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trans lives matter
Do you eat food from pharmacies? Back when I lived in the US I used to sometimes get these sad little fruit cups at the CVS that was across the street from my office and eat them alone in the park. They weren't good but they made me feel virtuous and I enjoyed the self-abnegation and a moment of silence in the sunshine away from my coworkers.
Truck of Peace plows through Bourbon Street (NOLA), killing at least **15** | Suspect named: Shamsud Din Jabbar | IS Flag Found | Donated to ActBlue | Chibs found the surveillance footage | IEDs planted by accomplices | Pinning Chib's posts since he's being a good H1B Visa holder while I am a lazy Ameriladygarden(see pinned comment)
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https://old.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/1hr0apj/someone_drove_a_truck_through_the_crowd_on/
https://old.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/1hr0jil/vehicle_plows_into_french_quarter_crowd/
https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1hr0u5n/reported_fatalities_in_new_orleans_as_vehicle/
lots of shots going off at the end of this video
BREAKING: Numerous people dead, dozens injured after car plows through crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana https://t.co/LvDAgQBWks
โ Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) January 1, 2025
/pol/ has wpds of the aftermath if you're a sick fricker
https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/492978248
I've seen rumors the driver was in full body armor with an AK and the coppers had to pop him in the head
What a way to start the New Year! 
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For anyone unfamiliar, the eponymous "crises" in the title are NOT about the evil orange man who is bad - Notes on the Crises is a political economy newsletter started a few years ago by Nathan Tankus to comment on the intersecting global economic disasters triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nathan is a @TracingWoodgrains style "truth neurodivergent" not a wingcucked political hack. He's just a big giant dork who does things like FOIA request the minutes from all US Federal Reserve Board meetings from 1967-1973
Nathan looks like this, and I would believe almost anything that he writes, because it is backed by powerful neurodivergent spirits.
When he writes about the COBOL code in the treasury department, I'm confident he's talking to beardy old men who write and maintain that code.
I would also like to clarify some confusion on social media. The issue with understanding and grasping a COBOL system is not knowing COBOL, as a programming language, in the abstract. Nor is it, god help me, something that AI can "do" because you fired one of these chatbots up and got some code that could compile when you asked "write me some COBOL code". The issue is understanding the specific physical limitations of the system, the way that it interacts with the "Business Logic" of the code and a million other contextual factors.
There is specific code which tells you where to direct specific payments in specific ways and the structures, and why they are structured the way they are, requires deep contextual knowledge. This is "business logic". The entire issue with COBOL and why it has been such a struggle to maintain it is that COBOL systems (both private and public) developed for decades with very little documentation, have a million different path dependent coding choices. Mar Hicks 2020 article in Logic Magazine "Built to Last" is worth a read on this topic.
This is what I meant yesterday when I referenced that 30 different COBOL systems at Treasury had developed their own "dialects" and they launched Payment Application Modernization (PAM), which among other things, unified them. What they unified was the business logic of those systems (as well as likely other factors, most notably the physical architecture of the systems they ran on). Part of me wishes they didn't modernize with PAM because those 30 different and distinct systems would have been more secure from their infiltration. PAM processed 4.7 trillion dollars of payments in 2024.
It's also true that some similar issues can emerge with other more recent programming languages and the way "business logic" emerges if a mission critical IT system developed using a more recent programming language. But COBOL is unique; after all it's literally "common business-oriented language". So while knowing the COBOL programming language is better than not knowing it, it does not make that much of a difference with these young Musk programmers mucking about.
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ANOTHER airplane crash. So many casualties and crashes over the past month. It's almost as if we should have had an FAA chief, head of TSA and not put a freeze on qualified air traffic controllers.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) February 17, 2025
But, hey, President Musk wants more of the pie so Trump will give it to him. Goodโฆ
Thanks Trump for freezing FAA flight control hires!
โ Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) February 17, 2025
You are murdering people.
