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Magooish

@Magooish@mas.to

Here to encourage the good, call out the ridiculous and learn as much as possible in between. Lover of Shakespeare, animals, cooking, politics and travel. Adore great conversation and appreciate the funny stuff.

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GottaLaff, to random
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Via BlackKnight10K on Twitter:

Has there ever been someone who has been so totally disconnected from everything they just said in the previous sentence.

Trump: he's rushing this case

Also Trump: they've never sat in court so long

Acyn:

: You have a judge who is totally conflicted and he's rushing this case through. Some people somebody just told me they never sat for such a long period of time in a court house before. It’s ridiculous.

Magooish,
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@GottaLaff and yet, it’s consistent.

Trump is the top chef of word salad. It’s never meant to make sense, it’s meant to inflame.

Personally I never order or eat the salad but there are plenty who make it their entire diet. I’ll call them Magatarians.

GottaLaff, to random
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MEANWHILE, at , via Ryan Reilly:

Supreme Court Trump immunity arguments underway.

"There can be no presidency as we know it" without presidential immunity, Trump lawyer John Sauer argues. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Magooish,
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@GottaLaff
I’m declaring today “I hate the Federalist Society with the passion of a million flaming suns” day.
We are subjected to these kinds of discussions and decisions because of that group of miscreants.

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A sad day yes. Not because it is but because it is here in the USA.

Magooish,
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@simplenomad taxes are only bad if you receive no benefit from them.
Personally I like having decent roads to drive on, civil defense, leadership and social benefits for the poor and elderly. So while I may not enjoy paying taxes, I do enjoy seeing a functioning society where people care for themselves, their neighbors and communities collectively.

mekkaokereke, to random
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Rap beef is silly. People really die behind this nonsense.

People that say that they love rap beef, do love rappers... But in the same way that people that love dog fights, love dogs. Some people go to NASCAR races to see who the most skilled driver is, and to marvel at the engineering. Other people just go to watch the crashes. Their entertainment is watching you burn.

And like I've also said before, gangster rap is a performance by Black people for white people.🤷🏿‍♂️

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109893482569845648

Magooish,
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@raganwald @mekkaokereke it’s a human character flaw that we don’t want our favorite things to change. We like predictability and tend toward it.
But artists are specifically here to challenge that, rather music, painting, architecture, craft, cooking, thinking… they are levers for us to move forward and not rot in our own self assured mess.

Miles Davis, Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Kurt Cobain, Alice Waters, I could go on and on. They change the world.

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"Chain migration" is the BEST kind of immigration. You want people who move to you country to have a local network and support. You want new immigrants to bring their family, and the economic activity they generate and the value they add to communities to be in YOUR country.

I can't believe we let them use it like a slur. It's good and do it more.

What? They brought their elderly parents? That's good for US and for them (the new American we want to be successful and happy.) RIGHT?

Magooish,
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@futurebird they don’t come here to take anyone’s job. They come here to create opportunities of their own. Business ownership rather sole proprietor or llc/inc are a HUGE part of why immigrants come here. It’s what so many of them dream about, the opportunity to self determine their future.
They also love to be active in their communities. They understand democracy better than most Americans because they lived without it for most of their lives before coming here.

Magooish,
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@cohomologyisFUN @futurebird
Yes, there is a massive positive economic cascade that happens with immigrants.

Why these things are not all that gets discussed is frustrating. Instead Fox News and the right wing media are given all the air time over the negatives which are overshadowed by positive outcomes when facts are in play.

mina, to random
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What's going on?

Since yesterday, I'm suddenly getting ugly messages from Nazis, transphobes, white supremacists etc.

Of course, I block and report them all, but I wonder: Is it just me, or is the Fedi facing an invasion?

Magooish,
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@mina Mina, I sent you a follow request. If you are interesting enough to garner trolls and Nazis, you are someone saying things I want to hear. We do not have to agree on everything, but I am a fan of outspoken free spirited opinions.

Regardless, don’t let the haters get you down. The fediverse is ten thousand times better than any other platform. I love it here.

GottaLaff, to earthquake
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shakes U.S. East Coast
The U.S. Geological Survey initially measured the earthquake at a 4.8 magnitude.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/earthquake-shakes-us-east-coast-rcna146575?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=66100cedab64640001762917

Magooish,
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@GottaLaff
It was 2 miles from my office. Two “explosions” with 2 subsequent jolts. Almost threw me out of my chair.

StillIRise1963, to random
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What if we listened to and learned things from immigrants.

Magooish,
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@StillIRise1963 What if we understood how lucky we are, that we already have enough, that sharing isn’t losing, and that new people, ideas and the things that come with them are what push us forward and upward?
What if we valued the newness of others without needing to cling to a revisionist history? Imagine if every hand up reached back and brought another hand up and we could all live happily together?

I think about this all the time.

Magooish,
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@StillIRise1963 @Magooish
It would be.
It can be.

But everyone has to see the value or it’s just wishing. Some people can only be happy when others are unhappy. They are unable to understand the entire concept and no amount of illustration to prove it will be enough.

dnc, to Bread
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    Magooish,
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    @dnc I once made a large batch of yeast dough for a church Easter event and left to rise ( stupidly) overnight.

    “He is risen” took on a whole new meaning after I came downstairs to dough crawling all over my kitchen like The Blob.

    GottaLaff, to Georgia
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    Wut. 1/…

    “Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against . But the order leave intact many other charges in the indictment and the judge wrote that prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed.”

    https://apnews.com/article/46e0b68c25719c404130f7e6eab69dcd

    Magooish,
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    @GottaLaff
    This feels like a refinement of the cases and charges, not an alarming omen of things to come. I’m not confident the prosecution will go back and indict again on the dismissed items. There’s still plenty remaining to get a conviction on the evidence.

