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A portable crematorium
Maybe an author, if the books became read or sold. Maybe an artist, if the art is loved and viewed. A person with grad degrees in industrial engineering, creativity. ViSTA alum. Once a highly awarded undergrad. Who we are evolves, life moves on.
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A portable crematorium
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Is there a public version of this article available?
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Triggered? Much?
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Why do teens feel their best choice is chatgpt? --because people think it can listen and not tell secrets.... --because people stigmatize the discussion and dont know how to handle it... Suicide is a social issue, but lets add more regs.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
It is akin to blaming the gun... when there is a society using it. Why do people feel that a bot is better than a friend to listen? What big gapping skill is apparently lacking? What pressures push it?
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Maybe. It is best that some company CEO or engineer is called in from his normal job to deploy.... just remember the soldiers have other lives. Trump is a piece of ...
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TBH, Americans can learn to care for their cities better from examples like this and crack jokes of plastic making everything better. More realistically, the fact their commanders have them doing this means they do not see a threat; possibly evidence of abuse of power. It is good to see this overall
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#crosshatching
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#crosshatching
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It would be nice to watch corn stalks being destroyed as an outfielder catches a could-be-homerun. #removeTheFence ๐
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What a shitty way to give trumps people ideas. What a shitty way to revamp competitive and expertly curated grant programs... what a big pile of heaping triceratops shit.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
The role identity of the person is locked in... the moment when that self-defined (i.e. they interpret holy words in their own way) religious identity overcomes everything, run... scary scary people who lost the lesson in the dummys guide of how to be human.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
The information asymmetry works in your favor, doesnt it? Ie a billionaire given free insights. Some might be pointed enough for learning.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
If you make this a policy and do it differently, it is more french than fascist. But it is more in the how.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Cronyism. You are kidding about calling it a tax, right? It is not.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Confiscate musk property's for self dealing and market manipulation, yep. All those public goods be privatized inappropriately, yes.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
He does not. It is fundamentally picking favorites unless the government owns shares in each and every public firm. How DARPA and the grant programs worked was good enough, though imperfect.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Dont confuse this with TARP. It is not by a large measure.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
No. This was a noncompetitive action. It was a repurposing of congressionally allocated funds. The executive crossed a line when they transformed a competitive grant program into an equity purchase for a singlely selected firm. All American chip makers should have a fair shake and critical review.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
It is unfortunate the right pushed too far... questions of policy have changed to those of morality, which require such measures.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
#cronism How: competitive grant money changed into equity purchase Why important: intel is favored, without reason, for American chip manufacturing. Not all us chip makers given a chance. No peer review.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Ends justify the means. It seems a line drawn bw dems and gop. How things are done...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
If intel drops, it is the tax payer who pays. Previously the money was competitive without the inherent pressure to meddle if projects fail, which 10% would command.
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#cronycapitalism
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
The original sin is thinking a single religion is correct. That has done more damage -- no matter the theology -- than one can account for.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Two different things: TARP was industry wide, Intel a company. congress approval vs executive conversion of grants to equity. Gov oversight vs passive stake. Crรฌsis vs oh this is shiny. Crisis management vs Intervention. Not the same thing... stopping a collapse vs picking a winner...
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Why is value the most shocking thing? I cant understand how $ is usually the #1 thing... it is missing the big point and implicitly accepting the big point. The US government's role has changed significantly-- a new precedent established. Additionally, It is a good way to pump up stock prices.
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yeppers... COI in investments is probably a thing here.
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How is #SCOTUS involved in this?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
I am fairly sure that first amendment issues apply here.
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Good riddance
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God I love your work
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#GraphiteDrawing #Sketch #LineArt #StillLife #FruitArt #Pear #BotanicalArt #ArtistsOnBluesky #DailyDrawing #HandDrawn
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
He just keeps rolling along
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All I can think is how Intel might become closer to a common property owned by a government... a checkbox of government ownership towards communism.
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Maybe an inch towards... communism
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And we drop back to 1901... #tuberulosis transmission thru raw milk was cutting edge research; this information is bound to spread. ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
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Is it to be a boss or have more control over ones life?
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Part of understanding Trump means to travel the world, where business operates differently. Where conflicts of interest are a big thing in the EU and US (maybe), other places it is expected. Self enrichment is also another thing...
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"In an unusual move..." That is the #BrokenTimes' anodyne entree to fascism, when government merges with industry through dictatorial extortion. Will The Times recognize it when it's not "unusual"?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
What role does internal lawyers and ethics professionals play within such a system?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
The more risk, the more profit. The industry does not know how to shape their policies to the challenge. This said, states need to have policies that prevent them from being undermines by intangible damages.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Arguably, it was the internal departmental lawyers and ethics professionals who kept the identity of the American government as we once knew it. Trump fired those guys first thing. Now, it is a basketball game without referees and will become more violent as the rules keep being gamed.
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:-/ more water usage, save energy with trade offs
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Is it okay to point out evangelical thinking is unethical?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social)
@bossett.social @graocat.bsky.social @davidsacerdote.bsky.social #Public comment on #Lee #Zeldin's attempt to reverse the #endangerment #finding. #EPA It ends in 38 days, www.regulations.gov/commenton/EP...
