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jbhughes

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“I'm not black but there's a whole lots a times I wish I could say I'm not white” —FZ #BlackLivesMatter. Nobody cares what I think. He/him/his

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Hey_Beth, to random
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And if you have not seen video of Noem recording the book...oh.

Wow. She is an extremely unserious woman. An unserious woman who will lie and kill dogs.

What a fucking nut job.

jbhughes,
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@Catawu @Hey_Beth I read that she shot Cricket in the head with a shotgun. Head was probably obliterated.

carrideen, to random
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I don't know if this is known outside of academic circles, but most universities are desperate for enrollments these days. Over the past 10ish years, unis changed tactics from attracting students with perks (some of them admittedly dumb) to slashing everything in sight--support staff, new faculty, majors, equipment, software, facilities, retirement plans, landscaping, even PR and marketing. Radical top-down decisions like "Who cares about foreign languages?" made whole divisions disappear. 1/

jbhughes,
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@carrideen I disagree. Administrators are running their universities exactly "like a business." This includes top management taking as much as they can steal and suffering no adverse consequences for doing so.

dougiec3, to random
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Keep in mind that the US does not have a health care system. It has an insurance/medical industry.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-medical-director-doctor-patient-preapproval-denials-insurance
#HealthCare #Capitalism

jbhughes,
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@dougiec3 @shekinahcancook @CivilityFan Is it not the case that some of these "clerks" are also fully licensed medical doctors?

StillIRise1963, to random
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I have an old friend who I feel is always testing me in our friendship. I’m trying to fail so she’ll leave me the fuck alone. I’m tired of nonsense.

jbhughes,
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@StillIRise1963 None of my business, but I'm curious about what this friend is doing to test you.

StillIRise1963, to random
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No one ever asks what’s wrong with the FBI.

jbhughes,
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@StillIRise1963 I think you may be missing a great many counterexamples.

jbhughes, to random
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This is by far the best article on business, leadership, media, and dumbass egomaniaces in management positions that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. If you are trying to create, read this and pay attention. Thanks Doc Burford! https://medium.com/@docseuss/the-biggest-threat-facing-your-team-whether-youre-a-game-developer-or-a-tech-founder-or-a-ceo-is-8cd1ad359508

davidaugust, to Israel
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US Law requires some things, and without an act of Congress changing the law, the law stands.

"Title 22 USC Ch. 93
§8602. Statement of policy
It is the policy of the United States...
(2) To help the Government of Israel preserve its qualitative military edge amid rapid and uncertain regional political transformation."

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title22/chapter93&edition=prelim

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jbhughes,
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@davidaugust Indeed.

GottaLaff, to legal
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Via Pagliery:

Two court clerks tell me that the New York AG has effectively placed liens on everything Donald owns in Westchester County.

Her target? Seven Springs, his 212-acre forested family estate.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/attorney-general-prepares-to-seize-trumps-massive-new-york-estate

jbhughes,
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@lkngrrr @thepoliticalcat @GottaLaff I think it is likely that you will need more than one case.

thepoliticalcat, to random
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    jbhughes,
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    @thepoliticalcat I understand your indulging in schadenfreude. For myself, I would choose to hear nothing from or about him for the rest of my life.

    jbhughes, to random
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    I like it here on Mastodon.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    As I was saying earlier...

    Via Norm Ornstein:

    I will not miss Mitch as leader. For reasons why, read It's even Worse Than It Looks, and Google Ornstein and McConnell to see us interact. But keep in mind that we will now see Thune, Cornyn and Barrasso vie to replace him-- all by moving further right. Not good.

    jbhughes,
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    @GottaLaff I'm pulling for my Senator, John Cornyn, because I believe he is the stupidest of the three. But it's a close race.

    jbhughes,
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    @GottaLaff After seeing what Cornyn said to Ken Paxton, I may have to reconsider. That was a pretty clever rejoinder.

    jbhughes,
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    @GottaLaff "Hard to run from prison, Ken." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2895292/john-cornyn-taunts-critic-ken-paxtons-legal-troubles-hard-to-run-from-prison

