TMRuppert

@TMRuppert@universeodon.com

Civil Engineer, bit of a history buff, fan of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Marvel. Progressive politics, feminist, pro-union, anti-fascist, absolutely free public education, kick the fossil fuel habit. Born at Touro Hospital in New Orleans when John F. Kennedy was president and Jimmie Davis was governor, so be prepared for some "back in my day" stories! he/him 100% personal account #NewOrleans #NOLA #Louisiana #CivilEngineering #NOLAdon #StarTrek #StarWars #Marvel #GreenParty

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TMRuppert, to random

@humanisttrek Listening to THE THOLIAN WEB episode and of course I have to go all “Well, actually…” on y’all...
A parsec is approximately 3.26 light-years—not meters. So it’s a large distance. Still not caught up but I’m enjoying it too much to skip a single minute! 😄 ❤️ 🖖

DanHugo, to random

I was just about to cue up Ode to Joy and tag @pluralistic that the end of enshittification is on the horizon (because Research!), but apparently they just discovered that not treating employees like crap for profit is a good idea. 🤦‍♂️

"New research promotes a business paradigm shift that emphasizes people, not just profit" https://phys.org/news/2024-01-business-paradigm-shift-emphasizes-people.html

TMRuppert,

@DanHugo @pluralistic We’ve talked for years about “soft skills” and “workplace culture.” Except there’s the old maxim, “If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it.” So managers continue to use methods they can quantify and put on a PowerPoint to impress their higher ups.

dgoldsmith, to random
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We need to get over the idea that voting is a way for us to express our personal ideals. Voting is one move in a chess game that never ends—one each voter plays with a hundred million other voters. You can't win on the first move, and if you're in a bad board position it may take a long time to get out of it. (Narrator voice: we're in a bad board position, in many ways.)

If you don't play, though, or don't make alliances with other players, you're likely to lose. Losing now will be very bad.

TMRuppert,

@dgoldsmith I wholeheartedly agree that politics requires making alliances. What frustrates me is that it’s the Democratic Party who refuses to come to the table. At some point you would think they’d reach out to progressives and Green Party voters and say just that—“Look, we can’t give you everything you’re asking for, but we can give you this.” But that’s not what they do. Instead they continue to say, “We’re your only hope and you’d be a fool to vote for anyone else.” Maybe give people a reason to want to support the party and candidate. You know, ASK FOR and EARN a person’s vote. Is that so hard? #USPolitics

TMRuppert,

@TruthSandwich @dgoldsmith Granted, the Democratic Party platform is better for leftists than the Republican Party platform. But you sidestepped my point entirely. If, as top Democratic Party officials say, and we know it to be true, that their party is in a genuine fight and needs every possible vote, why do they refuse to make accommodations for progressives and Green Party voters? Shouldn’t Democrats be courting the Greens, rather than stiff-arming them and saying, “If we lose democracy it’s your fault!”

jeffowski, to random
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TMRuppert,

@Gegenwind @jeffowski @drguidoknapp To be clear, the port of entry for these immigrants was the town of Biloxi in present-day Mississippi, although back then it was part of the territory called Louisiana.

jwhevans, to NFL
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I get so irritated with commentators quoting penalty stats as if they correlate to success.

Penalties rarely affect the outcome of a game and definitely don’t affect the course of a season.

@nfl #NFL

TMRuppert,

@jwhevans @nfl Ask any Saints fans whether poor officiating can change the course of a season. It’s pretty obvious.

TMRuppert, to random

#WinterSolstice #Solstice

TMRuppert, to USpolitics

Trumpf wasted $11 billion on a steel wall that hasn’t deterred a single migrant. ELEVEN BILLION DOLLARS. #USPolitics #GOPFail

TMRuppert, to random

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson reveals he is delusional, telling a Christian group, “The Lord began to wake me up, through this three-week process, in the middle of night to speak to me.”
#GOPFail #Dominionism

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-moses-christian-nationalist-gala-1234918565/

Infrogmation, to NewOrleans
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Guardian: ‘You’re only as sick as your secrets’: New Orleans clergy abuse bankruptcy is uniquely acrimonious

The church is using legal tactics to prevent testimony from survivors and spur expensive inquiries into its critics

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/29/new-orleans-archdiocese-clergy-abuse-catholic-church

@noladon
#NOLA #NewOrleans #Louisiana #EndingClergyAbuse #RomanCatholic

TMRuppert,

@Infrogmation @noladon As horrible a situation as this story paints, reality is 1,000 time worse. The Catholic Church in New Orleans and around the world is a parasite on communities. Justice is long overdue.

