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@MattWalshBlog let the following bullshit fall out of his mouth hole: “Remember when they spent years telling us to panic over the hole in the ozone layer and then suddenly just stopped talking about it and nobody ever mentioned the ozone layer” and then @DKThomp cast the appropriate side eye with this: “What happened is scientists discovered chlorofluorocarbons were bad for the ozone, countries believed them, the Montreal Protocol was signed, and CFC use fell by 99.7%, leading to the stabilization of the ozone layer, perhaps the greatest example of global cooperation in history.”

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Lmao Big Balls got his ass beat… by a GIRL 💪🏼

Everything is terrible

Outbreak feared as thousands of virus cases in China prompt quarantine Chinese officials have announced Covid-like quarantines as cases of a rare virus continue to increase, with thousands more being reported this week.

Chinese officials have imposed Covid-like quarantines in parts of the country as cases of chikungunya virus continue to surge.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.

Exclusive: The White House is preparing to step up pressure against big banks over perceived discrimination against conservatives and crypto companies with an executive order.

Paxton saying he will try and use the courts to vacate seats in the Texas House

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (who was impeached for abuse of office) announced he is pursuing a court order to vacate seats from Democrats who left the state

Lawsuit by Texas Governor Greg Abbott against Rep. Gene Wu seeking to remove him from office

INBOX: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has filed a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court against State Rep. Gene Wu, the Chair of the Texas Democratic Caucus, seeking his removal from office

F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats

It’s weasel wording to use the passive voice here: Sen. Cornyn is the one who asked, and that’s an important part of the story.

John Cornyn asks FBI to help round up Texas Democrats who fled the state U.S. Sen. Cornyn, a Republican, wants the FBI to use tools he says it has to track lawmakers who “cross state lines.”

John Cornyn is asking the FBI to round up Texas House Democrats. This rhetoric is going to spread and get big quickly! I trust our Dems have a plan for it, but I hope this really puts the gravity of everything in perspective

unspeakable horror

A Breaking Musical Is a Fringe Hit. Just Don’t Mention Raygun.

Raygun!

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Picture of Skeletor with caption that reads, "Skeletor wasn't a convicted r*pist".

Good point.

People right there in the middle, though: they grew up before the walled gardens existed, when you had to learn how to form a community that could outlive places, and then did so for decades. Hopping from sinking ship and burning building repeatedly their whole lives, finding their friends again.

I remember, long ago, in the before times, there was alt.chrome.the.moon.

Perhaps we know better now.

This is why I avoid showing the Earth in my shows

She right.

it really seems that since any idiot could see this coming, that these universities wanted fascism to take them over

US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.

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A 🧵 of publicly-available economic datasets 📊😍

#txlege

@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "I've seen the Speaker, the Attorney General Ken Paxton, the governor Greg Abbott put out these statements where they act pretty tough, but when Donald Trump comes calling, all they can do is bend the knee. All they can do is bend over."

I refuse to tip because of Jerry's obvious post #shrinkflation .

Why didn't Todd Blanche talk to the victims to get the names of the perpetrators?

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social:

“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”

(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)

Remember this #rstats post? I wasn't the only one talking about it & the tidyverse team was listening 😎 #databs

New #dplyr functions? They're looking for feedback!!
🤔 replace_when, recode_values, replace_values

👀 Read this:
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🗣️ Comment on PR:
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Justice Department Dismisses Race-Based 44-Year-Old Consent Decree Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division ended a court-imposed decree initiated by the Carter administration, which limited the hiring practices of the federal government based on flawed ...

"Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division ended a court-imposed decree initiated by the Carter administration, which limited the hiring practices of the federal government based on flawed and outdated theories of diversity, equity, and inclusion."

A couple years ago Greg Abbott pardoned a convicted murderer, specifically because that murderer shot a Black Lives Matter protester at a protest.

I'm just mentioning this little bout of sociopathy in case you were holding on for some sort of moderation from the Texas governor.

Trump administration moves quietly to eliminate life-saving abortions for veterans The policy would prevent veterans and their dependents from accessing abortions following rape, incest, or life-threatening emergencies.

Trump Administration Moves Quietly to Eliminate Life-Saving Abortions for Veterans

The policy would prevent veterans and their dependents from accessing abortions following rape, incest, or life-threatening emergencies.

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