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Formerly absinthe on the bird site, also formerly on [email protected] (this server is faster).

KHive. StillWithHer. Pro-Democracy. Pro-Science, Pro-Vaxx, Pro-Mask. USENET.

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It occurs to me that all of the excitement & attention surrounding Harris has the effect of giving Biden a quiet space for doing the hard work of governing, something he is extremely effective at doing.

His decisions are no longer under the bright lights of the campaign press circus & its insatiable desire for a new scandal every hour on the hour. The GOP has lost any semblance of an attack strategy because Biden ignores them while Harris keeps setting fires under their tails.

Teamwork.

This is what an Environmental Protection Agency that wants to make the United States better and actually protect the environment does. #ElectDemocrats #DemocratsDeliver #Harris2024

EPA Gives Greater Cleveland $129.4M for Five Solar Arrays, Reforestation-
https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/epa-gives-greater-cleveland-129.4m-for-five-solar-arrays-reforestation

EPA Gives Greater Cleveland $129.4M for Five Solar Arrays, Reforestation

Funds will be used to support the restoration of natural habitats and solar installations. By Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans

@absinthe Just mentioning it because I got a “nothing ever changes when we vote” remark today when we’ve really not tried a supermajority in quite some time. It’s going to take some time and effort and a lot more turnout.

Trump may be one of the most anti-worker presidents of all time.

-Loaded the NLRB with anti-union hacks
-Cut OT pay for 8 million workers
-Gutted workplace safety rules
-Made it harder for gig workers to get benefits

Don't buy the MAGA rebrand. Actions speak louder than words.

"What did Trump mean saying his supporters 'won't have to vote again in four years'?"

"Hahahaha! Classic Trump!"

"Let's turn to President Biden and Kamala Harris..."

The media is complicit in facism.
The media is complicit in facism.
The media is complicit in facism.

Excellent LA Times article on #Project2025's call to dismantle #NOAA and privatize the National Weather Service. This will destroy the nation’s ability to track weather, combat #climatechange and protect the public from environmental hazards.

That part of Project 2025 was written by Thomas Gilman, a right-wing Trump appointee who comes from the auto, oil/gas/, mining industry -- threatened by climate change policies.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-07-28/project-2025-targets-noaa-and-national-weather-service

Project 2025 targets NOAA and National Weather Service

The call to dismantle the United States' vital weather department has raised the hackles of experts who say NOAA provides not only important free data but also life-saving information.

Los Angeles Times

If you ever wondered about what the Politics of #Bitcoin were, just look at the invited headliners at the Bitcoin2024 conference:

https://b.tc/conference/2024

Donald Trump (Fascist), Russel Brand (Right Wing Grifter), Robert F. Kennedy (Conspiracy Nutjob), Vivek Ramaswamy (another fashy right Wing Grifter). And Edward Snowden (Libertarian with often dubious politics) to look less openly fascist.

But the politics are right there on the surface.

Bitcoin 2024 - Nashville

The Bitcoin Conference is the world's largest gathering of bitcoiners. From breaking announcements and international media coverage to countless meaningful talks by thought-leaders and industry innovators, we are excited to continue our drive for global hyperbitcoinization. From July 25th - 27th, 2024, The Bitcoin Conference will be coming to the city of music and freedom - Nashville, Tennessee.

JD Vance’s buddy Curtis Yarvin has some, shall we say, reprehensible ideas?
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Yarvin, a former computer programmer who was brought into Thiel’s orbit, has sketched even more extreme fantasies. Beyond repeatedly praising Hitler, slavery, and overthrowing democracy, in a 2008 series of essays, Yarvin fantasized about how poor people should be imprisoned for life in cells inspired by the sci-fi movie The Matrix, to prevent them from exercising political power:

(Yarvin)
“However, it helps us describe the problem we are trying to solve. Our goal, in short, is a humane alternative to genocide. That is: the ideal solution achieves the same result as mass murder (the removal of undesirable elements from society), but without any of the moral stigma. Perfection cannot be achieved on both these counts, but we can get closer than most might think.”
(Continued)

Trump wants to undermine the US's vaccination programs. As a professional epidemiologist, I can tell you what will happen if we do that. It doesn't take a lot of imagination. The curve at right is child mortality in the US over the past 200+ years. Much of the decline you see is due to vaccination.

Relatedly, when people are talking about "productivity" or "contributing to society,"

1. Your value as a human is not what you produce

2. "Productivity" is something that can COME FROM being well cared-for, it is not a pre-requisite for "earning" care

3. YOU are part of this society that is being contributed to. You are not outside it striving to "earn" your way in. You are already IT