Nordstahl @Nordstahl@qoto.org

If he follows through on these tariffs than there's no other way to discuss his policies other than trying to take down the U.S. economy in order to help out Russia, China and Iran.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-would-impose-25-tariffs-oil-mexico-canada-under-trade-plan-sources-say-2024-11-26/

A 14-year-old in Georgia (the country) is chronicling, via photos, the protests there against a government that has turned its back on its constitutional obligation to join the EU -- thereby helping Russia and degrading democracy.

I can't overstate how much I admire this kid. Read what he says and shows:

https://www.codastory.com/stayonthestory/im-14-photographing-the-violent-protests-in-georgia-the-eu-dream-is-slipping-away/

The fraud verdict stands. The NY Attorney General has REJECTED Trump's bid to dismiss his $500M civil fraud judgment post-election. The AG stated that Trump's presidency doesn't shield him from civil litigation over non-official conduct, per the Constitution and multiple court precedents. And 70+ million are just fine with the biggest fraud in history.

These citizens of America are ok with massive fraud.

Can Mastodon do me a favor?

Can y'all give #Syria and #Syrians a few days to rejoice after overthrowing a mass murdering sadistically torturing vile #Assad regime that has brutalized them for 54 years and after 13 years of a vicious #SyrianCivilWar?

This is a #Syrian celebration. Let them have it. Join them in it.

Then, *later*, you can all come in with your galaxy brain mindlessly miserable and cynical armchair geopolitical analysis.

Thanks

مبروك #سوريا 👏 👏 👏 💪 💪 💪 ✌️ ✌️ ✌️

We need more of this: The Texas Observer identifies the operators behind four major Neo-Nazi Twitter accounts.

Robert “Bobby” Thorne, is a vice president at JP Morgan Chase in Plano, TX.

John Anthony Provenzano works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD—where the Navy manufactures explosive ordnance.

Michael Gramer is a 42-year-old retired mechanical engineer living in TX.

Cyan Cruz, a 40-year-old marketing professional from TX.

#antifa

https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/

Elon Musk's #Twitter Disaster BLOWS UP In Terrifying Surge Of Attack Posts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3oTVLeFPmw&ab_channel=TheDamageReport

GET OFF #XITTER NOW. JFC, what more do you need? Everyone who remains there is making society much, much worse.

American admiral and computer scientist, (designed COBOL) Grace Hopper was born #OTD in 1906.

She created the first compiler, the A-0 System, in 1952. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer. Hopper popularized the term "debugging" in computing after discovering an actual moth causing a malfunction in the Mark II computer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper

#computerscience #mathematics #womeninStem

#clippyLifeAdvice

Such an absolute scorcher on the state of generative Ai. Hard to pick a favorite passage, but this one works.

"The entire tech industry has become oriented around a dead-end technology that requires burning billions of dollars to provide inessential products that cost them more money to serve than anybody would ever pay."

https://www.wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it/?ref=ed-zitrons-wheres-your-ed-at-newsletter

#genai #tech #enshittification

Reminder that the research linking vaccines to autism was FABRICATED by Andrew Wakefield to discredit vaccination against childhood diseases: he was selling an alternative remedy. Never did jail time but got struck off the medical register here in the UK for LYING.

The anti-vaxxer ball he started rolling has now probably killed millions, thanks to COVID19, flu, and other illnesses.

(PS: it also weaponizes bigotry against autism, leading to hate crimes.)
https://www.threads.net/@timfullerton/post/DDUuj0GRhFf

We're not going to make it as a species, are we?

Humanity is a family. We are a family. This is our brother, our son, our friend, crying for the loss of his child, our child. Don't look away. His pain is our pain.

What the US and Israel are doing goes against the laws of humanity, of civilized societies. It is deeply immoral and criminal.
#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Genocide #USpol #Israel

Pussy Riot founding member Maria Alyokhina has been barred from entering the Republic of Georgia. She shared a photo of her entry denial paperwork and a note denouncing the authorities for admitting Russian propagandists who report favorably on the police crackdown against anti-govt protesters.

Here's a common "peer-to-peer" conversation I have repeatedly with the #insurance companies as an oncologist:

Me: I want to appeal your denial of my patient's PET scan

Them: Sorry, PET scan isn't on our approved list

Me: You approved it last time, and it's a standard-of-care that the patient have a repeat PET scan to assess if their treatment is working

Them: Oh, we approved it last time?
[much hemming and hawing while they verify this]

Me: By the way, are you a board-certified oncologist?

Them: [again much hemming and hawing, and only when I insist do they tell me their name and credentials (and about 95% of the time they aren't an oncologist)]

Me: Let me make sure I have the spelling of your name correct for the chart so I can make a note of who is denying the necessary medical care for my patient

Them: [Finds a way to approve the PET scan]

And scene

(many times a month)

#MedMastodon #healthcare #healthinsurance #healthcareisahumanright #cancer #oncology

Our evolving digital language.

✍️ Jim Morrissey

This past August and after a horrific stabbing attack that left three children dead, fascists incited racist mobs in the UK to riot, leading to widespread violence, injuries, and the destruction of mosques, refugee shelters, and homes across the country.

In response, anti-fascist groups mobilized to defend their communities, including one asylum seeker who joined a counter-protest to confront the bigots, who then pelted him and his friends with rocks & other objects. When he threw back a projectile in self-defence, the coppers waved in, arresting him!

Now our friend is serving a prison sentence of several months! To support him, The International Defence Fund helped cover his rent to prevent homelessness upon his release, underscoring the community's solidarity.

Full story: https://intlantifadefence.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/white-riot/

Show solidarity with anti-fascists by making a donation to the Defence Fund today: https://bit.ly/DefendAntifa