James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org
College professor, part time nerd and sci-fi enthusiast. Not actually a duck, but what’s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain’t got?
Joined Nov 2022
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“Into the Eye of the Storm”
#photography #photographie #fotografie #fotografía #bnw #monochrome #blackandwhite #ir #infrared #r72 #nature #clouds #landscape #fujifilm
#photography #photographie #fotografie #fotografía #bnw #monochrome #blackandwhite #ir #infrared #r72 #nature #clouds #landscape #fujifilm
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@streetsblognyc I really expected a lot of BMWs.
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Joni Ernst's Cruelty and Sarcasm Might Cost Her Her Job
#PoliticalSarcasm #CrueltyInPolitics #IowaElections #VoterDisagreement #MedicaidReform
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joni-ernst-were-all-going-to-die-medicaid/#respond
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Apparently Trump doesn't read the daily intelligence briefs, so administration officials are considering putting them in a form more appropriate for him, presumably such as cartoons.
@lauren Two words: Finger puppets.
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Man he really hates being called a taco, doesn’t he? Might even say he’s got a thin shell.
@Nonilex There is an answer for reducing massive health care costs, it's simple and proven effective by pretty much every country in the world that isn't named the United States: put everyone on publicly funded health care and pay for it through your taxes. Canada has it, for example, and we pay about half what Americans do for health care.
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I was cleaning out my downloads folder today when I found this. You're welcome.
GIF
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Hahaha I just saw someone call ChatGPT “Grand Theft Autocorrect” 
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There seems to be some confusion as to when summer officially starts. Traditionally it starts on the 21st of June (the equinox) whereas the met' office say it starts on June 1st. Of course in the UK we know when summer arrives; the shops put up their Christmas displays
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Zelenskyy Kept Trump In The Dark And Didn't Tell Him About Attack On Russian Bombers
#RussianBombersAttack #NoNotify #Zelenskyy #StrategicStrike #UkraineTrump
https://www.politicususa.com/p/zelenskyy-kept-trump-in-the-dark
@Anomnomnomaly "Try to start conversations with people and ask them about their life." But then they might tell me about their life, which I don't give a shit about.
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I'm sick and tired of seeing articles like
'Introverted? Here's how to be more social'
FUCK OFF!!!
How about an article with the headline
'Extroverted? Here's how to shut the fuck up'
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Watching a YouTuber talk about all the things they like and don't like having moved to Las Vegas really highlights to me the foundational problem we have talking about taxes and government services.
Two back to back points were, they loved there were no property taxes and no state taxes. Yet they acknowledged homelessness was a huge problem and wished the city or state could put more effort in helping them.
There is just a huge disconnect, even here in Canada, over wanting to pay no taxes but wanting someone to do something about "x"
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Today marks the beginning of the end of Donald Trump's bonkers 2nd regime
#BonkerExecutiveOrders #BudgetCutsReversed #TrumpIIPart2 #TaxBillStalled #GOPDivided
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Next time you hear someone say, "We have a shortage of ____" (teachers, nurses, a particular STEM role, whatever), think about the first time you heard someone say that about that role.
If it was longer ago than the time it takes to train a new entrant, get a certification, or complete a relevant degree, then there is no shortage of personnel; there's a shortage of willingness to pay people what their work is worth.
College professor, part time nerd and sci-fi enthusiast. Not actually a duck, but what’s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain’t got?
Joined Nov 2022
