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galad

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timbray, to random
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Pleasantly surprised at the social-media traffic around :

  • Not seeing anyone trying to justify Hamas’ theofascist thuggery
  • A little bit of pro-Bibi kill-all-the-Gazans snarling
  • A whole lot of realism - Hamas are assholes, but let’s not pile another war crime on top of theirs, and Gaza is prison with abusive jailers, and the current Israeli govt is full of genocide-curious stone racists
galad,
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@timbray There are quite a few people tying themselves into knots to justify Hamas’ actions.

stux, to random
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Maybe we can lend out some warships to Ukraine also?

galad,
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@stux Ukraine doesn’t really have a navy and they still defeated Russia’s Black Sea fleet. Imagine what they could do with an aircraft carrier. Even an imaginary one.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️People are STILL reacting to my "Angry Staffer going to Threads eventually" thread as if it's ME leaving

How many ways can I say this?

I'm not leaving. I'm on all platforms to have placeholders if necess & to get unique info to share w you

Re: AS, this is HIS quote, NOT mine:

"Honestly? I’m not expecting anything to improve over there. But my tweets reach millions of people every day, & I think that’s valuable in pushing back against both GOP disinfo & reminding ppl how vital 2024 is" 1/..

galad,
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@GottaLaff @Bethanyrberger Jumping down people’s throats is a favorite pastime for people on Mastodon. One of the many reasons why it’s not being widely adopted.

ryanhoulihan, to random
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My whole body cringes when I think about Elon Musk even for a fleeting second. What a mortifying person.

galad,
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@ryanhoulihan Elmo is at his core a 4 Chan neckbeard.

lzg, to random
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    galad,
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    @lzg Here’s a good example: There is an enormous number of fairly secular and progressive Iranians who despise their repressive far right government.

    fribbledom, to random
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    Programming is like sitting on a swing going back and forth between

    "I'm a coding genius"

    and

    "I'm the biggest idiot alive"

    galad,
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    @fribbledom programming is more like this: https://youtu.be/kSGEzpkgsu0?si=mY6q4UYHepZgMmYA

    galad, to Israel
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    I am sick to death of Left Wing anti semitism. Israel exists, it’s not going anywhere, Israelis have a right to defend themselves, and nothing justifies murdering civilians. These barbarous attacks aren’t about Palestinian rights or Palestinian statehood. These attacks are about killing as many Jews as possible and taking hostages to exchange for imprisoned members of Hamas. Hamas are a proxy for Iran that uses Palestinians as patsies.

    galad,
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    @tofugolem Gold medal for mental gymnastics. Since you think that Hamas are freedom fighters I know a Nigerian Prince who is in dire need of money.

    galad,
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    @tofugolem Civilian deaths are not a competition you pretzel brained nimcompoop. Additionally, employing what aboutism gets you blocked.

    Green_Footballs, to random
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    Twitter used to be a place where you could go when important news was breaking and find valid information.

    Now it’s a shit pile of disinformation fed by terrible people and botnets, wildly out of control.

    galad,
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    @Green_Footballs Twitter needs to be nationalized.

    w7voa, (edited ) to Israel
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    Washington Post: As false information about the rapidly changing war between Hamas and proliferated on ‘X’ (), owner Elon Musk personally recommended that users follow accounts notorious for promoting lies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/08/israel-hamas-disinfo-musk-twitter-x/

    galad,
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    @w7voa Aren’t we all glad we left that dumpster fire?

    flexghost, (edited ) to random
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    Rape and murder are bad.

    The end.

    I’m looking at a lot of comments that disturb me

    People saying they are against rape and murder one day—but the next day it’s acceptable because it’s against someone they don’t like?

    If you have to add “but” or “well ackshually” to condemning violence then you never had any morals at all

    Unfollow me.

    galad,
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    @flexghost A lot of people are outing themselves as completely immoral.

    galad,
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    @VE3RWJ @flexghost There’s no such thing as killing civilians “in self defense”. It’s true in Ukraine and it’s true in Israel and Palestine.

    galad,
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    @flexghost @VE3RWJ I didn’t know about the kid… I think at this point there should perhaps be a UN peacekeeping mission to the region. If security can be kept for everyone then perhaps tensions can cool and peace can have a chance.

    w7voa, (edited ) to Israel
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    Death toll in climbs to 600 with 2,000+ wounded from Hamas attacks. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-08/ty-article-live/over-250-israelis-killed-1-590-wounded-civilians-and-soldiers-held-hostage-in-gaza/0000018b-0cd2-d8fc-adff-6dfe855e0000

    galad,
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    @w7voa Iran is terrified of a Sunni-Israeli alliance.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Ugh.