Or are u blaming DEI, Biden & Obama โ under which we had nearly no major airline crashes???
BREAKING: Delta flight 4819 from Minneapolis/St. Paul, is upside down on the runway after landing atโฆ pic.twitter.com/AKWSo8w4dn
these two headlines together seem like they should be the end of the Musk Constitutional Interregnum in US politics pic.twitter.com/MO7GJ754ey
โ Will Stancil (@whstancil) February 17, 2025
all this time it was literally DEI OR DIE and we didn't realize it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/21zjEnF8sc
โ hasanabi (@hasanthehun) February 17, 2025
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Idk why but my dih is turning into one of those two toned ones you know where like halfway up or so it just randomly changes to a lighter tone? Not sure why this is happening or if I like it or not
What are your thoughts on two-toned ah dih?
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I couldn't even tell you the names of any of them. I've never even played as Donkey Kong in Smash or Mario Kart because he's the BIPOC of the Mario universe and sucks.
Carp doesn't want you to know this, but this is what Donkey Kong actually looks like
We should get rid of Donkey Kong December. We should get rid of White Women Wednesdays and just have Wario Wednesdays instead. Look at him
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- Frank_Williams : Genuinely broke my brain
- GatanKot : h/chudrama
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OP legitimately is a 51 year old white American woman from the Midwest ( I think) with grown children.
Failed jobless actress and comedian, he is the sole breadwinner for the family
She did not think to find a job when he lost his to help the family
And, yes her husband did lose his job and his sister and mother freaking died this year.
But she is jealous that he got better gifts, while he for some reason forgot and got her earphones, coffee and a mug
She herself claim that this is the first time ever he gift her 'shitty gifts'
And he apologized profusely
Adding comment chains
Comment chain
Your grown children are also to blame
Male feminists good husband and Twoxregular claims that OP husband is entitled and his loses doesn't matter
Twice
TWO COMMENT CHAINS SUPPORTING THE HUSBAND AND ONE NOT DOWN VOTED TO HECK CALLING OUT op
CHRISTMAS ARE SEXIST TO WOMEN, WOMEN ARE PRIMARY VICTIM OF CHRISTMAS. REPUBLICANS SHOULD BAN CHRISTMAS
Twoxxers telling stories on how happy they are after divorcing dirty moids
Women should never lower expectations and their male partners should be perfect like in romcoms
'Neutral' comment, you are right to be disappointed, he had a lot to deal this year
The last 3 years, was he competent at gift giving?
- neoliberalism_is_punk_af : Old news
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We need about 3% of Americans (about 11 million) go to on general strike. This has always been an effective strategy against fascism.
Our broad list of demands includes, but is not limited to: Climate action. Universal healthcare. Racial justice. Reproductive rights. LGBTQIA+ rights. Living wage / raise the minimum wage. Immigration reform. Education reform. Gun safety. Tax the rich. Affordable housing. Disability rights. Welfare and child support reform. Voters rights. Constitutional convention. Paid family and medical leave. Criminal justice system reform. Workers' rights. Permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
IMO we should be demanding that Trump rescind his EOs and resign by 2/22, or we take the economy down with us through sickouts, slowdowns, boycotts . . . whatever people can do to throw a wrench in the system.
this will happen!
Do NOT USE THAT URL! It may be a honeytrap. There is no need to sign a stike card or share your info. It is very dangerous to do so! A real strike will not require sign ups!!!
- hello_how_are_you : Every day can be day of the rake, it turns out
Hypermuscular Hindu Hridaysamrat 
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Trump: We have a tremendous deficit with Canada. We're not going to have that anymoreโฆ And if you're a state, we won't have a deficit. We won't have to tariff youโฆ We don't need their lumber because we have our own forests. We don't need their oil and gas. pic.twitter.com/sMaUbtrKKf
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 23, 2025
I will invade and conquer you
B..but what about all the discounts I gave?
He could nuke Canada and I don't think world would even notice thobeit 
It would be nice to get them for free
Who's going to stop them?
