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Intermittent humanities education worker. Brit resident in USA.

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ProPublica , to Law
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Promised to Fix How Challenges Are Handled.
A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse.

SB 189, which goes into effect in July, will give Georgia residents more time to contest the eligibility of fellow citizens’ inclusion on voter rolls.

The will make it easier to use questionable evidence in those challenges.

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-law-could-lead-to-more-voter-suppression

jemmesedi ,
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@ProPublica

What sort of person dedicates their life to stopping other people voting?

eivind , to histodons group
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OTD, 7 May 1945, the Norwegian paper Aftenposten published literary Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun's Hitler obituray. @histodons

Adolf Hitler. I am not worthy of raising my voice to speak about Adolf Hitler, and his life and deeds do not lend themselves to sentimentality. He was a warrior, a warrior for mankind and preacher of the gospel of rights for all nations. He was a reformer of the highest rank, and his historical fate was to work in a time of the meanest rawness that in the end felled him. This is how the average Western European dare see Adolf Hitler. And we, his closest followers, now bow our heads at his death. Knut Hamsun
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    @eivind @histodons

    I know he was an odious individual, but I would like to read "Hunger".

    jemmesedi , to Random stuff
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    >>Is there an official, graspable Canadian identity? No. We are fraught with incomplete reconciliation, spats about carbon and immigration, and regional jealousy. Tims bears witness to it and makes bearing it easier. It’s where a tired refugee can land. It’s hockey cards and retro treats. Identity crisis? Here’s some quick-serve in a large red cup, brewed fresh every twenty minutes.<<

    I'm always interested in reading about Canada, but am not well informed enough to judge the worth of this piece. Could a Canadian chip in here?

    Tim Hortons Is Brewing an Idea of Canada That No Longer Exists | The Walrus

    https://thewalrus.ca/tim-hortons-canada/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

    jemmesedi OP ,
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    @zdl

    The loss of the on-site handcrafted donut sounds so sad.

    Is that loss a common topic for lament and nostalgia amongst Canadians/

    jemmesedi OP ,
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    @zdl

    That's the kind of change that can be quite painful if one hasn't been back to one's country for a long time.

    I have not been back to England for about ten years. when I do finally get back there, I'm sure I'll be in for some shocks.

    AdeptVeritatis , to Random stuff
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    is going to pay for the atrocities and cruelties it brings to the Palestinians. Some day. Not today and not tomorrow. But it will pay.

    But this will not be done by revenge. Revenge only leads to more suffering of those, who already suffer the most.

    The hatred needs to be stopped. The call for revenge because of dead children.

    This conflict will not stop as long as the bodies of dead children get dragged around for photos. And people share and spread those.

    Israel will pay some day.

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    @jonburr @AdeptVeritatis @Miro_Collas

    You might find this informative:

    https://www.adl.org/spelling-antisemitism-vs-anti-semitism

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    @Miro_Collas @jonburr @AdeptVeritatis

    >>It should be noted that "semitic people" used to exist as a valid term<<

    ...along with other pseudoscientific racist terms.

    jemmesedi ,
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    @Miro_Collas @jonburr @AdeptVeritatis

    It's not just the ADL. If you read the Wikipedia article "antisemitism" ro which you linked, you'll see this:

    >>Many scholars and institutions favor the unhyphenated form.[1][46][47][48] Shmuel Almog argued, "If you use the hyphenated form, you consider the words 'Semitism', 'Semite', 'Semitic' as meaningful ... [I]n antisemitic parlance, 'Semites' really stands for Jews, just that."[49] Emil Fackenheim supported the unhyphenated spelling, in order to "[dispel] the notion that there is an entity 'Semitism' which 'anti-Semitism' opposes."[50]

    Others endorsing an unhyphenated term for the same reason include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance,[1] historian Deborah Lipstadt,[18] Padraic O'Hare, professor of Religious and Theological Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations at Merrimack College; and historians Yehuda Bauer and James Carroll. According to Carroll, who first cites O'Hare and Bauer on "the existence of something called 'Semitism'", "the hyphenated word thus reflects the bipolarity that is at the heart of the problem of antisemitism".[51]

    The Associated Press and its accompanying AP Stylebook adopted the unhyphenated spelling in 2021.[52] Style guides for other news organizations such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal later adopted this spelling as well.[53][54] It has also been adopted by many Holocaust museums, such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem.<<

