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cykonot

@cykonot@mas.to

Polyherbal cyberpolitics. Gay vegan.

Avi is me in a button-up. I'm a male, mixed 30 yo and have thinning curly hair, glasses, and facial hair.

Background is a blooming palo verde laden with yellow blossoms and thin, skin-like green bark.

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futurebird , to random
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I understand the alternate reality about the last election. But I don't understand the alternate reality about COVID. That's the most wild thing about it.

Is it that COVID isn't really a deadly infectious disease?
Or was it made in a lab?
Or is it deadly, but the vaccine isn't real?
Or did the vaccine cause the disease?
Or is the vaccine ... mind control? IDK?

There isn't really a cohesive story so it ought to be very awkward for any politician to claim to be a champion of this theory.

cykonot ,
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@futurebird they take as-given that capitalism is good and "their team" is honest/on their side.

Trump pulled the CDC out of Wuhan in the lead-up to covid. He refused to follow Obamas plan, & actively undermined the response with lies etc while thinking it would hurt his enemies (but also just go away?)

Capitalism is eating society, but reps can't blame it. so they see conspiracy.

Fauci lied to make sure there were enough masks for health professionals. Understandable but undermined trust

luckytran , to random
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New York City's libraries can't fix broken A/C during a heatwave, subways have halted making more stations accessible, but instead of trying to fix these critical problems, the Mayor is focused on a useless mask ban that doesn't improve safety, and in reality makes it worse.

https://gothamist.com/news/after-budget-cuts-nycs-libraries-cant-fix-broken-air-conditioners-amid-heat-wave

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@luckytran yes, but have you considered how people from jersey visiting a diner on a daytrip to the city feels? Are you trying to drive them away to NEW New York? You think you can just RAISE FUNDS to pay for things people need? Psh, they're just going to go to New New New York, a city everyone wants to be in because there's no taxes or public transportation but they have like a turnpike or someshit and YOU WANTED CLEAN AIR? Hows about NO, take the mask off COMMIE and suck my tailpipe-19, huh?

markets Bot , to random
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US Must Embrace Crypto or Be Left Behind: McCormick

David McCormick, former Bridgewater CEO and a republican candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, discusses the need for US leadership on crypto. He speaks with Sonali Basak and Joe Mathieu on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-06-18/us-must-embrace-crypto-or-be-left-behind-mccormick?utm_source=press.coop

cykonot ,
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@Npars01 @markets "monetary independence bad for internationally powerful oligarchs"

eLearningTechie , to random
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"Microsoft's secret sauce is impunity. The PC companies that bundle Windows with their hardware are held blameless for the glaring defects in Windows. The IT managers who buy company-wide Windows licenses are likewise insulated from the rage of the workers who have to use Windows and other Microsoft products."

@pluralistic nails it.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/14/patch-tuesday/#fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again

cykonot ,
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@eLearningTechie @pluralistic it's like social network lock-in, but with tech infrastructure & employees.

Someone trained on the m$ stack isn't going to migrate you away from it. Likewise, if your whole staff is accustomed to m$ products, changing could be a headache. Not to mention the headache of migrating any in-house tools to new tech, likely requiring staff comfortable in 2 separate ecosystems

randahl , to random
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The Moscow stock exchange can no longer trade in dollars and Euro, and the Russian stock market is declining fast, and Russian banks are preventing customers from logging in, after the US unleashed extensive new economic sanctions.

Have a great weekend Vladimir! 😘

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckvv1wydkwqo.amp

Joe Biden Reaction GIF by The Democrats

cykonot ,
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@randahl ruble firesale, renminbi expansion

Put all the capital in china to bust unions, then undo all the trilateral amoral politicking of the 20th century which was meant to prevent 1/6th of the world's land (russia) from coming together with 1/5th of its population (china). Already building out connecting infrastructure.

Feels like China is the big winner here, speaking realistically. If only the "adults in the room" hadn't put all the factories there.

https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274407862/yuan-to-replace-dollar-as-russia-main-foreign-currency---central-bank

TheConversationUS , to histodons group
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Every year, researchers discover 2-3 entirely new pathogens: the viruses, bacteria and microparasites that sicken and kill people.

