Posts by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
(DIR) Post #AY89trhbKHFffG0iFE by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-25T17:14:52Z
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Welcome to Slowjamastan!An 11-acre plot in the California desert ruled over by a faux sultan is attracting thousands ... But many have gravitated towards the jokey premise for very real reasons: simple connection, a source of daily humor or as a refuge from instability in their home countries.@philo #subgenius [is this actually "Bob"? or...Philo Drummond?]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/23/slowjamastan-micronation-california-desert
(DIR) Post #AY89ttrFJO9gLkXRYW by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-25T17:17:57Z
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...the Principality of Sealand, an infamous micronation off the coast of the United Kingdom, which teeters on top of a giant platform in the sea. Australia is thought to be home to one-third of all micronations, including the Principality of Hutt River, whose self-proclaimed prince declared war on Australia by telegram in the 1970sMicronations can range from the size of a small town, to the corner of a backyard, to nothing but a computer screen.
(DIR) Post #AY8A8n2UweaPXvtxjs by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T20:25:29Z
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@philo @jonldavis @johnhattan The FreePhilonia is said to be somewhere in Kentucky or thereabouts. It is actually a matriarchy though the apparently leader of FreePhilonia doesn't know that (or does he?)
(DIR) Post #AY8AMKiL3PZdkeviwC by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T20:27:56Z
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@philo @jonldavis @johnhattan The Matriarch chuckles when she hears that. They say The Great Kitten of Kentucky Rules FreePhilonia--iron hand in the velvet glove.
(DIR) Post #AY8AeiIC841s5hSwSW by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T20:31:16Z
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@philo @jonldavis @johnhattan "Yes we let him believe that...it's how we control them...it's for the best."
(DIR) Post #AY8B6uXuAHE8CcGAd6 by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T20:19:08Z
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@mmlvx @wdlindsy They are polled to be 24% of Americans. That's millions. In some states it's higher than, for that state. They are all armed.
(DIR) Post #AY8B6w5GRjVOyMsKGW by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T20:27:01Z
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@mmlvx @wdlindsy But is most of your neighborhood making death threats? Numerous right-wing militia types have been arrested for making threats combined with piling up weapons--one just tried to attack the Obama's house, recently. He was seen running at the house and stopped and his van was filled with weapons.
(DIR) Post #AY8B6xKtn5bcr9CKH2 by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T20:32:30Z
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@mmlvx @wdlindsy https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183931372/death-threats-and-harassment-2024-election-workers-already-are-scared
(DIR) Post #AY8QNb2TRWcvwDyM2y by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T23:27:27Z
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@philo the Con has many faces
(DIR) Post #AY8RW6fbp46SJMtpOS by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-27T23:40:11Z
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@philo Philo, you done found yourself a clearrrrrrrr spot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6N4y1ZB-Y
(DIR) Post #AYA8eto4un1XfFSots by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-28T19:16:04Z
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@simon yes that's true. Rude is an understatement. The person publish AI junk is displaying a contempt for others.
(DIR) Post #AYEWI5bo2nF58iDggK by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-07-30T22:01:54Z
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@splitshockvirus borderline child porn
(DIR) Post #AYLVQd6ud5hNVozty4 by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-03T01:45:16Z
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Many Military U.F.O. Reports Are Just Foreign Spying or Airborne TrashForget space aliens or hypersonic technology; classified assessments show that many episodes have ordinary explanations.gift article https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/us/politics/ufo-military-reports.html?unlocked_article_code=YFJ9F3NOsTKa6lKQw545z5xfBmtXJOHc9m7eSeJFcZgM4ShaLO0xX7VuhRE15Drv9hgL7qg2tnGad5KzixDEMcxkriM0egcNvB0j3tU-WhCxCPfvqdzugSqmWp4glYrdIvQRiG5hlANRS_8m8eGVtcHP2VBxtHOnFXZCmMD9EE_01Vsq0er3Lobn2sBSjfB7jjoXyRdqF9CE_MrJ5LAep_8id5Unvwim98GzYcYal2bZXUPSM8PUfS_riURnlBjzAlE_bdKNsl980ze8Prss8YkMHlhsyaMTs7K9Hiz6LJ54Q3dYb71HcVfw121Z4sHI4E_OxgFIZ4Vqq2HKocj4x0irkw&smid=url-share@AlanAster
(DIR) Post #AYMhXRLm956tfovJ7A by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-03T18:06:25Z
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well this is funGeorge Santos says GOP is full of closet gays … and suggests he has receiptshttps://www.queerty.com/george-santos-says-gop-is-full-of-closet-gays-and-suggests-he-has-receipts-20230801
(DIR) Post #AYOtEFVOK64VzDK4VU by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-04T22:04:53Z
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Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workersAfter revelations of child labor and dire conditions in Congolese cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety standards.[but mostly they lied about adhering to safety standards]https://wapo.st/44WzM6K
(DIR) Post #AYPGE5M6MFYvS8ruIi by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-04T21:07:13Z
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[I love stuff like this. This is a gift link so you can look at all the pics]Award-winning images capture colorful scenes from microscopic worldhttps://wapo.st/458LYRu
(DIR) Post #AYPGE9tDV4QbW0OPTM by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-04T21:07:44Z
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#science #photography
(DIR) Post #AYQuc33akJXWbB9TDU by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-05T19:37:19Z
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The Coming Enshittification of Public LibrariesGlobal investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dryKarawynn Longhttps://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries
(DIR) Post #AYSk4mMXBUAk2XQfSK by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-06T18:42:22Z
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@philo Can I buy the Vatican?
(DIR) Post #AYTKX2ElLwJZjTZD60 by JohnShirley2023@mastodon.cloud
2023-08-02T16:49:17Z
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@claudiamiles @Blort @fcktheworld587 yes the definition has been expanded in some quarters. I can't feel comfortable about some of that myself but I accept the usage now because if it feels that way to you, then that's what it is to you. What is happening is barbaric oppression and they're using trans folk as a stalking horse politically and projecting their own sickness on them, drumming up violence-- that's plenty bad. Trans women and men are being scapegoated--and the Jews were scapegoated.