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_chris_real

@_chris_real@kolektiva.social

I might have to make a hard climb.
You might have to make the same one too.
So I don't see a difference this time.
I end up at the same place as you.

(If you wanna know my politics, read my posts.
Also: I Follow in haste, and Block at my leisure.)

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"You want to know why Roe was overturned? Because it could be. For 49 years, the entire right to abortion in this country hinged on a court ruling, not a law."

"Democrats had trifecta control of the House, Senate and White House in 1993 under Bill Clinton, 2009 under Barack Obama, and 2021 to 2023 under Biden — and they could have codified Roe through any of those years."

https://www.salon.com/2024/03/09/on-abortion-rights-blue-dog-biden-is-all-bark-no-bite/

_chris_real,
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@TerryHancock @rysiek

As the article (and my quotes) CLEARLY points out, the Democrats had THREE trifecas to pass a bill enshrining abortion rights.

The article says that they'll believe his commitment when they see the action.

He's had one chance, now he may have another chance, and needs to be reminded that there are no excuses for inaction.

So you are the one, with your standard Dem excuses, and misrepresentation of the article, who are being deeply dishonest.

But of course, projection is a popular diversion these days. . .

_chris_real,
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@TerryHancock @rysiek

I notice you've confined your argument to only one of the trifecas.

Obama was quoted as saying "abortion is not a priority", not that he couldn't pass something.

Clinton did nothing because he wanted to keep all the crossover Republicans who re-elected him for "ending welfare as we know it".

_chris_real,
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@TerryHancock @rysiek

You're too quick to call anything you disagree with 'a lie'.

And so, leading with a bad faith assertion, and your "disbelief" that anyone who disagrees with you could have a basis for their opinion, you make this an ugly conflict, not a sincere exchange of views.

So the particulars of this topic no longer interest me, as far as you and I are concerned.

You have nothing but a stubborn, defensive opinion, there's no educational understanding coming from you . . .

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My discipline, anthropology, is not seen as a “growth" discipline, and departments are being closed down. But the world needs Anthropology and Anthropologists now more than ever!

Here are my 8 reasons for this:

  1. POSSIBILITIES
    At a time of polycrisis, when the destructive fallouts of capitalist modernity are ever more apparent, anthropology highlights that there are myriad alternative ways of thinking and living; that there is so much to learn from other peoples in the world. 1/n
_chris_real,
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@pvonhellermannn @academicchatter

It's no accident that a dying capitalist culture is trying to protect its narrative* by disempowering a field that has plenty of proof that other cultures thrived without that narrative.

The last social movement that challenged the narrative was OccupyWallStreet—founded in part by David Graeber, who was an anthropologist.

*Btw, the narrative is that capitalism is ubiquitous, inevitable, and responsible for all that is good in society. . .

_chris_real,
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@pvonhellermannn @academicchatter

I'll look for it.😏

ned, (edited ) to random
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Honest answer.

_chris_real,
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@wesdottoday @shansterable @ned

We don't need to depend on 'heroes' if we have many ordinary people deciding to step up for a moment and speak truth to power.

Simply stating the truth is within the capabilities of anyone—excepting magats, who have sworn an oath NOT to.

RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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Mastodon is what happens when well-read children and compassionate thinkers grow up, and congregate in one place.

_chris_real,
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@RickiTarr

It's jarring to hear a sincere statement without sarcasm or irony on social media, but it actually feels true.

The fools and trolls flitter away fast—not enough nourishment for their appetites—and I am left with people who like to share interesting or important things they either found out or had already known.

One of the signs of success is that you don't care what people say about you.

ben, to journalism
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The investigative newsroom I work for, @ProPublica, is raising money right now. We report on abuses of power in the public interest - stories like corruption on the Supreme Court. It was the first outlet to win a Pulitzer for web-first journalism. And if you donate through this link, you'll let our team know that Mastodon is an audience to pay attention to. https://give.propublica.org/give/346528/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=mstdn #journalism #fediverse #mastodon

_chris_real,
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@ben @ProPublica

Nothing like being told it's only my money that matters. Mastodon only matters to you if it means your "team" doesn't need to work hard to fund it.

Swallow your pride—sell some steak knives or whatever. The corruption of the Supreme Court is well and heavily covered by all your competitors. For free.

_chris_real,
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@ben

You told me that your opinion of Mastodon depended on how much money they sent you. You can't squirm out of that judgement by claiming you're a non-profit—but you "really need" money.

Did you —really— "break a story" though? Or were you the first who published what was well-known, but many were struggling to make known?

Your whole "but still—Capitalism?!?" reeks of the monarchists who infest post-capitalist marketplaces. We also call them magats and fascists.

Stick to steak knives (at least it's honest), although I hear silver-infused bedsheets also do well.

Read Marcy Wheeler/emptywheel for examples of 'actual' no-one-pays journalism.

I am a musician. You've got nothing to school me with about working for free.

_chris_real,
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@ben

Of course. Troll for more money. Our ways are not separate, but our means to our ends define us.

I will match your barely adequate investigating with Marcy Wheeler's any day. Your 'breaking' claims are pretty irrelevant. The truth was there—it matters not who was first, but who made it MATTER.

