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afraid_of_zombies , in IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025

Is there a way to make digitalization more difficult? Does that green ink thing still work? What about using a No. 3 pencil?

afraid_of_zombies , in Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

I am downgrading Fitch citing that they suck

UFO64 ,

The debt has become a political bargaining chip in the US. I’m amazed we are rated as high as we are…

krayj , in Google's speedy service

“Florida Man” strikes again! LOL.

Raddnaar , in Trump was just indicted for trying to steal the 2020 election

You would benefit from a remedial course in US civics.

Please educate yourself, you wouldn’t want to be convicted by a mob.

jeffw OP ,
@jeffw@lemmy.world avatar

Care to elaborate on how a grand jury indictment is like a mob?

Raddnaar ,

The post I responded to says "why the hell so you need a judge to rule he is a criminal’. It is not the grand jury indictment (that is a different conversation to be had) it is that comment

Not exactly due process.

Does that explain my concern?

jeffw OP ,
@jeffw@lemmy.world avatar

Care to elaborate on how a grand jury indictment is like a mob?

radicallife , in FBI finds 200 sex trafficking victims, 59 missing children in two-week sweep

Anyone know WHERE this was?

SheeEttin ,

nationwide

radicallife ,

Specifically?

SheeEttin ,

I don’t think they’re going to tell you where to find sex trafficking.

Jimmycakes ,

America, earth, milky way

radicallife ,

Just curious about states.

Jimmycakes ,

United States

Ilikepornaddict , in As Joshua trees burn, massive wildfire threatens to forever alter Mojave Desert

Is this not simply nature being nature? Forests burn, create rich new soil, new forest grows from that. Why is this fire special?

MostlyBirds ,
@MostlyBirds@lemmy.world avatar

Most ecosystems are not adapted to massive wildfires. We’re seeing exceptionally large and damaging fires in places that either don’t typically see them, or see them on a much smaller scale. In the places that do normally get them, they’re becoming far too intense for the ecosystems to handle, and are happening far outside of normal wildfire season.

SpudNoodle ,
@SpudNoodle@kbin.social avatar

Because it’s not a traditional forest, it’s a desert. We had a wet winter here, which allowed non-native invasive plants/grasses to grow abundantly. Those grasses are dead, dry fuel now, allowing the fire to burn hotter than it would normally, which makes it harder for individual specimens to survive the burn. The intense fire heat also changes the nature of the soil itself, causing more water to run off rather than being absorbed. Desert topsoil in this region has a unique, delicate balance already, even footsteps or tyre tracks can disturb the biome for decades.
Compounding that, climate change has already shrunk the area where slow growing Joshua Trees can even survive. The trees lost in this fire will not grow back. You can still easily see burn scars from the 90’s in Joshua Tree National Park, which is adjacent to the Mojave National Preserve.

johnefrancis , in Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

Having a credit rating on the imaginary debt of the US is ridiculous.

The federal govt doesn’t borrow US dollars - it creates US dollars.

It’s impossible to default.

johnefrancis ,

“U.S. Credit Rating Downgraded: How Will It Impact Your Investments?”

ca.investing.com/…/us-credit-rating-downgraded-ho…

chuckleslord ,

It’s not impossible to default. It should be, but it isn’t due to “debt ceiling” nonsense. Political instability is the cited reason for the downgrade and, yeah, makes perfect sense why that would be.

HikingVet , in North Korea calls US human rights envoy a 'political housemaid' in protest of criticisms

The North Korean gov. is less mature than a room full of toddlers.

CookieJarObserver , in Utah law requiring age verification for porn sites remains in effect after judge tosses lawsuit
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

Nobody gives a fuck, they can’t do shit about it.

Scooter411 ,
@Scooter411@lemmy.ml avatar

Who is “they” in your statement. Also, as a Utahn, I definitely give a fuck. This is a majorly shitty law that opens up all sorts of possibilities for abuse.

CookieJarObserver ,
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

Government can’t do shit against the porn sites, you can’t block porn.

cowfodder ,

Tell me you haven’t read the law without saying you haven’t read the law. This isn’t about the government blocking anything, this is about allowing religious extremists to sue over things that they deem immoral.

CookieJarObserver ,
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yes, suing means they’d have to actually have legal reach over it… They don’t… Ask telegram for example, they get court letters all day and just ignore them.

