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OldFartPhil

@OldFartPhil@mastodon.social

Just an old guy who spends too much time online. Favorite pastimes include reading, anxiety and complaining about Republicans.

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Teri_Kanefield, to random
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    OldFartPhil,
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    @Teri_Kanefield I'll freely admit that I don't always like hearing what you have to say, but I appreciate your knowledge and insight (even if it's sometimes of the tough love variety 🙂). Mastodon would be poorer without your participation.

    GottaLaff, to oregon
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    👀👀Via Kyle Griffin:

    The Supreme Court has declined to hear a Republican-backed challenge that sought to end mail-in voting in .
    https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/05/20/u-s-supreme-court-wont-hear-oregon-lawsuit-that-sought-to-end-mail-voting/

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff Thank goodness, this Oregonian loves our vote by mail system.

    The crazy part is that vote-by-mail in Oregon was popular with both Republicans and Democrats until 45** started yapping about fictitious voter fraud.

    shoq, to random
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    Maybe it’s not exactly shooting a dog, but David Plouffe sure isn’t doing his career much good by teaming up with Kellyanne Conway. What the hell was he thinking?

    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq Oh look, another privileged white dude pushing the narrative that this is just another election. Must be a day ending in y.

    dangillmor, to random
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    The top editor of the New York Times makes clear that his newsroom won't take a stand on the increasingly likely end of democracy in America.

    I'm sick to my stomach as I read this, but I think everyone should see what cowards we have running our most important media organizations.

    https://www.semafor.com/article/05/05/2024/joe-kahn-the-newsroom-is-not-a-safe-space

    OldFartPhil,
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    @dangillmor IMO, this is the paragraph right here that tells the tale. This is where he basically says that he thinks Trump is going to win the election. If I were a weasel (like Mr Kahn), I wouldn't do anything to get on Trump's enemies list, either.

    Reeducation camps aren't any fun, nor is falling down an elevator shaft while coincidentally shooting yourself multiple times.

    shoq, to random
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    I am so sick of paywalls. We have to find a more sustainable form of journalism. All general news articles should be free after 24 hours. Feature articles can stay behind the paywall. Those who want or need superfresh news can (and will) pay.

    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq I wonder whether microtransactions might be part of the puzzle for helping news orgs keep the lights on. I'm not going to subscribe to every site so I can read the one interesting article per month that comes up in my news feed, but I'd pay a few cents to read it.

    drewharwell, to random
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    New: I talked to Trump Media investors about their shares' value getting cut in half. A tree remover in Oklahoma who bet basically his whole nest egg told me, “This isn’t just another stock … I feel like it was God Almighty that put it in my lap" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/14/truth-social-investors-faith-trump/

    OldFartPhil,
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    @drewharwell You know what they say about fools and their money.

    shoq, to random
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    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq Sorry, but I have to be that guy. Those lyrics are from the song "National Brotherhood Week" by singer, humorist and mathematics professor (MIT and UC Santa Cruz), the great Tom Lehrer.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlJ8ZCs4jY

    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq Didn't mean to cause a kerfuffle, I'll just take any opportunity to plug Tom Lehrer 😀 .

    Agree with your sentiment about religion completely (although I will say it applies more to religions that aggressively force their beliefs on others).

    shoq, to random
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    Of course many people know of celery and peanut butter. It’s not bad, but it doesn’t keep you coming back. I’m already stocking my refrigerator door with baby carrots and the peanut butter right next to it. It was an instant addiction.

    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq Peanut butter on apple slices > peanut butter on carrots > peanut butter on celery.

    Today's snack equation 😀 .

    GottaLaff, (edited ) to Illinois
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    ❗️

    “In a surprise move, an judge has removed former President Donald from the state’s ballot based on the ’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.”

    He’ll have time to appeal.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/politics/illinois-trump-removed-ballot-insurrectionist-ban?cid=ios_app

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff I'm well into my "golden years", and I never imagined that an American judge would disqualify a presidential candidate because they incited an insurrection. Of course, I never imagined that a losing president would incite an insurrection, so there's that.

    flexghost, to random
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    Gretchen Whitmer:

    "Any vote that's not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term.

    "A second Trump term would be devastating—this was a man that proposed a Muslim ban."

    Is she right?

    Gretchen Whitmer on CNN saying something that makes a lot of people either angry at the statement or the reaction

    OldFartPhil,
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    @flexghost I sympathize with Muslims in Michigan who are (justifiably) angry at the Biden administration's stance on the war in Gaza. I don't know why the administration has opted to use quiet persuasion with Bibi, as I don't think it's effective with genocidal authoritarians.

    But there's too much at stake to let a single policy determine our vote when the survival of American democracy is at stake. No person of color or non-Christian is going to be better off under a 2nd Trump administration.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    That's some platform, GOP Fascist Party: "NO SEX FOR PLEASURE!" Should garner a whole lotta votes.

    1/...

    Via Adam Jentleson:

    Highly influential heritage foundation, which would help staff & direct a future Trump admin, literally said that a key conserv policy goal is “ending recreational sex.” they said it, not me. IMO we should take them both seriously & literally

    (Heritage quote in next toot)

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff And lots of new white babies makes Christian Nationalist Jesus happy.

