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@Extra_Special_Carbon@mastodon.world

SWM, cis, He/Him, dad, husband, Chemistry, TTRPG, Jazz, amateur piano, UU, brightly colored hair, Critter, Reply guy extraordinaire, possibly the most inconsequential person in the world, and OK with it.

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AnarchoCatgirlism, to MemeryAlpha

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@photovince @missqarnstein @AnarchoCatgirlism No. They swallow lithium salts. Lithium ignites on contact with water.

ElleGray, (edited ) to random
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Dear people who clap when the plane lands,

We owe you an apology.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@VernAFish @ElleGray “all of them”

YouGiveMeFever, to random
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This isn't business as usual. I've been observing politics for over six decades, since JFK, and so I say to you now in all seriousness that alarm bells should be ringing-- because life in America will never be the same again if Trump wins a second term. Giving control of our military to someone who previously attempted a coup of our government is just insane, as it is to allow our democracy to elect someone who's bent on destroying it. That's a lesson we should have learn from Hitler.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@YouGiveMeFever Nearly all of the Republicans assisted, and actively try to hamper the investigations. This isn’t just about Trump. The entire Republican base has decided fascism is the way to go.

HamonWry, to random
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What we learned from Hitler and the Second World War was that the best way to prevent a dictatorship is to stop the Nazis before they get into office.

The more you know.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@RememberUsAlways @TruthSandwich @HamonWry I think you’re right, but the stakes this time make me really hope we have the response plan worked out. They’re up to something.

You don’t purge an organisation and fill it with loyalists because you think you need it to run better unless loyalty is the most necessary characteristic. And you only need that level of loyalty when you are planning crimes.

erictopol, to random
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This isn't good, folks.
I'm not worried about H5N1 transmission to humans (yet) but the USDA pathetic lack of transparency, how long it took for the genomes to be released, lack of testing asymptomatic cattle......
All detracts from "confidence"

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@ralfmaximus @erictopol We don’t pasteurize beef though. Do you think there’s some magic keeping it in dairy cattle, but not beef cattle?

I think they’re not telling us something that would destroy an industry. How do you like your steak?

mekkaokereke, to random
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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

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@mekkaokereke I have no black co-workers. Our main workforce is not local, which is what happens at higher degrees. I live in SW MO, and could definitely imagine black prospectives avoiding the location, I would and I’m white. I’m not really here because I want to be here. We have a very large international contingent from Asia, and I suspect the concept of DEI is totally alien to them.

This area is segregated as hell, so I know very few black people at all.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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As we approach the end of the year, wouldn't now be a good time to FINALLY DUMP THAT BOX OF OLD CABLES AND CHARGERS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING ON TO FOR TEN YEARS "JUST IN CASE" ?!?!?

It's ok. You can let them go now. You're going to be fine.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@Mrfunkedude Or you could buy a bigger house. Those adapters are heirlooms.

maxkennerly, to random
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So much of Musk's "visionary leadership" is classic mismanagement. He's not just nuking the one area in which he Tesla can lock-in market dominance (the EV chargers), he's doing it in the most chaotic manner possible, without any plan for going forward. https://electrek.co/2024/05/03/read-the-wild-email-tesla-is-sending-to-suppliers-amid-supercharger-chaos/

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@maxkennerly I think we have yet to see the fallout of this. He fired an entire team without any consideration of how to replace them. All business contacts are gone. Who even knows who has a contract. Those are frequently on a need-to-know basis. A lot of this information is licked up in some password protected file, that I’m sure they can eventually get access too, bug they don’t know how it’s organized.

There will be lawsuits from employees and suppliers.

video/mp4

RickiTarr, to random
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Name a movie or TV series where none of the characters are actually good people. Explain why you think that.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@RickiTarr Sienfeld. They all deserve their fate.

Extra_Special_Carbon, to random
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Incrementalism and voting for the lesser evil (from their point of view), is how the right overturned Roe v Wade. They got bans on 20 weeks, then 15 weeks, then 8 weeks. Then they got provider facility requirements changed. Every step of the way, we said what their goal was.

It’s the same for tax laws, affirmative action, deregulation, and healthcare.

If you don’t want to vote for the lesser of two evils because you want all or nothing, you’ll get nothing.

Huntn00, to random
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I’m observing a consistent background drone on Mastodon attacking President Biden over US Gaza policy.
While I disagree with the USA’s complicity with Israel in Gaza, and have complained about it often in smaller forums, the consensus is:
Keep some level of perspective and pragmatism. Under no circumstance can you not vote for Biden and expect a better outcome for Gaza and Palestinians. You want to help them? YOU ARE NOT by enabling Trump as POTUS to team up with Netanyahu. 🔥🤔

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@Huntn00 Remember, the Israeli right wing, which Netanyahu is a part of, wants a Trump presidency. Not voting for Biden is supporting Netanyahu’s desires, so he can “finish it” under a Trump administration.

Supporting Netanyahu’s plan for gaza, by letting Trump take office, is supporting the very genocide they are protesting.

mmiasma, to random
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I'm old enough to remember when surge pricing was called by it's other name - price gouging.