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Via Emptywheel:

    Prince Bonesaw says he'll start jailing executives if they give American voters details about the terms of GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump's employment with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    Jordan Fabian:

    Saudi Arabia has threatened to imprison the bankers and consultants it works with if they cooperate with a probe by US lawmakers into the planned merger of the PGA Tour with LIV Golf

    jbhughes,
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    @GottaLaff My goodness, what are they afraid of?

    bkahn, to random
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    I would be happy if just before all crypto mining facilities were permanently shut down, the computers in each were melted and melded into giant coins like the stone 'coins' in Yap, Polynesia. Then when future generations taught children about how dopey we were, the coins would bear silent testimony.

    https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2011/02/15/131934618/the-island-of-stone-money

    jbhughes,
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    @bkahn People think cryptocurrencies run on energy. In my opinion, they run on stupidity, which seems to be of infinite abundance,

    bastianallgeier, to random
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    This is an article that took a lot of strength to write and I might take it down again. But I felt like it is an article that is very necessary right now. https://bastianallgeier.com/notes/grandpa

    jbhughes,
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    @shekinahcancook @bastianallgeier @thepoliticalcat https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-power-rest/201303/give-us-kid-till-shes-7-and-well-have-her-life

    br00t4c, to Texas
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    Abbott: Texas Isn't Shooting Migrants Because Biden's DOJ 'Would Charge Us With Murder'

    https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2024/01/abbott-texas-isnt-shooting-migrants-because-bidens-doj-would-charge-us-with-murder/

    jbhughes,
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    @br00t4c That's because it would be actual murder.

    markwyner, to mastodon
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    Some words about Mastodon moderation:

    1. It’s hard. No decision is easy and there’s lots of gray area even with explicit rules.
    2. We’ll sometimes debate for a long time on a single post. We do our best to make the right call.
    3. Even so, we sometimes make mistakes. We’re willing to accept appeals when that happens.
    4. We get a lot of things right. You can’t even imagine some of the traumatic things we see.

    1/5

    jbhughes,
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    @markwyner I think you all are doing a fine job.

    jbhughes,
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    @dolmen @markwyner I should have said that you are doing great work.

    stevesilberman, to random
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    Prominent vaper/handjob artist Lauren Boebert, who is paid $174,000 a year by American taxpayers to do jackass stunts for Fox News, accused of domestic violence by her exhibitionist husband. I'm not sure the Republican party is sending its best. https://www.thedailybeast.com/lauren-boeberts-ex-husband-jayson-called-the-cops-after-physical-fight-in-public?source=email&via=desktop

    jbhughes,
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    @stevesilberman I must disagree; Lauren Boebert is the embodiment of all the best the current Republican Party has to offer.

    PeachMcD, to tesla
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    The writer of this piece is marvelous. Just a total joy to read someone tear into an outrageous & dangerous thing like the biz model the way it actually deserves

    https://defector.com/youre-supposed-to-be-glad-your-tesla-is-a-brittle-heap-of-junk

    jbhughes,
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    @PeachMcD ""The reason Tesla hasn't 'worked all the bugs out yet' is that the company is run by people who hold established best practice in ideological contempt, and is defined by a tech-industry culture that fetishizes innovation and regards product quality as a third-order concern."

    Nice.

    jbhughes, to random
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    I remember when lying was generally seen as wrong.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Did Darth Vader redeem himself? Did he actually bring balance to the Force? Is Jedi a terrible religion?

    jbhughes,
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    @RickiTarr All religions are terrible, including mine.

    jbhughes, to random
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    For myself, I used the tools available and blocked the entire threads.net domain. It's nothing personal against anyone other than Mark Zuckerberg. I just think that there are too many avenues for bad faith fuckery coming from that domain, and I want no part of it.

    jbhughes,
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    @Joe_Hill) Do a search for users with @threads.net; 2) when you find one, click on their profile; 3) in the profile, pull down the three dots menu on the right; 4) select Block Domain.

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