ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
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So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
Some inconvenient facts about immigrants that MAGAs hope you ignore:
β’Seeking asylum is a legal & human RIGHT, protected by the US Constitution and the UN Convention on Refugees (to which the USA is a signatory)
β’Both documented AND undocumented immigrants have LOWER crime rates than US Citizens (and usually higher vaccination rates too)
β’Undocumented immigrants pay MORE in taxes ($12B annually) than Trump ever has or will (and get none of the tax benefits)
RT if you learned something new!
@dianemagras
If there isn't one, start it, tell other authors about it. Make it a thing.
Earlier this year, my wife took a snapshot of our daughter living her best life at the park.
It matched perfectly with a short poem I had written about my little girl. Hopefully someone gets a small amount of enjoyment out of it. π
@ashinillinois@lor.sh
I know a few guys who watch it for that, too.
The Five Stages of Grief, updated for 2022:
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Mastadon
BREAKING: Mike Pence has announced heβs running for president in 2024. I just want to make it VERY CLEAR that I, The LORD, think that Mike Pence sucks.
@godpod
He may want to, but Mother would never allow it. She'd lock him in his prayer closet, under the stairs.
Itβs one thing for Elon Musk to wish ill will on Democrats β not a terribly wise business move, but whatever. But now heβs lauding Russian government statements calling for the destruction of the United States. Iβm sorry, but thatβs seriously screwed up.
The Guy Who Ruined Twitter
@MeidasTouch
Elmu is a douche nozzle. A crusty one, that hasn't been washed for, like, ever.
This, this 1000x thisπ
This guys gets it. Do you?
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RT @JeromeAdamsMD
We focus on vaccination- yet ventilation is our largest ROI- yet least utilized mitigation tool. One in every classroom & store would save 100,000 lives, EZ.ππ½
The Homemade Air Purifier That's Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic | Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/homemade-air-purifier-thats-been-saving-lives-during-covid-19-pandemβ¦
https://twitter.com/JeromeAdamsMD/status/1607396152193720321
@elan @kayofthehill @chemoelectric @Gargron
I'm sure presenting the list is by design, but the way it's presented, and requiring the poster to choose something to make the list go away could probably work a little better. Like if there's a space after, clear away the list, it's no longer needed.
Today is the day American consumers return to the mall like turtles returning to the place of their birth.
My son gave his sisters, who are big fans of the movie, packs of 1986 Little Shop of Horrors trading cards/stickers we found in a vintage store. They loved themβand then talked him into eating the 37 year old gum they came with. He can generally handle pretty gross stuff (he's a nine year old boy, after all) but I've never before seen him run to the sink and wash his mouth out with quite so much urgency.
Thread on a wild yet not uncommon exchange today. I share as an anecdote of how embedded racism is in our society & how close it's tied to economics
A white guy named "Bill" age ~60 says to, "Where are you *from* from?"
Me: [sigh] I'm from Pakistan. [I go back to my phone]
Bill: Pakistan? What do you do for a living?
Me: Civil rights lawyer
Bill: I'm a lawyer too! But I stay away from race & women stuff. Last thing I need is to be called racist or accused of sexual harassment
Me: Huh?
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@QasimRashid
I was raised with racism - the genteel type that could get away with not calling itself that. I moved away from it when I was 18, started recognizing it in my early-20s, and now, 35+ years later, I still have to stop and think before I speak, in certain situations. It's insidious.
The *only* reason I've made what progress I have is people calling me on it, and pointing it out. Then I have to go away, be by myself a bit while I think it through from a different perspective.
@ScottSoCal You would get no argument from me.
@kayofthehill @chemoelectric @elan
In the web version I've found I can click in the text of the post somewhere, and the list of tags disappears, so I can type and post. But if there's more than one choice listed, it covers the button to post, and I can't click it till that list goes away.
Ben Shapiro is ranting about Glass Onion because it is such an effective poke in the ribs to Elon Musk.
By the way, I agree with the film's premise that making companies successful is not always correlated with intellect. In Musk's case it is clearly correlated with bravado & slippery ethics
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
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