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mbrailer

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The cat is Teddy. I'm Mike. Blogger at cutetropolis.com, user of Duolingo, player of Minetest.

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stux, to random
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On the festival the past weekend we had a few people in our group who asked things like: "do you BELIEVE in global warming?" "why would you ever trust the COVID vaccine?" and much more of these kind of questionable questions

I did not expect it from those certain people so that was a major bummer. One of them even works on a school so not a great example to have walking around

So I was battling with wannabe fascist the whole weekend, kinda super tiring

mbrailer,
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@stux Global warming isn't something one believes in. There's a huge body of data collected since the 1970's, and any honest analysis of that data points to the conclusion that global average temperatures are rising.

And I would trust the covid vaccine for the same reason I trusted all the other vaccines I've had since childhood: I'm still here, some six decades on, happily free from smallpox, polio, measles, seasonal flu -- oh, and covid.

mbrailer, to random
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The verdict is unprecedented, and it shouldn't have been.

In 1974 President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes that he might have committed against the United States as president.

By doing so, the USA was denied the opportunity to see plain as day that no one is above the law.

How much nobler a nation would the USA be today if he had put on trial? Would Trump have dared run for office in a nation that held criminals to justice, even presidents?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Richard_Nixon

w7voa, to random
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During a group photo with greeters on the PHL tarmac a reporter shouted a question at President Biden about whether he'd serve four more years or hand over power to VP Harris. He replied: “You're not hurt are you? Are you okay? Did you fall on your head or something?”

mbrailer,
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@w7voa Biden hands out zingers like that and yet we're supposed to be Very Concerned about his mental state.

stux, to random
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Pff what a day :sad_cat:

Hello and a good meowing :nkoWave:

This morning I woke up with a massive pain in my stomach that kept getting worse

With a bit of panic we rushed to the first aid but there they refused to help me since I had to go to the "doctor first" and take an asprin :nkoFacepalm2: (someone should lose their job)

So when looking for an alternative I could not hold it anymore and we called the ambulance on the parking place

So I went in the ambulance to the hospital today

mbrailer,
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@stux I'm glad it's good(ish) news! Feel better!

w7voa, to random
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Despite their personal appeals for support, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump respectively received only 19 (2%) and 6 (<1%) votes in the Libertarian Party’s first round balloting for presidential nominee. They’re both eliminated from further contention.

mbrailer,
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@w7voa Trump polled below RFK Jr.? That's gotta sting.

carnage4life, to random
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Google has preemptively paid an antitrust fine in its case with the DOJ in an attempt to avoid a trial. If this works, it changes everything.

Next time the DOJ or FTC comes knocking just ask, "how much do I owe you?" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/google-cuts-mystery-check-us-bid-sidestep-jury-trial-2024-05-20/

mbrailer,
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@carnage4life This seems more like a bribe.

dgar, to random
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mbrailer,
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@dgar "Criminals are a cowardly lot," thought Bruce to himself. "I must assume a terrifying form, to strike fear into their hearts."

Just then, an iceberg crashed through the window...

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    mbrailer,
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    @ElleGray It's not complete without the mask, though.

    rbreich, to random
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    Reminder that Amazon and Space X are fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional.

    This means the two richest men on earth want to dismantle the government agency that holds them accountable for union busting.

    Nothing terrifies them more than worker power.

    mbrailer,
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    @rbreich Don't forget Trader Joe's -- they're part of this too.

    carnage4life, to random
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    These people would bring back slavery if you gave them an opening

    mbrailer,
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    @carnage4life Effectively, they have. "In the state of Louisiana, inmates can be paid as little as four cents for every hour of work. The Louisiana State Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison built on a former slave plantation, pays inmates twenty cents per hour to pick fruits and vegetables in the fields."

    https://www.vianolavie.org/2023/02/01/prison-labor-in-louisiana

    lowqualityfacts, to random
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    I wonder how much they get paid.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    mbrailer,
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    @lowqualityfacts Also, Eastwood personally interviews every chair from which his stunt double will be standing up.

    flexghost, to random
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    Here’s Rep. Byron Donalds pleading with potential jurors to acquit Donald Trump from his hush money charges

    “My plea is to the people of Manhattan that may sit on this trial…This is a trash case, there is no crime here…they should vote not guilty.”

    Mmm your tears sustain me: they’re so delicious

    but there’s a name for what you just did

    .... jury tampering

    Video of some dummy who is useful to the GOP until one day he isn’t

    mbrailer,
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    @flexghost It's such a trash case that Michael Cohen was already tried and convicted for his part in it.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    THE problem.

    Via Emptywheel:

    Criminal protection racket.

