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MugsysRapSheet

@MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.social

Formerly https://mastodon.social/@MugsysRapSheet on Twitter. Historian. Setting the record straight when Conservatives try to rewrite history... with a touch of humor & plenty of (unavoidable) sarcasm. ๐Ÿ˜œ

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MugsysRapSheet, to random
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Free_Press, to news
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THE FUTURE AWAITS!

Folks, the wait was worth it: Donald Trump is going to prison

Trump can't come back from this: He will never be president again, and may well die in prison.

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/17/folks-the-wait-was-worth-it-donald-is-going-to/

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@Free_Press
As nice as that sounds, it'll never happen.

Here is how it will go down:

If convicted, he'll be sentenced to House Arrest... *which he was REPEATEDLY violate/ignore citing a "First Amendment Right" to campaign for president."

There will be a raging debate lasting through the election during which time he'll continue to roam free as if he were never convicted.

What happens next depends upon whether he wins or not. ๐Ÿ˜ก

Free_Press, to news
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Trump's defense against the Georgia criminal charges - claim District Attorney Fani Willis is racist!

Trump sinks to a new low as he grasps for straws

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/16/pattern-to-attack-the-prosecutors-trump-vs-fulton-county-da-willis/70595855007/

MugsysRapSheet,
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@Free_Press
EXAMPLE 942 of: "Every accusation is a confession."

AskPippa, (edited ) to Canada
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A distressing feature about what Canada will look like in 2060. In 's magazine, a long-time publication in .
(Of course, the changes won't be just in Canada.)
ADDENDUM: I feel for people wanting kids -- this is the world they're going to face.

https://macleans.ca/society/environment/canada-in-the-year-2060/

MugsysRapSheet,
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@AskPippa
It's no accident.

MugsysRapSheet,
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@AskPippa
VP George HW Bush called Al Gore "eco-extreme" (a term he got from Rush Limbaugh) when he ran against Clinton/Gore in 1992.

That was 31 years ago.

WE HAVE been warning people "for 30 years." Problem is the deadline has barely moved.

georgetakei, to random

Troll level: master.

https://www.comicsands.com/hamill-mocks-trump-irrefutable-report-2663921333.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

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@georgetakei
That picture of T**** with the two stars is funny enough. Looks like he has Disney mouse ears or pigtails. ๐Ÿ˜†

MugsysRapSheet,
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@georgetakei
The link doesn't say what Hamill actually said. ๐Ÿคจ

emptywheel, to random
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As Xitter's Lawyer Stalled DOJ, Elon Musk Met with Jim Jordan (Twice!) and Kevin McCarthy

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/08/17/as-xitters-lawyer-stalled-doj-elon-musk-met-with-jim-jordan-twice-and-kevin-mccarthy/

MugsysRapSheet,
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@emptywheel
Use of the word "Xitter" made me think of how the "X" in "Xmas" means "Christ".

I'm now wondering how Musk's insane RW lunatic fanbase missed claiming he changed the name of "Twitter" to "Christ". ๐Ÿค”

(But now that I've mentioned it, the way "X" is hemorrhaging cash, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if "4chan-West" (ie: Twitter) started marketing itself to Evangelicals with that meme. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

MugsysRapSheet, to random
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Saved for posterity: The Georgia 19:

georgetakei, to random

Iโ€™m frankly surprised to see Mark Meadowsโ€™s name among the defendants in Georgia. I thought he was busy cooperating with authorities. I guess that was just Jack Smith, not Fani Willis. Still, RICO is a pretty dangerous charge. Heโ€™d best start cooperating with her, too.

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@georgetakei
Meadows likely made a deal with the FEDERAL case/authorities.

I don't think the GA DA offered him a deal (probably not necessary.)

This indictment could very well be intended to convince many of the indicted to cooperate.

flexghost, to random
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DeSantis wants to โ€œmove onโ€ from his losing fight with Disney and he pleads for them to drop their lawsuits

Crybully Republicans: Pick a fight you canโ€™t win and blame everyone else

Wanna know who hasnโ€™t โ€œmoved onโ€ ?

