benda

pay bills by day, make strange sounds at night.
radical sounds for beasts of burden.:
https://benjamindaass.bandcamp.com/

he/him...but im not passionate about it.

#radical #rock #music #guitar #piano #socialism #communism #progressive #cats #catsofmastodon

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benda_at_kolektiva.social@mostr.pub

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2024-09-20 23:08:38

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@npub1ugh…92hc thank you.
the moment he dropped out of the race, he should have also resigned. plus, it would have given the country a chance to see Kamala in office before November.

2024-09-20 23:03:58

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@npub1ugh…92hc to be fair, his red line was rafah, and netanyahu taught him better than to make statements he doesn't have the balls to back up.

2024-09-20 22:39:29

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@npub1ugh…92hc same.

2024-09-17 17:59:37

my midwest comrade quietly released an album a few weeks ago and i'm just now finding out
🧐 at you @npub1he7…7j0e
https://mattyoung.fyi/faircamp/wide-eyed/

2024-09-16 17:36:34

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@npub1ugh…92hc i think you got it right with "pry bar". i've never seen it referred to as anything else.

2024-09-16 17:32:48

https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-dairy-farm-jefferson-rodriguez

2024-09-15 23:23:59

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@npub1ugh…92hc and is only ever used to as an excuse to surveil and repress the left.

2024-09-13 16:55:23

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@npub1ru7…lr6s woah are you kidding me? she got arrested in the UK over this?
remember that every time the media tries to tell you about how barbaric and repressive non-western countries are, that shit is pure propaganda.

2024-09-13 16:25:00

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@npub1csg…pfvq also #jesus the #communist
/1

2024-09-12 02:26:13

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@npub1ugh…92hc it's getting harder to read the news. both because of how depressing and how utterly predictable everything is.
with the exception of the Biden factor, this election cycle is like 2016 all over again.

2024-09-12 02:20:26

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@npub1ugh…92hc man that ending is something.

2024-09-11 19:30:07

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@npub1dgz…4q3g democrats don't get paid to win. they get paid to push the narrative that we have a choice.

2024-09-11 19:29:29

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@npub1dgz…4q3g unfortunately I agree with you 100%. we got 2016 vibes all over again.

2024-09-11 19:18:23

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@npub1dgz…4q3g across the country i think its half and half

2024-09-11 02:04:09

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@npub1ugh…92hc I keep saying, democrats ought to hire Republican campaign teams.

2024-09-09 21:45:18

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@npub1dgz…4q3g well we're neither guaranteed housing nor medical care, so yup. checks out.

2024-09-06 23:28:42

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@npub1ugh…92hc might as well be. sarcastic ranting is the only way for anyone educated to deal with our political theater.

2024-09-06 23:28:02

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@npub1ugh…92hc I just can't imagine who is the target. it's one of the mysteries of incompetent democratic campaigning. like telling a nation that assumes they'll never have healthcare or retire that the economy is doing great.

2024-09-06 23:19:51

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@npub1ugh…92hc why are you opposed to democracy? we're lucky to be part of a great nation where you can vote for either a Republican or yesterday's Republican or even throw away your vote on Putin's puppet.
God bless America.

2024-09-06 13:32:15

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@npub1ugh…92hc my favs. I didn't think it could get better than the intercept but I'm really happy the started dsn

2024-09-01 03:54:38

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@npub1ugh…92hc I feel like I shouldn't just for your own good 😂 smoking extra weed, playing music with a friend. already started on part one.

2024-08-30 19:34:28

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@npub1gzd…wfsq you're too kind comrade. im humbled 🙏

2024-08-30 02:57:30

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@npub1ugh…92hc exactly. remember when they criticized Trump for worrying about numbers?

2024-08-30 02:55:20

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@npub1ugh…92hc I don't even think the feds are tracking COVID statistics anymore, right?

