paulschoe

StableGeniusLib, 15 days ago to random

"the case is notable because Fox Corporation—the parent company of Fox News— is directly paying the family of a Supreme Court justice, which neither Barrett nor her husband are required to disclose."

The rot in the court is a feature of the Federalist Society, not a bug. As long as there is a pipeline for FedSoc to put right wing activists into the court, you'll have this corruption.

#USPol #SCOTUS #supremecourt
https://newrepublic.com/post/182040/amy-coney-barrett-husband-new-client-fox-lawsuit

paulschoe, 28 days ago to Israel

After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalist Extremists Took Over Israel.

This article explains how the extremists succeeded and how the Palestinians were not only trampled upon by the settlers but also by the Israeli government.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/magazine/israel-west-bank-settler-violence-impunity.html

#Israel #palestinians #apartheid

paulschoe, 30 days ago to random

I have always been interested in how Hitler came to power. Then #Trump happened. Like the German guy, Trump failed the first time, but the trend was clear: Republicans followed him in mass.

Now, Republican politicians have made the next step.

#Democracy is formed by its separation of powers. Politicians make laws, and an independent judiciary enforces them.

House Speaker Johnson and others passed that line this week, feeling entitled to intervene in a criminal case.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/speaker-mike-johnsons-trip-trumps-trial-ny-mattered-rcna152326

paulschoe, 30 days ago to Unions

Very amusing 4-minute video by Robert Reich about how Musk and Bezos want to dismantle government protection for workers.

Quote by RR:
"14 mei 2024
Nothing tells you how important unions are like corporations controlled by the richest men on earth suing to dismantle the government agency that protects the right to organize."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1Q3yyXJ7E
#Unions #Musk #Bezos #RobertReich

paulschoe, 1 month ago to random

The people who warn us most about what a second Trump presidency would do are often people who were on his staff or who worked with him.

In his legal cases, most witnesses are Republicans.

Mattis, Trump's own Defence Secretary, eventually didn't go to the White House anymore as he considered Trump “a madman in a circular room screaming.”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/09/situation-room-stephanopoulos-trump-white-house

Do Trump voters really believe they know the Golden Spoon Bully better than his own staff does?

#Trump #Disfunctional #GOP

paulschoe, 1 month ago to ukteachers

Too many people consider their university study to be a vocational school.

But a good university does more than preparing you for a job. It is not a trade school.

As this teacher says: it is meant to provoke your curiosity, to expand your horizons.

#university #education #learn

paulschoe, 2 months ago to random

Politics Girl asks how important the 'R' is next to a candidate's name.

As usual, she does it eloquently. A pleasure to watch, no matter which party you used to belong to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhO4w8yCUg
#Elections #Trump #NoRoom

paulschoe, 2 months ago to random

"The danger and consequences locally and globally of electing the Golden Spoon Bully for a second time must be stressed every hour of every day between now and Nov. 5.

That’s because this election is, first and foremost, a matter of national security at home and abroad, and Trump poses a grave threat to both.

A victory this fall by Trump threatens the end of American democracy as we have known it for some 250 years."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-white-house/
#Trump #Election

paulschoe, 3 months ago to Israel

To people who say that Israel's war on Gaza is legitimate, I ask to read these numbers and ask themselves if Israel still holds the moral high ground.

"More Children Have Died In Gaza War Than Killed By Conflict Worldwide In 4 Years."

• after Oct. 7, 90% of the world stood behind Israel. Now the majority is shocked about their atrocious actions

• Over 30,000 dead. Over 2 million without house or income, starving.

Is it worth it?
Is it moral?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/children-killed-gaza-higher-years-global-conflict_n_65f1f917e4b09953f2f8a05a

#gaza #israel

paulschoe, 3 months ago to Russia

Even about deeply sad situations you can make jokes.

#russia #nato #ukraine

paulschoe, 3 months ago to Russia

Today at 12:00 Dutch time, there was Navalny's funeral in Moscow.

It was the first time for me to go to an embassy, the Russian one, to place flowers as a sign of respect to one of their citizens.

#Navalny #Russia #funeral

The funeral in Moscow of the murdered Russian dissident Navalny whit lots f people attending despite the risk of arrest.

paulschoe, 3 months ago to random

Written by a Jew born in 1948, worthwhile for anybody who wants the Israeli/Palestine conflict summarized:

Nonviolent resistance has failed. Israel left Palestinians with few options besides violent resistance. The many Palestinians who hate Hamas are afraid to say so. The thugs would torture and kill them. Meanwhile, every innocent killed by Israel creates more recruits. Hamas is not, as Israel says, a snake. It is a Hydra. Cut off 1 head, more will grow in its place.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/20/2218502/-But-is-it-good-for-the-Jews

paulschoe, 3 months ago to random

If I made a deal (snitch?) with the prosecutors about my involvement in illegally arranging alternate slates of Republican electors, I would be as honest as possible.

