Joe Longtin

Do you believe the benefits of improved efficiency and productivity should be enjoyed by all, or only by those who control the means?

I get it. I think it’s a perpetual mistake that marketing departments make. Everything has to fit into a square box and anything outside the box only confuses people.

It’s not a horror film. It’s a film about looking beneath the surface. And it’s about Jim Crow. And it’s about musical expression, and joy persevering and evolving despite evil… and horror.

Why do you think they needed twin characters to tell the story? One dies. The other lives.

Well but the tea parties on Martha’s Vineyard are always such fun. That’s where we pick which family to put in the White House anyway. Am I missing something? Don’t the labor people all still vote straight ticket Democrat?

In addition to billionaires working feverishly to interfere with the fair and free election process, all while undermining citizens’ confidence in it.

Kamala did something extraordinary. She got 70 million+ votes with only 3 months to campaign. After a lukewarm nomination by the patrician DNC.

Wasn’t aware it was a binary choice.

-eliminate white supremacy
-elect women
-get money out of politics
-all of the above

I choose all. No compromises. Don’t you?

Here’s how to work that angle.

“Those tomatoes are soft. Let’s mark them down 50%.”

“All your cans are dented. Uh oh, that’s 30% off.”

“That meat is supposed to have the “still good” tag. My manager says it’s $5 per pack.”

I’m going to TJs today to give them some currency for food. Here’s their NEWS page on their web site.

If anyone reading this thread had someone knock on their door saying “I’m sorry but could you spare a meal?” they wouldn’t hesitate.

However, we usually aren’t located where the poor families are and individuals can’t support them at scale.

“Government” is logistics. Republicans want to break it.

We’re not “bailing out the government.” SNAP, Medicare, Social Security, are systems put in place by THE PEOPLE to protect THE PEOPLE. Because we need something more reliable than CHARITY.

WE are the government. A tiny, rich wealthy class has seized control and wants to REMOVE our vital supports.

Purity test on Taco John’s ownership or management in 5, 4, 3…

UNFOLLOW

ALLEGED.

There is no judge, jury, or trial. This is going straight to execution.

Duterte is in PRISON for exactly this kind of criminal act. There is no shield from liability or criminal culpability for this.

You cannot declare war on a bunch of criminals. Not even racketeering qualifies.

#ProjectHailMary is another wonderful story by Andy Weir.

Common themes I love. True friendship transcends any barriers. Science is the best way to solve huge problems. We all win when we set aside our egos and work together. When you build in redundancy to all systems, you increase your odds.

You should read Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. Imagine a spacefaring race that cannot see.

It was such a pleasure to see him in Sinners earlier this year!

Around 20 years ago corporate management began to attempt to cut costs by swapping in impersonal talent management apps that “automated” the application process. These tools were slow and imposed excessive manual steps. And it made the application process worse for everyone.

Thoughts and prayers!

Boss Hogg done tol’ Sheriff Coltrane to get them Duke boys and I be damned if he didn’t finally up and do it

It’s deeply ironic that an AI bot frequently exhibits more understanding and compassion than human beings.

But as selfish, ignorant, fearful people tend to do, we stifle this as erroneous anytime it challenges our tribal narratives.

Walking up and down the steps in the nosebleed section is not for the faint of heart.

Performative pandering that contradicts Hawley’s voting history. Ignore.

The rest of the world, especially the most risk averse, just are not investing in a head-up-the-ass, science denying, this-is-fine approach.

When executives and governors order their people not to report on climate indicators, it’s like a laser beam telling you where to look for opportunity.

Data centers must not only be carbon neutral, but they must also be required to use their waste heat to heat buildings and swimming pools. Instead of the atmosphere. They should prove they have net zero environmental impact in order to build and expand.

Seriously.

Domestic cats kill 2 billion birds per year. Wind turbines may kill hundreds.

SolAr panels can be recycled and they have a lifespan of 25+ years and rising.

Solar “farms” don’t even slightly hurt agriculture.

“Clean coal” is a slogan for gullible people. It’s clean bullshit.

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Pushing ends of millions of Americans to desperation and hunger is a perfect way to destabilize an entire country. And this gives adversaries like China and Russia a wedge into controlling more of our land and resources - and people.

“Christian” nationalists are but one threat to our future.

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That Donald Trump was successfully recruited as a Soviet asset in the 1980s.

They know he is susceptible to flattery, as a person whose emotional maturity and intellect were stunted by being born into wealth and living without consequences.

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The longer you go with the absence of any if these elements, the more you invite other forces into your society to sabotage and destroy it from within.

Russia - and formerly the USSR - have been brazenly working for 80 years to destabilize us.

So it shouldn’t surprise anyone if it came out…

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In order for a nation to function, at a bare minimum, you need to be able to empower all people to access

Food
Clothing
Shelter
Education
Healthcare
Justice
Communication
Transportation

When any of these are weak or nonexistent, you impair the sustainability and security of your country.

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We use tax dollars to create, regulate, and operate

A standing military defense
An efficient transportation network of roads, airways, railways, and waterways
Healthcare for elderly and poor
A retirement supplement
Emergency disaster response
Food inspection, distribution to poor and disabled

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What Trump, idiots, and MAGAs (not mutually exclusive populations) consistently fail to grasp is that there are so many strong “business” reasons for using government/public services to create a thriving nation. Charity is woefully small scale and by comparison, wasteful.