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badastro, 3 hours ago to random

Fun fact, if by "fun fact" you mean HOLY CRAP WHAT

In the past, Earth has been hit by the physical debris blasted into space by nearby supernovae. And we have the radioactive seabed sediment to prove it.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-often-do-supernovas-strike-earth/

GottaLaff, 18 hours ago to Canada

Another loooong day of packing up a POD, this time with furniture, so sorry for short/no replies.

Time to rest, so here is today's Daily Dose of dopey #CountdownToCanada gifs. Click on the hashtag to see all of them. Hammy even makes an appearance!

#Canada 🇨🇦

Have a good evening.

SUNDAY IS THE BIG DAY.

video/mp4

TexasObserver, 2 days ago to Texas

This time in Strangest State: Power outages, alligators and Elon Musk. https://www.texasobserver.org/strangest-state-powerlines-ufos-cockfights-elon-musk/

If you see a strange local news story around #Texas, give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.

#comics #ElonMusk #weird #infrastructure #wildlife

emptywheel, 7 hours ago to random

Derek Hines' Disappearing [Three Colors of] Ink

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/24/derek-hines-disappearing-three-colors-of-ink/

GottaLaff, 23 hours ago to random

Via Kyle Griffin:

In light of the second Alito flag report, Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin is calling for Samuel #Alito to recuse himself "immediately" from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection "for the good of the country."

He adds: "The Chief Justice must see how this is damaging the Court and immediately enact an enforceable code of conduct."

GottaLaff, 1 day ago to random

Via Lawrence Tribe:

The Trumpers are now going for the jugular in attacking the great 1965 precedent on which nearly all federal rights of privacy and personal autonomy depend, Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, upholding the right to use #contraceptives when having sexual relations.

#Biden-Harris HQ:

Top #Trump supporter Marsha Blackburn says Griswold v. Connecticut is “constitutionally unsound”

(Griswold v. Connecticut is the 1965 Supreme Court ruling that legalized birth control)

GottaLaff, 23 hours ago to tesla

A #Tesla owner says his car’s ‘self-driving’ technology failed to detect a moving train ahead of a crash caught on camera

A video viewed millions of times on social media shows a Tesla almost crashing into a train. Documents from Tesla show the car was in Full Self-Driving mode at the time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tesla-owner-says-cars-self-driving-mode-fsd-train-crash-video-rcna153345

QasimRashid, 1 day ago to random

Spot The Difference—NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on
•Butker in 2024: "We have 3,000+ players. They have a diversity of opinions & thoughts just like America does. That's something we treasure & that's part of ultimately what makes us as a society better."

•Kaepernick in 2017: "We believe everyone should stand for the National Anthem. We want to honor our flag & our country & our fans expect that of us. The Anthem controversy is a barrier to having honest conversations & making real progress."

GottaLaff, 4 days ago to legal

NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/... Tyler McBrien:

It's 2:09 p.m., Trump walks in with his defense team in tow.

Alan Dershowitz is still here as well.

All five members of the prosecution are already seated.

rbreich, 1 day ago to random

The Appeal to Heaven flag isn't just tied to Jan 6.

It's a Christian nationalist symbol.

Christian nationalists believe that the law of the land is not the Constitution, but instead the law of God as they interpret it.

Do you see the problem with Alito flying this flag?

tzimmer_history, 1 day ago to random

Fascism in America?

The fascism debate rages on: Here is why it matters, what the main contentions are, and why the arguments of the Skeptics are increasingly untethered from what is happening on the Right.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵1/

https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/fascism-in-america

rbreich, 1 day ago to random

Remember: If markets were actually competitive, corporations would keep their prices as low as possible as they competed for customers.

Instead, the concentration of the American economy into the hands of a few corporate giants gives them the power to raise prices with impunity.

gbhnews, 2 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It is 76F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Spain, Norway, and Ireland have recognized a Palestinian state.

Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" has brought in 1.8 billion, an amount more than estimated.

Some Mass. public #libraries are now hiring social workers to connect patrons in need with services.

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to random

Via Kyle Griffin:

In her ruling, Judge Howell questions how #Trump could not have noticed he had highly sensitive #documents in his bedroom.

"Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents found in his own bedroom at Mar-a-Lago." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/21/trump-classified-documents-bedroom-00159182

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to Canada

You guys.

I'm so bone tired after another day of packing up that POD, so apologies for not replying, or simply replying with a "like." I can barely read, let alone type.

So, with that, I shall collapse, but not before posting another dopey #CountdownToCanada gif.

POD #2 for our furniture comes tomorrow, as do my twins, down from BC to help us! We leave in 5 days!
#Canada 🇨🇦
Have a good evening. 😴

video/mp4

GottaLaff, 3 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/...Tyler McBrien:

Trey Gowdy again...

Per Trump's campaign, this is today's Greek chrous: Don Trump, Jr., Matt Whitaker, Pam Bondi, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Rep. Daniel Webster, Rep. Dan Meuser, Rep. Ronny Jackson, Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. Dale Strong, Rep. Maria Salazar, Sebastian Gorka, Chuck Zito, Joe Piscopo, Bill White

lauren, 4 days ago to random

Currently 61F in my corner of L.A. Big time heat could begin at any time and go on for months, but for now, I'll take the cool.

SmudgeTheInsultCat, 5 days ago to random

GottaLaff, 4 days ago to random

Biden slams 'outrageous' ICC warrant for arrest of Israeli leaders - AFP

Sheril, 5 days ago to random

Do you see a series of sunken rectangles or 16 circles?

This is The Coffer Illusion.

Our brains are geared toward identifying objects & here, “pixels” are grouped to form edges & contours, shapes, & objects. The image is inherently ambiguous so there is no “right” grouping.

Rectangles dominate first for most people - including me, but keep staring & the image may flip to circles.

GottaLaff, 6 days ago to random

Oh look.

Via Aaron Fritschner:

Justice #Alito says his wife Martha-Ann Alito had an altercation with neighbors about a "'Fuck Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21."

Except... FCPS and ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses

Washington Post 2 EDUCATION ‘I'm so glad you're here: Students return to Fairfax County classrooms for the first time in months ' By Hannah Natanson February 16, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. EST
EDUCATION Alexandria City Public Schools sets date for reopening: Arlington refuses to follow suit ' By Hannah Natanson February 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. EST

lauren, 5 days ago to random

BREAKING: Helicopter carrying Iran's president crashes, details unclear.