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prplcdclnw@diasp.eu
David

Man Whose Job Never Involved the Use of Firearms Fired for not Knowing How to Use a Firearm.

A US Navy ship's captain was relieved of duty for not knowing how to use a rifle.

Those who fired this captain are the ones too stupid and ignorant to keep their jobs.

In my entire 6 years in the US Navy I never touched a firearm. Why would I? What do firearms have to do with standing watch in the engine room of a submarine?

https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5100305

#ignorance #unfairness #stupidity #pig-ignorance #idiocy #us-navy #government #foolishness #firearms #rifle

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wist@diasp.org
WIST

A quotation by Bierce, Ambrose

IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot’s activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but “pervades and regulates the whole.” He has the last word in everything; his decision is unappealable. He sets the fashions of opinion and taste, dictates the limitations of speech and circumscribes conduct with a dead-line.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Idiot,” The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)

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"Idiot," The Cynic's Word Book (1906) - Bierce, Ambrose | WIST Quotations

IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but "pervades and regulates the whole." He...

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johnehummel@diasp.org
John Hummel

The actions of a "great" businessman and intellect

ICYMI: Elon Musk tells advertisers off, sealing X's fate

Looks like Musk is ready to abandon Twitter, er, “X”

Yesterday, Elon Musk told his corporate advertisers, and specifically Disney CEO Bob Iger, to “Go fuck yourself.” And after claiming he’d never let advertisers “blackmail” him (and clearly not understanding that word’s meaning), he admitted, “What this advertising boycott is going to do is, it’s going to kill the company.” Then he said he wouldn’t use his own money to bail out the company.

You're a moron, Elon; a spoiled little rich kid with no talent but metric fucktons of ego due to money you inherited. (Reminds me of someone.)

Your mistakes are predictable, and if they didn't hurt thousands (sometimes millions) of other people, they'd be hilarious.

I hope this hurts you more than you think, in ways your tiny intellect cannot anticipate. I look forward to watching your downfall.

#Musk #Twitter #Advertisers #Idiocy #Capitalism #Hubris

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/30/2208928/-ICYMI-Elon-Musk-tells-advertisers-off-sealing-X-s-fate

ICYMI: Elon Musk tells advertisers off, sealing X's fate

Looks like Musk is ready to abandon Twitter, er, “X” Yesterday, Elon Musk told his corporate advertisers, and specifically Disney CEO Bob Iger, to “Go fuck yourself.” And after claiming he’d never let advertisers “blackmail” him (and clearly not...

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smokeinfog@diasp.org
SmokeInFog

Republican regressives once again choose the more expensive option in the name of saving taxpayers money. What abject morons.

Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority

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The Republican Study Committee (of which some three-quarters of House Republicans are members) on Wednesday released its desired 2024 budget, in which the party boldly declares its priority to eliminate the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP, from the School Lunch Program. Why? Because “CEP allows certain schools to provide free school lunches regardless of the individual eligibility of each student.”

The horror.

Of note is that the CEP is not even something every school participates in; it is a meal service program reserved for qualifying schools and districts in low-income areas. The program enables schools that predominantly serve children from low-income backgrounds to offer all students free breakfast and lunch, instead of means-testing them and having to manage collecting applications on an individual basis. As with many universal-oriented programs, it is more practically efficient and, as a bonus, lifts all boats. This is what Republicans are looking to eliminate.

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#Republican #regressive #idiocy #perpetuate #hunger #poverty #raised #taxes #school #learning #foodSecurity

Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority

As states across the country move to make sure students are well fed, Republicans have announced their intention to fight back.

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johnehummel@diasp.org
John Hummel

From the Have you really been paying so little attention? files:

Former GOP lawmaker demands consequences for House Republicans

Former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) unleashed on his former colleagues in the U.s. House of Representatives he claims are wasting time with nebulous hearings instead of focusing on the needs of their constituents.

Mr. Jolly, to catch you up on the last couple of decades of American politics: The GOP doesn't give even the tiniest shit about the well-being of its constituents--or anyone else--and it hasn't for a very, very long time.

Jesus, dude, what save-me-from-reality rock have you been living under and where can I get one?

#Republicans #Idiocy #Evil #Naivetee

https://www.rawstory.com/house-republicans-consequences/

Former GOP lawmaker demands consequences for House Republicans

Former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) unleashed on his former colleagues in the U.s. House of Representatives he claims are wasting time with nebulous hearings instead of focusing on the needs of their constituents. At issue are Republican demands that...

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yew@diasp.eu
YA

do you want this future ???

A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could have on millions of low-wage service workers. [source]

#McDonalds #automated #robots #bots #idiocy #inhuman

r/Damnthatsinteresting - A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could ...

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johnehummel@diasp.org
John Hummel

Inherited billions creates insane over-confidence combined with immense power, which sows chaos.

Didn't the Ancient Greeks write tragedies about this kind of thing? Shakespeare? Were we not warned?

Then again, I'm sure Ayn Rand would love this shit.

Twitter verges on collapse

#Twitter #Musk #Greed #Hubris #Idiocy #Capitalism

https://www.rawstory.com/twitter-collapse/

Twitter verges on collapse

Twitter workers reportedly quit by the hundreds Thursday after refusing to agree to billionaire CEO Elon Musk's demand that they work longer hours as part of his self-described "extremely hardcore" plan to overhaul the social media platform.As a...

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johnehummel@diasp.org
John Hummel

Only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun?

'Two stupid grown men' got in shouting match after shooting one another's daughters: police body cam footage

If these guys had somehow killed one another, I could see this as an argument in favor of gun ownership (an invalid argument, yes, but still an argument).

Instead it's just a bizarre mixture of idiotic, ironic, and very nearly tragic.

Perhaps the daughters will grow up to be influential gun control advocates.

#Guns #Idiocy #Darwin

https://www.rawstory.com/road-rage-shooting-video/

'Two stupid grown men' got in shouting match after shooting one another's daughters: police body cam footage

Police body camera footage released this week shows two fathers getting into a shouting match after they each shot one another's daughter during a road rage incident.Fox 35 Orlando reports that, according to the Nassau County Sheriff's Office, the...

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ya@sechat.org
This once Alfred's D*

a Jakob send from Russia...

Croatian President Exposes Lies and Spread of C0VID Panic, Says Vaccines No Longer Allowed in His Country

In a harsh indictment against the medical facility, Zoran Milanovic announced that the Croats were “sufficiently vaccinated.”
“The media are spreading panic and nonsense. I start every day with CNN and these few channels, and I wonder if I’m normal or if they’re crazy. They are spreading panic. They did it from the very beginning.”
Unlike American politicians who are too weak, compromised, or just plain evil to ever say anything like that, Milanovic is not going to stand aside while his compatriots continue to be medically raped by Big Pharma’s machine.
“There is no life without risk, without the possibility of getting sick. People get sick from a thousand other more serious things, and while this is happening, we have been talking about C0VID-19 for a year and a half.”

#covid #panic #stupidity #nonsense #weakness #USA #idiocy #numbness #Croatia

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