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  • I don't like it, but I don't make the rules

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  • Good for you, and thanks for doing all that! I won't prescribe a specific strategy, but for what it's worth: as soon as I read the news about this today, I went and donated $10.

    I already liked him, but I don't just throw $10 at everyone I like. But I saw this and immediately wanted his campaign to see strong fundraising this week and get the message that they don't need to worry about this kind of thing.

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  • Well maybe I'm wrong then. FWIW, you sound confident and credible to me.

    I do agree that it seems obvious that this was sent to CNN by Janet Mills rather than discovered in house. I was just saying that I think this kind of research is easy enough for CNN to do that they could, but I agree that based on the timing of Mills' entrance into the race and the fact that I just don't really expect places like CNN to be that proactive that, yeah, this was absolutely sent to them in an email that probably looked like: "Subject: Anonymous bombshell tip! ; From: PR@ millsforsenate. com"

    I'm curious how it works out. Attacking a guy running as an outsider in Maine for being pro-worker, pro-gun, and fed up with the system kind of sounds like they're misreading the electorate. Like... don't threaten Mainers with a good time, you know?

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  • Really? You think so? I could be wrong, but that doesn't seem at all the case to me.

    First, I think a lot of this is just skill. You dig around in the stuff that's publicly known, find usernames and links to old bios, and then start searching for those usernames on every social media site to see if a unique handle appears on OkCupid, PornHub, etc.

    Second, on the resource side, there are tons of data brokers that have a ton of info on all of us. You don't think CNN has $50 to drop on a file filled with tracking data on a senate candidate? I think even broke local newsrooms have access to license plate reader data and leaked medical records and a ton of super personal info. I don't think they tend to use it, because a lot of them are understaffed and it's less cost-effective than just writing up local police blotters and whatever appears on Nextdoor. But I don't think it's hard to get this stuff at all.

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  • In the article I saw, it said that the account had identifying information, and the posts were deleted but archived.

    My interpretation is that the campaign of Janet Mills -- his primary rival -- found all of this during opposition research and then sent it to CNN.

  • Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

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  • It's so bizarre... surreal... darkly comic -- I don't know the right phrasing for this -- that Ben G'vir so embodies this Israeli form of double-speak. He will deny and confess in the same sentence.

    He is the kind of guy who will say 'Any accusation that I am a torturer is a lie! Also, though, I do believe that torture is appropriate and I'm very committed to acting on that belief.'

    So much has happened, many people don't know or remember. But I feel like the Sde Tilman riots were a turning point. Soldiers caught on camera raping a man in detention. And the public outcry including from members of the government was 'They're innocent! And also completely justified in raping that man! We're not criminals! And also we will bring furious violence against anyone who tries to hold us accountable under the law!'

    Trump does this too, though even he isn't as skilled at it. 'To call me a fascist is slander! How dare you! But also I don't consider that a bad thing.'

    It's very dark.

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    ‘Pete Hegseth Has United the Media!’ Only One Outlet Has Agreed to Pentagon’s New Press Rules as Fox News, CNN and More Refuse to Comply

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  • OAN: "I was saying Boo-urns."

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    be honest

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  • It's kind of depressing to watch so many people just embrace this kind of naked smearing of someone.

    I don't know Hasan's work. I know Vaush, and I think he frankly sucks. In either case, I'd rather people just say, 'Fuck that guy, I don't like him as a person' rather than diving into this practice of labeling everyone you don't like as a pedo or some other flavor of sick abusive pervert. It's gross.

  • OpenAI’s New Energy Chief Is a Trump Administration Natural Gas Evangelist

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  • Oof. The one good thing about Trump 2.0 is that I feel like everyone is dropping a lot of acts.

    All the tech CEOs are various shades of authoritarian end-times doomers. They all know that they're frying the planet, and they're getting more comfortable admitting that they just can't really be bothered to stop doing it anyway.

  • How have you given two week notices in the past?

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  • I think it's remarkable that you and several other folks actually give notice. Now-a-days, I think that's somewhat unusual.

    A lot of people just bounce. Sometimes they don't even bother telling anyone, they just don't show up and stop picking up the phone. I hear about this happening regularly at my husband's workplace (which to be fair is retail).

    I told my last boss when I began reaching final round interviews so that he could plan accordingly. A lot of people thought that was risky and that I should've just quietly lined up my next job and told him I was leaving once I'd accepted, but I liked him and liked the work (it was lab research. I wasn't a big-time scientist, but I'd been managing the lab for a while and actually gave a shit about what we did).

    Regarding your situation, I think you did what you could and showed a lot more integrity than is common. Could you have stayed until your boss was back from vacation and then given a proper notice? If so, well... then maybe you should've. If not... then it's unfortunate, but there wasn't much I think you could've done.

  • Is 16 and 19 really that bad?

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  • I appreciate this answer, because it at least tries to reason from first principles. You can't, imo, have this conversation without actually defining what we consider to be the problem.

    I think the key concern is that age -- particularly during teenage years -- typically correlates with a power imbalance. And the concern is that the younger person could be exploited and/or suffer harm. However we need to remember:

    1. It's possible for relationships to have a power imbalance and no one is harmed or looks back with regret.
    2. It's possible for relationships between people of the same age to be very harmful/regretable.

