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2025-03-29 19:55:51

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Kind of sad I only got one message from her, ever.

2025-03-28 18:32:24

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Sounds like a scammer 🤢

2024-08-16 01:29:43

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How is Nostr better at discoverability? I've not been very successful discovering anything there.

2024-08-14 18:44:36

My wife and I just let my 13-year old son he's on the #autism spectrum. His response was "Geeze, damn."

2024-08-14 17:46:20

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Why would there need to be a decentralized way to approve the authenticity of a follower? Just a manual follower approval is enough, right?

2024-08-14 17:42:24

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Anti-censorship is great to have, but the #nostr implementation has a few holes, in my opinion.
It's not uncommon for people to spam on a hashtag or recreate npubs to get around personal blocklists. Botting is a problem too, since there aren't any manual sign ups.

2024-08-14 16:03:09

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As interesting as #nostr is, I don't believe there is a way to prevent companies from data harvesting people's posts.
> What if there were a way to control your own data to prevent companies from harvesting and monetizing it?

2024-08-14 12:53:30

Doesn't feel like #fediverse just got a lot better within the year? I can follow John Green on #threads. #pittsburgh news on #flipboard.
#twitter #x is cooked.

2024-08-13 23:10:13

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Or even better, an AppImage or Flatpack.

2024-08-13 23:08:18

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I still feel like $2,000 per year is better than $500 twice a year. 🤷

2024-08-13 23:02:33

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Vaporware is a promise of a product which never is delivered. All the examples you gave are institutions or people who just want money or votes.
Take ETFs. Blackrock doesn't care what the price of bitcoin is. They are taking 0.25% off the top each year. As long as they keep taking the money from people who support bitcoin, they are happy.
If that's adoption, I'd rather be orphaned.

2024-08-13 22:51:58

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Ah thank you! I'm already following SpotlightPA!

2024-08-13 18:25:46

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How long are people going to wait for Bitcoin to not become vaporware? People have given up waiting for Half Life 3 for less time.

2024-08-13 17:10:42

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How can I follow Pennsylvania topics on flipboard. Is there a way yet?

2024-08-13 17:08:10

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Hillary was higher at this point and still lost.

2024-08-13 14:56:25

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I don't necessarily think it's biological determinism. Due to social norms, women are currently encouraged to prioritize others' needs over their own. As society adjusts and women are encouraged to make decisions that also consider their own importance, I anticipate more of them becoming involved in cryptocurrency.

2024-08-13 14:52:30

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I have accounts on many instances. Organized my topic. This is my "pittsubrgh, politics, and arguing" account. My one on mstdn.games is for fun times.

2024-08-13 13:40:46

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Are Vanguard ETFs an option?

2024-08-13 13:38:08

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Bitcoin supporters have a interesting love-hate relationship with big businesses and the US Government.

2024-08-13 13:02:13

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As someone who knows nothing, I see it chilling at the same price.

2024-08-12 17:59:28

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That seems.. correct?

2024-08-12 17:57:48

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If it was a competition, I'd say Buttigieg is better at interviews and Shapiro is better at public speaking.

2024-08-12 16:51:33

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Can you use 4 words?
https://getcoinplate.com/bip39-seed-phrase-mnemonics-generator-offline-online-tool/?srsltid=AfmBOooqDGAl1r9E8lrJtRNmPSgOxDnLlAqjbmJtvSdbKSoQpzuJmzF1&v=7516fd43adaa

2024-08-12 16:16:38

@npub1sfq…cxv5 Oh yeah, bitcoin is one of the worst proposals for a currency. 2% inflation is the consensus for a healthy economy.
Who's going to invest when they can just hold? Startups would instantly go under because there would be no venture capital. Banks wouldn't have money to issue loans so housing would go under, credit card companies wouldn't give out credit, they can just make money holding as well.
It would be an overnight great depression.

2024-08-12 16:05:05

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Assuming a non-volatile, inflationary currency, if someone wants to earn interest, they'll have to put it into a bank, and the bank can use that money to issue loans.
If currency is deflationary, sure, everyone will put it under their mattresses or in the case of crypto their wallets.
But a deflationary currency would be a disaster for the economy. The great depression is the most famous example of what happens because of a deflationary spiral.

