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shuttersparks

@shuttersparks@qoto.org

So. Cal. engineer (hardware/software, retired, he/him), born at 313 ppm, musician, chef, now living in West Virginia. KW2P ham radio (the original social network), father of three, grandfather, astronomy, solar dynamics, photography, writing, birding, birdwatching, eBird, fountain pens, cats and dog, reader of banned books, Chairman of the Charcuterie Board, Whisk Manager, Compuserve refugee, founder of The Church of The Unwarranted Assumption. Crypto is short for cryptography. Blog: shuttersparks.net

#HamRadio
#Morse
#MorseCode
#Birding
#BirdWatching
#eBird
#wv
#WestVirginia
#food
#cooking
#astronomy
#physics
#engineering
#photography
#FountainPens

"To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire

"I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. Gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right? So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous amount of fumes and everything." --Donald Trump

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noellemitchell, to news
@noellemitchell@mstdn.social avatar

Uh oh...

WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)

"This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally and the first H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico."

"The victim had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals, WHO said."

How did they get infected then...?

#news #health #pandemic #mexico #worldNews #press #media #BirdFlu

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/who-confirms-first-human-case-avian-influenza-ah5n2-mexico-2024-06-05/

Migueldeicaza, to random
@Migueldeicaza@mastodon.social avatar

“Erik Prince, the founder of the military contractor Blackwater and younger brother of Betsy DeVos, invited around 650 of his contacts to join a secret, private group chat. And now it has leaked.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/182008/erik-prince-secret-global-group-chat-off-leash

StableGeniusLib, to random
@StableGeniusLib@mastodon.cloud avatar

"the case is notable because Fox Corporation—the parent company of Fox News— is directly paying the family of a Supreme Court justice, which neither Barrett nor her husband are required to disclose."

The rot in the court is a feature of the Federalist Society, not a bug. As long as there is a pipeline for FedSoc to put right wing activists into the court, you'll have this corruption.

#USPol #SCOTUS #supremecourt
https://newrepublic.com/post/182040/amy-coney-barrett-husband-new-client-fox-lawsuit

DrJackBrown, to random
@DrJackBrown@mstdn.social avatar

Trump's numerous violations of his gag orders, on their own, demands prison time. These were threats and still hold potential to incite violence. He should be taken into custody immediately while awaiting sentencing for his 34 guilty verdicts.

JoshuaHolland, to random
@JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social avatar

Just got a call from the library where I donated 7 boxes of my dad’s books and they asked if I knew that I had included a copy of Why We Can’t Wait inscribed to my grandfather by MLK in 1966.

I had not!

cstross, to random
@cstross@wandering.shop avatar

If you live in the UK or USA, you need to understand one thing about the coming election:

You need to vote defensively.

Neither of the main parties are appealing. But if you don't vote for the lesser evil you may end up helping a totalitarian horror get elected.

Hold your nose and goddamn vote, dammit. THEN go on protests. Because if you don't vote for the lesser evil, the victor will welcome your protests with bullets.

The prize for political purity this time round is a shallow grave.

avirr, to random
@avirr@sfba.social avatar

@kimberlyadams I feel like this is MMS-worthy https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/112521995675929287

Npars01,
@Npars01@mstdn.social avatar

@avirr @kimberlyadams

It's not the first time the fossil fuel industry "invested" in an EV company with the intention of shutting it down.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F

The Saudis and are determined to keep their captive consumers hooked on gas-powered vehicles. At all cost.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/climate/trump-electric-vehicles.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/04/saudi-arabia-fund-dumped-nearly-all-of-its-tesla-shares-in-the-fourth-quarter-filing-shows.html

https://www.wired.com/story/saudi-arabia-investment-elon-musk-tesla/

Joe_Hill,
@Joe_Hill@union.place avatar

@Npars01 @avirr @kimberlyadams
In related news: I read an article recently that discussed how a consortium of oil industry related businesses, including GM, conspired to destroy city transportation infrastructure (trams and trolleys) in favor of buses.

If that was your article Nicole, forgive me. Getting old. Lol

benroyce, to random
@benroyce@mastodon.social avatar

Everyone lucid in the West is freaking out about the rise of fascist thinking, well, everywhere.

Why? Didn't we defeat this obscenity 80 years ago after much suffering? Why is it resurging?

The problem is not that people don't learn from history (they don't but it's another issue), the problem is that fascism is always with us. Since the dawn of time, and forever more.

All fascism requires is:

  1. ignorance
  2. indecency
  3. a demagogue to yoke these walnut brains and ride them to power

1/x

benroyce,
@benroyce@mastodon.social avatar

addendum:

required viewing for all Americans

for everyone in the world

made by the US War Department at the end of WWII, a discussion between a regular Joe who almost gets seduced by a fascist street preacher, and a Hungarian immigrant who tells him this is how Hitler started, in detail

at a moment of historical clarity, an inspired piece of propaganda

how rises: divide and conquer with hate, while regular folks go "just crazy talk"

"Don't Be a Sucker"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4

mcnado, to random
@mcnado@mstdn.social avatar

I’m just gonna say it — this “Genocide Joe” thing is the dumbest fucking liberal shit I have seen in years.

Joe Biden can do more to try to rein in Israel, but Biden doesn’t run Israel. He isn’t CIC for IDF. He isn’t deciding what hospital to bomb. He isn’t deciding what border crossings to close.

