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davidpmaurer

@davidpmaurer@mastodon.sdf.org

cantankerous (and carnivorous) alien anthropologist, come to tell stories, write songs, and watch hoominity snuff it. (earth's soil is now 68% plastic. what did you think would happen?)

my avatar is my most recent hoomin skinsuit. my banner is a photo of the current scotus.

#writer #musician #composer #artist #grumpyoldman #politicaladdict

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davidpmaurer, to random
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it is equally impossible to prove that any god/goddess exists as it is to prove that the easter bunny doesn't.

davidpmaurer, to random
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna151276

#satanists may save #schools - and courts - from #christofascists.

davidpmaurer, to Virginia
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board votes to restore bring-a-klansman-to-class day.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/us/shenandoah-county-confederate-school-names-reaj/index.html

Saltssaltgirl, to random
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I’m not sure why my friends & family think I’m in charge of the calendar, but I’ll be apologizing for it anyway, because today is my birthday, it’s Teacher’s Appreciation Week, & Mother’s Day is Sunday.

davidpmaurer,
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@Saltssaltgirl

happy birthday!

Mary625, to random
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University of Chicago had right-wing attackers come and they threatened anti war protestors.

The attackers were called "Pro American and Pro Israel counter protesters."

How is wanting a genocide to stop anti anything other than war?

This country has some real problems. Some really serious problems when people who are trying to stop a war are the bad guys

davidpmaurer,
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@Mary625

we are NEVER powerless. they want us to think that we are, but it's not true. there are always more of us than there are of them. and they are TERRIFIED of us.

we just need to remind them of that from time to time. and as connected as everyone is these days, that is much easier to do than it used to be.

but if trump wins, he will have protesters shot on sight.

davidpmaurer,
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@Mary625

this has been true of every u.s. war. every single one.

davidpmaurer,
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@Mary625

2 million civilians died in the #vietnam #war, including people in #cambodia (whom we weren't at war with) that we deliberately carpet-bombed.

i learned a lot from that.

mekkaokereke, to random
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I told y'all, cops don't do what you think they do.🤷🏿‍♂️

Black folk know this from lived experience. Some white folk only learn this when they go to report a theft or sexual assault and find out that the $11B/year NYPD are not equipped to handle that.

15K NYC bikes stolen a year!

https://www.404media.co/nypd-bike-lock-chain-kryptonite-columbia-university-protests/

1/n

davidpmaurer,
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@mekkaokereke

that is royally fucked up. no police department in the world is worth that.

davidpmaurer, to random
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are you morlock or eloi?

Saltssaltgirl, to random
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Going down a rabbit hole in Mastodon isn't as scary as some would think.
I have found some of the funniest, smartest, and kindest people while scrolling.

davidpmaurer,
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@Saltssaltgirl

that's how i found you.

davidpmaurer, to random
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876

u.n. says victims in mass hospital graves in had their hands tied when they were killed.

joop, to Texas
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In case you haven't heard, schools are set to start using natural language processing tools—computers—to automatically score some standardised tests (STAAR).

But no worries, it also assigns itself a confidence score that might send it to humans to rescore if it's too low (how opaque will that scoring be?).

But surely the STAAR tests can't be that important? "The commissioner can appoint a conservator to oversee campuses and school districts. State law also allows the commissioner to suspend and replace elected school boards with an appointed board of managers. If a campus receives failing grades for five years in a row, the commissioner is required to appoint a board of managers or close that school."

Surely you can appeal?

"For $50, students and their parents can request a rescore if they think the computer or the human got it wrong. The fee is waived if the new score is higher than the initial score. "

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/09/staar-artificial-intelligence-computer-grading-texas/

cc: @pluralistic this shitshow might interest you

davidpmaurer,
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@joop @pluralistic

i would really REALLY like to know who is funding this push. i don't care who's writing it or passing it. who is paying for it and why?

eyesquash, to guitar
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+ office chair = problem

davidpmaurer,
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@eyesquash @flockofnazguls

can you set a 'punch in/punch out' event in your daw?

davidpmaurer, to internet
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the says and his allies are winning the war of lies because and platforms are cowards.

they're right.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️Sen. Bob is considering running for re-election as an independent, sources say https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/sen-bob-menendez-considering-running-re-election-independent-sources-s-rcna143406

davidpmaurer,
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@GottaLaff isn't he in prison YET?

davidpmaurer, to random
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politics is NEVER about the candidates. it's ALWAYS about who owns them. the ones who do everything possible to keep us from seeing the men behind the curtain.

eliminate the oligarchs, and see how quickly things change.

VeryBadLlama, to random
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dear diary, it has been 437 days since my husband disappeared under mysterious circumstances. alas, I am unable to inform the police, for I am a mere woman.

davidpmaurer,
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@VeryBadLlama

"p.s. i heard from judith, my next door neighbor, that her husband has vanished, too. she also said that her pigs have taken (with gusto!) to the new feed that i taught her to make. she asked if she could share the recipe with the members of her sewing circle, as many of them have cantankerous animals at home. i told her that i would be flattered, and reminded her that the weight of the skillet is much more important than the size."

davidpmaurer, to random
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i'm still gobsmacked that members of are permitted to have secret meetings with russian intelligence and take their money with zero consequences.

davidpmaurer, to Horror
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want to read the creepiest, scariest short story that i've ever written, completely free?

yeah, that's what i thought.

https://dpmaurer.blogspot.com/2023/03/

davidpmaurer, to random
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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/20/federal-court-deals-devastating-blow-to-voting-rights-act-00128069

davidpmaurer, to random
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/style/ivanka-donald-trump-new-york-fraud-trial.html you've got to be effing kidding me. TrumpFashion

davidpmaurer, to random
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every time a pundit or politician asks, "and just how are we going to pay for this? ", let's all shout, "tax rich fuckers!"

'kay?

davidpmaurer, to random
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trying to find a new management job at 60 is tough. i pass all the online exams and phone interviews, but the moment they see me, their interest ends.

davidpmaurer, to random
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-ethiopia-border-guards-killed-hundreds-migrants/

davidpmaurer, to random
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https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2023/07/31/michigan-school-districts-in-rural-suburban-areas-ban-pride-flags/70424788007/

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