The contention that using high-filtration masks to prevent transmission of respiratory disease is “unscientific” and “lacking evidence” when we have reams of aerosol and transmission studies is a display of either unawareness/scientific illiteracy (super fixable! non-shameful!) or of an intentional disregard of the evidence for emotional or ideological reasons (common but troubling).
@GottaLaff Its only complicated for her because she can’t figure out any way to interpret the law or twist the legal proceedings in a way where Trump isn’t plainly guilty of illegally retaining top secret classified information. 🙄🤷♂️
@flexghost Republicans have no shame. Trump, the criminal is their choice for President this November. He was convicted of sexual harassment, four times indicted, he supported the overthrow of our Government and he is accused of countless other charges. Common sense would say he should be kicked to the curb. But, common sense, morality, American values of brotherhood and ethical behavior is absent from these MAGA voters. Instead, they are reveling in the gutter.
Serious question: when and in which contexts did calling people "individuals" emerge as a common practice, as a synonym for people? Or "an individual" for "a person"?
I ask because I'm noticing it in student writing, and I associate it with police-speak. I don't know if it's in some corners of social science or medicine too
@beadsland Yeah, agree, these are instances where person/people works just fine and I think maybe there's an attempt to sound more academic or even "objective" about the "subject", maybe that's all it is
ETA: econ is a good lead tho, as the individual is the sovereign and unit of association in certain dominant paradigms. That could be an interesting subfield genealogical project, maybe
I've got a way with the girls on my block
Try my best be a real individual
And when we go down to Smokies and rock
They line up like it's some kind of ritual
#NikkiHaley is supporting #Trump’s 2024 White House bid, she said Wednesday in her first public remarks since exiting the Republican presidential primary more than two months ago.
@GottaLaff You guys aren't going to believe this but Mr. Alito and his wife also have a pesky neighbor on Long Beach Island, NJ. They have some of the worst luck with neighbors.
@cosvak That empty narrative is infamously known as the “Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Dumb,” “Not a dimes worth of difference,” “Both Sides are exactly the same,” theories. The stock in trade of Nader, Greenwald, Moore, Sarandon, Stein and RFK, Jr. It’s noise that only dispirits voters. Please don’t make more of it.
@cosvak@DuncanWatson@mastodonmigration You do realize you’re just spouting really old and tired cliches, right? I had these same arguments with people a lot better than you in every election since 1976. There are reasons why 3rd parties fail here, so it’s impossible to diss something that isn’t a thing, and probably never will be. Anger with only a flourish of purpose is just outrage without aim.
@cosvak@DuncanWatson@mastodonmigration And one more thing. Everyone I have know that sounded like you, going back to Nader, always came to regret it. You’re as unique as a drop of water in a pond. Go ask them. Many if not most are quite open about their many regrets for letting idealism help the much greater of two evils get elected.
North Carolina's House has rejected the anti-mask bill! The bill will now go through a compromise process, which could include re-adding a health exemption.
More work needs to be done, but this shows that advocacy is making a difference. Keep going!
"the United States is committed to serving as a model in the international community in promoting and protecting the collective rights of #indigenous peoples as well as the human rights of all individuals."
Anyone who follows me - I suggest you block this racist too. He hates Indigenous peoples.
Don't engage with me, if you're friendly with fucking #racist jerks.
@foone I can sympathize. I got a new keycap set about a month ago. Looked beautiful. I absolutely could NOT type with it, presumably because the corners were too rounded. I didn't want to, but ended up going back to the keyboard's stock set after trying to make it work for a few weeks.