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randahl , 16 days ago to random

Another #metoo storm has hit Denmark after a number of female musicians describe insanely bad, sexualized behavior from male producers and male artists in the music business, in a new tv documentary.

Most appalling is the revelation that successful music producer and tv-maker Martin Brygmann, for decades has been grooming teenage artists in a scheme, which is presented as an exchange of sex for career opportunities.

The documentary is truly stomach turning. 😖

DrJackBrown , 20 days ago to random

1 of 24/ Body Language and Behavior Analysis No. 4748: Mike Johnson's, Michael Guest's, and Steve Scalise's Bizarre Troika Tell – Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence

#BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #NonverbalCommunication #EmotionalIntelligence #BehaviorAnalysis #MikeJohnson #SteveScalise #MichaelGuest

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flexghost , 1 month ago to random

So...I thought refusing a moral test was the foundation of running as a Republican

randahl , 1 month ago to random

Let me get this straight…

The author which Trump totally "never met", could tell so many details about the encounter, a jury was fully convinced, Trump raped her.

And the porn star, whom Trump absolutely did not have sex with, while Melania was taking care of their newborn child, knows the inside of his toiletry bag, and the color of his boxer shorts.

And now the playboy model, whom Trump certainly did not have sex with, is about to testify.

And the race for presidency is still a tie?!

Wow.

dannotdaniel , 1 month ago to random

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GET YOUR BRAINWORMS HERE

randahl , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Warning: Likely disinformation.

France is in the process of deploying its first 1,500 combat soldiers to Ukraine, writes Stephen Bryan for Asian Times.

Caution: I have not seen any official confirmation of this development, and no other media has this story. But it is consistent with earlier reports of the preparation of French soldiers, and Macron’s latest statements about “not ruling out” the use of French troops in Ukraine.

https://asiatimes.com/2024/05/france-sends-combat-troops-to-ukraine-battlefront/

ElleGray , 1 month ago to random

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GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

Paramedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for role in Elijah McClain's death

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/paramedic-sentenced-4-years-probation-role-elijah-mcclains-death-rcna149516?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=662c20f051bd250001c1aff6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Meta lost $3.85 billion on the metaverse in the first quarter of 2024 alone. You know, that thing we all laughed about a couple years ago and next to no one actually uses.

It’s burned $45 billion on the metaverse since the end of 2020.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html

#tech #meta #metaverse #vr

randahl , 2 months ago to random

Picture 1 — Elon’s reality: Look I am a success, and I have created 30,000 jobs in California.

Picture 2 — Reality: His company is firing 14,000 employees globally because Tesla is not selling.

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randahl , 2 months ago to random

While the judge is reviewing, if Trump has violated the gag order, Trump writes on Truth Social, that the judge is leading a kangaroo court.

This man is really not helping himself.

breadandcircuses , 2 months ago to random

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...

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Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.

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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

randahl , 2 months ago to random

Wow!!

How many young voters, do you think will vote Republican after being reminded what they stand for with this ad?

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breadandcircuses , 2 months ago to random

How many people alive today have read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair? Less than 1%, probably.

How many people have seen "Our Daily Bread" from 1934, or similarly subversive movies? Less than 1%, probably.

How many people have read "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn? Less than 1%, probably.

Almost everyone is traveling blind.

The education we receive and the cultural literacy we are allowed has been carefully crafted and controlled to serve the interests of our capitalist masters.

#Books #Reading #Education #Capitalism

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

#BREAKING via Anna Bower: #WompWomp

JUST IN: Judge #Cannon DENIES #Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified #documents case based on the presidential records act.

In the same order, Judge Cannon also denies the special counse #JackSmith’s request for a prompt ruling on jury instructions prior to trial.

She calls the special counsel's request "unprecedented and unjust."🤦🏻‍♀️ #legal

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24531793-cannon-deny-pra-mtd

ElleGray , 2 months ago to random

my two personalities, aloof international assassin and scruffy chaos kitten, competing for control of my day

randahl , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

While the US military aid has flatlined, and Olaf Scholz will not send Taurus missiles, Russia has just dropped one of the first ODAB-1500 thermobaric bombs.

Thermobaric weapons spread a cloud of flammable liquid and then ignites the cloud, creating a deadly blast followed by a lethal vacuum which rupture the lungs on humans.

Does anyone think Putin is worried about this being an escalation?

Stop talking. Give Ukraine every thinkable weapon, so they can defeat the evil before it spreads.

rbreich , 2 months ago to random

Boeing's outgoing CEO could get "golden parachute" worth as much as $45 million.

The CEO before him got one worth $62 million on his way out the door in 2019.

America has socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

GottaLaff , 3 months ago to random

NYT reporter:

Chuck Todd just attacked his own network, NBC News, over hiring Ronna McDaniel. "Our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation," he told Kristen Welker on Meet the Press. "There's a reason why there's a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this."

ElleGray , 3 months ago to random

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