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trabex

@trabex@newsie.social

Freelance Journalist working for Manchester Ink Link and Associated Press in New Hampshire. Opinions my own. She/her.

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futurebird, to random
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This has mostly been reported as "trans women banned from women's chess" but it's much more sinister. (as if it weren't already.)

ALL trans people are targeted by this ruling. Trans men will be stripped of all chess titles won, which can only be returned to them by “changing the gender back to a woman” (from the ICF’s ruling). ALL transgender chess players will be marked as trans in their files.

If you play or know anyone who does take a stand on this. It's ugly.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/international-chess-org-trans-women?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

trabex,
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@futurebird Erin Reed is one of my favorite people.

GottaLaff, (edited ) to twitter
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I would hope so. 1/...

👀👀 "Special Counsel sought and obtained a search warrant for Donald ’s account, @realdonaldtrump, in January, according to newly revealed court documents." https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/09/special-counsel-obtained-search-warrant-for-donald-trumps-twitter-account-00110484

trabex,
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@GottaLaff Rens Mea, here we come

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@GottaLaff Yes, that's it. Sorry, I'm terrible with Latin.

jeffjarvis, to random
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The Times discovers the internet: "it was as though full-blown Beatlemania had suddenly materialized for some guy on the Q train."

Union Square Melee Shows an Influencer’s Power Unleashed in Real Life https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/nyregion/union-square-melee-shows-an-influencers-power-unleashed-in-real-life.html?smid=tw-share

trabex,
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@jeffjarvis If there's one thing I've learned following conservative politics, it's that people are incredibly gullible and all too willing to just do whatever is told for them to do.

marcelias, to random
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    trabex,
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    @marcelias I am very happy to see this.

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    @Teri_Kanefield Of course he should get his due process and his day in court. I would not argue for unilateral imprisonment without trial. That's one of the ugly aspects of Trump's presidency which he inflicted on Latino people, often children.

    However, it's entirely likely these cases and indictments are just a prelude to a variety of jail sentences. You'd like to presume innocence until proven guilty- but the evidence is already there. It's already proven.

    trabex,
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    @Teri_Kanefield Formally, yes. Let's not imprison anyone without due process. Informally, he did it. The evidence is voluminous. I am not sure what defense a law could present that would exonerate his client. The only option available to him is jury nullification.

    DJDarren, to random
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    Walked to work this morning listening to this week's 301 Permanently Moved* , in which Jay makes a fascinating point; if accessing the web without any ad blockers is as dreadful as it is, no wonder the majority of general users are perfectly happy to live within social media silos.

    I've used ad blockers for as long as I can remember, so only occasionally get a horrific reminder of what it's really like, raw-dogging the interwebs, and it's not pretty.

    *https://www.thejaymo.net/2023/08/06/301-2326-nobody-clicks-on-links-anymore/

    trabex,
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    @DJDarren Gosh, you're not kidding. When I access the internet with my phone (no ad blocker) sometimes half the screen is taken up with an unwanted video. Or there will be ads breaking up text I want to read. And it's all stuff I don't care about.

    eniko, to random
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    "Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. ‘hallucinations’ will ever go away: ‘This isn’t fixable’"

    whoa no shit sherlock it's a statistical model that composes answers that are statistically probable, not factual. it's almost like all it does is put a bunch of words that look like an answer next to each other and has zero grasp of what a fact even is conceptually

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    @eniko AI is just the newest fad from tech bros who thought crypto and NFTs were going to be good. Once they give up on AI, they'll be on to the next thing.

    QasimRashid, to random
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    Trump threatens the POTUS, judges, & prosecutors that "I'M COMING AFTER YOU."

    DeSantis threatens anyone labeled "deep state" that he will "slit their throats."

    A MAGA country singer is touring on a song about lynching Black people.

    This is what fascism looks like. This is GOP.

    trabex,
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    @QasimRashid I feel like he's daring people to charge him with criminal threatening.

    georgetakei, to random

    We should not ignore the fact that the GOP is on track to nominate as its presidential candidate a man who is indicted on 78 criminal counts across multiple jurisdictions both state and federal. The GOP is broken beyond repair.

    trabex,
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    @georgetakei Apart from the fact that this man wants to sexually assault any woman he sees, sue anybody who looks at him funny, and never pays his bills?

    tzimmer_history, to random
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    Rightwing Dreams of American Reconquista

    A counter-revolutionary zeal and desire for vengeance is what unites Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Christopher Rufo, Nate Hochman, and the rest of today’s Right.

