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Bearded_Pip

@Bearded_Pip@c.im

Twitter Diapsora, sports fan, boarbgames, hard left politics, loud non-metalic music, masshole, and comicbooks

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AskPippa, to random
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Huh. I missed this story last year.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/mormon-church-multibillion-investment-fund-sec-settlement-rcna71603

Bearded_Pip,
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@AskPippa We need to tax the churches.

LeftistLawyer, to random
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Serious question, please boost for reach.

I’m a 50+ white male.

How many old white guys out there would be willing join a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to oppose old white guys in positions of power? How many people would be willing to provide financial support for the same?

Nothing like this currently exists in the U.S. and I think it could be a damn effective form of protest. Personally, I’m sick and tired of seeing old fucking white guys in power everywhere I turn. Am I an aberration?

Oh, and despite thinking of myself as a bit of wordsmith, I’m admittedly terrible at acronym generation. What’s a good name for an organization pursuing said mission?

Bearded_Pip,
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@LeftistLawyer Koosh Brothers. No Acronym needed. Your target audience will get the reference and ghe Koch joke. If you need to it’s KBA, Koosh Brothers for America.

LeftistLawyer, to art
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Am I off base in thinking conservatives don't do art?

Art is imagination.

The past is an anchor around the neck of those who fail to use it to imagine a better future.

Bearded_Pip,
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@LeftistLawyer the failed creative to Nazi pipeline is alive and well.

Also, Orson Scott Card is a successful novelist, the Dilbert douchebag was also successful, the Frasier guy, Mel Gibson. They do make art and sometimes good art.

BlackAzizAnansi, to transit
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So this is cool!

https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/02/09/plans-unveiled-in-georgia-for-americas-longest-paved-trail?fbclid=iwar0ec5ndo0wtyljwdecrwfv1ibiuafbvqa0rpfis9yexeiiiachjj4_r3fu

Bearded_Pip,
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@BlackAzizAnansi apparently there is an idea of having a paved bkie/walking path from Maine to Florida. Plans for it exist, but it’s going to take a long time to get all the towns/cities on board. But it would be amazing.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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What's the worst thing that your boss has ever done? Mines would probably be the time I worked for a law firm and the owner wanted us to clear out the upstairs of a dusty ass building that he owned to look scrounge for office supplies (literally not in my job description at all) and as we're clearing things out he tells us that they're going to come back and clean up the asbestos in a few days.

Bearded_Pip,
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@BlackAzizAnansi I had a boss at Grainger that had zero concept of saftey. I swear she tried to kill me three different times.

KevinCarson1, to random
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To justify its massive killing of civilians in Gaza to the U.S., “Israeli officials privately invoked the 1945 U.S atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” in discussions with Secretary of State Blinken.
What the U.S. did at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a crime against humanity, for which Truman should have been dragged before the Hague. So for any decent person, the Israeli comparison amounts to a confession that they, too, are guilty of war crimes.
https://archive.is/NzcVS

Bearded_Pip,
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@KevinCarson1 @HeavenlyPossum it’s so much worse of a comparison because Israel has nuclear weapons.

joey, to random

The Arab regimes' cowardly response will have repercussions on their longevity. That I can guarantee.

They could have done so much more to protect Gaza without doing anything militarily. They could have threatened to break off ties, expel ambassadors from UAE, Egypt, Jordan etc

The Saudis could have publicly declared that they will refuse any negotiations without a ceasefire two state solutions.

Qatar could cut off oil supplies.

So much can be done without lifting a single weapon.

Bearded_Pip,
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@joey @HeavenlyPossum As it has always been with the Palestinians and their arab neigjbors, no support at all.

universalhub, to boston
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will soon no longer be the best South can get https://bankerandtradesman.com/gillette-moving-manufacturing-out-of-boston-by-2026

Bearded_Pip,
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@universalhub 31 acres you say? That’s enough for a much needed new baseball stadium…

mathowie, to random
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the funniest thing about Apple is the last version of MacOS features "video reactions" where if your camera sees you do a thumbs up or heart symbol with your hands, stuff happens behind you like fireworks in ANY video app you are using BY DEFAULT.

A friend was in an online therapy session, describing his trauma so the therapist asked if he was alright and he did a thumbs up and then HUGE FIREWORKS BEHIND HIS HEAD.

It's so bad that online therapy sessions now start with a warning dialog!

Bearded_Pip,
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@mathowie @rawx i found this in my therapy session too. It was funny, but not the right time or place. I did a sarcastic thumbs up too. So it could have been bad things I was talking about.

trick, to MarvelSnap
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Threw together a simple deck in for the new card and am enjoying it so far.

Bearded_Pip,
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@trick where did end up at the end of the season? I wasn’t able to hit 80 this time.

