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@DamienMarieAtHope
Here is a panel explaining how insurance works:

Surveying people generally around by curiosity:

Are you currently living in
the United States of America?

From reading posts made by proud #Christians it seems the thing they want most is to protect their children from pedophiles.
From reading news reports about clergy being arrested, it seems that proud Christians are the least successful people in the history of the world.

@Brutus @philip_cardella @makkhorn

Yes....Smith will shock America and the world when he presents the shit we don't know. He did not lay all his cards out...Wait for it..Tangerine Caligula is going down.

"This is about saving cities. Without commuting office workers, the office buildings go empty, they become worth a fraction of their cost, and retail cannot survive."

https://innovationnation.blog/p/its-companies-fault-we-dont-want

God it's depressing that people believe this is the true nature of downtowns.

Cities predate commutes. The hollowed out core that triples in population, swelled to bursting with bored and unhappy suburbanites during work hours, is a modern abomination made possible by cars and structural racism.

What's killing downtowns is that we spent so long on this awful vision of work and spent half a century strangling inner city infrastructure to subsidize incredibly expensive suburban lifestyles.

Want to make downtowns viable again? Convert dead office space to apartments and schools and colleges and other spaces people can work *and* live in.

Good luck with your rezoning applications though.

One of the many reasons actual doctors and scientists shouldn't debate RFK Jr: because he constantly lies about everything, even simple indisputable facts.

He claims comparative studies aren't done on vaccines.

Yes, they are. Here's one showing the efficacy of the COVID vaccine, and one showing autism is *less* common in kids who received the MMR vaccine.

His whole shtick relies on repeating lies until the audience starts thinking they might be true. No use in helping him.

"He's been a very naughty boy and can't come out to play. Now shoo!"

- Elon's mom, probably.

@adelinej @Pathfinder @actuallyautistic Yeah I almost wrote in my initial post, "Just because you invented the word, doesn't mean you own its definition for all time." Language evolves -- thankfully!

Important, via Elie Mystal:

I just want to say again that it is important that we do not *WASTE* this opportunity at democratic self-government the Court has by a thin margin allowed us to keep.

Essentially the Court is saying that they won't ruin democracy by judicial fiat, but *the people we elect* still absolutely can, if we elect the wrong people.
I know most of the people who follow me are already voters. But still, VOTE for people who want your votes to count. #SCOTUS

✔️ Via WaPo:

Ex-congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered a blunt assessment of her former profession Monday night: “What we’ve done in our politics is create a situation where we’re electing idiots.”

The Gorn from Star Trek but the lizards they look like are geckos. Just completely unthreatening and friendly while they do their space murder

The National Archives will add the Emancipation Proclamation to its permanent display of founding documents of the U.S., alongside the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2023/nr23-41

Ok I had an epiphany I felt like sharing. I think I've figured out why the "You must be high-functioning!" response pisses me off when I tell someone I'm autistic.

It's because they always mean it as a compliment. "Oh, you're high-functioning, you're not like those BAD autistics who don't/can't/won't mask! You're one of the good ones!"

No, I'm not better than anyone else. I don't have more value than an autistic person who appears more autistic than I do. Stop it.

Hey #linux people (or whoever but I like Linux)

I need a good basic guide on setting up a #RAID server for media storage. I don't know what level I want, but this would be where master media files would live. So stability is key.

Also taking recs on what drives & setup items to buy as the articles I've read give too many options.

I spent 5 hours in A&E yesterday. (I'm fine.)

After triage I had bloods taken + blood sugars (separately), an ECG, a chest x-ray, a head CT scan, and two sessions with a doctor. I left with a prescription for two weeks of meds and a referral to a specialist unit.

Total cost to me: £0.

Fuck the government and what they're doing to our health services. Fuck privatisation. Fuck the fact the staff are underpaid and overworked. Fuck the Tories. Support your #NHS.

Anyone with knowledge on washing machines and dryers who can help me figure out what I should know to make a good purchase?

Firstly, are combined washing and drying a good idea or are there any significant downsides to it that I should be aware of?

What should I look for with regard to longevity and repairability?

What pricepoint should I aim for where you get good quality?

Brands to avoid or brands that tend to make good stuff?

boosts appreciated

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JUNE 26, 2023
Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Over $40 Billion to Connect Everyone in America to Affordable, Reliable, High-Speed Internet
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High-speed internet is no longer a luxury – it is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school, access health care, and to stay connected with family and friends. Yet, more than 8.5 million households and small businesses are in areas where there is no high-speed internet infrastructure, and millions more struggle with limited or unreliable internet options. Just like Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Rural Electrification Act brought electricity to nearly every home and farm in America, President Biden and Vice President Harris are delivering on their historic commitment to connect everyone in America to reliable...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-over-40-billion-to-connect-everyone-in-america-to-affordable-reliable-high-speed-internet/?utm_source=link

@Veronica_SmarteristGeenyas @DamienMarieAtHope I’m in the U.K. and currently we have the NHS and the Tories are doing their best to run it down to ‘privatise’ it and run it on the US model.