Posts by shoq@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AzeITZS8ugQamlljO4 by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-10-27T22:56:06Z
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I’m not even sure of that anymore. I think there could be something fundamentally unhealthy about the entire activity even before you get to the issues of corporate algos and other obvious mistakes. Social media creates this illusion of human communities that don’t seem to hang together as many once assumed they would.
(DIR) Post #B06pMF0bcWh412SMjY by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-11-10T16:58:14Z
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Nothing annoys me more than having Tim Kaine get his way on anything. But I won’t let that take precedence over those I’ve spoken to for weeks who have not moved their bowels due to the political terrorism threatening them. MAGA will never be defeated by just pounding the table.
(DIR) Post #B076qP7UI5xRHadzeq by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-11-10T20:30:46Z
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As I said, I’m all for referendums. I wish we had more of them. National referendums would be the a Holy Grail of American political reform. And almost certainly why we will never see them until we find our collective spine, shut everything down and just start demanding them.
(DIR) Post #B0FoaOB7l4xofDUqcy by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-11-15T01:20:20Z
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I liked it right up until I discovered that I couldn’t even use Google Voice typing (virtually a sole source tool) on it because of their obsessive anti-Google ethos. That was it for Vivaldi. Tools should not make decisions for their users.
(DIR) Post #B0ymITQVyqI9FfxWgy by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-06T17:34:45Z
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Thanks for being the first one to comment. I was actually going to propose 4 months ago in a document I wrote that we should start referring to MAGA this way and start taking the word away from them. No one likes to be called “gullible”. Repeat no one,https://stzl.ink/9na6jn
(DIR) Post #B115rTlL0hgvsG1YnY by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-07T20:45:11Z
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I rejected that version because of the Again part it’s awkward and suggest that we were gullible before Maga and while that’s partly true , it Waters down the impact to suggest it
(DIR) Post #B1BG1xJUwBHpXjEgee by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T18:20:34Z
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At the risk of being dragged as an apologist for criminals by people who enjoy lashing out on social media at any target of opportunity, it’s worth saying this plainly: we should not go full Salem witch trials over the latest Epstein photos. That would be illiberal, reckless, un-American, and just flat-out wrong.As Hannah Arendt warned, “Guilt by association is not a legal concept but a political weapon.” And that’s exactly what’s being wielded here. …
(DIR) Post #B1BG235XSzgZSAkcjI by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T18:20:36Z
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It’s not a good look to assume that everyone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein was a sex offender or a “client” of Ghislaine Maxwell. Some probably were—and when there’s evidence, I’m all in on the harsh-punishment phase. But Epstein deliberately spent vast sums of money to cultivate elite social proximity, domestically and worldwide. …
(DIR) Post #B1BG2905UAtFn0FM48 by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T18:20:38Z
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He was a wealthy donor, patron, and connector in finance, politics, science, and the arts, and he sought legitimacy by constantly being photographed with prominent figures.In those circles, being present at a dinner, fundraiser, conference, or party does not imply knowledge of—or participation in—his loathsome criminal activities. Thousands of prominent people encountered Epstein briefly, socially, or professionally, with no access to his private conduct. …
(DIR) Post #B1BG2Eki6G9fd369vk by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T18:20:40Z
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We do have hard evidence that some figures—Trump being an obvious example—were clearly involved with him on that level. But the operative word there is evidence. Without it, presuming guilt based on a photograph is a serious mistake. If that were a crime, Hollywood, New York City, and Washington, D.C. would be ghost towns.Despite the Right’s daily efforts to strip public life of all principles, we should still try to hang on to a few. Evidence matters. Liberalism matters. …
(DIR) Post #B1BG2KBTu9XYTWf6qu by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T18:20:42Z
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And mobs are not justice. …
(DIR) Post #B1O3eaoxj0HmjDWdiC by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-18T22:03:57Z
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This is Wikipedia’s Trump page. I cannot imagine how his sycophants let him think this was flattering or powerful. It makes him look precisely as mean as he actually is.I can’t wait to piss on this monster’s grave. I’ll drive a thousand miles to do it
(DIR) Post #B1g0CGeCbKotVIKOHY by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-27T14:16:51Z
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America has a genuine identity crisis. On the Left and the Right, all that seems to matter to most people are the views and goals of the group they feel most aligned with. I don’t see how any society can survive with such an us v. them ecosystem. And I doubt that we will.
(DIR) Post #B1lq4m4g2UI03yG800 by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-29T20:08:37Z
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Carl Sagan called it over 30 years ago. And the saddest thing is that too many under 30 don’t even know what the fuck he was talking about. For the very reasons he was talking about. #WASFhttps://stzl.ink/9wjruk
(DIR) Post #B1maAgZO0w3EcTNc0G by shoq@mastodon.social
2025-12-30T18:26:17Z
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RE: https://twit.social/@hydrian/115808671630449576I doubt open source will be the primary motivation for most government actors to create alternatives. Those that deliberately want to help encourage the Fediverse are another story. The EU was promising, but I don’t know how much that is influencing others. Anyone know?
(DIR) Post #B259T1OazjmMiUPERc by shoq@mastodon.social
2026-01-07T14:26:21Z
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It takes a Canadian pundit to nail it down this well:Occam’s kazoo: When it comes to Trump’s behavior, the most plausible explanation is the stupidest.”https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-trumps-behaviour-most-plausible-explanation-stupidest/?intcmp=gift_share
(DIR) Post #B2Bi1K6mUTarzMMQwy by shoq@mastodon.social
2026-01-11T21:26:11Z
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Donald Trump invading Iran to protect its protesters demanding more freedom is sort of like a serial rapist breaking into your daughter’s room to protect her virginity.https://stzl.ink/676qwu
(DIR) Post #B2Bu6oqsoSwYEhJOBU by shoq@mastodon.social
2026-01-11T23:47:43Z
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Yes, an ICE agent shot a 37 yo poet and mother of 3 in the face, just seconds after this pic was taken by the killer when she jokingly told him to basically chill. For reasons only Trump and MAGA seem to understand.
(DIR) Post #B2WoskIgF4koLlUahc by shoq@mastodon.social
2026-01-22T01:44:15Z
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The world is waking up to the need for a social media not controlled by billionaires and toxic assholes.W Emerges as X Alternative Aimed at Combating ‘Systemic Disinfo’An option for Europeans who want to distance themselves from American services.https://www.pcmag.com/news/w-emerges-as-x-alternative-aimed-at-combating-systemic-disinformation?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=B
(DIR) Post #B2mvBd8OX9uDCNySDQ by shoq@mastodon.social
2026-01-29T20:00:53Z
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“Cringeworthy “Melania” Trailer drops, as critics savage the movie mess and its notorious sex-pest director.https://archive.ph/20260128191348/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/melania-documentary-gets-brutally-review-bombed/