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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rdearman@toot.io ("Rick Dearman") wrote:
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. -- Eric Hoffer
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BigAngBlack@fosstodon.org ("Ang Black") wrote:
The are used in the US as well.
Activists want NT to make spit hoods illegal after report found they were used on children 27 times
> Campaigners says case of child who may have lost consciousness while restrained in spit hood highlights need to legislate ban
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
igallupd@scholar.social ("Ignacio Gallup-Diaz") wrote:
AWESOME:
"Meet the 19-year-old leading the next generation to find power at the polls in Philly: María Méndez is coordinator of Juntos Podemos, a new youth engagement effort from the longtime immigrant rights organization."
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘the United States is left with two undesirable options, according to researchers at RAND Corporation, a think tank that has run a series of war game exercises for the Pentagon.
If the Navy ships choose to approach China, many will be hit by Chinese missiles and damaged if not destroyed, resulting in lost U.S. ships and casualties on a scale unseen since World War II… Alternatively, the ships will stay hundreds or even thousands of miles from the area, making it much harder for Navy aircraft or missiles to reach their targets… “What it comes down to is, in many cases, the Navy surface fleet doesn’t play a major role”’
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
our Navy seems wedded to the last century, and needs to prepare for the *next* conflict rather than the last one:
“Operating on a budget that was less than the cost of fuel for one of the Navy’s big ships, Navy personnel and contractors had pieced together drone boats, unmanned submersible vessels and aerial vehicles capable of monitoring and intercepting threats over hundreds of miles of the Persian Gulf, like Iranian fast boats looking to hijack oil tankers.
Now they are pleading for more money to help build on what they have learned.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
subtle (not):
“Defend Texas Liberty, the pro-Paxton political action committee, has spent another $3.5 million since the impeachment vote, almost all of it donated by Mr. Dunn and Mr. Wilks. Most of the money went to the campaign of the lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick, who leads the State Senate and will be presiding over the impeachment trial: a $1 million contribution and a $2 million loan.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“In May, a majority of Republicans in the House joined with Democrats to impeach Mr. Paxton, disturbed by his conduct in office — including longstanding allegations of corruption and a criminal indictment for securities fraud — and his effort to obtain $3.3 million in state funding to settle a lawsuit brought against him by some of his senior aides, who became whistle-blowers.”
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Not even close to scale.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/09/05/a-hopelessly-inaccurate-diagram/
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
Jeb Bush: Please clap
[silence]
Jeb: Tight, isn't it
Mastodon FeedReblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
jperkin@federate.me.uk ("Jonathan Perkin") wrote:
It's a pity that Mastodon lacks quote tweets, but in addition to the post I boosted yesterday, I just wanted to say my own thanks for #DTrace reaching 20.
I use it all the time, and struggle when working on other systems that do not have it. Only yesterday I wrote a quick script to verify a code path that lead to this fix: https://github.com/NetBSD/pkgsrc/commit/def71d1c1f988e3a2cf3bb86716a2937ce6f48fc.
It has found significant performance wins in #pkgsrc and #pkgin, fixed numerous bugs, and helped me understand systems.
Thanks @bcantrill and @ahl!
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
The settings a company's app decides to sync across devices, instantly, on login, are the true measure of its values.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I hope you don't need to hear this, and that I'm not the first person who's ever pointed this out to you, but just in case:
Literally any time somebody asserts that a persecuted group is actually only persecuted because they bring it on themselves, that person is a bigot and an asshole.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Google cares so much about your privacy that it doesn't sync your settings for targeted advertising, apparently.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):
computerchroniclesbot@botsin.space ("ComputerChroniclesScreens") wrote:
Approximate Frame #418 from The Computer Chronicles - 3D Graphics 1999-afLmM4bBbpI
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
SGT Jeffrey Sonstein (Jack’s younger son) ‘back in the day’, and PVT Benjamin Sonstein (Jack’s great-grandson) recently… 4 generations of Army
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Maj Jack Sonstein, Maj Larry Sonstein, and Maj Mark Sonstein… my dad, my brother, and my nephew
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Can't Find My Way Home by Joe Cocker
Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
cart ("Carter Anderson") wrote:
Sadly my biggest sponsor couldn't renew my contract for budget reasons, so I'm back to making much less than market rate for my skills. If you (or your company) like what I'm doing as @bevy's Project Lead, please consider sponsoring me!
