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acwhite

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He/him. Interested in tech privacy, security, Daoism, Buddhism, progressive politics, history, baseball, genealogy, space, stuff, and things. Former Stephentown Democratic Committee Chair. Former Vice Chair Rensselaer County Democratic Committee. Former President Democracy for the Hudson-Mohawk Region.

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MattMerk, to random
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I just had a conversation with a guy who said, “Yeah, well I’m a capitalist.”

So I asked, “Okay, how much capital do you have?”

Boy, oh boy, does that question put things in perspective. He became a caricature of an old Warner Brothers cartoon character, trying to compose himself as he fumbled for words, all while he avoided actually answering the question.

So I simply repeated the question. I highly recommend.

acwhite,
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@MattMerk Ah yes, the classic...

"... temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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Trump filed his reply in the immunity issue in the Supreme Court.

It's so bad it is embarrassing. It is exactly how not to write a legal document.

To review: The issue now is simply whether the Supreme Court will put the trial DC-J6 trial hold while it considers whether to grant cert (hear his appeal.)

Ordinarily the order is this:

💠 Person loses and files a writ for certiorari (which means asking SCOTUS to hear the appeal.
💠 SCOTUS decides whether to hear the case.

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acwhite,
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@Teri_Kanefield They are trying to act as if impeachment is a criminal prosecution in lieu of the courts.

To the best of my knowledge there is no standing theory that impeachment is a criminal proceeding.

It is purely political and is only about removing someone from office due to their conduct.

There are no criminal penalties or charges or anything.

Ridiculous.

GottaLaff, to random
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Lawrence O’Donnell:

“We had a monster in the presidency not because of Donald #Trump, but because of the people who voted for Donald Trump and because of the people who worked for Donald Trump’s campaign to get him there. You get monsters like Donald Trump thanks to people like Hope Hicks.”

https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-you-get-monsters-like-donald-trump-thanks-to-people-like-hope-hicks-210249285691

acwhite,
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@GottaLaff And George Bush and Karl Rove and Dick Cheney and Dick Armey and Newt Gingrich and Tom Delay and Pat Buchanon and Roger Stone and Ronald Reagan and Pat Falwell and Grover Norquist and... the list goes on.

Donald Trump is the symptom not the disease.

mekkaokereke, to random
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The T Pain live cover of War Pigs is fire 🔥🔥🔥

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=91ck0vJBygo&t=48m56s

acwhite,
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@mekkaokereke Oh yeah! That's happenin'!

acwhite, to random
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23andme breach is worse than originally reported.

https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-breach-sec-update/

acwhite, to random
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And it is official. It is 5:31pm, the end of my last work day. I am officially retired (last actual workday was Friday, April 12).

YEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW

acwhite, to random
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HAHAHAHA!

Ken Buck announces he will resign from congress next week.

Buck had previously announced he would not run for re-election. Lauren Boebert announced she would run in Buck's district instead of her own.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/12/politics/ken-buck-leaving-congress-early/index.html

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acwhite,
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Colorado law requires the Governor now call a special election to fill Buck's seat. Whoever wins the special will have a leg up running as the incumbent in the fall. So... Boebert must either resign her seat to run in the special or run against an incumbent in the fall or switch again and run in her current district.

Buck's district is a safe republican seat. Boebert's is not. Buck screwed Boebert with this move.

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GottaLaff, to random
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A group of House Republicans tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, leaving the chamber scrambling on how to address the important spy tool -The Hill

acwhite,
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@PJ_Evans @GottaLaff Apparently Trump told them he wanted it tanked so the 19 right wing whackos joined with Democrats to tank it.

acwhite, to random
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Several voting improvements in New York state listed one by one as you read through the piece including early voting by mail.

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/brian-kavanagh/governor-hochul-signs-legislative-package-strengthen

StillIRise1963, to random
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Oh, yay, Ticketmaster. Get a fucking grip on your asses and focus on WHAT IS IMPORTANT, ffs.

acwhite,
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@rustoleumlove @StillIRise1963

It's the juxtaposition I think is a mistake. Both are incredibly important. While the monopolies exist they have the ability to own the politicians that and judges. That power must be broken if we ever hope to have anything close to free, fair, or equitable.

At the same time, yes, much of what happens in the government is play acting to distract the masses.

acwhite,
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@rustoleumlove @StillIRise1963

Don't underplay anti-monopoly action regardless of whether it is big oil, big pharma, or "big ticket prices." This is front line action in the battle against corporate capitalism. We need anti-trust action like their was 120 years ago.

acwhite,
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@rustoleumlove @StillIRise1963

Sadly, I think you are absolutely right about that.

acwhite, to random
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Nearing midnight and the end of the year. I’ve seen several people sharing their reading lists for the past year. I shared my summer time list back in September. You can find it somewhere back in my timeline.

Since then I have finished Propaganda by Eward Bernays mentioned at the end of that post. It was good and interesting but a bit dated (he wrote it in 1928) https://archive.org/details/BernaysPropaganda .

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acwhite, to random
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There are reasons why ancient peoples believed dragons existed.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/world/skull-pliosaur-fossil-documentary-intl-scli-scn/index.html

acwhite, to random
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I don't know how quick the moderation team is here but this racist bullshit post and account still exist hours later in case anyone else wants to report them too.

https://mastodon.social/deck/@vesperstudio/111024990543329227

acwhite, to random
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"A median of 71% of adults across the 24 countries surveyed believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while a median of 27% believe it should be illegal."

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/20/support-for-legal-abortion-is-widespread-in-many-countries-especially-in-europe/

acwhite, to random
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Democrats pass spending bill in Republican "controlled" House.

acwhite, to random
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US House to vote on Motion to Vacate the Speaker Chair at roughly 1:30pm eastern. McCarthy has just entered and gaveled into session.

Expect enough Republicans to vote with a unified Democratic Caucus to oust McCarthy.

What happens after that is anyone's guess. McCarthy has offered Democrats no deals to try and gain their support.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?530878-2/house-session

acwhite, to random
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Now order it in North Carolina where they just gerrymandered a 50-50 state into an 80% Republican representation state.

"A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps, ruling that state legislators improperly diluted the political power of Black voters in establishing those boundaries following the 2020 census. "

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/26/politics/georgia-legislative-maps-order/index.html

acwhite, to random
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Federal Judge rules large capacity magazines not protected by 2nd amendment.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/politics/oregon-large-capacity-gun-law-ruling/index.html

GottaLaff, to random
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Not everyone’s welcoming back Tom Suozzi - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2023/10/12/not-everyones-welcoming-back-tom-suozzi-00121143

acwhite,
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@GottaLaff There are far worse but I wouldn't trust him farther than I can throw him.

acwhite, to random
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Substack relenting to anti-Nazi pressure?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/tech/substack-removes-newsletters-for-pro-nazi-content/index.html

acwhite,
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@kcarruthers Yes, I was about to update my post with the following:

Let's be very clear that Nazism is inherently violent. A Nazi doesn't need to call for or promote violence explicitly. It is a violent and deadly ideology and to identify as a Nazi, explicitly, by symbolism, or by quotation and language appropriation is to declare your support for violence.

acwhite,
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@kcarruthers Yup.

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