You come to us with hat in hand, but suggesting that getting my goat is a discourse ender. Maybe my goat was got when you decided to monetize your virtue. I suggest you re-evaluate your 'yeah-but-ish' mentality.

Yeah, just walk away. . .

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    @ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs

    A guy I knew from Poland, whose tiny 'babushka' mom was kicked out of the country for supporting the Solidarity movement, had a front yard that was basically a fresh-vegetable garden.

    This was deep in Detroit—so the neighbors had no "strict rules" about what a lawn should be.

    _chris_real, to random
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    Now that she knows that his trial will be delayed until after the election, judge Cannon has decided to save herself from removal by not allowing him to release classified documents to the public.

    Self-interested passive agression at its finest.

    _chris_real, to random
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    For those people who are hoping Trump's dementia will keep him out of office, remember—Reagan was exhibiting symptoms of Alzheimer's DURING the Contragate investigation, and had no memory of any planning he was involved in. And Reagan ended his term with great public support.

    Trump as a babbling puppet is no longer essential to his plan. His minions and fl

    HeavenlyPossum, to random
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    Something I find fascinating is the way in which awful people seem to instinctively know how to be awful.

    So like abusers tend to follow particular and predictable patterns for manipulating their victims. Groomers have these strategies for grooming. Fascists come to power in similar ways to each other. Con artists win their victims’ trust in ways remarkably similar to each other.

    Do they all go to some evil villain school to learn these techniques? Or are some people just legitimately born with these instincts? I’m somewhere on the spectrum and I struggle to intuit basic social interactions, much less routinely manipulate them to my advantage.

    How does that work?!

    _chris_real,
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    @HeavenlyPossum

    No, people watch each other, and copy each other.

    When trolls pile on, it's the most basic awfulness instinct.

    Cons and abusers just get ideas from the most visible and effective ones.

    I always say that fascists are unimaginative and predictable. They do the safest, most time-tested tactics.

    Like killer clowns, they are only dangerous if you think they're kidding.

    It's not that you don't understand, it's that you find it hard to accept that they are so derivative.

    But they are. They really are.

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    @HeavenlyPossum

    Group identity (the 'We Who Hate The Others' club) provides the narrative of being victimized by those they resent. Lies, fraud and abuse are just approved revenge tactics. They don't need to be curious. They encourage each other.

    They are told to listen to their elders and their peers. The hate is passed down, and passed around.

    As a journalist said recently, you can argue politics, but you can't argue identity.

    renchap, to random
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    I said it several times, but with Ivory's latest announcement, let me repeat it: we (the Mastodon team) are working on implementing Quote Posts. This is a much more complex feature than showing a preview for a link to a post, which is done at the moment by multiple clients.

    It is a complex task and we have been working on defining the feature and the protocol-level details for some time. We are moving forward, and there are fewer hard questions to answers, but progress is there.

    _chris_real,
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    @renchap

    If you have problems with this, maybe it's for a good reason.

    Merely reproducing twitter is likely to reproduce its worst flaws. Even if you -can- do it—should you?

    It's the hardest of these questions . . .

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    @anderseknert

    So it's the same, only different.

    Got it.

    _chris_real,
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    @anderseknert

    He said what he HOPED to do, but there was nothing 'literal' said.

    If he wants to open it to peer review, he can provide more detail, but if the interested need to deal with pompous p.r. bullies like you, this will be another "announced development" subject to the correcting influence of actual use. So no, I don't see a new world dawning on the horizon.

    He is free to explain himself in detail if possible, with my good-faith skepticism.

    You, however, can fuck off. This was never about you, so outta the way.

    jonny, to random
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    They did WHAT
    https://retractionwatch.com/2024/02/05/no-data-no-problem-undisclosed-tinkering-in-excel-behind-economics-paper/

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    @jonny

    Economics is astrology for the rich.

    This will explain all, in this matter of mild concern.

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    @publius @jonny

    Exactly the same difference!
    😉
    I couldn't agree more

    rberger, to random
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    Blazing Saddles at 50: the button-pushing spoof that could never get made today
    The 1974 spin on westerns sees Mel Brooks pointing at the absurdity of racism and the history of human evil while always ensuring a steady stream of laughter

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/07/blazing-saddles-at-50-western-spoof-mel-brooks

    _chris_real,
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    @beka_valentine @rberger

    Gene Wilder improvised the " . . .you, know—morons" line. They kept it in.

    And he never apologized for it.

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    _chris_real,
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    @MikeDunnAuthor

    I -would- give my list of what consumers could do to help, but some of them are illegal. And the rest -will- be, eventually.

    _chris_real, to random
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    In case you've been wondering what Thiel's like when he tries thinking great thoughts, check out this public debate with David Graeber that I just found:

    (Hint—Thiel tries appropriating one of Graeber's slogans like a good little capitalist, but Graeber gently throttles him with it.)

    https://youtu.be/eF0cz9OmCGw?si=V9C7laalTNaTIMLK

    MnemosyneSinger, to random

    It me

    _chris_real,
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    @MnemosyneSinger

    If it was twitter, it would be 111, but most of them would be bots.

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