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filtered masks on jobsites with particles is still not a hard requirement, pay is not keeping up with the cost of living, no universal healthcare
welcome to the US
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in the US it is better to bleed out than to call 911
much worse here than the media is making it out to be with both the Democrats and the Republicans being bought they make sure nothing changes because people papered are easier to track and control
once arrested in the US charged or not you are now in the system marked/tagged and ready for exploitation for the remainder of your life
US never got over losing the free labor force it once had and now megacorps look to prisons for free labor and after incarceration cheap underpaid workers that have less rights
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or Edge which fully supports Manifest V2
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For users on a strict budget, Thermalright’s Assassin X 120 R SE is probably the best option on the market at the moment. This isn’t a product you’d want to use while overclocking, but for less than $20 USD, it delivers essential cooling performance sufficient for most users, while also keeping noise levels low.
even on a strict budget Thermalright's Assasin X 120 R SE is not enough to cool an i7-14700K
only can cool maybe up to 225 watts
i7-14700K
Base TDP: 125 watts
Max Turbo TDP: 253 watts
https://www.techreviewer.com/tech-specs/intel-14700k-tdp/
https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Refined-SE-Technology-AX120/dp/B09LHBFPJ6
this CPU cooler would best fit an i3
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the tallies are misleading below is the actual skinny
Walz: "When Iranian missiles did fall near U.S. troops and they received traumatic brain injuries, Donald Trump wrote it off as ‘headaches.’"
True.
Walz: "Sen. Vance has said that there's a climate problem in the past. Donald Trump called it (climate change) a hoax and then joked that these things would make more beachfront property to be able to invest in."
True.
Walz: "We are producing more natural gas and more oil at any time than we ever have."
True.
Walz: "And the good news on this is, is the last 12 months saw the largest decrease in opioid deaths in our nation's history."
Mostly True.
Walz: Trump "gave the tax cuts that predominantly went to the top class. What happened there was an $8 trillion increase in the national debt, the largest ever."
Mostly True.
Vance: "What (Harris has) actually done instead is drive the cost of food higher by 25%, drive the cost of housing higher by about 60%."
Half True.
Vance: Donald Trump "peacefully gave over power on January the 20th as we have done for 250 years in this country."
Mostly False.
Vance: "So there's an application called the CBP One app, where you can go on as an illegal migrant, apply for asylum or apply for parole and be granted legal status."
Mostly False.
Vance: "Kamala Harris let in fentanyl into our communities at record levels."
Mostly False.
Walz: "Donald Trump hasn't paid any federal tax in the last 15 years. The last year as president."
Mostly False.
Vance: Donald Trump "peacefully gave over power on January the 20th as we have done for 250 years in this country."
Mostly False.
Walz: "Their Project 2025 is gonna have a registry of pregnancies."
False.
Vance: "As I read the Minnesota law that (Walz) signed into law … it says that a doctor who presides over an abortion where the baby survives, the doctor is under no obligation to provide lifesaving care to a baby who survives a botched late-term abortion."
False.
Vance: "Iran, which launched this attack (on Israel), has received over $100 billion and unfrozen assets, thanks to the Kamala Harris administration."
False.
Vance: "Donald Trump could have destroyed the (Affordable Care Act). Instead, he worked in a bipartisan way to ensure that Americans had access to affordable care."
False.
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so states with cannabis dispensaries don't count? or the states allowing abortion?
state laws do supersede federal all the time unless the state likes the federal version better
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no but the guise of religion may be there
this is just like cannabis and immigrants and now women are on the list
the more we criminalize the more citizens get put on the list such as probation
criminals have to be papered and tracked and they have less rights makes them easier to handled and they already have a task force just for that called police that help keep us all in our proper places
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this is what happens when fifty of the United States are allowed to have state laws override federal laws
this will only get resolved when the individual states are made to follow one set of federal laws for everybody no matter which state they happen to be in
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which means the Democrat and Republican Partys' actions are coordinated based on the donors' wishes not the people's
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maybe because the Republican's immigration platform mirrors the Democrat's
very closed borders with less immigration and more border security to match the pro police stances combined with no plans to raise the minimum wage or to give workers more rights along with no healthcare reform
everybody is getting fucked this election except for the donors paying the Republicans and Democrats to keep things the way they were
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as a computer tech we see a lot of people get disinterested in technology because of the overly high prices involved to get started
sad we may never get technologically advanced due to capitalism
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always the ER
the clinic in my area has no available appointments until several months out so it is the ER or hope your condition is something that can wait a long time before treatment
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so Harris acts like a Democrat and leans to the left?
