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[Cheebsy]

Admittedly, I know little of Lynch other than his banger pro-labor speeches. I've heard he was a Brexiteer.... which does make him look silly, especially in retrospect.

You have nothing to worry about man, the fact that you know who lynch is, is astonishing in its own right, the reason behind that is why I dislike him most. He has a desire for the limelight. He seems to care little about the people he represents but thoroughly enjoys the 45 seconds he gets to speak to national news on a picket line.

The RMT has had the government in a headlock since the seventies. Even since privatisation. They've helped the railway service become the outdated disaster it currently is by preventing modernisation and protecting jobs that should be done by machines. It costs the average person a shit load of extra money, and the service is dire at the same time. Not to mention that most railway worker are paid well... Better than nurses, teachers, ambulance staff, fire fighters, junior doctors, junior barresters... The list is almost endless.

I'll admit he does speak very well, especially at public events when he's prepared something.

 

[macbill]

Twitter's Rebrand To X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Thanks To Microsoft

As soon as Twitter rebranded to X, the theories about whether the logo and branding might infringe other companies' trademarks began. Here's what we know

themessenger.com

 

[florduh]

William Jackaway. What a fuckin legend. A bloody ledge, bruv. "Hitler is a bag of wind and I've got no use for him" is one of the most immaculate disses I've ever heard.

Couple other thoughts:

The Confederate States of America and the Third Reich were almost identical "nations". Both lasted about as long too. Fuckin losers.

....although the Germans were decent enough not to build statues to Rommel after the war. Can't say the same for the former Confederates.

I know we're supposed to pretend like the legacy of slavery doesn't affect anything today. Ancient History. I dunno man. I'm in my 30's. My grandfathers both fought in WWII. And here we have a Union soldier alive and well begging to fight in that same war?

The entire history of the USA is about 3 people old.

 

[florduh]

let's Gooooooooooo!

“We’ve Changed the Game”: Teamsters Win Historic UPS Contract

(WASHINGTON) – Today, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,00

teamster.org

“Rank-and-file UPS Teamsters sacrificed everything to get this country through a pandemic and enabled UPS to reap record-setting profits. Teamster labor moves America. The union went into this fight committed to winning for our members. We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “UPS has put $30 billion in new money on the table as a direct result of these negotiations. We’ve changed the game, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn’t require a single concession. This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers.”

$30 Billion sounds like a lot, but UPS posted $100 Billion in profits. Which just goes to show "record profits" = unpaid wages.

If you're not a reader, you can listen to the soothing voice of Teamsters Prez Sean O'Brien

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683889572730613763

Still needs to be voted on by the rank and file members. Because that's the point of unions. Bringing a little democracy to an otherwise totalitarian environment: the workplace.

 

[Trajectory.]

Antarctic sea ice levels are declining faster than ever

The Anthropocene is here, and the planet may already be beyond the point where climate change can be effectively mitigated, ensuring a decent chance of survival for...

tinyurl.com

 

[florduh]

 

[macbill]

Leprosy in Florida

A leprosy endemic? So far this year, eight people got leprosy in Florida

Leprosy, the infectious disease most commonly known for its biblical associations, has become more common in Florida, researchers warn. In 2020, the Sunshine State was among the states with the highest number of leprosy cases, contributing to evidence that the infection is becoming endemic in...

www.rawstory.com

 

[florduh]

When it first came out that Florida wants to teach children that there were advantages to being a Slave in the antebellum South, I joked this was like saying,

"Sure...the Holocaust was BAD, but have you considered that being in a Concentration Camp is great for weight loss?" You know... because that's absurd.

But what do you know. Greg Gutfeld said basically that on one of the most watched news programs in the country.

Auschwitz Memorial criticizes Fox News' Greg Gutfeld for saying Jews survived Nazi camps by being 'useful'

The co-host of Fox News’ “The Five” made the comments during a roundtable discussion of new educational standards in Florida that would teach students that some Black people benefited from slavery.

www.nbcnews.com

Oh great, even Rhonda Santis is doing WOKE Cancel Culture now

DeSantis campaign fires aide who shared clip with Nazi symbol

The video showed the Florida governor's face on a sonnenrad, or sun-wheel, with soldiers marching.

www.bbc.com

Every time someone tries to convince me Meatball Ron is a genuine Fascist, I always scoff. Because the guy is an effeminate, laughable, weirdo. Nothing scary about the guy at all. But then I remember you could use all of those words to describe 'ol Adolph too.

