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gemelliz , 2 days ago to random

#Poilievre spent Canada Day campaigning.

"Today, Canada is broken.
Justin Trudeau & immigrants broke it.
Vote for me & I will restore 🇨🇦 to the country you remember & love
Vote for me & I will fix your future.
Don't forget to post an Axe the Tax sign in car windows & front lawns."

"Its absolutely unprecedented for a Leader of the Opposition to turn #Canada Day into a partisan horse to flog. Unbelievable to see our national holiday used as a cheap prop in Poilievre's greasy pre-writ campaign."

dan613 , 1 day ago

@gemelliz @EtherNRhum @zenheathen Someone should ask Poilievre why antisemites and white supremacists vote for Poilievre.

futurebird , 2 days ago to random

Facebook is (still) full of fake photographs of "disabled veterans" sitting on the curb that say "Why don't photos like this ever trend?"

But it's not a photo of real people. This strikes me as disrespectful, fraudulent, stolen valor stuff. Never mind the endless whitewashing of the US Military by playing on our valid desire to take care of the people harmed by it.

You can report images as "AI generated" but it doesn't do anything. (I suspect it'd be used to make the images less detectable.)

dan613 , 2 days ago

@futurebird Everybody wants to go viral. It's a form of self-affirmation. It accelerated with Reality TV, but Andy Warhol captured it first. Everybody wants their 15 minutes of fame.

This is especially true on TikTok. Is it real? Is it fake? Why is crucial info left out? I'd better leave a comment to ask my question/express my outrage. And then you've got one more view, and another person who will see more of your posts.

dan613 , 2 days ago

@futurebird The answer always seems to boil down to childhood trauma.

dan613 , 2 days ago

@futurebird @tshirtman Yes, I can't walk into a pharmacy without being surrounded by young women deemed beautiful. That they are only images is irrelevant to my 10,000 year-old brain design. There are so many women who look like this, I should choose my partner from among them, right? Right?

dan613 , 1 day ago

@futurebird Oh, the other answer my spouse Laura-Lee reminded me of was that bots need to go viral to get clout for when they need to spread propaganda. It's harder to do on Mastodon without an algorithm, and nearly impossible from small instances. I had far more reach on a server with 8,000 accounts than on this one with ~80 accounts.

lednaBM , 2 days ago to random

Biden fails the test of the moment.....

I will continue to support Biden, but he once again has disappointed me by letting these criminal thugs push him around.
Putin, Xi, and Kim are very happy men today. Their plan to ruin this country is picking up speed now....

dan613 , 2 days ago

@futurebird Act like a Republican, apparently, and give the ruling more force.

futurebird , 5 days ago to random

If any of you have a cat, and have had the problem of her "acolytes" showing up and leaving gifts for "the blessed one" at your door because you let your cat get online and she started a cult... well what do you think is the ethical thing to do with all the gifts?

I know this is a common problem for cat owners, but I'm really struggling.

dan613 , 5 days ago

@futurebird I've read the comments to bury, but tradition requires that gifts to a god be burnt on an alter.

crooksandliars , 5 days ago to random

Gavin Newsom: 'Worry less and do more' to help Biden win.

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/06/gavin-newsom-worry-less-and-do-more-help?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=90248

dan613 , 5 days ago

@crooksandliars @JonChevreau An advantage conservatives (and their derivatives) have is they instinctively rally around whomever they've designated as their leader, no matter what. They know Trump will implement the policies they want (subjugating women, rounding up non-white immigrants), even if some of what he does is unsavoury.

Everyone else is obsessed with finding someone who supports all their pet issues and gets angry that compromise produces a candidate who isn't perfect in their eyes. In the US, tradition allows a sitting president to run a second term. Biden had Obama's back for 8 years. He's already done much for Americans. His only weakness is he is following traditional US foreign policy on Israel, an important US ally in the Middle East.

randahl , 6 days ago to random

If you have not yet watched John Oliver’s presentation of the plans for Trump’s second term, I recommend you do.

