jpster

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by jpster 4mo ago
What does “has more weight” mean in this context?
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by jpster 4mo ago
> Imfura had his little group moving constantly, an understandable method to avoid other groups and the possible transfer of his females. > [emphasis added] But this apparently weakened their trust , > which is essential for soci
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by jpster 6mo ago
> The defiant rapper testified Tuesday and said that he exercised free speech when he released music videos featuring images of Ohio deputies raiding his home, saying any suffering they claimed in their lawsuit was due to “their mistake.
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Afroman wins Ohio lawsuit over music videos: 'We did it – freedom of speech '(nbcnews.com)
10 points by jpster 6mo ago|3 comments
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by jpster 7mo ago
> the likelihood of attempted terror attacks against the US has increased significantly. And one wonders if a terror attack on US soil would be the justification POTUS uses to cancel elections
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by jpster 8mo ago
These type of stories are typically attributed to anonymous sources. So it’s impossible for a reader to conclude anything about the sources’ own credibility. So they usually rely on the credibility of the reporter or media org who’s publish
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OpenAI to Take a Percentage from Customer AI-Assisted R&D Outcomes(news.aibase.com)
22 points by jpster 8mo ago|25 comments
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by jpster 8mo ago
Disagree
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by jpster 8mo ago
> International sanctions are restrictions on international transactions imposed by governments in pursuit of foreign policy objectives. Imposing a restriction where one did not previously exist is quite obviously a commission.
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by jpster 8mo ago
US Treasury Secretary in Davos this week: When asked, “Do sanctions actually work (on Iran)?”, Bessent replied: If you look at a speech I gave at the economic club of New York last March, I said that I believe the Iranian currency was on th
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by jpster 8mo ago
If I blockade you in your house, is that failure to aid? Or something else? Sanctions occur via commission, not omission. They’re not a failure to render aid or to be maximally charitable. They’re active harm.
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by jpster 8mo ago
I am saying that sanctions are weapon of sorts and have worse effects than people realize, and you seem to be saying their effects are not as bad as those of kinetic weapons. Despite Lancet concluding their tolls are comparable.
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by jpster 8mo ago
Did you skip right over the Lancet sentence that concluded the annual toll caused by unilateral sanctions (over 564k) is comparable to armed conflict?
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by jpster 8mo ago
> "great powers" are using economic integration as "weapons." This is so true and I think economic sanctions should be recognized as the weapons they actually are. Just a taste: No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Up
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by jpster 8mo ago
Relevant, from the NY Times: No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges President Trump’s retaliation against top officials at the International Criminal Court has shut them out of American services and made even
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by jpster 8mo ago
https://archive.is/gjWZK
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Israel tells Doctors Without Borders to end its work in Gaza(nytimes.com)
20 points by jpster 8mo ago|2 comments
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by jpster 8mo ago
Can be targeted by soaps containing persimmon extract. https://miraiclinical.com/pages/nonenal
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by jpster 9mo ago
> They have different problems than women have, but they don't have it better. How can I agree with this? Material conditions matter: whatever problem you have, being poorer will make it worse. Women have been earning less than men
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by jpster 9mo ago
I agree there are associations between effort and outcomes, and merit and outcomes, and integrity and outcomes. But timeframe is never guaranteed. The Beatitudes have not yet happened, the just have not yet inherited the earth, a casual gla
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by jpster 9mo ago
As the parent IMO it’s your responsibility to help her dig deep, get resilience, find hope. It’s your household so why aren’t you celebrating Christmas?
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by jpster 9mo ago
And somehow there are no clarion calls from EU or elsewhere to seize Israel’s Euroclear central bank assets to cover it. As there are with Russia for Ukraine. Funny how that works.
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by jpster 9mo ago
From the ICJ doc you linked: > In the Court’s view, at least some of the acts and omissions alleged by South Africa to have been committed by Israel in Gaza appear to be capable of falling within the provisions of the Convention. The doc
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by jpster 9mo ago
https://archive.ph/z1Y0g
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How the Rhinelander trial scandalized the Jazz Age(nytimes.com)
2 points by jpster 9mo ago|1 comments
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by jpster 9mo ago
The idea that Chet Baker and some of the others named are not “serious jazz” is too ludicrous to take.
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by jpster 9mo ago
I beg to differ. Wingdings is more like it.
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by jpster 10mo ago
Maybe AI is the catalyst for newspaper and news companies to start thriving again as the last remaining credible sources.
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by jpster 10mo ago
So it will be the Greg Abel show during the next meeting in Omaha? Unenviable task. The crowd will be very supportive but those are huge shoes to fill.
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by jpster 10mo ago
Well, in the era of school shootings, some parents argued that a phone could be a literal lifeline to their kids and a way to say their last goodbyes if the worst happened. It doesn’t really stand up when you compare the likelihoods of a sc

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