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VirginiaMurr

@VirginiaMurr@mastodon.social

Social media researcher, mom, philosophy grad, and book lover. I loathe fake accounts and platform manipulation. #nobot

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VirginiaMurr, to random
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So glad the news keeps replaying ... over and over and over ... the crap Trump's sycophant surrogates were saying for him at the courthouse. (Read: extreme sarcasm)

Geezus.

jeffjarvis, to random
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Chuck Todd is on MSNBC right now positioning Biden's debate challenge as the Biden campaign losing. Oh, I do not miss him.

VirginiaMurr,
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@jeffjarvis

I honestly can't watch her. Her constant, long, inexplicable pauses that cause everyone to think she's done talking (though she isn't) along with the lipsmacking ... is nails down a chalkboard for me.

And that's before we get to her personal "insights."

VirginiaMurr, to random
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This sucks, generally--for everyone with children. But, I gotta say ... as a single mom, it's extra sucky.

"Child care costs 2x rent in these 11 states, including one in the Tri-State"

The 11 states are .... (drum roll):
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/child-care-costs-2x-rent-in-these-11-states-tri-state-indiana-major-financial-burdens-americans-consumer-rising-costs-affordability-raising-families-parenting-finances-cincinnati-hardship-birthrates-average-rents-education-educate-planning-parenthood

VirginiaMurr, to random
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This is unfortunate.

"Harry Dunn, former police officer who defended Capitol on Jan. 6, defeated in Maryland House primary"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harry-dunn-maryland-primary-election-congress-rcna151983

arstechnica, to random
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Gmail’s AI-powered email summaries can dig through your inbox for you

Gmail will soon be able to summarize recent emails from a contact.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gmails-ai-powered-email-summaries-can-dig-through-your-inbox-for-you/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

VirginiaMurr,
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@arstechnica

Hard no.

Glad I don't use gmail.

slothrop, to random
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Apparent Jack Dorsey did or said something. I‘d just like to remark:

Fuck that guy.

VirginiaMurr,
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@slothrop @ParadeGrotesque

May his floors always be covered with Legos, so he lands on one with every step.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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Awfully fucking rich for Trump's team to treat another person like crap for not following court orders.

Hypocrisy be thy name.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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It's a really sad statement about society that the refrain from today's Trump trial is how BORING the really important, yet non-titillating information is.

We've become a "reality-TV" nation in need of constant salaciousness.

It's gross ... and not a great foundation for the future of society.

StillIRise1963, to random
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DUMB and DANGEROUS have never been mutually exclusive.

VirginiaMurr,
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@StillIRise1963

I agree. Also, I think there's a distinction between intelligent--in an intellectual sense--versus intelligent in other ways. Trump is uncannily good at being a horrible, self-serving human. It's been the study of his life and he excels at it.

I think Trump exemplifies that it's possible to be both dumb (intellectually) and smart (at being horrible/self-serving).

And, he's dangerous for both reasons.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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If your response to finding out your boss is a vulgar sexual predator is figure out how to protect his job (or potential job) ... you, indeed, are a really shitty human. (re: Hope Hicks, Kelly Ann Conway, etc.)

So, all the pundits saying that Hicks doesn't have moral, reputational problems can fuck off.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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I'll take whatever good news I can get.

"Supreme Court rejects Peter Navarro's latest bid for release from prison during appeal"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-peter-navarro-rejects-prison-release-appeal/

VirginiaMurr, to random
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So, can we start calling the GOP "the big government party", yet?

VirginiaMurr, to random
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The tornadic weather tonight across so many states reminds me of the year my family and I went to bed -- knowing there were some storms that were going to pass through, but none were expected to be severe.

Woke up to shit slamming into the house. It was a "straight-line" storm with 75+ mile per hour winds. (We made it to the basement and ended up being fine--thankfully.)

So, yeah ... have your weather alerts ready to go.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Ben Collins co-bought the Onion.

  • and he did it because he was concerned that some wealthy prick (like Elon) would buy it just to kill it.