    STEPHANOPOULOS: Just to sum up. You support for pres even if he's convicted in classified docs case. You support him for pres even though you believe he contributed to an insurrection. You support him for pres even though you believe he's lying about the last election. You support him for pres even if he's convicted in Manhattan case. I just want to say, the answer to that is yes, correct?

    SUNUNU: Yeah. Me and 51% of America.

    mbrailer,
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    @GottaLaff Would have been a good time to point out that Trump lost the popular vote in both elections, and performed worse his second time out.

    RickiTarr, (edited ) to random
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    Lots of debate about this, so I'm curious about the consensus.

    Should children be allowed to act professionally, as in having a full time acting job in movie/TV/stage? Feel free to elaborate in the comments.

    mbrailer,
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    @RickiTarr I would have preferred a choice that combined "stringent rules" with "when not in school."

    ElleGray, to random
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    my only hope for Joker: the musical is that it is truly, truly terrible. My generation needs its own Rocky Horror Picture Show and this could be it

    mbrailer,
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    @ElleGray But they have to be careful not to push it too far or else they get into "Shock Treatment" territory.

    mbrailer,
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    @partial_accumen I would suspect that a lot of transphobes are more hostile to MtF than FtM, if you could get inside their heads.

    Note that the nightmare scenario most commonly invoked to promote laws concerning bathrooms is men in women's bathrooms, rarely the opposite.

    Also, modern fashion has given women a lot of freedom to wear men's-style clothing, but men don't get the same. People seem to expect men to look like men and some get very set off when they don't.

    stux, to random
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    I wonder when Ron DeSantis will ban Ron DeSantis from being Ron DeSantis while Ron DeSantis is banning other Ron DeSantisses, in Florida

    mbrailer,
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    @stux He's mandating freedom! (Let that idea percolate for a moment, take your time...)

    RickiTarr, to random
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    New York Times articles be like:

    All Experts Say Water Is Wet, But Is It? Three Unstable People That Want You To Join Their MLM Religion Disagree.

    mbrailer,
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    @RickiTarr One of the accounts from the former Twitter that I truly miss is the NYT Pitchbot, which was a reliable source of parody-but-kinda-real headlines like this one.

    stux, to random
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    Imagine youre able to pay a bond/fine of $454 million dollars, still have plenty left and keep whining about it

    For many people on this planet even $454 could make the difference in their lives

    And that's without six zero's behind it..

    mbrailer,
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    @stux He's whining about being disciplined, as toddlers tend to do.

    helenczerski, to climate

    I have just discovered that those odd waste/recycling bins that are all over the oldest bits of Bergen, Norway, link to an UNDERGROUND PNEUMATIC WASTE TRANSPORT SYSTEM. The waste collects for a bit and then WHOOSH... it's off to the recycling centre. All underground. No bin lorries (garbage trucks), fewer road vehicles, less noise... amazing. @davidho says that my (considerable) excitement about this is entirely unreasonable. I disagree.
    https://www.envacgroup.com/how-it-works/the-envac-system/

    mbrailer,
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    @helenczerski The Magic Kingdom, the first theme park built in Walt Disney World, also has a pneumatic trash conveyor as part of a corridor system built below street level. It was an ambitious project that sadly none of the later parks would duplicate.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_utilidor_system

    GayDeceiver, to HashtagGames
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    Indiana Jones was entirely unnecessary in the chase for the Ark of the Covenant. The Nazis would have found the ark and died after opening it without him.


    mbrailer,
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    @freequaybuoy I'm thinking that the Nazis wouldn't have opened the ark in Hitler's presence. They only wanted to "carry the ark before (them)," as Brody put it, to prevail in war.

    It was always Belloq's plan to open the ark privately and experience God, whether in Berlin or on the island. He tricks Dietrich into allowing it by telling him they have to make sure they have the "one true ark" before presenting it to Hitler.

    stux, to random
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    What country are you from?

    (flag reply would be awesome :blobcatgiggle: )

    🇳🇱

    mbrailer,
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    @stux 🇺🇸

    lowqualityfacts, to random
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    Not even once.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    mbrailer,
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    @lowqualityfacts "But doctor," the man said sadly, "I am Will Ferrell."

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Via Rupar and Acyn:

    McGovern: "The reason why my friends keep losing is they keep following the most extreme members. People don't want the solutions that MTG brings before the Congress. They don't want a deranged former POTUS who has been indicted more times than elected to be calling the shots."

    We had a bipartisan bill that to help aid our allies in Ukraine and Israel. And GOP leadership is blocking it. You are responsible...for basically setting the world on fire right now

    mbrailer,
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    @GottaLaff "the solutions that MTG brings before the Congress"? Da heck?

    mbrailer, to random
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    The CDC says this plastic bag IS a toy.

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