A Moral Imperative: Support H.R. 2487, the Transgender Health Care Access Act
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for HB 2487. I believe we as Christians have a moral imperative to help those communities and groups of people who are downtrodden and looked at as less than they really are. Transgender people are at a higher risk of severe mental health issues because of lack of proper care. We have a Christian mandate as an act of service to the vulnerable as stated in Matthew 25:40 “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the […]
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I'm an electrical engineer that enjoys NFL (Chicago Bears) Lord of The Rings, Marvel/DC, Star Wars, epic fantasies/sci-fi (book and cinema), and video games (MMOs and RPGs with some FPS and Strategy). I also enjoy having conversations about science, society, news, and politics. And I love learning new things!
I also have a dog, Elroy, who is 13 and is full of character.
#reading #books #comicbooks #nfl #chibears #lotr #gamer #videogames #starwars #scifi #fantasy
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Support H.R. 1904: Smart, Data-Driven Policy for American Agriculture and Climate Resilience
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for HB 1904. This bill prioritizes economic stability, risk management, and the strength of American producers. Dealing with climate change is not just about dealing with the environmental aspect but also the tangible financial threat and operational risk to farmers, ranchers, and the overall food supply chain. The effects of climate change are increasing the cost of crop insurance, disaster relief, and is causing […]kiwiapple87 boosted:
Accountability for Federal Overreach: Addressing the Tragedy of Renee Good
Dear Congressman, No matter what side of the political aisle you sit on we all share a fundamental commitment to the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law. And I am writing to you to express my outrage regarding the death of Renee Good and to demand a formal response and federal investigation into the ICE agent involved. Having watched multiple videos of the shooting it is clear that the agent in question wasn’t in any real danger. And having watched it I have several questions why did […]kiwiapple87 boosted:
After the events of Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users during the riot at the Capitol.
Then we created an interactive database that lets you sort through the footage.
See the full collection here: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Next time Trump, Vance and their cronies threathen to take Greenland, the EU nations need to combine their most special forces, invade Mar-a-Lago, abduct Trump, Melania, Vance, Rubio, and whoever "important" is present, and bring them to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Lock them up, indict them, ready court sessions.
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Don’t give in to despair. Amid bad news, fake news, billionaire takeover, conflict and creeping authoritarianism, remember: it’s not too late. Every fraction of a degree, every action, still matters.
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Sometime around the 2020 era, we lost the right to be mediocre at things we love.
No longer can you just bake bread...you must start a sourdough side hustle lol. Wanna stay fit and go jogging or running? Nah, you gotta optimize your biometrics for a marathon. What my point is that every hobby has been enshittified and gentrified into a brand opportunity.
This strange infatuation with optimization culture is killing the human spirit.
So this new year, starting tomorrow, one of my resolutions is to do something bad but fun. Maybe I write a terrible poem. I like to draw and paint, so perhaps I will draw a horse that looks like a table or sing off-key in the showers or in front of my loved ones. The algorithm driving the mainstream social media wants me to be a polished product, but my humanity lives in these messy, unoptimized, cringe-inducing joyful failures.
I will try to reclaim the right to be an amateur. Will you join me?
#creativity #hobbies #art #depression #socialmedia #newyear #resolution #happynewyear #MentalHealth #Culture #enshittification #creative #design #writing #reading #books #drawing #music #gardening #nature #running #fitness
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Married for 15 years, we've spiced up our sex life by writing erotic fiction to each other. Discovered we're both far more depraved than either previously realised. Highly recommended.
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Support for the Protecting Our Democracy Act (S. 2838)v
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for SB 2838. This bill is about restoring constitutional checks and balances and honoring the Founding Fathers vision of a government accountable to the people, not to any single branch or person. As a proud constituent, I urge you to support this bill. I believe this bill is a crucial measure to restore the Founders' original vision of limited executive power and a government that operates under the rule of law. This bill is […]https://kiwiapple879.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/support-for-the-protecting-our-democracy-act-s-2838v/
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Bipartisan Economic Growth: Support H.R. 5532 for a Stronger, Skilled State Workforce
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for HB 5532. We need to cultivate a competitive, highly-skilled workforce to drive economic prosperity in our great nation. And this bill is a great first step in that direction. Making community college free isn't a giveaway; it’s a necessary strategic investment in human capital that directly addresses the documented "skills gap" holding back key industries. This bill is explicitly designed to train workers for […]kiwiapple87 boosted:
Support S. 2837: Restoring Federal Employee Stability and Fiscal Responsibility
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support for SB 2837. My support for S. 2837 stems from a conviction that a stable, efficient, and well-managed federal workforce is key to fiscal responsibility and effective governance principles I believe we both share. This bill simply nullifies 2 executive orders that created exclusions from federal labor management programs. These exclusions lead to administrative churn and instability. Stable, long term collective bargaining […]kiwiapple87 boosted:
Dear politicians,
Our wish for #2026: Stop using 'child safety' as an excuse for mass censorship and surveillance.
No one believes you.
And using children is just... sickening.
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McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
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Yes, computer memory (#DRAM and #SSD) has become much more expensive. But there are much nastier reasons for this than one would think.
OpenAI already concluded extremely extensive partnership deals with the world's two largest manufacturers, Samsung and SK Hynix, in October. These deals alone account for around 40% of global DRAM production. Altman invested two years into preparing this haul.
SK Hynix now has no free capacity left for 2026.
However, OpenAI doesn't really need that much memory for itself: the main goal is to ensure that the competition gets much less of it, by separately and secretly luring manufacturers with incredible purchase quantities, as if they were each (!) Altman's only "one and only love".
And to mooreslawisdead.com's question, in the above article, end of November: “What other deals don't we know about?” the world's third-largest manufacturer micron, too, gave an answer just under a week later: We are switching and will only sell to "AI" from now on, no longer to consumers
So if you can only get memory upgrades and SSDs at exorbitant prices, you can thank the "#AI" companies whose bullshit generators get used by many people around you, enthusiastically.
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I want things that are above my reading level, that's how I get better at reading 🤔😁
@reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop
#ReadingMemes #Memes
#ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
#Reading #Readers #ReadersOfMastodon #ReadingCommunity
#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
#Bookwyrm #Bookworm #Bookstodon #BookLove #FantasyBooks #ReadingLevel #Level
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Opposition to H.R. 3919, the “Advanced AI Security Readiness Act”
Dear Congressman, I am strongly opposed to HB3919 the “Advanced AI Security Readiness Act”. I do acknowledge that the goal of this bill is to protect advanced AI from foreign adversaries, And while this goal is important, I believe the proposed methods in this bill are flawed and could lead to significant negative consequences. In its current form, it is a dangerous overreach that prioritizes a national security-focused, corporate-driven, approach to AI at the expense of civil liberties, […]kiwiapple87 boosted:
Support for S. 485: Progressive Appeal to Restore Constitutional Legislative Authority
Dear Congressman, I am writing to you today to express my support of SB 485. The regulations in this bill are needed to reign in uncontrolled and unconstitutional executive power grabs. This bill’s requirement for affirmative Congressional approval of major rules is a crucial step toward restoring the separation of powers and re-establishing Congress’s proper role as envisioned by the founders in Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution, which vests all legislative Powers in […]
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