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astutemural

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  • Obvious choice

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  • My concern is people advocating for expensive and ineffectual strategies because it looks cool in a social media post instead of doing things that are actually useful. We have an insane amount of land to use. Do public transit, do utility-scale solar. Don't do this nonsense.

  • Obvious choice

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  • Carport solar is a terrible idea.

    1. Increased height for structure, likely increased weight as well since you need to make super-duper sure they don't pancake somebody's car. This leads to;

    2. MUCH greater chance of property damage and resulting payouts (not to mention the risk of somebody's Timmy managing to shock themselves)

    3. Harder to build and maintain due to number 1, as well as having a bunch of cars around, needing to schedule lot closures, etc.

    4. Number 3 gets in the way of actually using the parking lot as a parking lot, which is probably going to be pretty unpopular with the property owner and/or lose them money from decreased business.

    5. Oh yah, harder to angle due to the constraints you're under, so less efficient.

    All this adds up to making it a lot more expensive than just putting them on the ground. We have TONS of abandoned malls and supermarkets all over the country, just use that smh.

  • Obvious choice

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  • What if - now hear me out - we built more power lines?

  • Electricity companies scraping data to analyse their customers.

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  • The concern isn't with the formula, more just straight up corruption/bigotry. E.g. a house in a minority neighborhood being charged more. Property tax is levied by local governments in the USA, so they're more vulnerable to that sort of thing.

  • Locked

    She only wanted the ring bros

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  • The meme isn't judging all men, people. It's calling out a specific behavior and attitude. Not sure why people are so upset. Unless you actually do this, of course.

  • Rep. Angie Craig's Campaign Is Quietly Distancing the Minnesota Senate Hopeful From AIPAC

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  • AIPAC sent out an email directly fundraising for her in September, and also publicly advertised several fundraisers for Craig between June and December. The email states, “Congresswoman Angie Craig has repeatedly demonstrated the kind of courageous, principled, and pro-Israel leadership our movement needs right now. Angie Craig has been a friend of the community since she was first elected to Congress.”

    Even as Craig attempts to distance herself from AIPAC in name as the lobby has become increasingly toxic in American electoral politics, she continues to align with its agenda. Craig has also consistently voted in favor of sending blank-check military aid to Israel, regardless of whether that be in an offensive capacity or defensive capacity for resources like the Iron Dome. The congresswoman does not have a foreign policy section with updated stances on her campaign website.

    Fuck Craig, she's a fucking Zioinist, and the fact that she's pinky-swearing they haven't funded her means nothing.

    Meanwhile, her opponent Flanagan:

    A progressive, she has advocated for Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and protecting access to gender-affirming care for minors during her tenure as lieutenant governor.

  • Russian Spy Submarines Keep Being Spotted in the UK Waters. What Are They After?

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  • Spying, presumably

  • Cardboard Coffins Approved—Russia Lowers Funeral Standards in Crimea as Casualties Surge

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  • Based eco-friendly Russia?!?

    (Yes this a joke)

  • Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns

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  • Oh no!

    Anyway

  • Humans are part of the ecosystem.

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  • Source?

  • Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?

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  • Car vs PT is pretty regularly going to be decided in favor of the car. The point of PT is to enable people to not need a car in the first place.

    I abandoned my car several years ago, at the benefit of around $300-$400/month (once you add up car payment, insurance, gas, maintenance, parking, etc). Nowadays, it would probably be significantly more. I was able to replace that with a $65/month bus pass. My spouse still has their car, so we use that if needed. It's been a real lifechanger.

    I don't know that PT is ever going to out-convenience a private car trip, barring things like car-free districts. It doesn't have to - it just has to be useful enough for daily commuting that you can downsize your private vehicles (and save a bunch of money). If you aren't looking to do that...welp.

  • I've studied the blade

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  • Hey, give the guy a break, cult leaders aren't known for their grammar.

    (Check OP's username)

  • People Beyond Low Earth Orbit | Countries Leaderboard

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  • Access to reliable healthcare:

    America: No

    Canada: Yes

    Russia: No

  • Manned spaceflight is back baybee.

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  • A rat done bit my sister Nell.

    (with Whitey on the Moon)

    Her face and arms began to swell.

    (and Whitey's on the Moon)

    I can't pay no doctor bill.

    (but Whitey's on the Moon)

    Ten years from now I'll be paying still

    (while Whitey's on the Moon)

  • i know which one id be prouder of

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  • A rat done bit my sister Nell.

    (with Whitey on the Moon)

    Her face and arms began to swell.

    (and Whitey's on the Moon)

    I can't pay no doctor bill.

    (but Whitey's on the Moon)

    Ten years from now I'll be paying still.

    (while Whitey's on the Moon)

    -"Whitey on the Moon", Gil Scott-Heron

  • In your opinion, is space exploration necessary?

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  • I used to think this, but here's the problem: new resources to extract mean absolutely fuck all under the current global paradigm.

    There's enough iron out there to make several tons of it available to every human in existence for whatever they need or want to do. Will that happen? No. It's not profitable for the owner class to do that. Instead, they will fight amongst themselves until someone has an effective monopoly on asteroid mining, and then limit the supply so they can generate maximal profit (De Beers, anyone?)

    We have the capability, right now, to feed everyone on Earth. To clothe everyone. To house everyone. We don't. Any resources out there that we might find useful will be gated behind the same greedy, psychopathic group of leeches that currently control everything else.

    The planet isn't being destroyed because we had no choice. The planet is being destroyed so a bunch of MBAs could show off a nice graph at the quaterly meeting. It is very much delibrate. Any resource extraction in space will solely be done in that it is more profitable than doing it on Earth, climate be damned. We need to fix that problem before asteroid mining for the good of Earth and humanity is even an option.

  • Why is all of Lemmy politics?

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  • This is a bit, right?

  • Pennsylvania, USA is trying to stop HOAs from banning native plant gardens.

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  • MN passed a law in 2023 preventing cities from banning native lawns. It said notbong about HOAs, though. Even the state don't wanna fuck with them, it seems. Link

  • US Forces have rescued missing crew member of F-15E jet downed by Iran in daring mission, intense fighting: reports

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  • Too bad.

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    Rally at the state capital tomorrow

    www.mobilize.us /mayday/event/778132/
  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
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    The Blue State Power Index

    prospect.org /politics/2025-03-24-blue-state-power-index/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor

    www.404media.co /mozilla-foundation-calls-on-tech-industry-to-block-ice-contractor/
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    South African diplomat to USA expelled for DEI posts

    africanstream.media /s-african-envoy-expelled-by-trump-has-no-regrets/
  • United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml
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    South African diplomat to USA expelled for DEI posts

    africanstream.media /s-african-envoy-expelled-by-trump-has-no-regrets/
  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
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    Judge orders federal workers reinstated

    www.afscme.org /blog/we-got-a-judge-to-order-thousands-of-fired-federal-workers-to-be-reinstated