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w7voa , (edited ) to Random stuff
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"In his nonpartisan view, Steve Herman shows us why public access to accurate, unbiased information is essential to democracy and why journalists must press government officials to be transparent and honest." https://www.swensonbookdevelopment.com/blog/2024/reporting-the-facts/

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@w7voa

Preordered and forward to reading this!

w7voa , to Random stuff
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People should have "radios, batteries and a generator" ready in the rare case of disruptions to the power grid, advises NOAA.

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@w7voa

Hopefully we'll get a nice, southward view of the aurora tonight!

aggualaqisaaq , to Random stuff
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Map of engagements between Israeli and Palestinian ground forces across . Via ISW.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-8-2024

aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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"The is exploring aerial supply missions to Filipino troops at in the West Philippine Sea, a top security official said on Tuesday. National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said there will be adjustments to the government's resupply efforts to troops stationed at BRP Sierra Madre, the grounded warship that serves as the country's outpost in the West Philippine Sea"

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/05/07/2353314/nsc-aerial-resupply-mission-west-philippine-sea-eyed

w7voa , to Random stuff
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"Is it good for the Jews?" That has been a question long asked by Jewish Americans, especially immigrants and those of the second generation, scarred by memories of the Holocaust, when assessing the policies of the US government and the pledges of political candidates. Here are my thoughts on the subject. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/jewish-voters-could-sway-us-presidential?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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@w7voa

IMO, the best outcome for everyone would be if Biden manages to get the ball rolling on an agreement that sets up a realistic path towards a two-state solution and Saudi-Israeli normalization in the near future. That would be a huge coup.

aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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"Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez has accused China of trying to interfere with politics when it criticized a House of Representatives lawmaker for seeking a probe into the influx of Chinese students in Cagayan. Gutierrez in a privilege speech asked why thinks it has the authority to question the motives of lawmakers, after Cagayan Rep. Jojo Lara filed a resolution asking the House to check why Chinese students are visiting Cagayan"

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1935924/solon-on-china-interfering-with-ph-politics-in-criticizing-house-member

aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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"China’s coast guard has become more aggressive towards vessels in the and its water cannon attacks could threaten the lives of crew, a government spokesman in warned Wednesday. A series of high-seas incidents involving the two countries have injured a number of Philippine troops in recent months as the neighbors asserted rival claims over waters, reefs, and rocks in the strategic waterway"

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/05/01/china-coast-guard-more-aggressive/

niemanlab , to Random stuff
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A huge proportion of tech journalism is characterized by scandals, sensationalism, and shoddy research. Can we fix it? https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/05/debugging-tech-journalism/

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@niemanlab

Alas, that problem isn't just limited to tech journalism...

w7voa , to Random stuff
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“South Dakota law states that dogs who attack and kill livestock can be put down,” says Gov. Noem amid the criticism over her shooting to death a family puppy.
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/04/28/gov-noem-expands-reactions-anecdote-about-shooting-dog/

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@w7voa

I mean....you can legally marry your first cousin in some states too but that doesn't make it socially acceptable...

w7voa , to Random stuff
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Jordan and Israel added to US Secretary of State Blinken’s itinerary after his meetings in Saudi Arabia.

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@w7voa

If Biden can successfully midwife a viable agreement that leads to a two-state solution and Arab-Israel normalization in the coming months, it would be the diplomatic coup of the century.

Re-election would be all but certain.

w7voa , to Random stuff
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"At a time when serious journalism must compete with partisan outlets, social media rife with misinformation, and bad actors who treat truth as an opponent, Behind the White House Curtain is a potent reminder of the importance of journalists taking the work seriously and trying to inform the public." https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/behind-the-white-house-curtain/

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@w7voa

Normally I can't stomach books written about US politics in the past decade or so—that goes double for anything having to do with Trump—but I will definitely be reading this.

As an old Asia hand myself, I've been familiar with your reporting for a long, long time now, so I know and trust that you'll provide a clear-cut, impartial, and no-BS view on the inner workings of this stuff. I'm sure it will make for a gripping read too. Very much looking forward to this coming out in June.

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@w7voa

I know and I already did! It arrives on Tiananmen Square day

parismarx , to Random stuff
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Apple’s Vision Pro is a bad product with an even worse vision for the future of computation.

New sales numbers prove it’s a failure, but more than that it shows the idea of tech’s inevitability is a myth. We have the collective power to stop tech that doesn’t serve us.

https://disconnect.blog/the-vision-pro-is-a-big-flop/

aggualaqisaaq ,
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@parismarx

3D stuff just isn't going to happen.

