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dbrand666

@dbrand666@mastodon.social

I'm told having a bio makes you less creepy, so...

Dad, husband (desktop support), engineer.

Mostly harmless.

Joined The Great Resignation in 2021 after 40 or so years in tech. Definitely not one of the "80% who regret their decision" according to Paychex survey 🤔.

Still messing with tech on my own terms, traveling, learning to read, reflecting.

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rbreich , to random
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59 years ago today, Griswold v. Connecticut guaranteed the right to birth control.

Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court should "reconsider" that ruling.

And this week, 38 GOP senators voted against the Right to Contraception Act.

Republicans are coming for birth control.

dbrand666 ,
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@rbreich
Even that is just another step. I remember how "rights" was always spoken with scare quotes where I grew up, as in "everybody has 'rights'".

lproven , to random
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Asset strippers. Darlings of the stock markets, and the worst scum in the world, more evil than any robbers or thieves.

Investors – The Markets – drive the military-industrial complex that is killing the planet & humanity. These people are killing our children.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/23/spineless/ by @pluralistic

dbrand666 ,
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@markslater @lproven @pluralistic
At least you know you don't have a proper pension. Pity the poor saps who thought they had security til the vultures swooped down on their pension funds.

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Emptywheel:

Trump's kind of people.

Via Hannah Allam:

“In March 2023, Mattus changed his profile picture to an upside-down American flag with the phrase, ‘We are not OK.’”

An Illinois man arrested after police found pipe bombs in a vehicle frequently posted civil war fantasies and right-wing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and immigrants

More: trib.al/21YhdgW

dbrand666 , (edited )
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@GottaLaff
Do we need SCOTUS to remind you that flying a flag upside down is protected free speech (and one of their personal hobbies)?

dbrand666 ,
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@GottaLaff
I'm just thinking we might be wanting to keep an eye on some other people who might be planning to blow something up.

GottaLaff , to random
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👀👀The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was under lockdown Wednesday morning after someone sent vials of blood to the building, three sources familiar with the situation told NBC News.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/republican-national-committee-headquarters-lockdown-sent-vials-blood-rcna153462

dbrand666 ,
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@GottaLaff
Did they find any soil samples?

Maybe they should take down some of those slogans.

pluralistic , to random
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I am (perhaps shamefully) delighted by this kind of booze writing:

> The finish is a delightful mix of Cinnamon Twizzlers, burnt marshmallows, Werther’s chewy caramels, and red hots in apple cider, leaving behind a warmth akin to spicy citrus cinnamon and comforting apple pie.

https://www.bountyhunterwine.com/2023-garrison-brothers-cowboy-bourbon

dbrand666 ,
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@pluralistic
No cat piss?

futurebird , to random
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Part of the reason I keep ants is this barren no bug having city has me bug starved. It's just sad to go for a walk on a warm day and not see very many bugs in the park

dbrand666 ,
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@futurebird
Not enough bugs in NYC? It wasn't always that way: https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/where-did-all-the-roaches-go

futurebird , to random
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I specifically requested that 2024 not be a year when "things happen" I have had enough of "things" for the foreseeable future. This is exactly the kind of thing that is NOT doing what I asked.

dbrand666 ,
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@futurebird
Good news: Your prayers have been answered!
Bad news: The answer is NO!

GottaLaff , to random
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If you said ex-FBI informant’s arrest and debunkage would have no effect on GOP Fascists, you were right. #ClusterFox

Via Rupar:

Nancy Mace suggests to Maria Bartiromo that she believes disgraced former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov's accusations against the Bidens even after he was charged for lying to the FBI

FOX & FRIENDS: Do you agree that this ex-FBI informant that was arrested could have tainted this?

REP. RUSSELL FRY: No, I do not

dbrand666 ,
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@GottaLaff
Has The NY Times weighed in on Smirnov yet? I only read their front page.

c_9 , to random
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The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger - Charlotte Cowles, in The Cut

https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html

Wow. Worth a read, especially if you think you would know if someone was scamming you. @pluralistic is exempted from this homework ( https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security )

dbrand666 ,
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@ocursedspite @c_9 @pluralistic
It doesn't help that banks insist on calling from numbers that aren't documented on their site and that it's so hard to get to the fraud department when you try to call them back from a known contact number.

When you finally do get back to them, they feign ignorance for a while before they can finally fumble their way to someone who knows what the call was about.

Then there are the emails with links that are masked or relay through tracking sites.

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

dbrand666 ,
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@ocursedspite @c_9 @pluralistic
Chain of trust.

You still need to call them back. I just wish the numbers they leave on voicemail or in emails were numbers on their websites. Or, as suggested above, let me call the number on my card and just leave me an extension.

They teach bad habits.

(And wasn't STIR/SHAKEN supposed to put an end to spoofing?)

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