Disneyโ€™s lawyers.

video/mp4

MugsysRapSheet,
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@flexghost
So is crying Uncle Remus. ๐Ÿ˜‰

remixtures, to ai Portuguese
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: "People typically have bigger vocabularies and a better grasp of complex grammar in their first languages. This means non-native English speakers tend to write more simply in English. So does ChatGPT. In fact, it mimics human writing by parsing everything it has ever processed and crafting sentences using the most common words and phrases. Even if AI detectors arenโ€™t specifically trained to flag less complex writing, the tools learn to do so by seeing over and over that AI-generated writing is less complex.

Weixin Liang, one of the authors of the Stanford study, learned Cantonese and Mandarin before English. He was skeptical about claims of near-perfect accuracy with AI detectors and wanted to look more closely at how they worked for students with linguistic backgrounds like his.

โ€œThe design of many GPT detectors inherently discriminates against non-native authors, particularly those exhibiting restricted linguistic diversity and word choice,โ€ Liang said via email."

https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2023/08/14/ai-detection-tools-falsely-accuse-international-students-of-cheating

MugsysRapSheet,
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@remixtures
It's pretty clear the "" was programmed to look for "awkward"/stilted language instead of copied text.

Back in the 1980's, the U.S. Army tried to "train" a computer to spot enemy tanks in obscure reconnaissance photos.

In training, the "AI" was 100% accurate. In a field test, it failed 100%.

Why?

Turns out all of the Training Photos used were taken on "sunny" days and it was cloudy during the live test. The AI wasn't detecting "tanks", it was detecting sunny days. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

MugsysRapSheet, to Texas
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Peak :

A female prison guard who went into premature labor at 7 months was denied leaving her post when she started experiencing labor pains until her replacement arrived.

The baby died. She's suing the state of Texas.

Their defense? Her fetus had no rights. Ain't that convenient? ๐Ÿ˜ž https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-argues-fetus-doesn-t-right-life-new-18292079.php

breadandcircuses, to environment

Itโ€™s official. Last month was the hottest July in recorded history, by a wide margin. It likely also was Earthโ€™s hottest single month in more than 100,000 years.

From the Copernicus Climate Change Serviceโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”ด The global average temperature for July 2023 is confirmed to be the highest on record for any month.

๐Ÿ”ด The month was 0.72ยฐC warmer than the 1991-2020 average for July, and 0.33ยฐC warmer than the previous warmest month, July 2019.

๐Ÿ”ด The month is estimated to have been around 1.5ยฐC warmer than the average for 1850-1900.

MORE INFO โ€” https://climate.copernicus.eu/july-2023-global-air-and-ocean-temperatures-reach-new-record-highs

So, we are now over 1.5ยฐC, at least temporarily. Chances are that August will be at least as hot as July, if not hotter, and September might be as well.

Global average temperatures should drop down again below 1.5ยฐC during the upcoming Northern Hemisphere winter โ€” although things have been so wildly off the charts this year, itโ€™s hard to say anything for certain.

MugsysRapSheet,
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@breadandcircuses
Our planet's ability to regulate it's temperature is breaking down.

I live in South Texas. I couldn't BELIEVE it was still cold enough to wear a coat as late as MAY when I took my dog for her morning walk (Winter was typically over by March.)

Last year (IIRC), we only broke 100' JUST THREE DAYS. This year, we starting breaking 100' in late June, and we currently are on our 17th strait day of 100+ temps (104' most of those days.)

Lived in Houston for 50 years. This is a 1st.

br00t4c, to climate
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Researcher Proposes Space Umbrella Attached to Asteroid to Mitigate Climate Change

https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-space-umbrella-climate-change-1850696646

MugsysRapSheet,
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@br00t4c I clicked the link b/c I thought to myself: "This HAS to be a parody. No legitimate 'Researcher' could be that dumb."

Apparently, I was wrong.

Someone should ask this "scientist" how much sunlight there is in his oven? ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

helplessduck, to random
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If that guy at the petrol station keeps flirting and wearin' them shorts like that, something really fun for both of us is gonna happen behind that counter, on camera, before God and Country.

MugsysRapSheet,
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@helplessduck
Now THERE is some Security camera footage that might make watching the Evening News worthwhile. ๐Ÿ˜‰

realTuckFrumper, to random
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Spineless Pence 'Can't Recall' Being Told About Fake Electors Scheme https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/spineless-pence-cant-recall-being-told?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MugsysRapSheet,
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@realTuckFrumper
I CAN'T FATHOM what's going thru Pence's mind.

