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TonyStark

@TonyStark@progressivecafe.social

Administrator of progressivecafe.social
Progressive voter and activist, engineer.
Account on Fediverse since February 2019.

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Secular Jew

Now “Too Jewish.”

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Republicanism under Trump is obsessed with doing actual harm to people who are different from them or do not agree with them politically. Not indifference, but actual injury and death.

It’s a violent fascist movement.

The media coverage of Trump should be full of national security experts who explain that he is a domestic threat and how best that threat can be neutralized by Americans voting in 2024.

But his emails: Trump’s increasingly unhinged calls for violence:
https://www.salon.com/2024/06/18/but-his-emails-trumps-increasingly-unhinged-calls-for-violence/

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I keep trying to give The Guardian a break but now there’s an article in it implying that Trump and Biden are equally bad cognitively and that Biden has had bad plastic surgery (a rumor first started by the right) as if even if that was true (and people shouldn’t be judged on appearance one way or another) it would impact his suitability for public office. It wouldn’t.

So I’m done with them again. That was brief.

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If he’s being investigated by his own party, either Gaetz has engaged in some objectively heinous behavior or his Republican colleagues hate him, or both.

Matt Gaetz Desperately Tries to Dismiss New Ethics Probe | The New Republic:
https://newrepublic.com/post/182852/panicked-matt-gaetz-downplay-new-ethics-investigation

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@philip_cardella @Barbramon1 Fascists actually don’t take care of their “friends” and both Gaetz and MTG have little to offer a regime except unquestioning loyalty which doesn’t count for much to them as time goes by. Fascists don’t value anyone once democracy is dead.

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@DemocracyMattersALot True.

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Senate sends package bolstering nuclear power sector to Biden’s desk

The Senate on Tuesday passed a package aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power sector, sending it to President Biden’s desk. The vote was 88-2. While a White House spokesperson did not respond to questions about whether Biden will sign the bill, National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi appeared to post on X in support of...

https://thehill.com/homenews/4728514-senate-nuclear-power-package-biden/?utm_source=press.coop

TonyStark ,
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@philip_cardella
In my opinion, had we not entertained so much fear over facts material regarding nuclear power in the past, we wouldn’t be dealing with as much extreme weather from undealt with global warming that we are now.

Most people wrongly cite waste and safety. Nuclear waste is a solved problem.

Spent rods are stored in cooling pools for differing amounts of time, usually a year or two. They're then stored in dry casks. Dry casks are completely safe. 1/2

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@philip_cardella

Dry casks are tough as well, able to withstand a direct bomb blast or any real natural disaster.

Many people who go on against nuclear are basing their opinions on things other than current technology. It’s like watching an airplane disaster movie and basing your flight safety opinion on that.

I’m a numbers person and numbers say this:

Death rates per unit of electricity production:
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-production-per-twh

It would be wise on our part to at least invest in research. 2/2

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@philip_cardella Anytime. I don’t think it’s the ultimate solution by itself but should be a part of the mix.

Another overlooked aspect is physical size: nuclear reactors, compared to the amount of energy they output, take up very little physical space. This is in contrast to wind farms mostly, but also solar farms. This is important because it means a) humans have more space to do stuff, and b) because the environment and wildlife will be able to do better with humans taking up less land.

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Humane and pragmatic common sense, and we're going to have hundreds of thousands of people able to live more easily in a country they already call home. I wish Biden had taken this tack towards immigration from the beginning in many other ways, but this is a tremendous good that will change the lives of so many for the better and he should absolutely get credit for it.

Biden plans to announce new policy shielding undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-plans-new-policy-shielding-undocumented-spouses-us-citizens-rcna157604

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Crime is down despite high volumes of fearmongering by Republicans.

Statement from President Biden on Record Decrease in Crime in First Quarter of 2024 | The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/10/statement-from-president-biden-on-record-decrease-in-crime-in-first-quarter-of-2024/

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Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that as a result of the Biden-Harris Administration’s huge investments in health care navigators via the Inflation Reduction Act, uninsured rates for communities of color across the country have dropped significantly.

