Posts by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
(DIR) Post #ASmE65FjQb9nhQ6aJ6 by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-02-17T17:05:31Z
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@stux I know you mean well, but you're getting dangerously close to a trope about how people in red states should "just move somewhere else". Many people, especially in that area of the country, don't have a lot of choices. They can't afford to move somewhere else, and they don't deserve to be abandoned just because the voter-suppressed elections in gerrymandered districts elected evil people to office.
(DIR) Post #ASmEVED9G4QAirt2Dw by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-02-17T17:10:09Z
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@stux Agreed. For many people in that area, their only choice is for the government to step up. If Flint, MI, or Jackson, MS, are any indication, government help seems unlikely. That leaves it to NGOs and local non-profits to try to help the people there, which is truly tragic.
(DIR) Post #ASmEuRQJGwekwJ47Em by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-02-17T17:14:44Z
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@stux Even worse, how many people have a completely invisible superfund site with the same/similar effect?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites
(DIR) Post #AStM599ra8adGI8z5s by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-02-17T17:20:27Z
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@alienghic Oh, yeah. Hurricanes have their own wrinkle with the "just move" crowd. If you have a home that is very vulnerable to hurricanes, no one is going to buy it from you. You have to abandon the house and start from scratch from whatever other savings you might have. It's just not possible for most people.
(DIR) Post #ASxDXrxgTV3bN2uMcq by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-02-23T00:21:15Z
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@stux Oh, come on. The US also conducts crimes against a lot of other people too!
(DIR) Post #ATOMFM8ornseYDXRw0 by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-03-08T02:35:58Z
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@calculsoberic why do they even have helicopters? Same goes for local news.(I know why, I'm just saying...)
(DIR) Post #ATYOUOa4DondwwBKMK by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-03-12T22:48:11Z
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@stux I feel like entropy might have something to say about that.
(DIR) Post #ATlBQbNOprC8FLdWLo by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-03-19T02:53:03Z
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@stux English language: Avoids communication mistakes? Challenge accepted!
(DIR) Post #AToHlD1RlECpzhSQJE by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-03-20T14:48:08Z
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@stux are we sure they weren't in jail during that year off?
(DIR) Post #AUe6Wd0Yc01TJRNy2y by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-04-14T14:47:17Z
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@fcktheworld587 Can I just use my "white supremacists join any organization with guns" square from my 2020 bingo card?
(DIR) Post #AUmhXIgeYthkBVexNo by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-04-18T18:19:43Z
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@calculsoberic base case
(DIR) Post #AUn8sPCiDxYLEywXKq by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-04-18T23:25:59Z
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@calculsoberic They don't like being grabbed, though.
(DIR) Post #AUotH5KQ34s1t1DKJE by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-04-19T19:40:37Z
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@stux most bigots try to dehumanize their targets. By putting quotes around people, you are working from their playbook. Human beings need to be accountable for their actions as human beings.
(DIR) Post #AVISgmsgOCboBL4NaS by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-05-04T01:57:13Z
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@LeeFromVT @calculsoberic I was getting this in an annual training at my last job for years. it's the country, not the year.
(DIR) Post #AVM1mPu4oOO8Wf1NCq by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-05-05T19:21:22Z
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@stux Biden: We have to do something about AI!People: What about people getting shot for pulling into the wrong driveway?Biden: AI is the most dangerous thing right now.People: Like how it's exploitative and extremely biased?Biden: It's going to take over the world and kill us all if we don't stop it!People: :mastofacepalm:
(DIR) Post #AWHnqO817279gorXQu by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-06-01T22:16:44Z
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Hey @stux, I'm going to be in Haarlem in a couple weeks, and I seem to have a free afternoon and evening I wasn't expecting. Anything suggestions for what I should do with my free time?
(DIR) Post #AWLspng9uHw52zD8IS by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-06-04T15:33:11Z
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@stux No worries. Thanks for giving it a thought!
(DIR) Post #AX6C08c3PMZEydiFTk by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-06-26T23:44:46Z
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@stux I was surprised by the amount of English in Haarlem a couple weeks ago. We even had a server at a restaurant who could only speak English and Spanish and was studying Dutch.
(DIR) Post #AYEh6CYpTCMSinMSi8 by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2023-07-31T00:02:59Z
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@stux it isn't dividing the country. A large majority of the population supports stricter gun control. A small, well-funded minority composed of billionaires and white men are holding the country hostage.https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/most-americans-support-stricter-gun-laws-new-poll-says
(DIR) Post #AmVe7fzFPPK6fJY024 by eagerpebble@social.vivaldi.net
2024-09-29T19:37:00Z
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@hacks4pancakes Thanks. Now, I feel like a failure for not having anyone owe me an F-14. On the other hand, I'm 41, so it's mid-life crisis time!