Posts by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #APjpBRDEYtnPHag9U8 by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-18T19:14:44Z
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A #Missouri judge has ruled that a state agency previously led by Republican Josh #Hawley broke public record laws on purpose to help his U.S. Senate campaign.https://apnews.com/article/missouri-columbia-josh-hawley-claire-mccaskill-e009f0d4c2b3e1de5307f76cc2110297
(DIR) Post #APtsAqecgxBcGaKSrQ by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T16:01:23Z
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@bitcoinmagazine - When something has ZERO intrinsic value, it's remarkable that the price has not dropped to zero - YET. #CryptoScam!
(DIR) Post #APtvufgi622bREqa5Q by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T16:30:11Z
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@neglesaks @bitcoinmagazine - Zero underlying value. The price is what people will pay, but unlike government-issued money or the stock of functional companies, there is nothing to back-up the price of crypto other than speculation.
(DIR) Post #APtwcAOBpEjj6nvN9k by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T16:35:46Z
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@neglesaks @bitcoinmagazine - Cryptocurrencies certainly have a price on any given day, and they may (or may not) be useful in some way, but they neither have a guarantor (like a government) nor represent an underlying asset, like stock does.
(DIR) Post #APu0VeSS22FI9f4BQu by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T17:18:48Z
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@neglesaks @bitcoinmagazine - that is a sunk cost, not a value. Yes, electricity was wasted, but the only thing “produced” was a barrier to entry. One could argue that scarcity by itself creates value, but personally I don’t buy that argument. Things like “fine art” and genuine diamonds and tulip bulbs are also valued for their scarcity, but at least those are pretty.
(DIR) Post #APu3Fa5Mou5Tp7IWDQ by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T17:50:09Z
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@neglesaks @bitcoinmagazine - I am not “neglecting” the alleged utility value to certain demographics, I have carefully considered the common claims, and I reject them. I’ll add some references that support my position.
(DIR) Post #APu4ooW3GBAGfU8whk by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T18:07:35Z
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@neglesaks @bitcoinmagazine - OK. Have a great day.
(DIR) Post #AQDSfajdDXGmDxrwye by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-12-03T00:34:43Z
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Elon Musk's rapid changes at Twitter are risking the safety of its most vulnerable users around the world, including human rights activists, free speech advocates and marginalized people in autocratic countries, according to Twitter's former head of trust and safety.People need to very thoughtfully weigh the costs/benefits of using Twitter, given their security situation ... a terrifying prospect for people who have spent a decade building a community on Twitter.https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/1140355862/twitters-former-safety-chief-warns-musk-is-moving-fast-and-breaking-things
(DIR) Post #AQImEoGflQ9FFbd95k by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-12-05T16:06:19Z
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GOP splits between those saying Trump's call to "rip up the Constitution" is no big deal, and those who are now done with Trump.-- Sen. Lisa #Murkowski (R-Alaska) calls Trump's suggestion to rip up portions of the #Constitution "an affront to our Republic."https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-donald-trump-constitution-terminate_n_638e0368e4b06fdc9d8feaab
(DIR) Post #AQVLaHxyMxsZjTNdLM by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2022-12-11T17:39:27Z
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US gas prices are now cheaper than they were a year agohttps://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/energy/us-gas-prices
(DIR) Post #ARKt66keo9hs7wJUci by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-01-05T14:04:53Z
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In #Turkey, a philanthropist did good. Now he sits in prison for life. He wanted to heal Turkey’s relationship with its Kurdish population by backing civic and human rights groups, including Turkey’s chapter of George Soros' Open Society Foundations. This did not endear Mr. Kavala to the authoritarian & genocidal Mr. #Erdogan.On Oct. 18, 2017, Mr. #Kavala was arrested on trumped-up charges of suspicion of attempting to overthrow the government... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/04/erdogan-turkey-elections-crackdown-osman-kavala/
(DIR) Post #ARVk2rIYhnDQYNJ0Ua by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-01-10T17:04:49Z
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@drahardja -Thank You! That is a great reminder:1) Even sound predictions usually take longer to occur. *I* predict "no hard work" by 2123, if not before.2) There is WAY less manual labor now than ever before. For example: 100 years ago, one in 3 Americans worked on a farm. Today it is 1%.3) We could EASILY have 4-hour work days, but we (society) CHOOSE to add more work rather than more leisure. #UBI (Universal Basic Income) could reverse that virtually overnight.
(DIR) Post #ARVk2spuzFUhK7vA80 by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-01-10T17:11:48Z
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@drahardja -How hard we Americans work is political/social problem, rather than a technological problem.
(DIR) Post #ARuGFPuCae3Caf1tlw by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-01-22T16:10:04Z
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Republicans should watch this👇, and think carefully before attacking Social Security. A huge majority in both the US and France demand a secure retirement.-- More than 1 million march in France against planned pension reforms – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/jan/19/more-than-1-million-march-in-france-against-planned-pension-reforms-video
(DIR) Post #ARwFJVyEGsoKv9Du4W by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-01-23T15:12:07Z
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What the Larry Flynn quote👇 means to me...A democratically-elected government is probably necessary to protect Human Rights, but it is not sufficient. Majorities protect their own rights, but not necessarily the rights of minorities.
(DIR) Post #AS0ewncPrf2OR4gnB2 by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-01-25T18:17:58Z
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New lawsuits target NC & WV state restrictions on abortion pillsThe litigation turns on a longstanding legal principle that federal law, including FDA decisions, pre-empt state laws. https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-west-virginia-state-government-us-food-and-drug-administration-north-carolina-57f4d6f79996e38788e0aa2f28deadb9
(DIR) Post #ASVV9zgUKxPezbrQrw by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-02-09T15:05:13Z
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Read... Bill Palmer's insightful analysis of why the weird antics of Greene and others BENEFITS them personally, while harming the GOP overall, and why Kevin McCarthy allows it.-- The real reason Marjorie Taylor Greene is willfully destroying House Republicans’ prospects https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-real-reason-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-willfully-destroying-house-republicans-prospects/48865 via @palmerreport
(DIR) Post #ASXmgHDilFFOBQIvzc by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T17:40:19Z
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Turkey’s lax policing of building codes was known before the 2023 quake. Wannabe-dictator Erdogan campaigned after the huge 1999 quake in Turkey that he would enforce higher standards for rebuilding, but he failed to do that.https://apnews.com/article/politics-2023-turkey-syria-earthquake-government-istanbul-fbd6af578a6056569879b5ef6c55d322
(DIR) Post #AT7T67IZOu2xfz45q4 by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2023-02-27T20:11:31Z
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Is DeSantis seeking to reclaim the medieval "divine right of kings?" ... "monarch is not accountable to any earthly authority because their right to rule is derived from divine authority."-- Ron DeSantis: 'Our rights come from God, not government' https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ron-desantis-on-what-being-conservative-means-our-rights-come-from-god-not-government/ar-AA17Zo91
(DIR) Post #AlyeEapkYSq0Ufj32G by AmerLiberal@mastodon.social
2024-09-14T00:15:25Z
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🤬 🤬 🤬 Kamala Harris Accepted Trump’s Racist Lie That Immigration Is BadIn a total capitulation to a far-right narrative, even typical liberal shibboleths about our “nation of immigrants” were absent on Tuesday night.https://theintercept.com/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-debate-immigration/