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70% Coffee by Volume (@VestigialLung@dice.camp) (Dice.camp)
The most important medical relationship in America is between a patient and the politicians deciding whether or not medically appropriate care conflicts with a conservative interpretation of Christianity. The second most important medical relationship is between the patient and their insurance provider who decides whether its shareholders would be better served by the patient not receiving medically appropriate care. Patient/doctor is at best of tertiary importance.
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Augie Ray (@augieray@mastodon.social) (Mastodon)
Attached: 1 image Two things occurred the past week: 1. Illinois released a report detailing that 451 clergy sexually abused 1,997 children since 1950. The number of victims is more than 4x higher than the church previously acknowledged. 2. Target added some Pride merchandise in stores. Guess how much time Fox News gave each story? If the GOP cared about kids, they'd do something about school shootings and fund lunch programs, not scream at Target employees, ban drag shows, and loosen child labor laws.
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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (@rysiek@mstdn.social) (Mastodon 🐘)
> (...) Bluesky, the invitation-only Twitter lookalike that launched in beta just a few weeks ago. It’s a corporate product, a comfortable, ready-built house made of sticks, founded by the libertarian weirdo Jack Dorsey, that emerged right on cue to deliver a glossy, brainlessly Twitter-like experience to people, in and out of media, who’ve grown way too accustomed to Having it All, only to realize way too late how they’re the ones who’ve been had.
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AnarchoNinaWrites (@AnarchoNinaWrites@mastodon.social) (Mastodon)
"We invented a machine that thinks!" "It's not thinking..." "Technically true, but it can CREATE new content out of thin air." "It steals everything it spits out by scraping the internet..." "Okay, got me there, but think of the information access; now everyone with a phone has their own research assistant and the Library of Alexandria!" "The machine spits out wrong answers; like every time." "Look, fuck you, we own everything and you're buying it." #WeLiveInASociety #HowIBecameTheJoker
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Augie Ray (@augieray@mastodon.social) (Mastodon)
Business leaders: We can't find enough workers! Workers: You could pay more. Business: Nope. Workers: Better benefits? Business: No. Workers: More flexible hours? Business: No way. Workers: Treat your current employees better to build your employer brand? Business: Never. Workers: Well, what's left?! Business: Child labor! https://apnews.com/article/iowa-governor-child-labor-laws-e8cb29e2a45b956489c4a192b7ddeba5
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Tony Stark (@TonyStark@progressivecafe.social) (Progressive Cafe)
My plan for the next 18 years includes enjoying my work and my hobbies, traveling a little, and seeing my daughter off to college. Then again, I did not commit sedition against American democracy. I’ll enjoy thinking about Rhodes while I enjoy my freedom. On my less ambitious days, maybe I’ll sit on a lawn chair outside his prison with a "Biden Won" billboard behind me for shade. Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes will spend 18 years in prison, longest sentence yet- https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178116193/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-verdict
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Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman@newsie.social) (Newsie)
llinois AG reveals hundreds of d̶r̶a̶g̶ q̶u̶e̶e̶n̶s̶ CATHOLIC PRIESTS (fixed that for you!) involved in thousands of child #abuse cases over 70 years, much more than previously known. Tell me again which books should be banned to prevent this - the Bible?https://apnews.com/article/catholic-clergy-sexual-abuse-illinois-investigation-a298133cec9486c2e51172316bfe7b4b