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RockerDoc

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Deadhead turned college dropout turned audio engineer turned parasitologist turned free clinic doc turned ER doc turned documentary filmmaker.
#fedi22

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QasimRashid, to random
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I cannot logically discuss Israel/Gaza with people who believe this atrocity began with Hamas war crimes on 10/7.

If you ignore a 60 year illegal military occupation, 700K illegal settlements, a two decade blockade, 7000 Palestinians indefinitely detained in Israeli prison w/o charge, 800 Palestinian children indefinitely detained in Israeli prison w/o charge & denied access to counsel or parents, & at least 240 Palestinians killed by IDF from 1/1-10/6/23—then you are not engaging in good faith

RockerDoc,
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@QasimRashid I agree with you about these tangled underpinnings, and the ironic, tragic turn of Israel’s hawks to apartheid.

I wonder if we’re most effective in persuading others by ignoring that, and just acknowledging the brutal terrorism of Hamas’ actions on 10/7, instead focusing on Netanyahu’s current genocidal war crimes?

QasimRashid, to random
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This disgusting & racist meme is making its rounds, unfortunately pushed by a few influential celebrities.

Tomorrow at 8am CST, I'm publishing a comprehensive rebuttal. Subscribe here to get the link straight to your inbox: https://substack.com/

RockerDoc,
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@QasimRashid Isn’t it more true that Muslims and Jews were both persecuted, and helped protect one another?

taylorlorenz, to random
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“‘Morning After the Revolution’ is an object lesson in irresponsible reporting.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/05/02/morning-after-revolution-nellie-bowles-review/

RockerDoc,
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@taylorlorenz I read the “Free Press” from time to time, trying to read broadly. I see it filled to the brim with out-and-out propaganda, no pretende of adhering to journalistic principles (like fact checking, or named sources, or multiple confirmatory sources), nor ethics. Is it funded? Or sinister dark money, like the ?

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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I am going to answer this question for everyone:

https://mastodon.social/@timothyjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org/112349635246409685

My answer is here:

https://mastodon.social/

Remember:

There were possible crimes, but tax and reporting crimes are not election interference.

There is also a circular thing with Cohen and Pecker telling the court that they expected Trump to pay back the hush money payments.

If they expected to get paid back, it was a loan to Trump and not a contribution. Right?

RockerDoc,
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@Teri_Kanefield @imbou Have you seen this recap? They review the case in some detail, and argue that the case for predicate crimes is actually very strong, so that conviction is likely.

https://www.justsecurity.org/93916/guide-manhattan-trump-trial/#post-93981-_te5jh0be3hpw

RockerDoc,
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@Teri_Kanefield @imbou Yes, I recognize the clarity of your thoughts, and am wary of the fear-mongering pundit class, as you say.

Yet, having lost large swathes of my family in the holocaust, I share the existential dread of looming fascism that many feel. And, though I accept that voting, not trying people in court, is what will save democracy (or not), it still matters: (1/2)

RockerDoc,
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  1. to instill and sustain some trust in our democratic institutions, people need to feel that justice is carried out. If not, they’ll turn away from democracy, abandon it.

  2. Something like a quarter or third of Trump voters say they won’t vote for him if he is a convicted felon. So it might make the difference in the 2024 elections… (2/2)

gbhnews, (edited ) to fediverse
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🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 45F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

The FBI arrested an Oklahoma man for throwing a pipe bomb at the Satanic Temple in Salem, MA.

More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family will endorse president Biden, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also runs.

A "transformative" agreement will help thousands in Mass. leave nursing homes and live independently.

RockerDoc,
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@gbhnews What a rotten dichotomy! Many folks would like a hike, bringing a book along to read in some meadow.

QasimRashid, to random
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Ramadan ends tonight at sunset.

Getting common questions as Eid is tomorrow—so to clear up confusion, here’s how to respond when someone wishes you “Eid Mubarak”:
•Eid Mubarak to you too!
•Eid Kareem!
•Khair Mubarak!
•I will buy you tacos for Eid!❤️

So if you were unsure how to reply, you’re welcome.😉

RockerDoc,
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@QasimRashid Eid Mubarak!

gbhnews, to fediverse
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friends

is

pls send cat pics

RockerDoc,
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@gbhnews Snickers got into the paint…

QasimRashid, to random
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I was going to take time off social media after my campaign for Congress, but the guy I lost to just voted for a budget that strips UNRWA funding—ensuring the further deliberate starvation of 2 Million Palestinians.

Cruel, soulless, & barbaric.

Taking time off from demanding justice is a luxury I can't afford. Stay tuned as we continue to build, because the work for justice can't wait.

RockerDoc,
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@QasimRashid Perseverance furthers. I’m glad to have you in the fray.

Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random
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If you will all please forgive me, I am about to do a "Brag About The Kids" moment.

My stepdaughter (who is now finishing her third year at Harvard Law School) made this video while bored during the pandemic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFIhSBn9510

Me, my husband, and her shirtless younger brother make a brief appearance at the end.

RockerDoc,
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@Teri_Kanefield Awesome work! Please send her my kudos.

If she visits the Middle East Restaurant, where I worked when I was in college, ask her to say “Hi” to Nabil.

And if she ever needs an audio engineer/filmmaker/editor/ERDoc, I’m her man.