2024-08-30 02:05:48

everyone listen to @npub14qt…tgqd track and encourage him to put out more:
https://soundcloud.com/samd0rsey/jamezytee-shoot-away-pain-fedivision2024?in=samd0rsey/sets/2024a1

2024-08-30 01:46:56

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@npub1ugh…92hc ah gotcha gotcha. one of my many many projects is using gimp or krita with a cheap wacom i got online. we'll see when i get around to it. im so fucking exhausted every night by the time i get home lol.

2024-08-30 01:41:54

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@npub1ugh…92hc its looking good! is this in gimp?

2024-08-30 01:09:11

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@npub1ugh…92hc oooh! this is your digital drawing?? mouse or some sort of pen/tablet?

2024-08-29 02:11:36

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20rgvqr37ro
just following international law.

2024-08-28 23:51:59

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@npub1ugh…92hc yeah good point. that story just disappeared.

2024-08-28 20:18:49

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@npub1p9t…mltx #CopCityWillNeverBeBuilt

2024-08-27 15:47:44

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@npub1dgz…4q3g oh wow, thats really something!
as long as everyone is safe, then yeah. the beauty of nature is something else. here's to tomorrow's mushrooms!

2024-08-27 04:11:03

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@npub1dgz…4q3g hope you're alright.
is minnesota getting more extreme wind storms and more frequent tornados? bc i think most of the midwest has. chicago certainly has.

2024-08-27 01:58:57

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@npub1t5m…9guy fucking inspiration. long live prison break sheep.

2024-08-26 23:32:37

dude what is this guy doing??
https://www.vice.com/en/article/rfk-jr-drove-5-hours-to-cut-off-a-whales-head/
im not going to lie, fuck your politics, if i was a little younger and still going heavy, i would 100% get fucked up and party with rfkj.

2024-08-26 17:49:54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE3QM_9sljI
if you're not using an acab song structure, is your music even speaking truth to power?

2024-08-26 16:23:52

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@npub1ugh…92hc Israel is going in for the kill.

2024-08-26 13:01:58

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@npub1ugh…92hc oh wow. you're really good.

2024-08-25 18:17:50

hey.
who's #music is this?
http://umbriel.dysnomia.one/transmigration/
i know i started following you on here but i cant remember your handle.
your shit is good.

2024-08-25 03:27:53

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@npub1ugh…92hc thats absolutely true. they are psychopathic, no doubt.

2024-08-25 03:22:00

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@npub1ugh…92hc not just news, but political strategy. i constantly wonder if other fascistic regimes were so comical, for lack of better word. absurd?

2024-08-25 02:24:29

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@npub1ugh…92hc is the smell noticeable when you vape flower? bc if not, i should consider it. i live with my family so its of great convenience to not have that conversation haha.

2024-08-25 02:07:54

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@npub1ugh…92hc i still consume weed the same way. you gotta appreciate what you have, never waste. im a vaper these days, but i suck that cart until im vaping metal. #neverforget prohibition.

2024-08-24 18:57:11

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@npub1zt3…0v09 that sounds joyous.

2024-08-24 01:26:50

suuuuuper strong early pink floyd-ish vibes (obscured by clouds, meddle) as well as some ELO influence. very much enjoyed on first listen.
https://mirlo.space/robofwalthamstow/release/places-of-times-part
by @npub162h…gpqa
check it out.

2024-08-19 22:45:34

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@npub1ugh…92hc it goes for all corporate media depending on the topic at hand. does it surprise us that between what passes for "news" and our public education system, that nobody understands how to read the new critically?

2024-08-19 22:41:51

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@npub1ugh…92hc godspeed comrade.

2024-08-19 21:57:54

@npub1w9a…04m0 hi nice to meet you. until i completely rid my life of google, I for one very much appreciate your udm14 hack. Others I suppose live in a reality where american politicians give a shit what they think. fuck them and the politicians. have a great day, comrade.

2024-08-19 19:45:15

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@npub1ugh…92hc wtf. you drive to brazil? lol

2024-08-19 19:43:51

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@npub1ugh…92hc oh wow yeah. dont blame you.

