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Philly, politics, poetry, and silliness. Background in science, long stretch as an editor, now redesigning tired properties. Have creative appreciation of many types!

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randahl , to random
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Vladimir Putin wants peace, and the only country who would not bother to attend the Swiss peace summit is…

[Checks notes…]

Russia.

acm_redfox ,
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@randahl wait, not invited?

GottaLaff , to random
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⚠️U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
| AP News https://apnews.com/article/fda-warning-shellfish-oregon-washington-f5724c1b91fb78ed16c3f98a7c9e8cae

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff oh sure, because sourcing is super transperent!!

wdlindsy , to random
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Kristin du Mez offers a valuable interview with Gionathan Lo Mascolo, editor of a recent collection entitled The Christian Right in Europe: Movements, Networks, and Denominations.

Lo Mascolo notes that "the Christian Right in Europe has undergone a thematic concentration," focusing in a concentrated way transnationally on culture war issues.


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https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/the-christian-right-in-europe

acm_redfox ,
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@wdlindsy that phrase is profoundly... wrong. :(

acm_redfox ,
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@wdlindsy because that's the very opposite of what ecumenism is meant to be? should be a source of sorrow for the greater church, not a sense of twisted unity.

acm_redfox ,
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@wdlindsy as with all other people...

acm_redfox ,
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@wdlindsy a wide swath of society seems above to be "powerfully engaged and bound together by hate of a shared enemy" unfortunately.

acm_redfox ,
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@wdlindsy it's like we need people who Fought In That War to make the threat real and respond to The Obvious, and as the last of them pass away, the stupidity spreads and those who see the threat are dismissed as crazed.

luckytran , to random
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The US government is ending the program that provides free COVID vaccines to people who are uninsured and underinsured.

This is a public health failure that will further decrease already low vax rates, and puts marginalized communities at greater risk.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4670459-cdc-ending-free-covid-vaccines-uninsured/

acm_redfox ,
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@luckytran mmm, feature-bug, bug-feature...

GottaLaff , to random
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Marj Q Greene relents, for now, on bid to oust Johnson

"We will see. It is up to Mike Johnson," Greene said, when reporters repeatedly pressed her on whether she would force the vote. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/07/congress/greene-retreats-00156624

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff I'm sure she got some pork.

GottaLaff , to random
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Politico: Exclusive: The Israeli military has briefed the U.S. of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion.

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff oh well then! that should all be fine. 🙄

GottaLaff , to random
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Gift link:

’s Spending: $43,000 a Month and a Lot of Credit Card Bills

Rudy Giuliani promised a bankruptcy court that he would limit his spending, but it didn’t take long before he broke that pledge, and by a lot.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/politics/bankruptcy-giuliani-spending.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o00.AFii.-gqxdk6tStlp&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff I don't think I'd know how to spend that much!!

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff I mean, I could do it a couple of times, but $48k every month? sometimes we eat leftovers and watch TV! 🤣

flexghost , to random
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Wait. You’re telling me a bigoted antivaxxer who only goes on right wing media and is supported by thought leaders like Joe Rogan and Rob Schneider isn’t taking Dem votes away?

Ya don’t say…

acm_redfox ,
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@flexghost yet. the name could draw a lot of people who are the tiniest bit confused. (ask me how I know. answer: 20 years of working at a polling place!)

jencmars , to random
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I'm calling this finished.

Acrylic ink, watercolor, gouache and pencil on 12x18” hotpress paper. Border and hairs in gold ink.

I'll get it scanned, but I'll wait to go to the photolab to do it properly.

#insects #InsektenSamstag #InverteFest #cicada

acm_redfox ,
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@jencmars neat! looks like a book cover or a card of some kind...

futurebird , to random
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So this really did happen. Looks like they are targeting small towns and places likely to be thin on IT specialists.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-water-hackers-cybersecurity-1891611

acm_redfox ,
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@futurebird well, that is great.

futurebird , (edited ) to random
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People trying to train AIs are now complaining that all of the AI data on the internet are making it hard for them to get quality training sets of natural language and images.

bitter snickering

acm_redfox ,
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@futurebird [tiny mosquito whine voice] "oh nooooo, somebody has ruined the Internet!"

futurebird , to random
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The fediverse is bigger than Truth Social and most of it isn't even a company... just a bunch of nerds running their own social network on pocket change (as it should be) and the content here is chefs kiss so much nicer.

