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macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and other perceived enemies6·2 months agoYou need to have a clearance to communicate classified information. Asking her a question about something classified would likely reveal information that can’t be transmitted to an uncleared person. As an uncleared person, she can’t say anything classified even to someone who has a current clearance.
At last someone has answered the call for new, young leaders with fresh ideas.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Second death reported in growing measles outbreak10·3 months agoIf they had, they certainly wouldn’t have died from measles.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’66·4 months agoI remember thinking “freedom fries” was the pinnacle of stupidity…
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•100K eggs stolen from central Pa. supplier102·4 months agoHuh, near me a dozen eggs is $9.50, so close to $80k worth of eggs at retail prices.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldOPto News@lemmy.world•Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza531·4 months agoResettling Palestinians elsewhere seems like a straightforward solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Honestly baffling no one else thought of this given how many decades this thing has been happening.
-A very stable genius, apparently
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Donald Trump Wants You to Die | The attack on public health begins6·4 months agoAfter spending decades slavishly carrying water for the moneyed class
That hasn’t been my experience reading his columns, you got some examples of this?
So his Substack is basically “Paul Krugman Unleashed” which it turns out is pretty glorious. Example: his “Health Insurance is a Racket” post starts off with a bit of Saint Luigi art.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect7·4 months agoSurely if we buy Greenland we get their eggs
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•World's fastest supercomputer 'El Capitan' goes onlineEnglish21·4 months agoAlso:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LNNL)
FFS it’s LLNL. Someone didn’t bother to do any proofreading.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Trump to sign executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs27·4 months agoOh I should have been more clear: Trump’s supporters delight in cruelty towards others. You’re right that Trump just does whatever makes his supporters cheer for him; he’s a textbook narcissist who craves attention. “Build the wall” for example, was a talking point his advisers gave him. He apparently thought it was stupid, but when his crowds of supporters cheered for it he went on to make it central to his campaign and identity.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Biden issues preemptive pardons for Trump targets Milley, Fauci, Cheney5·4 months agoMy interpretation is you’re both saying the same thing. In regards to what the other person wrote: during Trump’s first term, often people in his administration were worried that something he asked/ordered them to do was against the law. So they’d try to find a legal way to accomplish some part of his request, or just slow walk the order and never really do it. Trump was notorious for having very little follow through on making sure things actually got done. Now trump’s people will do what he asks without worrying about the legality.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Trump to sign executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs1171·4 months agoFascists need an “other” to demonize. They delight in the cruelty towards the “other”. The executive order gives them a sense of accomplishment, further strengthening the group bonds as they enjoy the suffering of the “other” together.
It really is as simple as “the cruelty is the point”. It helps them because they desire to inflict cruelty, and this gives them a method for doing so.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•New York becomes first US city with congestion charge13·5 months agoIf you are poor, there are discounts for those with low income who live in the area. There’s also exemptions for people with medical conditions that prevent them from using public transit source.
Street parking in NYC is $9 an hour, and long term parking garages typically charge like $400 per month. $9 per day is nothing in comparison.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Steve Bannon Slams ‘Toddler’ Elon Musk After Tesla Owner Tells Critics To ‘F**k Yourself In the Face’ As MAGA Civil War Rages On29·5 months agoHeartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point
(I’ve been getting SOOO much mileage out of this headline over the past few months)
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Leaders of 'Uncommitted' and 'Abandon Harris' movements reflect on Trump's victory and early moves6·5 months agoThe thing is, many of the people who were hurting economically and wanted Trump to change things are already crediting Trump with fixing the economy. Polling in swing states between October and November showed a huge swing in voters perception of the economy even though nothing actually changed. So I’d argue this is just emotion for a significant fraction of voters.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Donald Trump says he urged Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister in Christmas visit291·5 months agoDude doesn’t know how umbrellas work, much less any system of government.
macarthur_park@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000English221·6 months agoCryptocurrencies aren’t used for anything other than financial speculation
Typical anti-blockchain crypto bashing.
Cryptocurrencies have plenty of uses besides speculation. For example, buying drugs and a plethora of scams.
Definitely an accurate prediction for Collins - she already called in sick so she didn’t have to attend the hearings.