CultureDesk, to Texas
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A Texas judge has ruled that a high school was not violating the CROWN Act by punishing student Darryl George for the length of his dreadlocks. George has been in in-school suspension or at an off-site disciplinary program for most of the school year since August. The school said that George's hair violated a dress code regarding length of boys' hair; the family argued that protective hairstyles — which are covered by the CROWN act — require a certain amount of length. The family plans to appeal the decision.

https://flip.it/TZsQJ6

@blackmastodon
For more stories like this, follow @theculturedesk's Stories of Black America Magazine, @stories.

RockerDoc,
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@CultureDesk @NewsDesk @blackmastodon @theculturedesk Wow. “According to the student handbook, male students’ hair cannot extend past the eyebrows or earlobes.”

I had long hair in high school. I’d have been kicked out? No college, no grad school, no med school, no career?

What a bigoted place…

fulelo, to random
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In good news today the magnolias are blooming soon

RockerDoc,
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@fulelo Too soon? Mid February…

lawfare, to random
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"If the Court isn’t willing to impose the restrictions of the 14th Amendment in the face of today’s siren song of ‘letting the voters decide,’ what does that say about the likelihood that they’ll do so when the 22nd Amendment is at stake?"

-Ian Bassin https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/if-scotus-won-t-enforce-the-14th-amendment-we-should-worry-how-they-ll-handle-the-22nd

RockerDoc,
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@lawfare Yuck.

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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The authors are political science professors at Stony Brook.

Their point: The biggest divide isn’t by party.

The biggest divided is by involvement in politics.

The most vocal voices from social media, who are amplified by the mainstream media, come from a relatively small group.

Echoing what Dannagal Young had to say in “Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation," the authors talk about 2 sets of relatively small groups of hyper-engaged partisans.

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RockerDoc,
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@Teri_Kanefield I agree completely about the outrage cycle over politics, the hyper-involve$ minority on both sides, and our information disruption.

But aren’t there things we should be outraged over? Like the overt creep of fascism, threatening to swallow democracy both here and abroad. Or skyrocketing inequality, or our collective failure to deal with the climate crisis that is enveloping us. I sometimes think that the outrage cycle is a tool for distracting us from the big stories.

taylorlorenz, to random
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Thousands of ppl marched on Washington D.C. to demand a ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday, & groups of Democrat accounts online are pushing Qanon level conspiracy theories to try to explain it.

Blue MAGA & MAGA are two sides of the same coin when it comes to online behavior and conspiratorial beliefs.

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RockerDoc,
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@taylorlorenz On the other hand, disinfo/propaganda ops along these lines have been uncovered, and traced to Russia and other hostile actors. Including grinning up at least one demonstration, right?

See also, for example:
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-secondary-infektion-disinformation/

QasimRashid, to random
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When Serena Williams spoke out she was demonized as the angry Black woman

When Lebron James spoke out he was told to shut up and dribble

When Colin Kaepernick took a knee he was labeled as anti-American

But as Aaron Rodgers spews right wing conspiracy theories he's a truth teller

I can't qwhite put my finger on the difference🤔

RockerDoc,
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@QasimRashid Wait, I think I know this one! Wait.

hollie, to random
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If you don't want to use Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or Amazon, where do you get your tunes?

RockerDoc,
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@hollie @Binder Tidal is the best with regard to paying musicians, Apple second. Pick one.

gbhnews, (edited ) to fediverse
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✨ Hello ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 37F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.

On Boston Public Radio, Mass. Gov. Maura Healey excoriated right-wing Rep Elise Stefanik and said she felt 's Claudine Gay could have continued to lead the org.

On this day in 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone.

Federal court judges expressed skepticism that Trump was immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.

RockerDoc,
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@gbhnews Well, a few of us are out with COVID.

harrymccracken, to random
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If you're trying to get up to speed on OpenAI's new interim CEO, Mira Murati, read my colleague Ainsley's profile of her from earlier this year. https://www.fastcompany.com/90850342/openai-mira-murati-chatgpt-dall-e-gpt-4

RockerDoc,
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@harrymccracken Dang, paywalled.

gbhnews, to random
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welp

RockerDoc,
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@gbhnews I’m dumbfounded at that…

br00t4c, to random
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Bill Maher and Ted Cruz Stage Unexpected Mutual Love Fest

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-and-ted-cruz-stage-unexpected-mutual-love-fest-in-fawning-real-time-appearance

RockerDoc,
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@br00t4c Eww.

TheMetalDog, to random
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Bob Weir on what "basically killed" Jerry Garcia
While there's no denying that drug addiction led to the death of Jerry Garcia, former bandmate Bob Weir also points to the hero worship from fans.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-weir-on-what-basically-killed-jerry-garcia/

RockerDoc,
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@TheMetalDog Arguably, it was being a cigarette smoking overweight diabetic that killed him.

w7voa, to random
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Sidney Powell pushes claims the 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors 'extorted' her after she pleaded guilty to election interference. https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney-powell-doubt-election-results-attack-prosecutors-after-guilty-plea-2023-10

RockerDoc,
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@w7voa She makes me want to sling as hominem attacks.

QasimRashid, to random
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In lighter news…today at the Rashid house

Me: I'm glad you're working hard kiddo. It'll pay off in the long-term

14 year old: Thanks Abbu, I hope when I'm 30 and middle aged, I can look back and—

Me: WHAT...did you just say?😳

14 year old: When I'm 30 and middle aged, I hope—

Me: Go to your room. You're grounded forever.😐

14: What?? What did I do???

Me: You'll find out when you're middle aged.

RockerDoc,
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@QasimRashid Doctor Ricardo says, plan ahead:

✔️ 65 - 85 = middle age
✔️ 85 up = old age

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