@georgetakei I cannot imagine any mainstream publication bringing out an article arguing that a 34-year-old man is a bad role model because he is not married and does not have children.
@arstechnica It's not really a "supply chain" - it's a dependency. "supply chain" implies some kind of financial arrangement that simply doesn't exist when using a random person's git repo.
In "How Men Like Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, And Brock Turner Are Made," writer Amelia Mavis Christnot explores the roots of toxic masculinity and privilege. From Ivy League halls to positions of power, see how entitlement shapes behavior and fuels impunity. A powerful read—dive in now by visiting The Big Picture. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/culture-made-trump-kavanaugh-turner
@georgetakei Very well written article. What always amazes me isn't so much the toxic people who grew up surrounded by privilege and yes-people becoming so terrible as the way society, as a whole, bends over backwards to enable them to do so even outside of applicable context. For example, when they were "investigating" Kavanaugh and intentionally chose not to interview witnesses and to ask almost no questions, that was no ivy league school -- he was being appointed as a Supreme Court justice.
@georgetakei I’m looking for combat veterans who want to address the loss of the democracy we fought for. To have a few privileged misfits ending this 250 yr democracy is not sitting well with me. We need to take it to them up close.
It's funny how manufacturers were quiet about phasing it out in the US. Apparently the EU banned it long before we did.
Yes, it WAS in Mountain Dew.
Also, it's interesting that there's articles on the internet that resurface every few months saying it's still in drinks, even after it was removed-- probably because, it was never mentioned as being removed.
@rbreich Since I can’t read the rest: YES. Yes there should be an open convention.
The Democrats pearl-clutching over something that happened over 50 years ago is killing the Party. The superdelegate system is an abomination, stacked with corporate lobbyists. This is why the Party can’t gain traction - it has shut out the voice of their constituents.
Anointing pre-selected candidates through the farce of the primaries is what got us Trump, and got us here.
In his presidential immunity opinion, Chief Justice Roberts accused Justice Sotomayor and the two other Democratic-appointed justices who joined her in dissent, of “fearmongering on the basis of extreme hypotheticals.”
It isn't extreme to think that someone might abuse the power to break the law with impunity in a nation where, just a few short years ago, one of the candidates for the highest office in the land incited, willfully, an armed assault on democracy and other officers of their government in direct violation of the oath they took when they assumed the mantle of the presidency.
In fact, it would be incredibly naive to believe anything else. Chief Justice Roberts doesn't even believe what he is saying; he's only mouthing nonsense to try to distract the people of America from what a card-carrying Batman villain he is.
@kde@kde Have you measured Akonadi based applications? I just had to uninstall Kontact because the memory consumption brought down my computer. It was also constantly writing to disk and requiring 10% CPU, probably indexing related?
The SCOTUS immunity decision drove deep despair and concern that Trump’s indictments and even the verdict against him are now in jeopardy. While the path is tougher, the way forward remains clear and viable. I explain in today’s piece, link in the replies.
So let me get this straight: The so-called "originalists" on the Supreme Court have essentially given the U.S. president the power of monarchs. Just days before the 4th of July, mind you. The hypocrisy is staggering.
@rbreich I can only dissent with my vote and voice but I too dissent. In November you choose between a President or a King. It is simply that existential. If you vote for a President you can vote them out in four years. If you vote for a King (or abstain from voting) you will never get the chance to elect another President again.
Do you protect the United States Constitution millions of Americans died to protect or do you throw away the Bill of Rights?