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jhavok

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I don't know anything, but I can look it up.

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GottaLaff, to random
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Historian Brian Rosenwald:

OK if this is correct then why shd I pay to subsdz flood insur for ppl in Fla who chose to live in hurricane zone? After all I was smart enough not to live in such an area. See how dangr's this sort of rationale is?

Rep Vern Buchanan:

TY !

Pleased to see highest court in land rule Biden’s $400 bil student loan bailout UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

Taxpayers that made hard decisions & played by rules shd not be forced to pay bills of 13% of Amer's w student loan debt

jhavok,
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@GottaLaff Those of us who made the hard decision to be born into affluence shouldn't be punished for the hard work of keeping our parents happy enough to pay our tuition.

Sheril, to random
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Too many people I work with in policy describe the rise of misinformation as a dangerous new phenomenon.

Yes, social media has recently added countless new opportunities & dimensions, but circulating rumors & lies have been plaguing us for at least as long as we’ve been around to record them. Just look to the history of medicine or nutrition.

Humans believe & widely share all sorts of stories that aren’t true. It’s not new.

jhavok,
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@Sheril Can we distinguish between "mis" and "dis" here? Misinformation has always been with us, so has disinformation, but the advent of mass media made "dis" more effective, and now pervasive media has made it toxic. Could you imagine Americans telling each other to flout pandemic control during the Spanish Flu at the prompting of the Axis powers?

arstechnica, to random
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Here’s what happens when a swim team competes with an intestinal pathogen

Outbreak among Mass. swim teams spread to a Rhode Island team after a meet.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/heres-what-happens-when-a-swim-team-competes-with-an-intestinal-pathogen/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jhavok,
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@arstechnica they do call them Massholes...

mariyadelano, to random
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Conversation prompt:

Imagine that you can pick your jury based on whatever you define as “peers”.

Now, you’re getting sued. Who’s on your jury?

jhavok,
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@mariyadelano Gang of aging punk rockers.

GottaLaff, to Russia
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A general knew of the chief’s mutiny plans, which raises questions about possible support in the military, U.S. officials said: NYT

https://breaking.iavian.net/article/339532

jhavok,
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@GottaLaff Scapegoat?

JamesGleick, to random
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“Nobody doubts that a clever jurist with a dictionary and a truckload of motivated reasoning can use the law to exculpate himself and inculpate others.”

@Dahlialith on the depravity of Alito and Thomas. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/alito-private-jet-defense-supreme-court-hypocrisy.html

jhavok,
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@JamesGleick @Dahlialith I know you can run for President from prison, but can you rule from the bench from prison? Asking for a friend.

georgetakei, to random

Who wants to tell her?

jhavok,
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@georgetakei Herman Cain Award: Honorable Mention

kevinrothrock, to random

For a sense of where Kartapolov's head is at, consider that he cites the "sins of the father" aphorism from Deuteronomy 24:16 but attributes it to Joseph Stalin, not the Bible.

jhavok,
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@kevinrothrock We will see how this plays out, but I have seen an analysis of the mutiny as a sham meant to frighten anyone who has plans to eliminate Putin: "You think Putin is bad, look who is next in line." If Pregozhin is left in control of Wagner, that has high chances of being accurate.

kevinrothrock, to random

The folks pushing the "this coup was staged to flush out the real traitors" take on today's events in Russia prove that the human imagination truly is a boundless, incredible thing.

jhavok,
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@kevinrothrock Wadabout Mihel Serenko?

Why the Russian FSB is encouraging Prigozhin's Wagner Group soldiers to detain their leader (www.youtube.com)

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) urged Wagner fighters not to follow their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's orders and also implored fighters to take measures to detain him, in a statement shared by the Russian state media TASS on Friday....

jhavok,
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@stux Keep in mind the firehose of falsehoods. No telling what is real or not in Russia.

GottaLaff, to random
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Former VP Pious McKissAss (& the entire GOP) can bite me.

Via Jessica Mason Pieklo:

Say it louder for the suckers who fell for the 'leave it to the states' lie

The New York Times:

Mike on Friday challenged the entire 2024 Republican presidential field to support a national ban at 15 weeks, demanding that the party go further than its primary front-runner, Donald , has so far been willing to go.

jhavok,
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@GottaLaff Nice strategy to ensure a Democratic President and Congress.

MaggieCi, to Alaska

From my friend in

this is an unretouched photo

jhavok,
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@MaggieCi Gotta be Southeast.

futurebird, to random
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Most fanciful ant adventure stories shrink the humans down to ant size. I prefer to scale the ants up to human size.

I think it presents fewer problems, and better explains the increased intelligence of the ants. Ants are among the most intelligent of insects even before you account for the complex decisions made on the colony-level. Nest site selection (when a mature colony moves) is very sophisticated.