GovTrack, to random
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Reminder: Rep. Santos also remains in Congress despite an eye popping indictment of his own. The last three members to either plead guilty or be convicted also remained in office until their cases were resolved. Sen. Menendez staying on while his case happens is the norm.

Bearded_Pip,
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@GovTrack @Zammer Ut is a bad norm.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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What is the best concert that you've ever attended?

Bearded_Pip,
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@BlackAzizAnansi honestly Green Day 2015-16ish. I’m much more small club kind of guy, but Green Day got me to enjoy an arena show. They still remember their roots, but acknowlege they’ve changed. I was floored with jow good they were.

srgray, to soccer

It's just before 5:45 am.

I'm up, coffee in hand, and it looks like my TSN subscription ends at the end of today.

Thank-you Australia/New Zealand/FIFA for the @wwc final as an early morning birthday present!

Watching the closing ceremonies while waiting for the match.

Bearded_Pip,
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@srgray @bazkie @wwc This Soain side is fun to watch. They ate agressive, fast, and skillful.

emarktaylor, to soccer
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⚽ @wwc @uswnt 🇺🇸

Via The Athletic @TheAthleticSCCR
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47m
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Vlatko Andonovski has resigned as coach of the , a source confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday.

Andonovski oversaw the USWNT's earliest World Cup exit ever as the team was eliminated at the last-16 stage.

More from
@itsmeglinehan
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https://t.co/FYmQRPVboF

Bearded_Pip,
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@emarktaylor @wwc @uswnt @TheAthleticSCCR now if only the men could finally be rid of their loser HC.

emarktaylor, to soccer
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⚽ @wwc 🇪🇸 🇳🇱

The NED No 7 is lightning fast.

Holy crap! No penalty.

My 100% incorrect prognostication record is intact.

Bearded_Pip,
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@emarktaylor @wwc Her midfield can’t maintain possestion to save their lives.

phpete, to wwc
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Yup.
I STILL hate VAR.

@wwc


Bearded_Pip,
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@phpete @wwc equality: the women getting suspect VAR calls too!

emarktaylor, to soccer
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⚽ @wwc @uswnt

Via U.S. Women's National Soccer Team 🤖
@USWNT

Bearded_Pip,
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@emarktaylor @wwc @uswnt I STILL stand by them. They played hard today.

futurebird, to random
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Here is a fun animation that will help you to understand the relative rpms of the planets.

(via. https://www.tumblr.com/bandit-jay/698182172743434240/comparing-the-rotations-of-objects-in-the-solar?source=share)

7 Planets a moon and Pluto all shown to be about the same size with goggly eyes. Mercury hardly moves at all. Venus is literally still. Jupiter is going so fast it's eyes are shut tight.

Bearded_Pip,
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@futurebird Pluto and Cere aren't planets.

TiffyBelle, to Germany

Holy moly! Yet ANOTHER upset in the Women's World Cup! The second ranked team, , go out of the tournament after only mustering a draw with South Korea, who were essentially just playing for pride.

Absolutely shocked that South Korea were able to hold Germany to a draw there.

I don't think anyone predicted the outcome of this group. This tournament is wild.

@wwc

Bearded_Pip,
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@TiffyBelle @wwc what a great period of time for Moroccan football!

protecttruth, to random
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The New York Times is responsible for Trump being in office instead of Hillary and that’s not even particularly controversial.

Blame Maggie Haberman if you like, blame Patrick Healy, or blame Dean Baquet. They all share blame. But the New York Times made coverage choices that got Trump into the presidency.

Bearded_Pip,
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@protecttruth Same can be said for MSNBC via Morning Joe. All those Monday morning calls into the show to "chat" with his buddy Joe was nothing but free ads for Trump.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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Mastodon is starting to look like my twitter feed pre-musk, I'm a bit more pleased even though this place still needs more Black people.

Bearded_Pip,
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@SarraceniaWilds @bynkii @BlackAzizAnansi this is such an important part the debate/discussion about Twitter and new Social Media sites.

jeffjarvis, to random
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Well, well, well. Look at the lead story in the Wall Street Journal.

Bearded_Pip,
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@jeffjarvis @pluralistic I kind of feel bad for them. A lot of conpanies worked really hard for that recession! Thousands were laid trying to make it happen.

Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random

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    Bearded_Pip,
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    @Teri_Kanefield @FayeSouthall bluesky is already smoking the fediverse. The big names are moving there, and people are begging for invites. Demand is greater than supply. That’s a winning formula. Finally, it’s easier to start using than fediverse. There is no competition.

    iMike, to random

    Sometimes I think maybe the world has caught up and it'll be a challenge for . But then I see this roster, and no way lol. https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2023/06/21/uswnt-roster-2023-world-cup-squad-revealed/

    Bearded_Pip,
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    @iMike you’ll know the party is over once the big European clubs start putting real $$$ into their women’s teams. We are close, but not quite there yet.

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