Fred Edwards 🔻

Computer Science; Data Science; Archaeology; History; Science

Neurodivergent, Secular Buddhist, Internationalist, Peacenik

Marxist; Council Communist

Accidental Canadian by birth. Non-voter.

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Note re. post Oct 7, 2024:

The '🔻' was forced upon Communists, Socialists and others on the left by Nazi Germany. I use it to honour them.

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I don’t follow nationalists/patriots. I don't follow religious proselytizers.

I don't follow military, police, priests, ministers or pastors; I block.

Pronouns: He/Him
Github: https://github.com/fedwards01

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2024-08-21 16:22:06

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meh... I never use them for anything besides debugging a tricky bit of code or for some (highly watched) copyediting...
I'm well aware that their "data" is just all the useless crap people have put on the net since 1972
looking to them for anything "worthwhile" is an exercise in frustration I'd rather not partake in... ;-)

2024-08-21 14:57:54

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it still shouldn't be regurgitating tripe like that, the information should be there, but packaged in a neutral way... not given like a bunch Mormons at your door at 7am on a Saturday.

2024-08-21 14:51:56

Seriously?
ChatGPT is about 1 question away from being blocked in my host file.
"While the New Testament doesn't explicitly command people to "be happy" in the way we might expect, it provides a framework for living a life filled with joy, peace, and contentment, rooted in faith, love, and trust in God."
The fuck is that shit!?
ChatGPT went to the Billy Graham school of bullshit?
🤮

2024-08-12 03:10:50

https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/946/855/850/571/054/original/8bebe2a55e2444c0.png

2024-08-08 19:53:40

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well, not like you or me personally can do anything about this anyway... that was a shout to power who are only looking for a grandiose gesture to impress their base without actually having to do any work.
I'm all for individuals band-aiding shut any breathing hole the Musk's of the world have

2024-08-08 19:46:54

You know, this maybe just my opinion...
instead of just harping on and on and on about media and online scumbags inciting riots
Maybe take a good long look at the people that get incited. Who they are, how they're made, the society that allowed it. Maybe do something about that first?
Going after the "influencers" is a band-aid, not a cure.
Didn't the 80s Satanist scare and Tipper Gore's ridiculous "Parents Music Resource Center" teach anybody anything?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2076n7w4qlo

2024-08-06 20:17:05

In Canada we've gotten mad when we found out recently one of our top authors, a nobel prize winner no less, Alice Munro, became a willing enabler in her own daughter's sexual abuse. And frustrated as f*ck when she died before we learned of it!
What about "Touchy Joe's" enablers?
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/916/893/487/341/603/original/f7ea4b49962da053.jpeg

2024-07-04 15:05:14

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I'm in my mid-50s and have no kids.
The future is nice and all, but I'm concerned with right now, and right now I see the right-wing as an immediate growing real existential threat.

2024-07-04 14:56:51

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Sorry, I have a hard time with replying... seems my Mastodon instance filters you and it's hard to keep up, cook and work at the same time.

2024-07-04 14:51:27

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and, barring a revolution, how does that happen today?
because as I see it, the right are an immediate threat and no where in the West do I see any evidence of a true "left" party or coalition being anywhere near viable.
Correct me if I am wrong.

2024-07-03 23:03:11

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no wonder you said “fuck you” to him repeatedly… what an idiot.

2024-07-03 22:32:49

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so, anything you do that may offend someone, even if wrongly, you would drop?
Rainbow flags and stickers offend a large segment of the population. Do you “care”?
Pretty sure I’m not the only asshole here, mate.

2024-07-03 22:01:43

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lol! Man, I have no idea… while I know some may have agendas or others be over-sensitive, the best judge is the community affected, not some middle-aged white dude.
Appreciate the vote of confidence in my ability to judge though! 😆

2024-07-03 21:48:25

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I am aware of how the red triangle is being used for the past 8 months. I could care less.
I have used the red triangle for years as a nod towards Communists and Socialists murdered in concentration camps by the Nazis and made to wear a red triangle patch. I think I won’t concern myself with how others use it, and if others choose to interpret it as some kind of Hamas support… well, that just shows their ignorance and prejudicial thinking.

