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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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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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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#military #israel #UnitedStates #cooperation #support #allies #ally #security #MiddleEast #law #GlobalSecurity

jbhughes,
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@davidaugust Indeed.

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.

ArtPhotosDesk, (edited ) to art
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Earlier today, King Charles III revealed his first official portrait since his coronation in May 2023.

https://flip.it/OtdatX (via TOWN & COUNTRY)

The painting, by artist Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned in 2020 when the King was still Prince of Wales.

Reactions ranged wildly.

What’s your take?

jbhughes,
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@ArtPhotosDesk One can almost see the blood dripping from his hands.

jbhughes, to random
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"Libertarianism For Me, Feudalism For Thee" -- most of us are just serfs. https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2023/11/libertarianism-for-me-feudalism-for-thee

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

jbhughes, to random
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Once upon a time I publicly asked the CEO of the company that had just acquired our little startup if there was any amount of money that he would reject as excessive compensation for his contribution to the success of the company. I was unsurprised when he refused to answer.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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    jbhughes,
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    @RustyBertrand So what is the alternative? Choosing the greater of two evils?

    jbhughes,
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    @RustyBertrand I am suggesting that this stance makes little sense to me, or for the benefit of the world. I agree that we should construct a system under which we are not faced with such a choice, but such a system is not present under many circumstances. What to do?

    thepoliticalcat, to random
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    Left ankle: hugely swollen, yet only somwhat painful.
    Right knee: slightly swollen and puffy, yet incredibly tender, unstable, and difficult to use.

    Is the difference due to the AGE of the injury? The left ankle was horribly twisted 50 years ago and has continued to hurt periodically over the past 5 decades.

    Right knee eroded due to arthritis, only painful for the past decade, tho increasingly.

    FWIW, I get the usual advice from every MD: RICE. Take painkillers.

    jbhughes,
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    @thepoliticalcat I took OTC NSAIDs according to label instructions, but apprently for too long and too continuously.

    jbhughes,
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    @thepoliticalcat Be careful with painkillers. I overused them before my knee replacements and wound up with chronic kidney disease.

    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.

    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 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

    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.

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