And suing? Everyone can sue for everything, question is if the judge deems it reasonable.

Scooter411 ,
@Scooter411@lemmy.ml avatar

The age verification system that the state came up with requires you to enter personal identification information, like a drivers license number. I don’t trust the porn sites with that info - in fact, porn hub doesn’t want that responsibility and has actually blocked IP addresses from Utah. So, actually, it looks like they can.

CookieJarObserver ,
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

They blocked ip Adresses from there, just use a VPN like a normal person. Porn hub is btw the most compliant of all, there are mountains of other sites.

Scooter411 ,
@Scooter411@lemmy.ml avatar

JuSt UsE a VpN

First, VPN’s cost money.

Second, this isn’t about access to pornography. This is just testing the waters. They want absolute control over what people do on the internet.

“The new age-verification rules for pornography arrive on the heels of another bill passed this year requiring a government-issued ID to open a social media account.”

Source: www.cityweekly.net/utah/…/Content?oid=20045294

CookieJarObserver ,
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

First, VPN’s cost money.

There are free ones.

Second, this isn’t about access to pornography. This is just testing the waters. They want absolute control over what people do on the internet.

Aren’t you the “we need our guns to fight tyranny” people? Do it.

Scooter411 ,
@Scooter411@lemmy.ml avatar

Me personally? No. The ones who want to use their guns to fight tyranny are the ones who back these kinds of laws.

CookieJarObserver ,
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

See the problem?

Scooter411 ,
@Scooter411@lemmy.ml avatar

See where your goalposts were to where they are now?

“They can’t do that!” - yes they can

“Well it’s not a big deal, just use a different source!” - it’s actually a bigger problem than just this one industry

“Why don’t you shoot the politicians!” - I don’t personally feel like that’s the answer.

“Check mate!” - ok, one last reply then I’ll stop feeding the troll.

afraid_of_zombies ,

You can use a bunch of free ones available or roll your own. Many of the big cloud providers will let you host at least one VM for free. Spin up say an Ubuntu VM and setup a VPN with that. There are many tutorials out there to help or you could reach out to the Linux community. You will find them to be rather eager to help you with Linux stuff.

Talking about under 2 hours of work and you will get a skill for life.

Scooter411 ,
@Scooter411@lemmy.ml avatar

If you look at the rest of my comments with the other person, it’s not even about the cost of the VPN’s. Yes, I’m aware there are some free ones.

SCB ,

use a VPN like a normal person

Normal people have passwords like “workpassword#1” and don’t know what an IP address is.

My mother in law still uses America Online.

CookieJarObserver ,
@CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works avatar

I forgot that the normal person has no clue about computers… Sorry :(

KnightontheSun ,

Yah, I had to laugh when you said that. Normal and VPN do not equate generally.

Utah needs to be smacked down about this.

Carry on.

MicroWave OP , in Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows
@MicroWave@lemmy.world avatar

The Pentagon has said the deployment is “in response to recent attempts by Iran to threaten the free flow of commerce in the Strait of Hormuz and its surrounding waters." Some 20% of the world’s oil passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the wider world and the U.S. views it as crucial to both its national security and keeping global energy prices stable.

clockwork_octopus , in Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells

Why is the word “stolen” in quotation marks in the title?

lntl , in Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine
@lntl@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Lots of people claim to be lovers of science and ignore or are oblivious to the fact that the majority of the history of science is filled with crazy shit. Glad TSF paid up, an acknowledgment that wrong was done.

TransplantedSconie , in Recreational weed is now legal in Minnesota: What to know

“have up to 2 lbs of flower at home”

Minnesota should rightfully take New Hampshire’s Live Free or Die motto. What a joke. It should be:

Live Free Except for a Plant We Purposely Labeled a Schedule One Drug Because of Black People, Latinos, and an Ancient White Guy Who Was Scared that His Paper Mills Would be Worthless with the Invention of a Faster Hemp Cultivator.

TenderfootGungi , in Authorities Raid Unlicensed Lab Full of Infectious Diseases

Whose lab, and why? They do not come cheap.

Mikey_donuts , in Authorities Raid Unlicensed Lab Full of Infectious Diseases

Not terrifying at all

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