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mekkaokereke, 4 days ago to random

Some of y'all are still confused as to why it seems that Silicon Valley billionaires are "turning to Trump." That's because you don't listen to Black people, you disrespect poor white people, and you ignore obvious statistics that have been staring you in the face for decades.

Silicon. Valley. Billionaires. Have. Always. Supported. Trump.

Not because they like the tax breaks. Because they are more likely to be racist, and racism is the greatest predictor of Trump support.

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sandlapper37, 4 days ago to random

GottaLaff, 4 days ago to random

Via Andrew Weissmann:

#Biden has every personal interest to tell his AG to drop the charges against his only surviving child. Or to pardon his son. #Trump wd do both in a heart beat. But Biden is not bc of his belief in and commitment to the rule of law, even at a great personal toll.

Via Emptywheel:

Mob tactics v unconditional love.

It's on the ballot in 2024.

Scott MacFarlane:

First Lady Jill Biden arrives at federal court in Wilmington for opening statements in Hunter Biden trial

pluralistic, 4 days ago to random

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Joseph Cox's "Dark Wire"; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/04/anom-nom-nom/

#Pluralistic

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GottaLaff, 4 days ago to legal

Via @juddlegum:

#Trump is now a convicted felon.

Since the verdict, various politicians and pundits have advanced arguments suggesting that Trump's convictions were illegitimate, unfair, or inconsequential.

In this thread, I will dismantle these one by one. #legal

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1797620509519356112.html

lffontenelle, 4 days ago to random

Of course there's a Wikipedia page about it:

"The preparedness paradox is the proposition that if a society or individual acts effectively to mitigate a potential disaster such as a pandemic, natural disaster or other catastrophe so that it causes less harm, the avoided danger will be perceived as having been much less serious because of the limited damage actually caused. …"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox

DrEdBridges, 5 days ago to UKpolitics

How come #NigelFarage gets to turn up out of nowhere and decree that this is now “the immigration election”‽

Ordinary voter here, and I don’t give a tinker’s toss about #immigration. I’d much prefer this to be “the climate change election”, please. If you agree, give this a RT. ♻️

#UKpolitics #UKpol #R4today #ClimateChange #climate #farage

Daojoan, 4 days ago to random

Even if I consciously reject these stereotypes, they still lurk in my blind spots, shaping my split-second reactions and unthinking behaviours.

That’s just a fact. It’s the reality of my life.

Unlike Paul Ryan, I have, in fact, more than a few racist bones in my body.

https://medium.com/westenberg/i-have-a-whole-lot-of-racist-bones-in-my-body-fcbd288e164d

Nonilex, 5 days ago to Law

9 #witnesses in the #criminal cases against #Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, & a grant of shares & cash from Trump’s media co.

If any benefits were intended to #influence #testimony, that could be a #crime.

by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski

#WitnessTampering #MobTactics #law #FeloniousTrump #TrumpIsAFelon #NationalSecurity #BidenHarris2024
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-criminal-cases-witnesses-financial-benefits

dougiec3, 5 days ago to Law

Murder on the House floor, anyone?
Clinton appointed US district judge says Constitution may protect lawmakers from prosecution for anything they do as members of Congress.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/sen-robert-menendez-is-scoring-big-wins-in-his-gold-bar-bribery-trial/?utm_source=mj-
newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-06-03-2024
#SenatorMenendez #Congress #Law #Corruption

mattblaze, 7 days ago to photography

#photography nerditry thread: Shift Movements

As an urban landscape photographer concerned with architecture, I make a extensive use of what are called "shift movements", which are supported by certain cameras/and or lenses. Shift movements are used to avoid introducing geometric distortions (particularly of rectangular objects) that would otherwise be caused by the camera's position with respect to the subject

Allow me to explain...

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juglugs, 7 days ago to random

Tumbleweeds

seawall, 7 days ago to queer

For #Pride Month, I wish all homophobes and transphobes a very "Go pound sand".

hanse_mina, 7 days ago to Russia

The White House this week said it moved at “lightning speed” to allow #Kyiv to use #US weaponry to strike limited targets inside #Russia, just 17 days after #Ukraine came begging for the capability.

From just over the border, Russia launched nonstop glide bombs and artillery attacks against the Ukrainians. The losses they endured, he said, would have been avoidable if Ukraine had been able to strike into Russia with U.S. equipment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/01/us-ukraine-weapons-kharkiv-biden/

kcarruthers, 7 days ago to random

Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education, 2021–2023

https://www.aaup.org/article/manufacturing-backlash

Hannah, 8 days ago to random

The other day at work, in an online meeting, a fuckhead said the phrase “Well, it’s probably because she’s a woman and she doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about”, referring to an external contractor.

I’m not out, but I stopped the meeting and said “You don’t get to talk like that in front of me. Now, I have to call HR.”

There was laughter. To which I replied sternly, “It is not funny. Do better.”

There was no laughter then.

I don’t put up with that shit. Misogyny, any kind of trans- or queer- based phobia, racism. None. That’s how you ally - you speak up. You challenge the notion that these fuckers are in a safe place. You DO have power to create change. Be the voice for the voiceless.

Afterwards, two of the other attendees reached out to me to thank for my courage to stand up to one of the “cool kids”. I don’t need thanks, I need people to be better.

BE BETTER.

OldWoofian, 8 days ago to random

Read to the end

Teri_Kanefield, 9 days ago to random

I'm over my temper tantrum.

Unfortunately I was enjoying a lovely break on the beach, logged into Mastodon and saw some ugly.

I have been promising myself to start moving away from commenting on what is happening in the moment and talk about more general legal issues. It invites less anger and hate.

Like everyone else, I'm relieved that it wasn't a hung jury or acquittal.

I have no doubt there will be an appeal because there are appealable issues.

But appealable does not mean winable.

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GottaLaff, 9 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to random

#BREAKING 💥🔥 #WOMPWOMP #WOMPAGE

TO REPEAT, #TrumpTrial

#TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!!!!!!!

edward, 8 days ago to random

#emf2024 #emfcamp2024 #emfcamp

video/mp4

dworkin, 9 days ago to random

Perfect.

Don’t forget to subscribe: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe

dougiec3, 8 days ago to random

Wolterink!

Princejvstin, 8 days ago to photography

St Louis River, at the Dam 📸📷
#photography

truth, 9 days ago to memes

#truth #memes #photos #funny #images

mattotcha, 9 days ago to random

I expect the judge will do what is necessary and make the former president serve each sentence consecutively. 136 years. Plus that little bit for breaking the gag order.