But here we are.

Chesebro now probably does not have a deal anymore and will most likely also face perjury charges.

Answering 'no' on the questions 'Do you have any social media presence?' 'Any alternate IDs?' appears not to be a very viable strategy when you spout legal nonsense on a Twitter account.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/26/politics/kenneth-chesebro-secret-twitter-account-kfile/index.html

paulschoe, 3 months ago to random

This short video made by the Guardian shows the absolute destruction by the Israeli army of almost all infrastructure in Gaza.

• residential buildings
• greenhouses
• warehouses
• fruit trees, olive orchards
• schools and universities
• hospitals and other healthcare
• 'safe' evacuation paths

Listening to the description is horrific.

Israel, removing its veil and becoming the most destructive force on earth.

https://youtu.be/wJK23856HLg

#guardian #gaza #gaza_genocide

paulschoe, 4 months ago to random

One of the problems with Trump is that his Administration was so corrupt and there were so many mishaps, that we forget a lot.

In light of Republicans not wanting to help Ukraine fight one of the USA's main adversaries, this is worth remembering:

'A binder with nearly 3,000 pages of highly classified material related to the investigation of Russian interference and links between Moscow and Donald Trump went missing in the final days of his presidency.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/15/classified-russia-documents-missing-trump
#republicans

rberger, 4 months ago to random

Back before the Reagan Revolution … a third of America had a good union job, our schools were brand-new and well supplied and staffed, college was free, healthcare was inexpensive, and the biggest challenge America had was to put a man on the moon and bring him safely home — there was little demand for a dictator in this country.
… For the majority of white Americans to adopt a strongman authoritarian, first the country had to be broken and broken badly.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/was-the-gop-plan-all-along-to-break-d9b

paulschoe, 4 months ago to Japan

In 10 minutes, the landing of the Japanese moon rover starts.

You can follow the landing live here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXLt3ET9mE

#moon #moonlanding #japan

paulschoe, 5 months ago to random

Amazing stories about how anti-abortion supporters and even leaders of 'Pro-Life' organisations take an abortion themselves, or guide a family member for abortion, under the excuse 'that her case was the only exception'.

https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/

paulschoe, 5 months ago to random

The most paradigm-shifting idea I was introduced to at Mastodon in 2023 was (to paraphrase):

'History isn't the study of the past, it's the study of why the world is the way it is today.'

(probably from the 2023 film The Holdovers)

paulschoe, 5 months ago to random

Politics:
Putin kills two hundred thousand of his countrymen in the Ukraine and then goes on TV to proudly boast that he brought unemployment down to 2.9%.

ErikUden, 5 months ago to random

How many homeless families does it take to make a billionaire?

paulschoe, 5 months ago to Israel

The problem is that Israel has lost the reputation that we could trust their information.

What we see happening in front of our eyes, is horrendous.

While killing thousands and thousands, including women and children, Israel keeps claiming that there is nothing that they can do.

In just a few weeks, the Israeli leadership destroyed the unconditional support we granted them for 70 years. And after the Hamas attack, we were all in their corner.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-claims-hamas-al-shifa-hospital-not-supported-evidence-washington-post_n_6584ae91e4b04da98426441c
#israel #gaza #despair

paulschoe, 6 months ago to Luddite

Luddites were people who were very skilled with machines but disagreed that those machines were used to lower working conditions under which they and their offspring would have to work.

This insightful comic shows how AI and regulations are now placing workers in the same situation.

It shows how more and more people say:
I AM A LUDDITE
"I am good with new technology and I want it to be used to benefit individual people."

https://thenib.com/im-a-luddite/
@GeePawHill #luddite #neoluddite

paulschoe, 1 year ago to fediversenews

ONBOARDING to Mastodon

For the many people who want to enjoy Mastodon but who get lost in the forest, this article:

• How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.
• A country where the rules and signs are different.
• A city where you do not know anybody.

See how exploring a new city translates into actions to becoming familiar with Mastodon.

At the end, there is a link to easily register at Mastodon.

https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/

@fediversenews
@mwadmin

paulschoe, 1 year ago to fediverse

START, FOLLOW & REPLY on #lemmy from Mastodon.

I use the Lemmy community 'test' as an example

START

• start with the title of your thread
• enter the name of the community where you want to post: '@test'
• enter the body text.

FOLLOW

• Right of the thread in Lemmy you see a blue box with the name of the thread ('!test')
• In Mastodon, enter the name in the search box but remove the '!'.
• follow

REPLY
Simply reply to the posts in your timeline.

@maegul Thanks
@E673319DBCB09C7E1