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notabird

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An #immigrant #dad worrying about a better #future. Reluctantly working in #tech. Dreaming of playing more #boardgames.

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GottaLaff, to Israel
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Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as ‘toys that our children play with’.. refused to acknowledge was behind the attack.

's foreign minister refused to acknowledge that Israel was behind the recent attack on his country and described the weapons that were used as more like children's toys.

"What happened last night was not a strike. They were more like toys that our children play with – not drones."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iranian-foreign-minister-says-weapons-used-israeli-attack-toys-childre-rcna148568

notabird,
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@GottaLaff These guys can talk all they want, I am all for stopping/preventing a war.

arstechnica, to random
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Judge halts Texas probe into Media Matters’ reporting on X

Texas attorney general remained silent on claims of First Amendment retaliation.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/judge-halts-texas-probe-into-media-matters-reporting-on-x/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

notabird,
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@arstechnica This is plain harassment. No consequences of course.

notabird, to random
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We need to keep the fight up against corporate power! Glad FTC is at least not dead.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/us/politics/grocery-prices-pandemic-ftc.html

GottaLaff, to legal
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"Peter , a former trade adviser in ’s White House, appears to be heading to jail.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday turned down Navarro’s emergency motion to stave off his imminent jail sentence — set to begin Tuesday at 2 p.m. in a Miami federal prison — for his defiance of a subpoena from the House committee two years ago." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/18/peter-navarro-supreme-court-00147649

notabird,
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@GottaLaff Hope he also lost a good chunk of dough with these appeals.

Brandi_Buchman, to random
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For third time, Trump tries to delay paying Carroll for defamation, accuses lawyer of ‘contradicting’ her own evidence on his finances

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/for-third-time-trump-tries-to-delay-paying-carroll-for-defamation-accuses-lawyer-of-contradicting-her-own-evidence-on-his-finances/

notabird,
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Cat with 9 lives? Hmm.. maybe more like 900..

GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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‼️ 💥 1/...

Supreme Court to weigh immunity, keeps D.C. trial on hold— Bloomberg

“Supreme Court to decide Trump’s immunity claim in election interference case

“Even if the justices ultimately rule against Trump, the court’s intervention adds a further delay, meaning his trial will not start for weeks, if not months.

Supreme Court to decide Trump’s immunity claim in election interference case” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-decide-trumps-immunity-claim-election-interference-case-rcna139026

notabird,
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@GottaLaff I really really wish Biden would stop babying and attack the court. Anyone appointed by Trump should be fired.

notabird,
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@GottaLaff Lol I know. It was rhetoric. We need to get a lot more aggressive if we need to save democracy. Most of the fight is just focused on Trump.

RickiTarr, to random
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I wonder how things are going on Twitter...

Portal X @Portal Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire and founder of X has sadly passed away this morning at the age of 52. 74 Readers added context they thought people might want to know Elon Musk is not the founder of X, formerly known as Twitter. The original founders of Twitter are Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter, ... britannica.com/topic/Twitter LU NIRRT [
Ron DeSantis & i @RonDeSantis “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill I T " @ Not shown on X The quote is actually from a Budweiser ad in 1938
Andy Boenau @Boenau It's often safest for a cyclist to go through a red light. Here's an example of safely keeping momentum. Bicycles and motor vehicles should never be treated as equals, so "but red means stop!" isni't a useful reaction. Readers added context they thought people might want to know As per the Highway Code rule 69 cyclists "MUST obey all traffic signs and traffic light signals." With further guidance in rule 71

notabird,
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@RickiTarr I am surprised he hasn't shut down those notes. Maybe he can't see it on his own posts.

notabird, to USpolitics
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This is such a good list from Politico on achievements of the Presidency.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046

GottaLaff, to random
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To answer your questions:

Via ABC News: Writing on his social media platform, called the $83 million decision "Absolutely ridiculous!" and said he will appeal.👈🏼

notabird,
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@GottaLaff Always the question from these judgements is, will he ever pay a dime? , were also given such verdicts.

Are we wasting time with civil trials?

notabird,
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@joeinwynnewood @GottaLaff Long time can = never based on age. Also, subsequent violations while refusing to pay is just adding insult to injury.

Look how Alex Jones just said "Nah", and the families are asking for just a fraction of the verdict.

notabird,
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@joeinwynnewood @GottaLaff BS. The guy has been living a life of luxury.

https://fortune.com/2023/09/15/alex-jones-sandy-hook-parents-1-5-billion-bankruptcy-93000-spending/

notabird,
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@joeinwynnewood @GottaLaff Justice is surely coming! The families won, and yet they have to continue litigating and fighting.
So many people are tired of this shit. All that some of us ask is acknowledge that the law is stacked in favor of the rich and popular. You can keep your optimism up. I don't think it aligns with reality. All the best.

GottaLaff, to random
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You may disagree fervently with Pres. Biden's Israel policies, and that's fine. But if you come into my feed calling him "Genocide Joe" or any variation on that theme, you're blocked.

I've already had to block a few accounts for this.

Pres. Biden is not "for genocide." I will not argue with you on this topic, nor do I discuss the Israel/Hamas war here.

But I will not tolerate accusations of "genocide" by Pres. Biden. He's not "pro genocide."

