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i still think that the democrats should not impeach donald trump again
even if they're successful, what they're going to get is president j.d. vance, and i feel like he's the kind of slimy guy who spent the last two years meticulously figuring out the exact way to take dictatorial power in a way that won't fail the same way january 6th did
trump, at least somewhat, cares about his public image and wants to leave a good legacy for himself, and isn't married to a specific ideology (consider how much he used to jump parties before), so he's more pliable in that way and can work with the democrats on certain things (consider how friendly he was to zohran mamdani when the latter visited the white house -- i bet that in that case, his love of "winners" and new york city overrode his political rivalry)
whereas j.d. vance is a thiel-grown illiberal technocrat, for whom getting rid of democracy and replacing it with corporate rule is a goal, rather than a means to an end
do all the rest of the stuff -- subpoena and investigate trump's cronies, expand the supreme court, abolish ICE and so on
(or, alternatively, find something that can get both trump and vance impeached -- apparently, the third person in the US government succession chain is the speaker of the house, who will by then be a democrat)
Here’s the link to the Leaders from Law website, the mission statement page, https://www.leadersfromlaw.com/our-mission. TL;DR = we can’t sustain progressivism or U.S. Constitutional Democracy without progressive young lawyers retaining their interest in holding office. LFL gives them tools and guidance on how to keep that interest real and prepare to run. 2/
In 2020, I held a Leaders from Law workshop at the University of Missouri School of Law. There was a band of progressive law students there who were eager to host and attend. So I went, notwithstanding the long odds of progressives winning office there.
Last night, an alum of that workshop won a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. https://ballotpedia.org/Tori_Schafer 3/
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Puzzle update. That's the easy bit done. #JigsawPuzzle
1. There is still about 24 hours to make an application. We use AOE time for the deadline, so you have until about noon CET tomorrow to actually get it submitted.
2. If you don't want to miss this kind of news in the future, follow @swf . We post all of our major (and some of our minor!) updates and projects to our Fediverse-enabled blog.
I'm finishing up an application now, and it's before the stated deadline ("4 Nov 2026 (23:59:59, anywhere-on-earth timezone)"), but the grant link tells me:
> Sorry, this fund is not currently accepting applications.
I'll get the application ready so I can submit it; please let us know whether to submit through the portal or some other way? Thanks.
Hmm @rustoleumlove is this in your neighborhood/interests?
thanks for the heads up, but i dont have nearly as mcuh time on my hands these days and i think this stuff could find a better home than me
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The fabulously beautiful planet Bethselamin is now so worried about the cumulative erosion by ten billion visiting tourists a year that any net imbalance between the amount you eat and the amount you excrete while on the planet is surgically removed from your body weight when you leave: so every time you go to the lavatory there it is vitally important to get a receipt.
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
Chinese chipmakers' aggressive hiring of experienced engineers is increasingly at odds with efforts to protect trade secrets in Taiwan and South Korea (Jenny Lee/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/05/semiconductor-china-korea-talents-rivalry.html
http://www.techmeme.com/261105/p5#a261105p5
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My arms feel like they're gonna fall off. Just from doing some laundry and running the vacuum.
recommended: occasionally pop open an issue of I/O and enjoy maximum computer aesthetics. https://archive.org/details/iomagazine?sort=-date
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@cabel why THAT picture for the floppy? Is that supposed to be over the top but then it turned out like a weird family gathering portrait?
Ferengi Rule of Acquisition 5
"Always exaggerate your estimates."
Source: Cold Fusion (SCE novel)
Holzofenrauch-Terror seit 4:55.
Tonight on Star Trek: Discovery Commander Saru gets stuck in a time loop yet really discovers why the spice must flow.
Lisp’s parentheses stuck after Steve Russell made a paper’s notation executable
https://lockergnome.com/lisp-paper-notation-became-language-when-russell-coded-eval/
Died once (too many Hippogriffs), level to 7, now fishing (so have time to chat), crafting basic gear (skinning/leatherworking), then will go get food & bio.
And I got a ridiculously better sword from random crab near town.
#wowforever #warcraft
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Dingeed 10, got my Shadowgale Shriekling named "Mongo". Will do more tomorrow. I found a VERY LARGE dragon(?) in the northern ruins that were empty before ha ha nice. Ran away.
Now, I can download Zelda Ocarina of Time remake! I have zero life! (I will probably not play it until tomorrow)
#wowforever #warcraft
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i would like to thank gen z for showing up to vote to save democracy, skibidi toilet mango mustard six seven tralalero tralala glizzy no cap fr fr
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Peanut butter, banana, and black coffee make a thick sludge together. That sludge makes an excellent sauce for both pizza and pancakes according to my husband, who's tolerably sane on other matters.
@fesshole Did you know him during his Weed phase, when the average person becomes a culinary Cenobite, exploring the further regions of experience.
I’ve posted before about Leaders from Law, an organization I founded in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s election to the WH in 2016. Today I turned my attention to our upcoming workshop in Indiana this January.
I need to do some fundraising for LFL, so let me tell you more about it and the current moment in American politics, so you can decide whether to kick in a few bucks. If you know you want to, use this link https://donorbox.org/leadersfromlawproject (hosted by our fiscal sponsor Am Const Society). 1/
Here’s the link to the Leaders from Law website, the mission statement page, https://www.leadersfromlaw.com/our-mission. TL;DR = we can’t sustain progressivism or U.S. Constitutional Democracy without progressive young lawyers retaining their interest in holding office. LFL gives them tools and guidance on how to keep that interest real and prepare to run. 2/