While some of these discoveries reflect better detection methods, genetic studies confirm that most of these pathogens are indeed new to the human species.

Even more troubling, these diseases are appearing at an increasing rate.

Lessons from ancient – and modern – :
https://theconversation.com/future-pandemics-will-have-the-same-human-causes-as-ancient-outbreaks-lessons-from-anthropology-can-help-prevent-them-224622
@histodons

cykonot ,
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@TheConversationUS @histodons (veganism intensifies)

cykonot , to random
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Ira glass:
"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit...

futurebird , to random
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When I bought this titanium teapot as a gift to myself for finding a new job years ago I really felt bad about how much it cost— but I’ve decided it’s, in a way the ideal sort of expensive treat: absurdly durable, timeless, utilitarian, strange.

This one is going in my will. I hope someone takes it with them to space someday. (that is my new heirloom benchmark: how likely is this to be in the 1 ton allowance for those moving to the dyson swarm never to set foot on earth again?)

cykonot ,
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@futurebird beautiful! Does it affect the flavor? Do you typically just use it for bright greens etc?

Here's one of my zisha pots 🤓

rms , to random
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/police-officer-killing-deathsk

Why police killings like that of George Floyd get labeled "accidents", according to a forensic pathologist.

cykonot ,
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@rms broken link

cykonot ,
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@rms Extra k on end of link needs removed to view article

molly0xfff , to random
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back in my day we called this spyware

cykonot ,
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@molly0xfff MBA's letting big daddy m$ steal all their data because we live in a meritocracy 🤡

rms , to random
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[2/2] … Palestine, but abolishing Israel would be worse (because bigger) than abolishing Gaza.

cykonot ,
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@rms "abolish"

dymaxion , to random
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Police remote-scanning the NFC tags in your library book and cross-referencing them with your plate from the ANPR was not on my dystopia checklist. Time to go back to barcodes.

https://archive.is/bYszD

cykonot ,
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@dymaxion attack surface goes brrrr

randahl , to random
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The guy to the right, whose dictatorship we finance by producing all of our products in his country, just signed a deal to strengthen his partnership with the guy on the left, who wants to kill us.

How about we stop funding the guy on the right?

cykonot ,
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@randahl if only the oligarchs hadn't put their capital in another country

mondoweiss , to israel group
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In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to divest from Israel bonds, and those of other countries carrying out prolonged military occupations.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/united-methodist-church-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/


@palestine @israel

cykonot ,
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@mondoweiss @palestine @israel jihadi

parismarx , to random
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i can’t wait for the ai bubble to burst

cykonot ,
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@parismarx should be ready for the South Skies Bubble¹ after that

1: The South Skies Bubble was a period of heightened enthusiasm and investment in off-planet businesses occurring in the mid-21st century. It began when the AI bubble of the 2020s burst, as investors followed state investment in the burgeoning Second Space Race. It ended following massive unrest and austerity. The true origins of this crisis can be traced back to the South Seas Bubble, which...

marcelias , to random
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The Republican Party is worse than ever. The only way out of this is to defeat Donald Trump in 2024 and make Republicans realize that there is no political future for them living in their alternative universe.

Watch full episode w/me and Brian Tyler Cohen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXjw_O2aqn8

video/mp4

cykonot ,
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@marcelias wonder if Michael Reinoehl's family would do a civil suit (or something) with one of your friends for that hit Trump admitted to ordering on national tv 🤔

marcelias , to random
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To all the down ballot Republican candidates who think the party is going to help your campaigns, you are screwed.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-campaign-fundraising-rnc-c0e8f1e7b59f70c5237e13a3462e5790

cykonot ,
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@marcelias get money out of politics, campaign finance reform now, etc etc

I'm glad he's broke but this system is not acceptable.

Good on you for your legal work, i do appreciate it. Just wish dems actually cared about corruption.

luckytran , to random
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“NOTE: We expect the CDC to rescind the 5 day isolation period in the very near future. Once the CDC guidance is updated, employees will no longer be eligible for Covid pay for any period of isolation.”

Employers were ready for the CDC change so they could end sick pay.

cykonot ,
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@luckytran efficiency is when you offload costs on the little guys

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