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LaureM

@LaureM@federate.social

I work in tech and biotech, living on the West Coast US, originally from Chicago. Interested in and experienced with digital platforms. My dogs like blackberries.

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w7voa, to random
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SDNY: "A verdict has been reached and will be read in U.S. v. Samuel Bankman-Fried."

LaureM,
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@w7voa ok

anneapplebaum, to random
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Did South American countries recall ambassadors and cut their ties with Russia when the Russian army destroyed the city of Mariupol, killing and displacing tens of thousands of people? I can't remember that happening https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/31/bolivia-israel-hamas-gaza-war-crime

LaureM,
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@anneapplebaum to be fair it’s only the ideologically compromised, ancient dogma adhering, South American countries doing so.

noelreports, to random Dutch
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"Ukraine is not a democratic country. If I win the election, I would offer Putin a deal to give up his alliance with China and freeze the current lines of control in Ukraine," US presidency candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said.

This man is a nutcase and needs a medical check up.

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LaureM,
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@noelreports so crazy

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk will bring star power to the U.K. summit on AI safety this week, as many world leaders won't attend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/01/world/politics/rishi-sunak-elon-musk-ai-summit/?utm_content=bufferc3d2b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #rishisunak #ai #elonmusk #uk

LaureM,
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@thejapantimes far right oligarch wanna-be #elonmusk #siliconvalley

rodhilton, to random
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Q: How do you build a web site worth $20 billion?

A: Buy one for $44 billion and be dumb as fuck

LaureM,
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@rodhilton he can afford it to please his far right oligarch buds

ntnsndr, to random
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Okay so now the journal my mother writes a column on Sanskrit exegesis for is demanding that she run all articles through ChatGPT and apply all of its recommendations. The world is ending.

LaureM,
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@ntnsndr I have people sending me generated nonsense and they do it when they really don’t have a solid foundation for their tasks

RollingStone, to random

“Weak,” “delusional,” “wimp,” “liddle,” and “gone to the Dark Side” are all insults that Donald Trump has flung at his former vice president, Mike Pence. But now that Pence has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, Trump very much wants his endorsement. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-wants-mike-pence-endorsement-1234865427/

LaureM,
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@RollingStone well Pence is a spineless Koch puppet so who knows

JamesGleick, to random
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A paradox. The US economy has grown and added jobs at record rates throughout the Biden administration. Wages are rising and inflation is down to 2.4%. The economy is outperforming most of the world.

Yet most Americans think the economy is in poor shape. Mistakenly, they think it was better under Trump.

Who is to blame?

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-27-2023?r=g7z5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

LaureM,
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@JamesGleick @ErikJonker the mass propaganda?

arstechnica, to random
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Jeff Bezos shows off new Moon lander design for NASA

“We’re building our landers to enable global landing capability on the Moon, day or night.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/jeff-bezos-shows-off-new-moon-lander-design-for-nasa/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

LaureM,
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@arstechnica sigh

LaureM, to Ukraine
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From the same producers as the indispensable #Ukraine podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182)

“As Israel’s #IDF pounds the #Gaza Strip after a surprise attack of #Hamas Terrorists killed over a thousand Israelis, soldiers and civilians the world looks on in horror as the war rages on.
Battle Lines, a new #podcast from #TheTelegraph, combines on the ground reporting with analytical expertise to aid the listener to better under the course of the conflict.” #israel https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battle-lines-israel-gaza/id1712903296

ben, to random
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Daycare just now texted to tell us Monday is dress like a farm animal day. What.

LaureM,
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@ben that means you too, buster

anneapplebaum, to random
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From Jan-Werner Meuller, a reminder that "it is elites, not the “masses,” who destroy democracies"
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/populism-far-right-relies-on-mainstream-conservative-elites-by-jan-werner-mueller-2023-10

LaureM,
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@anneapplebaum precisely by feeding the “masses” endless agitprop.