    ScienceDesk , to Animals doing stuff
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    Taxonomists have a long history of cataloging everything they could find. Worldwide expeditions, museums and universities have all committed to classifying specimens. Yet no single, unified list of all the species on Earth exists. Some scientists want to change that. Popular Science explains. https://flip.it/ram4oV

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    @ScienceDesk

    This article links to this paper:

    https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000736

    I imagine the first proposed principle will will give rise to discussion amongst all those interested in the philosophy of biology and in social ontology:

    >>...decisions about the creation of a unified global list and its components must be independent of political, economic, or other nontaxonomic considerations if they are to have scientific legitimacy and be widely adopted . <<

    I imagine that some will object to this principle's assumption that a clear line exists between taxonomic and nontaxonomic considerations.

    susurros , to palestine group
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    "The University of Michigan is facing backlash from students, faculty and civil rights attorneys following a proposal to significantly restrict the right to protest on campus.

    "The 'disruptive activity policy', announced last week in a campus-wide email from the university president, Santa J Ono, would create strict punishments for anyone who interrupts official university events, including speeches, classes, athletic events, field trips, performances, graduation and award ceremonies.

    "Students and faculty who violate the rule could face expulsion or firing."

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/06/university-michigan-restrict-campus-protests

    @palestine

    jemmesedi ,
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    @susurros @palestine

    I don't think this is a simple issue.
    I'd hate to see the university try to ban protests on campus, and I'm sure that an overly broad ban would not survive legal challenge.

    Disrupting classes, on the other hand, can and should be penalized.

    jemmesedi , to UNIS
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    @kpop

    Which of these new Kpop girl groups is your favourite?

    50years_music , to Random stuff
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    Which artists should be on the Mount Rushmore of music?

    jemmesedi ,
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    @zdl @50years_music

    i suppose since it's Mt. Rushmore they do have to be from the USA.

    Not having any African American musicians there seems like a celebration of European classical music that excludes people from the German speaking lands.

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    @zdl @50years_music

    One of the low points of British popular culture came in 1976, when Eric Clapton, guitarist hugely indebted to African American blues, went on a hideous racist rant. His outburst did prompt antiracist reaction, but Clapton is still here, palling around with right wingers like governor Greg Abbott of Texas.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eric-clapton-vaccine-lockdown-racist-comments-1239027/

    Popular culture is complex and problematic...

    what kind of music do you enjoy? What about your students?

    CultureDesk , (edited ) to Photography
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    The Kate Middleton photo scandal has been front-page news for hundreds of years (or that's the way it seems). @verge's Mia Soto explores what this PR misfire means for the U.K. royals, and how it reflects society's AI-influenced new reality, "a maelstrom formed when distrust and established processes converge and create chaos." How interested are you in this latest royal mess?

    https://flip.it/zjM0cP

    For more stories like this, follow @theverge's Culture Magazine, @culture-theverge.

    jemmesedi ,
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    @CultureDesk @FionaCraig

    People really are overthinking this.

    Sherifazuhur , to palestine group
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    French party attacked for running Palestinian candidate in EU elections
    @palestine
    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240312-french-party-attacked-for-running-palestinian-candidate-in-eu-elections/

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    @Sherifazuhur @palestine

    As neither Middle East Monitor nor Le Monde mention, this is what sparked the controversy regarding LFI running Hassan as a candidate:

    >>In the filmed interview with Le Crayon, Hassan said it was “true” that Hamas’s October 7 onslaught was a “legitimate action” and that it was “false” that Israel has a right to defend itself, or that a two-state solution is possible.<<

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-france-a-celebrity-flame-war-about-israel-highlights-shifting-attitudes/

    jemmesedi ,
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    @Sherifazuhur @palestine

    >>Invitée par le média Le Crayon à débattre de la situation en Palestine, elle est invitée à répondre à l'affirmation : « Le Hamas mène une action légitime », et répond « vrai ». <<

    https://www.marianne.net/politique/rima-hassan-activiste-pro-palestine-au-profil-polemique-integre-la-liste-insoumise-aux-europeennes

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    @NicolasDumoulin @Sherifazuhur @palestine

    Dingue de voir une juriste qui - fin novembre 2023 - n’a pas compris la contexte des questions posées par Le Crayon.