NO ONE has more inside knowledge to take down his rival for the nomination, yet he's concerned about losing T**** voters who LITERALLY wanted him DEAD (they'll never support you, Mike.) ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

stevesilberman, to random
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Congratulations, Republicans! Idaho's Teacher of the Year hounded out of the state by twisted, hollowed-out bigots. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/idahos-teacher-of-the-year-flees-state-after-being-attacked-for-lgbtq-allyship/

MugsysRapSheet,
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@Npars01 @stevesilberman
Fascists target education b/c:

  1. The uneducated are easier to control.
  2. "Get'em while they're young" indoctrination is their bulwark that helps ensure continued power.
MugsysRapSheet, to Turkey
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spent part of this morning reviving the "chaotic" Afghanistan withdrawal just weeks into the Administration b/c of a new report on U.S. money going to the Taliban.

NOT ONCE did they point out THE WITHDRAWAL WAS "NEGOTIATED" BY THE T**** ADMIN on his way out the door, drafted NO PLAN on how to actually do it, REFUSED to meet with the Biden transition team or even brief them on the deal.

(No mention of T**** abandoning to be slaughtered by , BTW.)

Ulrich_the_Elder, to random
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If you don't vote, you might not understand how propaganda works but it did work on you.

MugsysRapSheet,
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@Ulrich_the_Elder
"If voting doesn't matter, they wouldn't work so hard to keep you from doing it" (or nullify your vote after it was counted.)

copter_chief, to random
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Putin wants Trump to win in 2024 so Trump will stop providing Ukraine with weapons to fight against Putinโ€™s invasion.

If Putin helped Trump win the 2016 election, Iโ€™m betting heโ€™s going to do more in 2024 to help him win.

Putin will flood all social media with disinformation to make Americans doubt the outcome of the election process.

Trump must be held accountable for the 1/6 insurrection.

A failed coup attempt without consequences is just a dry run for the next one.

MugsysRapSheet,
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@copter_chief People forget that the reason for 's first impeachment was he implied he might withhold the delivery of Javelin missiles (appropriated by Congress) to if they didn't do him "a favor" (dig up dirt on .)

Who exactly told that Ukraine (of all places) might have "dirt" on Joe Biden??? We all KNOW who. .

Sheril, to random
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What the dystopia?

Virginia School Board attorneys argued that Abigail Zwerner - the 1st grade teacher shot in her classroom by a 6yo - is not entitled to more than workerโ€™s compensation bc the shooting was โ€œa workplace injuryโ€ & โ€œhazard of the job.โ€

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/05/03/educators-outraged-teacher-shot-in-school-workplace-injury/

MugsysRapSheet,
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@Sheril
So, "getting shot on the job" is now an "assumed risk" for U.S. school teachers when they take the job?

What an F'ed up country we're becoming under control.

br00t4c, to random
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Kari Lake Challenges NYT Photographer To 'Milk A Bull' As Proof There 'Is Only Two Genders'

https://www.mediaite.com/news/kari-lake-challenges-nyt-photographer-to-milk-a-bull-as-proof-there-is-only-two-genders/

MugsysRapSheet,
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@br00t4c
Translation: Women who are no longer able to are no longer women (according to .)

Likewise, men with a Pituitary Tumor that causes prolactinoma (Male lactation) are now women (according to Ms. Lake.)

What a d!p$#!+.

cliffwade, (edited ) to fediverse
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Does your computer have a CD/DVD drive in it currently?

Please BOOST for maximum exposure to the

MugsysRapSheet,
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@cliffwade
Better than a CD/DVD drive, I have a Dual-layer BluRay burner (haven't burned anything in years.)

DemocracySpot, to ilaughed
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๐ŸŽง Exactly a year ago...

"Aquamarine"

& ft

๐ŸŽฌ and directed the .


https://youtu.be/MHvNapx5PFo

MugsysRapSheet,
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@DemocracySpot @Tweetfiction
"MM"?

Micky Mouse?
Mighty Mouse?
Marilyn Monroe?
Moms Mabley? ๐Ÿค”

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