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"There is no such thing as a perfect democracy," says Yale Prof. Jason Stanley. A healthy democratic society requires competing ideas, and he adds, "If you're not having that struggle, you're in an authoritarian state." #Velshi
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Think Donald Trump isn’t really serious about being a dictator? Think again

Trump has always flirted with the idea of autocracy.

But now that flirtation has become a full-on embrace.

He has threatened to weaponize the Justice Department against his political opponents,

gut the civil service system to replace professional federal employees with loyalists,

invoke the Insurrection Act to put down protests,

reinstitute his ban on Muslim immigration

and incarcerate millions of immigrants in detention camps.

If you don’t think he’s serious, you’re in denial.

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Title: Shoot Out
Author: Dwight Clarke
#C64
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#chiptune #c64

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Apple will charge more to swap your iPhone 16 Pro battery

The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are spared from Apple’s new battery service fee increase.

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That blows my mind.
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Although they are often depicted as teenagers, Romeo and Juliet were 88 years old in Shakespeare's play.
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So, the tragedy was that they outlived, like EVERYONE from Shakespeare's time?

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JD Vance admits he “has to create fake stories so the media talks about the real problems America is facing” byteseu.com/421433/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
JD Vance admits he “has to create fake stories so the media talks about the real problems America is facing”
#politics #USPolitics #politicalhumor

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Putin will be pleased: Wagenknecht has a poisoned Ukraine ‘peace plan’ byteseu.com/421431/ #Ukraine #UkrainianConflict #UkrainianConflict
Putin will be pleased: Wagenknecht has a poisoned Ukraine ‘peace plan’
#ukraine #ukrainianconflict

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Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 💥7.62 times higher than official tally

Big tech has made some big claims about greenhouse gas emissions in recent years.
But as the rise of artificial intelligence creates ever bigger energy demands,
🔸it’s getting hard for the industry to hide the true costs of the data centers powering the tech revolution.
According to a Guardian analysis, from 2020 to 2022 the real emissions from the “in-house” or company-owned data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple are likely about 662%
– or 7.62 times
– higher than officially reported.
theguardian.com/technology/202…

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#Swordtember

Day 13 - Medalist
Day 14 - Poisonous
Day 15 - Liquid

#art #ttrpg #FediArt #MastoArt #CreativeToots

a digital painting of a fantasy sword, tilted so that the bottom is in the lower left corner, and the top the upper right. the majority of the sword is taken up by the hilt and guard, which seem to be a trophy cup with handles on either side in brilliant gold, and a blue ribbon tied around the handle. the rest of the sword is a blade covered in golden laurels, curls, and blue stone inlay.
a digital painting of a fantasy sword, tilted so that the bottom is in the lower left corner, and the top the upper right. this sword is colors of indigo, orange, yellow, black, and aqua. has a bright 'bubble' like pattern along its entire form, reminiscent of a poison dart frog. the guard appears to even be made of bulbous amphibious toes, and the overall 'texture' of the item is bumpy and reflective.
a digital painting of a fantasy sword, tilted so that the bottom is in the lower left corner, and the top the upper right. this sword appears to be made out of some sort of blue liquid, and is full of bubbles and swirls from hilt to tip. it's rendered in shades of indigo, aqua, and sky blue, with the blade forming a short of wave shape, and a hint of ocean spray where it breaks at the tip.
#art #mastoart #CreativeToots #fediart #ttrpg #swordtember

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I'm sure the feeling is mutual, Donnie

In all-caps, @ 10:45, Sept 15, 2024, #DonaldTrump expressed via #SocialMedia exactly how he feels about #TaylorSwift

Screenshot via #Arupar

Donald Trump's Social Media post: "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!"
#DonaldTrump #SocialMedia #taylorswift #arupar
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You’re the only one who does, DonOLD. Meanwhile, everyone on the fcking planet hates you.
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Sons of elites safe while ordinary Russians face frontlines byteseu.com/421428/ #Ukraine #UkraineWarVideoReport #UkraineWarVideos #UkraineWarVideoReport
Sons of elites safe while ordinary Russians face frontlines
#ukraine #ukrainewarvideoreport #ukrainewarvideos

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Hello internet, meet Ellie ❤️
Picture of my newborn, just the sweetest sleeping while swaddled.

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(1/3) This weekend, I'm diving into Jonathan Regenstein's latest book - "A Practical Guide to Macroeconomic Data with Python" 🚀.

This book was co-authored together with Prof. Sudheer Chava and Prof. Emmanuel Alanis, and it offers two versions - one for R and the other for Python 🐍. As the title suggests, it focuses on analyzing macroeconomic data using R and Python 🎯.

#DataScience #Python #Rstats #datavisualization

#python #DataScience #rstats #DataVisualization

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The Last Hope

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Publisher: ChubbyBabu This is an adventure for a group of 3 or more players for Call of Cthulhu 7e. "The world is in turmoil. Earthquakes are ravaging the eastern United States. Someone has to be sent to stop this mess.Some talk of demons, others of a…

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Rampant Ruins 2 (Roll 20)

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Publisher: Brave New WorldsBrave New Worlds Presents Rampant Ruins Vol. 2 12 ruins battlemaps, with and without grid, for use in Roll 20 VTT _____________________________________________________________ A collection of ruined structures and the things…

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Rampant Ruins 1 (Roll 20)

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Publisher: Brave New WorldsBrave New Worlds Presents Rampant Ruins Vol. 1 14 ruins battlemaps, with and without grid, for use in Roll 20 VTT _____________________________________________________________ A collection of ancient ruins long forgotten,…

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Cryptic Caverns 2 (Roll 20)

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Publisher: Brave New WorldsBrave New Worlds Presents Cryptic Caverns Vol. 2 10 cavern battlemaps, with and without grid, for use in Roll 20 VTT _____________________________________________________________ A collection of twisting caves, slime-covered…

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Virtual Tablestock GOBLINS!

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Publisher: Forever People12 top down tokens for use in your virtual tabletop game. GOBLINS! These 12 high quality top down tokens are provided in PNG format with transparency so you can drop them straight into your VTT and start using them straight away.…

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Povos do Mundo Conhecido - Volume 14 - Ranok

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Publisher: Lazy Panda RPGPovos do Mundo Conhecido é nossa nova coleção! A intenção desses materiais é apresentar uma origem para os povos escolhidos, estatísticas de jogo e alguma característica marcante desse povo. Queremos apresentar isso de forma…

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