Good luck Wendy's - I hope you go broke soon. 👋

Wendy's CEO announces surge pricing for menu. Here's what you can expect.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/27/wendys-menu-surge-pricing/72761277007/

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@Professor_Stevens @helplessduck @thepoliticalcat @lizstl13 @mmiasma @metropia Revolutions just shuffle the people at the top a bit, they don’t usually result in change. With all of the destruction, nations are frequently much worse off.

foser, to random
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Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned a convicted murderer and virulent racist who, after writing text messages suggesting he would kill a protester and then claim self-defense, killed a protester and claimed self-defense. I wrote this a year ago:
https://www.findinggravity.net/p/republican-politicians-embrace-another

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@foser If gets reelected, these policies go national.

RickiTarr, to random
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Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@RickiTarr Rock and Roll!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0

skykiss, (edited ) to lies
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If, like roughly a hundred million Americans, you regularly consume fascist propaganda in the guise of cable “news” (fox, newsmax, & other propaganda outlets) online disinformation publications, and the platform formerly known as Twitter, it’s likely that at least some of that fascist propaganda is originating in Moscow.

Kremlin documents reveal Russian trolls are targeting U.S. support for Ukraine and engaging in a significant campaign to undermine U.S. elections and discourage voting.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/media/oan-smartmatic-settlement/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/business/fox-news-dominion-lies/index.html

https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/09/1103690822/group-aiming-to-defund-disinformation-tries-to-drain-fox-news-of-online-advertis

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@skykiss I suspect that’s why the war was started in the first place.

LiamOMaraIV, to Palestine
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The pro- movement is being infiltrated by agents. When you see shit like this, report it, block the person, and spread awareness of their names. Anyone sharing this codswallop needs to be made persona non grata everywhere.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@LiamOMaraIV I’ve no doubt this is happening. It happened with BLM protests too. Organizers must be vigilant about screening for bad actors. That’s just part of the job. You’ll discredit the entire movement.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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The other day I read someone’s post who said that people on Mastodon are pompous, always going on about how great it is here.

Well duh.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@Mrfunkedude Of course we’re going on about how great it is here. How else are they going to know?

Who has the Grey Poupon?

Mrfunkedude, to random
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It saddens me that there are generations who don’t know who this absolute childhood icon is.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@Mrfunkedude And now I have that theme song in my head.

StillIRise1963, to random
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"Russia, Russia, Russia" he says. YES, motherfucker, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA.

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@StillIRise1963 Well obviously its all fake. How else could they have all this evidence? Explain that!

ChrisMayLA6, to food
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Should we be concerned about or does the increasingly shrill coverage of their 'dangers' obscure the more structural issues within the that require our attention?

Eric Robinson (Liverpool U) concludes, this hype may 'distract attention from much-needed government action to restrict food industry marketing & sales of the types of foods we already know are bad for health – foods higher in sugar, salt, saturated fat & calories'!

https://theconversation.com/ultra-processed-foods-heres-what-the-evidence-actually-says-about-them-220255?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1705683889

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@ChrisMayLA6 It’s classism, plain and simple. You can also find these “dangerous” ultra-processed ingredients in Haute cuisine. There are entire online stores with them, such as the Modernist Pantry. Xantham gum is a standard in my pantry.

It’s the fat, salt, sugar, and calories that are killing us. Processed food is made for longer shelf life, and travel, which often means concentrating these factors.

But the uproar about it is straight up classism.

Extra_Special_Carbon, to random
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appendicitis will usually resolve itself in a few days.

drcaberry, to steam
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Analyze DC circuits using the principles of KVL, KCL, Ohm's Law, and the Law of Conservation of Energy. This is a STEMTok post that covers topics in STEM, science, technology, engineering, math, programming, engineering students, and engineering professors. and .

video/mp4

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@drcaberry No way I was going to beat that clock, but I got there. I’m definitely rusty on that stuff.

Extra_Special_Carbon, to random
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I notice that NOW they want to be careful to point out the tests don’t distinguish between active and inactive virus, but when it came to COVID vaccine effectiveness, they never mentioned that vaccinated people likely had virus that had been inactivated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04/23/bird-flu-virus-milk/

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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Now is a great time to decrease your meat and dairy. If dairy herds have it, it’s a good bet meat herds have it.

ai6yr, to Amex

Axios: Hertz dumping 20,000 of its electric vehicles https://www.axios.com/2024/01/11/hertz-evs-electric-vehicles-20000

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@ai6yr I tried to rent an electric car recently. I searched every local rental, including Hertz. None were available. Any one of them would have had my business, but it wasn’t even an option.

otheorange_tag, to random
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@MatthewTitus88 @stuartgrist Someone should get on this pdq bach thing! https://slippedisc.com/2024/01/beethovens-fifth-with-added-sports-commentary/

Extra_Special_Carbon,
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@otheorange_tag @MatthewTitus88 @stuartgrist Yes, PDQ Bock must go on.

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