2024-08-19 18:39:38

um... who else here is on the southwest side of #chicago ?
bc i swear to god 2 bombers just flew overhead.

2024-08-17 18:46:50

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@npub1dgz…4q3g word. we each do what we have to do.

2024-08-17 16:55:58

how many of you know about https://radiofreefedi.net/ ?
an uncorporate, online radio station that plays tunes by all your comrades from this very fediverse.
hosted by the one and only @npub1kqz…4j97 who will kindly accept (but never solicits as much as they should) donations at their liberapay:
https://liberapay.com/control/

2024-08-16 17:03:05

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@npub1ugh…92hc hey good to see you comrade :) are you publishing anywhere these day... nvm i see your profile links :D

2024-08-16 16:22:04

shit, someone else posted this, i opened it in a new tab and now i can't remember to who the credit is owed... but this is very good. wise words from nick cave.
https://kottke.org/24/08/hopefulness-is-the-warrior-emotion

2024-08-16 15:42:15

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@npub1gzd…wfsq what. is. GOOD! very glad to see you :) ive been on a mastodon-break but certainly not an ether diver break :D i start most sundays getting super baked and listening to oneirogen lol

2024-08-15 23:16:18

oh snap, whats good mastodon?

2023-10-20 20:23:05

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@npub19fc…ay3c nobody said they cant. they just really prefer to execute collective punishment.

2023-10-13 02:14:02

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@npub1vkc…0wyj it's because you can smell it when they want a war. we all know what's coming.

2023-10-12 22:04:51

Excellent read (3 minutes) from a couple days ago.
"Their looting adds nothing of value to their companies, yet this sickness is spreading. In 1982 only 2 percent of corporate profits were used for stock buybacks. Now, nearly 70 percent of all corporate profits go to stock buybacks instead of research and development, environmental controls, and worker health and safety. And certainly not to provide job security nor livable wages."
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/stock-buybacks-gm-uaw-strike

2023-10-11 18:34:56

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1nf7…k4qn I 100% agree comrade. the reports are already coming out. sources from Egyptian intelligence saying that they notified Israeli gov over a week in advance.

2023-10-11 18:32:58

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1nf7…k4qn not good for "Israel" and not good for "Palestine", yes you are correct.
but it is great for solidifying power for the Israeli government. which is what I was implying.
also, the defense contractors, as you specified.
9/11 and the event following, weren't good for "the United States". but it was great for the elements of our government that wanted to spy on every single one of us, invade and establish military bases and commercial enterprises in more countries, etc. and again, defense contractors.
given how little the interests of any nation's people align with the interests of their respective government, I like to be specific which one I'm referring to. names of countries as identifiers blurs that distinction.

2023-10-11 18:28:31

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1nf7…k4qn true true, I understand that. netanyahu referred to it as their 9/11 which is part of why I've been keeping with that analogy. I don't think 1/6 is appropriate as it wasn't Israeli citizens trying to topple their own government. but I understand where you're coming from in drawing that parallel.

2023-10-11 18:23:38

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1nf7…k4qn without needing to make assumptions regarding collusion, much like 9/11, we understand whose best interests will ultimately be served by this event.

2023-10-07 15:45:44

this is Rafael. he's one of the many kitties that stops by the office for food and water. he's a sweetheart.
#cats #catsofmastodon #caturday
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/194/504/252/653/693/original/e16028c83daa94ec.jpg
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/194/507/784/810/791/original/a9129540c4e9fdd0.jpg
https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/194/507/924/016/221/original/79f045b840ab91bb.jpg