Building Back Together Celebrates Historic Uninsurance Rates for Communities of Color - Building Back Together:
https://buildingbacktogether.org/news/building-back-together-celebrates-historic-uninsurance-rates-for-communities-of-color/

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Voting for Democrats makes people's lives better.

Maryland governor plans mass pardon on marijuana convictions | Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/maryland-governor-plans-mass-pardon-marijuana-convictions-2024-06-17/

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There’s not a media conspiracy to portray antisemitism during protests where it doesn’t exist. These people are doing a very easily seen job of being antisemitic all on their own.

Protesters chant 'raise your hand if you're a Zionist' aboard New York City subway at Union Square station - ABC7 New York:
https://abc7ny.com/post/protesters-chant-raise-hand-youre-zionist-aboard-nyc-subway/14943629/

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Donald Trump oversaw the largest rollback of protections for U.S. public lands in history.

President Biden, meanwhile, has protected 41 million acres of lands, making him a historic conservation leader.

If you care about the environment, the choice in November is obvious. Destroying our right to public lands is also part of .

The Agenda of the 118th Congress’ Antiparks Caucus - Center for American Progress:
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-agenda-of-the-118th-congress-antiparks-caucus/

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The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management is investing over $11M in drought resilience across the Colorado River Basin.

Drought is a crisis to the river, which provides water to 40M people in 7 states.

Through local partnerships, the program will implement projects to improve range conditions, enhance water management, restore streams and rivers, and support Tribal stewardship.

BLM, Foundation for America's Public Lands to address drought |
https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-foundation-americas-public-lands-address-drought

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Unreal the amount of people now DMing me or private mentioning in a cowardly way that antisemitism is perfectly ok in the right context or “because Netanyahu.” This place is fucked up

TonyStark OP ,
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@mastodonmigration Thank you. I appreciate you saying that.

TonyStark , to random
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In the logs of really bad Fediverse takes, please add “if being against genocide makes me an antisemite, I’m proud to be an antisemite.” This is a weird fucking take. You can be against war crimes and leave this out, FFS. I’m sure some right wing troll farm employee got a big bonus for coming up with that.

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@Heimdall Record time.

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Never, ever listen to a dominant culture person who tries to tell you antisemitism isn’t that big a deal.

And no, we don’t care if your cousin's neighbor's dog-walker's aunt is a Jew and told you that your hot take is ok or that you stand up for “ones you like” or what other excuse you make up.

There’s a serious issue with antisemitism on the self-described left. Antisemitism on the left is more dangerous than antisemitism on the right because antisemitism on the left is being mainstreamed.

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Just a few of the reasons I’m voting for Biden/Harris and Democrats in November:

  1. Protecting women's control over their bodies from right wing zealots.
  2. Keeping an egomaniac sociopath away from the White House.
  3. Not giving our public National Parks to the fossil fuel industry.
  4. Not giving Ukraine to Putin.

Biden leads new drive to cement the West’s Ukraine war effort against Putin – and Trump |
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/joe-biden-ukraine-g7-donald-trump-vladimir-putin/index.html

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I’ll take it but it’s not over. It’s the way this case was worded. But any port in a storm.

And in November, I will be voting for Joe Biden regardless. Republicans appointed the SCOTUS justices who overturned Roe. Trump appointed the judge who tried to ban a safe medication in order to punish women. Hardly over for one obvious good ruling that’s the bare minimum.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to FDA's approval of mifepristone : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/05/nx-s1-4994407/supreme-court-mifepristone

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If you're still playing the "what would you have been doing during the Holocaust?" game- if you support this, you would have been on the wrong side. Yes, it’s antisemitism. It’s also hate. It’s bigotry. And it’s doing nothing but making everything worse.