2024-08-12 15:55:06

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The worst part is that people think that crypto somehow fixes this. People still need banks to save and loan money, even if money was in crypto.

2024-08-10 14:30:17

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I mean, prophecies have been 0% accurate so far, they are due!

2024-08-10 13:48:16

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Let's say you're researching anti-Semitic bias. Those harboring such views often don't express them outright but imply them subtly to appear politically correct. Red flags include selectively focusing on issues with a Jewish candidate, suggesting they bring too much "baggage," or claiming that electing them would introduce unnecessary "drama" to the race. These tactics often reveal an underlying prejudice against the candidate's Jewish identity.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2024/08/06/josh-shapiro-antisemitic-pro-israel-vp-pick-harris-00172911

2024-08-09 23:33:41

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I thought I was showing evidence. What would you consider evidence, then?

2024-08-09 17:58:41

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Oh that's an interesting account. 😆

2024-08-09 17:57:48

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I don't know about compelling, but I feel like there's a novel aspect to anime. I just watched Howl's Moving Castle last wee, and it felt different than other stories. Like it does things which would be unexpected in western storytelling.

2024-08-09 15:50:52

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I mean maybe you are not on reddit?
Like in the TrueAnon subreddit they are openly against him for being a "Zionist".
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAnon/comments/1eifthu/shapiro_should_be_vp/
He's also being disqualifed because his Jewishness is "too much drama".
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1ej8m5c/comment/lgci5de/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I'm, also, guessing you missed the whole "Genocide Josh" memes as well, even though he has no hand in foreign policy?

2024-08-09 15:25:10

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I just wanted to comment against the "no evidence" claim, where there is actually a lot.

2024-08-09 15:21:01

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But are they really lies? For example, I've seen people comment about not wanting his Jewishness to be an issue in the general election, and that the Democrats need to put their best foot forward.
If you replace "Jewishness" with "Blackness," it's clear that this is antisemitism, right?
I think it's important to recognize and address the antisemitism that played a role, even if the role is small, in not choosing Josh Shapiro, and work toward addressing this issue.

2024-08-09 14:48:36

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I find it interesting that the reasons why people left twitter are so varied. When it comes to moderation it feels like people left twitter because
* Twitter has too much moderation (getting cancelled, account deleted)
* Twitter doesn't have enough moderation (too toxic)
It's interesting how on mastodon they sort of split up into different federations.

2024-08-09 14:30:27

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This isn't entirely true, based on my personal experience. People have argued with me against Josh Shapiro, and those same people are subscribers to QAnon subreddits. In those subreddits, there is a lot of antisemitism.
I believe that ignoring antisemitism, instead of addressing it, is more harmful than helpful.

2024-08-09 12:42:38

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I doubt there are any free ones since it is a paid API.

2024-08-09 12:33:38

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I mean, like everyone else, they could just leave a review in the play store or app store.
Often, they announce their departure in unrelated forums.

2024-08-08 20:56:08

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If any advertisers were not avoiding X before, they sure will be now.

2024-08-08 20:53:25

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Spotify users are like the worst offenders of this.

2024-08-08 15:00:30

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Oh yeah, they changed at the UN at like 2021 to match the Turkish language.

2024-08-08 13:57:42

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Just need to pray more to RNGesus

2024-08-07 19:01:54

https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/922/281/291/031/267/original/34f8c5edf7938f83.webp

2024-08-07 16:06:41

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Oh, I didn't realize you were actually a goat. Who's the nice man with you?

2024-08-07 12:55:59

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I can't see above. It's probably blocked by my instance or by a moderator.

2024-08-06 19:21:09

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I kind of see it as a trade-off.
After trying out #nostr I've sort of experienced what happens with no admin moderation.

2024-08-06 19:05:54

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It's weird how Republicans are about family values, but have no issue kicking non-conformers out of their family.

2024-08-06 19:03:21

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Oh, interesting

2024-08-06 18:54:22

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How can you be a former daughter.