    Ensuite, elle rétropédale sur X.

    w7voa , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    Kansas Republicans call for resignations after attendees at a party fundraiser took turns wielding a bat to strike an effigy of President Biden. https://www.kake.com/story/50551360/donors-at-kansas-republican-fundraiser-take-turns-swinging-bat-at-president-biden-effigy

    jemmesedi ,
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    @w7voa

    I am old enough to remember when conservatives used to talk about the importance of decorum and civility in public life.

    Green_Footballs , to Random stuff
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    Texas MAGA loon Rep. Chip Roy is mad at the “swamp Republicans” because nobody “fact checked” Katie Britt’s speech.

    Better be careful with that fact checking stuff, Republicans, it’s a slippery slope. Start fact-checking and before you know it you’ll realize your entire world view is based on lies.

    jemmesedi ,
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    @Green_Footballs

    More here on how the odious Chip Roy exemplifies Republicans who stoke rage amongst their rural constituents but do little to meet their actual needs:

    https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/02/28/how-to-end-republican-exploitation-of-rural-america/

    bibliolater , to bookstodon group
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    These are the two that I today. What are you currently ?

    @bookstodon

    jemmesedi ,
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    @bibliolater @bookstodon

    https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-irish-assassins/

    Gripping read and proof that nonacademic historians can be well worth reading.

    RememberUsAlways , to palestine group
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    I find it odd that the never discuss the .

    Nothing will change as long as is holding

    @palestine
    @israel

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-envoys-leave-cairo-with-deadlocked-hostage-deal-talks-to-resume-next-week/

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    @nathaliaassaad @RememberUsAlways @palestine @israel

    I rarely block or mute people on Mastodon because posts like this one from @nathaliaassaad remind me that apologists for the abduction, rape, and murder of Supernova festival goers really do exist.

    bibliolater , to bookstodon group
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    Are there any benefits to being a very slow ?

    @bookstodon

    attribution: Matthias Stom, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Young_Man_Reading_by_Candlelight_(Matthias_Stom)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_23887.tif

    "Matthias Stom: A Young Man Reading at Candlelight. Matthias Stom was one of the many Dutch artists who travelled to Rome in the early 17th century. There they were strongly influenced by Caravaggio’s use of light and shadow. They often painted night scenes with figures rendered realistically in artificial light. Stom depicts a young man reading by candlelight. His concentration offers an image of contemporary concepts of diligence and virtue. The painting provided an aesthetic as well as a contemplation experience."
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    @bibliolater @bookstodon

    I see the picture you've chosen is in Sweden's Nationalmuseum. Yet another reason for wanting to pay Stockholm a visit!

    jemmesedi , to Random stuff
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    One of the biggest improvements in bus travel has been the increasing use of automated visible and audible stop announcements.

    I think that in the USA stop announcements were originally mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Automated stop announcements now make it easier for all passengers to know where they are, regardless of their abilities and and their location in the bus.


    https://transignllc.com/benefits-of-bus-next-stop-announcement-systems-and-other-references/

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    A new Corbyn party on the left is good news for the right - The New European

    https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-new-corbyn-party-on-the-left-is-good-news-if-youre-on-the-right/

    jemmesedi , to History
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    I learned so much from "Time's Echo". Eichler's writing about music, memory, and the mass murder of Jews is informed by both his broad historical contextualisation and the specific details he includes, often drawn from his own visits to places important to the music he discusses. An example of the broad historical contextualisation would be his account of the significance of music to German Jews and their aspiration to Bildung, while the author's visit to Garmish - Partenkirchen sheds light on the ambiguities and compromises of Richard Strauss's career under the Third Reich.

    @musichistory @histodons

    Time's Echo - Jeremy Eichler

    https://jeremy-eichler.com/books/timesecho/

    CultureDesk , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    "Mean Girls: The Musical" comes out today (it started as a book, became a movie, turned into a stage musical and now is back on the big screen). To mark the occasion, @IndieWire has ranked the 63 best movie musicals of all time. Which do you think they ranked as the greatest ever (for what it's worth, we agree!)? Tell us in the comments your favorite musical, or one you think is criminally overlooked.

    https://flip.it/deIqOE

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    @CultureDesk @IndieWire

    I prefer "The Band Wagon" to "Singin' in the Rain". It's less celebratory and more thought provoking. Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire are dance magic.

