ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

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#nature #space #astrophotography

It's ok if you haven't finished your novel yet, or done the laundry, or discovered the mossy forgotten tombs of the old forest gods.
I know you're trying your best, and that's all any of us can do.
Carry on.

122) Some have posited that #Election2024 will be the first #AI #Election

Looks like a certain #Texas based corporation by the name of Life Corporation and its owner Walter Monk can expect to experience some deep law enforecement scrutiny for deceptively impersonating Pres #JoeBiden's voice

Hopefuly this will pursued agressively to dissaude other dirty trick types

#USPolitics #Politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/us/politics/biden-robocall-new-hampshire.html

Fishy and Ruby have been looking especially judgmental lately. I am simply asking you to support my Patreon so my cats don't think I'm a total failure. I think if I get a few more supporters they might finally begin to see me as only a partial failure.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

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#science #cats #catsofMastodon

bagpipe levels are holding at 26%

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Here is the appellate court's denial of Trump's claim of immunity:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415/gov.uscourts.cadc.40415.1208593677.0.pdf

The decision opens by summarizing the allegations in the indictment, being careful to add that guilt hasn't yet been determined.

The court then dismisses the idea that they don't have jurisdiction over the issue and concludes that it does.

Then, on to immunity. The court rejects Trump's "separation of powers" argument, saying this:

That's strong language.

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5/ Via Scott MacFarlane:

Court: “Former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. But any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no longer protects him against this prosecution.”

👉🏼Unanimous, emphatic, unequivocal ruling from appeals court👈🏼

[Me: 👆🏼THAT IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO HEAR]

This is honestly not an unreasonable standard

Visit to a Small Planet was released 64 years ago today.

"Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet to visit the Earth and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in U.F.O's and aliens."

tests are showing fun levels at 53%

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#Fnordistan #Fnordku #DiscordianFart #SubGenius I present - copy left , all rights blown to the winds , the #DreiEcken Stickers - one per post so youse can copii

From XKCD

It’s another blow to the #Met police and #Tory party that their attempts to criminalise Greta #Thunberg and other climate protestors has failed because of the sloppiness of police communications.

But what’s also striking is the judge drew attention to the fact this was peaceful, non-violent protest that impeded no one…so why the rush to prosecute?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/02/judge-throws-out-case-against-greta-thunberg-and-other-london-protesters