2024-08-06 18:45:01

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Sorry to repeat myself, but teachers unions love him, I just want to correct the misinformation out there.
He raised public education funding more than anyone else in the history of PA. The school voucher thing was dropped early on in the budget proposal. It wasn't like it was a strong opinion of his.

2024-08-06 18:38:22

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He would have reversed his opinion pretty quickly, I'm sure.

2024-08-06 18:37:42

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I'm not too broken up about it. I can't complain about 6 more weeks of Shapiro.
It's just a shame there is so much misinformation about him.
For example, no one has watched the CNN interview with the KKK comments, but everyone repeats it.
Lets be honest, how much did you know about him before he was considered for VP?

2024-08-06 18:34:16

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Even if he doesn't overcome it, the complaints people have a Josh Shapiro are not ones of which would hurt him that much in the general election. Republicans support school vouchers.

2024-08-06 18:21:45

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Either way, I hope you are right. Before the VP slandering started, Shapiro had across the board support from every union including the UAW. It would be the Dems shooting themselves in the foot if they lose this one.

2024-08-06 18:12:42

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I looked at the article. It's the head of UAW speaking on behalf of teachers, while the teacher unions themselves endorsed Shapiro for VP.
> But the heads of both the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, and AFT Pennsylvania, the state federation of the American Federation of Teachers, have endorsed Mr. Shapiro.
Like the UAW head, you may be getting lost in the misinformation about Shapiro's stance on unions.

2024-08-06 18:01:59

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Here's a list of 50 labor unions all supporting Shapiro for VP nomination.
https://www.politicspa.com/philly-labor-unions-back-shapiro-for-vp/137623/
Shapiro has never had a problem winning support of labor unions. His record is very pro-union. It wouldn't have suddenly started to be an issue if he got the VP nomination.
Let be honest here, what's the real issue against Shapiro? It's not that he is anti-union.

2024-08-06 17:45:27

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Sure, school vouchers was on Josh Shapiro's wish list, initially, but he increased public education by the largest amount in PA history.
I thought you were going to show how he was unpopular he is in the Rust Belt?

2024-08-06 17:29:59

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I wish I could find some support for your opinion, but I can't really find it.

2024-08-06 17:27:21

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I suppose it depends on the app 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-06 16:39:54

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You probably already know this, but just in case so it doesn't come as a surprise. #Nostr is a bandwidth hog.

2024-08-06 16:37:07

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I'm not sure where you are getting your data from. Shapiro has always had strong support from unions.
https://keystonenewsroom.com/2024/08/01/josh-shapiro-labor-leaders-vp/

2024-08-06 16:07:16

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This just isn't true. Shapiro has a 35% approval among Republicans.
He's actually had success swaying undecided voters.

2024-08-06 16:04:57

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Fingers crossed he will help with turnout, then!

2024-08-06 14:52:21

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That's a unique take. How are candidates from different parties elected if people don't switch votes between elections?

2024-08-06 13:19:05

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I hate to say it, but unfortunately, Walz has a terrible record for wining over swing voters.

2024-08-06 13:14:41

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It was the right decision. Shapiro may have had more accomplishments in a shorter time, as Walz, but he still have 6 years left as governor of PA left. PA couldn't really afford to lose him at this time.

2024-08-06 12:35:31

For any #Pennsylvania residents who support environmental efforts, I like what #ConservationPA is doing. They give me a rundown of the candidates each election with their endorsements.
I've been donating monthly to them for years.
https://www.conservationpa.org/

2024-08-06 12:32:25

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True, but where he filed it there are no anti SLAPP laws.

2024-08-06 03:53:23

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These are examples of lowering taxes at the expense of people. PA didn't do that.
Josh Shapiro reduced corporate taxes and helped people at the same time.

2024-08-06 03:49:01

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Oh, I'm not for lowering taxes. I'm saying if taxes can be lowered and revenue increased then it's a good idea, no? If it isn't helping revenue, then increase it.
Is this a better source? The raw data is from the Independent Fiscal Office. It's unfortunately raw data.
http://www.ifo.state.pa.us/
As an example of taxes I like, PA has the highest gas + diesel tax in the country. It's the right thing to tax as it helps to reduce climate change, in this case.