2023-10-07 02:01:57

OOOOOOOHKay!
So I don't know how he's going to do this except to make a deal backing a particular house republican in exchange (which is the point I was trying to make the other night @npub1spp…s0wq ...and who else was in the convo?).
but here's the thing, if he manages to enact it, it sounds like a great thing! holy shit. like i was saying the other day, we can put forth legislation that's actually *bipartisan* across the citizenry like paid family leave, stricter gun controls, higher taxes for the rich, healthcare for all....
but mark my fucking words. hakeem jeffries isn't interested in anything bipartisan, but only "bipartisan". what do the donors of the corporatists of both parties want?
military budgets will pass. corporate handouts and cuts to taxes will happen, you better fucking believe that oil is going to happen.
but the media will spin it beautifully. jeffries will be a hero. the left will be "pro-republican" for calling out his bull shit.
#uspol #hakeem #jeffries #house #uniparty
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/06/congress/jeffries-calls-for-bipartisan-coalition-rule-changes-00120387

2023-10-06 19:46:19

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@npub1p9t…mltx justified how if the autopsy showed they had their hands up, no weapon, no gun powder residue, the initial reports of them shooting first were LIES told by the pigs to justify their murdering them? the state of georgia is fucked, burn down the court house.

2023-10-06 03:21:13

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@npub1gmx…atcq @npub1zlf…jxfl oooh interesting.
real quick, "murmurs" as in you feel there is more attempted organizing among psychiatrists versus other specialties or just that you aren't as involved in those groups to know?

2023-10-06 03:12:50

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@npub1gmx…atcq @npub1zlf…jxfl you know, you're the only doctor I like. not that I know many, but I'm glad to have you here.
Jacobin had an article a few months ago about er doctors working at private-equity owned hospitals, and how due to short staffing, grueling hours, etc. they were looking to unionize.
I imagine you don't work in er, but are you at one of these corporate owned facilities, and do you hear of any organizing activities among the MDs?

2023-10-06 02:27:55

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@npub1c57…awu5 well, congratulations either way. on the toot as well as evening liberation.

2023-10-06 02:12:29

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@npub1c57…awu5 i need no back story to get behind this.

2023-10-05 19:52:12

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@npub1vkc…0wyj i wonder if he can afford good enough of an attorney. #acab

2023-10-05 18:18:21

so to be clear: there is no fetus. a fetus doesnt exist here.
these policies, as we've been saying along, aren't even rooted in a falsified interpretation of the bible. these policies exist solely to oppress women. oppress them by forcing them to bear children, oppress them by taking away medication and treatment that saves lives, reduces pain, even for treating acne.
to make women property of the state.
i hope my sisters arm up, i dont know if things are going to get better.
https://jezebel.com/childbearing-age-medication-denied-lawsuit-1850899899

2023-10-04 23:59:16

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1zak…d6uu maybe ive smoked so much weed ive lost perspective of time 😂
i will rip an album tonight and time it with a stopwatch. but seriously. i can transfer a gigs of data between my internal ssd and an external much much faster than ripping an cd.

2023-10-04 23:57:53

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@npub1zak…d6uu @npub19fc…ay3c usb-c is a connector/port. a usb-c connector or port can interface usb 1.0-4.0 or thunderbolt 3 or thunderbolt 4. the connector itself doesnt specify the protocol being used.

2023-10-04 23:38:35

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1zak…d6uu yeah i would like to see that data as well. the last year specifically, im using an USB-optical drive plugged into a tb4 port. tb4 is pretty much pcie, but given that the device is usb i don't think its interfacing via pcie, right? (im an idiot when it comes to hardware).

2023-10-04 23:27:58

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@npub1zak…d6uu i dont have properly measured data, but i think the optical drives themselves are the bottleneck. i buy as much music as I can in CD format, and whenever i rip a new CD, it seems to take just as long as it did on whatever processor I was using 20 years ago.

2023-10-04 23:16:45

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@npub1zak…d6uu At least she understands the magnitude of the task at hand lol.

2023-10-04 23:07:56

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@npub1zak…d6uu remember for a while when every desktop was coming with 2 optical drives? that would come very much in handy right now.

