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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Gallows humor is gonna get us all through this shitstorm.
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Journalists: Mastodon seems great...BUT CAN IT SCALE?
*A few months go by. Mastodon gains millions of new accounts. Everything is still fine.*
Journalists: Mastodon seems great...BUT CAN IT SCALE?
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Eeeeee! I don't always know when I have an impact′, but apparently I did at the Dallas passport agency. I went there to get what they call an emergency passport. That's one for travel in 14 days or less. And I showed them my signature guide. I explained that they help visually impaired folks sign on the line and shows us how long the signature should be. Ten months later, Greg, my friend who works for the passport center in Phoenix, went to that same agency to get a passport for his son. They now have signature guides. And the guy goes, this lady was in here in January. She showed them to me, and we ordered a bunch of them. Greg goes, oh yeah? I sent her to you. I'm gonna call her and let her know. When he told me that, I just squealed with excitement.
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Breaking:
Trump nominates Jeffrey Dahmer to head office of Human Nutrition.
Trump nominates George Armstrong Custer head of Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Trump nominates Carlo Gambino head of DOJ's Organized Crime unit.
Trump nominates Neville Chamberlain to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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The dude who was like "print out the twitter code and I'll READ it" is going to be in charge of efficiency
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@Lazarou @Thumper1964 @Threadbane @JonChevreau @GottaLaff Perhaps but the good news is Vance would not win the next election, being such an incredibly unlikeable person.
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@dadbod "There was a time not so long ago when being an asshole wasn't cool" I love that line. I wish I could boost this a hundred thousand times.
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Don’t stop.
Via Kyle Griffin:
President #Biden just announced his 56th round of nominees for federal judicial positions — bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 261.
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@Yup_Its_Holly @mamiyaman @GottaLaff For example look at Trump and his tariffs. If implemented they will increase inflation. There's no doubt about it. But his followers are told over and over again what a bizness jeanius he is, so they believe whatever bullcrap he spews. Same with PP and his tax-axing. The price of gas will return to its previous level in weeks if the carbon tax was removed. But people believe because they're told over and over, and they're told over and over anyone who says differently is an Evil Gatekeeper.
@Yup_Its_Holly @mamiyaman @GottaLaff I think a lot of it is lack of civics education combined with a dramatically increased willingness on the part of politicians and oligarchs on the right to out and out lie to get their desired result.
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Thank you Mastodon and the Fediverse for being an example of communicating without billionaires and US venture capitalists calling the shots. We're going to need more of this.
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New York Times Pitchbot:
"Perhaps I started my criminal investigations of Trump a bit too late. But I'm comfortable that my successor, Aileen Cannon, will keep them going."
by Merrick Garland
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Someone said “good morning” to me at the bus stop and before thinking about it I said “no it’s not. It is objectively *not* a good morning.”
I regretted this instantly all the bus stop regulars already think I’m a strange little nerd. Now they will think (know?) I’m a weirdly politically obsessed strange little nerd.
But instead of the look 👀 of disapproval, hilariously everyone agreed.
“Bad morning!”
“BAD morning!”
@mamiyaman @GottaLaff The problem in Canada is the leader of the opposition is Pierre Poilievre, who is just as clueless and just as much a wannabe authoritarian as Trump.
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It’s not just four more years of Donald Trump. It’s four more years to Infinity of Melania, Jared, Ivanka, Eric, Jr Lara, Tucker, Elon, and on and on. And this time all boasting of having a mandate that may unfortunately be true. The worst Twilight Zone episode, ever.
@shoq I’m almost more afraid of the damage RFK and Musk would cause if Trump gives them what they want than Trump himself.
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Anyone blaming Harris and Democrats right now can fuck off.
Your family and neighbors are voting for Nazis, that's the problem.
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Those who DO learn from history are doomed to watch others repeat it anyway.
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
