I've noticed when one talks about their deradicalization, others often jump in to alienate, to declare that *they* were never at risk of going down a far right pipeline. My point here is the defensiveness, not whether their claim is accurate (presumably it is).

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I think reconciling this can feel threatening, like it risks work done to destigmatize the effects of childhood trauma, despite childhood trauma being a) not the only factor, and b) a very broad category.

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Vance saying the murderer in Minneapolis has "absolute immunity" was a signal to ICE.

I'm so glad fascism is over! Thanks congresswoman! 🫡🇺🇸🦅

Now what will this no-longer-fascist federation do with its de facto annexation of Venezuela?

How's that book you're writing coming along?

... okay, I'll leave you alone

Also for it to generate csam on request means that the csam it was trained on was correctly labelled, undermining any argument that they were unaware it was in the datasets used for training.

I wear 3 of these layered, and no longer get tired after spending hours on my phone, laptop, and/or balancing on one foot while under a WiFi router.

It's like magic

We could invest in improving material conditions to reduce crimes of desperation, and decriminalize normal human behaviors. It would often be far cheaper too. But I think this goes against corporate interests.

I was mistaken, they can't. The money doesn't route through them.

What they can do is create parallel systems and an environment that does what it can to protect its citizens and businesses and encourage defying the fed. It would be more difficult though and definitely not a clean break

You know what you're saying. That's not a question, that's a statement.

One way this could come to a head is the existing federal government witholds funds from a state, and the state refuses to facilitate paying federal taxes in response. It's pretty clear where this leads.

Scientists: hey did you know that the US military emits more carbon than most countries combined and we're losing the ability to pollinate essential food sources due to insect loss

NYT, as the ocean water rises around their desks: Zohran Mamdani didn't tip a waiter once when he was 16

Is that a 3d printed save icon on your desk?

Let me try: I like Gita's social commentary a lot, it's thought-provoking