silence7

joined 3 years ago
 

Note: He's a guy who refuses to so much as wash his hands

Modern influenza originated in Kansas, and was spread significantly by US troop deployments in WWI. It also killed tens of thousands of US soliders

Edit: now points to AP and not CBS.

 

Note: He's a guy who refuses to so much as wash his hands

Modern influenza originated in Kansas, and was spread significantly by US troop deployments in WWI. It also killed tens of thousands of US soliders

Edit: now points to AP and not CBS.

 

The annual number of weather disasters inflicting $1 billion or more in damage has risen fivefold since the turn of the century, adjusted for inflation. Some of this is due to people rushing like lemmings into disaster-prone areas. But much of it is a result of the rising frequency and destructiveness of these events because of climate change.

 

A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.

 

Gift link — uses URL shortener because Lemmy removes the gift token on all gift links for the Minnesota Star Tribune

 

The Atlantic said it stands by its reporting on Patel and called his lawsuit “meritless.”

The Atlantic article says, among other things:

On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”—normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildings—was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors, according to multiple people familiar with the request.

 

The Atlantic said it stands by its reporting on Patel and called his lawsuit “meritless.”

The Atlantic article says, among other things:

On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”—normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildings—was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors, according to multiple people familiar with the request.

 

Authorities first identified Vance Boelter as a suspect within three hours of the start of the politically motivated rampage at the home of state Sen. John Hoffman.

gift link — uses URL shortener because lemmy removes the gift token

 

Somehow, being part of the liquor cabinet is only a problem for women, not for men.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 30 points 5 months ago

I notice that they took the security requirements, and decided that it should be left up to the companies. That's a recipe for creating a situation where fairly small groups of people are able to steal fissile material and try their hand at making nuclear weapons.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've only ever seen it used once before.

Trump got into politics when there were a series of rapes in Central Park in New York City. The police, under pressure to find the culprits, coerced a group of young black men into false confessions, in which they described "wilding" where they ran around raping and killing white women. Trump took out full-page newspaper ads calling for them to be executed, and they spent many years in prison before eventually being exonerated when DNA analysis became possible.

So "wilding" is is a reference to wanton rape and attempted murder, and to Trump's racist smearing of the innocent, and to the perfidy of police.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago

That was literally the Spanish-language campaign, where they emphasized going after criminals instead of making it clear that the Republican plan was to deport far more people than lack papers.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They'll pray for you after murdering you.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

It's a win, and worth celebrating. We just need to recognize that it's a first step along the path, not the destination

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 14 points 5 months ago

Call your rep and senators and ask that ICE and the Border Patrol be prosecuted for levying war against the United States. Point out their armament, military-style uniforms, and propensity to shoot people.

I don't expect success quickly, but it's in the realm of possibility

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 19 points 5 months ago

If you're a citizen, you show up. Fast. Short blasts means they're present. Long ones mean they're actively trying to grab somebody. So be prepared to follow with a bike or car until they leave the neighborhood on short.

The idea is to create a crowd substantially larger than the ICE snatch team. This tends to deter them from acting. You record them if you can.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 months ago

The general strike on Friday spooked the billionaires — a general strike leading to communist revolution was a viable threat for a long time — and ICE might have made it one again.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Elections are run by the states. The President can't cancel them. Republican-run states can cancel theirs...which means they get no representation in Congress.

If they disregard the election, which they are likely to try, then the United States is effectively dissolved

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Open armed conflict is the last step in escalation. There is a lot of civil resistance backed by weapons to prevent massacres thet comes first

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