    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/apr/13/the-band-wagon-minnellis-musical-is-perfect-curtain-raiser-to-theatres-return

    jemmesedi , to kpop group
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    @ShaMyouiMo
    @rLok
    @baeelly
    @youronlyone
    @ladyteruki
    @PhrogLover
    @tikistitch
    @Xas
    @mdmrn
    @gnitro
    @blackmagie
    @kpop
    @paboland
    @Nottonite
    @heyminto
    @templarknight
    @sakurako
    @realikeru
    @sariash
    @panlor
    @rLok
    @AllonsyMelissa
    @juanolvera
    @whozkay
    @Erzbet
    @SaraR
    @hunkdisaster
    @KpopGG4ever
    @static
    @WandaLee58

    A question for you all:

    How much do the performance /visuals aspects of kpop matter to you?

    They're important for me; I'd be grief stricken if kpop MVs were to disappear from YouTube.

    There's no "right" answer to my question -- I'm just interested to hear how other kpop fans feel.

    w7voa , to Random stuff
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    NBC News: The presidential campaign of Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has stopped spending money on television ads and does not have any TV ad reservations booked. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vivek-ramaswamys-campaign-stops-tv-ad-spending-less-month-iowa-new-ham-rcna131240

    jemmesedi ,
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    @w7voa
    I hope it's good bye and good riddance to a singularly annoying and unpleasant little man.

    samlitzinger , to Random stuff
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    Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

    https://apnews.com/article/6f6446c4f5224f521db8ff7763fb12d1

    jemmesedi ,
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    @samlitzinger

    I'm sure there will be endless appeals and delaying tactics, but I hope Giuliani will have to cough up a substantial sum sooner rather than later.

    Since paying substantial damages is by no means a remote possibility, I would counsel Giuliani to switch immediately from Starbucks to the McDonalds senior coffee; managing financial challenges like this is all about thrift and personal responsibility, as this welfare "reform" pioneer knows!

    Sherifazuhur , to palestine group
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    Alan Macleod: Incredible footage of Israeli forces deliberately detonating a Gaza mosque.

    If you turn the sound on, they're laughing as they carry out a major international war crime @israel @palestine

    https://twitter.com/alanrmacleod/status/1726360688703005029?s=12&t=bMFFrS2oYL-IaqU7wuhsxQ

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    @Sherifazuhur @israel @palestine

    I don't know about the specifics here, but I am sure that Alan Macleod , Senior Staff Writer/Podcast Producer of the Assad fanclub MintPressNews, is a less than wholly reliable source.

    @AlanMacLeod


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    @Sherifazuhur @palestine @israel

    I don't doubt that it's being shown on multiple accounts is true. As I said in my original response I - like many others - am not sure or completely informed on the specifics of this incident. Whatever might the case be here, Alan MacLeod is still a shill for Assad.

    gnitro , to BeersOfMastodon group
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    Went to today with @Zarf

    7 out of 8 beers were hits. That's a good sign! Usually maybe 50% I enjoy. The new west coast IPA is awesome

    @beersofmastodon

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    @gnitro @Zarf @beersofmastodon

    Gosh, that looks so much fun!

    jemmesedi , to Random stuff
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    I've only been on Mastodon for a little over a month but I have already got into the habit of looking forward to !
    One aspect I particularly enjoy is the way the Mastodonians of Oceania lead the way so that we in the Americas get an early treat - on Sunday! Such are the simple pleasures of this kpop fan...

    For this Monday I've chosen GAIN -- CARNIVAL (THE LAST DAY)

    https://youtu.be/SXHJQ7CYqQM?si=Lfh3ezMfurVi-Tkl

    You'll definitely hear some brass here!
    It's a close relative of IU - MODERN TIMES , a style that I don't think we don't hear that much in kpop these days .

    I suspect that many younger kpop fans will not know of the Brown Eyed Girls or of Gain, which is such a shame, as she exemplifies an adult elegance that would be good to see better represented in kpop today.

    Many thanks to @lil_meow_meow for suggesting the theme and to @Erzbet for organizing this.

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