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kimhoar

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Retired high school English teacher. Rode #Zwift but changed to #Rouvy and collect medals on #ConquerorChallenges Started substitute teaching again. Background photo is of a giant Cheeto being held by a giant hand in a farmers yard. The hand has Cheeto dust on it I follow people if they interact with me, repost something I have written, or if they post or repost something I find interesting. Having a great time here

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albnelson , to bookstodon group
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Besides Shakespeare, were you assigned more than one book by the same author in school? K-12, not college. @bookstodon

kimhoar ,
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@albnelson @bookstodon as a former English teacher I was the opposite. Let me students choose whatever book they wanted from the Provincial "approved" list.

Search -Approved Novels Alberta pdf.

It included Heinlien, McCaffrey, Asimov, Scott Card, as well as other fiction.
No tests, just had to respond personally to each chapter or set number of pages.

If parents objected to books on the list they could substitute one of a similar reading level

Huge list available.

DemocracyMattersALot , to random
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Walking venereal disease Steve Bannon is spending every last free moment making excuses for Donald Trump. Bannon would gladly drink Trump's urine.

kimhoar ,
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@DemocracyMattersALot and Eat his SH1T

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Tesla is the biggest stock bubble in history and shares are headed to $15, short seller says https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tesla-stock-price-prediction-crash-earnings-deliveries-outlook-bubble-tsla-2024-6

kimhoar ,
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@DemocracyMattersALot Might end up going the way of Atari and Commodore-64.

Nonilex , (edited ) to random
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Tues 29 May 2024 🧵
Good morning! It’s the last day of the #TrumpTrial before jury #deliberations.
Today Justice #Merchan will give #JuryInstructions. Then they will discuss the case among themselves for the first time; they have not been allowed to even discuss it w/each other as yet.

Closing arguments took place yesterday, & the lawyers will have no further opportunity to address the jurors before they determine whether #Trump is #guilty or not guilty of 34 felonies.

#criminal #law

kimhoar ,
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@Nonilex much appreciated

pluralistic , to random
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Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: How finfluencers destroyed the housing and lives of thousands of people; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/22/koteswar-jay-gajavelli/

1/

kimhoar ,
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@pluralistic do you distribute on Baen? I use a kobo reader

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President Biden, at a campaign fundraiser in Georgia, says former President Trump is “unhinged.”

kimhoar ,
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@zl2tod @w7voa list the egregious stuff Joe did against the shitstorm of stuff that Trump has done. Dare you

faab64 , to israel group

On the morning of May 8, Israeli forces razed the entire Bedouin village of Wadi al-Khalil in the Naqab/Negev desert. The demolitions, which were carried out in order to expand the Route 6 highway, left more than 300 residents homeless.
Wadi al-Khalil is one of 35 Bedouin villages in the Naqab whose existence the Israeli authorities do not officially recognize; as a result, the villages, which are home to around 150,000 Bedouin Arab citizens of Israel, face the constant threat of demolition. Many of the villages are decades old — some even pre-date Israel’s establishment — but they are prevented from connecting to state infrastructure including water and electricity, and their residents are denied municipal services.
According to the Regional Council for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages, Wednesday’s demolition was the largest in the Naqab for 14 years. It comes as Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir vows to crack down on what he calls “lawbreakers” and restore meshilut — literally “governance,” a euphemism for Jewish-Israeli control — to the area. Eight other unrecognized villages are currently under threat of forced eviction under the guise of urban development.
“You work eight or nine years, saving money to build a house, and then they destroy it,” Yousef Abu Issa, a 35-year-old resident, told +972. “They don’t give you another place to live, they don’t help you.”
by Oren Ziv שיחה מקומית
972mag.com/israel-razes-bedoui…

@palestine @israel

kimhoar ,
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@faab64 @palestine @israel I believe Saudi Arabia is doing the same to build their horizontal skyscraper. Correct me if I am wrong… both are wrong

kimhoar ,
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@faab64 @palestine @israel But both are wrong.

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U.S. prosecutors are examining whether committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-autopilot-probe-us-prosecutors-focus-securities-wire-fraud-2024-05-08/

kimhoar ,
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@GottaLaff you think 🧐?

parismarx , to random
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“The Cybertruck is not road-legal in China, although that hasn’t stopped Tesla from displaying the rust-prone electric pickup in some of its Chinese showrooms. Likewise, Tesla has just announced plans for a European Cybertruck tour. But, just like in China, the EV pickup cannot be sold in the EU.”

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-cant-solve-teslas-china-crisis-with-his-desperate-asia-visit/

kimhoar ,
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@parismarx Hilarious

GottaLaff , to random
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NEW THREAD 🧵 1/...