TMRuppert, to saints

Interception Saints! Need to turn this into a TD!! #WhoDat #Saints #NOvsATL

marcrr, to random

Just read @pluralistic 's commentary Don't be evil. Nothing new if you've been following him, but an excellent summary to have in mind and share with friends, family, and colleagues https://locusmag.com/2023/11/commentary-by-cory-doctorow-dont-be-evil/

TMRuppert,

@marcrr @pluralistic True. I left X and I feel that I’m more attuned to what is going on in the online world than ever before. I’ve been the Boomer explaining Enshittification to Gen-Xers and Millennials at the office and their eyes get wide at the revelation that’s there’s a word and a nefarious purpose for what they’re experiencing online.

TMRuppert, to HashtagGames

#RuinABeatlesLyric
#HashtagGames
🎵 🎶
We all live in a yellow bowl of pee,
A yellow bowl of pee,
A yellow bowl of pee!

mcnees, to random
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The very good girl Laika, a scrappy three-year-old stray from Moscow, was sent into space aboard Sputnik II #OTD in 1957.

The first animal to orbit Earth, Laika became a national hero. This was cold comfort, since the mission wasn’t designed to return her to Earth.

TMRuppert,

@mcnees New Orleans band HALF PAGAN did a tribute song for Laika which you can hear here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVhsAM7XIs&list=OLAK5uy_nDtnYf90PLDjVnP_twmFClAbEJyI9_FWs&index=7&pp=8AUB

jeffowski, to random
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TMRuppert,

@jeffowski The horror and disappointment are real. 😟

riverrat, to saints

Saints off to a not so great start after rolling on NE last week.

#Saints #Texans #NFL

TMRuppert,

@riverrat Saints fall to 3-3. Middle of the road. Marginal. Milquetoast. Missing momentum. Meh.

TMRuppert,

@archeaids @riverrat I mean, that’s not a bad plan!

drewtoothpaste, to random

a New York Times writer is mad that you won't pay for his newspaper's transphobia and constant push to send your kids to war

TMRuppert,

@drewtoothpaste I used to subscribe but the editorial bent pushed me away. So long and thanks for all the fish!

editor, to NewOrleans

This morning, I was shocked to see this major cleanup of the NCF overpass in . I'm pretty sure it was still swathed in graffiti when I rode home yesterday. Was it done "after hours"? Is it the ghost of the Gray Ghost??? @noladon

TMRuppert,

@editor @noladon Please let it not be the “Gray Ghost.” That’s a brand of civic activism we can do without!

humanisttrek, to StarTrek
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When the Enterprise discovers their sister ship Exeter, they find the Exeter crew has been raptured. What's "Left Behind" is just piles of crystal meth. Meanwhile, in a different episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, some people are doing some performative jingoistic American Christian nationalism. How are these two stories connected?

Listen @
https://humanisttrek.com/2023/09/28/ht-055-the-omega-glory-tos/

#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS
#StarTrekTheOriginalSeries #SciFi
#ScienceFiction #Podcast

Audio clip from the humanist trek episode “the omega glory”. Cartoon depictions of the hosts against a starry American flag background. Video includes captions.

TMRuppert,

@humanisttrek I really love this podcast. Such a fun way to relive all the ST:TOS episodes in all their glory and albeit goofiness. This was a fun one. Yeah I’m still waaaaay behind but dammit, Jim, I’ve got a day job!

rawchili, to Football
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Worked 11 hours and arrived halfway through the 1st but we out here. WHO DAT https://www.rawchili.com/3072094/

#Football #Louisiana #NationalFootballConference #NationalFootballConferenceSouthDivision #NationalFootballLeague #NewOrleans #NewOrleansSaints #NFL #Saints

TMRuppert,

@rawchili @CodexArcanum You got to see the Saints win that’s all that matters. ⚜️

moira, to random
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Does anyone know what this big screw thing with some kind of industrial flange on it might be?

Ignore the two screws I don’t think they’re important.

TMRuppert,

@moira Is that threaded rod hollow? My guess it’s part of a lamp.

editor, to noladon

I wish I could say "good morning" but my heart is heavy. Two massive and majestic oaks, though surviving countless hurricanes, did not survive the heavy rains on Labor Day. One fell on the other. A major loss. This is a very special spot in City Park, at the Butler/Owen Memorial Fountain, where the New Orleans Broadsword Academy spars on Saturday mornings, where my band took the photo for our last album. It occurs to me that we don't mourn our trees properly. @noladon

TMRuppert,

@NOLAjules @editor @noladon A terrible loss. I’m thankful for the people who planted, preserved and nurtured these trees to such a beautiful age. Let’s mourn what we’ve lost and plant new trees for the future.

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TMRuppert,

@editor @noladon Someone once said, “Every day in New Orleans is 24 hours long and 48 hours hard.” It’s true.

GrimmReality, to random
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ME: Oh sorry, my friend doesn't dance.

MEN WITHOUT HATS: He is bad and can go fuck himself.

TMRuppert,

@GrimmReality

ME: I understood that reference!

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Hey, that's MY line!

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