In an impassioned and at times furious speech, departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley defiantly proclaimed that the US military does not swear an oath to a “wannabe dictator.”...
I mean, do they say “I sleep at 9pm” or more like “I sleep at 2100 hrs” even while they are talking informally? 2100 hrs sounds very formal to me, but yeah, I was just wondering if they used 24 hour format for only official and government proceedings and used 12 hour format for casual stuff.
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days....
So... basic marketing/visual merchandizing. Presentation is important.
There's a famous story in the retail world about a dude and his wife that bought a couple hundred shits over seas for dirt cheap and thought they could sell them at flee market for some quick cah. They set up a booth and tried to sell the shirts for $5 each. Nothing sold. The next week they bought a $50 mannequin bust form, put a shirt on it and charged $10. They sold out. They turned into some big clothing line but I forget what it was.
Paris Hilton is getting a special deal to post on X (www.theverge.com)
Nothing to see here, just join lemmy promoting a pedophile instance. Not a good look for the fediverse (sh.itjust.works)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/6400327...
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) (www.youtube.com)
Some nice quality stoner rock from Newcastle UK
Disney+ Announces New Show About Luke's Hand That Got Cut Off (hard-drive.net)
New discoveries in Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe: A Human statue with a realistic facial expression found in Karahantepe (arkeonews.net)
'Ghost hotels' need to go, neighbour says after 3 years of complaints about Airbnb next door (www.cbc.ca)
Plane goes brrrr (pawb.social)
In Rare Alliance, Democrats and Republicans Seek Legal Power to Clear Homeless Camps (web.archive.org)
It's fall. (lemmy.world)
Honestly, fuck the diamond industry (lemmy.zip)
Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Georgia election case (www.nbcnews.com)
Scott Hall is the first person to plead guilty in the 19 defendant case. First to flip.
Milley says the military doesn’t swear oath to a ‘wannabe dictator’ in apparent swipe at Trump (www.cnn.com)
In an impassioned and at times furious speech, departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley defiantly proclaimed that the US military does not swear an oath to a “wannabe dictator.”...
Whistleblower: GOP Investigators Didn’t Want to Hear Allegations of Russian Influence Over Rudy (www.motherjones.com)
House Republicans really don’t want to hear from Rudy Giuliani....
Does your kid never return texts?
Assuming they’re old enough to have a phone, obviously....
How do people in Germany or any other 24 hour format country tell the time?
I mean, do they say “I sleep at 9pm” or more like “I sleep at 2100 hrs” even while they are talking informally? 2100 hrs sounds very formal to me, but yeah, I was just wondering if they used 24 hour format for only official and government proceedings and used 12 hour format for casual stuff.
Former Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans will lose if Donald Trump is nominee (apnews.com)
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days....
the way it is (feddit.de)
Drug mimics exercise in mice, raises metabolism, increases endurance, burns fat (medicalxpress.com)
Apple standard package (lemmy.world)
Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy (fortune.com)
Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg's next big thing? (www.bbc.com)
Two years ago, the metaverse was billed as the next big thing - but many in the tech world have already moved on....
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