send bad data, and is working on a solution?

The probe is 163.163 Astronomical Units from the Sun. That's 24408837426 km, and counting (rather quickly at that).

NASA can work around hardware issues in a 46 year old device in outer space. What does that say about the commercial hardware and software industry?

bouriquet,
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@tinyrabbit They don’t build stuff like that anymore.

The Computer Command System (CCS), the central controller of the Voyager spacecraft, has two 18-bit word, interrupt-type processors with 4096 words each of non-volatile plated-wire memory and almost 70k of RAM.

Folks learned to write efficient code…in assembler.

plaguepoems, to random
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If you are wondering
why so many are willing
to protect their eyes
with special glasses
during an eclipse
but refuse
to protect their health
with a respirator
during a pandemic
just remember
that eclipses last minutes
while pandemics last years.

bouriquet,
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@Clarity @plaguepoems Just because you’re not dead doesn’t mean that the virus hasn’t caused damage to your heart, brain, nervous system or other organs. Degradation isn’t always noticeable until it’s too late.

blogdiva, to Autism
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SO IT'S Awareness Month?

since am one of those people Dx at the tender age of 50 (yes, 50. and yes am older now, shut up), am not acquainted with the american rituals of national days or awareness months involving autism.

welp, let me do this as a gentle reminder:

  1. BLACK
  2. INDIGENOUS
  3. PUERTO RICAN
  4. CARIBBEAN
  5. LATINOAMERICANES
  6. WOMEN

can be too.

and in my case: with a sprinkling of good ol' extra spicy .

but ironically, 🧵

bouriquet,
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@blogdiva It’s becoming obvious that the people who made the world interesting, colorful, exciting and creative, the explorers, the curious etc might have a good share of autism among them.

nixCraft, to random
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This is going to help scammers a lot. Imagine getting a call from your loved ones, and they explain they are in trouble and need immediate financial assistance. This is going to affect so many elderly and innocent people. OpenAI is developing these tools again from publicly scrapping of your voice samples.

bouriquet,
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@iThreepwood @nixCraft How about a cessation of hostilities, withdrawal and resignation, all in his own voice?

mekkaokereke, (edited ) to random
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As we hear reports that it will take 10 years (🤯) to replace the 1.6 mile Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, remember that China built the Danyang-Kunshan bridge and Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in 4 years each.

Danyang-Kunshan Bridge is 102 miles long, and 100 ft above the water.

Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is 16 miles and 623 ft tall, earthquake and typhoon proof, and can withstand a direct strike from a 300,000 ton cargo ship. That last point is unfortunately topical.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7iQqogVmr8

bouriquet,
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@mekkaokereke @joby @huitema @djcapelis @AdeptVeritatis @UncivilServant @McBeth @hazelweakly Exactly. To put it bluntly: make stuff happen.
Not exactly what the GOP, the party of “No”, Nothing” is doing.

bouriquet, to random
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skykiss, (edited ) to Ukraine
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’s security is our security. As allies, the UK & US fight aggression. We stand up for freedom. We stick by our friends. And we win. I urge the to continue its proud support for ’s fight against Putin’s aggression.

I am calling out the in Congress as Putin-owned who support overthrow of our government.

and republicans' open fealty to Putin, a hostile foreign intelligence agent, who is one of the most infamous cold-blooded killers in human history & wanted war criminal.

Mike Johnson & republicans are blocking a bill that would supply ammunition to soldiers, despite the widespread support in Congress and support of the American people. Showing the world that Republicans are anti-American & disloyal traitors to our allies and our constitution.

, where is treason weasel ? He's a communist loving traitor.

bouriquet,
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@Npars01 @skykiss Is it possible to check his tax returns for evidence of foreign bank accounts? Haha as if he was that honest…
Who IS this guy really???
Keep in mind that he’s 3rd in the line of succession for the Presidency after Kamala Harris.

bouriquet,
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@skydog @Npars01 @skykiss Exactly. These people need to be thoroughly vetted before getting such power and access.

bouriquet, to random
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skykiss, (edited ) to random
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I used to believe all Americans would come together. Remember, Wolverines!

There was a movie about guerrillas in the 1984 film Red Dawn. The film depicts a fictional World War III in which the United States is invaded by an alliance of dirty, filty russians/Soviet. The Wolverines resist the occupation by conducting guerrilla warfare against the enemy forces in Colorado.

You probably know my answer.

If Russia invaded USA you would:

bouriquet,
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@skykiss Russia has already invaded the US. To be more accurate, they have infiltrated our political system and control a major part of the legislative branch, having lost control over the executive branch in 2020 after an attempted coup following the loss in a legitimate election. Subsequent efforts now focused on restricting the electoral process and controlling the courts.
Khrushchev predicted that they would defeat us from within,without firing a shot. Don’t let him be correct.

bouriquet,
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@mupAus @saltesc That’s the issue: every continent has rednecks or whatever you call them who think it’s “fun” to get in a 4-wheel vehicle, burn up gasoline, spread fumes, tear up habitat, leave refuse and call themselves “outdoor folk”. Wheee-ha!
Stopping them requires re-education, legislation and perhaps barbed wire. Yet the people that Trump appeals to call this “freedom”.

bwinbwin, to anarchism

In Marshallese culture, there is a prominent attitude of "Enaaj Emman," which translates loosely to "It will be okay." It is strongly embedded in the culture and people's everyday thinking. If you are ever despondent, somebody is always there to remind you that "enaaj emman." It is a focus on hope and happiness that pervades daily life despite the struggles, setbacks, and disappointments that inevitably happen. People retain this optimism even after being irradiated by nuclear testing by the USGovt throughout the 1950s.

