RRB @rrb@social.cleverlibre.org

@malanalysis @tinker @hacks4pancakes

The sad thing is they can be successful while being lazy.

Why should they work hard planting an orchard when they live in a land with ripe fruit falling off trees and into their lap?

@AliceMarshall The depressing thing is that, if you look at the world as a whole, a lack of accountability for the powerful is in fact a "normal" society.

@GottaLaff @emptywheel

The left-wing equivalent is that people are no longer allowed to use the "N-word" or physically attack gays.

You can actually tell what the left wing "aggression" is by what is being attacked by Republicans: the existence of gays, the removal of racial discrimination, literacy, women not being second class citizens (in some cases being allowed to live at all), refusal to follow the religious beliefs of 3rd parties, cleaning up the environment (attacking ESG), and providing services to everyone (DEI).

The media has learned helplessness from always being attacked as being "leftist." They bend over backwards to give right wing pundits unfiltered microphone access with no fact checking.

@sluggard liked expanse and peripheral. Am enjoying Slow Horses

@lauren

Researchers should demand $100K per month data storage fees for each month that they kept Twitter's data.

@timnitGebru Isn't the end goal to create stupid, automated, sycophants? They could easily replace 80% of the work force with that and no one would notice.

@lauren

I just think that if instead of getting a Social security check, the voters get a letter from Social Security telling them that they can not get paid because their congressman is not authorizing the debt ceiling, the congressman will get deluged with angry voters and cave quickly. Or, imagine the impact on GA and TX when ATL and DFW close.

It would make the consequences of the detb default very real, very quickly. I am weighing the consequences for that minority in those districts vs the consequences for the country as a whole.

The other side is disingenuous 100% of the time. I think they should face the consequences of their stupidity sometimes.

@MissingThePt Which one?

@lauren I always thought they should stop spending money in the congressional districts of the people fighting for defaults. No social security checks, or FAA keeping airports open. Leave open the districts that approve of paying bills. I think these people would change their minds quickly.

@BR No.

@MnemosyneSinger I'm good at existential dread!

@lauren https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/opinion/christian-religion-brand-nones.html

@lauren Only a person who can read would notice that. No real American would care about spelling. You probably use words of over 2 syllables, and punctuation marks, too!

@Wolven Bigoted and lying non-stop?

AI really is ready to replace most of the US workforce.

@smellsfischy @RollingStone I am surprised that the intern was over 18. Did it say anywhere what the intern's gender was?

@PBruce @therobburgessshow You left out profit motive, corruption, and racism.

@therobburgessshow

You are ignoring all the massive resources the GOP and NRA have put into solving the mental health crisis in the USA.

After all, they ...

Oh wait, never mind.

@StillIRise1963 But, prayers? Do you mean that prayers have not solved this problem?