LaureM,
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@anneapplebaum I heard this interview with Avrum Burg on the #bbc today and found it compelling. The intro to this section starts at 30 minutes in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172z09p1r162y8

#Israel #knesset

w7voa, to random
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Gunshots reported fired at more than one business in Lewiston, Maine. Authorities are declaring it a mass casualty incident.

LaureM,
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@w7voa exactly what I was picturing

heidilifeldman, to random
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Short thread on why it is useful to frame our current situation in the U.S. as the American Cold Civil War.

Today was tough. Nothing has changed in the Republican Party or even really in the House of Representatives. The Republican Party has not been a legitimate political party within a constitutional democracy for years; the House has been in control of the Republican Party since 2022. But … 1/

LaureM, (edited )
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@heidilifeldman the good news is this Cold War echoes how the Soviet Union itself was upheld by a propaganda fantasy of marches and statues. This utterly ridiculous MAGA bs, culture wars bs, is all a great distraction for a good ole anti-democratic, kleptocratic power grab. If the curtain falls people will see this for what it is. Because only a few are really profiting from this and ever fewer will gain anything from this mass charade.

w7voa, to random
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Russia's military says its air defense forces shot down two long-range US-made ATACM missiles fired by Ukraine at Russian targets. https://tass.com/politics/1696711

LaureM,
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@w7voa I would never blindly amplify Russia state sources. It may be true or more often it may be opposite-land.

LaureM,
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@w7voa Russia state media is all propaganda

pbump, to random
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Democrats are worried that American democracy is under threat. Republicans are more worried that it is.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/25/elections-democracy-republicans-democrats/

LaureM,
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@pbump so where are the populist #democrats screaming how #maga and #culturewars are hollow lies and a big distraction game for a power grab and to weaken our #democracy. Simple message.

ChrisO_wiki, to random
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1/ Wives and mothers of men serving with the 347th Motorised Rifle Regiment have appealed for help, as they say the unit is being "sent to slaughter" without proper training or weapons, due to a "criminal order" by the regiment's commanders. ⬇️

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LaureM,
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@ChrisO_wiki the simple solution is for them to get the f out of Ukraine.

w7voa, to random
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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot is charged with one count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants after allegedly attempting to shut down engines of a passenger plane in flight. - DoJ https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/duty-commercial-airline-pilot-charged-federal-court-interfering-flight-crew

LaureM,
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@w7voa are there other charges coming? because this case was worse than originally reported as he tried another act of sabotage.

kitoconnell, to Texas
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If #Texas wants to be a fascist theocracy, it's nice to see some religious interfaith groups push back on behalf of the #HumanRights of #LGBTQIA+ folks. Via @malachiskey at @TexasObserver https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-lgbtq-resource-centers-close/

#Houston #Texas #news #politics #Fascism #Republicans #TXlege

LaureM,
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@kitoconnell @malachiskey @TexasObserver fascist theocracy & culture wars is often a cover for power grabs and kleptocracy

georgetakei, to random

A touching gesture.
https://www.comicsands.com/tyler-perry-josephine-wright-house-2665999406.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

LaureM,
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@georgetakei that site is completely unreadably filled with ads

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Was a hospital in Gaza hit by Israeli fire? Or a misfired Palestinian rocket? How many civilians were killed? Reporters analyzed verified images and interviewed experts who did not definitively rule out any scenario. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/21/world/politics/gaza-hospital-strike-focus/?utm_content=buffer0db7b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #palestinians #israel #hamas #us #middleeast #europe

LaureM,
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@thejapantimes https://journa.host/@w7voa/111269210931288653

LaureM,
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@thejapantimes

kevinrothrock, to random

Sergey Udaltsov (remember him?) says he's reporting State Duma deputy Andrey Gurulev to the Attorney General over his advocacy of "eliminating" the 20% of Russians who don't support Putin. https://t.me/udaltsov1977/12302

LaureM,
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@kevinrothrock more like 80% but homo sovieticus

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