    A thread, based on my new piece: https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/rightwing-dreams-of-american-reconquista

    trabex,
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    @tzimmer_history I'm reminded of the Leopold / Loeb murder and trial in which the defendants thought they were Nietzsche's superman and thus entitled to do whatever they pleased.

    cpoliticditto, to random
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    @cpoliticditto That's the problem, though. Anyone with any amount of intelligence will never get into an insurrection unless they are certain of their victory. The consequences of losing are dire: not only do you not get the control and power you seek, you also become a pariah when the people you tried to overthrow excoriate you for the rest of time.

    marcelias, to random
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    trabex,
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    @marcelias I enjoy watching you on BTC's show. You seem well-spoken and intelligent.

    BBC_News_Labs, to random
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    Hi, we are BBC News Labs #introduction

    We’re charged with driving innovation for BBC News. Our team of technologists and journalists explore how new tools and formats affect how news is found and reported.

    You can find out more at https://bbcnewslabs.co.uk/ and we’ll be posting here about our work

    This account is part of an experiment from BBC R&D in establishing a BBC presence in the Fediverse.

    trabex,
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    @BBC_News_Labs Hello, welcome to Mastodon. :) I really sincerely hope the BBC stops giving voice to bigots.

    stevesilberman, to random
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    Trump sold himself as a billionaire who didn't need donors for his campaigns. Now he's straight-up fleecing Grandma for her retirement while pretending to run for President to stay out of prison. [Gift link] https://wapo.st/3q389Kh

    trabex,
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    @stevesilberman I've never seen a billionaire who was so broke.

    stevesilberman, to LGBTQ
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    San Diego residents tell neo-Nazi group Moms4Liberty to FUCK RIGHT OFF, replacing the books they stole from the library in a scheme to promote hopelessness and self-harm among + teens. [gift link] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/pride-books-library-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=nJgCDyD7KR7Eapdn0dZqrtd1Nmho7WWyiFsVvu_ycn6Jruz0xAZ0q2B-ZDDClVlWX5Cr5aAyrFm5raIz7rQ7AV0nqes79cB6AQlqI4HON-u6mI-j25s4PPsjDhUkO_qyrbIZcR9mY0sFj8mayxOLi7pfIrq824It95HRFp6TTn7AElfWW5JS77xGO5jLXm2hHLwN2WTZdoY5D-sw0piYbU8u7HA-tmBXoEgMLVkLU9Jks70tuqHY-NRZNER1GuN0BwwRmdb-3B_N67KfPSSAlWzNCIPsasDTcwCgerLUqe_xydsfrnTlEPPPI_SKo8USdxvZSJC9_jaxUiPzEO1AhA&smid=url-share

    trabex,
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    @stevesilberman I really didn't have "stealing books from libraries" as something fascists would do, but I'm not terribly surprised.

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    @danai @academicchatter

    After three years on the job, I won my first journalism award this year.

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    trabex,
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    @ninokadic @academicchatter I wonder if it wouldn't be best to become self-employed and monetize your knowledge somehow?

    trabex,
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    @ninokadic @academicchatter It would be similar to what Contrapoints does. She's big into philosophy and spends a long time explaining things in that way.

    trabex,
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    @ninokadic @academicchatter That's fair, I suppose it would take some time to get going, even if you start out hot.

    trabex,
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    @ninokadic @academicchatter A lot, actually. People want to learn, but they don't have time to read endless books. Catching a video during a morning commute is the new thing. There's a site called Curiosity Stream which does this.

    QasimRashid, to random
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    Inflation is down to 2.97% but prices are still higher than they should be.

    As we've screamed all along—the leading driver of high prices was not inflation, but corporate price gouging. And corporations fund politicians to prevent accountability. That is the problem we face. (Also one reason I refuse corporate money in my run for US Congress).

    trabex,
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    @QasimRashid Landlords play a big role in inflation. Rent goes up, worker asks for more money, business has to charge more for its whatever to afford it, round and round we go.

    rbreich, to random
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    Never forget that nearly half of the Pentagon budget goes to private contractors.

    Investigations show these companies make egregious profits overcharging DoD.

    The Senate is now debating an $886 billion defense bill.

    Let’s call it what it is: corporate welfare on steroids.

    trabex,
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    @rbreich The really odd thing about spending all this money is that military members are treated like dirt, left to suffer and die, and have to rely on other social services to find housing. Housing should be automatic for veterans for the rest of their lives. None of this jumble of spending almost a trillion dollars on machines while a veteran huddles up into a blanket on a street corner for the night.

    neilhimself, to random
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    American Gods is available digitally for $2.99, which is quite cheap. This is the Amazon Kindle link, but normally all the digital services match each other: https://amzn.to/3q8GBmG

    trabex,
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    @neilhimself I love American Gods, but will never give any money to Amazon for any reason.

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