Inner City Press (aka Press):

Justice Merchan: I've signed the order to show cause. Now, the texts?
Prosecutor: We are introducing them as business records. It was part of the regular business of AMI. These are discussions between co-conspirator Dylan Howard and Ms. Rodriguez

Klasfeld:

Trump is back in the courtroom, appearing to sharply exhale when he reached the defense table before sitting down.

kimhoar ,
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@GottaLaff FAFO

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    kimhoar ,
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    @philip_cardella online poll?

    GottaLaff , to random
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    I’ll start a 🧵

    I will NOT (& often CANNOT) answer questions, so please don’t ask me any. If you have a comment/question for the universe, please label it “NFL” (Not For Laffy) so I can skip thru my replies.

    1/… Via Pagliery:

    Trump is sitting in court now, surrounded on both sides by his lawyers.
    (More…)

    kimhoar ,
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    @judah @leeolds @GottaLaff means not For Laffy.

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    ⏳📌
    Via Kyle Griffin:

    Donald just attacked Michael Cohen by name online in what could be a direct violation of Judge Merchan's gag order.

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff so after first day of testimony the judge stops Trump from leaving and hits him with sanctions for each And every time he violated the gag order. And one night I. Remand till the next court appearance.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    WTH.

    “#Biden may have trouble getting on #Ohio’s general election ballot, state's top election official warns

    In a letter to Ohio’s Democratic Party chair, Secretary of State Frank LaRose warns that the Democratic National Convention will take place after a state deadline to declare a candidate.
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-may-trouble-getting-ohios-general-election-ballot-rcna146706

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff emergency DNC meeting. Change date asap.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Via Emptywheel:

    I wish there were a way to report on this such that once it all crashes the cult members will realize they've been had.

    Hugo Lowell:

    New: Media — the parent company of Truth Social — recorded $58m in losses against $4m in revenue in 2023, per SEC filings. The merger to take the company public last week unlocked new capital but the business fundamentals don’t justify $7bn valuation.

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff any economists out there willing to state what a realistic valuation would be?

    CelloMomOnCars , to random
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    Old oil wells are burping up toxic brine.

    "In the oil fields north of Fort Stockton, #Texas, a large leak discovered at the beginning of December has joined a growing list of aging oil and gas wells in the area that have sat quietly for decades only to reawaken and spew toxic water."

    “The worst thing about this one is that it’s toxic [and] radioactive #ProducedWater that is going into the #groundwater,” said Burch."

    https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/west-texas-water-leak-oil-field-railroad-commission-no-fly-zone/

    kimhoar ,
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    @CelloMomOnCars Nothing to see here. Just move along.

    kimhoar ,
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    @CelloMomOnCars Coming to an abandoned oil well in Alberta. Can't do anything about it because Trudeau/windmills/solar panels/so called experts.

    flexghost , to random
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    The Kansas Republican Party hosted a fundraiser last Friday

    During which, attendees could pay to assault an effigy of President Biden

    Remember when simply criticizing Trump or Bush policies would trigger the right—causing them to scream “it’s unamerican to disrespect the president!”

    These are deplorables

    🇺🇸

    Large republicans kicking a punching dummy dressed up like the sitting president of the United States. One of the most bland “come together” moderates and they’re this triggered.

    kimhoar ,
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    @flexghost secret service should be checking the video and then visiting each and every one to have a come to Jesus discussion.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤨”Dozens of fake, artificial intelligence-generated photos showing Donald #Trump with Black people are being spread by his supporters, according to a new investigation.

    BBC Panorama reported that the images appear to be created by supporters themselves. There is no evidence tying the photos to Trump’s campaign.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/04/trump-ai-generated-images-black-voters

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff I would hope that trumps “supporters “ don’t try to use AI to show him cavorting with all the people he disparages in his speeches. It would be confusing for the MAGAts

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    #WompWomp

    “#Oregon Supreme Court: 10 Republican state senators who staged record-long walkout last year to stall bills on #abortion, #transgender health care & #GunRights cannot run for reelection.

    ..upholds sec of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from ballot under voter-approved measure aimed at stopping such boycotts. Measure ..amended state constitution to bar lawmakers from reelection if they have more than 10 unexcused absences”

    https://apnews.com/article/f1d270db9e9a72935c13b973d79a4bb7

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff FAFO. Big time

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #Trump #EJeanCarroll #legal 🧵 for as long as I can comfortably last. 1/…

    Via
    Inner City Press who I refer to as Press:

    They're back.
    Judge Kaplan: Ms. Habba, do you have any other witnesses?
    👉🏼: Yes, President Trump.
    Judge Kaplan: I have a few things to say

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff His testimony, like his casino turns out to be a bust

    GottaLaff , to random
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    FYI, in trial, they’re showing deposition.

    I’ll check in when I can.

    Not up to posting much today.

    kimhoar ,
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    @GottaLaff Hope you are feeling better. Relax as tomorrow is another day and Trump will obviously do something stupid again

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