Pat @Pat@qoto.org

#SCOTUS says it made a mistake with Roe and it is fixing its mistake.

If a court takes 50 years to correct a mistake, that court probably shouldn't exist.

#covid19 #mask #elastomeric #respirator #vax #vaccine #masks #respirators #covid #pandemic #prep

A properly worn respirator is the most effective way to prevent infection and spread of COVID-19 disease.

The most effective respirator at a reasonable price is an elastomeric respirator with detachable filters. The best filter is N100 or P100. These filters are at least 99.97% efficient at filtering out the tiny particles that carry the virus.

Respirators are effective against all variants of the virus. They are also effective against other respiratory viruses and pollen.

The respirator should be NIOSH-approved.

Make sure you do a seal check each time you wear the respirator so that no air leaks around the mask.

Make sure the filter material doesn’t get wet because it won't work as well when it is wet.

(Image: Mediawiki Commons, Danielle Blue, CC-BY-SA-1.0)

#covid19 #mask #respirator #vax #vaccine #masks #respirators #covid #pandemic #prep

A properly worn respirator is the most effective way to prevent infection and spread of COVID-19 disease.

An N95 filtering facepiece respirator is at least 95% efficient at filtering out the tiny particles that carry the virus.

The respirator should be NIOSH-approved and have straps that go all the way around your head. (Or the similar European standard FFP2)

Never ever wear a mask with earloops – they are not reliable.

The respirator should fit tightly to the face and not allow any air to flow around the mask.

You should probably also get vaccinated. The vaccine is about 44-50% effective at preventing infection at its peak effectiveness and it helps to prevent hospitalization and death, however, vaccinated people who become infected can still spread the virus.

An elastomeric respirator is even more effective.

(Image: Mediawiki Commons, Martin von Creytz, cc-by-sa-2.0, modified with PD image)

#TruthBeTold #unintended #consequences

The holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health says that the states have plenary power over abortions.

So the Vermont legislature just introduced a bill to allow abortions without restriction up to the 48th week of pregnancy.

In a separate bill, they define the moment of birth as when the umbilical cord is cut. (Nothing in US Constitution about umbilical cords, either.)

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)

(public domain image per mediawiki commons)

#law #scotus #USpol #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair #dobbs #marbury #madison

Anyone who has ever seen sperm wiggling around under a microscope knows that life begins at ejaculation.

You need to understand what Marbury v. Madison did, in order to get this joke.

HINT:

Either the court was violating the law for 50 years, or they are violating the law now.

In either case, what SCOTUS says and what the law says are not the same.

#law #scotus #USpol #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair #dobbs #marbury #madison

My opinion:

Marbury v. Madison was incorrectly decided and is therefore overturned.

(my opinions take precedent over SCOTUS’s opinions)

#scotus #dobbs #jacksonwomanshealth #noroe #roe

If I read the court’s opinion correctly in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health,

1. If there is no specific enumerated or implied right mentioned in the US Constitution, then a state can make a law to prohibit the exercise of that right.

and

2. There is no explicit or implied right to bodily integrity in the US Constitution.

Therefore, according to the ruling, a state can make a law that requires everyone to have a barcode tattooed to their forehead.

That sucks.

#law #scotus #USpol #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair #dobbs #marbury #madison

one more time...

Is it more important to follow the law, or to follow what the Supreme Court says?

#bluetoot

Nothing to say. Just want to be the first to use this hashtag...

Thank you for your offer of employment at (company name redacted). I’m sure working at xxxx would prove to be an exciting and stimulating job. However, the salary and benefits in your offer don’t match my requirements at this time, so I will be moving on to other offers.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely...

After I posted this toot and clip, I realized that this particular clip has much more significance than I had realized.

Obviously, for those who have seen the film, the voice-over dialog by Sonmi is about her becoming "woke" about her own oppression and her potential. However, what I hadn’t previously realized is that this particular point in the film is a narrative midpoint, about which the film pivots, presenting a mirror between the first half and second half of the film. The first half introducing the six separate but similar sub-narratives, while the second half mirrors the first, but resolves those initial sub-plots in a reflective manner. The dialog itself hints at this, “Knowledge is a mirror, and for the first time in my life I was allowed to see who I was… and who I might become.” Sonmi’s character is acting a transient meta-metaphor for the film itself – realizing what the (first half of) the film is and what it will become.

This film is amazing. You can take as far as you want...

This day just flew by...

Like a 17-hour intercontinental flight.

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #film #movie #justice #technology #progress #future #past #fusion #theory #philosophy #consumer #EV #inclusion #epic #FTW

Retro SciFi of the Week…

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Not so retro, but it’s one of the best science fiction films ever made and aside from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, perhaps the very best. It includes an ensemble cast of some of the most accomplished actors in the world.

The breadth and depth of this film is enormous and the quality is completely uncompromising. It uses a nonlinear narrative (lots of flashbacks and flashforwards) with an intricate plot and the actors play multiple roles, so it may be confusing on first viewing. This film demands a lot work from the viewer – it will probably take you at least three viewings to begin to understand it. If that’s not your thing, then I’d recommend you go watch ‘Sharknado (2013)’ instead.

The primary philosophical conclusion reached by the film is absolute bunk, but that doesn’t detract from its story and entertainment value. (And the presentation of its thesis up to that point is sound.)

#stng #startrek #restrooms #gender #pee #poop

(Bathroom doors image, https://www.flickr.com/photos/10058483@N00/6545935153, CC-SA-BY-2.0, modified with fair use images from STNG)

I just blocked a qoto user for using a derisive racial epithet.

Happy solstice!

(As of about 6 hours ago...)

(Image from wikipedia commons, public domain)

Image not to scale. 🙂

#economics #productivity #automation #work #labor #chart

Economics chart of the day…

(Yeah, I know I don’t do one of these every day. I only make one when I want to.)

(Chart from wikimedia commons, data from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS)

Most people are fuck-heads, and they don't know it.

So, statistically, I'm probably a fuck-head.