I understand feeling frustrated about Kash Patel’s actions, but this kind of ethnic stereotyping isn’t the way to express it. The “Patels should stick to corner stores” comment reinforces harmful stereotypes about an entire community of people.

People with the surname Patel are doctors, engineers, artists, teachers—contributing to society in countless ways. When we reduce any group to a stereotype, even in casual comments, we lose sight of their humanity and individuality.

We can criticize someone’s actions without bringing their ethnicity into it. I’m sure you didn’t mean harm, but these small moments are where we can all help build a more thoughtful community.

wish I could upvote this more, this is important to understand

Wait, where’s the stereotypical chad Lemmy mod?

never thought I’d see the day…

We are losing the tools to even see if this ever happens. Dismantling the safeguards is always the first step to open corruption.

Corduroy!

drink lots of water, get some rest, eat some food, avoid people you care about, I’m sure you’ll feel better soon

this is just starting to be mean

Looks delicious, I’ll give it a try one of these days, thanks for sharing!

Earl LeRoy “Buddy” Carter is an American pharmacist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 1st congressional district since 2015. The district is based in Savannah and includes most of the state’s coastal southern portion. - Wikipedia

Born: 1957 (age 67 years), Port Wentworth, GA
Office: Representative (R-GA 1st District) since 2015
Education: University of Georgia (1980), Young Harris College (1977), Groves High School (1975)

thanks Georgia, your representative is an idiot

this really needs more circulation because too goddamn many people still believe his PR

rules for thee but not for meeeeeeee

I got all excited cause I saw that Linus had a mastodon account and I went to follow and saw that I already followed and he hasn’t posted since early last year… ah well, good on ya 2023 Torvalds

i apologize for the you tube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyvxt1svxso

you’re a good uncle and he’s lucky to have you, thanks for sharing your story

I used to work at a tobacco shop and I’ve seen a lot of pipes and this is definitely a pipe but I couldn’t guess where it’s from. There are a lot of pipes and pipemakers out there. There are experts out that there that could probably work it out but I’m certainly not one of them.

I would check very carefully for a makers mark, most pipes have a make and model imprinted somewhere or the name of the carver. Often near the bottom of the bowl or along the stem near the bowl.

The stem looks like it was made by hand later. It’s clearly a different piece of wood and finished differently. Leaving the bark on like that is unique and not very common. I would assume the original stem broke and the owner made their own. This may be why you haven’t found a maker’s mark as it might have been on the original stem. It’s a neat piece and looks to be in great condition. Nice find!

I like the way you think!

“see the real problem here was that he made his comments in a public space that could be linked back to himself, not the content of the posts per say, we’re all just fine with the contents, he just shouldn’t say those parts out loud yknow” -The Vice President of the Unites States

WHICH REGULATIONS ELON, WHICH ONES?

This is an underrated story I think. Elon Musk literally purchased the opportunity to fire the person primarily responsible for regulating Space X which is intimately tied to his other business Starlink. This is exactly why billionaires are dangerous, why allowing unlimited political spending by private parties is dangerous, and showcases the utterly broken state of our current regulation arm. Fuck Fascist Elon Musk and all the people who enabled him to do this.