FlashMobOfOne
14h ago
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For most of this race it was between two candidates who clearly are in cognitive decline, and both sides insisted we all vote for their brain-damaged guy as a moral imperative, completely unironically.
Then Kamala came along and for the first two months of her campaign, she insulted our intelligence by insisting we be joyful, when tens of millions of Americans are working 2-3 jobs just to fund the bare minimum of essential living needs. (And the polls seem to reflect how displeased people are with that.)
You're absolutely right that I don't think much of my fellow citizens. What reasonable person could?
FlashMobOfOne
14h ago
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There is no afterlife.
So don't waste your precious time sitting in a pew feeling bad about yourself.
FlashMobOfOne
14h ago
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Clearly sounds like undiagnosed mental illness. I hope that lady gets some help.
FlashMobOfOne
16h ago
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Yep.
Too bad Kamala spent the first two months of her campaign repeating memes instead of advertising plans to benefit the working poor.
People can't eat joy.
FlashMobOfOne
17h ago
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It's been a long time, but I was in a dance troupe as a kid and we performed at Disney World in the late 90's. I'm not sure if they still do it, but when you traveled to perform there, they put your troupe name and the members' names in the park program for the day.
My mom and I took the tram back to the park at dusk every night we were there to get a milkshake and watch the fireworks. TBH, those were some pretty neat experiences.
DW was a neat place before it got enshittified.
FlashMobOfOne
17h ago
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My absolute favorite thing about this country is that nearly everyone votes for who the news networks tell them to vote for, even if the candidate is in clear cognitive decline.
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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Oh man. I loved the Netflix Daredevil series. I'm glad to hear it's making a comeback!
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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TBH, it's weird that you say that, but it makes perfect sense.
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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What it shows is how little our ruling parties care about wage earners, really.
Harris spent two months repeating memes instead of coming up with plans to bring wage earners into the fold, and if she loses, that's why. You can meme about joy all day and that doesn't put food on people's tables.
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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Certainly true. I wonder if they'd rule differently if it were demonstrated to them that they're not untouchable, though.
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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Nailed it.
Both parties are heavily funded by the 0.01%, and that's neither a lie nor a coincidence.
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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I found this pretty shocking. Apparently Lebanon sent three drones, two of which were intercepted.
And the shocking thing for me isn't that a drone managed to get through, but that a head of state backed by the US came so close to real accountability for perpetrating genocide.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza -based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year’s Oct. 7 attack. Israel’s military said dozens of projectiles were launched from Lebanon a day after Hezbollah announced a new phase in fighting. Netanyahu’s office said the drone targeted his house in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea. Neither he nor his wife were there. It wasn’t clear if the house was hit.
FlashMobOfOne
1d ago
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Man, I love The Good Liars. They are great at improv and quite adept at disarming Trump supporters and getting them to say stupid things.
With that said, the hallmark of the Trump presidency to me was that the good things he did were generally for the wrong reasons, like when he redeployed the US military from Syria and snatched money that was budgeted for various military projects to build his stupid wall.
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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That's a good point.
For my part it's a perception of an increase, but there are definitely things happening that haven't been happening historically. For instance, this week there were five local businesses hit overnight in the River Market area. That kind of brazen criminal activity is unusual.
I can confirm that the Betty Rae's Ice Cream shop has never been broken into twice in a six-month period, though, and that's what got me frustrated.
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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Absolutely, especially when it's ten of your younger years.
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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That's what happens when your life is shit no matter who gets elected.
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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On the plus side, Lebanon almost got Netanyahu, so it's conceivable that there may be some measure of accountability at some point: A drone targets Israeli prime minister’s house while strikes in Gaza kill over 50
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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On a macro level, yes.
On a micro level, no. There's been a lot more petty crime, especially targeting small businesses. The larger retailers can absorb those losses, the little local ice cream shop in my neighborhood that's been broken into twice can't.
Still, it's important that cops be held accountable for murder, but I think Parson's going to pardon the bastard once the election's settled. They know it will be unpopular enough here in Kansas City that they can't do it before, even if he's a lame duck.