So... should I be concerned that Meatball has his own Brown Shirts now?

Veterans quit DeSantis’ Florida State Guard over militialike training

One retired Marine Corps officer called the police on instructors, alleging abuse.

www.tampabay.com

When DeSantis announced in 2021 that he wanted to revive the long-dormant State Guard, he vowed it would help Floridians during emergencies. But in the year since its launch, key personnel and a defined mission remain elusive. The state is looking for the program’s third leader in eight months. According to records reviewed by the Times/Herald and interviews with program volunteers, a number of recruits quit after the first training class last month because they feared it was becoming too militaristic.

 

[cybrguy]

And virtually no pushback. Anything short of a complete Democratic party takeover of the US government will lead to a completely unrecognizable America. The Republican Party has become a party of fascists and wannabees. They're not even trying to hide it anymore, they're that confident that America is with them. At least with Democratic government there will be the opportunity to get back to a two party system, but if the fascists get control there is no going back.

 

[florduh]

Anything short of a complete Democratic party takeover of the US government will lead to a completely unrecognizable America.

Demoncrats don't want that because then they'd actually need to deliver tangible results for their base, and that would upset their rich donors.

I'm also a little concerned that, apparently, the only thing standing between me and fascism is the corpse of Obama's former VP.

This is silly. The Demonrats have some real hitters these days. Big JB Pritzker? Americans love a Big Boy. Gretchen Whitmer, The MILF of Michigan? She's like a foot taller than Rhonda and would absolutely make him cry in a debate.

But the real answer here is simple. And I know, I know. He's a bad guy who went out to eat during COVID and he used to fuck Trump Jr's girlfriend. But I got news for you. He used to fuck A LOT of girlfriends.

I'm talking about Gruesome Gavin Newsome. Premiere of the People's Republic of Commiefornia. Look at this sexy motherfucker:

I thought Hannity was gonna try and fuck him in that interview.

At the end of the day, Americans are simpletons. They only see shapes and colors. Right or wrong, that beautiful scumbag simply cannot lose an election.

Time to give Brandon a proper burial. I'm anti-elder abuse. Speaking of which:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684267142839955456

man, I'm such a pathetic bleeding heart lib. I know that guy's a demon who's amassed 9 figures by selling out the American people. But this still makes me sad.

 

[cybrguy]

Looked like a stroke to me, tho he apparently came back and took questions...

 

[florduh]

Looked like a stroke to me, tho he apparently came back and took questions...

you can seem fine a few minutes after a stroke, only to die later without medical care. They should take that tortoise to the vet.

Although I'm starting to snap out of my misplaced compassion. He represents some of the poorest areas of the richest country on earth and bares a lot of responsibility for that. Maybe he should tough it out.

 

[Knewt]

They should take that tortoise to the vet.

I understand the resemblance, but I hate hearing him compared to a tortoise. Tortoises can outlive humans and I am so looking forward to celebrating his death.

 

[florduh]

I understand the resemblance, but I hate hearing him compared to a tortoise. Tortoises can outlive humans and I am so looking forward to celebrating his death.

Yeah you’re right. I don’t like the comparison either. Tortoises are some of god’s most gentle creatures.

When European explorers made it to the Galapagos and other areas with giant tortoises, the critters would follow them on to the ships. Only to later be eaten by the sailors.

The humans thought the shelled critters were dumb. But it turns out they’re more intelligent than you’d think.

Tortoises Have Amazing Long-Term Memory and Greatly Underestimated Intelligence

Described as "living rocks," giant land tortoises are lumbering beasts with a reputation for being sluggish in both speed and brainpower. But new research carried out by scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) suggests we have greatly underestimated the intelligence of

scitechdaily.com

 

[florduh]

Apparently the X stands for eXtortion

WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Rebranded Twitter Cuts Ad Prices

The social-media site X is offering hefty discounts to lure back ad dollars

www.wsj.com

 

[macbill]

Oldest Black fraternity pulls 2025 convention out of Florida citing 'hostile' policies

Oldest Black fraternity in the country is moving its 2025 conference from Florida, calling the state "hostile" to the Black community.

www.tallahassee.com

 

[cybrguy]

Apparently the X stands for eXtortion

WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Rebranded Twitter Cuts Ad Prices

The social-media site X is offering hefty discounts to lure back ad dollars

www.wsj.com

He seems to be under the mistaken impression that Twitter is a must-have application that people have no choice but to continue to use. That may have been true to some degree before he hopelessly broke it. I think he's going to experience a very unpleasant realization. Even if he sold it off to someone without the political baggage it is probably too late for it to come back. And I doubt he could find a buyer for more than a couple billion or so willing to take the risk.

