Doug Holland @lemmy.world Old, large, cranky. Gotta go to the bathroom. Also, that picture isn't me. www.itsdougholland.com
How many trans girls play sports? Republicans have no clue, still want them out.
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Trump says he'll invoke Alien Enemies Act of 1798
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is focusing his official office on fighting an abortion rights amendment.
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The Lord works in mysterious ways.
• Dead priest ID'd as child molester, joins long and growing list (archived link)
• Southern Baptist pastor pleads guilty in seminary sexual abuse coverup (archived link)
• Wisconsin pastor arrested again after new victim comes forward (archived link)
• Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse (archived link)
• Kansas pastor charged with rape and kidnapping in Utah
• Oklahoma pastor found guilty of lewd acts, rape of underage girls (archived link)
• Priest pleads no contest to one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material (archived link)
• Arkansas pastor arrested, facing 100 counts of child pornography possession (archived link)
• Michigan church leader charged with sexually abusing children (archived link)
Trump is speaking like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini
The former president has brought dehumanizing language into American presidential politics.
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The very real scenario where Trump loses and takes power anyway
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Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer’s genitalia
His campaign suggested Donald Trump would begin previewing his campaign’s closing arguments in a final push to win over voters with Election Day barely two weeks off.
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Boeing effectively is the US military, so it's in zero danger of going out of business, no matter how incompetently it's run.
Dead people
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
• Steven Barron forgotten person (archived link)
• Ward Christensen co-inventor of computer bulletin board system (BBS) (archived link)
• Sherry Coben writer and creator, Kate & Allie (archived link)
• Mitzi Gaynor actress, South Pacific (archived link)
• Luis Gonzalez forgotten person (archived link)
• Lilly Ledbetter activist
• Megan Marshack in flagrante delicto (archived link)
• Mario Morra film editor, Cinema Paradiso
• Andreas Münzhuber Nazi (archived link)
• John Nady cordless micropohones (archived link)
• Roxanne Otero in county jail (archived link)
• Alvin Rakoff filmmaker, Say Hello to Yesterday
• Alex Salmond ketchupped (archived link)
• Lillian Schwartz computer artist (archived link)
• Richard Secord Oliver North's criminal sidekick (archived link)
• Elizabeth Marie Torres forgotten person (archived link)
• Alex Wright in county jail (archived link)
• Toni Vaz Image Awards (archived link)
• Patrick Watz in county jail (archived link)
• Philip Zimbardo psychologist, "Stanford Experiment" (archived link)
Previously dead
London authorities seize 1,400 vehicles from drivers who ignored fines over clean air zone violations
Bailiffs working on behalf of TfL recoup £25m in 12 months from people who refuse to pay penalty charge notices
Trump has a plan to win without the votes — and the fight is on to stop him
As the 2024 election enters its last weeks, a years long-effort to protect it will be tested.
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Also (sorry, but old guy here) the nozzle sometimes unexpectedly sprays sideways. It's no worry if you're sitting down, but if you're standing up you might've just wet your pants... or the pants of the unlucky schmoe at the neighboring urinal.
Harris: Let's do not enough about climate change.
Trump: Let's burn the planet to the ground.
Ignoring the climate emergency
• Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
• For the first time in human history, we are pushing the global water cycle out of balance (archived link)
• Insurance 'nightmare' unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes (archived link)
• Climate change made hurricane milton stronger, with heavier rain, scientists conclude
• What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland.
• Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
• Only one-third of Europe's surface water is in good health, report warns
• Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change
• Rapid urbanization and climate change key drivers of dramatic flood impacts in Nepal
• The world's carbon sinks are on fire (archived link)
• Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops
Trump maligns immigrants who need translators, during a bilingual town hall hosted by Univision
Donald Trump was confronted by Latino voters during a town hall event hosted by Univision, and largely could not answer their questions.
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Takeover of North Idaho College reveals the Far-Right's blueprint for destroying higher education
The takeover of North Idaho College reveals the Far-Right’s blueprint for destroying higher education.
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Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke endorses Green Party nominee Jill Stein
David Duke endorses Jill Stein over Donald Trump, citing her stance on Israel, while Stein rebukes the endorsement.
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Warden who ran federal prisons with abusive practices now directs national training center
A Bureau of Prisons investigation found that Andrew Ciolli failed to stop violations of the use of force policy at one prison. Now he’s running an agency training center.
Not every post, comment, or spoken word in life is intended to convince anyone of anything. It's a laugh, for folks with a sense of humor.
If I hadn't switched from Chrome years ago, this would be a kick in the pants to make it happen. The internet without ad-blockers is a swirling cesspool of endless annoyances.
If I hadn't switched from Chrome years ago, this would be a kick in the pants to make it happen. **The internet without ad-blockers is a swirling cesspool of endless annoyances.**
Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store
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Trump's proposed mass deportations could "decimate" the US food supply
Mass deportation would, according to economists, labor groups, and immigration advocates, threaten the economy and disrupt the U.S. food supply chain.
Former president makes remark during Las Vegas campaign event and says: ‘Honestly, they’re crazy’
Blocked, grazi.
I'm not sure how cynical to be about this. Probably it'll suck, because almost everything sucks, but jeez if it's done right a counterculture reminder could be a marvel.
It's from the same guy who runs the Beat Museum in North Beach, which opened some years after I moved away from San Francisco, so I've never seen it. Any bay area locals want to chime in, and tell me whether the Beat Museum is worthwhile?
“Why is my movie not being shown on NBC prior to the election?” Morris wrote on X. “It’s about a policy that was disgusting and should not be allowed to happen again. Make your own inferences.”
① Republicans target the lowest-info and dumbest people, which is apparently about 47% of America ② ... tell them the biggest whoppers ③ And never stop lying, because the media barely and only belatedly factchecks, and anyway, their top lie is that you can't trust the media.
I don't know, but NASA's going to CLAP BACK!
It's the link that says "archived link."
Sorry and it's nothing personal, @silence7, but after years of Trump and tens of thousands of his lies, the answer seems so obvious it's not worth a click. He lies because he lies because he lies.
It's an old, old story, certainly, but every time it's re-told I can at least imagine a few of the mental-sleepwalkers might wake up.
Trump isn't a boomer, he's a pre-boomer.
Doing this in all restrooms, as a response to vandalism or the dreaded smoking, arguably makes sense. Doing it only for the kids officially hated and required to use a segregated restroom that's only for them, is not security, only cruelty.
Well, then I should probably have more sympathy for the late Dr Towers Parry. I'll work on it, seriously... but it won't be easy...