Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social

Via Laurie Garrett:

No end in sight for heat dome effect that has already kept most of So US & Mexico in triple-dig F temps for 3+ wks. How long must this persist b4 polit leaders in hardest-hit states stop blocking #ClimateCrisis adaptation & mitig efforts?

NBC's Bill Karins:

Last time El Paso, TX didn’t hit 100 dg was 6/15. Average high this time of yr: 95-97. Theyre under exces heat warning & highs near 105 next 6 days. After that, no relief in sight to record breaking 100 dg day streak

'They’re losing': Author explains why white supremacist groups are dissolving - Alternet.org https://www.alternet.org/theyre-losing-white-supremacist-groups/?utm_source=123456&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15088

Florida announces restrictions of Vermont licenses

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the passing of a law could render driver's licenses and other forms of identification from several states invalid, including Vermont. — Read on www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/florida-announces-restrictions-on-vermont-licenses/

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/07/09/florida-announces-restrictions-of-vermont-licenses/

I am planning to incorporate a feature into the bot that consistently posts news stories concerning the U.S., sourced from reputable outlets like Jacobin and Democracy Now. This feature is intended to offset the surge of more trivial content that often trends on social media and is automatically picked up.

Despite everything I have tried it still favors a lot of garbage stories.

Don’t let RFK Jr. kill you - Chicago Sun-Times https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/7/9/23788591/robert-kennedy-jr-covid-anti-vaxxers-health-steinberg-column #uspolitics #rfkjr #conspiracy

“Double Agents”: Lobbyists for Big Tech, Universities & Eco Groups Also Work For Fossil Fuel Industry

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/7/guardian_investigation_fossil_fuel_lobbyists

#democracynow #epa #climatechange #climate #climatecrisis #climateaction #oil #tech #uspolitics #politics

He's going to be around forever, isn't he?

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/07/george-santos-just-compared-himself-rosa?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=76741

Get yourself a partner who goes “Ooo” every time your nails are done, it’s the best.

Generative AI Policy Must Be Precise, Careful, and Practical: How to Cut Through the Hype and Spot Potential Risks in New Legislation

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/generative-ai-policy-must-be-precise-careful-and-practical-how-cut-through-hype

#eff #ai #stablediffusion #internet #computers #politics #uspolitics

Sure would be nice if there were actual consequences for the mind-bendingly corrupt conservatives on the Supreme Court.

I’m not holding my breath.

The Republican Party is going broke in Arizona?

The AZ GOP HAD $770K 4 years ago but now only holds $50K after buying rounds of “election fraud” challenges and shady cyber ninjas

Hm.

So Trump is going to Make America Great Again by bankrupting the GOP

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Climate Crisis Needs Urgent Action as Earth Records Hottest Temps Ever

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/7/bill_mckibben_climate_crisis_degrowth

#democracynow #epa #climatechange #climate #climatecrisis #climateaction #oil #tech #uspolitics #politics

In New York State, Socialists Have Won a Landmark Victory for Green Jobs and Clean Public Power

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/new-york-bpra-green-new-deal-public-renewable-energy

#jacobin #socialism #epa #climatechange #climate #climatecrisis #climateaction #oil #tech #uspolitics #politics

We are punished by our #sins, not for them.
—Elbert Hubbard

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an #atheist vs #faith

I remember when people tried to blame herbicide for this. And if they banned it, NOTHING would have been done to help these workers.

Chasing the wrong claim because of your ideology helps nobody. See also mercury in vaccines and other RFKJr top hits.

#Glyphosate #GMO #ClimateChange #farmworkers

https://wapo.st/3PMhP6c

@Huntn00 Never normal. Just prevalent.

@Huntn00

We exist because we exist. That's life. We make our own meaning. When I finally realized no #god or #afterlife exists, life became more—not less—precious.

Since non-existence is the norm, we should make the most of our few decades of existence. Because that's all we have.

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@Huntn00

I'm agnostic, too. Neither of us can *know* whether a #god exists. If you don't hold a *belief* that one does, you are an atheist.

We can't *not* act based on our inner moral compass, which I think evolved in our thinking social species for its survival benefit. "Do unto others" makes evolutionary sense and long pre-dates religions.

#Theists:

The idea of an #omniscient #god completely obliterates the idea of human free will. #ThinkAboutIt

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"Thousands of right-wing protestors stormed a LGBTQ+ Pride event in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi, setting fire to rainbow flags and clashing with police..."

Anti-LGBTQ bigots storm Pride event in Georgia capital
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/09/anti-lgbtq-mob-storm-tbilisi-pride-georgia/