    Via Angry Staffer:

    I legitimately don’t think folks are prepared for the level of destruction Israel is going to unleash.

    Someone asked me if I thought they’d re-occupy Gaza. My response was that I’m not completely convinced there will be a Gaza to re-occupy.

    galad,
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    @GottaLaff Hamas are not willing to even try to negotiate with Israel for any improvements in the lives of Palestinians. They’re purely a proxy for Iran and now Russia.

    georgetakei, to random

    A year ago, all major economists were predicting a recession as the Fed moved to raise interest rates to battle inflation. But Joe Biden’s and the Democrats’ investment in infrastructure and manufacturing kept the job market strong and resilient, and now there is almost no talk of a recession. Bidenomics is working. Inflation is down, unemployment at historic lows, real wages rising. We should proclaim it far and wide and push back against the doom and gloom the media feeds us and feeds upon.

    galad,
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    @georgetakei It’s almost as if the Friedman model is bullshit and that direct government intervention in the economy works.

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    Hi! Being against Israel bombing civilians as retaliation isn't antisemitism. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

    galad,
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    @thomasfuchs Killing Civilians is wrong. Full stop.

    GottaLaff, to Israel
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    Netanyahu says ‘at war’ after Hamas attack; Gaza militants claim Israelis held hostage https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/07/israel-gaza-rocket-attack-hamas/

    galad,
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    @GottaLaff So long as religion is involved there will never be peace or Palestinian statehood. This is about Hamas, an Islamist terrorist organization, going house to house and murdering innocent Israeli civilians. Killing civilians is abhorrent no matter who is doing it. I am tired of lame brained Leftists being apologists for these religious lunatics.

    stux, to random
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    Greg Abbott is literary messing with human lives for his political goals.. How can such a "human" even be in power, jail seems far more appropriate

    "Shipping" migrants to cities where democrats are in power

    Sorry but if you vote for such a demon you just wanna see the world burn..

    Disgusting :blobfoxsignforbidden:

    galad,
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    @stux He needs to be arrested for human trafficking.

    mho, to twitter

    "That may be because there is a tacit pact between author and subject in the “great man” : The author will unearth unflattering personal anecdotes and share stories about the subject’s capacity to be cruel. In exchange, the subject’s greatness will be treated as an assumption [...]" writes @brianmerchant and what better example than this episode:

    moving servers himself shows his ‘maniacal sense of urgency’ at #X, formerly

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/11/elon-musk-moved-twitter-servers-himself-in-the-night-new-biography-details-his-maniacal-sense-of-urgency.html

    galad,
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    @mho @mmasnick All the more reason for billionaires to not exist.

    w7voa, to Florida
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    Jacksonville mayor says there are a “number of fatalities” in response to a shooting at a store. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/08/26/developing-heavy-police-presence-reported-on-kings-road/

    galad,
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    @w7voa Another right wing terrorist attack in the US.

    alexanderhay, (edited ) to news
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    What's worth noting in this story is that attempts to reduce emissions are not working.

    Whether or not it's possible to eat the problem, as it were, it's plain we're running out of time to find a solution.

    "Bacteria that ‘eat’ methane could slow global heating, study finds

    " has the potential to make deep cuts to emissions of the potent but requires major investment..."

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/22/bacteria-that-eats-methane-could-slow-global-heating-study-finds

    galad,
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    @alexanderhay Or simple put more money into Cultured Meat R&D and reduce the number of cattle.

    ProPublica, to restaurants
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    127,000 #NewYork Workers Have Been Victims of #WageTheft

    ==
    An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York #restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen in one five-year period at more than $203 million.

    #Theft #Jobs #Wages #Working #Labor #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Employers #Employees #Crime #News

    https://www.propublica.org/article/thousands-of-new-york-workers-have-been-victims-of-wage-theft?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    galad,
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    @ProPublica Wage Theft needs to be a Felony.

    stux, to random
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    Shrinkflation

    Products are getting smaller without people noticing

    galad,
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    @stux I’m fairly certain this has been going on for a while now. It’s gotten worse over the Pandemic, but that’s just because food prices overall are up ~20% - 40%

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