    So the questions I have are: how correlated is a specific age gap with severe harm? And what would we advise in this situation?

    I think that a 16 year-old probably has around a 50% of getting badly hurt in a relationship with another 16 year-old, and probably a ~65% chance with a 19 year-old. Because a 19 year-old can probably manipulate a 16 year-old better than their peer, but they're also presumably a bit more experienced and mature, which can be a good thing.

    I'm making these predictions presuming that they're sexually active, btw. Which I think is probable. But if they're not, I think that the risks go down to around 10% chance in both cases. This is just my gut impression. So I'd just advise any 16 year-old in a relationship with a 19 year-old to move VERY slowly physically, and talk frequently to an older friend or sibling. And if your partner wants to do anything you're uncomfortable talking about with your older friend or sibling, that's a sign you shouldn't do it.

    If you follow that rule, I think 16 and 19 is no big deal. Because I really want to emphasize: a lot of the risk already exists when a 16 year-old dates someone their own age.

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • Does this cut both ways? Because I agree with what you: we should not reflexively believe sensationalist claims because they reinforce our preferred view of the world.

    But under the exact same logic, we also should avoid dismissing sensationalist claims because they contradict our preferred view of the world.

    Being aware of the manipulation you mentioned, and the fact that forces are trying to manipulate you in both directions on this issue... do you have any credible reason to dismiss testimony by Greta Thunberg to a Swedish diplomat regarding the treatment she experienced?

  • Merz: Germany should boycott Eurovision if Israel is excluded | dpa international

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  • For a second I misread and was like, wait, what? Then I clicked and was like, ok, wow. That's a take...

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • Respectfully:

    Are you genuinely interested in exercising neutral skepticism? Or are you just arguing on the Internet against claims that run counter to your preferences for what you'd like to be true?

    (Be honest.)

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • The article attributes it's claims to credible sources. Do you have evidence to the contrary, or just believe what suits you?

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • The beating and flag kissing is sourced to another captive, and might be exaggerated, but her general mistreatment was reported by Swedish diplomats after speaking to her. It's pretty credible, imo.

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • I answered this in reply to another comment at greater length, but I'm describing this as a pattern of behavior that I think has already set Israel on a course for collapse in several years.

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • I should clarify what I mean a bit.

    I'm not saying that brutalizing Greta Thunberg is the straw that is going to break the camel's back. I'm saying that it's an escalation of a pattern of behavior that I think is very likely leading toward a collapse of the zionist project at some point in the next decade.

    The testimony of those doctors is absolutely part of the same pattern of behavior. And while a lot of folks have looked at the continuing genocide and concluded that clearly, nothing has mattered and nothing will, I believe it has, and it will.

    It's hard to describe succinctly, but Israel today is far, far, FAR weaker than Israel 5 years ago. There is an inertia that lets them feign invincibility, but the country is truly in times without precedent. The longest war since its establishment was 118 days in '82. So much of the assumptions on which Israel relies -- constant readiness, bipartisan US support, the total support of Europe, constant Jewish immigration, a strong labor force, a booming tourism industry -- is in shambles. Internal divisions are rending their society apart. Their economy, international influence, and social institutions are in crisis.

    In this context, this continued loss of an ability or willingness to be discrete in their atrocities really does bolster my conviction that in the next five years the country is going to collapse.

    Unlike many, I don't say this lightly or with glee. I just say it because it's what I foresee.

  • BREAKING: Israeli authorities have beaten Greta Thunberg, made her kiss Zionist flag

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  • While I wouldn't wish this on anyone, it's amazing how self-destructive this is. Greta is an internationally famous activist. Flagrantly violating and abusing a person with world renown - along with dozens of other activists - is a radically stupid way to hasten international isolation.

    It is well known by most in Israel that the country simply cannot function in isolation. It will lead to collapse. In this, they are giving the flotilla far more power to eventually overthrow the ruling regime.

  • Move Fast and Break Nothing | Waymo’s robotaxis are probably safer than ChatGPT.

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  • I love buses too, but a van pool is materially different. Buses travel fixed routes. A van pool can act as a shared taxi that shuttles people directly between points of immediate departure, transit stations, and final destinations.

  • Apparently he's a gaming YouTuber now

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  • I know.

    We don't get to pick our parents.

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    Cult of the Dead Cow unveils 'Veilid', "a secure peer-to-peer network for apps that flips off the surveillance economy"

    www.theregister.com /2023/08/12/veilid_privacy_data/
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    Orcas Continue To Target Sea Vessels With No Signs Of Stopping Leaving Experts Baffled

    www.msn.com /en-us/news/world/orcas-wont-stop-attacking-boats-they-officially-have-our-attention/ar-AA1dg5Go
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    Keep humanity in line!

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    Wait a fuckin' minute

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    Radicalize Your Surroundings!

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    r/dndmemes mod u/Dalimey100 is a fucking legend

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    Happy second independence day

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    If you use these in Rainbow Six it feels so real

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    The OG anarchist