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stupidjim

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Hi there! My name is Jim, from #europe, and I'm drawing silly comics about silly people. Oh, comics can contain sarcasm. It may show a different opinion than the mainstream. Oh my.

Updated every week!

Coming from a different instance? See all my comics here: https://mastodon.social/@stupidjim

#webcomic #neutral #comic #fair #funny #silly

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CelloMomOnCars, to solar
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Smelting Without Fossil Fuels: Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating

"Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the production of materials like steel and cement."

https://scitechdaily.com/smelting-steel-without-fossil-fuels-solar-power-shatters-the-1000c-barrier-for-industrial-heating/

Caveat: this is a lab result, albeit a promising one.

stupidjim,
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@CelloMomOnCars

Sounds like a start up like any new technology. :)

stupidjim,
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@CelloMomOnCars

This would be amazing and save TONS of co2 from being emitted.

The only hurdle now is to block oil & gas investors from stopping to use this method.

QasimRashid, (edited ) to random
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BREAKING: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announces he is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leadership Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, & Ismail Haniyeh, and Israeli leadership PM Benjamin Netanyahu & Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Both parties are charged with multiple specific war crimes. Both parties must stand trial. No one is above the law as this is how we protect international rules based order. Posting a detailed analysis soon.

stupidjim,
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@QasimRashid

Yes but has anybody ever sought arrest warrants for the US?

It's always other people, just never the US and the evidences are flowing over the bucket by now.

If nobody is above the law then it would be great to actually see the system work properly, unless it's 'nobody is above US law', which would be a thick scam.

hape_boenki, to linux German
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Wer würde denn auf die Idee kommen, dass Waze auch ins Google-Imperium gehört? Ich erst mal nicht als Laie. Da könnte ich ja gleich bei Maps bleiben. Und bei Waze bin ich wohl teilweise sogar völlig gläsern, da andere Fahrer mich "sehen" können.

Was bleibt noch als Alternative, wenn man aus Google raus will?

stupidjim,
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@caos @raulo @fuersi @organicmaps @hape_boenki

Biste gerade 'lokjo.com' vergessen.

@Lokjo

derpostillon, to random German
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Italien ist weg https://www.der-postillon.com/2009/05/italien-ist-weg.html

stupidjim,
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@derpostillon

Ja schön und so aber wo hole ich jetzt verdammt noch mal meine pizza? Wieder mal die Lidl sauerei?

nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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image/jpeg

stupidjim,
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@nocontexttrek Was this made before or after Red Dwarf?

mondoweiss, to Palestine
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Generation Z forced the world to stop and respond to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. In return, they are being punished by the same system implicated in the killing.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/do-no-harm-a-week-in-the-life-of-democracy-and-the-betrayal-of-the-university-student/


@palestine @israel

stupidjim,
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@mondoweiss @palestine @israel

One word: US corporations.

There's a lot of gas on palestine territory (just like in the Ukrain) and they'll do everything to justify a war, to get those juicy minerals through Israel/Ukrainian domination.

mcc, to random
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Surreal moment: there was a dude shooting a rap video in Kensington Market, but what this looked like was him standing on a street corner holding a big microphone and rapping into it in complete silence. Just really going ham, big gestures and facial expressions but making no noise whatsoever. His cameraman was way on the other side of the intersection and I didn't see him at first so for a moment it just appeared this man was trapped in a pocket dimension in which a rap video was occuring

stupidjim,
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@mcc Was it an older brown guy with a red fishing-ish hat? Cause I had one standing next to me a while ago on an crowded street, doing exactly that. (without microphone though)

derpostillon, to random German
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Studie: Hühner aus Freilandhaltung geben deutlich mehr Milch https://www.der-postillon.com/2015/05/studie-huhner-aus-freilandhaltung-geben.html

stupidjim,
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@derpostillon

"bevor die Hühner im Herbst in den Süden fliegen."

Ich WUSSTE es.

linguistgoneforeign, to Korean
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This week in ✨

If you are into languages, you are probably familiar with those conversations with your multilingual friends: you take arbitrary elements from the languages you both speak, and randomly squeeze them together into sentences.

That is any regular Monday for the Swiss. Schwyzdüütsch, a.k.a. German is a colorful amalgamation of German, French and Italian.



Subscribe and don't miss any comics! 💌

https://linguistgoneforeign.wordpress.com/

stupidjim,
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@linguistgoneforeign

While living in germany not for long I once had a german friend telling me she build her own closet, so me in reply said 'wow, du bist schlimm!' (when 'slim' in dutch means 'smart')

Her face skewed and she threw a rant but after some explanation we had a good laugh, but yeah, languages can be funny sometimes mixing them up!

jensorensen, to Columbia
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Latest comic: Where's the crisis?

(Drawn before events of last week, but still relevant!)

#protest #columbia #gaza #college #firstamendment #cartoon #uspol

stupidjim,
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@jensorensen

Has any media reported about the gas and oil fields on Palestinian territory yet? You know, the one US (media) investors have interest in and might be the reason they're trying to justify a war?

Just raising a little point here.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/israel-gives-nod-gaza-marine-gas-development-wants-security-assurances-2023-06-18/

pvonhellermannn, to random
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Great news: UK university divests from Israel-linked arms companies following pressure

“The University of York has been forced to divest from weapons and arms manufacturers tied to Israel after a series of protests from a student-led coalition.”

