A former Mississippi political candidate is facing criminal charges after a bedazzled statue of Baphomet, a figure associated with the Satanic Temple, was discovered decapitated at the Iowa State Capitol....
To clarify here, I don’t feel like I’m significantly smarter than most people, but I feel like people have a hard time doing any sort of thinking about stuff. Especially when it comes to verifying “facts.”
There seems to be a shortage of critical thinking and problem solving skills, that’s for sure.
What I see that makes it worse now than in the past is the Internet. It’s easy now to find a group that agrees with your delusions and live in an echo chamber where mistaken beliefs are not challenged.
This. I don’t mind ignorance. The ignorant can always be educated. I mind WILLFUL ignorance. Those who refuse to look at facts or use reason when confronted with something that contradicts their world view. THOSE are the stupid people.
As one who used to share their beliefs, let me explain. Putting aside the folks who cynically use the issue for political purposes, the grassroots pro-lifers simply believe the fetus is a human being (what else would it be?) and thus it has human rights. The mother also has rights. So what do you do if two people’s rights collide? You look at the harm inflicted. For the one, it means expense, inconvenience, discomfort, and sometimes life-threatening danger. For the other, it means death.
Pro-lifers do not all draw the line at the timing or circumstances they believe acceptable to allow abortion. But all believe there need to be limits. All believe it’s a human rights issue, that an abortion kills an innocent human being.
To them, this issue is our generation’s Holocaust. That is why they can’t just sit by and let it happen without a fight.
Synthead@lemmy.world kindly commented that wifi network names of you and your neighbour can be used to locate your address, so please be aware to avoid betraying your privacy. Peace!
Interesting article. I skimmed it so maybe I missed this, but my first thought was that the population is aging, and older people have more trouble driving at night. I’m 60 and I am definitely impaired at night, so I avoid driving after dark if at all possible.
If somebody re-released all the Infocom games like Zork, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and Nord & Bert Couldn’t Make Head Or Tail Of It, I would be all over that
So … don’t you need paper to dry off? How do you keep from spraying water everywhere and getting your clothes wet? Forgive my cluelessness, but I’ve often wondered how it works.
Personal anecdote: now that I know I’m autistic, I look back at most of my corporate interactions and see how my literal-mindedness, bluntness, lack of ability to play political games, and overactive sense of justice combined to make me a pain in the ass to management. I had a coworker tell me, after I’d once again banged my head against a brick wall trying to explain to my manager why his decision was going to lead to disaster, that I was the most optimistic person she’d ever met. I was very confused, having just finished an angry rant about the situation, and said, “Why in the world would you say that?” She replied, “Because you seem to think things can actually improve. We all know they won’t, which is why we don’t bother to say anything.”
Talk about a lightbulb moment. I quit soon after and came back as a contractor for 4x the money, so win-win.
To define “fruit,” reference Galatians 5:22-23 - “… the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”
Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no antipsychotic medications. When he had taken them in the past, they made his seizures worse and had devastating effects on his mood....
A good friend of mine was put in a coma because EMTs ignored her warnings about a drug interaction. She begged them not to give her Narcan. She was not high, but suffers from an autoimmune disease that causes her speech to be slurred. Despite her being an actual pharmacist, they ignored her (and her retired nurse mother who was with her) and nearly killed her. Now she has several permanent disabilities including having to use a walker to get around.
These people need to have their ability to practice medicine taken away.
Another player who was at the table during the incident sent me this meme after the problem player in question (they had a history) left the group chat....
One of the characters at my table was a blind monk who used blindsight to fight and move about the world a la Toph. It was an interesting thought exercise for us all, especially because he literally only had 30 feet of “sight.” Another time we had a barbarian who decided not to fix a severed arm because he wanted to be constantly reminded not to take stupid risks and it would keep him humble. I had another guy who rolled up a low INT, high WIS character and played him like Forrest Gump. So yeah, there are people who will spice up their roleplay with some sort of disability.
A Political Candidate Beheaded a Satanic Temple Statue. Now He Faces Charges. (www.vice.com)
A former Mississippi political candidate is facing criminal charges after a bedazzled statue of Baphomet, a figure associated with the Satanic Temple, was discovered decapitated at the Iowa State Capitol....
Does anyone else feel like 90% of the population is stupid?
To clarify here, I don’t feel like I’m significantly smarter than most people, but I feel like people have a hard time doing any sort of thinking about stuff. Especially when it comes to verifying “facts.”
Tesla Has The Highest Accident Rate Of Any Auto Brand (www.forbes.com)
Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot (www.politico.com)
“We don’t believe those rights should be subjected to majority vote.”...
Dear Lemmy, **why** Star Trek??
Every single large server in this federation has at least one Star Trek community. There is even an entire server dedicated to Star Trek....
Andre Braugher, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Star, Dies at 61 (variety.com)
Should I leave my credit union over account interest rates?
TL;DR: Credit union account rates low, I moved, and even though the app and co-op network are great, not sure if I should leave....
What's the biggest "Green Flag" that could be misinterpreted as a "Red Flag"?
What's the funniest WiFi network name you've seen?
Synthead@lemmy.world kindly commented that wifi network names of you and your neighbour can be used to locate your address, so please be aware to avoid betraying your privacy. Peace!
Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night? (www.nytimes.com)
In reviving classic games, Sega channels its old bohemian spirit. The company is rebooting legacy titles including ‘Crazy Taxi,’ ‘Jet Set Radio,’ ‘Shinobi’ and ‘Streets of Rage’ (web.archive.org)
8-year-old boy with disabilities assaulted and pinned facedown by Wyoming school officer, lawsuit says (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/8-year-old-boy-disabilities-assaulted-pinned-facedown-wyoming-school-o-rcna127953
This toilet paper at my work (i.postimg.cc)
Capitalism and its consequences have been a disaster for the human anus
Organizational benefits of neurodiversity: Preliminary findings on autism and the bystander effect (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
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Disclosing an autism diagnosis: A social identity approach (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
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Mike Johnson is evil and controlled by the devil, says Christian minister (www.thepinknews.com)
U.S. medical schools aren’t teaching future doctors about 7.4 million of their patients (www.statnews.com)
Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no antipsychotic medications. When he had taken them in the past, they made his seizures worse and had devastating effects on his mood....
What Film Are You Surprised Didn't Get A Sequel?
Had this conversation with someone who chose to no longer be at my table after meeting a blind NPC (files.catbox.moe)
Another player who was at the table during the incident sent me this meme after the problem player in question (they had a history) left the group chat....