    JoshuaHolland, to journalism
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    Joe Biden was not in office when this occurred but you have to keep running this stuff if you want to see a horse race between an ethical POTUS and a repeatedly convicted fraudster.

    https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/18/the-biden-name-how-the-presidents-brother-became-embroiled-in-a-hospital-fiasco-00141868

    OldFartPhil,
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    @JoshuaHolland That's it! Now I'm going to vote for the unhinged, vindictive, bigoted rapist and authoritarian-dictator-in-training with 91 felony indictments instead.

    shoq, to random
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    So now Threads says it won’t amplify political content. What they should have said is, they won’t amplify anything.

    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq Meta was pretty clear about this from the beginning. Can’t build a safe space for brands and influencers if timelines are filled with controversial political news.

    ploum, to random
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    "People on Mastodon are boring. They talk about polluting less, escaping tech monopolies, biking. They help each other and they seem really afraid of climate change.

    They have complete disdain for real issues like wokism, football results or the last iphone."

    (mostly every Mastodon critic I’ve seen so far)

    OldFartPhil,
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    @2du @ploum For a place that's also full of Linux nerds, the rhapsodic toots about Apple products can be a bit disorienting.

    Sent from my iPhone

    GottaLaff, to random
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    “Gov. Cox of Utah signed sweeping bill that pared back diversity, equity & inclusion programs at state’s educ instit’s & govt offices—latest state amid broader natl backlash against such efforts.

    ..prohib any program, office or initiative that has “diversity, equity & inclusion” in its name or “asserts that meritocracy is inherently racist or sexist” + student support services to be open to all students, outlawing efforts that focus on students of cert races or genders”

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/states-anti-dei-laws-utah.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SE0.48Vq.TmydfssIV-LE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff Is it just me, or does the NYT labeling it a "broader national backlash" imply there's some national consensus against DEI programs, when in reality it's a "Republican-led effort to roll back civil rights protections and promote white supremacy"?

    GottaLaff, to Florida
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    Ron #DeSantis vows to veto bill to create legal defense fund for #Trump - Raw Story #Florida https://www.rawstory.com/floridas-trump-defense-fund/

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff Think Ron Ron is a little salty over all the orange ass he had to kiss?

    shoq, to random
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    And I hope to find a winning Powerball ticket in a 7-Eleven parking lot. I think we’re both going to be disappointed.

    Source: @Tedgarrison3
    https://mastodon.social/@Tedgarrison3@mstdn.social/111800906581332035

    OldFartPhil,
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    @shoq @Tedgarrison3 New Hampshire may be the only state in the union with enough iconoclastic Republicans to give Trump the finger. It won't change the outcome of the nomination process (the only way Trump isn't the nominee is if he's dead), but there might be some value in demonstrating to the cult that Trump isn't invincible.

    dangillmor, to random
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    "God's word" as crytpocurrency backing is one of the best yet... https://decrypt.co/213592/church-allegedly-issued-crypto-token-backed-nothing-but-gods-word

    OldFartPhil,
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    @dangillmor Christocurrency

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Crockett rocket! Via Aaron Rupar:

    Crockett: "We are here today having a hearing and the pro-life party does not want to talk about the fact that there was basically state-sanctioned death at the Texas border."

    "We also know that the gentlelady from Florida [Rep. Luna], who happens to be the only member to give birth this session, specifically admitted that she actually wants a child separation policy. I can't think of something more ironic."

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff Aside from the fact that the "pro-life" movement was always about punishment and keeping women in their place, the Nazi party also has no problem with undocumented immigrants dying since people that aren't like them aren't real people.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Marco Rubio, who demeaned relentlessly back when, has endorsed Flopsweat McBoneSpurs anyway.

    How utterly embarrassing.

    "Hit me again please SIR!"

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff Little Marco is thirsty for more of what Trump is spouting.

    Animated gif of Marco Rubio awkwardly reaching for a class of water and drinking during a 2013 response to President Obama's State of the Union Address.

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    In case you ever had an inkling of a germ of a doubt...🤬

    Via Joyce Vance:

    In the Mar-a-Lago case, Judge has just refused to enforce a routine deadline & it's entirely clear she has no intention of letting this case go to trial before the election or possibly ever.

    OldFartPhil,
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    @GottaLaff When you control the courts, you can get away with anything. Just another consequence of the GOP's decades-long plan to capture the judiciary.

    itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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    Which distro will be your daily driver for this year? 🐧

    OldFartPhil,
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    @itsfoss Stable. It just works.

    Snowshadow, to news
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    Breaking:

    FAA orders
    temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after blowout


    https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/faa-orders-temporary-grounding-of-some-boeing-737-max-9-planes-after-blowout-1.6714423

    OldFartPhil,
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    @theothersimo @Snowshadow Maybe only Max 9s or aircraft with door plugs like the one that failed? Also, I know only s like me care, but it’s annoying that the photo in the article isn’t a 737.

    arstechnica, to random
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    Android users could soon replace Google Assistant with ChatGPT

    The Android ChatGPT app is working on support for Android's assistant APIs.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/android-users-could-soon-replace-google-assistant-with-chatgpt/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    OldFartPhil,
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    @arstechnica I can't wait to ask assistant to turn down the volume on my speaker and get a five paragraph, SEO-optimized article on how to calculate the volume of various solid objects. And all the formulas would be wrong, of course.

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