Maybe we should "go public" too LMAO.

acm_redfox ,
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@futurebird shhhh, don't tell anyone: we are public! :))

flexghost , to random
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💥🌈👀 Are you ready? 👀🌈💥

IT'S THE FIRST ANNUAL MASTODON #PledgeDrive

You already know how wonderful the Fediverse is. And it's all because of the place YOU made it!

❤️ Its time to show your love by showing your support ❤️

We'll be highlighting the servers that make the Fediverse special as well as how to donate to them.

Let's get as many eyes on this as we can

🚀 Please like and share. 🚀

Add #PledgeDrive to your posts today...

Reach out to your favorite profiles and ask them to join in

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Video of popsicle sticks interwoven and when a firework is lit, a long line of them come apart like dominoes. Scratches that OCD itch

acm_redfox ,
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@flexghost @stux that woman just derailed the Angry Goose Game! :))

GottaLaff , to random
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#Israel military fires 2 officers as probe blames World Central Kitchen deaths on "mistaken identification"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-gaza-world-central-kitchen-idf-fires-officers-investigation-blames-mistaken-id/

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff oh, well, I'm sure everything's all fixed then!

GottaLaff , to random
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Back on the road to California. That means 📱connection is spotty, can’t often reply, but I try to read all replies & post news alerts.

I say this every time: Returning to US from 🇨🇦 is culture shock, meaning being confronted by Trump/religious signs, banners, billboards. It’s stomach churning.

It’ll be a relief to move permanently in late May.

Yes, Doomers, 🇨🇦 has its issues. So does every country in the world. But 🇨🇦 currently feels safer.

acm_redfox ,
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@GottaLaff @pixelpusher220 that's what that little MUTE button is for! 🤣 we listen to like 0.05% of ads and usually just when they are perplexing us.

ElleGray , to random

me with my agonies, staggering back to work after a long weekend

acm_redfox ,
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@ElleGray the one actually hanging on her face really seals the vibe!

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    acm_redfox ,
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    @ElleGray I think something similar used to happen to Charlie Brown when Lucy was hitting his pitches...

    futurebird , to random
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    It's always bothered me that when people adapt Kafka's Metamorphosis they depict Gregor Samsa as a roach. Cockroaches do not undergo metamorphosis. They are born as nymphs which are just smaller wingless versions of the adult form.

    Kafka writes that Gregor can only enjoy rotten food. Which also makes him not at all roach-like. Roaches strongly prefer fresh vegetables to rotten ones.

    I always imagined him as a beetle. Which implies that the man Gregor was a larvae for all his pre-bug life.

    acm_redfox ,
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    @futurebird Reading this description kind of made me think of descriptions of trans self-discovery, as coming out of the egg. Although it's not clear whether Gregor is coming out as himself, unappreciated, or as something else, just confusing to all. Intriguing thing to think about!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Via Kyle Griffin:

    NBC News exit poll: #Ohio Republican primary voters

    11% said they'd vote for Biden in November

    Another 8% said they will not vote for either candidate in November

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff whoah!

    Natasha_Jay , to random
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    Croissantasaurus Rex

    acm_redfox ,
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    @Natasha_Jay holy cow, is this a pastry you actually experienced? seems almost beyond possible artistry!!

    acm_redfox ,
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    @Natasha_Jay I did wonder -- there were a bunch of AI dragon fruit-salads going around a week or two ago, and it had the same vibe. Still, amazing!

    acm_redfox ,
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    @Natasha_Jay not seeing any thread with a link or explanation...

    acm_redfox ,
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    @Natasha_Jay oh, I found it on the Original Page!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

    “Distrust of #Netanyahu’s ability to rule has deepened and broadened across the public from its already high levels before the war, and we expect large protests demanding his resignation and new elections,” according to the report. “A different, more moderate government is a possibility.” #Israel

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/us-intelligence-report-netanyahu?cid=ios_app

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff hard way to get to that!!!

    futurebird , to random
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    Today’s cute “spooky wild west” outfit.

