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Disappointed_Horse

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Lawyer, photographer, and coffee lover.

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Nothing says ban assault rifles like 5 school officers, 8 federal DEA officers, 13 U.S. Marshals, 16 sheriff’s deputies, 25 Uvalde officers, 69 officers of nearby law enforcement, 91 state police officers plus 149 U.S. Border Patrol agents being scared of 1 shooter with an AR-15.

Disappointed_Horse ,
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@Strandjunker So much for the theory that the only way to stop bad guys with guns is good guys with guns.

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/26/robot-flamethrower-dog-thermonator

A four-legged robot with a flamethrower is now available for anyone to purchase in the US. Supposedly it is not intended for war. Maybe that means it is intended for criminal gangs?

Disappointed_Horse ,
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@rms When they make one that's at least 10 meters long, has wings, and can fly, I might be interested.

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Trump's team weirdly keeps asking: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"

March 2024: 303,000 new jobs added
March 2020: 701,000 jobs lost

Remember, Trump's mishandling of the pandemic made both the number of lives lost and the economic toll far worse.

Disappointed_Horse ,
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@rbreich Every time a Trumpian asks "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" what they are really asking is "Are you so stupid you can't remember four years ago?"

Strandjunker , to random
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Just a thought: How about we put Trump in custody so he can wait for his numerous trials like everyone else while our justice system drags its feet?

Disappointed_Horse ,
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@Strandjunker I never use the term "justice system." It's a "legal system" or a "court system." Justice may be an occasional byproduct of that system, but the notion of a "justice system" seems based more on aspiration than reality.

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The Billionaire Takeover of America? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2DX0a-C5Ws&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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    breadandcircuses , to random
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    In the usual course of events, Earth’s climate fluctuates naturally. Driven by subtle shifts in solar energy and the slightly wobbling tilt of our planet in space, Earth will experience periodic ice ages followed by interglacials (warmer times when the ice retreats). These changes normally operate over thousands of years.

    But now something else has happened. Something new.

    In an insanely dangerous gambit, capitalist industrialists decided to extract and burn hundreds of billions of tons of coal, oil, and gas. They counted on this to make them rich and powerful, which it did. What they didn’t count on — or didn’t care about — was the destructive impact it would have on Earth’s climate and environment.

    The last time the average global temperature changed dramatically, when it heated up overall by about 3° Celsius, was at the end of the most recent ice age. This was a big shift and had a huge effect on the biosphere, driving many plant and animal species to extinction while allowing others to thrive. But that’s just how it goes. That’s what happens naturally.

    The difference between then and now is that the previous 3°C temperature rise took place over a span of about 10,000 years. In geological terms, that’s considered fast.

    Today, however, thanks to greedy murdering capitalist bastards, we are in the midst of a rapid heating event unlike anything ever seen in the whole history of Earth. The planet is heating so fast that species have no chance to respond or adjust. It’s so fast that scientists have no way of knowing how soon it will end or what all the consequences could be.

    Disappointed_Horse ,
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    @breadandcircuses

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    wdlindsy , to random
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    "Last week Republicans finally deposed Hunter and embarrassed themselves again. After more than six hours of testimony on Wednesday, Republicans still have no bombshell bribery scandal. The Oversight Committee chairman, Rep. James Comer, left early after not asking Hunter a single question. Rep. Andy Biggs warned before the transcript was released that it would make Hunter look good…."

    ~ A.B. Stoddard

    https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/hunter-biden-surprisingly-good-hardball-gop-lies

    Disappointed_Horse ,
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    @wdlindsy People who have no shame cannot embarrass themselves.

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    Disappointed_Horse ,
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    @breadandcircuses Happy birthday!

    Disappointed_Horse , to random
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    Taking @pluralistic's concept of enshittification and applying it to the aircraft industry—and pretty much everything else.

    https://defector.com/how-will-the-golden-age-of-making-it-worse-end

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