‘Abhorrent antisemitism’: homes of Jewish Brooklyn Museum leaders vandalized | New York | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/12/jewish-brooklyn-museum-leaders-homes-vandalized

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The electric vehicle tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act (Joe Biden’s historic clean energy plan) has already saved consumers $1 billion.

45/34 doesn't even know that gas powered boats also have batteries. Like gas powered cars.

Treasury says EV tax credit has saved consumers $1 billion:
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4716469-electric-vehicle-tax-credit-consumer-savings-inflation-reduction-act-treasury/

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The only results that matters at the end of the day are actual election results.

Republican Michael Rulli did win a special election yesterday, but by less than 10 points, a huge underperformance in a seat that backed Trump in 2020 by roughly 30 points, the same margin by which Republicans there have won in the past.

Democrats looking to be competitive in Ohio have a reason to be positive.

Michael Rulli wins Ohio special election to fill Rep. Bill Johnson's seat:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4716894-rulli-wins-ohio-special-election-to-fill-former-rep-bill-johnsons-seat/

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Wait, I thought the border and the economy were the vital issues. How does he plan to resolve those?

Who cares! Let's hear about sharks, and imaginary electric boats that don’t work like this, and toilets, and windmills, and dead birds.

This is a big part of why we are where we are. The media is afraid to cover him correctly or just doesn’t want to.

Trump's unhinged shark story should've been major news:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2024/06/10/trump-shark-las-vegas-story/74048688007/

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If anyone has some spare time, please report this weird pro-Putin troll account. Thanks.

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TonyStark , to random
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Look, we wouldn’t even be having to worry quite as much about Samuel Alito and his wife and their white Christian Nationalist garbage had Donald Trump not had put 3 people on the SCOTUS. There could be a Democratic majority right now.

We’re not going to be able to impeach all of them out. Not with Republicans feeling no obligation or pressure to do it and not with the Senate majority Democrats have.

I don’t say this to shame people but to make sure we’ve all realized this for November.

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Wow, the unimaginable horror of seeing a Pride flag across the lagoon. /s

Samuel Alito’s Wife Condemns Pride Flags, the Left, and the Media:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/supreme-court-martha-ann-alito-pride-flags-left-media-1235037338/

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@MariaHill

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TonyStark OP ,
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@philip_cardella @MariaHill Their definition of “godliness” is twisted.

Look at the candidate they want.

Fascism does use religion as a tool. Or a weapon, more accurately.

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@philip_cardella @imstilljeremy @MariaHill Thanks, Philip. I appreciate that. I fully believe in freedom or religion or not to have one or be somewhere in between, although religious institutions can present a lot of problems for me, personally.

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@philip_cardella @imstilljeremy @MariaHill It was definitely gross. I left without a word. Sent a couple of holiday cards and stuff. Never heard from him again and he skipped my aunt’s funeral and visiting my cousin in bereavement a few months ago. He just cut himself off.

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@philip_cardella @imstilljeremy @MariaHill Thanks. I can’t control other people so, yeah. Yay, therapy!

TonyStark OP ,
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@imstilljeremy @philip_cardella @MariaHill as a 3rd party I feel like you guys are agreeing? 😀

TonyStark OP ,
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@philip_cardella @MariaHill Wow, I'm sorry. I'm not sure I did, either. Your first post to me had a small disclaimer that said your criticism wasn't meant to impugn all Catholic people and I thought that was wise.

I really did read it as you were both agreeing that the organization was bad but not the people. I think you both actually said that. I haven't had an opportunity to get to know him as well as I have you, but I really think you'd get along. It does happen, though.

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I don't know who needs to hear this but just because you can recognize something bad is bad doesn't mean you're qualified to offer a helpful opinion about it.

I can recognize most examples of human excrement as human excrement. That doesn't mean I know shit about it beyond (usually) being able to correctly identify it as human waste.

TonyStark ,
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@philip_cardella 🌲

As always, you don’t see me writing legal opinions, medial advice, or assessing things outside my knowledge range.

