Category Archives: Misc / Random

Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns.

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Can’t wait to see how many people make the assumption I think all guns should be confiscated purely based on the article or its title. I don’t. I do think we have way to many guns in this country, and too lax of laws around them (can you understand the distinction?). And anytime there is something that can used for a deadly purpose without adequate controls and restricted access there is a higher potential for that thing to be used in the heat of the moment (on oneself or others). Hopes and prayers will never bring anyone back or stop someone from violence, and it’s time to stop pretending like they will.

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‘Dying Inside’: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention

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One of the saddest things I find in this article is the number of families at the point they think the experience of jail will make their kids “scared straight”, or that the kid just doesn’t have a responsible adult in their life. Instead of “scared straight” we get “traumatized into submission” and sometimes it’s the ultimate nihilist submission… suicide. Incarceration (esp the way and frequency we do it) is not the answer. Even more so for kids.

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Your words are wasted

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I learned this lesson first from Christopher S Penn in a marketing sense, but still bears repeating (and why I run all “shares” on SM through this site first).

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The World Cup That Changed Everything

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How to Get Started on Mastodon

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Elon Musk demands Twitter employees commit to ‘extremely hardcore’ culture or leave

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F that Sh*+. Unfortunately he’s going to have people that have to have the job for immigration, health, or financial purposes. And we’ll hold it up as a badge of honor to celebrate hustle culture.

Hint, if you’re an employee that isn’t compensated proportionally (and that could be negatively or positively) given the company’s performance there is absolutely nothing worth grinding for in a JOB.

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Thousands Have Joined Mastodon Since Twitter Changed Hands. Its Founder Has a Vision for Democratizing Social Media

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Alone at the Edge of the World

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What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the ‘federated’ network works and why it won’t be a new Twitter

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The Problem With Letting Therapy-Speak Invade Everything

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