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Just caught episode 9 of this season of Fargo.

The stream of neckbearded gun nuts rolling onto the ranch to the tune of Village People’s YMCA might be the most brilliant commentary on the loser militia movement in modern media history. Whole season is great, but just that 30 seconds is must watch.
Bob Ross like painter doing a chef's kiss gesture
January 14, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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Holy shit I wish I was still teaching so could assign paper on Bush v Gore and enjoy the chaos. LLM responses have been pretty on par with asking a random person on street for a detailed timeline and lawsplainer on the 2000 election. Instead of "UMMM..UHHH..." LLM fills in sounds-possible nonsense.
Certainly! The 2000 presidential election in Florida was a complex and contentious process, with multiple legal challenges and disputes arising throughout the election and its aftermath. Here's a breakdown of the key events and timeline for Florida in the 2000 presidential election:1.November 7, 2000 - Election Day: Voters go to the polls and cast their ballots for president and other offices.2.November 8, 2000 - Election Night: The votes are counted and reported, with Republican candidate George W. Bush leading Democratic candidate Al Gore in the state and nationwide.3.November 9, 2000 - Recount Requested: The Gore campaign requests a manual recount of ballots in four counties in Florida, citing allegations of voting irregularities and errors in the voting process.4.November 10, 2000 - Florida Supreme Court Rules: The Florida Supreme Court rules that the manual recounts requested by the Gore campaign are unconstitutional, effectively awarding Florida's 25 electoral votes to Bush.5.Nov My apologies for the confusion, it seems that I made an error in my previous response. The Florida Supreme Court's opinion in Bush v. Gore was actually issued on December 8, 2000, not on December 4.Here's the corrected timeline:•December 4, 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court issues a stay on the recount, effectively halting the process.•December 8, 2000: The Florida Supreme Court issues its opinion in Bush v. Gore, ruling that manual recounts of ballots in four counties in Florida were unconstitutional.•December 12, 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Bush v. Gore.•December 13, 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in Bush v. Gore, effectively ending the presidential election dispute in Florida and awarding the presidency to George W. Bush.I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous response, and I hope this corrected timeline is helpful. December 1, 2000:•The Florida Supreme Court rules that a manual recount of all ballots in Florida is necessary to ensure an accurate count.•The Bush campaign appeals the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.December 4, 2000:•The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Bush v. Gore.December 8, 2000:•The Florida Supreme Court issues a ruling that orders a state-wide recount of all ballots in Florida.December 12, 2000:•The U.S. Supreme Court issues a stay on the recount, effectively halting the process and ensuring that George W. Bush will win the presidency.December 13, 2000:•The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bush v. Gore, effectively ending the presidential election dispute in Florida and awarding the presidency to George W. Bush.January 6, 2001:•The U.S. Congress certifies the Electoral College vote, formalizing George W. Bush's victory in the presidential election.
December 23, 2023 at 10:24 PM
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Not that you should rely on an LLM for legal summaries, but I got the following very interesting responses from Bard re Alexander v South Carolina NAACP:
g.co/bard/share/4...
and g.co/bard/share/1...

Bard, is it about the ADA or redistricting? Ask an LLM and you may never know 🤷 (it's the latter)
A conversation with Google Bard Question: What cases are awaiting opinions from the court at this time? Response: As of today, December 23, 2023, there are several cases awaiting opinions from the Supreme Court of the United States. The exact number and specifics can vary slightly depending on the source, but here are some resources to help you explore the current landscape: 1. Official Sources: The Supreme Court of the United States website: https://www.supremecourt.gov/ Look for the "Pending Cases" section under "Decisions". This page lists cases argued but not yet decided, with links to case summaries and transcripts of oral arguments. SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/ This independent blog provides detailed information on pending cases, including summaries, analysis, and predictions for outcomes. Oyez Project: https://www.oyez.org/ This website offers similar information to SCOTUSblog, with case summaries, audio recordings of oral arguments, and a timeline of key events in The last part of the immediately prior response from Google Bard. Question was: What cases are awaiting opinions from the court at this time? Answer highlighted: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP: This case relates to a civil rights "tester" challenging a hotel's website for lacking disability accessibility information.
December 23, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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Evergreen unfortunately
December 14, 2023 at 7:25 AM
jericsmith.bsky.social
WTF?