2023-10-04 23:03:45

Sign it comrades
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/songtradr-recognize-bandcamp-united?source=direct_link&
#bandcamp #classsolidarity #bandcampunited

2023-10-04 18:02:38

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@npub1zt3…0v09 thriller was an amazing piece of work...
.... by Quincy Jones.

2023-10-03 03:33:53

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@npub1zt3…0v09 that's a good ass.

2023-10-02 00:59:01

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@npub1vkc…0wyj that was so true it hurt

2023-10-02 00:41:53

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@npub1vkc…0wyj please tell me this isn't photo shopped

2023-10-01 15:08:33

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Alan Shaw President & CEO, Norfolk Southern 382 PINELAND RD NW, ATLANTA, GA 30342
Angel Cabrera President, Georgia Institute of Technology 838 BROOKRIDGE DR NE, ATLANTA, GA 30306
Arthur M. Blank Owner & CEO, Atlanta Falcons 1080 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30327
Brian Blake President, Georgia State University 1050 Wildwood Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
Carol B. Tome United Parcel Service 3775 RANDALL MILL RD NW, ATLANTA, GA 30327 [also a member of bulkhead coalition]
Chris Womack Chairman and CEO, Georgia Power 1107 VALLEY OVERLOOK DR, ATLANTA GA 30324
Claire Lewis Arnold CEO, Leapfrog Services, Inc. 248 THE PRADO NE, ATLANTA GA 30309
Dan Cathy Chairman, President, & CEO, Chick-fil-A, Inc. 186 PEEPLES ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, GA 30215 7126
David A. Thomas President, Morehouse College 99 2ND AVE SE, ATLANTA GA 30317
David Sewell CEO, WestRock 4405 DAVIDSON AVE NE, ATLANTA, GA 30319
Dimitris Psillakis President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz USA LaVista Park, Brookhaven, GA
Donna Hyland President & CEO, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 5364 LONG ISLAND DR NW, SANDY SPRINGS GA 30327
Elie Maalouf CEO, InterContinental Hotel Group, Americas somewhere in McLean, VA
Faye Twersky President, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation 1820 PEACHTREE ST NW UNIT 1209, ATLANTA GA 30309
George T. French, Jr. President, Clark Atlanta University 691 Beckwith Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Greg Fenves President, Emory University Lullwater House, Atlanta, GA
Helene Gayle President, Spelman College Reynolds Cottage, Atlanta, GA
James Hannan Executive Vice President, CEO of Enterprises, Koch Industries, Inc. 5250 LONDON DR NW, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30327
James Quincey Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company 75 14TH ST NE #3120, ATLANTA, GA 30309 7606
Jeffrey S. Sloan Global Payments, Inc 5048 NORTHSIDE DR NW, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30327
Jenna Kelly President, North Georgia Region, Truist somewhere in Charlotte, NC
John Haupert President & CEO, Grady Health System 145 15TH ST NE UNIT 1213, ATLANTA GA 30309
Matthew M. Bronfman CEO, Jamestown 1321 Bear Gap Rd, Lakemont, GA 30552
Michael Russell CEO, H.J. Russell & Company 1065 PEACHTREE ST NE UNIT 3104, Atlanta, GA 30309
Mike Hayford President & CEO, NCR 1301 PEACHTREE ST UNIT 5C, ATLANTA GA 30309
Paul Judge Founder, TechSquare Labs & & Chairman, PinDrop 3172 ASHFORD DUNWOODY RD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319-2750
Raphael Bostic President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2193 AZALEA CIR, DECATUR GA 30033-2609
Reade Fahs CEO, National Vision 1325 WESLEY PL NW, ATLANTA GA 30327
Scott Taylor President & CEO, Carter 3066 E PINE VALLEY RD, ATLANTA, GA 30305 1954
Steve Fisher Novelis 137 DUDLEY CT NW, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30327 [also in Buckhead Coalition]
Ted Decker President & CEO, The Home Depot 4020 HEATHERWOOD WAY, ROSWELL GA 30075
Tony Ressler Principal Owner & Chair of the Board of Directors, Atlanta Hawks somewhere in Beverly Hills, CA
Venessa Harrison AT&T somewhere in Mableton, GA [also an APF member]
Wendy H. Stewart Bank of America 45 FORREST LAKE DR, ATLANTA GA 30327 [also in Buckhead Coalition]

