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CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]

@ CosmicTurtle0 @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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  • The State Department guts its office combating human trafficking

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  • I could have sworn that "human trafficking" was the cudgel that conservatives were using to justify their ban on porn.

    Or is this a situation where they get rid of the department so that the administration alone can define what human trafficking is?

  • Mexican Coke Invasion imminent!!

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  • We grow sugar in Florida. Not sure how much though. Probably not enough to supply Coca Cola.

  • Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight

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  • It's an emergency so he could enact tariffs. But he doesn't want people to get better so that can still point to fentanyl and keep invoking emergency powers.

  • We should be able to legally have a different name just for work for better work/life separation

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  • I essentially do something similar.

    My friends and family all call me "Ted". At work, people call me "Theodore".

    One person at work asked me if I ever go by Ted and I had to tell them it's an easy way to know in which context someone knows me.

  • Removed Locked

    Never retracted. Never debunked

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  • If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.

    Works just as well for voting.

  • 211 House Republicans Vote to Block Release of Epstein Files

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  • You have to be better than that.

    (In a scary voice, with a black and white teddy bear on a child mattress in the background. ) "Representative X voted AGAINST investigating child molesters and instead voted FOR granting them additional protections!"

    Don't say Epstein files.

  • More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations

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  • So I know this is going to be a dumb question under fascism times but I still have to ask:

    How exactly are judges, who are under the judicial branch, being fired by the president of the executive branch?

  • Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years

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  • Yeah like our profit motivated CEOs will make the capital investment to buy a brand new train instead of lobbying to lower safety standards and regional regulations.

  • New York clerk again refuses to enforce Texas judgment against doctor who provided abortion pills

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  • "State's rights for me, federalism for you."

    every conservative state

  • Millions Kicked Off Medicaid? 'Don't Eat Carrot Cake,' Says Administrator Oz

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  • Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Clears Way for Dismantling of Education Department

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  • The only real "benefit" this sets up is dismantling the Department of Defense. I know this is fascism times and rules for Trump aren't going to apply to a democrat but a man can dream.

  • UwU brat mathematician behavior

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  • This is the kind of brat I can get behind. 😏

  • Red States, Defying Reality, Are Reclassifying Gas as a “Green” Fuel

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  • I can't remember where I was reading this but being cheap to purchase is by design.

    If politicians were expensive to buy, the public outcry would be significantly higher and would also incur more scrutiny. So there is this balance of bribing a politician vs their voters being upset that their politician taking too much money. Oddly there doesn't seem to be a floor of "our politician can be bought too cheaply."

    The other side of this is that until Citizens United is overturned, there is no limit to how much a company can spend on special interest groups. This is where politicians fear the most. If they don't go along with whatever issue, then they have to raise more money to run for re-election, which puts more pressure on them to accept the bribe in the first place.

    TL;DR: money in politics is killing our democracy

  • North Korea's Kim offers Russia 'unconditional support'

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  • Is it performance management time already?

  • Efficency

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  • Orleans sheriff to stick with consent decree immigration policy in spite of new state law that makes refusing federal immigration orders a felony

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  • I feel like the headline is misleading given our current climate.

    Orleans sheriff currently has a policy to LIMIT how they interact with ICE. Louisiana passed a law making not cooperating with ICE a felony. Orleans sheriff says they will continue with current policy and limit their interactions with ICE.

  • So me

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  • We miss the sign because we're used to tapping at our normal store a certain way and your way is different. Our normal store doesn't need a sign because it's obvious.

    I'm guessing your terminal uses the "tap the corner" method and not the screen method. If I see a sign, it's often the corner. I've never seen a sign that points to the screen.

  • Well it is Saturday

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  • Why is there a watermark on a meme?

    And is "memetherapy" spelled incorrectly on purpose?

  • Flooded Texas County Turned Down Funds for Warning System From Biden Admin in 2021: 'We Don't Want to Be Bought'

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