    The bolo tie features a UFO

    acm_redfox ,
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    @justafrog @futurebird there IS a mystery pouch hanging from beltloop, though -- knife? coins? insulin? mystery device??

    futurebird , to random
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    "This species is renowned for its large size... up to 15 millimeters in length."

    Lies. These ants are known as "mini rubies" because they are small for carpenter ants.

    "striking coloration, with a combination of black and metallic blue or green hues,"

    WTF utter nonsense!

    "prefer nesting in..rainforests and mangroves"

    NO.

    I just encountered a "species description"and I think it's AI generated. I think they did this so they'd have one for every species.

    I'm so LIVID. This is GARBAGE.

    acm_redfox ,
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    @futurebird @Fizzfizzpopop I mean, that was the position of the plantation owners for a century or two. Knowledge is just too dangerous...

    luckytran , to random
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    Some claiming CDC was forced to weaken isolation guidelines as many people in the US don't have enough paid sick leave so no one is isolating.

    This is poor excuse. Weakening guidance only makes it harder to pass sick leave polices because politicians will say it isn't needed anymore.

    acm_redfox ,
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    @luckytran "keeping the cogs healthy is just too expensive." I guess they prefer complainingn about how Nobody Wants To Work Anymore. 🤨

    futurebird , to random
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    What if when making a "fear monster" for you fantasy or sci fi story you didn't base it on a spider, snake, insect, or a slug?

    So many creepy things in nature, I'm sick of spider monsters with "glossy chitinous legs" snake-like monsters that "slither sinisterly."

    Cut it out.

    Base your scary creature on a chinchilla, a capybara, an orchid, a dove, a human.

    Leave the arthropods, snakes and invertebrates out of it.

    Or if you MUST do an insect do butterflies. THEY can't be trusted.

    acm_redfox ,
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    @futurebird shades of Monte Python's killer rabbit...

    GottaLaff , to random
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    👉🏼 “ Attorney General Steve Marshall weighed in on the issue on Friday. Marshall said he “has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting families or providers,” in a statement from Chief Counsel Katherine Robertson.”

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/23/us/alabama-ivf-embryos-supreme-court-ruling-legislation?cid=ios_app

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff great! I love a legal system that relies on the good intentions of the current enforcer!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    AT&T says outage not caused by cyberattack https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4484745-att-outage-not-cyber-attack/

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff they think that looks better??

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Judge: School punishment for Black student's hair is legal in CROWN Act lawsuit

    The CROWN Act prohibits race-based hair discrimination.

    https://trib.al/RLenGFr

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?!? WHAT DID THEY THINK THAT STATUE WAS ABOUT?!?

    futurebird , to random
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    It’s not easy to assemble an outfit this boring. An outfit that is so unremarkable it’s remarkable. This the essence of my fashion movement. That’s Bland Fancy.

    #borecore #fashion

    acm_redfox ,
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    @futurebird the shoes really kicke it up/down a notch too!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Mary Trump on #JonStewart:

    https://marytrump.substack.com/p/jon-stewarts-danger-to-democracy

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff I'm hoping that he dealt with it first because it was in the news, and will now dispense with it. If not.... 😠

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Feeling lonely on Valentine's Day? Remember, you have trillions of bacteria living in your gut microbiome. Those bacteria are constantly falling in love with each other. You are but a large lonely vessel for microscopic passion and romance that you may sadly never experience.

    acm_redfox ,
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    @lowqualityfacts but... bacteria just divide in two, no sex/love involved!! 🤨

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Update: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin transfers the functions and duties of the office to Deputy Kathleen Hicks after being hospitalized with a bladder problem - Bloomberg

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff well after!

    futurebird , to random
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    What am I supposed to do about this?? text her some kibble??

    acm_redfox ,
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    @futurebird if you have the ones that are all x's and o's, you could try it -- XXXOOOO xxx oo xoxo. :))

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Via Kyle Griffin:

    Donald #Trump is now threatening #NikkiHaley's donors, saying anyone who makes a contribution to her campaign "will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp."

    acm_redfox ,
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    @GottaLaff Doesn't she have Koch backing??

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