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rbreich , to Random
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Ron DeSantis signed a law that prevents municipalities in Florida from requiring that employers provide shade and water breaks for outdoor workers.

A study found that heat-related deaths in FL shot up by 88% between 2019 and 2022.

Folks, this is the GOP's vision for America.

wood5y ,
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@rbreich The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.

Voltaire

CindyS ,
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@rbreich

Tx has that same (or very similar) law.
TX and FL are the shit holes the tangerine twatgrabber was so worried about.

georgetakei , to Random
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byteborg ,
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@georgetakei
American presidency got some really weird traditions, when observed from a distance...

Tyr ,
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@georgetakei Hm. Honestly? I dont get the mockery. Mercury poisoning and the parasite both arent his fault, and they may explain his faults. Paranoia and psychosis is a pretty common symptom for neurological issues. So yeah, I mostly just feel bad for him. (Hes still an awful presidential candidate, mind)

cstross , to Random
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Question for election psephologists: is Elpicke likely to win re-election in her own constituency as a Labour candidate?

(Genuine Q, I have no idea how popular/unpopular she is locally.)

http ,
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@cstross What is a non-election psephologist?

cstross OP ,
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@JdeBP @emmatonkin @rzeta0 A good point: if they're thinking long term Starmer's strategic thinkers will be targeting Reform UK (as the logical bolt-hole for ideological enemies, assuming Labour plan to occupy the centre-right ground for a generation).

zaktakespictures , to pics
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Smol dinosaur

Greylag gosling (Anser anser)

Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus 12-40/2.8

12mm, f/4, 1/1000s, ISO 200

@pics

https://zaktakespictures.com/smol-dinosaur/

HEXN3T ,
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Basically a chocobo

intensely_human ,

Ooh la la

lowqualityfacts , to Random
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If you're wondering why I haven't made any jokes about the worm that died in RFK Jr.'s brain, it's because the worm in my brain informed me that this is no laughing matter and we should be mourning the great loss of its fallen comrade.

davidhmccoy ,
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@lowqualityfacts

It is time to assemble, brothers! This world is ours!

FletcherKumyss ,
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@lowqualityfacts
Lordy, there are tapes!

mattblaze , to Random
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Today is seriously testing my general disinclination to make light of someone's medical condition.

WildEyedBoyFromFreecloud ,
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@mattblaze Worm got your tongue?

sufficiency ,
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@mattblaze on the one hand, it explains a lot 🤣 and on the other, well, it explains a lot - his mistrust of the medical establishment in the face of a chronic and mysterious condition. But do I want to see him running? No, no no no.

rbreich , to Random
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Donald Trump has violated the gag order placed on him during his NY trial ten times so far. If he keeps violating it, what should Judge Juan Merchan do?

BoydStephenSmithJr ,
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@rbreich Sorry if this is a repeat -- I haven't read your replies/thread to completion.

To answer your question: Escalating incarceration. First, held by the bailifs during a break. Then, all breaks for 2, 3, and (in turn) 5 court days. Next jailed while still being allowed to attend court, for 24, 48, 72 then 168 hours.

If during that whole time, and after, he continues to violate the gag order, after a week-long stay and 2-3 more warnings, incarceration until the jury is isolated.

jpgoldberg ,
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@rbreich, with the coming to this summer, the image of Bobby Seale bound and gagged comes to mind.

My brother has a print of Jules Feiffer’s sketch. I should asking him for a photo of it.

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jeffc ,
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@lowqualityfacts
This is actually a late 18th century public safety law, one of the first of its kind, in fact.

It arose after a tragic incident in which a textile worker, apparently unfamiliar with geese, got into an altercation with a goose that had wandered into the factory. The goose knocked the worker into an early automatic loom. The failing loom, in turn, caused a gas explosion, injuring several workers.

By all reports the goose was unharmed.

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@lowqualityfacts

@ljs are your defamation laws really that strict? 🙂

rbreich , to Random
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The FTC alleges that a major US oil exec colluded with OPEC to cut production and drive up prices.

Research found that Big Oil price fixing may have contributed to 27% of total inflation in 2021.