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️🌈🖖🏽") wrote:
Donald Trump was asked during deposition in the NY financial fraud case if he is the one with the “ultimate decision-making authority” at the Trump Organization..
“No. My son Eric is much more involved with it than I am. I’ve been doing other things.”
Folks, the Trump bus apparently now has Eric under it.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dan613@mstdn.ca ("Dan Neuman") wrote:
Black Mastodon users are writing in frustration that people don’t believe that #racism exists on Mastodon. As a new moderator, I can assure you that racism is very real here. Be sure to report it when you find it so that we can stamp it out.
And please don’t tell people their experience isn’t real just because you didn’t witness it. Thanks.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
thinking about my brother a lot today, his birthday… I miss him still.
RIP Maj. Larry Sonstein, VMI ‘66… one tour with the 4th Infantry Division, & then a second with MACV. Larry’s children are his legacy.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:
"[T]he [Wisconsin] GOP is threatening to use its illegally gotten supermajority to prevent a justice, elected by an overwhelming majority of the people, from dismantling the very illegal thing that keeps the GOP in power. It is one of the most cynical threats to democracy around, but it shouldn’t surprise anyone who understands the corruption and insanity of the Wisconsin GOP.
~ Jay Kuo
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
And in an example of how sometimes, "both sides" can be the problem, this story about Burning Man climate change protesters caught my eye:
One on hand, the protesters are right: While Burning Man may be an interesting cultural experience, it's bad for the environment.
On the other hand, if you're a climate-change protester traveling to Nevada from New York, Washington, California and Malta, you're part of the problem, not the solution, IMO.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
skyfire101@aus.social ("Anthony 🐦🇦🇺🦘🐨🪃") wrote:
Do not go gentle into that good night
~ by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Raccoon > Kid Rock
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MnemosyneSinger@kolektiva.social ("the happy leftist") wrote:
Weekends
8-Hour Workdays
Minimum Wage
Paid Overtime
Breaks
The Right to Strike
Child Labor Laws
Workplace Safety StandardsNONE of these were given out of the goodness of anyone's heart, nor by any government initiative. They were fought for and won by workers, in bloody wars with police and military forces fighting on the side of capital.
It continues to be an uphill battle always. We must never stop fighting.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
NewsDesk@flipboard.social ("Flipboard News Desk") wrote:
Texas braces for the historic impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
NBC News reports on the trial that begins Tuesday: https://flip.it/SQaum5
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
40 years lost:
"In 1983, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was about 343 parts per million. The global average temperature was around 0.3 degrees Celsius higher than before the Industrial Revolution. And the U.S. EPA sounded an alarm about global warming. Four decades later, with carbon dioxide eclipsing 420 ppm and average warming up to around 1.2 degrees Celsius, it's worth looking back to see just how well some of the EPA’s projections hold up."
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
elenaperez ("elena perez") wrote:
having now been on strike for 120+ days, Labor Day hits different this year.
I am proud of us, every single day since we went on strike, and proud of us, every single day we will continue to fight. #unionstrong #wgastrike #sagaftrastrike
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Yoshi@toot.community ("Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦") wrote:
Political Cartoonist wanted for paying gig. Please BOOST to reach as many as possible.
I need a political cartoonist for the 2024 election cycle. Must meet following criteria:
- In the US
- Digital artist, digital files
- Online port for review
- Works collaboratively
- Fast, 7-10 day turnaround
- Accept Zelle, NO PayPal
Please contact me here with link to your work. Thanks. I paid last guy for 3 cartoons in my profile.
