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zdl

@zdl@mastodon.online

Half-German, Half-Chinese, Half-Canadian, all-bad at math, currently living to her consternation in the People's Republic of China.

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LALegault, to random
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Biden today actually:

“It is dangerous and irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged… the justice system should be respected and we should not let anyone tear it down.”

WHAT ABOUT THE ICJ AND THE ICC YOU ABSOLUTE 🤡

zdl,
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@LALegault But that's different! That's … anti-American! Or something! I'll get our spin doctors at work to explain it with enough bafflegab that most people will just give up and accept it…

angiebaby, to random
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All this time, Biden and the Democrats sucked up to Joe Manchin to keep him happy.

How'd that work out?

But vote blue no matter who, right?

zdl,
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@angiebaby I think the USA is reaching the point where the only rational choice at the election is to vote "FUCK NO!" at the ballot with the weapon of your choice.

RickiTarr, to random
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America: You need to have health insurance!

Me: Cool, that makes sense, but it's going to cover my whole body, right?

America: Depends, do you use your teeth and eyes?

zdl,
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@RickiTarr Ah. The Canadian solution.

angiebaby, to punk
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We live as we dream, alone
To crack the shell we mix with the others
Some flirt with fascism
Some lie in the arms of lovers

We live as we dream, alone
The space between our work and its product
Some fall into fatalism
As if it started this way

Gang of Four
"We Live As We Dream, Alone"
1982

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u33e6hC9qZk

zdl,
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@angiebaby Ouch. What an unfortunate choice of name...

Were they deliberately named after the Cultural Revolution gang of thugs or was this an unhappy coincidence?

zdl,
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@angiebaby Ah, OK, so it was a deliberate choice, not unfortunate happenstance. Got it.

zdl,
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@angiebaby Well, yeah, punk was (almost) all about provocation. I was never really clear on what "post punk" meant beyond "we're tired of punk" so I'm not sure what it stands for, despite listening to a lot of bands labelled "post punk".

zdl,
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@angiebaby So punk after the artists grew up. Gotcha. :D

To me it's still punk then. I never bought into the thesis that you had to suck to be punk.

cstross, to random
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Given the Trumpenführer's reported incontinence and burger-heavy diet, I'd hate to be the prison officer tapped to give him an intimate body search. They'd probably end up drawing lots then issuing the loser with rubber gloves, waders, and a gas mask.

zdl,
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@cstross It must be nice to be able to believe that Trump will actually see a prison cell. 😕 I'm far too cynical.

zdl, to HashtagGames
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Gowan: Criminal Mind

My criminal mind
Is all I ... all I've ever had
Ask one who's known me
If I'm really so bad...

I AM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeFm-rM51K4

zdl, to Palestine
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I say again: The Kids are Alright

https://truthout.org/video/protesters-vow-to-continue-one-of-north-americas-largest-gaza-encampments/

angiebaby, to random
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Where there is no vision, the people perish.

zdl,
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Coincidentally today I had the urge to write something long-form (an urge I haven't had in a while). Here's a vision of mine: https://wordsmith.social/zhang-dianli/crown-nobility-and-commoners

micchiato, to random
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OMG. Perfection.

zdl,
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@micchiato Well the Palestine thing is a sleeper weapon for them. Played properly it guarantees them a loss.

zdl, to random
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-a6Aoa_Kc

angiebaby, to random
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OMG, there's actually a male, MAGA Luke Crywalker meme now.

zdl,
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@angiebaby LEAVE DONALD ALONE!

zdl,
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@angiebaby Got it in one!

angiebaby, to music
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Black Sabbath
"Guilty as Hell"
1995

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcV67lkS2ds

zdl,
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@angiebaby Argh! Sabbath isn't #HardRock, it's #metal 😮

zdl,
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@angiebaby (That being said, great taste in music!)

robindlaws, to random
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Was a galaxy before it was cool

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjeenyw8rd2o

zdl,
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@robindlaws I dunno, Mr. Laws. That galaxy looks pretty ... hot!

edri, to humanrights
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1/3 New "solution" from the @eu2024be on #ChatControl fails #HumanRights on all counts!

We're looking at:
🔸Forced consent
🔸Mass scanning of private messages
🔸Undermining encryption
🔸Punishing privacy-enhancing services & rewarding those that violate people’s privacy

Read more: https://edri.org/our-work/be-scanned-or-get-banned/

zdl,
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@edri @jens Literally every despotic law in a democracy has begun as "we must protect the children!"

Perhaps a new approach is needed if children are still at risk after decades of "won't someone think of the children!?" policy-making.

chad, to random
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Anybody got an ethical, easy, extremely well-paying job they want me to have?

zdl,
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@chad Yes. I've got it stashed right next to my pet unicorn!

zdl, to steam
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A friend of mine made a thing:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3011090/Primest_Evil/

#Steam #Game #PrimestEvil

pressprogress, to random
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International Students are Coming to Canada Dreaming of a Better Life. Many Are Leaving Disillusioned and In Debt.

The dream of Canada sold to students by predatory recruiters and private education institutions doesn’t measure up to reality. https://pressprogress.ca/international-students-are-coming-to-canada-dreaming-of-a-better-life-many-are-leaving-disillusioned-and-in-debt/

zdl,
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@pressprogress So here's some perspective on the other direction. The BASIC form to get a visa to Canada is about 7 pages alone. You then have another form to fill out with your entire family. You have to supply bank records. You have to supply a letter proving your employment and salary. You have to supply proof of ownership of property. (And like for Canada→China you need a letter of invitation.)

Then you have to repeat all that information on an online form.

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zdl,
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@pressprogress We're three WEEKS into the process and there's no end in sight yet. And there's no hint yet if he's even going to be given a visa, because every second paragraph, it seems, is a stern warning that even if you supply all the requested documentation it is not guaranteed you'll get a visa.

It's orders of magnitude harder for Chinese people to just get a VISA to Canada than vice versa. So no, it doesn't surprise me that students are disappointed by the reality.

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inquiline, to random
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Love too live in a country led by a corpse in an electrified tank shouting “fund the police!”

zdl,
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@stevenbodzin @angiebaby @inquiline "But you see / it's not me / it's not my family / in your head in your head / they are DYING!"

It's always tragic when Dolores' words are seen in real life.

zdl,
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@stevenbodzin @angiebaby @inquiline The following words are likely even more descriptive: "What's in your head? In your head? Zombie. Zombie. Zombie--ie--iee..."

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