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augieray, to random
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“Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.”

  • Keith Ellison, attorney general of Minnesota
zleap,
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@augieray

If you don't't vote you can't complain about the outcome, every vote is important

Even if people think it is not worth voting.

zleap,
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@Huntn00 @underpantsgnome @augieray

I was just saying it is important to vote even if you feel there is little point.

MLE_online, to random
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People who leave their dogs locked alone in an apartment all day should be forced to carry a walky talky playing the sounds of their dogs howling, barking, and screaming all day while they're gone

zleap,
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@MLE_online

Same for those who leave their pets in hot cars, usually fatal, they could listen as their dog boils to death.

MadeyeTheCarnaptious, to random
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If I read one more post or boosted "report" referring to "UK" or "British" rivers flowing with untreated shite thanks to the corruption and criminal incompetence of "British" water companies I'm going to get very scunnered.

IT'S ENGLISH RIVERS FULL OF ENGLISH SHITE.

IT'S PRIVATISED ENGLISH WATER COMPANIES OPERATING IN ENGLAND.

Thank you for your attention.

zleap,
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@MadeyeTheCarnaptious

Yes, but some rivers such as the river Wye cross borders, so the why goes from England to Wales,l so if hte outflow is in England flows in to Wales, does the Wye then become a welsh river (on the Welsh side of the border). So in which case it becomes a British river.

I do see your point, however it would be interesting how this works cross border as described.

appassionato, to food
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Palestinian cooks with a charity kitchen prepare food among the rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli military offensive against Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2024 [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]

@palestine


zleap,
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@appassionato @palestine

Looks like the old British stiff upper lip and desire to carry on regardless is alive and well in Gaza, it was partly this that saw the Brits through the dark times of early world war 2, when we stood alone

rbreich, to random
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Expect Trump's response to his criminal trial to be the same as his response to the election — declaring victory even if he loses.

zleap,
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@rbreich

His words also resulted in the Jan 6 attempted insurrection, what worries me is the innocent people who get caught up, his supporters hardly care if they kill or injure people.

pvonhellermannn, (edited ) to random
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#GE2024 What have Labour done in their first campaign week? Deselected left-wing (not Israel supporting) candidates!! Diane Abbott (not sure but looks like it), now Doctor Faiza Shaheen, in Chingford, and more. This is appalling. Really angry. #UKPolitics

EDIT: it’s become a bit of a 🧵 because i am so angry. But honestly: everyone should be very angry about this, on Faiza’s behalf and for us all.

zleap,
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xtaldave, to random
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If Labour wins a 1945-style landslide, it will have no excuse for playing it safe | Larry Elliott | The Guardian

Yes yes and yes. A massive mandate requires a bold program. PR. Renationalisation of key infrastructure. Wealth taxes. All that good shit.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/labour-1945-tories-fiscal-rules-election

zleap,
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@xtaldave

If they do, they will have the opportunity to vote things through and will hopefully get a lot done in a short space of time.

zleap,
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@xtaldave

The problem that I see is that change takes time to take effect,. Education for example takes a long time before we see results and those results are usually benchmarked with exam grades. Early years is key to a childs education outcomes much later (e.g GCSEs at 16) so any changes won't take effect or be seen immediately

Gettting more medical professionals means we need to perhaps invest in STEM in primary, secondary and at higher levels, so thoses who are interested can be taught to a high level with fully resourced classrooms / labs etc. But that could be a 20 year plan if you take in to account a doctor needs to do graducate, then post graduate study (even if going the apprentice route still takes a long time).

In 5 years time, if people have not seen immediate change they will say LabM our have failed even if they have succeeded in laying a foundation for the future.

Perhaps the Tories are right in that we need to get rid of so called Mickey Mouse courses and focus university on acaemic topics such as STEM or it is STEAM as the A is arts. I fail to see a benefit in a degree in the Beatles or Taylor Swift for yexample.

We also need to teach critical thinking at all levels, good reserch skills, yes embrace AI but in a beneficial way. If a student can't write without the use of AI to write it for them, we have failed them. AI is a tool to help, not a tool to replace you doing the work.

I just hope who ever gets in is not the Tories and can, as you said make bold decisions and be honest about the time scale they need to say this is going to be a 10-15 year plan, we hope to carry on in 5 years and how we perform over 5 will determine the long term outcomes.

touaregtweet, to random Dutch
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"Typical of #dementia patients, he repeats himself and overuses superlatives and filler words," Gartner said. "Based on his current accelerating rate of decline, it seems very unlikely that #Trump could see out a second term without falling off the cliff and becoming totally incapacitated."

https://www.alternet.org/dementia-trump-decline/

Trump’s Brain Is Not Okay
An expert’s view of Trump’s mental slide into dementia.

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/john-gartner-trump-cognitive-decline

zleap,
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@touaregtweet

If this happens to Biden then Kamala harris takes over.

if Trump somehow did win, would the vice president be a person of integrity and competence?

gratefuldread, to LGBTQ
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zleap,
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@gratefuldread

My local american football team went to a pride event last year. Great day, weather was great too and lots of people there having a really good time. Didn't pick up any new players but we did make some useful contacts.l These events are great and fun for everyone.

lmemsm, to retrogaming
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Wondering if anyone's interested in #FLOSS for older systems like #DOS and #FreeDOS? I really liked the #XFDOS distribution based on #FLTK and #nano-x with FreeDOS. I know the lead developer of XFDOS is no longer active, but it would be nice to see some development continue on this project. Is anyone else besides me interested in this sort of thing?

#askfedi #askfediverse

zleap,
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@lmemsm

We were installing Windows 95 a while back. I have freeDOS on an external hdd, which i use with a netbook

kolev, to freesoftware
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I'm composing a list of #holidays for #FreeSoftware. Any suggestions? I already have:

zleap,
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@kolev

SFD is 21st September

verdantsquare, to worldnews
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zleap,
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@verdantsquare

How much does it cost to take a sample of water, transfer to a lab and run a series of what are pretty much standard tests.

DrALJONES, to random
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Report

You wouldn't want to compromise your family's security now, would you?

Fmr head of Israel's Mossad, Yossi Cohen, allegedly told ICC chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda:

"You should help us & let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."

The Guardian, +972 Magazine & Local Call reveal how Israel intelligence agencies ran a 9-yr covert war against the ICC.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry

#ICC #IsraeliWarCrimes ..

zleap,
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@DrALJONES

"You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."

That could easily be interpreted as a THREAT to the ICC.

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