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opethminded

@opethminded@mstdn.social

🇺🇸 ♏️ ⛷️ 🎾 ♠️ 🎸 🤘🖖 Practicing intellectual property lawyer since last century ⚖️ Shoulda been a cosmologist 🔭 instead

Posting mainly about the cosmos, the climate, the economy, law, science, tech and music. Used to post about politics, but the supermajority of you are hopelessly lost particulatly on the pinned topics.

#Alcest is best. Keep it in the family playlist. But my porcelain heart will always be with #Opeth too.
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dangillmor, to random
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Such moral cowards running New York University -- ordering student protestors to write phony apologies.

This is right out of the authoritarian playbook -- and it craps on every notion of freedom of expression.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/nyregion/nyu-protests-apology-letters.html

You don't have to agree with the protestors' politics. But you should damn well understand that America is in wave of McCarthyism right now.

opethminded,
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@dangillmor I’d have more sympathy if they had justly advocated for freedom of the Palestinian people instead of shilling for an internationally recognized terrorist organization, lovingly branding these equal oppressors of Gazans as the “Resistance” and whitewashing their genocidal slogans calling for the eradication all non-Muslims from Palestine. Too bad their fancy degrees didn’t teach them that there are more than 2 sides of this story and Tiktok isnt the best place to learn foreign affairs

GottaLaff, to Arizona
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🙄 Former Donald Trump lawyer John pleaded not guilty in Phoenix on Friday on charges related to allegedly participating in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in .

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/politics/john-eastman-arizona-not-guilty-plea?cid=ios_app

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff Regardless, he will forevermore remain free to run for or be appointed to office. I’m sure orange thing thinks he’d make a fantastic AG.

GovTrack, to random
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On the one hand, the Supreme Court has not been favorable, overall, to Trump's reelection. In 2020, they threw out a case brought by Republicans to have four Democratic states ejected from the election, for example.

But on the other hand, now with two justices' wives taking public actions to support Trump's reelection, it's really hard to take the idea of impartiality seriously. If you're the spouse of a justice, and if you took SCOTUS's work seriously, you'd sit it out. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html

opethminded,
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@GovTrack

  1. Kill the filibuster
  2. Expand the Court to 13
Strandjunker, to random
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Here’s what I want to know: Why did Al Franken and Katie Hill have to resign but Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert are still in Congress?

opethminded,
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@Strandjunker Its the same answer as why the time of investigation to trial in the Menedez federal case is measured in months yet the time to trial for tRump’s and Gaetz’ flat out criming out in the open for all the world to see has an infinite delay.

Free_Press, to news
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Hamas members shoot at the legs of Gaza residents who they describe as "thieves", leaving them abandoned in the Khan Yunis area.

video/mp4

opethminded,
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@Free_Press Hey campus activists, Ive got a brilliant idea to bring about ever lasting peace. Let’s let this terrorist organization control all Gazans in perpetuity. They obviously care greatly for their people and their brand of Sharia law will be great fun, particularly for women, LGBTQ and all non-muslims alike. See?

GottaLaff, to random
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Netanyahu agrees to reopen Gaza crossing for humanitarian aid, White House says https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-agrees-reopen-gaza-crossing-humanitarian-aid-white-house-says-2024-05-06/

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff Just for fairness and balance, and you know, context, maybe just maybe please include that this humanitarian aid crossing was shut down when Hamas admitted launching 10 rockets at it, killing 3 soldiers, while Blinken’s “most generous ceasefire offer ever from 🇮🇱” talks were still ongoing, mainly because they, a terrorist organization, knows for a fact that every day this war goes on, regardless of cause, the world will just keep tribally piling on Israel now https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-claims-responsibility-attack-israel-gaza-border-crossing-casualties-2024-05-05/

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff Sorry Laff, thought thats what I did. I know its a busy day. Never would accuse you of bias by implication or otherwise.

skrishna, to space
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Boeing Starliner is scheduled to launch its first crewed test today, May 6, at 10:34 PM ET. I'll be live posting over here about it throughout the day and up to launch!

opethminded,
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@skrishna A night launch will help cover any potential mishaps with the emergency exit doors and inflatable ramps.

pvonhellermannn, (edited ) to random
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I keep on looking at this map. The Gaza strip itself is already so small , one of the most densely populated parts of the world. And now everyone is supposed to cram into a minute part of this? And we are all supposed to appreciate this“humanitarian zone” - which has itself been repeatedly bombed already, too.

opethminded,
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@pvonhellermannn Its the 63rd most densely populated area in the world, if facts matter.

