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[ugotmale]

Stealing it is the easy part.

Being able to enjoy it without getting caught, not so much.

 

[florduh]

NRA Silent as Amir Locke Slain by Police for Having a Gun He Legally Owned

Gun rights groups rarely stand up for Black licensed gun owners.

theintercept.com

This is how you know the NRA is a complete fraud. So are most "pro Second Amendment" politicians. Americans do not have the right to bear arms. That's just some bullshit written down in textbooks.

Americans have the same right to gun ownership as citizens of North Korea. You're allowed to have a gun there.... so long as a cop doesn't see you with it. Because if they do, they're allowed to murder you where you stand. It's the exact same situation in "The Land of the Free". If a cop knows (or even just suspects) you have a gun, they are legally allowed to execute you. So long as they tell a jury they felt "scared".

 

[macbill]

40 Starlink satellites succumb to geomagnetic storm

SpaceX launched even though the space weatherman predicted tricky conditions could follow a solar flare

www.theregister.com

 

[florduh]

When it comes to "cancel culture", I can't really get too upset over the plight of multimillionaire comedians when shit like this happens all the time to workers struggling to make ends meet.

Starbucks Fired a Bunch of Pro-Union Workers After They Went on TV

Starbucks fired almost every member of the committee fighting to unionize a Memphis store, citing “safety and security violations.” The workers call it retaliation.

www.vice.com

 

[florduh]

I know the Joe Rogan discourse is tedious. But I saw this video and figured I'd post it here. Just in case anyone was wondering why I'd be (at least lightly) defending this awful racist Right Wing talk radio host.

Now, people change. Some of those clips are from 3+ years ago, but a lot of them are from the last two years. And the compilation video that went around as evidence of Joe's racism had a lot of clips from 10+ years ago.

As I've said, my Right Winger Dad is about Joe's age. If he made any of the noises Joe did in that video, my fucking head would explode.

 

[FlyingLow]

Cant justify anyone defending this fuckwit... Nice clip, lots of lip service but he is just blowing smoke.
Note Spotify already pulled his episodes endorsing Proud Boys, and several others. Joe Rogan should be sprayed with diarrhea every time he walks in public.

Just because he says a few nice comments above, it don't mean shit... his show speaks for itself. Someone had to harvest 10 years of his shit podcast to build that 2:20 minute defense in the clip above.

 

[florduh]

Fair enough. He's definitely playing lip service. That's literally all talking heads do for a living. Though as far as lip service goes, it's pretty good. I would kill for supposedly progressive politicians to pay that sort of lip service. The President won't even pay lip service to universal healthcare, free college, or raising taxes on the wealthy to rebuild our inner cities. In fact, he's specifically against all of those things.

I stopped listening in early 2020, so I'm pretty confident in saying every one of those clips is from 2018 on. I'm fine if Joey gets the diarrhea treatment. But we're gonna need to buy Ex-Lax in bulk because there's a lot of people spreading far more vile shit than Rogan out there.

 

[Ramahs]

I remember back when he was a moon landing denialist.

 

[florduh]

I remember back when he was a moon landing denialist.

Yeah, that was the fun kind of misinformation! Or like all the Graham Hancock “alternative history” stuff. I was like “this is probably bullshit, but it’s fun bullshit”. At some point, it turned to less fun bullshit.

It hasn’t escaped my notice that the show became less fun after Joe got a 100 million dollar payday. My theory that after a certain point, the more money you have the worse of a person you are seems pretty undefeated.

 

[macbill]

The urine revolution: how recycling pee could help to save the world

Separating urine from the rest of sewage could mitigate some difficult environmental problems, but there are big obstacles to radically re-engineering one of the most basic aspects of life.

www.nature.com

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

If you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips.

www.wired.com

 

[macbill]

Mayor quits after saying ice shanties may bring prostitution

HUDSON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor who suggested that allowing ice fishing shanties on a lake could lead to prostitution resigned Monday after days of being mocked and drawing national attention to the city.

apnews.com

 

[shredder]

Mayor quits after saying ice shanties may bring prostitution

HUDSON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor who suggested that allowing ice fishing shanties on a lake could lead to prostitution resigned Monday after days of being mocked and drawing national attention to the city.

apnews.com

I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that.....meatloaf

 

[macbill]

The Hunt for Earth’s Deep Hidden Oceans

Water-bearing minerals reveal that Earth’s mantle could hold more water than all its oceans. Researchers now ask: Where did it all come from?

getpocket.com

 

[Planck]

Move over JWST! 5 new telescopes to get excited for

 

[florduh]

US says Russia plans to manufacture justification for war | KRDO

A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong investigative team

krdo.com

 

[macbill]

A bill of rights for cats and dogs? California lawmakers are considering one

 

[Babylon Drifter]

A bill of rights for cats and dogs? California lawmakers are considering one

It's an important step in the process of getting them benifits and voting rights. If dogs can run for office, cats ought to be able to vote them out of office, its only fair.

Big Dog Wearing Tie Becomes Mayor of Small Colorado Town

New mayor, Parker the Snow Dog, is already a familiar face around Georgetown, Colorado, because of his position as the official mascot of the Loveland Ski Area

people.com

 

[Razhumikin]

It's an important step in the process of getting them benifits and voting rights. If dogs can run for office, cats ought to be able to vote them out of office, its only fair.

Who says they'd vote against each other? Their interests naturally align, more food, more pets, and less rights for furniture. Sounds like the beginning of a new political paw-ty to me.

 

[macbill]

Here comes Tuesday, 2-22-22, a.k.a. Twosday. (It can mean anything you want it two.)​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/02/21/2-22-22-meaning/

 

[macbill]

Life may actually flash before your eyes on death - new study

Scientists - who "accidentally" made the first ever recording of a dying brain - saw startling results.

www.bbc.com

 

[macbill]

Urine Trouble

Olympic National Park Hikers Can Now Pee Free of Fear of Urine-Addicted Goats

Thanks to a relocation and culling operation, mountain goats that threatened the safety of hikers trying to pee in peace are no longer a concern.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[shredder]

Urine Trouble

Olympic National Park Hikers Can Now Pee Free of Fear of Urine-Addicted Goats

Thanks to a relocation and culling operation, mountain goats that threatened the safety of hikers trying to pee in peace are no longer a concern.

www.thedailybeast.com

I've been harrased by goats while backpacking in Montana. They kept trying to steal sweaty clothes drying on rocks near a mountain lake. No trees to hang them on, it was above the tree line.

I was armed with rocks, but my warning throws didn't seem to faze the goats.

 

[C No Ego]

I've been harrased by goats while backpacking in Montana. They kept trying to steal sweaty clothes drying on rocks near a mountain lake. No trees to hang them on, it was above the tree line.

I was armed with rocks, but my warning throws didn't seem to faze the goats.

I've always thought goat cheese tasted like feet LOL, goat milk too . guess they like that smell as its in their milk LOL

 

[macbill]

A rocket crashes into the Moon – the accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space

Across the solar system, asteroids and comets crash into moons and planets every day. The rocket collision will provide researchers with important data on how these collisions work.

theconversation.com

 

[macbill]

The Mind-Boggling Artistry of China’s Ivory Puzzle Balls

This traditional art from Guangzhou can never be produced legally again.

getpocket.com