Douglas Edwards

@dedicto
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This is now a backup account; my principal account is:

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My Sumerian AMARGI stands for debt jubilee (its original meaning), NOT right-libertarianism! Quebec Red Square means the same. Handle is from Latin "de dicto", technical term in philosophy of language. #ZeroCOVID, vaxed 8 times so far. I always mask with an N95 in public.

Number of Bluesky users reaches a record high while number of X/twitter deactivations in the US spikes.

From @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social

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I get that you feel a way; but nihilism and resignation has never stopped nazis before in human history - it certainly has HELPED them tho. It's indulgent. And again, factually wrong.
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An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

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It took 68 years for the world to reach 1 terawatt of solar PV capacity. It took just two years to double it

Global solar PV capacity has reached 2 terawatts, and is forecast to quadruple by 2030.

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Today I saw a MAGA post about "your body, my choice" assaults on women.

- Half of the comments were saying nobody ever says that.

- The other half of the comments were saying it.

This is how MAGA operates, in a nutshell, and more broadly speaking, how all fascist movements operate. They simultaneously do the horrific thing while also denying any instance of the horrific thing.

A new study of 83,000 adults found that standing for more than 2 hours a day not only doesn’t protect against cardiovascular risks, but it heightens an individual’s risk of circulatory problems.

The rise of standing desks is a result of what I like to csll “wet streets cause rain” style analysis.

Because people who sit around a lot are usually unfit, people decided the fix was standing around a lot instead of physical activity.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/09/standing-desks-dont-do-squat-per-new-study/

Standing desks don't do squat, per new study | TechCrunch

Over the years, numerous startups have gained traction by designing, making and selling standing desks as part of a workspace innovation trend to promote

TechCrunch

This is what happens when an entire political group demonizes a segment of our population that most needs our understanding and acceptance.

Leave the children alone.

#Shame

https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2024/11/crisis-calls-from-lgbtq-youth-spiked-by.html

Crisis Calls From LGBTQ+ Youth Spiked by 700 Percent After Trump's Election

Following Donald Trump's election win on Tuesday night, LGBTQ advocacy organizations were inundated with phone calls and online requests to ...