Free_Press, to news
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Ladies and gentlemen, the leader in the race to be Trump's Vice President candidate....

South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting North Korea's Kim Jong Un in new book

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem claims in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress

https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiZ2h0dHBzOi8vYWJjbmV3cy5nby5jb20vVVMvd2lyZVN0b3J5L3NvdXRoLWRha290YS1nb3Ytbm9lbS1lcnJvbmVvdXNseS1kZXNjcmliZXMtbWVldGluZy1ub3J0aC0xMDk5MTEzMDLSAWtodHRwczovL2FiY25ld3MuZ28uY29tL2FtcC9VUy93aXJlU3Rvcnkvc291dGgtZGFrb3RhLWdvdi1ub2VtLWVycm9uZW91c2x5LWRlc2NyaWJlcy1tZWV0aW5nLW5vcnRoLTEwOTkxMTMwMg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

opethminded,
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@Free_Press You mean she’s further boosting her bona fides to be on the ticket. For tRump its a race to the bottom and his numbers IMPROVE with every new fraud and crime he commits. With that voter response, he needs someone who can plomb new depths of depravity with him. Kristi Noem is perfect. And her puppy slaughter has already been successfully whatabouted in Access Hollywood tape fashion. This country is sick.

molly0xfff, to web
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If you've ever found yourself missing the "good old days" of the , what is it that you miss? (Interpret "it" broadly: specific websites? types of activities? feelings? etc.) And approximately when were those good old days?

No wrong answers — I'm working on an article and wanted to get some outside thoughts.

opethminded,
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@molly0xfff Disinformation was the distinct minority of Internet content rather than on par with truth, was typically poorly, rather than professionally, produced and was not easily globally distributed. No mass-induced multinational terror that clinking a single innocent looking link could forever ruin you financially at any time. Much less than the present 100% of internet service providers stored highly private information about you, analyzed it with AI and sold it to advertisers.

coloradosun, to random
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Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/29/former-nsa-worker-gets-nearly-22-years-in-prison-for-selling-secrets/

opethminded,
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@coloradosun If only he had thought it through and tried to run for office as a Republican, DOJ would handicap and slow walk this prosecution too and only make it look like they’re doing something.

Free_Press, to news
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Everything you need to know about the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane and how Ukraine said it shot one down in war first

https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-know-russian-tu-22m3-bomber-plane-2024-4

opethminded,
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@Free_Press But here’s what you need to know most about the Tupolev Tu-22M3:

A GIF of Sean Connery as Capt. Marco Ramius in the Hunt for Red October where he proclaims “There’s little room in Tupolev’s heart for anyone but Tupolev”

GottaLaff, to random
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😳😳A man set himself on fire in the designated protest area outside in New York, a witness says -NBC

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff I was watching MSNBC on delay and it came up just as I was reading your post. Yasmin is going to need some trauma therapy but she kept it together on camera.

GottaLaff, to Israel
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“Pres told Prime Minister that the U.S. will not participate in offensive operations against , a senior administration official told NBC News. Top U.S. officials are concerned that Israel could respond quickly without thinking through potential fallout”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-attack-israel-strikes-live-updates-rcna147738

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff Biden stops Word War III…AGAIN!* This time when Israeli planes were already in the air and Tehran-bound.

Clearly he’s too old to handle the job 🤪👈

*See, Ukraine

Free_Press, to news
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨

After the world orders the far-right Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu to STOP its killing in Gaza, Israel complies!