I love the cover image on "Through the ant hill" --all summertime, and child-like wonder

A page from a different book about a person who is shrunk to ant size: White Patch by Angelo Patri. Copyright 1911. Black and white illustration of a ant teacher with glasses instructing three young ants on their history.

jhavok,
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@futurebird Front 4 limbs have hands and function as arms or legs depending on need. Hind legs are capable of bipedal walking.

godpod, to random

i notice there wasn’t a single woman aboard that sub

jhavok,
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@godpod Compare male and female fireworks injury statistics to understand why women live longer than men.

leo, (edited ) to random
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Don’t kid yourself. “Artificial intelligence“ is just Big Tech’s way of saying “hey, it’s not our fault. It’s the machine’s!“ In point of fact, every malign use of “AI“ is really just some human-composed algorithm doing something that maximizes profit or control at the expense of people. We must not let these companies off the hook. They’re in charge. Not the machine. Pay attention to the man behind the curtain.

jhavok,
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@leo Doubtful that is a defense that will work in court, or the court of public opinion.

juddlegum, to random
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  1. The US murder rate is down an 12% year-to-date, based on 90 cities that have released data.

If the trend holds it will be the single largest annual decline in the murder rate ever recorded.

And yet, you probably haven't heard anything about it.

🧵

jhavok,
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@GPJohnston @juddlegum My local newspaper was "if it bleeds it leads" since forever, but a little over a year ago it got a new editor. We still get the crime coverage, but the bulk of coverage has shifted to legislative reporting.

I need to write a letter to the editor thanking them.

GottaLaff, to random
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Revealed: New Orleans archdiocese concealed serial child molester for years

Lawrence Hecker confessed to superiors he had molested multiple teenagers but he was never prosecuted, secret documents show

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/20/new-orleans-archdiocese-cover-up-serial-child-molester?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

jhavok,
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@GottaLaff Not a drag queen, apparently.

futurebird, to random
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If you are a white leftist and you talk “both parties are the same they are both capitalist” you will loose most of your black audience. I think it ought to be obvious that this isn’t because blackfolks love Democrats (in most cases, there is always someone being simple in any group) —no. it’s because the difference between the parties is material and obvious and these are unstable times.

When I hear such talk I wonder if the speaker is working on voter suppression.

jhavok,
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@aintist @futurebird @jdst258 @CartyBoston "Bernie Bros" are those diehards who still insist that Bernie was robbed, that Bernie could have beaten Trump and generally act obnoxious while declaring their support for Bernie. Some are lefties and some are trolls modeling bad behavior for lefties.

jhavok,
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell @futurebird Interesting that every aspect of that edifice you listed works e timely through the Republican Party. Maybe voting Democrat really is a good idea.

rodhilton, (edited ) to random
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I want to expand more on the comedy of errors that led to the eviction of from their Boulder, Colorado office.

The story that leads up to this building even existing is bizarre and hilarious, so here goes...

A thread 🧵

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/judge-ruled-twitter-must-be-evicted-from-colorado-office-over-unpaid-rent/

jhavok,
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@rodhilton Is this part of Musk's business model Steve Huffman wants to emulate?

Pwnallthethings, (edited ) to random

In the past week, a lot of supporters for former President Trump have argued that the current administration has violated the norm against prosecuting former presidents.

The problem? That norm doesn't actually exist.

So I decided to dismantle it properly. Apart from anything else, criminal investigations of former presidents is probably a lot more common than you think:

https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/there-is-no-norm-against-prosecuting

jhavok,
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@Pwnallthethings We didn't prosecute Nixon for Watergate. We didn't prosecute Reagan for Iran/Contra. Maybe the norm is not prosecuting Republican Presidents.

jhavok,
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@xs4me2 @Pwnallthethings Is that a norm or a principle?

Sheril, to random
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The wealthiest 10% are responsible for 1/2 of global CO2 emissions. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/cop21-richest-10-per-cent-produce-half-the-world-s-co2-emissions-a6756511.html

jhavok,
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@Sheril So if we ate the rich, that would get us to net zero twice as soon!

TonyStark, to random
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Kids who are hungry aren’t going to be able to learn. There’s a reason many states are passing universal free meals programs.

A neighbor of mine manages food services for a big high school in my area. She’s told me these programs change kids’ lives.

Republicans are plainly against anything good, and especially, ironically, against kids.

Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority |
https://newrepublic.com/post/173668/republicans-declare-banning-universal-free-school-meals-2024-priority

jhavok,
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@TonyStark Because states' rights?

beaveinflow, to random

When the view is better than you could’ve imagined.

jhavok,
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@beaveinflow The ironic beauty of forests in flames.

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