Viable stereo imaging technology has been around since the mid-19th century. VR has been around since the 1980s. This stuff always pops up once a generation under various guises (stereograms, anaglyph, holograms, Virtual Boy, etc.)
and then just as quickly fades back into obscurity once the novelty wears off.

While 3D stuff has a big initial WOW! factor, beyond that there's just something about it that people really don't like.

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    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @malwaretech

    "On private property, the property owner has the right to arbitrarily trespass you at any time and have you arrested..."

    Right. That's always been the case.

    https://popehat.substack.com/p/the-first-amendment-isnt-absolute

    davidho , to Random stuff
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    I don’t think climate deniers appreciate how much energy it takes to warm the Earth by 1°C.

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @davidho

    Well, the fact that that dude pays for Twitter tells me there's an inordinate number of more simple things he's incapable of appreciating too.

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    While polls show the US presidential race is tightening, Biden still has a narrower and more challenging path to winning the election than Trump, according to a former adviser to Bill Clinton. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/16/opinion/electoral-map-outlook.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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    @w7voa

    The fact that a small minority of out-of-touch, uneducated, ignorant, easily-duped white rural voters in the flyover states wield so much undue political power continues to be a black mark on US democracy. It's absurd.

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    Post News, which sought to be a Twitter alternative, is shutting down. I have 5.8k followers there but rarely use it. I decided I’ve bandwidth for only two platforms after putting my Twitter accounts in suspended animation — Threads is one of them and Mastodon is the other. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/19/24135011/twitter-alternative-post-news-shutdown

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    @w7voa

    I totally forgot about Post... Had no interest in it whatsoever, mainly on account of its affiliation with that Musk-humping VC parasite, Andreessen Horowitz.

    But hearing that it has predictably failed is welcome news indeed!

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    "The Armed Forces of the is waiting on India’s delivery of BrahMos medium-range supersonic cruise missiles, expected to arrive this week at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga City. Bulletin quoted an undisclosed source as saying the missile system, which costs 19 billion Philippine pesos ($375 million), will be used to counter ongoing Chinese aggression in the region"

    https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/04/19/philippines-india-brahmos-delivery

    aggualaqisaaq , to China
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    ⚠️World War III watch⚠️

    ‘Mind-boggling’: , are mere previews of a much larger Pacific missile war, officials warn

    https://breakingdefense.com/2024/04/mind-boggling-israel-ukraine-are-mere-previews-of-a-much-larger-pacific-missile-war-officials-warn/

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    Philippine and forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing and the as shifts its focus to external defence... It will be the first time the maritime exercises are carried out beyond territorial waters, said Michael Logico, a Philippine army colonel overseeing the exercises"

    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-united-states-south-china-sea-joint-military-drills-taiwan-palawan-manila-4271776

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    The US Senate has convened a Court of Impeachment for the House charges against DHS Secretary Mayorkas.

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @w7voa

    Can't blame the GOP... I mean, if someone was trying to shut down my main line of business, I'd want to impeach them too...

    🤣😆🤣

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    "AT least 55 different Chinese ships were spotted surrounding nine Philippine features in the West Philippine Sea, a ranking Navy official said Tuesday. At a press briefing, Navy spokesman for the WPS Commo. Roy Vincent Trinidad said two China Coast Guard vessels and 24 militia vessels were sighted in Bajo de Masinloc (), while one vessel and five fishing ships were seen in (Second Thomas) Shoal"

    https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/04/17/news/national/55-chinese-ships-spotted-in-west-ph-sea/1941959

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    "Two American senators have filed a measure seeking to boost the alliance of the and the through a significant increase in military financing as concerns grow over China’s aggressive acts in the . The proposed Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024 filed by Senators Bill Hagerty and Tim Kaine... is equivalent to $2.5 billion in US security assistance to the Philippines over five fiscal years"

    https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/04/17/2348308/us-senators-seek-500-million-aid-afp

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    "Representatives of 14 nations will arrive in the country as observers in the coming Balikatan exercises... For this year, a multilateral maritime activity or joint sail in the West Philippine Sea will traverse the edge of the country’s exclusive economic zone and launch attacks on an 'enemy' vessel in Philippine waters, according to Lt. Col. John Paul Salgado, chief of the Combined Joint Information Bureau"

    https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/04/17/2348306/14-countries-observing-expanded-balikatan

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    Donald Trump today urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company's stock continues to sink lower. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/04/12/trump-tries-to-boost-support-for-truth-social-as-his-media-stock-tanks.html