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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like believing a prosecutor is going to stand with the citizens instead of supporting cops
Also odd that we're one of the few states that jailed a killer cop. KC is paying for it though. Cops here are determinedly lax on the job right now, and word on the street is they're unmotivated because that cop's still in prison.
FlashMobOfOne
2d ago
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I'm a Missourian and find this headline shocking. My state is doing everything it possibly can to disenfranchise unconventional people of every sort.
www.nature.com
A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells1. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body. “I can eat sugar now,” said the woman, who lives in Tianjing, on a call with Nature. It has been more than a year since the transplant, and, she says, “I enjoy eating everything — especially hotpot.” The woman asked to remain anonymous to protect her privacy. James Shapiro, a transplant surgeon and researcher at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, says the results of the surgery are stunning. “They’ve completely reversed diabetes in the patient, who was requiring substantial amounts of insulin beforehand.”
www.kctv5.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A sight previously thought to be science fiction is very real at a southeast Kansas City shopping center. Instead of a police officer, a security robot has been patrolling sidewalks and shoppers are taking notice. Since Marshall the robot has been on the job, shoppers say the experiences have completely changed when they come to these stores. The robot can spend 23 hours a day monitoring the parking lot from all angles which gives people a new sense of protection and ease they don’t always have when out. Marshall took over security at Brywood Centre in April. Before that, Karen White noticed a lot of trouble outside the shopping center. “Sometimes it’d be concerning for your car like someone could take it or something,” White said. Knowing now that Marshall is always watching, the risk of crime does not worry her or others as much. “It made it very better, like you can’t be in the parking lot without seeing the robot,” White continued. “So, I think it scared them off.”
Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference?
You have a better chance of snapping a photo of Bigfoot than you have of a voter fraud incident in your jurisdiction, but it infuriates me that the myth of widespread voter fraud persists.
www.cbsnews.com
The article states that these horrendous, disgusting infractions of health regulations have been documented out for at least the previous year, but given their severity, I'd imagine it's always been this way at Boar's Head production facilities. I'm going to cook my deli meats from now on, no matter where they come from.
scitechdaily.com
> In a groundbreaking experiment, Japanese researchers transferred regenerative genes to fruit flies, leading to improved intestinal health and enhanced stem cell activity. This discovery opens new possibilities for anti-aging strategies in higher organisms, including humans, through targeted gene therapy.
theuselessweb.com
I'm sharing this because it's fun, and can be a nice diversion from all the doomscrolling. There are lots of puzzles and random digital knick knacks. Enjoy!
www.nydailynews.com
Just another example of something that could be universal if we taxed the rich appropriately.
www.bridgemi.com
FLINT—Eight days after entering the world, Khi’Meir Taylor made another debut — this time in what could be a national spotlight. Wednesday was the first day of a $55 million experiment to test whether cash payments can protect children from the toxic stress of poverty.
At least, she is in her own little world. :)
I just thought it would be cool to put this out there. The Satellites featured several local skaters from Fountain City Roller Derby: Tiff (a former Team USA skater), Mel Malice, Aneeda Hurtcha, Annie Maul, and Queen of Hurts. As if that wasn't cool enough, Olympic Gold Medalist Erin Jackson was also skating for the Satellites. Pretty. Effing. Rad. If you're interested in checking out roller derby, you can find more info on fountaincityrollerderby.com.
Hola Kansas City. This week is game one of all-gender season at Fountain City Roller Derby. Here are the details: Location: Olahrama Skating Rink Date Time: Saturday, June 24 at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00. Tickets: $15 for adults. Kids 17 and under are free. Food: The snack bar will be open or you can bring in your own drinks and snacks for a $10 cooler fee, no glass allowed. I promise we'll skate our hearts out for you.
Personally, my favorite is the Viking of Stamford Bridge. The thought that one man taking out 40 English soldiers and completely altering history in one epic fight is just awesome, and no one recorded his name. They just gave him a kickass title instead. Awesome.
This is the picture I like to show artists when they hate their stuff after a single layer of work, because I hate all of my stuff after a single layer of work, but it's important to remember it's a process.