IDF ends active ground invasion, completely withdraws from southern Gaza

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-795724

opethminded,
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@Free_Press Everyone will be so happy about this…except the families and friends of the 100+ hostages/bodies still being held by Hamas. They were taken hostage 6 months ago today, if anyone cares to report and recognize that. As the mother of one American hostage said on the Sunday shows last week, “no one besides the IDF is trying to liberate my son.”

Free_Press, to news
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Trump Shits on the Rule of Law in America!

“Threatening the president is a crime”: Expert says Trump Truth Social post may violate bail terms

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/01/threatening-the-is-a-crime-expert-says-truth-social-post-may-bail-terms/

opethminded, (edited )
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@Free_Press The sad truth is that courts will rule jails are unconstitutional before they’d ever throw him in one for anything. He’s above the law. It’s proven beyond reasonable doubt by the Supreme Court of Reality. And anyone still entertaining even a quantum of hope that anything will happen to him prior to the election other than having MAGA and Vlad pay more civil fines on his behalf is delusional to the point of instantly qualifying for immediate involuntary permanent institutionalization.

opethminded, to random
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@raymondpert Watch Israeli News and you’ll see that there’s been a daily exchange of hundreds of missiles for the last month. Several towns in northern Israel have been completely evacuated for all of 2024. Israel has struck over 4000 targets as far as 30 miles from the Lebanese border. It’s already been a hot war for awhile, just not a ground invasion. Yet.

raymondpert, to Israel
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Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, said Saturday that citizens will leave the country if they are forced to be drafted -- drawing the ire of lawmakers.

> "Will they force us to join the army? We will go abroad," Yosef said. The Haredim have long enjoyed exemptions from mandatory military service, but the issue has sparked debates between those calling for fairness in military service and those advocating religious freedom.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/03/10/rabbi-says-citizens-leave-israel-draft-yair-lapid/3931710087015/

opethminded,
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@raymondpert The Israeli religious right perpetually invigorates the Palestinian conflict and prevents peace. Put them on the front lines.

Free_Press, to news
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Let's be clear - the Houthis don't have the technology to cut these cables as they threatened - but Russia does!

Several undersea communications cables in the Red Sea have been cut, affecting 25% of data traffic flowing between Asia and Europe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68478828

opethminded,
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@Free_Press So do the Iranians

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Angry Staffer:

This is a new low in a series of them for this .

This case shouldn’t have even been heard — it’s below the dignity of the institution.

“Is POTUS an all-powerful god king?”

Easy answer: NO! Not “we’ll hear arguments in 2 months, even though we all know how we will vote”

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff Thanks, Merrick.

GottaLaff, to random
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Orden:

The judge overseeing Trump’s civil fraud trial has issued him a $354.8M penalty.

With the two Carroll verdicts, Trump now owes $443.1 M in judgments.

opethminded,
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@GottaLaff Real consequences for the Former Billionaire …just in time for Presidents’ Day. Enjoy your party this weekend, Laff. 🥂

GhostOnTheHalfShell, to random
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    opethminded,
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    @GhostOnTheHalfShell Then-prince Abdullah once had a guest role on Star Trek: Voyager

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    Via Anna Bower:

    After moved to extend pre-trial deadlines in the classified case, files a scathing response.

    The defendants “will stop at nothing to stall the adjudication of the charges against them by a fair and impartial jury of citizens,” the special counsel writes.

    opethminded,
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    @GottaLaff Au contraire. I think he knew exactly what his opponents strategy would be…and did everything to enable it until now when the election looms.

    opethminded,
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    @GottaLaff. DOJ delayed by not even starting an investigation for a year+ and then taking another 9 months to appoint special counsel who chose a defendant friendly venue. (This shouldn’t be in FL. DC has original jurisdiction over classified docs & is more experienced) Then they took the max time to reply to all the delay tactics. Then they went to THE SUPREMES for expedition 😂 Jack had all kinds of statutes available with mandatory jail time and indicted on none of the above. The list goes on.

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