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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 20h

Happy "Ada Lovelace Day." Celebrating women in STEM, it was named after the women widely regarded as the first computer programmer, working with Charles Babbage on his "Analytic Engine." findingada.com

Ada Lovelace Day – Celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 21h

I remember a sign from a protest during his first admin. It said "not all Trump supporters are racist, but for them it's not a deal breaker."

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 21h

Exactly. To paraphrase David Pakman, we're not disagreeing on whether the marginal tax rate should be 20% or 25%, but rather about "who is a human being," and deserving of rights.

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 21h

To paraphrase David Pakman, we're not disagreeing on whether the marginal tax rate should be 20% or 25%, but rather about "who is a human being," and deserving of rights.

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 21h

This is always an interesting table to follow over the years. In times of heavy deficit spending, more states slip into the "taker" category as everyone is effectively "taking." Texas, specifically, will switch sides based on oil prices.

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 21h

My youngest went to a Waldorf school for a few years, a system which generally seems to avoid black in the early years. (I didn't notice it at ours - I think they were ok with it.)

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 1d

"Welcome, to Movie Phone..."

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 2d

When he ran in 2020, he used the same platform from 2016. "The current Administration has exceeded its constitutional authority, brazenly and flagrantly violated the separation of powers, sought to divide America into groups and turn citizen against citizen." www.salon.com/2020/08/24/r...

Republicans just copy and paste 2016 GOP platform for 2020 Republican Convention - Salon.com

The unedited 2016 platform still includes an attack on “the current Administration

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 3d

#8. The enemy is both strong and weak. “By a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak.”

www.openculture.com/2024/11/umbe...

Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism

Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms an...

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 3d

For Jesse Watters the other day to actively say on air that he's fine seems like a big step; for the longest time, his health condition (at all) seemed like it was off limits or something.

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 4d

Just getting on now!

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 4d

And if they had caught Nixon before they brought down Agnew, we would have had a REAL preview if Agnew had been promoted.

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 4d

Someone's going to have to wipe a lot of ketchup off the fake gold walls tonight.

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 4d

I'm honestly surprised he pronounced it "Nobel" instead of "noble."

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 4d

Well, it's not like he flattened her tires so he could drive her home, right? people.com/tv/fox-news-...

Fox News' Jesse Watters Jokes About Flattening Future Wife's Tires So He Could Drive Her Home

'She hopped right in the car,' Jesse Watters recalled of giving now-wife Emma a ride home after he says he let the air out of her tires

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 4d

I'd put more faith in his thoughts on this if he didn't already truly believe that California and New York were more dangerous than Oklahoma. If we can't agree on facts, then we're still in trouble. app.verifiednews.network/articles/we-...

We fact-checked the Oklahoma governor’s debate between Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister

(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democratic challenger Joy Hofmeister debated on Wednesday at an event hosted by NonDoc and News 9. Read this story on The Frontier here. The...

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 5d

First Logan Square and now Rogers Park? Those are WEIRD places to be targeting. I paid $15 for a fancy PB&J in Logan Square recently - what are they doing?

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 6d

But that since he met so many people all the time he couldn't keep track of it all. So, he kept track of their family, favorite candies, etc., the same way we might put our friends' birthdays into our phones.

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 6d

I once read a fictional story of a politician who kept a similar file on everyone he met. Before any meetings, he'd study the files first so he could remember to ask "how's your son's hockey going?" or whatever. He later explained it wasn't "cheating," he truly WANTED to connect with and know...

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 6d

This is incredible. I work with children and teens "on the spectrum" and they could surely use these. I'll be checking in frequently to see what other ideas you add later which people have suggested.

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, it's clunky and feels more like a troubleshooting tool than anything else; I've used it in the past to ensure that a profile moved to a new computer effectively.

They could have really leveraged it in the first place rather than Private Windows, Container Tabs, etc.

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 6d

The article is pretty vague on what it really is. The existing FF profiles could do it but currently: 1) the interface is clunky and discourages running multiple profiles at the same time, and 2) there aren't any great cues that tell you which profile you're using at the time.

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 7d

"The Republicans’ health care plan for America: 'Don’t get sick.'...If you get sick, America, the Republican health care plan is this: 'Die quickly.' That’s right. The Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick." - Alan Grayson (D-FL) 2009. en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alan_Gr...

Alan Grayson - Wikiquote

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suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 9d

@nytpitchbot.bsky.social, looks like WaPo is stealing your thing.

suddenoutbreak.bsky.social @suddenoutbreak.bsky.social · 9d

I was just in Logan Square yesterday. It's the kind of neighborhood where you pay $15 for a "peanut butter* sandwich with lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, and sprouts" while the farmer's market goes on next to your table. Weird choice for ICE. (*It was sort of a Thai peanut sauce. Very good.)

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