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Retired secondary school teacher. #Aikido student. Lover of Australian #wildlife. Born 310ppm CO₂. Life science student. Had a gutful of hyperpartisanship threatening democracy and meaningful climate action. Canadian expat Living on #Bundjalung country. Linux and FOSS user since the 1990s.

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TheConversationUS , to News
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In 1942, Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because of hyped up fears of ‘disloyalty’.
In 1944, thousands of young Japanese American men were drafted out of those camps and sent to fight for democracy.
Despite this, they fought gallantly, earning more than 14,000 medals.
Then veterans faced more prejudice when they returned home
https://theconversation.com/japanese-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii-fought-the-axis-abroad-and-racial-prejudice-at-home-158512
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rwba ,
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@TheConversationUS @histodons This was a not uncommon story the world over. Same in Canada and Australia.

georgetakei , to Random
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We're still doing this, really? https://www.comicsands.com/yellowstone-star-kicked-off-flight-2667597722.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

rwba ,
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@georgetakei Antivaxxers are funny-people.

pluralistic , to Random
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Back in the 1950s, a new, democratically elected Iranian government nationalized foreign oil interests. The UK and the US then backed a coup, deposing the progressive government with one more hospitable to foreign corporations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalization_of_the_Iranian_oil_industry

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#corporate-sovereignty

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The UN plenary chamber, seen from the very back. At the dias stands an ogrish caricature of a capitalist, chomping a cigar and wearing a top hat. The capitalist stands behind a control box and is yanking on a lever in the form of a gilded dollar-sign. Between a white-gloved finger and thumb he dangles the UN logo that normally sits on the wall behind him. Image: ChrisErbach (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnitedNations_GeneralAssemblyChamber.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
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    • rwba ,
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    @pluralistic … AND, why democratically elected governments on both sides of the aisle are so f* hamstrung when it comes to curtailing the whims of the fossil fuel corporations. Besides the donations and lobbying largesse.

    georgetakei , to Random
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    Amazing! https://www.comicsands.com/hundreds-counter-protest-westboro-owasso-2667456696.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

    rwba ,
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    @georgetakei Good, George. There are more good people out there than there are myopic, frightened, bigots.

    GottaLaff , to Random
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    Via Scott MacFarlane:

    Per House Speaker Mike Johnson office, new spending deal to fund government thru September cuts the FBI. By 6%

    rwba ,
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    @GottaLaff Hmm... is there anything they don't want the FBI to investigate by any chance?

    georgetakei , to Random
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    The GOP is full of weak cowards. https://secondnexus.com/ted-cruz-trump-liar-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

    rwba ,
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    @georgetakei It's a dog's breakfast, George. The GOP, that is.

    joshsusser , to ActuallyAutistic group
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    Doing a little writing about and relationships today. Now I'm wondering if I can get away with using the terms "neuroconcordant" and "neurodiscordant" to categorize relationships.

    neuroconcordant: (adj) having the same neurotype
    neurodiscordant: (adj) having different neurotypes

    The main downside of these terms, IMO, is they smell a bit medicalized. Which isn't a surprise, since I lifted that construct from the words seroconcordant and serodiscordant, which are used to describe the relative HIV (for example) status of partners in a couple. A serodiscordant couple is where the partners have different serostatus - one is seropositive and the other seronegative. ("sero" is from the same root as "serum", and serostatus indicates if an antibody test shows detectable levels)

    Are there any other less medical-sounding terms people already use for same-neurotype vs different-neurotype pairings?

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    rwba ,
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    @joshsusser @actuallyautistic FWIW, the way I see it, "neurodiscordant" sounds like people in mixed neurotype relationships are in a state of discord or ongoing conflict. Doesn't sound medical to me, more social, and not necessarily true.

    georgetakei , to Random
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    And without Eden trying too hard.

    rwba ,
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    @georgetakei 🤣

    rwba ,
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    @georgetakei Amanda and Eve would also be having a lot of fun too. 😁

    georgetakei , to Random
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    From the Orlando Sentinel today. What it’s like in DeSantistan.

    rwba ,
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    @georgetakei People like DiSantis must live in a threatening, fear filled universe. Afraid that someone might think differently from them. Might have different values. Might be open to new ideas.

    Ought to be pitied, really, but far too dangerous for that.

    georgetakei , to Random
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    Proceed... https://secondnexus.com/ramaswamy-trump-colorado-ballot-ruling?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

    rwba ,
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    @georgetakei These people are not very smart, are they.

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