2024-08-06 03:29:22

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Oh, I figured it was about that. I replied in the other thread.
I understand this is an ideological issue. Companies are supposed to pay more in taxes. It doesn't matter if the state is collecting more or the people and business are better off.

2024-08-06 03:19:04

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Are you referring to the corporate tax reduction?
So far, it led to an increase in taxable revenue and business for the state.
Are progressives upset because he increased taxable revenue and improved the economy and reduced taxes an the same time?
They would rather, for example, just tax corporations higher even if it's the right thing to do?
https://www.pasenategop.com/news/new-data-prompts-senate-committee-to-advance-bills-to-accelerate-business-tax-cut-attract-new-employers/

2024-08-06 03:01:41

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How did he benefit corporate interests over people? I can't find anything that came at the expense of people.
All I can find is that he helped corporations and people.

2024-08-06 02:52:38

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This is unrelated, but after 2013, newsweek is generally considered an unreliable source. They are blacklisted from Wikipedia.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources

2024-08-06 02:41:32

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I'm assuming that establishment means making smaller, incremental changes as opposed to larger ones.
This is probably due to the legislature they have to work with. Shapiro may not have passed as many progressive laws as Walz, but it's remarkable how well he did with a Republican legislature.
For the office, it's not bad to have someone who can compromise and reach across the aisle.
This is why Shapiro's approval rating is so high in Pennsylvania.
He can work across the asile.

2024-08-05 21:58:38

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To be fair, Shapiro did the same and he increased funding for public schools, while reducing the budget at the same time.

2024-08-05 19:09:42

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I'm from PA and Shapiro is being slept on. He has a very high approval rating and for a good reason.

2024-08-05 16:45:53

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These kind of hit pieces are kind of dumb and they misrepresent Josh Shapiro's stance.
People should watch the whole interview and decide for themselves. He's clearly saying that anti-antisemitism and islomophobia shouldn't be tolerated.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/04/24/the-lead-josh-shapiro-college-protests-israel-hamas-democrats-primary-2024-jake-tapper.cnn

2024-08-05 12:48:21

The anti #JoshShapiro campaign is just so weird. I can't wrap my head around it. Like why is he targeted and not other VP candidates.
> “There are no viral memes against ‘Killer Kelly’ or ‘War-Crimes Walz,’” Rosenberg wrote. “Either the activists involved are extraordinarily lazy and never thought to investigate the other VP possibilities, or they think that Jews are uniquely untrustworthy.”
https://www.jta.org/2024/08/02/politics/the-campaign-to-tank-josh-shapiros-vp-chances-is-gathering-steam-and-accusations-of-antisemitism

2024-08-05 12:33:05

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Josh Shapiro was fantastic for education. He increased budget for every school and reduced the budget at the same time.

2024-08-05 12:31:47

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#JoshShapiro was just following the science. School closures were not the right thing to do for so long. Transmission at school with proper masking and other procedures was enough to prevention to stop the transmission of COVID. Even Dr. Fauci agreed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fauci-schools-shut-down-covid/

2024-08-05 12:27:39

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To be fair, Shapiro is a way better public speaker than Walz.

2024-08-05 12:27:18

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What's with all the #JoshShapiro misinformation lately? He wrote the paper as a student and retracted this before he even was elected into office.

2024-08-05 12:23:21

All this #JoshShapiro negative press has gotten surreal. Like he has the highest approval rating of all the candidates. He would be a fantastic VP if picked.

2024-08-05 12:21:44

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I'm from PA. Despite the misinformation you see on the internet, he's a fantastic Governor. He has the highest approval rating of all the candidates.

2024-08-05 12:03:55

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The #nostr protocol has issues with spamming. They don't have a good solution for it.

2024-08-05 01:28:32

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The Shapiro stance is just misinformation. He supports a two state solution and condemns the leadership of Israel.
This is what he actually said
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRosyxMb/

2024-08-05 01:22:41

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This is your text to do something. 💪

2024-08-04 19:44:06

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Woah...

2024-08-04 19:43:12

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Shapiro isn't my first choice, but he has the highest approval rating of the contenders, I believe.

2024-08-04 19:38:37

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Nice! My wife already donated for our family, I wanted to say I'd donate more.