60+ yrs of peer-reviewed ed research -> comics/graphic novels are a great part of the #1 crazy science-proven trick to improve reading no one believes: more reading!

THE CRAZIEST PART? Kids engaged w/ what they read improve faster!

Literacy 101 shit. (Former high school everything person)
Animated GIF from the television show Portlandia. Three older women standing in one of the women's living room. Wall is covered in photos and text updates meant to be her interpretation of Facebook Wall. One of the other women exclaims in frustration "That's not how this works! That's not how any of this works!"
December 14, 2023 at 12:54 AM
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If you forgot slavery is still legal in the USA (hello 13th amendment part people gloss over) there’s a pretty good story in the @washingtonpost.com covering new Alabama class-action suit over human rights abuses heaped on inmates “leased” out to companies you likely know and love as cheap labor.
Animated GIF of the character Dorothy from the TV show Golden Girls sitting at a table across from an unseen second person. Dorothy has a disgusted look on her face and is speaking. She says "I could vomit just looking at you." That text is imprinted in the bottom third of the image.
December 13, 2023 at 8:42 AM
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It's so stupid, BUT if you swap Trump for say, one of Trump's many enemies like Spider-Man, and then Biden with Trump it all actually sounds plausible.

For instance:
run.” Doc. 116 at 4. President Trump’s threat was clear. If Spider-Man chose to “run,” President Trump would bring the force of the government down on Spider-Man. Id. Once again undeterred, Spider-Man announced his candidacy. Then, President Trump made good on his threat. Within days of Spider-Man’s announcement, the Attorney General appointed the Special Counsel, who filed a false indictment against Spider-Man in Florida in June 2023. After Spider-Man publicly criticized President Trump and the Special Counsel for engaging in prosecutorial misconduct and improperly weaponizing law enforcement to harm his campaign, see Docs. 116-3, 116-4, this indictment followed.
November 23, 2023 at 4:52 AM
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If I didn't already know differently I'd believe that his account might be the most genius law-splainer parody ever conceived.

Sadly, it is not.
Stephen Colbert face palming with more arms/hands coming out so he ends up with multiple palms cradling his face in shame.
November 23, 2023 at 3:46 AM
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With the overlap between nazis and Elmo-stans coupled with right-wing "mortgaging my trailer to buy shit to make a point", is it possible the Cybertruck w/ trucknutz and confederate flags will replace coal-rolling dualies as the new favored status symbol for racist shitbags with small penises?
Tesla cybertruck rear end featuring trucknuts
November 22, 2023 at 5:30 AM
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In case you wanted to zoom in on the "logic" presented by Ramaswamy as to why he should be in charge of women's bodies (from article linked above):
Ramaswamy said the next time his wife became pregnant, they were told she was having another miscarriage, but at an appointment the next day, doctors detected a heartbeat. Soon after, their oldest son Karthik was born. “That was a life. That’s this guy here,” Ramaswamy said as Karthik came to the stage, where he sat in Ramaswamy’s lap for the remainder of the forum. “I think that that’s what gives us our commitment. Yes, there’s a logic of it. But when you bring life into this world, you’ll protect all life, born and unborn.”
November 22, 2023 at 3:08 AM
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V.40 "Media Matters’ manipulation was so severe that companies not even featured in the article also pulled ads from X. These companies include Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Sony."

Gotta love that "Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory" couldn't possibly explain it...
Judge Judy rolls her eyes at the dumbest shit she's had to endure in her reality-TV courtroom. Even for reality TV this is dumb.
November 21, 2023 at 4:33 AM