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TopKnot

@TopKnot@mas.to

Interested in US Politics, health issues, social justice issues and the furthering of our democratic republic. And also striving to understand those who do not hold the same values as I do.

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flexghost, to random
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561 dead

An unknown amount sick

Imagine making a CPAP machine that blows gas and foam particles into peoples lungs

…then giving the consolation of $100 for victims time returning the killer CPAP machines

…then offering a replacement that emits formaldehyde

…but still selling them to other countries, promising you won’t do so in the US because you’re totally sorry you killed people

Capitalism and medical care do not mix

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TopKnot,
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@flexghost

But in the US, we're told industry can police themselves better than government regulations. Wait till comes out with the corporation slogan "Do No Evil."

jilleduffy, to random
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Reading people's layoff notes the last few days, I would like to share some reminders:

  1. Work will never love you back.

  2. "It isn't personal." Ignore people who say that. Your salary, your sense of purpose and work integrity are personal, and when they are taken away without warning, it affects you personally, even if the decision to cut your position was only about money.

  3. Thinking about your emotions through a job loss as grieving can be helpful.

  4. Work will never love you back.

TopKnot,
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@jilleduffy

Maybe add, "Loyalty to your employer should be highly conditional."

cpoliticditto, to random
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    TopKnot,
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    @cpoliticditto rumors out there that combined, the autopilot and Neuralink creates the right environment for crashes.

    jeffjarvis, to random
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    For damned good reason, 1.5 million Germans came out to demonstrate against the far-right AfD. Where are our demonstrations against the far-right GOP in the US? We must stand up in this crisis in democracy as Germans do in theirs.
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/23/germany-far-right-alternative-for-germany-afd-reckoning-protest-future/

    TopKnot,
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    @jeffjarvis

    What makes you believe the US would protest their core beliefs?

    I've watched the GOP's behavior for the last 6 years and have come to understand they are scared of people of color and supposed non-Christians. Many “Christians” have decided white supremacy is the only way to hold on to flock.

    StillIRise1963, to random
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    Fascists have NO PLACE in OUR society.

    TopKnot,
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    @StillIRise1963

    You may not think so, but in the US, they seem more welcome than any other group.

    TopKnot,
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    @StillIRise1963

    Where in my statement do you get the idea I'm a fascist?
    I'm going to ask you to read my statement again, take a few deep breaths, and then read what you replied back to me. If you can't do that, then just don't reply. Okay?

    flexghost, to random
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    No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
    -Emoluments Clause

    America first!

    🦅

    TopKnot,
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    @flexghost
    But those payments were not presents. They were bribes to get the Trump Crime Family to help them prosper at the expense of the citizens of the US.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Jordan's accomplished quite a bit, despite the death threats.

    "Think of as viable late-term Speaker fetus, who’s just about ready to go but can’t manage to be born, at least not yet. That can totally work for him, perhaps indefinitely, if he’s really able to call the shots from the womb." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-inside-story-of-how-jim-jordan-broke-the-model-didnt-become-speaker-and-decided-that-was-fine

    TopKnot,
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    @GottaLaff

    This supports my long-term observations that elected officials will lie to anyone and everyone to get what they want.

    To be a registered Republican necessarily means you understand and accept this fact.

    That's why I'm a registered .

    realTuckFrumper, to random
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    Marjorie Taylor Greene GOES OFF About GOP Disfunction: ‘This Conference is Absolutely Broken!’ https://www.mediaite.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-goes-off-about-gop-disfunction-this-conference-is-absolutely-broken/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    TopKnot,
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    @realTuckFrumper

    And the House @GOP decided prayers to their gods will be enough work for the day after failing to elect a clown for Speaker.

    marcelias, to random
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    @marcelias

    Former President has turned a lot of people into .

    Extreme or behaviors?

    Trump is a person I would run away from, but it appears the has embraced the idea that it's better to go to prison than to do the correct thing.

    georgetakei, to random

    The IRS has put a lien on Giuliani’s property in Palm Beach, Florida because it claims he owes over half a million in unpaid taxes. I’m sure that Republicans will call for him to be prosecuted for it the same way Hunter Biden was, even though Hunter has already repaid his tax debt. Right? [Crickets]

    TopKnot,
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    @georgetakei

    Everyone, even the Republicans understand that "Rudy" is mentally challenged. Severely mentally challenged.

    That may be a factor!?!?

    Dahlialith, to random

    superb piece
    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/john-roberts-supreme-court-ethics-rules.html

    TopKnot,
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    @Dahlialith
    Funny how ethic regulations work for the US Military. I suppose judges just can't be ethical even if bound by laws.

    rbreich, to random
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    Call me a radical Lefty, but I don’t think an entry-level federal employee should be subject to more stringent ethics rules than Clarence Thomas.

    TopKnot,
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    @rbreich
    An E-1 in the US Military is held to a higher ethical standard than any elected official in the US. The same goes with the Supreme Court Justices.

    We have an ethical dilemma in this country but nothing will change until we hold those in power accountable for their actions the same way we hold an 18 year old adult straight out of boot camp accountable.

    As it is now, when we try to hold those in power accountable their poll number skyrocket and they continue to crime.

    realTuckFrumper, to random
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    Legal expert: Kevin McCarthy’s Biden impeachment inquiry is 'brazen and ridiculous' https://www.alternet.org/why-kevin-mccarthys-biden-impeachment-inquiry-is-brazen-and-ridiculous-law-professor/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    TopKnot,
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    @realTuckFrumper

    But the farcical impeachment makes it appear like the is doing something important while they are just playing with themselves.

    georgetakei, to random

    Trump has attacked Gen. Mark Milley and even called for his execution, if you can believe it.

