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georgetakei , to Random
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wbpeckham ,
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@georgetakei Jerk!

GGMcBG ,
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@georgetakei

Aw, that little fella is showing us the twins he's going home with.
And he'll disappoint them, too.

rbreich , to Random
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The argument against regulation is always the same: “It stifles growth and jobs.”

But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people.

Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.

aadriasola ,
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@rbreich growth like the crypto scammer space, jobs like online trolls payed with crypto

davidhaynz ,
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@rbreich
The economist Warren J Samuels argued the lack of regulation, or deregulation, was in itself a form of regulation.

Because regulation controls the distribution of sacrifice. E.g. if you deregulate air pollution you shift costs from polluters to people who breathe.

I suppose there could be Kafkaesque regulations that don't affect the distribution of sacrifice, or do anything useful. But I would need convincing.

georgetakei , to Random
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You're hired!

TheDarcBird ,
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@georgetakei

That’s good enough for my team

cqd_sos ,
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@georgetakei
The positive attitude is what counts.

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nemeciii ,
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@georgetakei grounding was the least thing to do.

What I would have done would be that he'd have to come clean about the prank to the girl and apologize. Then as an apology offer money for a fine dining dinner at a central location on his expense from his monthly allowance. He wouldn't be at the dinner.

What a dimwit son, I would have made him do all the chores in addition. 😡

tony ,
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@georgetakei Boys will be boys? Retch. In the 21st century that phrase should have been banished for good.

rbreich , to Random
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Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

What did corporations do with the money saved?

They didn’t invest it or raise wages.

They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.

Nothing trickled down to workers.

GhostOnTheHalfShell ,
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@rbreich The less they are taxed, the more money is left (for them) in the economy. If the right wing complains of inflation, then the solution is to TAX the rich.

That’s where all the excess money is.

stargazersmith ,
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@rbreich
Some Trump fed billionaires have invested heavily into the politician market.

georgetakei , to Random
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Would watch!

AddisonAlbright ,
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@georgetakei
I’d watch that, but I’d rather watch an event where people try to roast the ice cream man as hilariously as this little British girl: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREqNbJe/ 😂

ethanjstark ,
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@georgetakei

Still calling to have a smattering of non-athletes participating in each event, as a point of reference.

Same for The Great British Baking Show, only with inexperienced bakers.

rbreich , to Random
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The Supreme Court has greenlit Trump's plan to be a "dictator on Day One." Here's what that could look like.

TAI ,
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@rbreich what gave us this SCOTUS? democracy, What gave us trump: democracy. And still nobody sees anything wrong here

shanen ,
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@rbreich

The is merely correcting our misunderstanding of the Constitution. You thought "execute the Office" was about faithfully following the laws? Silly you. Execute means kill and now the can kill his office and any laws (or political opponents) he doesn't like. No idea why it took the six of them over 100 pages to explain such a silly little mistake.

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virtuous_sloth ,
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@georgetakei I do not see much discussion of the approach of having a conversation with the other person where you explain how their behavior (lack of initiation of social situations) make her feel and giving the other person a chance to talk.

Might be a little more productive than a more passive approach, giving the latter might verge on passive-aggresive depending on context.

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This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out, and MAGA billboards remain unintentionally funny. For the whole collection, see the link in the replies!

rbreich , to Random
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What a week of fireworks!

From SCOTUS blowing up the rule of law…

to the Biden/Stephanopoulos interview…

to Trump playing dumb about his own Project 2025…

Heather Lofthouse of @imcivicaction & I get into it all in the Coffee Klatch. Watch this:

Gurre ,
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@rbreich
Imagine the media jumping on Trump after the verdict like they have on Biden after the debate. Crazy thought!

https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/112739908918904448

lsitongia ,
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@rbreich
Drumpf did say that be wishes Project 2025 luck (not that need it).

georgetakei , to Random
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A true friend! 🍕❤️

mrbruno ,
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@georgetakei What's to select? THICK! End of story.

CrypticMirror ,
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@georgetakei I asked for help once, but they said "get stuffed".

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vashbear ,
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@georgetakei Hi George, What is the business model of Percolately?

huntingdon ,
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@georgetakei

Note to Dad: Not everyone has to share the same bed. It's a get together, not a menage a quatre.

arstechnica , to Random
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Egalitarian oddity found in the Neolithic

Men, women, and immigrants all seemed to have similar dietary inputs.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/egalitarian-oddity-found-in-the-neolithic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

scavello ,
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@arstechnica ah yes the three genders

jpaskaruk ,
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@arstechnica

Even if they all ate the same beast, some ate the tenderloin, some the T-bone, and some the chuck and the other tough cuts.

I don't think the remains tell us that much detail on the diet.

arstechnica , to Random
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The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/the-greening-of-planes-trains-and-automobiles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nutmeg ,

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Spoiler: We do not need one drop of "fuels" for cars, trucks and trains that are highly inefficient and / or lead to even more desastrous exploitation of and pollution to the environment.

smxi ,
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@arstechnica saying we need x or y while suggesting the set of solutions includes cars suggests what we really need is not going to happen. Unfortunately that seems to be what is happening, we keep raising the bar, not realizing we need to start lowering it to get anywhere. It comes down to energy used per passenger mile. This is all well understood. A 2 to 5 ton rolling brick of batteries does slightly drop CO2 per mile but can't scale like mas transit.

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