    But I can see a lot of anxiety starting to churn from those who believe Trump will get away with everything. Since most of his life he’s been successful at avoiding count ability, I understand the concern.

    RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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    Best U.S. Southern Dessert:

    Magooish,
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    @RickiTarr fresh beignets with a shot of bourbon on the side.

    GottaLaff, (edited ) to legal
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    The judge who hit Donald with a $355 million verdict in New York state’s civil fraud suit against him said the former president owes $99 million in interest - Bloomberg

    ADDED, via Kyle Griffin:

    Total disgorgement and interest for Trump is $454,156,783.05.

    [I sure hope he can come up with that nickel!]

    MORE: DAILY interest on his fraud fine = $111,000.

    Magooish,
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    @GottaLaff while hilarious, it’s also frightening. What he will not do to get back into office in order to 1. Get the saudis and Chinese to pay this bill via money laundering and 2 mitigate any additional civil awards or criminal proceedings is this:
    Nothing.
    He will do everything. Legal, illegal, immoral, disgusting, you name it. A man with no recourse and a sociopathic mind can and will do it all.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    To win, you have to participate in defense and offense. At this moment in time, a defensive move is voting for Dems over nazis. An offensive move would be to convince more progressive candidates to get in the pipeline in towns, districts, states and federally.

    Magooish,
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    @StillIRise1963
    It’s also short term and long range objectives that require coordination. They need to work alongside one another toward the common goal.
    To use your analogy, you can play defense all day, but if your offense has no opportunity to score you cannot win. Both things are equally important, but for different reasons. Progressives need democracy to move the ball down the field.

    But it’s 10 yards forward, 4 back, occasional punting and special teams that make a win.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    President to 's Pete Doocy: "My memory is so bad that I let you speak."

    Magooish,
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    @GottaLaff Scranton is alive and well in Biden all these years later. That level of snark is developed in your youth.

    Joe is scrappy. I like scrap in my politicians.

    Jaden3, to random
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    Hey guys I joined mastodon to find different people I fw on the other apps. Just get sum juice in my feed no I'm saying. I'm bored with regular social media. IG , snap and shit . I done with all that frfr.
    I want to find more interesting people to fk with .
    Hit me up so I can scan your shit and follow you back.
    Stay safe stay happy. Love Jaden ❤️

    Magooish,
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    @Jaden3
    Im not very interesting, but some accounts I like- @AbandonedAmerica
    Blackvoices@newsmast.social
    L1vY@mstdn.social

    Remember to boost posts you like since there’s no algorithm here.

    Enjoy!

    codinghorror, to random

    It's strange, but I feel the overarching lesson of Twitter was "how snarkily funny can I be" whereas on Mastodon it's "how kind and generous can I be" and good lord I am so here for this change, even if it results in less clickbait and "engagement"

    Magooish,
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    @codinghorror I noticed my own descent into nastiness on the bird site but it felt like a survival/ coping skill in that enviornment. This is no excuse for my behavior, but I knew it was a part of me I’d need to recon with before long.
    When muck bought the platform it was the perfect time to exit.

    I did not want to bring that part of me here, I had to apologize a few times, then took a break for a bit. Came back ready to be positive.

    chartier, to random
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    When was the last time a $44 billion acquisition lost over two thirds of its value in just over a year, and investors didn’t call for multiple heads to roll? When. WHEN

    They wanted to destroy it. Him and all of his authoritarian investors. This was deliberate. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/02/x-twitter-stock-falls-elon-musk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

    Magooish,
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    @LouisIngenthron @chartier @OddDev musk doesn’t have to be the smart one in the equation. He just needs to be a useful tool and he’s been obliging his investors who ARE smart ever since the deal closed.

    Elon has a lot of investors who wanted twitter essentially shut down. They didn’t invest to make it better and more efficient, that’s a given.

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    @LouisIngenthron @chartier @OddDev

    You may be underestimating the situation by reducing it to a money only deal. The maintenance of Power and control for those who have it is a far bigger currency exchange than actual cash.

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    Magooish,
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    @dnc excellent lattice work! That’s hard to do.

    cpoliticditto, to random
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    Magooish,
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    @cpoliticditto it’s an Edsel.

    Except the Edsel was infinitely better.

    dnc, to OldRecipes
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    Does anyone have this book? It has a recipe I’m looking for. https://www.diningandcooking.com/1091006/does-anyone-have-this-book-it-has-a-recipe-im-looking-for/

    Magooish,
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    @dnc I have a book that’s similar from the 1970s. If you let me know the recipe you are looking for I’ll pull it and see if it’s in there.

    dnc, to CannedSardines
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    Magooish,
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    @dnc my grandmother worked in the sardine factory packing sardines for Beech Cliff sardine company.
    My favorites were the ones in mustard sauce.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    "George Orwell predicted this

    An onslaught of fake propaganda about a Niagara Falls car crash. Government officials trying to crush news orgs with investigations. Journalists killed at a record pace

    Press freedom - and the truth - under attack."

    If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it.©...& I thread it. 1/... 🧵

    https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/free-press-right-wing-authoritarianism-20231126.html#loaded

    Magooish,
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    @GottaLaff @Eetschrijver I would not rule out denial as a large factor at play.
    Fear is personally complicated and yet it’s a very effective tool for authoritarians. They use it both subtly and overtly. Its use is a proven tool to get people to flee, to disengage and to fight one another. It doesn’t matter to the authoritarian which of these are employed because they all aid their cause- to make a path forward for fascism.
    Easier to pretend it’s all overblown.

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