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QasimRashid, 22 hours ago to random

I cannot logically discuss Israel/Gaza with people who believe this atrocity began with Hamas war crimes on 10/7.

If you ignore a 60 year illegal military occupation, 700K illegal settlements, a two decade blockade, 7000 Palestinians indefinitely detained in Israeli prison w/o charge, 800 Palestinian children indefinitely detained in Israeli prison w/o charge & denied access to counsel or parents, & at least 240 Palestinians killed by IDF from 1/1-10/6/23—then you are not engaging in good faith

gratefuldread, 4 days ago to LGBTQ

Utah now has a “snitch form” for reporting trans people using the bathroom https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/utah-now-has-a-snitch-form-for-reporting-trans-people-using-the-bathroom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lgbtq #lgbt

arstechnica, 7 days ago to random

Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere

How and why nation-state hackers and cybercriminals coexist in the same router botnet.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/hacker-free-for-all-fights-for-control-of-home-and-office-routers-everywhere/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

GottaLaff, 12 days ago to random

Via @emptywheel:

The insane wails of people lying about Merrick Garland are getting more and more ridiculous. Sidney Powell investigation overt in 9/21. By 1/19/22, DOJ had Rudy's Jan6 comms. There were overt subpoenas targeting Trump by May. Privilege fights WITH TRUMP started in 6/22.

Jonathan Greenberg:

The only reason that SCOTUS’ evil immunity delay strategy will prevent Trump's Jan6 coup trial & conviction before election is that AG blocked his prosecution for 20 mos…

indivisibleteam, 14 days ago to random

If you’ve been waiting to get involved in this election, today is a good day to join the organizing that’s happening to defeat Trump once and for all: https://act.indivisible.org/survey/majority_over_maga_signup?source=mastodon&medium=directpost

arstechnica, 15 days ago to random

You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

VOANews, 15 days ago to random

Former tabloid publisher David Pecker told a jury at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York on Tuesday that the future U.S. president summoned him to an August 2015 meeting to see how Pecker could “help the campaign.” That consequential discussion, Pecker said, led him to kill sex-related stories that would have hurt Trump’s 2016 run for the White House.

https://www.voanews.com/a/tabloid-publisher-says-he-killed-stories-to-help-trump-politically/7582124.html #voanews

GottaLaff, 16 days ago to Guns

GAAA! "Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry #guns, a year after mass shooting" #GunViolence https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/23/tennessee-bill-arming-teachers-guns-passes/?location=alert

sundogplanets, 16 days ago to random

Oh look, emails from 20 students in the 10 minutes immediately before and after the final project deadline. I am shocked. Shocked.

space_wrangler, 18 days ago to LosAngeles

Birds of Paradise, Holmby Park, #losangeles #silentsunday

GottaLaff, 18 days ago to random

Via Fred Wellman:

How disloyal of Mike Pence not supporting the guy that tried to have him killed.
👇🏼Quote

#Noem: I think Mike #Pence has failed Donald #Trump since #Jan6 because he certainly does not recognize that we need someone in The White House who needs him out on the trail advocating for him instead of constantly criticizing him

GottaLaff, 19 days ago to TikTok

AFP—US House votes to ban #TikTok if it doesn't cut ties to #China

GottaLaff, 20 days ago to random

🤢Oh geez. Sorry for TMI, but Meiselas is reporting this:

Meiselas: What I’m hearing from credible sources is that Donald #Trump is actually farting in the courtroom… I’m hearing it from actual credible people that as he’s kind of falling asleep, he’s actually passing gas and that his lawyers are really struggling with the smell. #TrumpTrial

GottaLaff, 21 days ago to climate

By the middle of the century, global emissions from plastic production could triple to account for one-fifth of the Earth’s remaining carbon budget, an analysis has found.

The stunning new estimates from provide yet more evidence the plastic industry is “undermining the world’s efforts to address #ClimateCrisis”, said Heather McTeer Toney, executive director of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Petrochemicals campaign, which helped fund the new report.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/plastic-production-emission-climate-crisis

nixCraft, 24 days ago to random

Job hunt in 2024 be like ...

drewharwell, 25 days ago to random

New: I talked to Trump Media investors about their shares' value getting cut in half. A tree remover in Oklahoma who bet basically his whole nest egg told me, “This isn’t just another stock … I feel like it was God Almighty that put it in my lap" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/14/truth-social-investors-faith-trump/

GottaLaff, 29 days ago to random

👀🤭

Via Angry Staffer:

Some curious media folks might want to reach out to the #RNC about their internal polling.

They’ll probably lie about it, but there’s some panicking going on.

mekkaokereke, 1 month ago to random

Honest question for white people that don't consider themselves racist:

White nationalists have been vocal about their attacks on DEI. These are literally the same people that talk about Charlottesville, Jan 6th, and ethnic cleansing.

They've laid out exactly how they plan to destroy DEI.

1. Make false claims that DEI is about giving unqualified Black people an unfair advantage

2. Work with racist politicians to use this as a pretext to make all DEI programs illegal.

1/n

dangillmor, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

A reminder that the Murdoch family's Fox "News" relentlessly injects poison into our civic bloodstream:

Also a reminder that if you subscribe to cable/satellite TV or online equivalent, you are sending money each month to this evil company.

Please stop sending money to this evil company.

Updated to remove link and replace with screenshot.

GottaLaff, 1 month ago to random

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells CNN Biden is a bigger threat to democracy than Trump because of alleged social media censorship -CNN

space_wrangler, 1 month ago to random

Joshua Tree NP
#silentsunday

dannotdaniel, 1 month ago to random

almost didn't recognize Steven Tyler

mekkaokereke, 1 month ago to random

The people that vote for the Oscars, don't look like the people that watch the films. The Academy is much older, whiter, and dude-ier*. Oscar winners, are the inevitable outcome of Oscar voters.

The question isn't "Has the Academy changed enough to where filmmakers from marginalized backgrounds have the same chance to win an Oscar yet?"

The question is "Will the Oscars have the same relevance to society 10 years from now, that they do today?"

(*In 2022, 81% white, 67% men.)