Dimestorehalo @Dimestorehalo@qoto.org
Teacher, parent to 4-pawed children, and know just enough to be dangerous. Litigation disaster tourist--just along for the ride.
Navy spouse in the mountains of AZ.
#rorygallagher is the most underrated, unknown guitar god of all time.
The name is how I always understood the line from #T-Rex #bangagong instead of the actual "diamond star halo."
Joined Nov 2022
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The editor of a conservative news site wished everyone a happy 2023 and urged them to “shoot guns and watch college football.” Ten days later, she shot herself in the foot while watching a bowl game. Usually, the amount of time between the “f around” and “find out” stages is a little longer than that.
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“There is no such thing as 'Herd Immunity' for COVID-19. It is a concept as antiquated as the 'Earth is Flat'. With the exception of smallpox, no pathogen has ever been eradicated from the earth and with smallpox, eradication was achieved with a highly effective long-lasting vaccine. SARS-CoV-2 appears to be the most adaptive and dynamic foe we have ever faced and hoping that the antiquated concept of 'Herd Immunity' will save the day, is just pure fantasy.” https://eu.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2023/01/04/why-herd-immunity-is-as-an-outdated-concept-when-it-comes-to-covid/69750170007/
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MTG given a C&D letter from Dr. Dre. A wonderful nugget (suggesting maybe #akivacohen is giving lessons):
"One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you would have a passing familiarity with the laws of our country. It's possible, though, that the laws governing intellectual property are a little too arcane and insufficiently populist... an actual lawmaker should be making laws not breaking laws..."
#lawfedi
https://dam.tmz.com/document/c4/o/2023/01/09/c47058ead12a432d938227fb78d6d3a0.pdf (Sorry it's from TMZ)
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Reporters will continue reporting straight-faced that the GOP's top concern is "the deficit" even as their openly-stated #1 top policy demand is to add $100B to deficit by cutting IRS enforcement.
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The #WonderfulBarn and the #Dublin mountains.
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This is one of the most fascinating (true) stories I've read in a long time. The lede is captivating:
"I wrote a story for a friend. But in the end, he didn’t treat me like a friend. And I’m hurt."
And it has this great phrase: "the ghost world of law which haunts all of us."
Not to be missed. https://theeggandtherock.substack.com/p/i-wrote-a-story-for-a-friend?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
H/T @privacat #LawFedi #Copyright #MineCraft
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Donald Trump illegally held, failed to protect, and refused to return top secret government documents, yet he's still not charged and running for president.
We strongly suspect Matt Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl in exchange for money. He still walks free.
Police are rarely held accountable for inappropriate use of force that leads to needless deaths or injuries.
Is it any wonder why so many people think the police and justice systems are unfair and untrustworthy?
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If you read one thing today, make it this moving piece from Celine Gounder about the legacy of her late husband Grant Wahl and the grifters who would try to twist it for the purposes of antivax propaganda.
I’ll follow this post with a link to an un-paywalled version.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/opinion/grant-wahl-celine-gounder-vaccine.html
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I’m sharing this clip direct from barrister Robin Moira White on LinkedIn. Worth the read…
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This. Is. FASCINATING: “The vaccine, which contains dead versions of the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, comes in the form of food. The vaccine is incorporated into royal jelly, a sugar feed given to queen bees. Once they ingest it, the vaccine is then deposited in their ovaries, giving developing larvae immunity as they hatch.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/science/honeybee-vaccine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
@stephen_j_moran@mastodon.ie I was blessed to see Rory 3 times in the US, and I still think he's in the top 3 guitar heroes of all time. Here's a collab with Albert Collins from Switzerland that I recently ran into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg7fgg1PhIo&ab_channel=Rockin%27BluesTakis
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Whew. Hakeem Jeffries took the GOP to school from A to Z. Literally. https://youtu.be/f9MowjSufRs
#politics #SpeakerVote I love #RepKatiePorter even without her whiteboard.
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#FirstAmendment #5thcircuit #journalism An interesting article from TX about an en banc review pitting journalism against qualified immunity @AriCohn
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/06/first-amendment-laredo-journalist/
@jurijuri Everyone needs more than 1 hobby.
Teacher, parent to 4-pawed children, and know just enough to be dangerous. Litigation disaster tourist--just along for the ride.
Navy spouse in the mountains of AZ.
#rorygallagher is the most underrated, unknown guitar god of all time.
The name is how I always understood the line from #T-Rex #bangagong instead of the actual "diamond star halo."
Joined Nov 2022