Having lived in the Marshall Islands for eight years, I am acutely aware of the threats and dangers posed by both nuclear waste and fossil fuels.

At this point, I expect to see this country of beautiful coral atolls and generous, gentle people be subsumed by rising sea levels. They are undergoing severe stress at 1.1C and will be completely uninhabitable at 1.5C. We will push past 1.5C by the end of this decade, and I don't think we have enough time, nor are we doing the right things, to reverse the momentum. These islands will be gone, and an entire country and culture will have been displaced or extinguished.

It fills me with profound sadness, especially when I think how it all could have been prevented but for the fraud perpetrated by fossil fuel energy companies and the greed of their executives. And let's not forget about the collusion of our politicians through bribery, nor forget about the perpetuation of the fraud through mass media owned by members of the same bourgeois class.

I understand the need to continue seeking solutions. I hope people create those solutions. Enaaj emman. I appreciate people like @pvonhellermannn who, despite feeling despondent, has provided to us long threads informing us about this crisis. Hope is still alive as Tina Stege, #ClimateEnvoy from the Marshall Islands, impresses upon us in these two posts:

https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/111482858888081587

https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/111381241869510068

Yet I am despondent. I am also very angry. My reaction is to want to dislodge and remove the parasitical elites of the 1%, punish them harshly, and completely dismantle their capitalist systems. I despair that billions will have to die before we make that happen. Certainly among the first great wave of casualties will the Marshall Islanders. And that fills me with rage.

It also brings back memories of living in the islands. It's as close to an anarchist way of life as I've ever seen in the world. And I'm now reminded of an elder woman who was asked by another Peace Corps Volunteer, "Who do you think is the best US president?" Her response: "I think President Kennedy was the smartest president. He sent all these young people here so they could learn "mantin majel" (Marshallese custom). There is so much wisdom in that statement, that it resonates even more strongly for me 35 years later. The world needs to learn Mantin Majel and enact its inherent values of peace, cooperation, solidarity, and optimism.

#NuclearWaste #FossilFuels #MarshallIslands #EnaajEmman #COP28 #Capitalism #Anarchism #MantinMajel

bouriquet,
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@bwinbwin @pvonhellermannn Thank you for sharing. It seems that collectively, the rest of the world have screwed things over so much that these remote islands are imperiled. We could bring the billionaires and Republicans here and try to show them the damage they have done…but they wouldn’t understand…they don’t get it. You can’t fix things in nature with a merger, a hedge fund or a biased Supreme Court decision.
I fear that maybe everything will ‘not be OK.’

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    bouriquet,
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    @skykiss Get rid of Mike while the GOP extremists have given us the chance. Leverage their mistake.
    There may not be another opportunity to save our government from irreversible changes.

    bouriquet, to random
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    bouriquet, to random
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    : Tiger swallowtail, a welcome sight.

    bouriquet, to random
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    ajsadauskas, to startup
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    Hi, we're a tech startup run by libertarian Silicon Valley tech bros.

    We're not a newspaper, we're a content portal.
    We're not a taxi service, we're a ride sharing app.
    We're not a pay TV service, we're a streaming platform.
    We're not a department store, we're an e-commerce marketplace.
    We're not a financial services firm, we're crypto.
    We're not a space agency, we're a group of visionaries who are totally going to Mars next year.
    We're not a copywriting and graphic design agency, we're a large language model generative AI platform.

    Oh sure, we compete against those established businesses. We basically provide the same goods and services.

    But we're totally not those things. At least from a legal and PR standpoint.

    And that means all the laws and regulations that have built up over the decades around those industries don't apply to us.

    Things like consumer protections, privacy protections, minimum wage laws, local content requirements, safety regulations, environmental protections... They totally don't apply to us.

    Even copyright laws — as long as we're talking about everyone else's intellectual property.

    We're going to move fast and break things — and then externalise the costs of the things we break.

    We've also raised several billion in VC funding, and we'll sell our products below cost — even give them away for free for a time — until we run our competition out of the market.

    Once we have a near monopoly, we'll enshitify the hell out of our service and jack up prices.

    You won't believe what you agreed to in our terms of service agreement.

    We may also be secretly hoarding your personal information. We know who you are, we know where you work, we know where you live. But you can trust us.

    By the time the regulators and the general public catch on to what we're doing, we will have well and truly moved on to our next grift.

    By the way, don't forget to check out our latest innovation. It's the Uber of toothpaste!

    @technology

    bouriquet,
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    @bnys @ajsadauskas @technology mission specialists are crew, which gets around rules and requirements for passenger carrying vessels, right?

    bouriquet, to random
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    on a Tuesday.
    Tomorrow is another day.
    May it be pleasant, no matter what happens.

    bouriquet, to random
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    Today is the day you meant last evening when you hoped tomorrow would be a better day.

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