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91 karma · joined June 6, 2017

If I had the word handbag in my user handle would that mean I was a handbag?

YALE/HARVARD/CAMEBRIDGE (I didnt go to there, but wanted to point out that items in peoples Bios cannot/nor should be trusted)

Shadow Banned for some reason.

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throwawaymanbot··on Navajo Code Talkers get DEI label as military info disappears under Trump order
It’s DEI hiring to hire people who were hired to speak their own fairly unstudied Native American language?

It’s clear (and this is yet another case) that this whole DEI non issue is a fabricated propaganda dog whistle to certain people.

This will go down in American history for all the dreadful reasons it deserves. Absolutely dark and disgusting times America has entered.

throwawaymanbot··on What made the Irish famine so deadly
Sounds like you are trying to explain away over a million deaths as if it was happening everywhere in Europe and not primarily the British fault.

Fact: in 1847, nearly 4,000 vessels carried food from Ireland to British ports while hundreds of thousands of Irish people died of starvation and related diseases. There was PLENTY of food in Ireland.

FACT: The government refused to intervene in the market to prevent food exports, even as the Irish population faced severe food shortages. Why?

While crop failures were happening across Europe, the impact in Ireland was particularly devastating because of the population's heavy reliance on potatoes. The suggestion that food was only unaffordable for the poor overlooks the fact that the potato blight left many people without any access to their primary food source. WHY was it the only source of food in an abundant growing environment??

Fact: Wages paid on “work programs” for those (un)lucky enough to get on them were too low to purchase food at inflated "famine" prices, leading to widespread starvation.

The export of food from Ireland during this period was a significant factor in the suffering of the Irish people, and it is important to acknowledge the role of British economic policies and the prioritization of profits over humanitarian needs which seems to be a struggle for you.

throwawaymanbot··on What made the Irish famine so deadly
Famine? Only one crop failed. Ireland was a net exporter of food to the UK..

There’s another word for this, not a famine…

throwawaymanbot··on TikTok divestment law upheld by federal appeals court
Excellent news. And all social media should be blocked until you are 16+
throwawaymanbot··on Marc Andreessen wants you to stay in school
Wait... I thought him and his fellow Bungleheads, saw no value in schooling?? Whats the big change in opinion now? (I think i know.. )

Just if nothing else it shows u how silicon valley types can reverse course, while proclaiming they are 100% correct, and will remain 100% correct facing the other direction.

A gentle reminder, that they are mere mortals, and not the gods they think they are after getting high on their own supply for the last decade.

throwawaymanbot··on Israelis and Palestinians blame each other for blast at Gaza hospital
Strange they decided to go back to this story after first saying they knew nothing about it and then saying that they had warned them to evacuate? Well the IDF have said it so it must be true, no need to look into it. Just quote it verbatim. I too am a well paid journalist.

https://twitter.com/robertmackey/status/1714374889568911506?...

throwawaymanbot··on Ubuntu bungled the Firefox Snap package transition
Pop_OS is also another good variant (It does not use Firefox snaps) Debian, Linux mint, MX Linux, you name it, all way better these days than Ubuntu.
throwawaymanbot··on California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price
This is how Europe works. And it works well, and the reason the US pays WAAAY more for items like this. The US also allows price gouging of course..

No sympathy for those who want to gouge ill people. About time, I hope the rest of America gets to buy cheaper insulin. Saying otherwise is a disgrace