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    @w7voa

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    aggualaqisaaq , to Japan
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    "Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a 'historic turning point' and are forcing to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida [said] ahead of a closely watched summit with US President Joe Biden next week. 'That is why Japan has made a decision to fundamentally reinforce its defense capabilities and we have greatly changed Japan’s security policy on these fronts,' he said"

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/07/asia/japan-kishida-us-defense-intl-hnk/index.html

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    beefs up northernmost defences amid tensions

    https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/4/7/philippines-beefs-up-defences-on-its-northernmost-edge-amid-china-tensions

    aggualaqisaaq , to China
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    "Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque claimed on Tuesday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration lacks strategy in conducting resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. Roque, in a televised interview, said judging from history, 'will not allow further delivery' of construction materials to BRP Sierra Madre"

    https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1925281/marcos-admin-lacks-strategy-in-conducting-resupply-missions-to-brp-sierra-madre

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    Europe must get ready for looming war, Donald Tusk warns

    Polish prime minister urges countries to step up defence spending after Russian missile bound for Ukraine breaches airspace

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/29/europe-must-get-ready-for-looming-war-donald-tusk-warns

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @eunews

    I've been saying we're on the path to a global conflict for a good three years now... god I hope I'm wrong...

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    'In office forever': Trump's Project 2025 partner calls for ending presidential term limit https://www.rawstory.com/trump-term-limits/

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @mastodonmigration @DemocracyMattersALot

    Yup. If the GOP wins the election, it seems increasingly likely they won't be leaving office anytime soon...

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    VOA loves to get fan mail. A total of 118 letters have been received from one person in Japan! I want to thank Mr. Saito for his correspondence but it’s all in Braille (English or 点字?) and no one here can read it. Any suggestions from the Fediverse?

    An envelope containing “Items for the blind” addressed to VOA.
    A page of one of the letters to VOA in Braille.

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    Have you tried contacting the Japan Braille Library?

    https://www.nittento.or.jp/en/

    They might be able to help, assuming someone there speaks English or you speak Japanese...

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    Yikes... for Elon Musk haters, this is an absolute roll in the mud...

    https://www.wheresyoured.at/the/

    "Lemon's interview is fascinating for many reasons, chief of which is that Elon Musk sounds really, really stupid. The supposed real-life Tony Stark is ineloquent, stumbling through his answers with the verbal agility of somebody that just woke up, his dialogue a buffet of "uhs" and "ums,"... Elon Musk, a man with unimaginable money and power, has the elegance and eloquence of a nervous teenager."

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @mastodonmigration

    You beat me to the punch! Just logged on to share this very article.

    What a glorious takedown of that low-IQ grifter.

    aggualaqisaaq , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    "President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday the will not be bullied into silence as he vowed actions to counter China’s aggressive behavior in the West Philippine Sea. 'We seek no conflict with any nation, more so nations that purport and claim to be our friends but we will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience. Filipinos do not yield,' Marcos said"

    https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/28/2343968/marcos-philippines-wont-be-cowed-silence-submission-china

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    Russian-backed Voice of Europe propaganda network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed European politicians, according to authorities in several countries. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68685604

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    @w7voa

    Can we please do the same with Faux "News" and the other Russian-funded propaganda mills in the US?

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    Politico - RNC considers restricting NBC’s access to this summer’s Republican convention, following the network’s decision to drop former party chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/28/rnc-nbc-convention-ronna-mcdaniel-00149620

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    @w7voa

    That would be their loss, not NBC's

    mastodonmigration , to Random stuff
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    The NBC Ronna McDaniel matter is not over, and nor should it be. As the details emerge, the rot and institutional disregard for the truth at NBC becomes more apparent.

    New McDaniel revelations have ‘enraged’ staffers >>> https://www.rawstory.com/hunger-games-at-nbc-news-new-mcdaniel-revelations-have-enraged-staffers-report-says/

    "The Comcast boss is watching an unceasing five-alarm fire rage at 30 Rock, scarring the reputation of NBC News and threatening to consume multiple parts of the Cesar Conde-run NBC Universal News Group."

    more...

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @mastodonmigration

    Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with all these people?

    It's no wonder this country is in dire straits such absolute shitheads are running things.

