Gramercy, in lieu of “thank you very much.” I don’t know why, but it’s something from Mallory’s King Arthur stories that always stuck with me and I think it deserves a revival.
ETA: for those unaware, it’s a conjunction of the French gran merci, which translates the same way you probably suspect: big thanks, or grand thanks, or in other words, thank you very much
I would so love for every single TSA worker to walk out in protest of this fuckery
Let’s hope so and be vocal about our support for the union that this administration is trying to crush before our eyes.
I mean, it’s not like that at all, but it’s ok to not care for it still. Lemmy is a federated platform, just like Pixelfed is, and Mastodon, etc. Those would be the providers in the example from before.
Edit to add: Literally every time the word “instance” comes up in the manner noted above, it’s woth regard to a Lemmy instance, or a Mastodon instance, and rarely if ever have I noticed a reference to a “fediverse instance”. I have no clue where your comparison comes from.
Human traffickers love this neat trick!
I would think the jargon would be “I chose fedia.io as my Lemmy provider,” or similar for other federated platforms.
Seems like resources should be spent on finding out who called in a fake bomb threat, since that’s an actual act of terrorism. But that, of course, is not the message the article is selling.
OK, I meant there are a few progressive voices screaming into the void, of course, but it’s what we have at the moment and I’m trying my best to stay optimistic
Yup. This is the current line in the sand. We’ve crossed several already, to be clear, but the important one right now is this particular showdown between the Executive and Judicial branches of government. Congress is working on getting their shit together, but overall the Legislative branch has not been effective lately at holding up its responsibility as a check on Executive or Judicial powers. The Judicial side has been checkered, at best. And the Executive side is led by a reflexive fascist.
We really need the whole “checks & balances” thing to work if we are going to try and convince the rest of the world we are still a functioning democracy. I’m losing confidence that the problems of our nation will be resolved diplomatically, and I’m equally worried that we’re not ready to meet this moment in time to avert some very troubling times in the U.S. of A.
lol, nerds
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Well now I have to read Foundation so I know the correct phrase! Mathematical Sociology. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Let’s not get crazy here, how’s the VIX doing?
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Damn. Never mind. Looks like volatility’s way up! All this winning is just exhausting, I’m tired boss
As I was reading it, another phrase came to mind: sociological calculus. The study of how a society changes over time, as something akin to a mathematical function (or a set of them).
Very interesting article and worth the read. Thanks for sharing!
Demand Progress said Wednesday that the vote on the GOP-led Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, which requires just a simple-majority vote to pass both chambers of Congress, is “the latest in a damning and telling chain of events benefiting Elon Musk.”
The group laid out the timeline:
November 21, 2024: The CFPB finalizes a rule enabling the agency to proactively supervise digital payment apps;
November 27, 2024: Musk tweets ‘Delete CFPB’;
January 28, 2025: X CEO announces that X Money will debut with a partnership with Visa;
February 7, 2025: Musk’s DOGE staffers enter the CFPB and kick off an effort to shut it down;
and March 5, 2025: The Senate is set to vote on legislation to revoke the CFPB’s digital payments rule.
“Every step of the way, Musk has gotten closer to launching X Money without a watchdog to ensure that the platform adheres to federal rules mandating data security standards, disputes for fraudulent payments, consumer protections against debanking, and more,” said Demand Progress.
Je suis American and only just learning some French, I’m glad you came along with better notes. Gramercy, in fact!