marynelson8

marynelson8, 4 days ago to ArtificialIntelligence

I don’t know about you, but after witnessing its numerous hallucinations, I’m starting to think that AI is unreliable as a source of accurate information. 🤓

#artificialintelligence

marynelson8, 11 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Peonies in a public garden I visited recently.

#Bloomscrolling #Gardening #gardens #peonies

marynelson8, 15 days ago to random

From the Washington Post:

What state best represents America?

What are the most representative — dare we say, most American — states in the nation? And what does that even mean?

This week, we take a stab at identifying the most normal state in the nation and discover that, by at least one measure, it’s the state you’d least expect.

#GiftLink #StatisticalAnalysis #UnitedStates

https://wapo.st/44EeDyR

GottaLaff, 1 month ago to random

MEANWHILE, at #SCOTUS, via Ryan Reilly:

Supreme Court Trump immunity arguments underway.

"There can be no presidency as we know it" without presidential immunity, Trump lawyer John Sauer argues. 🤦🏻‍♀️

marynelson8, 1 month ago to random

Yesterday Sen. Tom Cotton suggested that people inconvenienced by protests should "take matters into your own hands to get them out of the way".

Today candidate for Senate, Kari Lake, openly advised citizens to "strap on a Glock" to prepare for this year's election. I've provided a screenshot and a link, in case you think I've overblown their comments.

They should have no place in our government.

#Election2024 #SenateGOP #Incitement

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kari-lake-suggests-supporters-strap-glock-ready-2024-rcna147902

marynelson8, 1 month ago to USpolitics

"Opinion | Trump’s anti-Ukraine view dates to the 1930s. America rejected it then. Will we now?" by Robert Kagan

"Can Republicans really be returning to a 1930s worldview in our 21st-century world? The answer is yes."

Kagan on why today's #Republicans oppose Ukraine aide & reviews the origins of "America First" from the 1930s/early 1940s, when isolationism and fear of communism led some to oppose helping Europe...and its resurgence today.

#GiftLink #USpol #USpolitics
https://wapo.st/3xgEdNW

marynelson8, 2 months ago to journalism

Since government has the power to harm journalism, the purpose of protecting it is to allow journalists to bring to light that which unscrupulous people in power wish to hide from the people.

Thus: Don't allow people who try to undermine #democracy into journalistic institutions. Seems logical.
And yet NBC hired the RNC's former head.

If you missed Rachel Maddow's objection to Ronna McDaniel's hiring last night, here's a link.

#journalism #NBC #RonnaMcDaniel

https://youtu.be/CqassXP6HAU?si=p1ZhgP6Y8uNe5G_7

marynelson8, 2 months ago to chicago

"A small switch that can be bought for as little as $20 or even 3D printed at home can convert one of the most popular handguns in America into a weapon with machine gun-like power, capable of firing up to 1,200 rounds per minute. And while the handgun modification uniquely affects Glock pistols, the manufacturer has done nothing to stop it, the city of Chicago alleged in a new lawsuit against Glock Inc."

#Chicago #handguns #lawsuit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/21/chicago-glock-switch-lawsuit/

marynelson8, 2 months ago to random

Holy cow. Dark Brandon is in the House...chastising the GOP over the border.

#SOTU #SOTU2024

marynelson8, 2 months ago to random

Remember that Trump tried:
-Banning Muslims from entering the US?
-Separating kids from parents at the border?
-Coercing Ukraine into investigating Biden?
He also:
-Abandoned the nuclear deal w/Iran
-Left the Paris climate accords
-Left an $8T debt
...plus much more.

-> "Do Americans Have a ‘Collective Amnesia’ About Donald Trump?
It’s only been three years, but memories of Mr. Trump’s presidency have faded and changed fast."

#GiftLink #Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/politics/trump-presidency-election-voters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aU0.2O2f.JqeBGu_Kzw2s&smid=url-share

GottaLaff, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

⚠️ Via @atrupar:

the loud part is getting louder

Republican Accountability:

Jack Posobiec at CPAC: “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on Jan. 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it.”

UPDATE, VIDEO:

https://indieweb.social/@stephenjbell/111977391928939182

marynelson8, 3 months ago to random

Gift link for this article. May answer your questions, such as "Will he have to pay in 30 days?" and "Did his sons get fined too?"

"Trump Ordered to Pay $355 Million and Barred From New York Business
The ruling in Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud case could cost him all his available cash. The judge said that the former president’s “complete lack of contrition” bordered on pathological."

#GiftLink #Trump #FraudCase #Engoran

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/nyregion/trump-civil-fraud-trial-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V00.hmGK.JZwxaGD3i50J&smid=url-share

marynelson8, 3 months ago to random

Mifepristone case goes before SCOTUS in March but...

"Two of the key studies cited by plaintiffs and judges as evidence that medication abortion should be pulled from the market or heavily restricted have been retracted because of undeclared conflicts of interest and unreliable findings, academic publisher Sage announced Monday."

#MedicationAbortion #mifepristone #SCOTUS

https://www.rawstory.com/study-cited-by-texas-judge-in-abortion-pill-case-retracted/

marynelson8, 4 months ago to random

GOP only wants to blame Dems for, but never wants to solve, the border situation.

"Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Rebukes Trump for Trying to Kill Border Deal, Warns Americans Will Blame GOP"

The [WSJ] Journal submitted that following Trump’s command “would be a self-inflicted wound.”

“President Biden would claim, with cause, that Republicans want border chaos as an election issue rather than solving the problem,” argued its editors.

#immigration #Republicans

https://www.mediaite.com/news/wall-street-journal-editorial-board-rebukes-trump-for-trying-to-kill-border-deal-warns-americans-will-blame-gop/

marynelson8, 4 months ago to geopolitics

People believe inflation and crime are much greater than they actually are. In fact, both have fallen dramatically.

Crime is far lower than it's been in decades. Inflation is close to the target the Fed has set (nearing 2%).

"Huge problems rarely improve so much, so fast, in such defiance of conventional wisdom."

"The Great Normalization"

#crime #inflation #economy #pandemic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/crime-and-inflation-decline-theories/677152/

marynelson8, 4 months ago to business

Not sure these guys are thinking clearly.

"U.S. executives in Davos see a Trump victory in 2024, and no cause for concern"

#business #Election2024 #Davos #Trump

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/18/davos-us-executives-see-a-trump-victory-in-2024.html

marynelson8, 4 months ago to USpolitics

The NY Times' Editorial Board published this op-ed today:

"This Election Year Is Unlike Any Other"

with the excerpt below as its opening.

Gift link for you below, if you wish to continue reading.

#GiftLink #Trump #Election2024 #USpol #USpolitics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/opinion/trump-2024-campaign-warning.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L00.kIec.jl4twXCPh-WU&smid=url-share

marynelson8, 4 months ago to USpolitics

A well-reasoned piece by Jamelle Bouie: "If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What Is He?".

A couple of excerpts below.

#Trump #Election2024 #disqualification #insurrection #USpol #USpolitics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/opinion/trump-insurrections-disqualification-14th-amendment.html

The unspoken assumption behind the idea that Trump should be allowed on the ballot and that the public should have the chance to choose for or against him yet again is that he will respect the voice of the electorate. But we know this isn’t true. It wasn’t true after the 2016 presidential election — when, after winning the Electoral College, he sought to delegitimize the popular vote victory of his opponent as fraud — and it was put into stark relief after the 2020 presidential election. Trump is not simply a candidate who does not believe in the norms, values and institutions we call American democracy — although that is troubling enough. Trump is all that and a former president who used the power of his office to try to overturn constitutional government in the United States.

marynelson8, 4 months ago to HashtagGames

Sister Angel Hair

#SpaghettiASong
#HashTagGames

marynelson8, 4 months ago to HashtagGames

Cattaca

#SciFiACat
#HashtagGames

marynelson8, 5 months ago to USpolitics

Every time when I read ab. the ridiculous claims of Trump's "presidential immunity", I recall the day when Pres. Ford pardoned Pres. Nixon for his crimes. Ford believed that the nation had to put Nixon's criminal acts behind us.

But Nixon's authorization of a burglary of the Democratic National Committee was an attempt to interfere with the 1972 election and should have been prosecuted.

Ford's error of judgment resounds today.

#Trump #Nixon #USpol #USpolitics

marynelson8, 5 months ago to HashtagGames

🎶 Have a holly jolly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Say ‘hello’ to dogs you know
Pet every one you meet 🎶

#AddPetsToHolidayCarolsOrPoems
#HashtagGames

marynelson8, 5 months ago to USpolitics

‘The Opposite of Politics’: A Conservative Legal Scholar Says Kicking Trump Off the Ballot Is ‘Unassailable’

J. Michael Luttig explains why he thinks the 14th Amendment should prevent Trump from running for president again.

#USpol #USpolitics #Election2024 #Trump #14thAmendmentSection3

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/21/luttig-14th-amendment-trump-00132792

Fair enough. I’'m just trying to grasp what you mean when you say “unassailable.” I mean, the Supreme Court could assail it. I understand your question, and I appreciate it. All we can do is assess ourselves the objective law — in this instance, the meaning and application of Section 3 of the 14th amendment. Now, I was a judge for many, many years, and I did exactly that on constitutional questions for 15 years — and as we discussed earlier, I've been studying this specific question in great detail for the past three years. So, you know, I consider myself — personally — an expert on the question. The Colorado Supreme Court decision was over 120 pages, and I read every word of every page, and I understood every single word because I've studied the issue. The Colorado Supreme Court addressed every single state law question and every single federal constitutional question as to the meaning and interpretation of the 14th Amendment. I know for a fact that it resolved each and every one of those questions as required not just under state law, but, more importantly, under federal constitutional law. That’s why I said that the opinion is unassailable in every respect. It is a masterful judicial opinion, and based on the objective law of the 14th, I believe that the Supreme Court should — and I believe it will — affirm the Colorado Supreme Court if given the opportunity.

marynelson8, 5 months ago to random

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

#immigration #FamilySeparation
https://apnews.com/article/border-separated-families-trump-biden-settlement-2720c59c1873a9c3fc53da1aad4d1a80