throwawaymanbot··on The Supreme Court Just Said That Evidence of Innocence Is Not Enough
This Radical activist supreme court is out of its mind.
throwawaymanbot··on Inside Putin's Circle
The Irish term “hard man” is more of a meaning about a persons spirit/ attitude to certain things. It does mean someone you don’t want to mess with or in fact have any sort of dealings with. (unless you can equivalently “nullify” their attitude and there’s only one thing usually that can nullify a “hard man”… and this the cycle begins.
throwawaymanbot··on RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff
Has TikTok’s parent invaded anyones sovereign country and is currently murdering innocent civilians in that sovereign country??
throwawaymanbot··on Wait Out the Wild Housing Market
Private equity gobbling up everything for sale or rent has the patience and money to sit us all out.
throwawaymanbot··on Tiny Core Linux 13 Released: Needs Just 46MB of RAM, 50MB of Disk
This is awesome engineering. Efficiency should be more highly prized!
throwawaymanbot··on Mark Zuckerberg’s Disaster Is Taking Silicon Valley with It
The pandemic has brought forward the inevitable realization tbat Silicon Valley is not about changing the world for the better.
throwawaymanbot··on Cancer Moonshot initiative restarted by NIH
Is it bad to feel depressed that this has been going for nearly half a century with No end In Sight. In fact it’s stated goal is the dream end state of any pharma co that could cure it. Endless treatment to stave off death.
throwawaymanbot··on Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who turned it off
I guess no does not mean no huh. But Nice try to explain away when people have already chosen to opt out!
throwawaymanbot··on Spotify Removing Neil Young's Music
Not sure of Spotify’s angle here. Artists don’t get enough money from Spotify to be loyal… could Lead to a mass exodus. I hope it does. Rogan gets to metaphorically drive drunk around town free from consequences it seems.
throwawaymanbot··on [dead]
This is an article from the spectator? The hard right magazine that has patted certain people on the back that might be thought a little beyond the pale in most places?
throwawaymanbot··on T-Mobile Actively Censoring Certain URLs [video]
Stop spreading doubt about it being nefarious. AI is trained. And if this is the future it’s still censorship regardless of if there’s an algorithm to blame or a human.
throwawaymanbot··on Revealed: Palantir’s Top-Secret User Manual for Cops (2019)
The stasi were impressive also. They would have loved this.
throwawaymanbot··on A For-Profit Company Is Trying to Privatize as Many Public Libraries as They Can
This is the current sad state of America. American Capitalism currently has the ability to pay for legislation to make it illegal to breathe air for free (Damn leftists and free breathing), then is ready to have the companies that paid for the legislation to charge you PAYG for breathing.

End stage capitalism is a thing.

throwawaymanbot··on Australia to introduce new laws to force media platforms to unmask online trolls
Australia’s proximity to China is maybe affecting its western ideals. This is one of many things it’s done and doing recently to make it a less free country and this can only be a slippery slope which they are already sliding on.
throwawaymanbot··on Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge
This is what your MS browser has become? Basically a tracking device for “dealz”, Which you can then pay for. It’s basically become the dollar general of browsers. There were insecure browser plugins that did this 10-15 years ago. This is Laughable and sad.
throwawaymanbot··on Covid-19: How the virus spreads among vaccinated people
I wonder is there any difference between those who are doubly vaccinated and those who had covid and are also doubly vaccinated.
throwawaymanbot··on Facebook plans to shut down its facial recognition system
..after the Horse has bolted!
throwawaymanbot··on USPS pilots a public banking program
they do this in Japan, and in Europe also!
throwawaymanbot··on What the Irish Ate Before Potatoes
Floury Irish potato varieties are among the best in the world. Once you taste them you can’t go back to waxy potatoes.
throwawaymanbot··on The Australian federal government is planning to de-anonymize the internet
Maybe the 5 eyes should become 6, and allow China in now since they are aligning with chinese internet policy.
throwawaymanbot··on OnlyFans drops planned porn ban
Although not an onlyfans fan, these new Puritan times are dangerous for everything the West supposedly stands for. The bankers who allegedly have laundered drug money and goodness knows who elses dirty money, now seem to have an issue with those who use the platform safely and responsibly (and all the rest of the OF users) on that platform.
throwawaymanbot··on Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after protest from residents
I think everyone is missing the point here. The point of municipal broadband is not to Run efficiently, but to keep the ATTs of the world HONEST! -- IF ATT and the rest did, there would be zero need for it. Europe shows that somebody needs to keep the "Capitalists" honest. If this is how its done. so be it. the ATTs of this industry, spend more time lobbying for laws to make enable them to charge people more for less. Its laughable, and bad for the US.
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