was not aware that Harris supports raising the minimum, supports a more left leaning progressive approach to immigration, supports the planet with an anti oil/fracking platform, supports police reform, is against genocide
from the recent articles and the history of Harris and Walz had gotten a different picture painted
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Harris plans to beat Republicans by acting more Republican and by leaning farther to the right on issues like immigration
no matter who wins we get more Republican right leaning laws and politics with no progress
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not that great still maybe Democrats should stop acting like Republicans
would not have to put out so much effort to make themselves look good if they would just support the people
Tim Walz: 40% positive, 33% negative
Taylor Swift: 33% positive, 27% negative
Kamala Harris: 48% positive, 45% negative
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the US government in a bipartisan Democrat/Republican effort is attempting to label as many citizens as possible as criminals in order to control us
people whose skin color was not white, drugged out hippies, and illegals were not enough to satisfy their hunger for power they want all of us now
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Answer: the US government no longer raises the minimum wage (which has not increased in 15 years) and workers' rights have been eroded down to almost nothing
this a bipartisan effort by the Democrats and Republicans in an attempt to keep the workers and labor costs down even going as far as to underfund education
On one of the most consequential nights in the 2024 presidential race, the fate of our entire planet received all of 120 seconds. In fact, Harris several times praised the expansion of oil and gas development under President Joe Biden’s administration and doubled down on her promise not to ban fracking. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump were each allotted one minute to discuss their plans for fighting the climate crisis during the September 10 presidential debate.
Side-by-Side Comparison Chart of Presidential Canidates
With the president's decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred.
Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed that the Biden-Harris administration has led to the largest increase in domestic oil production in history due to a recognition that we cannot over rely on foreign oil. This statement, which contradicts the bipartisan claims that they are champions in the fight to slow global warming, surprised supporters and opponents alike. The Biden-Harris administration has set a target to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and accelerate renewable energy projects. Some environmental groups have criticized Harris's comments for missing a critical opportunity to show young voters she will fight for climate action.
The presidential election in Pennsylvania is shaping up to be crucial, with both the Trump and Harris campaigns spending over $130 million on advertising in the swing state. However, the narrative that Pennsylvanians are overwhelmingly in favor of the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," for oil and gas is not entirely accurate. Polls show that a majority of Pennsylvanians actually oppose fracking, with concerns over its harmful impact on human health, the climate, and the environment. The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has also been declining in recent years, accounting for less than 1% of the state's jobs. Some politicians, like Rep. Summer Lee, have won elections on an anti-fracking platform, demonstrating that it is not the "make-or-break" issue that the media portrays it to be. Despite the growing public awareness and opposition to fracking, the media continues to perpetuate the idea that it is a key issue for Pennsylvania voters. This oversimplification overlooks the grassroots efforts that have been working to educate the public and pass local ordinances to protect communities from the harms of fracking. As the election approaches, it is important to listen to what Pennsylvanians truly want and continue the crucial work of addressing the environmental and health concerns associated with this controversial practice.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly claimed that she worked at McDonald's while getting her undergraduate degree in the 1980s. This claim has been reported by multiple reputable news outlets, but aside from Harris' own testimony, there is no independent evidence such as a photo, employment record, or confirmation from a friend or family member to verify the story. Harris has invoked the alleged McDonald's work experience throughout her political career, including in a 2024 presidential campaign ad and during a 2024 appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show." Other prominent Democrats, such as former President Bill Clinton, have also repeated the anecdote. However, some internet users have challenged the claim, with unverified reports that "McDonald's Corporate sources" have no record of Harris working at their locations. Snopes reached out to Harris' campaign and McDonald's headquarters seeking evidence to corroborate the claim, but as of the report's publication, no such proof has been uncovered. Without tangible evidence to independently confirm or debunk the story, Snopes has rated the claim "Research In Progress" as they continue to investigate.
As Vice President Kamala Harris received the presidential nomination at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC), thousands of people marched near the convention demanding an end to U.S. arms shipments to Israel and the war on Gaza. The protesters, led by Palestinian and Jewish activists, represented a diverse coalition including anti-war veterans, climate justice activists, and labor organizers. Despite efforts by Democrats to keep the Palestine issue sidelined, the marchers made their voices heard, declaring Harris and President Joe Biden complicit in the genocide in Gaza. The protesters came from communities and movements that are often considered part of the Democratic coalition, warning that their votes could not be taken for granted unless the party takes concrete action to end the occupation and devastation in Palestine. Organizers estimate around 30,000 people demonstrated in Chicago over the course of the week, making Palestine impossible to ignore during the convention. The activists drew connections between the struggle for Palestinian liberation and the fight against racist violence and state repression in the U.S., challenging the Democratic Party's complicity in both. The protests encountered a heavy police presence, with hundreds of riot police surrounding the march at all times. Despite the tension, the demonstration remained largely peaceful as the protesters demanded justice for Palestine. As Kamala Harris prepared to take the stage, the marchers continued their chants and songs, determined to keep the spotlight on the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza and the Democratic Party's failure to address it.