When I say corporate greed is driving inflation, this is what I mean.

darwinwoodka ,
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@rbreich well just for like 50 years or so now right

AnOldGuy ,
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@rbreich Wait. It wasn’t wokeism?

dangillmor , to Random
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Stack Overflow joins Twitter and Reddit in demonstrating control-freak contempt for the people who made the platform what it is.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

The company will probably get away with it, because people seem unable to fight back in effective ways, at least in numbers that make a difference.

cameronbosch ,
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@dangillmor We'll.see... Maybe not!

OmegaPolice ,
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@dangillmor Under the license we agreed to posting our answers under, Stack Overflow can just hand OpenAI a data dump (IANAL). Deleting posts is thus ineffective towards the stated goals and harms only normal site operations.

Banning users for self-vandalism has been part of the community rules since roughly forever on the Stack Exchange network. As a community moderator, I have enforced that rule before.

cstross , to Random
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TBH learning the RFK Jr. is suffering from the after-effects of mercury poisoning and being munched on by brain worms makes me feel a LOT better about him. The poor dear is obviously doing the best he can under the circumstances …

davidtheeviloverlord ,
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@cstross

It's interesting that the US Constitution limits Presidential candidates by age (must be at least 35), and birth (must be born in the US), but does not prohibit those suffering the effects of worms munching on their brains.

18+ mybarkingdogs ,
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@cstross @Hey_Beth @darwinwoodka THIS! And I did want to give him a chance after watching his bio piece because anti-war, anti-corporate enviro lawyer would be nice, but same - everything more I learn about him makes him almost as much of a trainwreck as trump

Just an absolute pile of nope.

And dead worms

dangillmor , to Random
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It is heartening that the editor of the New York Times is being widely condemned for his indifference to saving democracy. Dan Froomkin's piece today has a sampling of the loathing Joe Kahn unleashed. https://presswatchers.org/2024/05/new-york-times-editor-joe-kahn-says-defending-democracy-is-a-partisan-act-and-he-wont-do-it/

72mz ,
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@dangillmor
You don't have to read the paper to get the crossword puzzle, it's on-line.

la23ng ,
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@dangillmor I've cancelled my New York Times subscription. I got it because I wanted to support the Press fighting against fascism (me being from Germany and all), but it does seem it's money ill spent.

georgetakei , to Random
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The good ole days!

jimmyhoke ,
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@georgetakei I still have a phone like this.

Toonwatcher ,
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@georgetakei Just pushing the "hang up" button doesn't convey nearly enough rage.

ErikJonker , to geopolitics group Dutch
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Let's not forget Israel will never destroy the terrorist organisation Hamas by attacks on Gaza and/or by fully occupying it. Hamas can only be destroyed by offering the palestinians some alternative for their future, some perspective, which seems to be completely lacking until now.
@geopolitics

jonbanquer ,
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@Ibex @ErikJonker @geopolitics

Israel is probably going to re-educate Biden and do what needs to be done in Rafah. They most likely already have the munitions to do it.

By the time the DNC hits Chicago it will be all over for Biden as pro-Palestine groups have been planning protests for well over a year. I expect the Chicago protests to result in widespread violence and rioting like America hasn't seen since the 60's.

Biden has decided to appease Iran, Hamas and the radical left-wing of the Democratic party.

Appeasement never works.

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kde , to KDE
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Season of KDE (SoK) participants have improved translations, Kdenlive, LabPlot and more.

SoK is KDE's mentorship program that helps members of the public become active open source contributors.

This year, participants have translated apps into more languages, implemented multi-format rendering and keyframe curve editing in @kdenlive , ported @be4foss testing tools to Windows, added options for importing and exporting data to @LabPlot and much, much more.

@kde

https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2024-05-09-sok-conclusion/

Screenshot showing several KDE apps translated into Hindi.
Screenshot of Kdenlives keyframe curves editing widget, showing keyframes as red dot and curves as dotted lines on a track.
A screenshot of Cantor showing graphical representations of several functions, including some in 3D!!!! :exploding head emoji:

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