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jeffw OP , 22 days ago to technology in Threads hits 175 million users on first anniversary

I’d be willing to bet that, as a % of active users, there’s more humans on Threads than Twitter

jeffw OP , 22 days ago to news in Two-year-old becomes sixth child to die in a hot car so far this year

I can see the headlines about the first time it’s rolled out… all the headlines are short people being mad that they were flagged as kids

jeffw OP , 22 days ago (edited 22 days ago) to news in LGBTQ+ orgs blast Joe Biden's "cowardly" statement opposing surgeries for trans youth

Cool. Wait until you realize some of those garbage headlines represent great articles though. Obviously not all of them, but it seems very weird to filter out so many words

jeffw OP , 22 days ago to world in US calls new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza a ‘breakthrough’

This sounds like progress to me though. Each side is slowly coming around the the reality that they can’t dictate the terms to the other side

jeffw OP , 22 days ago to workreform in Federal judge partially blocks U.S. ban on noncompetes

Any federal judge can impact a federal action. Courts interpret actions (usually laws) from the other branches. A bad ruling will be overturned by an appellate court, which in turn could be overturned by SCOTUS

jeffw OP , 22 days ago to news in Teenager killed in food court gunfight in Washington shopping mall

We had a shooting in the USA in the last 24 hours, how insensitive of you to raise the topic

jeffw , 22 days ago to world in Labour set for UK election landslide, exit poll predicts

We’ve had 2 articles, yes, but what about 3rd exit poll article?

jeffw OP , 22 days ago to workreform in Federal judge partially blocks U.S. ban on noncompetes

Because they’re appointed by conservative politicians

jeffw , 22 days ago to news in Neil Gaiman Denies Sexual Assault Allegations Made by Two Women

So what you’re saying is, all I need to do to get one of my exes jailed is get to know another disgruntled ex of theirs? Awesome!

How is that neutrality? If you’re going to troll, do better dude

jeffw , 22 days ago to news in Neil Gaiman Denies Sexual Assault Allegations Made by Two Women

So what you’re saying is, all I need to do to get one of my exes jailed is get to know another disgruntled ex of theirs? Awesome!

This doesn’t insinuate it’s a lie? You’re being disingenuous now lol.

jeffw OP , 22 days ago to world in Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election

Look who’s excited for a center left party!

jeffw , 23 days ago to news in Neil Gaiman Denies Sexual Assault Allegations Made by Two Women

I’m going to copy and paste my reply from elsewhere:

Of course we shouldn’t lock someone up based on an accusation but courts are imperfect. Many people are convicted of crimes they did not commit and other crimes are difficult to convince people on. It’s also highly unlikely Gaiman will ever go to a criminal trial over this, like so many other people who commit sexual assault. That’s why you don’t wait for a conviction to support women.

Estimates of false accusations are usually under 1 in 20. This article claims 2-10%. why would you default to that position? Again, we are not a court of law. You do not need a conviction to make up your mind.

Regardless, the evidence presented so far is more than sufficient for a conviction. In the Gaiman cases, we have multiple witnesses and contemporaneous evidence for both women. It’s not just 2 random people making claims. Why would this be a vast conspiracy of 2 women who faked contemporaneous evidence and both have multiple witnesses and physical evidence? What evidence do you have that all of their evidence is fake?

Edit: let’s go one step farther. The 2 women have witnesses and contemporaneous evidence. Gaiman made a claim that one woman had a memory disorder, which has already been proven false. Not only are you siding with the party with no evidence, you are siding with the one whose only evidence has been debunked within hours. Again, why?

jeffw , 23 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to news in Neil Gaiman Denies Sexual Assault Allegations Made by Two Women

Of course we shouldn’t lock someone up based on an accusation but courts are imperfect. Many people are convicted of crimes they did not commit and other crimes are difficult to convince people on. It’s also highly unlikely Gaiman will ever go to a criminal trial over this, like so many other people who commit sexual assault. That’s why you don’t wait for a conviction to support women.

Estimates of false accusations are usually under 1 in 20. This article claims 2-10%. why would you default to that position? Again, we are not a court of law. You do not need a conviction to make up your mind.

Regardless, the evidence presented so far is more than sufficient for a conviction. In the Gaiman cases, we have multiple witnesses and contemporaneous evidence for both women. It’s not just 2 random people making claims. Why would this be a vast conspiracy of 2 women who faked contemporaneous evidence and both have multiple witnesses and physical evidence? What evidence do you have that all of their evidence is fake?

Edit: let’s go one step farther. The 2 women have witnesses and contemporaneous evidence. Gaiman made a claim that one woman had a memory disorder, which has already been proven false. Not only are you siding with the party with no evidence, you are siding with the one whose only evidence has been debunked within hours. Again, why?

jeffw OP , 23 days ago to news in Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test

Executive actions and orders are not laws.

And any law is subject to the constitution. If I write a law that says “all Japanese people must be sent to internment camps,” a court should intervene and say “no, that’s not legal.”

jeffw OP , 23 days ago to news in Joey Chestnut, the 16-time Nathan's champ, aims to pull off a remarkable feat from afar

How dare you insult the greatest American tradition?!