If that's a prob, it's on you.

notabird,
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@GottaLaff Good for you that you are not on BlueSky. It is overrun with folks with that narrative.

dcjohnson, to random
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Being called "anti-Israel" for opposing Netanyahu and what he's doing is like being called "anti-American" for opposing Trump and his crap.

notabird,
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@dcjohnson Goes for so many countries. Try saying anything against Modi in India.

barney, to random
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Mitch McConnell and 177 other congressional Republicans just signed a brief asking the Supreme Court to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot.

There's a myth that McConnell doesn't like Trump. It's bullshit. McConnell would literally die for Trump if necessary. And so would almost every other elected Republican.

There is no such thing as a "moderate" or "non-insurrectionist" member of a revolutionary fascist party.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/18/mcconnell-trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot/

notabird,
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@barney What is the point of writing a letter to the Supreme court? Is that a character statement? Stunt to show support to Trump, before it blows?

notabird,
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@barney The thing I can't understand is why would SCOTUS back Trump. They are almost totally immune, and the only risk to their power is a dictator. Their donors desperately want him out.

mekkaokereke, to random
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60% of Iowa GOP caucus goers believe that the election was stolen from Trump. But y'all wanna say "Ban TikTok because disinformation?" 🤡

Y'all are not serious.

The real, dangerous disinformation, is coming from traditional media channels and places like Twitter, and it is in service of white nationalism, and its primary victims are Black people. But we don't want to talk about that. We just want to yell "Ban TikTok!"

notabird,
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@mekkaokereke While privacy on TikTok is a real concern, the ban idea is propelled partly by racism and wanting to hurt the younger voters. Any solution that doesn't target a generic problem, but rather on a specific entity, then that is targeting due to unsaid reasons.

GottaLaff, to random
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I'm not as confident, but I like seeing this:

Via Angry Staffer:

100% this.

Alexander S. Vindman:

looks very vulnerable. It’s just a single datapoint, but this spells disaster for him in a general election. Almost 50% of a hardcore Republican electorate is not interested in what he’s pedaling. Not sure why the media is missing this.

notabird,
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@jackcole @GottaLaff Is there a more ridiculous election format than caucuses?

misc, to random
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People like to say that "AI" is different from crypto in that there are actual useful applications, and that's true. But the vast majority of people you're expecting to come up with those applications are the same people who were just trying to build products on the blockchain.

notabird,
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@misc Pretty easy to disprove your message. None of the established tech companies got into the crypto, blockchain hype. They had the resources, but they didn't. They are investing like crazy on AI. I have heard a lot of respected technical people get on board. Scams and hypes are an everyday thing for Wall Street. Just because someone is scamming, doesn't mean there isn't an actual good product elsewhere.

mattsheffield, to random
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🧵 A lot of people have been mystified by the sudden and incredible attacks Claudine Gay faced which led to her downfall.

As a former right-wing media entrepreneur who was part of the anti-Dan Rather blogger corps, there are a few things I think you should know.

This thread is a summary of the latest episode of my co-hosted podcast "So This Just Happened." You can get the full episode here: https://plus.flux.community/p/the-attacks-on-claudine-gay-werent

video/mp4

notabird,
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@mattsheffield any suggestions for good progressive media to support?

GottaLaff, to Idaho
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🤦🏻‍♀️ “#SupremeCourt on Friday allowed #Idaho to enforce its strict #abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.

The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.”

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-abortion-medical-emergencies-idaho-8ca89d7de0c1fa9256dcd27d1847e144?taid=65987eef6860d50001e1303b&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

notabird,
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@GottaLaff When are we going to talk about reforming courts? I know the media is 100% being a mouth piece for the right wing, but it is crazy not to see any democrat talk about reforming the courts. Is it because Biden isn't pushing it, and they want to show a united front.

skykiss, (edited ) to random
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Kinda wild we just...never found out who planted bombs at the DNC and RNC the night of January 5, just hours prior to the Capitol attack on .

$500,000 Reward Remains in Effect for Information About Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber.

notabird,
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@skykiss The missing secret service transcripts would know a thing or two.

GottaLaff, to random
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go after GOP’s ‘anti-history record’ with billboard ads

“The billboards feature a photo of , and and say that “MAGA’s America,” includes whitewashing slavery, erasing history, banning books and parroting Hitler.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4381374-democratic-national-committee-desantis-haley-trump-2024-election-attack-gops-anti-history-record-billboard-ads/

notabird,
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@GottaLaff Good that they are not restricting this to Trump.

Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random
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Trump just filed his opening brief in the immunity appeal in DC circuit court of appeal.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208582803.0_3.pdf

It's late but I just had to start reading (morbid curiosity)

Paragraph #1: He tells the court that if he can be indicted there will be no end to it. Presidents will be indicted for decades! It will be a parade of horribles!

(Assumption: This is a purely political.)

#2 is the doozy.
Basically, Dear Court: You have no power to sit in judgment of MEEEE.

It's laughably absurd.
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notabird,
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@Teri_Kanefield Do you think they will let the circuit rule on immunity and deny a review of it? They could have easily shut down this argument, but they didn't.

What do you think will happen to the Colorado ruling? That one has been a mixed ruling from the courts so far, with only the CO SC ruling against him.

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