2024-07-03 19:26:27

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I'm on social media primarily to spew my own inane nonsense as a catharsis... a rage against the machine. To say what I can't, for example, say at work or at a dinner party
Most, however, appear to be on here to prove their superiority; intellectual, moral etc
Yes, I've gotten caught up, but eventually I block or am blocked and that's the best outcome, really
opinions are intractable in the moment. A day later you may be able to accept your mistake ;-)

2024-07-03 18:40:25

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I certainly understand the "inclination", because I'd have no problem putting a swastika in the blue square of the US flag...
and Israel being an ethno-nationalist state, I don't see much of a problem calling it fascist or fascist-lite.
I readily admit, I don't have much empathy for respecting "sensibilities", but sometimes there's just a "too far"
Comparing is legitimate, outright calling it Nazi is different
simply, overstepping some boundaries can be racist.

2024-07-03 17:03:02

As critical as I am of the government of Israel, I have never agreed with the practice of superimposing a swastika on the Israeli flag.
While calling Israel an ethno-nationalist apartheid state may be apt, superimposing a swastika on the flag flagrantly dismisses the horrific history and suffering associated with it, which goes way too far.
Even if the intent behind this action is protest and not antisemitic, the reality is that it is, regardless of the intent.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/housefather-mp-antisemtic-poster-1.7253006

2024-06-30 03:38:08

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Look, I'm stepping in here again, sorry
I think we can all accept, given where we stand ideologically, none of us will be happy if Biden wins. BUT we'd be even less happy if Trump wins
I'm not American so I can't vote, but I don't vote anyway I just can't vote against my principals any more. But that's me
I'll never fault anyone who does, nor will I ever promote anyone follow my example
I really think you two are kinda arguing around each other
That's my 2 cents neway

2024-06-30 03:31:33

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errr yeah... seeing how he did it and the results, I don't really think you want to count that as a Biden "win"

2024-06-30 02:22:58

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The US had "viable" leftist parties and candidates in the past. Eugene Debs, for one.
I posted an hour or so ago that the furthest left a Democrat went, a US President, was Roosevelt.. and he was NOT a leftist
Expecting the Democrats, who are backed by of a majority of American capitalists and inherited wealth (most aren't Republican) to turn "left"... like I said, I guess it's a possibility...
The incentive for these folks isn't a vote, it's cash

2024-06-30 01:41:50

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So, you see the Democrats... suddenly and without incentive... doing what they haven't done for 20 years of Democrat rule since Clinton.
I'm not really not sure what I can do with that, but that doesn't matter since I was just asking for your sincere opinion, so I'll just leave it at... I guess that's a possibility?

2024-06-20 14:54:24

Holy shit
pun not intended
again I ask... just how much does the left have to be pushed to rise up? When they come for your parents? Your kids? Because it may not be this year or the next... but they eventually WILL come, there is clear and evident historical precedent.
#fascism #christoFascism #nazis #uspol
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp66xdxj0l3o

2024-06-20 03:46:51

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They pretty much do for a whole swath of celebrities, writers, politicians, business people, etc etc etc
Always want to be the first to make the scoop...
making hay on someone's death... pretty macabre and scavenger'ish.
While "news" is essential to educating people, obits also shows how they merrily exist at the bottom of the barrel.

2024-06-20 00:29:22

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jeez! That’s what I get for just reading a headline only…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/noam-chomsky-not-dead-1.7239373

2024-06-19 23:48:03

Jesus. You lose contact with the world for a few hours cause you’re in an air plane and then you find out Noam Chomsky passed… what the actual fuck.

2024-06-14 16:28:48

The Supreme Court of the US is TOO political... says the right-wing...
until it's under their control...
What an absolute farce modern democracy is... and 'liberals' still defend it.
🤣
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pp5xl13wlo