๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑDuck Dodgers
My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022
VP debate /12
WALZ: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?
VANCE: Tim, I'm focused on the future
WALZ: That's a damning non-answer
Garry Kasparov:
Speaking from experience, this is the only question that matters. Even if you mostly agree with a politician, contempt for democracy means that soon it wonโt matter what you agree with. That Vance and the campaign prefer to pander to Trump's delusions is disqualifying.
The Texas Education Agency recently released a proposed curriculum for grades K-5 that is infused with Christian-based teaching.
The move comes after the Texas Legislature authorized the agency to create open education resource materials. Schools that use the state-created curricula would receive additional per-student funding, creating an incentive to teach it, though it is not mandatory.
@OldDude71 I suspect that Elon will focus more on gutting Social Security, Medicare and the social safety net.
The Atlantic:
Meet the Ukrainians who want to win the war - a war that cannot end until the *Russians* stop fighting.
Putin, not Zelensky, must be persuaded that the war was a mistake, the price is too high and Ukraine is not Russia.
Gift ๐ link:
https://t.co/XYiwOXfRh3
@dauphin87 It's definitely something I would have associated more with certain Latin American countries.
Pretty much all boils down to this for me.
There are literally 60-70 million people in this country who have no problem with someone who tried to overthrow the government. #politics
Reporter Taylor Lorenz exits Washington Post after investigation into Instagram post
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Lorenz attended a White House conference in August and had posted a picture of herself to some of her followers on Instagram, with Biden in the background and the text โWar criminal :(โ
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She lied about the incident and now she's off to Substack-land.
@Gladari @Diyaguse @kukuberra ERs are a different issue from primary care. If it's an emergency, your insurance will cover it, but the amount you owe may vary widely.
Also, waiting times vary a lot by ER, and they triage. If they think you're not an emergency you're likely to wait a long time. The average wait is over 2 hours. And people do die in ERs.
The ER problem is getting worse, mostly because they're generally money losers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/er-overcrowding-worsens-program-helping-ease-crisis-may-lose-funding-rcna135966
@Diyaguse @Gladari @kukuberra It really depends on your health plan, and there are some pretty crappy ones out there.
I was on Kaiser Permanente until recently, not because they have the best doctors (they don't), but because most things you need are in one place. A lot depends on what your employer makes available.
Oh, and dental insurance has become like health insurance. It'll save you a lot of money through contracted prices, but be aware that some plans are much better than others.
@arthurpendragon I'm not reading it that way.
Video without audio was shown, so all we have is what the sheriff says, and he allegedy said, "They're trying to kidnap my wife and kid."
Who is "they're"? Why was it necessary to shoot the judge rather than simply have him arrested?
The Cambodian government has taken a firm stand on the cyberscam criminals operating within its borders.
"Award-winning Cambodian journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested
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Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist who has reported extensively on human trafficking and corruption, has been arrested and charged with incitement.
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The vague charge of 'incitement' is often used ... against government critics."
@TrueBloodNet Sex between consenting adults is not what he's charged with. There are sex clubs and swingers parties in virtually every community, and people look the other way.
These are allegations of sexual assault, and there are reportedly plenty of celebrities who were also involved.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with a wave of 120 new sexual assault allegations
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Civil case. Plaintiffs attorney, "Buzbee said that 25 of the accusers were minors at the time of the incidents occurring as early as 1991. Buzbee claimed one of the accusers was as young as nine years old at the time of their alleged incident."
More lawsuits to come.
@misterfive Georgia mails out absentee on 10/7, so hopefully he'll get to vote for Kamala, too.
@VylaMundi Times are so tough that MAGA randos are buying $4,000 guitars and smashing them with hammers.
@reportbywilson That's Stephen Miller's grift. Hopefully most federal judges will ignore him.
@cmskiera There's plenty to be terrified by.
๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑDuck Dodgers
My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022