For over 50 years now, I have mostly voted right of centre. Given the issues we have across the globe such as #climatechange#inequity#socialbreakdown and others, which arise from overexploitation of natural resources and ecosystems, could someone who supports #capitalism please explain to me how a system that relies on perpetual growth can be sustainable and just? The world has finite resources to sustain life and limited capacity to absorb harm. The more I think about it, the lefter I lean.
🤦🏻♀️ The attorney general of #Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-#Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over the country's immigration policies.
@GottaLaff International border. Federal supercedes State. Start with withholding Federal aid to the State until they back down. Will it hurt the people of Texas? Yep. Who's to blame? Texas! Follow the law, or you're on your own. #wishfulthinking#lowpatience
Ding. End of a terribly exhausting week. I just want to stay in bed for the next two days whilst my wife hand-feeds me grapes in between dinner. #WishfulThinking.
The last image received from #Perseverance was captured 8 Sols ago. It may also be the last image to have been received / published in 2023. Nothing spectacular, but here it is:
Processed, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking NW (324°) from RMC 48.2404
Sol 1010, LMST: 08:24:48
5 Oct 1565: d. Richard Pates, deprived Marian bishop of #Worcester in #Leuven#otd His 1562 will made a bequest to the cathedral but it was on condition that #England's schism with #Rome must be ended for it to take effect (Mattana) #WishfulThinking?
Where’s the Dome of the Rock (قبة الصخرة)? City conveniently omits the most notable landmark, and possibly one of the most photographed buildings on earth, from the photos of Jerusalem covering the walls of a giant public #sukkah.
@MuseumShuffle I feel like the only option is to be on all of them and get a mix/match of feedback & information. I do think there is potential if threads adopts activitypub? #wishfulthinking
When you use acronyms or shorthand, remember there exist people who have no idea what they stand for or what you're talking about.
I see this a lot with job training, where a trainer will rattle off 2 or 3 acronyms like we understand and never so much as pause to check if they were properly understood.
Be aware that easier to say is not equal to easier to understand - especially for those who do not share your culture or language.
"Forged in Texas" was supposed to be a major selling point for new Craftsman tools. Instead, the brand's $90 million Fort Worth factory is closed and up for sale.
@emptywheel Jack might be able to get a trial on the soon-to-be-filed Jan 6 indictment in the December timeframe because there are presumably little or no security clearance issues. #WishfulThinking
Freue mich auf den Tag, wenn genauso hart, unnachgiebig und uneingeschränkt gegen Rechtsextreme, Reichsbürger und korrupte Politker:innen vorgegangen wird wie gegen die #LetzteGeneration.