CTMinDE

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Democrat, political junkie, bookish. Firmly in the Reality-Based universe. Current Chair of the Wilmington Democratic City Committee. Views expressed here are my own.
CTMinDESep 23, 2023
Eric TopolSep 22, 2023
"The U.S. must also recognize how anti-science rhetoric has emerged as a new lethal force and find mechanisms to halt its advance."
"The unvaccinated were targeted by a well-financed and newly politicized anti-vaccine movement."
https://latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-09-22/antiscience-climate-change-covid-vaccines-antivax
Opinion: From COVID to climate, scientists need defending

Americans need science to sustain democracy and progress. The alternative is to follow the path of the Soviet Union: sidelining experts and sacrificing lives.

Los Angeles Times
CTMinDESep 23, 2023
Sonya SteeleSep 22, 2023
CTMinDESep 23, 2023
Mark A. ⏏️ {FalconMarkSix}Sep 22, 2023

PSA: Google has now begun to roll-out the Ad Topics "feature" onto Android itself. It's not just in Chrome you have to disable the settings. Please #Boost to spread awareness.

If you didn't get the pop-up screen on your Android device (it looks like the first two screenshots), to opt-out of these settings:

  • Go to your device Settings
  • Press "Google"
  • Press "Ads"
    • While you're here, press the "Delete Advertising ID" button and delete it
  • Press "Ad Privacy"
  • Review: "Ad Topics", "App-suggested ads", and "App Measurement". Make sure all are labelled as "OFF". (This page will look like the third screenshot)

    • If you don't see "Ad Privacy" in Step 4 then it means that it hasn't been rolled out to you yet. You might need to wait and check back in a couple of days to see if/when it has been implemented to disable these settings.

    EDIT: There's another setting to review. In step 2, scroll to "Personalize using shared data". Turn everything off.

    Pt. 2 in Replies

    #Android #Google #Privacy #AdTopics

    CTMinDESep 23, 2023
    Ben KadenJul 27, 2023

    "I once read that buying books represents the illusion of buying the time needed to read them. That sounds about right."

    https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-07-25/books-declining-sales-print-digital-hoarding?fbclid=IwAR1h_BaQghRsWqkFCyL2e8Iw4OGiMoAETvbQ3p6UbYSyRwVLwAi7Jn49iKQ

    #Buchkultur #Tsundoku

    Opinion: Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read? An investigation

    After a few years of joining the Kindle cult, I am back to my old bibliophile ways. I do this not just out of compulsion, but aspiration.

    Los Angeles Times
    CTMinDESep 23, 2023
    George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Sep 23, 2023

    Trump has attacked Gen. Mark Milley and even called for his execution, if you can believe it.

    Gen. Milley is a patriot who served his country honorably, instead of claiming bone spurs.

    He’s also likely a witness in the many trials of Trump, including as the alleged author of the top secret Iranian War Plan that Trump waved around to brag to civilians about how special he is. Trump attacks him at his peril, and likely in violation of court orders not to threaten or intimidate witnesses.

    CTMinDESep 23, 2023
    Show threadSteve HermanSep 23, 2023
    As a result of Senator Menendez saying “I am not going anywhere,” Rep. Andy Kim declares: “I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but NJ deserves better.”
    CTMinDEApr 29, 2023
    Ali VelshiApr 29, 2023
    GOP state Sen. Sandy Senn crossed party lines and joined her female colleagues to defeat SC's abortion ban. “Of course I’m going to stand up for women,” she said. “[We're] definitely in the minority. And we can band together to be heard across party lines.” https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/gop-women-lawmakers-defeat-abortion-ban-in-sc-171816005825
    GOP women lawmakers defeat abortion ban in SC

    All five women in the South Carolina state senate participated in a dramatic multi-day filibuster to defeat a near-total abortion ban. In a series of powerful rebukes, the bipartisan group of state lawmakers criticized their male colleagues for their oppressive stance against reproductive rights. South Carolina’s case underscores the growing divide within the GOP on the issue of abortion. Republican state Sen. Sandy Senn, who was among the five women to filibuster the bill, tells Ali Velshi that despite her personal views on abortion, she is not going to tell another woman “what she can and cannot do with her life and her body.”

    MSNBC
    CTMinDEApr 29, 2023
    Robert ReichApr 29, 2023

    Exxon just reported record profits for the first quarter of this year, raking in $11.43 billion. The oil giant now has $33 billion cash on hand.

    Say it with me, corporate greed is driving inflation, not workers demanding better wages and benefits.

    CTMinDEApr 29, 2023
    Thomas ZimmerApr 29, 2023

    The Party of the Gun

    Republicans uniformly embrace the gun cult and will only ever double down on the gun-toting militancy they have made a key element of their political identity.

    It’s grotesque.

    https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1652283410788884480?s=46&t=1xecvNVImNo8TKt3oEvqnA

    Ron Filipkowski on Twitter

    “Nikki Haley rolls out the mandatory Republican candidate gun photo.”

    Twitter
    CTMinDEMar 29, 2023
    Shawn Smith PeirceMar 28, 2023
    Virginia's Reich-Wing Gov. Youngkin ends automatic rights restoration for former felons, replacing it with a system going back to 1902
    https://boltsmag.org/virginia-governor-youngkin-rights-restoration/
    “Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts

    Governor Glenn Youngkin just gave himself a lot more power to pick and choose Virginia voters. The Republican governor’s administration told state lawmakers in a letter last week that he... Read More

    Bolts