Protest works!

https://www.newarab.com/news/uk-university-divests-israel-linked-arms-companies

stupidjim,
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@pvonhellermannn

Eeehh... universities investing in arms&weapens?....

What the holy hell.

stupidjim, to politics
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If you think Russia is bad for invading a country, wait till you find out what the US has been doing in the last 80 years.

stupidjim, to bluesky
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Uncle sam is at it again.

It's not that they don't tollerate european social media in europe, it's just a coincidence having only US ones here.

RickiTarr, to random
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Something I've noticed a lot lately, is that especially Boomer women, but honestly, women in general, don't seem to ask for what they want or need in a direct way. I notice this a lot with my Mom and her friends. Instead of just asking for what they need directly they tell a story, to ask in a roundabout way. For instance, my Mom needed help this morning, and Instead of just saying, "Hey, I dropped my remote, can you pick it up for me?" She tells a one minute story about what happened, no ask, and eventually I get the point, and then suggest that I come pick it up. Or if one of her friends wants to do something like have a birthday party for a friend, they don't say "We should have a party!" They say, It's Sarah's Birthday coming up, you know she likes surprises, what does everyone think we should do?"

I often wonder if this is why older people think younger women are rude and demanding, because younger people often just ask for what they want and need in a more direct way. But also it's probably just straight up sexism, because men are supposed to make decisions, and women are supposed to make suggestions.

What do you all think? Is this just me? Have you experienced something similar?

stupidjim,
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@RickiTarr This is where it shows that newer generations are learnign from older ones and start to break free.

Older generations aren't 'bad', they just got tought that way, like newer generations are now in a new way.

rolle, (edited ) to fediverse
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Why do you like Mastodon (or any open source Fediverse app of your choosing) the most? (You can choose multiple choices)

Boosts appreciated for reach.

stupidjim,
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@rolle Soemthing else: It's non american. (here in Europe we only have american corporate social media, not a single EU one)

stupidjim, to journalism
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German media coverage is raising questions.

Half a million people through the whole of Germany (not just berlin) are demonstrating hard to keep things fair for everybody, they deserve fair coverage.

Why is center-left media toning down on these huge protests, they should be supporting it.

davidho, to random
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Pro tip: Bring your phone with you on a hike. That way, if you get lost, you can post on Mastodon and someone will invariably come up behind you and tell you how to write your alt text.

stupidjim,
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@davidho I hate to say it, but alt text is for blind people, who are getting lost without any directions.

CindyWeinstein, to random
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Thanks @debblue

stupidjim,
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@CindyWeinstein @debblue Damn right. Grab them where it hurts.

stupidjim, to Canada
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Any CANADIANS here?

These guys taking the lead with demanding a first PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA server and need 500 signatures to spin it off. Go sign!

https://mastodon.social/@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/111800528813454219

p.s. every country should have this!

rysiek, (edited ) to Bulgaria
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If you are a citizen of any EU Member State, I implore you to consider signing the Tax-the-Rich citizens' initiative:
https://www.tax-the-rich.eu/

The idea is to tax the super rich and then use the money for climate transition. :blobcathappypaws:

This is an official EU citizens' initiative, meaning that if it reaches certain thresholds, it will have to be considered by the EU institutions. That's a really powerful tool, if actually used.

So we should use it. :blobcatcool:

🧵⬇️

stupidjim,
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@rysiek There website has this question in the faq. :)

It depends per country, as an example they state:

"..In Belgium, for example, we propose that anyone with 1.25 million euros in assets in addition to their main home and business assets should qualify as "ultra-rich".

Sounds like a good starter.

https://www.tax-the-rich.eu/home#info

alberto_cottica, (edited ) to goodnews
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No way! A European Citizens' Initiative to (1) tax millionaires to (2) finance a Green New Deal via EU Commission own funds, and (3) whose proponents are (check notes) the president of the Belgian Socialist Party, a Polish former Employment and Social Inclusion Commissioner and Thomas Piketty (@pikettylemonde), possibly the world's most prominent scholar of inequality.

Did the timeline just reset? https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2023/000006_en

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stupidjim,
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@alberto_cottica Voted!

Click the yellow button to vote, or just see directly here https://eci.ec.europa.eu/038/public/#/screen/home

stupidjim, to Bulgaria
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Europeans! Here you can vote to 'tax the wealthy'. More info on the official EU page below.

See the yellow button 'Support this initiative' to vote, takes 1 minute.

https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2023/000006_en

It's still in it's early stages but hoo boy! The profit will be used to combat climate change and inequality.

Share would be great!

stupidjim, to Europe
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For those who like to have a relaxed timeline or explore tab, try using filters!

It filters most of the dooming US-crap out by words or even hashtags. :)

Settings -> filters. Ah, select 'Home & lists' and 'Public Timelines' to clean the explore tab too!

p.s. the image is just a small part of all the words added. Think of 'marvel', 'furry', 'war', 'anxiety' and what not.

#europe #relax #timeline #filters #silentsunday

stupidjim, to Fashion
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"Yes pollution is bad, but.. "

There's always this 'but' when it comes to changing something yourself.

obligatory disclaimer: people with buns are just like everybody else. The bun in question in this drawing is just part of the outfit of someone doing something. I do not intent to show that bun-wearing-humans are idiots. That would be judging someone's character on their appearance, and that's just silly.

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