You know who is pushing the Genocide Joe narrative? The fucking Russians and the Israelis. Why is that? Well, it’s an election year, and Trump is a hard right, pro-Israel puppet.

barney,
@barney@mas.to avatar

@TruthSandwich

Sure enough, Jake is a pro-Trump account. There's an awful lot of mental gymnastics going on in his TL. He identifies as an American Jew, and he's here supporting an antisemitic Christian nationalist party. Ostensibly because he's pro-Palestinian. Even though the party he's supporting hates Palestinians with genocidally murderous fury, is trying to ban Palestinians from the US, and supports vaporizing millions of Palestinians in their homeland.

dangillmor, to random
@dangillmor@mastodon.social avatar

The cops who tortured a bogus murder "confession" out of a man -- even threatening to kill his dog along the way -- are still employed by the Fontana, Calif., police department. The city's taxpayers paid for the $900,000 lawsuit settlement.

https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/

This tells you everything you need to know about police impunity.

ceremus,
@ceremus@hachyderm.io avatar

@dangillmor Always a good time to remind people NOT TO TALK TO COPS

IF YOU ARE BEING QUESTIONED, ASK IF YOU CAN LEAVE

IF YOU ARE BEING HELD IN CUSTODY, SHUT THE FUCK UP

SAY YOU ARE INVOKING YOUR RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT AND DEMAND TO SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY

Then continue to SHUT THE FUCK UP

https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE

Alan, to random
@Alan@lor.sh avatar

Plotting to undermine an American election with the aid of one or more foreign governments - as the Republican Party is doing - isn't "a campaign strategy", it's flat out TREASON.

Just sayin'.

cass_m, to random

If you find trauma irresistible, I suggest you learn first aid so you can help people in distress rather than gawking and posting on social media. Most people have loved ones who don't need to find out about a life changing event on social media.

regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-first-r…

cass_m,

Yep. The pandemic really showed how many people think others exist for their entertainment/services and are not worthy of any consideration.

EricKHoward, to random
@EricKHoward@mastodon.social avatar

Steve Bannon Issues Warning to Donald Trump's Enemies—'We Want You to Fear'
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-warning-donald-trump-enemies-fear-1903830

knittingknots2, to random
@knittingknots2@mstdn.social avatar

Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee | Texas | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/texas-anti-abortion-activist

aggualaqisaaq, to romania
@aggualaqisaaq@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

"A Romanian citizen was detained by prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) on charges of treason. He allegedly monitored military sites in #Romania and then sent the information to the Russian Embassy in #Bucharest

#News #Ukraine #Russia #NATO

https://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-spying-russia-may-2024

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

👍🏻 Via Kyle Griffin:

Rep. Jamie Raskin & Sen. Richard Blumenthal have intro’d legislation to enforce the Constitution's explicit language banning foreign #emoluments by prohibiting the President, VP, Cabinet officials and Members of Congress from accepting payments from foreign governments without first obtaining the consent of Congress.

Officials would be prohibited from accepting foreign payments without Congressional approval during the entire time in office and for two years after leaving.

jsrailton, to google
@jsrailton@mastodon.social avatar

Regular user: I want to feel safe and private.

Google: cool, anyways here's an AI that listens to your calls.

Microsoft: word, how about an AI that takes screenshots of everything you do?

JuliusGoat, to random
@JuliusGoat@mastodon.social avatar

A lot of people who spent the last 10 years telling us that respect for the flag was the most important thing in the world suddenly don’t want us to care about who flies what flags how, I notice.

QasimRashid, to random
@QasimRashid@mastodon.social avatar

GOP held countless hearings to dissect every aspect of Hunter Biden's life—an unelected person with zero power—because they could.

Meanwhile Alito has the literal power to undermine the Constitution—& is out here proclaiming Viva Insurrection—and Dems can't be bothered to even wag a finger.😐

Just beyond infuriating.

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

Via Eric Columbus:

This is ugly stuff. Judge Juan Merchan comes from Colombia. He moved to the U.S. as a kid.

Remarkably, Judge Aileen Cannon was also born in Colombia — but I doubt Trump knows that.

: The judge hates Donald Trump. Take a look at him. Take a look at where he comes from

touk, to random
@touk@smores.town avatar

it's called "the Microsoft Recall" and it's the raunchy new spyware craze sweeping the nation

lauren, to microsoft
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org avatar

Imagine what an anti-abortion red state or a fascist Trump administration (or some other future evil administration) would do with features like 's "recording everything you do on your PC" and the and Microsoft plans to listen in on your private phone calls.

I don't give a damn if these firms claim the data is stored on the devices. Devices can be confiscated, stolen, or courts can order pretty much anything done with that data.

These firms are selling us all down the river with this stuff.

claralistensprechen3rd, to random

I just got a letter about this from them, drumming up donations. By all means contribute.
♲ mastodon.social/

taniel, to random
@taniel@journa.host avatar

Jaw-dropper in Montana: the AP is reporting that the Republican attorney general admitted on recording that he recruited a challenger in the primary so he could raise more money and skirt campaign finance rules. https://apnews.com/article/montana-attorney-general-campaign-finance-primary-opponent-54b427bb9f71d51adadcf76ca244c8c6

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