 

[florduh]

He seems to be under the mistaken impression that Twitter is a must-have application that people have no choice but to continue to use. That may have been true to some degree before he hopelessly broke it. I think he's going to experience a very unpleasant realization. Even if he sold it off to someone without the political baggage it is probably too late for it to come back. And I doubt he could find a buyer for more than a couple billion or so willing to take the risk.

Eventually Twitter (Xitter?) will finally die. But in the mean time, this is what corpos want to avoid...

Eli Lilly lost hundreds of millions of dollars in value during the last Twitter verification crisis.

 

[florduh]

Google Searches for “Gerontocracy” Skyrocket After McConnell Episode

People are Googling “gerontocracy” after Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, froze, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, was coached during a vote.

theintercept.com

 

[florduh]

I take back everything I said about these guys. They're awesome. They're just gonna keep killing increasingly large numbers of billionaires in even more spectacular ways. Doing God's work.

OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050

Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate, is also heading up an effort that’ll allow up to 1,000 people to live in a floating, space station-like structure in Venus’ atmosphere by t…

nypost.com

 

[Trajectory.]

I take back everything I said about these guys. They're awesome. They're just gonna keep killing increasingly large numbers of billionaires in even more spectacular ways. Doing God's work.

OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050

Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate, is also heading up an effort that’ll allow up to 1,000 people to live in a floating, space station-like structure in Venus’ atmosphere by t…

nypost.com

Venus, eh? With sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and winds of over 220 mph. Not to mention the 872F temperature.

Poor boy must have had a very bad hit of acid.

 

[macbill]

 

[florduh]

Venus, eh? With sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and winds of over 220 mph. Not to mention the 872F temperature.

Well, no. Not the surface of surface of Venus. By building one of these bad boys

How to colonize Venus, and why it's a better plan than Mars

Venus: Hot, toxic, hellish... home?

bigthink.com

In Venus’s upper atmosphere, the pressure would be about 1,000 hectopascals (hPa), which is extremely close to Earth’s 1013 hPa at sea level. Not only will humans be able to tolerate this exceedingly well, but since the pressure outside a blimp would be close to that inside the blimp, any punctures would result in a repairable leak rather than a catastrophic explosion.

I'd rather live on a Venus cloud city than on fucking Mars. What a shithole. At least on Venus you'd be able to go outside every once in a while. On that South African dumbfuck's Mars base, you will die locked in a tube underground, as cosmic radiation slowly kills you with never before seen forms of cancer.

But, obviously the guys who bought a surplus airplane fuselage to use as a submarine powered by a knock off Playstation controller aren't gonna make that happen.

 

[vapviking]

The attitude and quotes from the Police Chief are most disturbing.
Now it's okay to pull out your piece on somebody at the Mall.
This story, though out of Texas, reminds me of Yellowstone.

Man Tracks Down His Stolen Truck, Kills Alleged Thief In Gunfight Outside Mall

The confrontation also left the truck owner and a woman passenger with gunshot wounds.

www.huffpost.com

And Texus looking like DeSantistan (did I just make that up?)

Houston school district to turn libraries into disciplinary centers

Critics condemn superintendent Mike Miles’s ‘new education system’ that removes students’ access to books

www.theguardian.com

Maybe we can just let all the Gulf Coast states secede from the union?
Please?

 

[Knewt]

The attitude and quotes from the Police Chief are most disturbing.
Now it's okay to pull out your piece on somebody at the Mall.
This story, though out of Texas, reminds me of Yellowstone.

Man Tracks Down His Stolen Truck, Kills Alleged Thief In Gunfight Outside Mall

The confrontation also left the truck owner and a woman passenger with gunshot wounds.

www.huffpost.com

And Texus looking like DeSantistan (did I just make that up?)

I expect lethal road rage rage to soon be legalized in the Gulf Coaststates.