2023-09-30 04:02:35

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@npub1vkc…0wyj yeah man the propaganda is powerful. can you imagine working in medicine and trusting shit you read on Facebook now than all the experts in your industry? I think huge segments of our species have just lost their fucking minds.

2023-09-30 03:43:12

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@npub1vkc…0wyj maybe I'm biased bc of my background. there's a lot of vaccine skepticism (not just for COVID) among certain nationalities. some of us come from countries where vaccines were tested to detrimental results. my father is one of them. he's thankfully not anti vax and neither am I. but you can't trust big business or imperialists. here in the so called us, when I do get vaccines, I schedule them in "nicer" neighborhoods. you can't trust corporate QA in your own neighborhood.

2023-09-30 03:39:28

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@npub1vkc…0wyj yeah I don't defend antivaxxers but I do place the blame for that world view on the powers that be. people are right to be skeptical of big business and the nation state, but anti-vax is the typical fascist conspiracy. take that legitimate skepticism and twist it into something hideous and dangerous.

2023-09-29 23:52:28

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@npub1vkc…0wyj unfortunately this phenomenon isn't only among liberals, but many of our own.
it's getting impossibly difficult to have a nuanced discussion about anything with everyone.

2023-09-29 21:04:17

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@npub1vkc…0wyj the most important this twat has ever felt in their sorry life.

2023-09-26 16:31:26

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1ury…m2jf @npub1437…ranm I mean I realized what the problem is a little bit ago, and why is impossible to have a civilized discussion with enthusiastic dems. they accuse you of aiding Trump/Republican campaigns bc subconsciously they know that they themselves can't admit Biden is as terrible as he is and still vote for him.
all we ever say is yes, we have to and should and will vote for him but gee wouldn't it be great if we had a candidate that wasn't flawed in x number of ways.
they don't hear the first part, bc they can't add those two ideas together. they're just lying to themselves and lashing out at us.

2023-09-26 16:27:03

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@npub19fc…ay3c dude c'mon. if he weren't a great speaker, it would have taken at least 20 votes to have him elected to the position.

2023-09-26 16:24:23

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@npub1ury…m2jf @npub19fc…ay3c @npub1437…ranm yeah as for the clown who commented like a moron and blocked me before I embarrassed him... yes I did "ignore" all the things he's done that are outside the scope of this conversation. but you know, #BlueMAGA brains just vomit rhetorical garbage the moment you acknowledge their patron saint is a piece of shit except in comparison to a bigger piece of shit.
whatta killer campaign strategy 🙄

2023-09-26 13:26:34

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@npub19fc…ay3c @npub1437…ranm and presentation. this is just a presentation bc he can't actually do anything, unlike you know, when he had the opportunity to back the rail worker unions.

2023-09-21 17:34:18

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@npub19fc…ay3c man I forgot how much I love this band's sound. I stopped following after the second album, I gotta go back and see what they've been up to

2023-09-21 04:04:05

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@npub1vkc…0wyj the problem is that they'll play with the word "created". if a human writes some of it, then the human also created the art, right? the solution is to dismantle the industries.

2023-09-20 01:34:30

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@npub1zt3…0v09 psh. that's the way I wish it is. congratulations.

2023-09-18 23:28:45

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@npub19fc…ay3c oooooh no shit. what did I miss??

2023-09-15 02:26:51

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@npub1g2d…83a0 capitalists have always controlled the military. now even the liberals see it.

2023-09-10 06:12:56

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@npub1g2d…83a0 nothing threatens them more than solidarity among us.