Side-note: I quit following him because he's so attached to Twitter. But, I'm still glad he made this move with the Onion.

VirginiaMurr,
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@Wraithe

Geezus ... 🤦‍♀️

w7voa, to random
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Mastodon forms new US non-profit, announces CEO / Founder @Gargron. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/

VirginiaMurr,
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@phryk @w7voa @Gargron

Very very much agree.

I mean ... Biz Stone?! That's not okay.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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I knew a whole lot of people who purchased the National Enquirer ... KNOWING that the articles were bunk. They got a kick out of the drama and entertainment.

Welp. This is what they helped to fund.

Not just profiting from lies ... but other horrible behavior such as extortion (and, yep, election interference).

VirginiaMurr, to random
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Bonkers how many of the (male) Supreme Court justices said things like:

  • I'm not talking about this case
  • I don't care about this case
  • Not this case, but future cases

It really felt like the case didn't matter--at all. That's not how this is supposed to work.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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Unindicted. Argh. Of course.

"Trump is unindicted co-conspirator in 2020 Michigan fake electors probe, investigator testifies"

Note: Other unindicted co-conspirators include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Jenna Ellis.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/trump-michigan-fake-electors-probe/index.html

VirginiaMurr, to random
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Reason 214,123,523 why local elections matter. Even in a DEM-run state.

Always Vote.

>>Stephenson County IL joined Ogle County and Winnebago County in designating itself as aa NON-SANCTUARY county.

"The resolution was approved on a 10 to 6 vote after arguments were made ranging from anti-immigrant rhetoric to pleas to understand the role immigrants play in the local economy."

Out of 100+ counties:
Winnebago is the 7th largest
Ogle is the 28th
Stephenson is the 33rd

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2024-04-22/stephenson-county-approves-non-sanctuary-resolution

StillIRise1963, to random
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I woke up in a bad mood because I woke to my husband listening to Morning Joe.

VirginiaMurr,
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@StillIRise1963

Yep. That would do it.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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Kinda loving the full-on reiteration of how pathetic people like Ted Cruz are when it comes to Trump. They suck up to him like there's no tomorrow ... even after he very actively tried to destroy their lives.

RickiTarr, to random
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It insane to me how often women are not given pain management for gynecological procedures, because many many years ago a male doctor who's never had a vagina, cervix, or uterus decided that there weren't enough nerve endings up there to hurt significantly. I think it's time to put this fallacy to bed. It most definitely does hurt, and people who have literally no experience with female equipment don't get to decide this for me. Trust me docs, you don't want to taste your own medicine on this.

VirginiaMurr,
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@stephanie @RickiTarr

Yeah ... my experience with the IUD (due to scar tissue from endometriosis and a former procedure) was easily as painful as the transition phase of labor. For three days after the procedure. Then the edge came down and I just had "regular pain" for about 4 more days.

I'm still pissed ... about a decade later.

Edit: I should note that my gyno was female. Grrrr.

GottaLaff, to random
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More people responding to Trump's latest campaign stop, er, gaggle on court steps.

Here's Brad Moss's take:

: It’s a case as to book-keeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law in terms… This is a case where you pay a lawyer, it's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. That's the exact term they use. We never even deducted it as a tax deduction

VirginiaMurr,
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@GottaLaff

I'm not normally a betting person, but I'd bet that he's trying to taint public opinion by claiming the trial is going "very well" for him.

His sycophants will believe him ... and if/when he is convicted, the idea that it was "going very well" will help him bolster a claim of foul play against him.

Anything to enrage his sycophants .... ugh.

RickiTarr, to random
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Why is it that the people who brag about being "self-made" aren't?

If you turned out successful odds are you had help, a lot of it, and a good amount of luck on top of that. Imagine being so self absorbed that you don't give credit where credit is due.

VirginiaMurr,
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@goinfawr @1dalm @RickiTarr

I can honestly say that the only K-12 school collaboration I experienced was in high school theater (which is collaborative by default). But that was an extracurricular--not a core course.

Not one of the core courses included collaborative projects.

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