gilroy0.bsky.social
Teacher, American, human(ish). Learning the past, observing in the present, living in the future.
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Then it's not a con, it's fraud.
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A propos your masterpiece: You can't con an honest man.
Oh, and I guess empathy ISN'T the fatal flaw after all.
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This is the heart of it. They cannot imagine a public good.
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I remain convinced that in cases like this, the books DO exist but in an alternate timelines accidentally accessed by the "hallucinating" AI.
:)
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Because the truth is terrifying.
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Yep. And the score to the prequels is really about the only element that actually functions ... because Lucas was smart enough to get out of the way.
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True but the other thing George Lucas got right about the original trilogy but never managed to replicate was, assemble a badass team of cinematic heroes expert in all the unsung technical aspects of filmmaking, such as editing, sound track, scoring, effects, etc.
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MAGA is a literal death cult.
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Sadly, a lot of people did exactly that.
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Um, we the People. It's right there at the start of the owner's manual -- you know, the document you've sworn multiple times to uphold?
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Democrats fear voter suppression. Republicans fear voters.
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The President of the United States is, or should be, the absolute best informed person on the planet. What the heck is he doing all day?
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"Bemoaning" sounds whiny and pathetic. "Railing" sounds active and angry, even if there is a whiff of futility.
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So you PLANNED on making a mistake 1 time out of 4??
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Not all humans are bad. These jokers, though...
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I honestly think it's time to stop using the Great Recession as your benchmark and start looking at the Great Depression.
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Not a foreign adversary. A domestic one.
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Breathtakingly powerful book.
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Hegsdeth wants higher standards? HEGSDETH? Won't he just push himself out of a job?
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He won by even more than 36, if you only include the people who voted for him.
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Yeah, probably.
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Maybe. Maybe because a traditional prosecution would not happen in time to achieve anything before the election? The charges still can be filed.
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Someone should give her a forum to do her show live at the same time.
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No. Citizenship isn't a chit to be tossed about according to political winds. That's their playbook, not ours.
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Yes, Elon Musk is DEFINITELY the go-to guy for decorum and etiquette and not taking joy in the misfortune of others.
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Thanks -- that's really helpful.
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What's the difference? Not being snarky -- I genuinely find the details fascinating.
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And heaven knows, he's pretty stupid.
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No, no, he's right. I mean, once, Denmark allowed a foreign power to strew radioactive debris over the Greenlandic countryside.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Th...
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Executive orders aren't laws; they're memos. Heck, with Trump, they're barely that.
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The obviousness of this -- and the willing decision not to see it -- makes my head hurt.
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Also, "creating a ruckus" is sort of the American creation myth. It's in our DNA.
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shipping people off to prisons in foreign countries is literally one of the things the united states was borne in opposition to, it wasn't *just* taxes
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I am always astounded by the unbridled arrogance that allows someone to state "It'd be easy to fix" this problem that has persisted for decades -- and you could do it in 36 hours.
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So... cybertrucks are prone to rapid unscheduled disassembly?
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Why does he insist on sitting at tiny desks? I mean, here, it specifically highlights the fact that he's a toddler. What is in it for him? Does he think the tiny desk makes him look huge?