Notices by jz.tusk (jztusk@mastodon.social)

@inthehands

The best way to understand the current NYT, for me, is that it is trying its hardest to *not* report certain stories.

Its best use is as a negative guide: to understand our world one should look where it is emphatically not pointing.

@Outpatientzero @jnl

That is not at all what they are describing.

@publicdomainrev

Not surprised to see a palette like that in that picture. After all, it's a Wunderwald.

@WarnerCrocker

Would it be worth pointing out that Trump will be nowhere near him when he dies for him?

Ask your relative how often Trump mentions Ashli Babbitt.

@stevestreza @alexhammy @ezeeE@mstdn.social @darwinwoodka @mastodonmigration

"Biden's refusal to hardball Netanyahu will be what causes low voter turnout..."

I used to fall for people who confidently assert that "So-and-so would win if they would only adopt *my* position on *my* top issue".

I finally figured out that they don't know any more about getting elected than any of us, they're just more willing to state their wishes as facts.

@radicalfaery @Bruhdotcuh @mloxton @actualham @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

We have to learn to stop engaging with them.

- Copy the link for their post.
- Send a DM to @Tchambers, with the link and a block request
- If you must reply, just say "Block requested", so others know about it
- Block them individually, if you want to.

Remember, the Frendica group is for "information to help elect Harris/Walz". Anything that doesn't meet that condition is totally fair for blocking.

@alexhammy @evoterra @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews @krelnik @tchambers

It's up to us. We have to learn to stop engaging with them.

- Copy the link for their post.
- Send a DM to @tchambers, with the link and a block request
- If you must reply, just say "Block requested", so others know about it
- Block them individually, if you want to.

Remember, the Frendica group is for "information to help elect Harris/Walz". Anything that doesn't meet that condition is totally fair for blocking.

@ionizedgirl @inthehands

Just go vote for Trump, and enjoy the next administration.

@br00t4c

Okay, I'm getting a little misty eyed on this

@GottaLaff

Your neighborhood under Trump, the last time we had him.

@br00t4c

He's right. They're both way later than they should be, and well deserved.

But there's an important difference: no judges owe him anything, and he's about to discover just how disposable the right-wing considers him.

Have you been a big fan of following the #MastodonForHarris hashtag, and enjoyed checking the contributions page (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris) to see each new goal get passed?

Have you been worried now that the next goal is $500k, and it'll be longer before the next hit?

Well, I've got a new hashtag for you: #M4HTopUp (MastodonForHarris top-up)

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@heidilifeldman

I was wondering about that. Will be curious to hear the details.

In the meantime, maybe some of us really dedicated fans can set up our own intermediate goals? Would anybody be interested in pledging to top up their contribution when we hit, say, $425k? It doesn't have to be anything huge; it can just be fun to have a reason to celebrate.

@Jaden3 @rejinl @StillIRise1963

Jaden! I love seeing you here, and being excited to vote.

Just so you know, I'm an old white dude, and I remember leaving the polling station in 2008 and thinking "I just got to vote for the first Black President!". (My "I just got to vote for the first woman President" in 2016 didn't go as well 😬.)

So I am sooooo looking forward to casting this vote. Two-for-one!

@APoD

Here's a fascinating article on how the folks at JWST make these images from the raw data:

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/how-are-webbs-full-color-images-made

@WarnerCrocker

... when you realize you never had to fight for your rights, or were taught that one needs to do all that they can to avoid fighting, or were never taught how to fight for them.

... when you realize that those taking them from you have no such compunctions,

... when you realize how much you love those rights, that you deserve them, that no one has the right to take them from you.

... when you decide to fight.

@Gargron @Twitter_expat

#PresidentBiden , please get on Mastodon directly!

@tess

I wonder if there is a simple way to explain how ML training works to non-techy folk, so that they realize it's mostly just tweaking equations until they reproduce the corpus they are fed, and they're going to do their best to reproduce that corpus, biases and defects included?

@WarnerCrocker

Dude was a brave Russian but a shitty American. I really don't feel the need to go running to him for stuff like this.

Also, check out the other writings by the article's author. Let's go to war with Iran and very concerned about Harvard's black woman president. No thanks.

@WarnerCrocker

Because they have influence?

Because they might possibly be shame-able?

Because we haven't yet destroyed them?