Building off the prior NVIDIA 560 beta driver releases, the NVIDIA 560.35.03 stable Linux driver was released today for providing the latest official NVIDIA graphics/compute support for Linux systems.
Installing PortProton (Using WINE Proton without STEAM) linux-gaming.ru PortProton is a project that aims to make it easier for both novice and experienced users to run Windows games on Linux. The project aims to make the process of running games (and other software) as easy as possible, but at the same time provides flexible settings for experienced users. Attention Official website of the project from September 2022: https://linux-gaming.ru. Any other site is fake! If you need to install on SteamDeck, follow these instructions... https://linux-gaming.ru/t/ustanovka-portproton-na-steamdeck/49
AdaptiveCpp is the independent, community-driven modern platform for C++-based heterogeneous programming models targeting CPUs and GPUs from all major vendors. AdaptiveCpp lets applications adapt themselves to all the hardware found in the system. This includes use cases where a single binary needs to be able to target all supported hardware, or utilize hardware from different vendors simultaneously. https://github.com/AdaptiveCpp/AdaptiveCpp
A somewhat useful guide into Linux Gaming at the bottom of the page Roblox on Linux has recently changed to using Sober from VinegarHQ without Wine that is being distributed as a Flatpak package https://sober.vinegarhq.org/ did not write this but wanted to post it mainly to highlight what is required for gaming on Linux and to show how relevant github is to Linux gaming since a good portion of the required components for gaming are hosted there
The 2024 Democratic Party platform contains little emphasis on healthcare compared to previous years, despite it remaining a top concern for voters. The draft platform obtained by Politico in July does not mention a "public option" or "universal healthcare," reverting from the party's 2020 platform that had outlined reforms like a public insurance option. While the Biden administration has touted record-low uninsured rates and taken some steps to lower healthcare costs, such as capping insulin copays, overall healthcare affordability remains a major challenge. Premiums for employer-provided family plans continue to rise faster than wages and inflation, and over 40% of adults report having medical debt. The 2024 platform's light treatment of healthcare is a disappointing shift from the more ambitious proposals of the past. Progressives who had pushed for policies like Medicare for All will need to mount a renewed effort to keep healthcare as a central priority for the Democratic Party. The party's own rhetoric in 2020 about healthcare being a "right, not a privilege" must be upheld, and voters should demand that candidates put forth concrete plans to achieve truly universal, affordable healthcare coverage.
Donald Trump's overarching narrative for the debate was that Joe Biden has diminished U.S. power by opening the border and allowing millions of "Illegal immigrants" released "From prisons, jails and mental institutions" to come into the country to "Take our jobs," overwhelm our health care and Social Security systems, and rape and kill us. Rather than pointing out Trump's utter lack of concern for people's well-being, Biden's rebuttal fell into the trap of trying to respond to Trump's tirades, allowing the former president to control the agenda and tone of the debate. Trump used this as an opportunity to point out how little progress has been made under Biden and that Biden helped drive these disparities through his embrace of the "Superpredator" myth in the 1990s. While many in the Biden administration and its key constituencies favor dialing back criminalization, they feel that it is politically impossible to state that clearly and openly, leaving the president to quietly support some good programs, while publicly leaning into a police-centered crime control strategy that will never be able to compete with Trump's undiluted authoritarianism. Biden's weak policies and incoherent responses during the debate may give us another four years of Trump and his drive to turn the U.S. into a despotic kleptocracy.
The Democratic Party is launching an "all-out war" to block third parties from appearing on the 2024 US election ballot. This is in response to declining support for President Biden and the Democratic Party. The World Socialist Web Site has published articles exposing these anti-democratic efforts, which have received widespread attention and support on social media. Third party candidates like Jill Stein and Cornel West have condemned the Democratic Party's actions as an assault on democratic rights and voter choice. The Socialist Equality Party has also voiced support for the right of independent and third party candidates to access the ballot, connecting this to the broader fight against the corporate-controlled two-party system.
The Military Budget Underwrites War — and Genocide The deal includes $886 billion for the military, but that will most likely grow. War funding for the current year wasn’t included in the current deal, but President Joe Biden has requested $106 billion, of which $65 billion is for military purposes . The Losers: All of Us All of that military funding comes at the direct cost of funding social programs and climate programs. Flipping the Script The clear answer to this is a budget that flips the script, providing more for human needs, climate, and diplomacy while providing less for war and militarism. The path to get there is fraught, but there are signs of hope.
God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane asylums with some very interesting treatment plans. Another involves a 'death club'. The final story shows us the adventures of a server of Satan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpxPU5SG-So
A tough, slobby, honest cop tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a corrupt businessman who murdered a burglar, even if it costs him his life.
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