Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
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Republicans will take advantage of every and any mechanism that is available to take control of public offices that they did not win, and that the public does not want them to hold. If they are allowed to have any power, they will exploit it without regard to the will of the voters.
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In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park.
No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring.
It started with the wolves hunting the deer, this led to a rapid decrease in the deer population. The wolves' presence also made the deer avoid parts in the park where they were and easy prey.
Thanks to the deer's absence, those parts started to regenerate. Forests of aspen and willow trees started to flourish.
That's when things really started to happen. With trees and bushes came more berries and bugs. As soon as that happened, various bird species started moving in.
With the increasing tree population, also another species was attracted. The beaver, previously extinct in the region, moved back. And the dams they built provided habitats for otters, muskrats and reptiles.
The wolves also killed coyotes, which meant more hawks, red foxes, badgers and weasels in the park. Even the population of bald eagles and ravens rose.
But here's where it gets really interesting. The wolves changed the behavior of the rivers. With more balance between predator and prey came the possibility for other species to thrive. There was less erosion because of increased vegetation. And the river banks were stabilized, the channels narrowed, more pools formed, and the rivers stayed more fixed in their courses.
So the wolves did not only transform the great ecosystem of Yellowstone, they also changed the park's physical geography.
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Your reminder
In 2016 Russia financed a series of ads along with an army of upvote bots. The intent was to divide america further from all angles
The senate intelligence committee released the following ads from Russia linked actors
These are from accounts with names like Blacktivists, Back the Badge, Secure Borders, Army of Jesus and so on. Every division covered
We’re heading into 2024. If you see a political ad trying to provoke you: mistrust it.
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@ScottSoCal @HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social Stories about a breakdown and anarchy are always about struggle that is because people are involved. If you look at North America prior to the arrival of Europeans, there could be peace or war between tribes. There was no state, but there still was authority and structure on a smaller scale. I think the anarchist point is this is better, than the large State,. But the issue today with billions of people on the planet, it would be the bloody transition as I imagine.
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The thing that's always frustrated me about anarchists (from what you've written, I'm assuming that's you) is that you imagine groups of people will just *do* things, collectively, for the betterment of all. And that will work. Humans have way too much of the "what's in it for me?" gene for that to work on any kind of scale. I mean, hell, sit through any HOA meeting ever held...
#Garden
Anyone have an idea what this cactus might be? It was included in a plant order, no labels as a freebee. It started about 4” tall, it’s got white hairs and no spikes. I put it in a little pot and it has grown to almost 24” high. I’ve researched, but the only thing I’ve found with white hairs is an “old man” cactus, but it is barrels shape, while this isflat, oval shaped.
@passenger@kolektiva.social @Huntn00 @HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social @nil@functional.cafe @ScottSoCal It was actually a bit of hit and run. I could be out of sync, but for days I’ve listened to the evils of the State from anarchists. If I misunderstood the context of what I read in this thread, than I’ll just say sorry and bow out, and let the debate continue. Blame it on scrolling text. 🙃
@passenger@kolektiva.social @Huntn00 @HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social @nil@functional.cafe @ScottSoCal No not really. I like the idea of laws agreed to by the majority as rules that limit extreme behavior. Why don’t you ping on the guy who claims the State harming citizens is never acceptable? If this ties into the idea that no state is legitimate, then I disagree. And I might assume the view is states are illegitimate but feuds between clans is better for OK Corral resolution.
@HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social @nil@functional.cafe @ScottSoCal @passenger@kolektiva.social You are never going to get total agreement from the people, laws are necessary, rules that a majority agree to so there is a way to peacefully resolve disagreements, commonly agreed to rules of society.
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@HeavenlyPossum @nil @passenger
I reject the premise of your question, and I'm not playing your words games where every law is inherently a personal attack. Laws are necessary for society to function.
@Huntn00 @ChrisBoese That story is a little scary. I can say I lived through the golden age of music, and now maybe I lived to see our AI overlords. Maybe they can do a better job of ruling, except I know who programmed them. 🙃
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@ChrisBoese 3 Rules of Robotics…expanded. ☺️
@ChrisBoese 3 Rules of Robotics…expanded. ☺️
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Can We Stop Runaway A.I.? - The New Yorker https://apple.news/AnNpTdRZ3TOKhqfLMaSyYEg
#GOP
The new standard for GOP Mob Boss Wannabe Mug shots, look threatening. “You on my jury, I’ll know where you live.” Not said in jest, this is an issue for #TheHeadLiars trial…. 😳
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'A multitude of ways' exist to stop Trump from becoming president again: legal expert https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2024-disqualified/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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It’s funny to watch the republicans on that debate stage because “that song was written about them.
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‘Warped history’: how the US supreme court justified gutting gay rights | US supreme court | The Guardian
Source: ‘Warped history’: how the US supreme court justified gutting gay rights | US supreme court | The Guardian
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