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    "I’m not afraid of AI as a journalist," Phoebe Connelly told Nieman Lab's Andrew Deck in their conversation about prompt training, AI anxieties, and her first-of-its-kind role as senior editor for AI strategy and innovation at The Washington Post. https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/the-washington-posts-first-ai-strategy-editor-talks-llms-in-the-newsroom/

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    @niemanlab

    The best AI strategy is not to have an AI strategy in the first place because "AI" is just the latest iteration of the SV Brain Trust's perennial effort to paper over the fact that they've completely run out of ideas and are hoping no one will notice that they're just taking the same old useless hot garbage they've been peddling for the last decade and repackaging it in fresh buzzwords and new marketing hype

    "Head of AI Strategy" is just this year's "Head of Metaverse Strategy"

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    Did you learn any new skills this year that you’d always wanted to learn how to do? https://kottke.org/24/03/what-did-you-learn-how-to-do-this-year

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    @kottke

    Yes.

    indivisibleteam , to Random stuff
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    An Alabama Democrat just flipped a district that Trump won by massive margins after focusing on the right-wing attacks on IVF in her state.

    MAGA extremism is deeply unpopular. That's why we're contacting voters whose GOP representatives support legislation that would end IVF as we know it. Help us raise awareness about Republicans' plans to roll back our reproductive freedom: https://indivisible.org/resource/phonebank-voters-about-republicans-hypocrisy-ivf?source=mastodon&medium=directpost

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    @indivisibleteam

    I really don't want to jinx anything but with each victory like this I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the Democrats may have finally found a winning formula...

    dangillmor , to Random stuff
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    What China's dictatorship has done to Hong Kong is reprehensible, and tragic.https://hongkongfp.com/2024/03/25/security-law-australia-uk-taiwan-urge-travellers-to-exercise-caution-in-hong-kong-as-govt-blasts-scaremongering

    Be careful if you're thinking of visiting what has become just another Beijing suburb.

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    @dangillmor

    And don't think for a second that this sort of thing can't happen here. Because it absolutely can.

    This should be seen as a cautionary tale of what right-wing dictatorship would bring to the US. And that's not hyperbole.

    GottaLaff , to Random stuff
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    Via Sherrilyn Ifill:

    As I’ve been saying. may now be the most far reaching & influential peddler of eugenicist & racist propaganda in our country. Unfit to be a partner with U.S. agencies or to receive U.S. taxpayer dollars. But he’s “too big to fail,” b/c so many political & business leaders have poor character discernment when blinded by wealth.
    Elon Musk keeps spreading a very specific kind of racism.

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    @GottaLaff

    The fact that he's become "too big to fail" is why it's absolutely necessary to make sure that he does indeed fail.

    In a free society, no individual should be allowed to amass such an extreme (and unmerited!) concentration of wealth and power. Full stop.

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    Unraveling Threads: A deja vu experience from Twitter looms. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/unraveling-threads?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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    @w7voa

    I see others have beat me to the punch, but I too want to express my sincerest gratitude for your ongoing presence here!

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    @malwaretech

    Since that whole industry (like the rest of the "supplements" industry) is unregulated it's not even clear what it is you're taking.

    And even if it is what it says it says on the label, chances are it's just placebo. Except in a few instances (e.g. amphetamines, modafinil, and some other Rx-only drugs) there's little-to-no good scientific evidence that supports the claims that any of that stuff improves mental performance—or even that it's safe to consume.

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    Que all the outrage from journalists and human rights advocates still clinging to a platform that's fundamentally broken

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/after-appeal-to-musk-x-suspends-accounts-that-outed-neo-nazi-cartoonist/

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    @dangoodin

    Frankly, it's just sad to see so many ostensibly left-leaning people who can't even be bothered to make the most frivolous, most inconsequential of sacrifices for the greater good.

    They know full well that by staying active there, they're actively helping to legitimize and financially support Musk and his agenda. But that's no dealbreaker for them because, as their actions clearly prove, to them, vanity and the validation of their egos trump everything else.

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    Ruh roh.

    Via Ron Filipkowski:

    BREAKING: The right-wing House Freedom Caucus has issued a statement ripping Mike Johnson over the budget minibus, and has called a press conference tomorrow morning to denounce him.

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    @GottaLaff

    The FreeDumb Caucasians...too stupid for their own good. 😆🤣😆

    🍿🍿🍿🍿

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    “Now, If I don't get elected, it's gonna be a bloodbath. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country,” predicts Donald Trump at a rally in Dayton, Ohio.

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    @w7voa

    The scenario that keeps me awake at night is not this; it's this happening and everyone basically just rolls over and lets it happen without a fight.

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    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @samlitzinger

    DisgraceX needs to be nationalized ASAP.

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    A UAL Boeing 737-800 has been grounded in Medford, Oregon after it was found to be missing a fuselage panel following a flight from SFO. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/united-plane-departing-from-sfo-lands-in-oregon-with-missing-panel/

    aggualaqisaaq ,
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    @w7voa

    According to Shit-Lon Skum's DisgraceX, this is just called an "iterated design process"

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