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rbreich , to random
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The Pile-on https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-pile-on?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

johnelamb ,

@rbreich as a very liberal person hoping Biden steps aside (for Harris, who I am not particularly fond of but myself and millions voted for), the reason is to beat Trump emphatically.

Why call Biden to step aside but not Trump? Because I do not believe MAGA can choose country over party. I believe the Democrats can and will.

It’s a single man, vs a deep bench of dedicated public servants. Biden should realize it’s not about him. Do what the country needs, it’s a no brainer.

rbreich , to random
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Fearmongering? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/fearmongering?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

johnelamb ,

@rbreich With respect to this, you know that dumb "I'm a snake" he speaks about in rallies? If he gets elected and becomes dictator, he's going to turn around and say "I'm the snake." And a whole lot of people will still not get it.

There is nothing subtle about this. Nothing hidden. No 5D chess. He wants presidential power TO abuse it. He wants the cloak of "official acts" he's already litigating on that basis.

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SCOTUS has ruled that presidents are essentially monarchs who can commit crimes, bribery is legal, federal regulatory agencies have no authority to keep us safe, and homeless people can be punished for being homeless.

Is it any wonder why public approval of this court is so low?

johnelamb ,

@rbreich I am particularly disappointed by the part where committing a crime by using official powers absolves the crime, rather than further deepening it. This notion in America that the poewrful deserve less oversight than the weak or the poor is so nonsensical. Public servants should be under more scrutiny, not less. Presidents should be concerned that their activity is legal, it seems like its part of the oath, right? I'm just an adult fluent english speaker, so what do I know?

lowqualityfacts , to random
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The dirtiest kind of clean energy.
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johnelamb ,

@lowqualityfacts I thought this was “low quality” facts

jerry , to random
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The new factors for authentication
Something you wish you were
Something you want
Something that hurt you

johnelamb ,

@jerry @mttaggart

The Joker’s answers would be:

  1. Batman
  2. Batman
  3. Batman
ElleGray , to random
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Omg any day now computers will be able to add

johnelamb ,

@ElleGray You are only the messenger, so this is not directed at you in any real sense, but I was not ready to wake up to something this stupid. I could feel my brain recoil inside my skull.

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    johnelamb ,

    @jsrailton this ranks up there with Lewis Black's "if it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college" and Babbage's "On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.” in terms watching someone's brain explode. Except, that person is now me.

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