Howard Chu @ Symas

@hyc
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CTO Symas Corp., Chief Architect OpenLDAP Project, Musician
Websitehttps://www.symas.com/lmdb/
LocationDonegal / Los Angeles
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Republican President Donald Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker Later Boosted Through Policy

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-bought-stock-in-drugmaker-whom-it-then-boosted-through-policy/

Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker Whom It Then Boosted Through Policy

The president made trades in Eli Lilly early this year while making decisions benefiting the drugmaker’s GLP-1 business.

Truthout
@number6 @suzannealdrich @ireneista @blogdiva Lol.... yes, but those rats were all healthy before. Then they got whatever inflicted on them, so the researchers could attempt to cure them. I suppose it's more ethical than just trying immediately on humans. Maybe they should have used pigs, which are supposedly much closer to human metabolism.

use yourself as a proxy

is it bad enough for YOU yet?

Are you fighting back?

"Willing" isn't enough. If you're not acting, then why would you expect others to act?

If you want others to act, lead by example. Be first.

@rwg time to start a M$-adjacent-sounding consulting firm to write large invoices to the university and individual checks to contributors as needed...

@petealexharris
it's hilarious though (in a bleak kind of way), bc it's so easy to block. all the technology required to filter & vent respiratory aerosols is dirt cheap, and can be found at any hardware store.

every pandemic caused by an aerosol-borne pathogen has been fully preventable and fully stoppable, and at any point in its progression.

we lost people not primarily because of the virus, but because of ignorance, stubbornness, incuriousness, selfishness, and general dipshittery.

His attacks on libraries continue as his latest budget proposal eliminates the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

But you can fight back at SaveIMLS.org

Eject the bigots in your communities. Just fucking do it. Fuck's sake, come on
The act to create #TennesseeValleyAuthority was signed by #FDR on #ThisDayInHistory in 1933. It still brings affordable electricity to many states and is so popular #RonaldReagan was fired from hosting #GeneralElectricTheater for trashing it. Utilities should be publically owned.