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JamesWNeal

@JamesWNeal@mstdn.social

he/him/it. Old white bi guy. Currently in Raymore, MO. Looking to move back to #Arizona Retired. Former PR pro. Former state level PIO (Nebraska). Thick skin wearing thin online, but still hanging on.

Re-living first years as DJ by collecting more records than is healthy. #NowPlaying #Music #Vinyl

Surviving son of UNL Prof of #Journalism James M. Neal, Jr & Caroline Becker.

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JamesWNeal, to journalism
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It's lazy to keep using the same terminology to describe the same events from the same persective and so I propose that the New York Times replace "E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal-Burning Power Plants," with "E.P.A.Takes Steps To Drastically Improve Air Quality for persons living near Coal-Burning Plants."

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That's exactly what she's suggesting.

JamesWNeal, to random
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When they say they don't know of anything Biden's done that matters to them, ask 'em about this. #JoeBiden #noncompete #overtime

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Seems reasonable.

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rim shot

GottaLaff, to Arizona
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👀

Via Dave Ryder: 🧵 1/...

Here's William Jones who authored the 1864 bill.

Some fun facts:

He abandoned his first wife and their children in Missouri.

His second wife was a 12 year old Mexican girl. He abducted her and after a complaint submitted his resignation to President Buchanan before he was fired.

JamesWNeal,
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@GottaLaff So, a real standup guy. thanks for posting.

JamesWNeal,
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@GottaLaff But wait. From a friend on another platform. "the Wikipedia entry does not say that Jones wrote the 1864 Arizona law. The law is called the "Howell Code" because it was written by Judge William Thompson Howell. The Wiki entry on Jones says this: "Jones translated a condensed version of the territory's new legal code, the 'Howell Code," into Spanish. So Jones was merely a translator, not the author of the law."

JamesWNeal, (edited )
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@joeinwynnewood @GottaLaff Thanks for the link. If anyone would have a handle on this, it'd be Heather Cox Richardson. As always, an excellent read.

JamesWNeal, to Ukraine
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In an ongoing campaign that seeks to influence congressional and other political debates to stoke anti- sentiment, Kremlin-linked political strategists and trolls have written 1,000s of fabricated news articles, social media posts & comments that promote American isolationism, stir fear over the US’ border security and attempt to amplify U.S. economic & racial tensions, according to a trove of internal Kremlin documents obtained by a EU intelligence service. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/08/russia-propaganda-us-ukraine/

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Suggest you stop thinking Jr., is so stupid he doesn't know he's spreading lies. Same with Daddy and every far right politician.

The nature of the lies, the diversity of educational background makes it far more likely they all know what they're spreading are lies, that the lies are chosen because they support narratives.

And until you can show me that being called out for lying, being laughed at, ridiculed for "being so stupid," causes people to turn away from them - they're succeeding.

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yep

JamesWNeal, to random
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There's only one crew member on that 2-mile freight train barrelling down the tracks and . . .

JamesWNeal, to random
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Some insight into what happened in the minutes before the Key Bridge collapsed.

Cool, direct, urgent, successful. Maybe not a college degree or a 6-figure salary among them—and they used their training & experience at the most critical, high-pressure moment to save lives. All day, every day-that happens & we don't see it. That's your 'deep state? Just in Port of Baltimore, 45 cargo container ships come & go every 24 hours. 16,000 ships a year. They require all this guidance all the time (and US has 8 LARGER ports). Each ship with 5,000 containers loaded & unloaded. Not to mention The 8 construction workers on the bridge—-patching potholes in the middle of the night, so the road stays maintained, at a time that reduces inconvenience to us (and yes, is easier for them too because of low traffic). Every night...
Every night, 5 or 6 days a week, men & women just like them do that dangerous work on interstates & bridges in all 50 states. ... Here's the moment: An officer who closed one of the approaches says on radio...Can we notify the construction workers? Can we call the supervisor?' The officer was ready to drive out & warn the workers when someone on the radio — seconds later — said, The bridge is down. The whole bridge. That unnamed officer had been immediately thinking about how to save those guys out on the bridge—workers just like him. Thanks. - Thanks to all these folks who make the world run, and run safely 99% of the time, and work with skill, grace, clear-headedness in invisible but essential jobs. Even as disaster unfolded Tuesday after midnight, they were at work.

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    JamesWNeal,
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    @ElleGray the one on the right's gonna lose because the one on the left has backup on the wall.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    🏆

    Via Angry Staffer:

    This is A+ trolling.

    MAGA is losing their minds. 🤣🤣🤣

    Joe :

    Congratulations, Donald. Quite the accomplishment.

    1/… Next toot will be what Biden is mocking.

    JamesWNeal,
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    @GottaLaff I understand the trophy is up on eBay with a starting price of $454 million.

    JamesWNeal, to random
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    I live in an LSD dream world where MSNBC hiring Ronna McDaniel is the parent company's way of apologizing to the far right for putting Kristen Welker instead of Laura Trump in the MTP chair.

    nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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    JamesWNeal,
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    @nocontexttrek interesting way to slam my generation by slipping it into the caption. p.s. I hitch-hiked in the other direction that summer, so I'd tell you about how cool thumbing down the west coast was. ;-)

    JamesWNeal, to random
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    While Donald Trump was busy trying to get somebody - anybody - to give him $454 million with no collateral, Joe Biden was proposing doing this.
    "For current homeowners looking for a new place but worried about giving up their current, lower mortgage rate, I'm proposing a $10,000 tax credit if they sell their starter homes."

    "That means more folks can get into houses that suit their needs - and we unlock more affordable homes for first-time buyers."

    JamesWNeal,
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    @jadugar63 I'm 71, so the "grandpa" ageist thing doesn't fly here. That said, I'm well aware of all the financial considerations you mention, as I'd like to move up, but can't. I suspect Biden's just as aware of them as you and I are. In fact, the plan he outlined the other day is actually a tad more fleshed out than the meme I passed on. You can read more about it here. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/19/fact-sheet-in-nevada-president-biden-to-double-down-on-plan-to-lower-housing-costs-and-increase-housing-supply-for-american-families/

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    Dems are usually terrible at messaging

    But this: this is a home run.

    🇺🇸

    Video answering trumps question are you better off than you were 4 years ago illustrating trumps failure with the pandemic

    JamesWNeal,
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    @flexghost OMG, I can download videos from Mastodon!

    JamesWNeal,
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    @flexghost Safari Control - click dropdown menu gives the option.

    JamesWNeal, to vinyl
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    Jessica M. Goldstein writing for WaPo - "audiophiles have replaced their AirPods with record players." I'll let audiophiles explain what's wrong with this sentence. 🤣Who wants to go first? https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2024/03/13/disposable-cameras-gen-z/

    JamesWNeal, to random
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    "Genius" def. doing better with your father's money than Trump did with his. Also

    JamesWNeal, to random
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    All these headlines about "voter concerns," got me to thinking - exactly where would we be if more potential voters were concerned enough to change their lack of status in this democracy thing the rest of us are concerned might go poof?

    Oh wait, we're supposed to be concerned about Biden's age, not the fate of the country. Nevermind.

    JamesWNeal, to random
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    Y'know, I get lonely too, but still I'm not part of the "I'll take a call from a stranger" demographic

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