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I just think of facism as an ill fitting suit... after eating crap food for years, eventually, its jacket pockets will burst at the seems as well... it took a decade or two of the GOP eating their own crap.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
and this is a STATE CIVIL legal matter.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
#southpark Imperial Imp Rubio needs to come next. Coming over to EU about free speech when it comes the digital rules. Arrogant how they, the admin, seeks to change EU law bc American firms complain.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Strange how these archetypal rejects form...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Funny how a fossil was so useful until now...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
where does federal interest come in? i doubt it does on matters within the state.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Talk about quota management. This is what the US sees and should understand.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Love it... I hope that the next administration builds stronger barriers to DOGE next go around, now they have seen their game plan.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
the high road will not work when the GOP is changing the organizing structure of votes. the high road when dealing with amoral Christians is a sure way to lose.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
While the move favors a religion, it favors all. "Care to join my satanic cult?" Bless Allah.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
If the EPA were to rescind or weaken its Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases, could members of the public or environmental groups sue the agency to block that action, and on what legal grounds could such a lawsuit succeed?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social)
#Dems need to stop playing nice. If the GOP acts this way, they need to fight fire with fire and destroy the GOP from their position of weakness. It means impeaching every judge and appointee. It means gerrymandering every district. It means separating institutions from the executive.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor question Much of this can be traced to the poor civics education of the US, where too many of its citizens take their legal rights for granted. Blame people. Identify key lessons. Reshape government to improve. Only by having a stable and reliable government can people get their needed help.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor CNN... meanwhile the US has a giant dead zone that is ignored by coverage. Oh an algae blooms coming on a more regular basis soon. Keep your targeted messages out of my feed and stick to bla bla news.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Watch Sermon on the Mount by South Park... It might help you to laugh at the absurdity as Satan tells Trump how the President is not working hard....
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
When I read this, my first thought was, 'Not surprising.'
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amerikan taliban
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
I never understood why federally mandated civics class wasn't ever required under all of those administrations under which you worked.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
fairly sure that he crossed a line with that last paragraph. liver king, i guess that is the youtuber's name, appeared to be threatening and attempting to visit Joe Rogen in Texas. Liver King is now having issues with Texan authorities with terroristic charges...
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Het is een afleiding. Trump is verwikkeld in een pedofiliezaak.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Religion has a way of focusing the facism externally.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Either religious zealots or money grabbing pig balls
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
He is that sportscaster from the 90s trying on journalist. Instead of polluting the information ecosystem with wagging lips and tickling tappers, show the damn checks. As an aside, your hard hitting coverage of top tens trained you well for what you are doing on blue sky.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Coming from the right ... they will take your money. Coming from the left ... they will take your job.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
The ONLY thing larger than a Texan Belt Buckle is his ego.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
You think it is fear? $ with American religious right created this.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
BS. They rationalize him as a means to an end; they knew he was corrupt. They would rather not be associated with a pedo.
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no human when you have a shitty manager... bsky.app/profile/joyf...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
talk about the quota system pressure created by #stephenmiller and cowardice of #ICE to uphold their real mission. bsky.app/profile/joyf...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
This is not about #billionaires. It is about incompetent people not knowing the missions of their agencies acting out to reach some number. It is just bad management 101.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Everything about this government is about quotas. Save this. Arrest this #. It is not about missions any more; it is quota management leading to its typical bad outcomes. bsky.app/profile/joyf...
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It is a goddamn quota system #stephenmiller you place an inexperienced ideologue into a top role and he thinks, this is simple, let's arrest 10,000 this week. to respond, you will see #ice agents go after 'low hanging fruit' to make the numbers. bad management 101 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnSA...
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ICE will not survive the next administration
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The problem is an unannounced stupid quota (i.e. the most out of the country). The way I see their (ICE) behavior is like any goal orientated mandate where the staff choose the easiest path to get to the numbers, so they target law abiding folks. The criminals are more difficult to catch.
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Are short tales like this fitting for the theme? www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
For those who voted yes, what is the logic?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
@mcuban.bsky.social Regarding the 'America' party: I would like your perspective on the old internal AG system of the government. Trump in his first 2 weeks fired all of the internal lawyers of the agencies. When you read these actions, what thoughts came to mind?
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
If Trump thinks this, others will too
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
@aoc.bsky.social here is another reason to dig into the actions of Pete Hagseth. He laid the foundations to undermine american communication systems.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
#pete #hagseth #dod showed the way.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Here is the issue, US officials are not to use signal for official communications. People would have known this as not credible, until #signalgate laid the credible path for voice cloning fake calls to world leaders. www.axios.com/2025/07/08/r...
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social)
#marco #rubio #signal
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Habba could be the one who leads the charge... she has been exceptionally sensitive to relations with men, like quick to anger.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
It is statistics... the greater the number of people on the insurance, the more accurate the premium price will be. When people are knocked off, the price is inflated.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
Nothing about cause and effect of open and unfilled jobs at NWS. How texan gop led this efforts. Send the right story.
Aaron (@joyfulparadox3.bsky.social) reply parent
One reason why people hate the GOP, thoughts and prayers. We are helpless to gods grand plan. Worst education system. Worst blatant political corruption.