    Gen. Milley is a patriot who served his country honorably, instead of claiming bone spurs.

    He’s also likely a witness in the many trials of Trump, including as the alleged author of the top secret Iranian War Plan that Trump waved around to brag to civilians about how special he is. Trump attacks him at his peril, and likely in violation of court orders not to threaten or intimidate witnesses.

    TopKnot,
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    @georgetakei

    Milley is not a patriot. He ignored crimes committed by and associated right in front of him. Only when he was out of office did he speak up. That's the definition of a coward and he didn't swear an oath to be a coward. He swore to uphold the Constitution.

    Get it right, please.

    Sheril, to science
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    Born in 1910, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin perfected X-ray crystallography, a type of imaging using X-rays to determine a molecule’s three-dimensional structure.

    She determined the structures of insulin, penicillin & vitamin B12, leading to tremendous advances in medicine.

    Hodgkin was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964. She also advocated for world peace, campaigning against both the Vietnam War & nuclear weapons. https://www.nobelprize.org/womenwhochangedscience/stories/dorothy-hodgkin

    TopKnot,
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    @Sheril
    Her photo is what I'd call, "Old School Cool."

    RollingStone, to random

    Former MAGA attorney Lin Wood is a witness for the state in Georgia’s election interference RICO case against the former president and 18 others. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lin-wood-witness-georgia-trump-rico-case-1234828343/

    TopKnot,
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    @RollingStone

    Q: Who is just as unbelievable as former President , even while under oath?

    A: Any of his former lawyers and/or associates, friends or relatives.

    Gargron, to twitter
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    Making people pay to tweet should be the nail in the coffin for ; but then again I thought turning it into a glorified Parler would've been that nail already. As they say, the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.

    TopKnot,
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    @Gargron
    No one said people on Twitter are rational and sane people. Also, recent history shows conservatives on Twitter are neither intelligent nor sane considering their party's hero gets more popular as he collects more criminal charges and indictments.

    parismarx, to tech
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    Yesterday Justin Trudeau revealed that agents of the Indian government murdered a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. When Canadian Sikhs went to post about it on Facebook, the platform removed their posts as a violation of Indian law.

    https://pressprogress.ca/facebook-is-blocking-canadians-posts-about-the-assassination-of-a-bc-sikh-leader-their-posts-were-targeted-by-indias-government/

    TopKnot,
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    @parismarx

    If you can't hide the truth of an assassination in an effort to make more money then it means capitalism would die on the vine. Surely, the people of Planet Earth understand and will graciously accept that, right?

    GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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    Via Daily Beast's Sam Brody: 1/...

    Wow. Mckay Coppins reports that Sen. Angus King warned he was in danger ahead of . Romney texts McConnell to warn him. Gets no response.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/

    TopKnot,
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    @GottaLaff
    Most can only thrive in politics in a chaotic environment. That type of environment confuses the less educated making them easier to manipulate.

    rbreich, to random
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    Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United.

    Harlan Crow and his family's political contributions then went up 862%.

    Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit.

    See how this works?

    TopKnot,
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    @rbreich
    Maybe some day I'll be in a position to be bribed by a fucking $Billionaire. Until that time, I would hope our Government will make the act of bribing a SC Justice punishable by 30 years in prison. But I know our government.

    petersuber, (edited ) to twitter
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    To share with friends who moved from to :

    " acknowledged…to The Washington Post that Threads is intentionally blocking the search terms ["covid" and "long covid"] and said that other terms are being blocked, but the company declined to provide a list of them. A search by The Post discovered that the words…“coronavirus,” “vaccines” and “vaccination” are also among blocked words."
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/11/threads-covid-coronavirus-searches-blocked/
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    TopKnot,
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    @petersuber
    We could refer to it as ...
    "Broken Threads"
    or
    "Horrible Treads"
    or
    "Don't Trust the Threads"
    or
    (Insert your own name for a social media platform who would prefer to entice people to get deathly ill or die while making $billions)

    realTuckFrumper, to random
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    Proud Boys turned down plea deals that would have cut their prison sentences in half: court docs https://www.rawstory.com/proud-boys-sentenced/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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    @realTuckFrumper

    I'm sure Trump and his crazy unwavering political colleagues are chuckling to themselves but also hoping they don't get caught in the legal net the DOJ has cast over the J6 insurrectionists.

    It's also why this nation should not tolerate criminal activities, even those committed by very rich white folks.

    w7voa, to Starlink
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    CNN: Elon Musk secretly ordered engineers to turn off his company’s satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet, according to an excerpt from a new biography. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html

    TopKnot,
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    @w7voa

    That seems to indicate that Elon is a foreign agent and is required to register with the DOJ. I'm not a lawyer and know nothing about this law but how can that new tidbit of information mean any thing else?

    A foreign agent also doing work for the US government? Seems like a conflict of interest to me.

    flexghost, to random
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    President Biden’s strategy seems to be to not mention Trump’s crimes

    He’s wrong.

    One of the special grand jurors in Georgia:

    “I tell my wife if every person in America knew every single word of information we knew, this country would not be divided as it is right now.”

    Don’t run on policy

    The public needs to know

    https://www.ajc.com/politics/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-the-trump-grand-jury/6CXLKTFMKNDU7O6TER4B7UTZPE/

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    @flexghost

    flexghost, I have no idea what the point of your response means. Any chance you can spell it out like I'm in 5th grade?

    And just so I'm clear, I am referring to your post ... "@TopKnot no news outlet will faithfully report this. Except ones for news junkies who seek it out."

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