Yes, it is a comedy show, but the facts presented are extremely important and eye opening.

Last Week Tonight is on Max, but if you are not a subscriber, there is a 30 minute version of the show here on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/gYwqpx6lp_s?si=sV2g9mQkSK9I2hJQ

dan613 , 6 days ago

@randahl I saw the Jimmy Kimmel segment, also terrifying.

dan613 , 6 days ago

@randahl @lenlayton He talks like he's British or something.

RickiTarr , 6 days ago to random

"You just use the internet to escape reality."

Yeah, sometimes I do, sometimes reality needs a bit of escaping.

BUT

I also use it to keep in contact with people I'd have very limited contact with otherwise.

I use it to make new friends, and be a part of a community.

I use it to learn information I would not have access to.

I use it to spread information and share thoughts I wouldn't be able to otherwise.

I use it to organize.

When I'm sick mentally or physically, I can still participate, even if I can't be there physically.

I use it when my social battery is too low for face to face meetings.

Yes, all technology can have a downside, but can we also acknowledge, for so many people, this is a lifeline.

dan613 , 6 days ago

@RickiTarr I used books to escape reality. I used TV to escape reality. I used museums to escape reality. We all need a regular break from reality.

dan613 , 6 days ago

@RickiTarr The funny thing is, I know more about the world from escaping into social media than I ever did from escaping into "socially acceptable" media. I vote at all levels now. I care about all levels now. I see the pain others are enduring now. Before I would have to seek out media to inform myself of these things. Now it finds me.

kenshirriff , 10 days ago to random

To use the Montreal subway, you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. But how does it work? And how can the ticket be so cheap that it's disposable? I opened up the tiny NFC chip inside to find out more... 1/15

dan613 , 10 days ago

@kenshirriff I hadn't heard of load modulation before. That's a clever solution.

futurebird , 11 days ago to random

The Quakers don't quake anymore and maybe they should bring back the quaking I think.

dan613 , 11 days ago

@futurebird @swelljoe They might make us get enough soluble fibre in our diet.

RickiTarr , 11 days ago to random

Okay, so remember several years ago when there was a whole uproar about trans people using restrooms? Well, it's been back big time on social media, so it got me thinking, now you have to think with me too.

The scenario being given this time around is:

A person who in every way appears as a man (dressed as a man, full beard, ect) walks into a Women's Restroom.

The questions go as follows:

Do women have a right to be afraid? Is it wrong to be afraid of someone who appears male whether they are or not?

And here's the thing, I think people should go to the restroom they are most comfortable in, and who the fuck am I to tell anyone how to dress or style themselves. But if someone who appears to be a man walked into a restroom with me, I would be scared, and I hate that it's true, but it's not unwarranted either from personal experience. But I'm not stupid, trans people whether fem or masc, have to be afraid all the time too.

Now in this situation I always go to facts, there is no group of people who is without baddies, that's just reality, I'm not making any group angels or devils, humanity is just more nuanced than that. But legitimately there's just not really any actual worry about trans people attacking women in bathrooms or cis men dressing as women to attack women in bathrooms. There is unfortunately issues with cis men attacking women in bathrooms, but the rate of this hasn't changed in areas where they've allowed people to use the bathroom of their choice.

So, is the entire idea of having sexed bathrooms ridiculous anyway? If it were up to me every bathroom stall would a full tiny room, and we could share handwashing stations. I don't want people peaking in the gaps of stalls at me no matter who they are. But what do you all think:

If you're trans and you are transitioning or aren't in a place in your life where you can be publicly transitioned, how have you handled this? How does this whole thing make you feel?

If you're non-binary, how do you handle the whole bathroom question?

What does everyone think about sexed bathrooms in general?

dan613 , 11 days ago

@RolloTreadway @RickiTarr I would prefer and support this, though it may take up more space, and lockers would best be separate. It gets pretty crowded when a gym full of sports ball players all finish at once. The rooms would typically be a lot smaller than individual bathrooms.