Random stuff

Via DemocracyDocket:

The Supreme Court did not release a decision on #SouthCarolina's congressional map today.
South Carolina had asked SCOTUS to rule by Jan. 1, 2024 so the state could have ample time to draw new districts if needed. #SCOTUS

He’s trying to get someone killed… again.

Via Kyle Griffin:

#Trump has attacked Judge Arthur Engoron half a dozen times this morning — including calling him "a Crazed, Trump Hating, Rogue Judge."

Engoron, along with his court staff, have received numerous threatening messages from Trump supporters since the civil fraud trial.

Reddit and Google's YouTube were ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable the avowed white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in 2022 at a Buffalo, New York grocery store.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/reddit-youtube-must-face-lawsuits-claiming-they-enabled-buffalo-mass-shooter-2024-03-19/

@Liberapay@mastodon.xyz

When using #Liberapay to receive donations, I'm curious what data is shared with #Stripe.

• Does Stripe see the username and/or email address of the Liberapay account receiving donations?

I am hoping that Stripe cannot see this information and instead sees the ID number of the account or some other private identifier. I would like to protect my online identity from my bank and other entities that know my real-life legal identity.

I have not created a Stripe account yet, and I am curious about the process and data requirements.

• What data is required to create a Stripe account for an individual for the purpose of receiving donations?
• When creating a Stripe account, does Stripe require a photo ID for identity verification?

#Privacy is important to me because I'm trans and live in the USA.

Thanks to anyone who replies.

Four years ago we were in a state of panic because of Trump's mishandling of Covid. Americans were hoarding toilet paper. The economy was collapsing. Hospitals were running out of ventilators and PPE.

Yes, we are unequivocally better off than we were four years ago. https://t.co/S0lZQGMbr3

Via Timothy Snyder: 1/…

The thing Trump did in Dayton – celebrating his fascist movement's dubious "martyrs"–is exactly what Goebbels & Hitler did bw Nazis' failed coup & their seizure of power. Their song was called the Horst Wessel Song.

Nazis were obsessive abt being the victims. Once in power they put up monuments to their "martyrs." They sang their Horst Wessel Song as they conquered countries & killed millions to say that they, Nazis, were real victims and therefore always innocent.

So-called verified accounts on the platform formerly known as Twitter spreading fake news that UK’s King Charles has died. Russian media has also disseminated it. British embassies in Eastern Europe attempting to knock down the disinformation campaign.

i'm dead 💀

From 1989 to 2019, the richest 1% of families increased their share of total national wealth from 27% to 34%.

At the same time, families in the bottom 50% saw their share drop from 4% to 2%.

When I say trickle-down economics is a hoax, this is what I mean.

“The source of power in the country is the Russian people,” says President Putin in his victory speech following an election in which no viable candidate was allowed to oppose him.

I kinda super dislike my posts about politics and mostly Trump since it's often negative and I'm not about that but..

..it feels the threat is so incredibly high, I must do whatever I can to get as many of us to the "non destroying side" of history

Somehow the upcoming US election feels very definitive, even for a not-American. There is so much at stake on a global level

Trump pledged revenge and retribution should he regain office. He says he will be a dictator on “day one.” He claims presidents should have "complete and total" immunity. He calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out.”

He is a fascist. Use the word. https://t.co/JIUfFQm8kU

A “bloodbath” if he loses. A vow to be a dictator “on day one.” A 900-page plan to end our democracy as we know it. This is what we’re up against and it’s scary — but we know our movement is ready to do the work to defeat Trump again. Join the organizing to win in November and end MAGA: https://act.indivisible.org/survey/majority_over_maga_signup?source=mastodon&medium=directpost

I have the cleanest website on Earth, yet Google sends traffic to sites like this one. I come to the conclusion that Google rewards sites running Google Ads. It makes sense because it makes Google more money. User experience can go to /dev/null 🙂 and good luck reading any of this. LOL.

As we do our silly Chicago tradition of dyeing the river a violent shade of green, I think it's a good time to remind people that our ancestors reversed the flow of the river to provide safe drinking water from Lake Michigan and earlier, in the 1860's, lifted the entire city to improve drainage and public health.

Remember that any time someone says heat pumps and renewable energy are hard.

In the time you spend watching this video, Jeff Bezos will earn more than what the majority of full-time American workers earn in a year.

Say it with me: Tax the rich. https://t.co/kIGD98qSPP

Four years ago, Trump continued his dereliction of duty in the face of national crisis, telling governors they were on their own in the fight against Covid. “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment – try getting it yourselves,” he told them.

Yet Trump wasn’t the target for possible gag orders and McAffee’s zingers, #FaniWillis was.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Judge Scott McAfee had written his order on Willis and Wade early last week, according to NBC News, but because he had been receiving threats, he waited to make it public in order to allow for proper security to be in place for him and his family.

😂

Via Hemant Mehta:

And just like that, Lara Trump has become the second most embarrassing #RNC leader.

RNC Chair Whatley: At the end of the day, this comes down to a very simple contrast between President #Trump and President #Biden. Were you better off four years ago than you are today? The answer for this entire country is no

This video blew my mind. The official Microsoft YouTube channel unironically recommends that you make ChatGPT write all your job applications because "personalized emails are important to stand out", but "now you can do them at 10x speed".

Surely they realize that literally the only thing that makes "personalized messages" valuable is that you know someone took the time to write them and that if everyone makes AI do theirs we are just back to square one, no?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ix4sKkQ6s

Via Politico:

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is courting Donald #Trump and preparing to tilt European policy her way. #Italy

Pigs do fly. 1/...

#BREAKING #WompWomp

Via Katie Phang:

JUST IN: Judge #Cannon DENYING #Trump's Motion to Dismiss Counts 1-32 based on unconstitutional vagueness. #legal #TrumpIndictment

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.402.0.pdf

A man in the United States, who had been experiencing frequent migraines, was startled to discover tapeworm eggs in his brain, a condition likely stem

Instead of announcing he'll resign for the good of the Senate and his party, Sen. Bob Menendez announces he's going to run for re-election as an independent.

Stay classy, Bob.