Scott1849

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Scientist turned lawyer. Always learning. Family man. Pro-democracy. Agnostic.
Scott1849Dec 30, 2022
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 29, 2022

As Southwest CEO Bob Jordan pretends to apologize—remember—SW got a $7B federal bailout, spent $5.6B of that on Stock Buybacks, gave their CEO a raise to $9.1M, & forced frontline workers into 16 hour shifts under threat of termination—while spending $0 updating SW software😳

Southwest’s debacle isn’t an accident. It’s the predictable result of billionaire & corporate corruption & greed—& thousands of workers & travelers are paying the price.

In a just world SW execs will face criminal charges.

Scott1849Dec 27, 2022
Abandoned AmericaDec 25, 2022
The older I get, the more aware I am that being critical rather than enjoying things is not a sign of intelligence or wisdom. Not loving things - movies, art, music, people, situations - because of their weaknesses doesn't make you better than them, it means you're unable to see past imperfections. Sure, some things absolutely are bad & should be left behind - but being hypercritical denies you joy. I need reminded of this every day. Too many things are legit bad to throw out good ones too.
Scott1849Dec 27, 2022
Show threadJeff FeckeDec 21, 2022
@ncweaver @Donkey_Kong I have yet to see a legal use case for bitcoin and blockchain that couldn't be handled by a prepaid debit card and a secure excel spreadsheet.
Scott1849Dec 23, 2022
Wonder of ScienceDec 2, 2022

A timelapse showing the incredible movement of a growing vine, exhibiting both nastic movement to find, and then a thigmotropic response to grasp and hold.

Credit: Roger P. Hangarter

https://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/movements/nastic/nastic.html

#botany #nature #plants #science

Plants In Motion

Scott1849Dec 19, 2022
Ben SandofskyDec 19, 2022
Mastodon has cracked the top ten social networking apps in the App Store. For context, Signal is at 15.
Scott1849Dec 16, 2022
Tiffany LiDec 16, 2022

Many of the journalists Elon suspended today on Twitter are here on #Mastodon. Please follow and boost:

Drew Harwell, Washington Post
@drewharwell

Donie O’Sullivan, CNN
@donieosullivan

Steve Herman, VOA
@w7voa

Micah Lee, Intercept
@micahflee

Tony Webster
@tony

Matt Binder, Mashable
@MattBinder

#freepress #journalism #journalists #news

Scott1849Dec 15, 2022
Wonder of ScienceDec 14, 2022

The speed of light visualized on a cosmic scale.

Credit: @Physicsj

Scott1849Dec 15, 2022
Julian SanchezDec 15, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Russian propaganda accounts are now openly praising Elon Musk for blocking Ukrainians from Twitter

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Biz_Ukraine_Mag/status/1603070455484715013

Business Ukraine mag on Twitter

“Russian propaganda accounts are now openly praising Elon Musk for blocking Ukrainians from Twitter”

Twitter
Scott1849Dec 4, 2022
Steven BeschlossDec 4, 2022
I'm old enough to remember that respecting and defending the Constitution was the most basic expectation of every citizen, let alone someone running for president. Even after everything we've been through, the idea that Republicans will stick with a man who flagrantly demands the Constitution be discarded to install him into office: Infuriating.
Scott1849Nov 23, 2022
Show threadRobert McNeesNov 23, 2022
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is a patient stare into a tiny patch of sky in the constellation Fornax. Over 11 days of exposure revealed 10,000 galaxies, including some of the oldest known.

Almost every dot, smudge, and whorl of light in the image is a galaxy. (There are a few stars in there – you can spot them by their diffraction spikes.) The deepest red ones are galaxies that probably formed when the Universe was less than a billion years old.

Image: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), HUDF Team