TonyStark ,
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@philip_cardella I see stuff go by me on climate and science or energy all the time. So often, I can’t even take it all on.

Usually I write my own corrective post and hope people read it.

If someone is great at a few things or extremely knowledgeable- doesn’t make them knowledgeable about all of it.

I have to say I’ve never seen you doing that, though.

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@philip_cardella I don’t deserve all that but thank you.

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The White House kicked off with the release of 3 new federal strategies focused on conserving our oceans, focusing on the knowledge of Indigenous people.

The ocean and its life are central to our prosperity, health and wellbeing. The ocean contributes nearly $400B to the U.S. economy every year and provides 2.4M jobs, including fishing and energy.

Biden admin rolls out first-of-its-kind ocean conservation plan, prioritizing Indigenous knowledge:
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/national-ocean-biodiversity-strategy

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If it isn't clear yet, the fight we need to be having is against the far-right, not each other.

I don't give a shit if we disagree on specific policy, goals or (most commonly) the best way to achieve them. We need to figure out how to work together to fight the very very scary common enemy that is quickly growing in power.

Make friends, make coalitions, make temporary alliances. Cause whatever progress you want to achieve will not happen with a fascist takeover of our world.

TonyStark ,
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@FantasticalEconomics

I hope you don’t mind a minor addition: nobody should be shushing people whose existence is in danger because of some unity or civility call. I agree with finding allies as I boosted this a couple of hours back, but I’ve seen “unity, be quiet” being used as a way to try and shut marginalized people expressing their concerns down. Should be a no, along with people talking about why we’re here or how to stop it. Some of that is tougher talk. Guessing you agree.

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Thanks to the Biden/Harris Administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin has been awarded an $8 million grant to expand broadband access to hundreds of people on their reservation as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

If you think this isn’t important infrastructure, I guess go back to dial up.

Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Program - Center for American Progress:
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/wisconsin-broadband-infrastructure-deployment-program/

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If you are planning to vote for a third party or not vote at all because you don't like how Joe Biden is handling the situation in Gaza, congratulations on exercising your cis het Christocentric white male privilege.

If you are not a cis het Christocentric white male then WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU.

Not voting for Biden is not going to help anyone in Gaza.

TonyStark ,
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@ViciousBabushka

If you're voting 3rd party or not at all, please explain how your candidate is going to get any legislation passed into law or how your agenda will be part of the U.S. government’s policy, on Gaza or anything else.

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Men of the Fediverse: please stop telling women they’re overreacting to U.S Republican fascism and they need to earn your support. JFC do better.

TonyStark OP ,
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@otownKim Unimaginable gall for some dude to tell a woman not to be “divisive” when speaking about her own rights. Alleged “leftists.”

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We are reaching a new level of low when words like “revenge” are used when describing the justice system, our political system, presidential candidates, or the citizens of the U.S.

There’s no mystery about what Trump and his supporters want or will do. All we have to do is look at what they have already done to see that Trump and his base have already given up on democracy and any kind of accountability.

Republicans call for "revenge" in response to Trump's conviction:
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/08/1211598489/trumps-trials-gop-revenge-response

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How likely are you to click on a YouTube link in a post?

TonyStark ,
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@philip_cardella I think I’ve posted 2 YouTube links here in a year. I really try not to because some are so long. Someone I follow was posting a lot of hour long links. Who has time for that? One day, I counted the number of hours of links from people I follow that were posted and it was 8 hours.

So I’m not very likely, especially if the link doesn’t have much description.

Realizing as I type this that I’ve made an exception for links to music videos/performances. But those are short.

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Far from being a victim of the legal system, this man has been coddled and protected like no other criminal defendant in history.

Trump Georgia election case halted for challenge to DA:
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/05/trump-georgia-election-case-halted-pending-outcome-of-challenge-to-da.html

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@philip_cardella @drahardja @ClintBarton @JamesRhodes The most important thing is keeping him out of office. There is no more important thing.

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