Why would Euros buy heavy Canadian crude they can't refine when light ME crude they can is closer lmao?
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Self-defense isn't inherently libertarian, conservative, or any other label
Believing in self-defense doesn't make me a libertarian any more than believing in free speech makes me a constitutional scholar
I'm not a libertarian nor a man, but sure, go off. If hearing a perspective you don't like makes you assume I fit into some stereotype, that's on you, not me.
Ah yes, because sharing information and options is now 'gaslamping.'
I never said a gun is the only option just that it's one worth considering alongside other self-defense cowtools. If it's not for you, that's totally fine. But providing information for those who are interested isn't the same as telling everyone they must buy one. Either way, take care.
Owning a gun doesn't make me Ramboโฆ it just means I'd rather have a fighting chance if things go south.
By that logic, should we also stop buying phones because Big Tech censors people?
I shared my perspective (one that seems to resonate with a lot of women) on self-defense because I believe people should have options, not because I'm pushing an agenda or fearmongering
Fear isn't what drives people to own guns reality is. The idea that self-defense is just a marketing scheme ignores the fact that millions of people, including marginalized groups, choose to arm themselves because they don't want to rely on the government, law enforcement, or anyone else for protection. Owning a gun doesn't mean supporting gun manufacturers any more than owning a phone means supporting Big Tech censorship. It's about having the cowtools to protect yourself in a world that isn't always safe.
Rule 1: Treat all guns as if they are loaded
You forgot Rule 5, "I don't care what you think, your gun is loaded unless you confirm it isn't," and Rule 6, "I know you just confirmed your gun isn't loaded, but you blinked and Reginald the Ammo Goblin may have done something when you weren't looking, so keep treating your gun as if it's loaded."
Is it normal to give your mom Valentine's Day gifts? 
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I was talking to @PegMeMommy about Valentine's Day. I was telling him about how me and my siblings got our mom flowers and stuff for Valentine's Day. During the conversation he said he had never heard of kids getting their mom something for Valentine's Day, and he doesn't know anyone who does this. For me, this is the opposite: Where I'm from, everyone gets their mother something. Now both of us are wondering which is normal.
Decided to make a poll!
Do you buy your mother something Valentine's Day?
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"Is insert thing about America really that bad?"
Yes, you dumb fricks. It's almost like some of us spent years telling you how dangerous this shit was, where it could lead, and you all fricking ignored it. Or told us we were overreacting. I hate to say I told you so, but we fricking told you so. I mean it's all been so god darn blatant for years and now you're surprised? Have you had your head up your butt for the past 10 years?? Are you incapable of performing a simple Google search? Go frick yourselves. You are part of what enabled all of this.
So congrats on joining the rest of us in reality, it sucks huh? Now stop asking inane questions and do something useful.
Reading books would be good. They Thought They Were Free by Milton Meyer and It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis in particular. Idfk. Do the work and learn so you can help fight this. We don't need hand wringing piss babies
Read a book, you hand wringing piss babies. 
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op like r/transparenttranskid?
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A toddler was โtransitionedโ at 3, changed identities at 8, and now the parents are unsure which hormones to give them next.
— Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) February 18, 2025
This isnโt a "gender identity" issue. This is a kid caught up in the confusion forced onto them by adults making life-altering decisions on their behalf. pic.twitter.com/VeJmweib5i
.webp?h=10 "Emoji Crown (hearts and shooting stars) - ๐ซThis is techically the dizzy symbol, but it looks like a shooting star for Apple users ๐")
kill all nazionist sympathizers 
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american tiktok users installing a chinese app (rednote) directly on their phone bc of the tiktok ban is hilarious pic.twitter.com/F9rfqarCLv
— ๐ปโโ๏ธโท is happy (@userbfIy) January 13, 2025
ok I know it's probably like 10 people doing this but look how heckin cute and wholesome they are 
please please please 
let this be how china wins think of how funny it would be omg
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