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davidaugust, to random
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The all-male, domestic terrorist group known as The Proud Boys is “rebuilding” after being degraded by January 6th prosecutions for crimes they committed. Come on guys, tick tock: you’ve only five months until your next coup attempt. Chop chop.

davidaugust,
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@billyjoebowers No, they kill capitol police, organize and plan the destruction of the United States and pursue violence largely in the name of white supremacy.

If only they were so ineffective as yelling about cereal and punching each other's arms.

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/proud-boys-0

lowqualityfacts, to random
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We made a comic about street smarts.

davidaugust,
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@lowqualityfacts we? Today I learn there is more than one person behind this. Good times.

davidaugust,
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@lowqualityfacts oh. Very cool!

davidaugust, to Law
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And now, someone acting like a petulant child who doesn't understand the seriousness of the law, and their kid:

#CongressmanJohnRose #law #JohnRose #congress #USpol #politics #justice #gop

video/mp4

davidaugust,
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@lunaticatlarge it would be heard to keep a straight face.

davidaugust, to random
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Data visualization 📊

davidaugust,
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@dragonfrog indeed.

davidaugust, to random
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😲😝

davidaugust,
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@eldubuu the “In 02024” verbiage without it being a typo is a little indulgent I would say. A sign of other…excesses that seem to be there.

Thanks for sharing that.

jmcrookston, to random
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I wonder what (some of) the other Supreme Court justices think, while not - you know - cashing out all their credibility while sitting on the court.

There must be some good discussions in those back rooms. You know questioning why Clarence Thomas gets to jet all over the world and not disclose anything and pocket tons of money while If the rest of them do their jobs honourably.

davidaugust,
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davidaugust, to random
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George Washington was not unflawed. He did get this quote right.

via #JohnFugelsang

Source: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-06-02-0266

davidaugust,
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@chiraag if only I’d pointed out he wasn’t without flaws and emphasized that this quote rings true as a good idea.

Perhaps you too are in agreement with the quote even if not the writer of it.

davidaugust, to workersrights
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Job Description: "fast-paced environment"

Otherwise known as: "we can’t project manage"

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

#work #job #JobDescription #antiwork

davidaugust,
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@reselsnark @mekkaokereke ouch. I have been subject to that kind of thinking and it ain’t fun (or particularly doable to pivot with that kind of timeline and frequency). I hope that stabilizes at some point for you and your co-workers.

Jgbird, to random

I see dozens of parrots almost every time I leave the house, but I can’t imagine a time when seeing them won’t put a smile on my face. I guess it’s an el lay thing to be cynical and act like you dgaf about anything. But amidst all the awful stuff happening everywhere, the parrots are happy to be a constant joy. #parrotjoy

davidaugust,
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@Jgbird I love LA’s parrots!

paninid, to random
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“Shaving a yak”

“Fighting a marshmallow wall”

“Dancing in quicksand”

Surely there are more idioms to express the same sentiment…

cc: @PatrickoftheG @WhiteCatTamer @_L1vY_

davidaugust,
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@paninid @PatrickoftheG @WhiteCatTamer @_L1vY_ I have heard of the first, but have yet to relocate the initial source of it. The second and third are new to me.

davidaugust, to random
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Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said that “Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counterspace weapon, presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit,” and we know Direct TV has raised prices, but that seems like an excessive reaction Mr. Putin.

davidaugust,
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@dashrb in the 1990s, it was believed that the U.S. and NATO were more reliant on space-based systems for communications, command, control and intelligence (C₃I) and so part of Russian doctrine in nuclear war could be to detonate nuclear weapons in near space destroying or crippling all of space based assets, which would harm Russia’s adversaries more then it would harm Russia.

I’d like to think they’ve updated their thinking, but would not hold my breath.

davidaugust, to random
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Boeing and NASA have indefinitely delayed the launch of Boeing’s crewed Starliner spacecraft. I’d tell you more, but worry I’d have "an accident" as a #Boeing whistleblower.

davidaugust,
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@wetbuzzard they have some. Mainly that safety concerns are currently lacking a timeline for solutions.

joshhelfferich, to random
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The worst part is that no matter what happens this November, we now know for a fact that the United States is a deeply sick nation with millions of hateful people.

I don't know if there's a coming back from this level of decay.

davidaugust,
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@joshhelfferich we have come back before, haltingly, even incompletely. But there were other periods where say treating people as pure property was glorified and then was not. Periods of bigoted cruelties being championed were replaced with periods where such ideas were spoken only in private in hushed tones for the shame they’d brought.

The national mascot of the country is functionally the pendulum more than the eagle.

And we have to work hard to make things better.

GossiTheDog, to random
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Google search thinks you should use glue to stick together a pizza as its AI is trained on Reddit, where 11 years ago a user called “fucksmith” posted suggesting it was a good idea.

davidaugust,
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