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Hieronymous Alloy: Jan 30, 2009; Why! Why!! Why must you refuse to accept that Dr. Hieronymous Alloy's Genetically Enhanced Cream Corn Is Superior to the Leading Brand on the Market!?!; Morbid Hound

Main Paineframe posted:

The dog thing is entirely inconsequential and not part of anyone's political schemes except for bored reporters and right-wingers desperate to find something, anything to criticize about Biden that doesn't sound completely insane.

How old is Biden in dog years

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Zapp Brannigan: Mar 29, 2006; we have an irc channel at #SA_MeetingWomen

Main Paineframe posted:

The dog thing is entirely inconsequential and not part of anyone's political schemes except for bored reporters and right-wingers desperate to find something, anything to criticize about Biden that doesn't sound completely insane.

Inconsequential, maybe. However, I'm down for a weekend of wall to wall coverage of Commander's Hilarious West Wing Hijinks.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:37

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Main Paineframe posted:

The dog thing is entirely inconsequential and not part of anyone's political schemes except for bored reporters and right-wingers desperate to find something, anything to criticize about Biden that doesn't sound completely insane.

I do not think all criticism of Biden necessarily sounds completely insane and it's bizarre to say so.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:38

Raenir Salazar: Nov 5, 2010; College Slice

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Florida's legislature passed a law that is going to immediately trigger a legal case they will probably lose, but will be interesting to see.

They are attempting to ban all forms of social media for people 16 and under that feature auto-scrolls, feeds, or "addictive features" designed to cause excessive or addictive use.

They believe they will get around any potential first amendment issues because it only applies to minors and only targets specific harmful features rather than speech itself.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-n..._source=twitter

Honestly the sooner we can properly age gate the internet the better.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:40

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

How old is Biden in dog years

11.5

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:40

Morrow: Oct 31, 2010

The dog thing is incredibly concerning but given that the Secret Service has a multi-decade history of scandals and incompetence, I'm inclined to say Commander is probably acting appropriately and the problem is with the other actors.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:40

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

_{*Israeli Government-affiliated poster}

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

How old is Biden in dog years

Depends on what breed of dog. The concept of dog years isn't really sound because different breeds have vastly different life spans.

mawarannahr posted:

Personally, I think it indicates poor judgment and selfishness that he would adopt a new dog while serving as president.

My wife and I have been fostering elderly, sick, and behaviorally difficult dogs for 11 years and I could not disagree more. The amount of behavioral euthanasia among shelter dogs is shocking and depressing. My wife and I are technically fostering these dogs, but almost all of them end up with us for the rest of their lives because nobody wants a dog over 6 years old or one that was surrendered for "behavioral reasons."

If you can afford it and you aren't going to abuse it, then you should adopt a dog. Don't buy from a breeder and be sure to check out senior dogs and dogs with "behavioral" or "health" issues. Sometimes, it is as simple as just giving them medicine and going to the vet once every 6 months, but that "health issue" stigma drives people away and those dogs end up euthanized. It's a huge bummer.

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PhazonLink: Jul 17, 2010

finally a government is going after auto scroll and inf scroll.

pagination will finally have the backing of the law.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:43

Shooting Blanks: Jun 6, 2007; Real bullets mess up how cool this thing looks.

-Blade

https://twitter.com/IwriteOK/status/1760751583183450514

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:44

Kchama: Jul 25, 2007

mawarannahr posted:

I do not think all criticism of Biden necessarily sounds completely insane and it's bizarre to say so.

It is pretty weird to suggest that the president owning a dog is irresponsible.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:46

Dapper_Swindler: Feb 14, 2012; Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Main Paineframe posted:

The dog thing is entirely inconsequential and not part of anyone's political schemes except for bored reporters and right-wingers desperate to find something, anything to criticize about Biden that doesn't sound completely insane.

my guess is its more the dog nips at people if they get to close and it doesnt reconize them right away. my gfs dog does that sometimes. even to Us.

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Depends on what breed of dog. The concept of dog years isn't really sound because different breeds have vastly different life spans.

My wife and I have been fostering elderly, sick, and behaviorally difficult dogs for 11 years and I could not disagree more. The amount of behavioral euthanasia among shelter dogs is shocking and depressing. My wife and I are technically fostering these dogs, but almost all of them end up with us for the rest of their lives because nobody wants a dog over 6 years old or one that was surrendered for "behavioral reasons."

If you can afford it and you aren't going to abuse it, then you should adopt a dog. Don't buy from a breeder and be sure to check out senior dogs and dogs with "behavioral" or "health" issues. Sometimes, it is as simple as just giving them medicine and going to the vet once every 6 months, but that "health issue" stigma drives people away and those dogs end up euthanized. It's a huge bummer.

My godmother did that to two cats. 1 because it was old as gently caress and visiocous to anyone. and the other because it was wild and vicious as gently caress. they could of obiously trained it better, but they were expecting their first grand kid so that was that. i think they have a new cat now.

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mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Depends on what breed of dog. The concept of dog years isn't really sound because different breeds have vastly different life spans.

My wife and I have been fostering elderly, sick, and behaviorally difficult dogs for 11 years and I could not disagree more. The amount of behavioral euthanasia among shelter dogs is shocking and depressing. My wife and I are technically fostering these dogs, but almost all of them end up with us for the rest of their lives because nobody wants a dog over 6 years old or one that was surrendered for "behavioral reasons."

If you can afford it and you aren't going to abuse it, then you should adopt a dog. Don't buy from a breeder and be sure to check out senior dogs and dogs with "behavioral" or "health" issues. Sometimes, it is as simple as just giving them medicine and going to the vet once every 6 months, but that "health issue" stigma drives people away and those dogs end up euthanized. It's a huge bummer.

Commander is a purebred that was given to Biden as a gift by his brother (dick move imo). Not sure why they wouldn't do the same as they did for Major.

Bidens add to their family with new first puppy

www.cnn.com - Mon, 20 Dec 2021 posted:

�After consulting with dog trainers, animal behaviorists, and veterinarians, the first family has decided to follow the experts� collective recommendation that it would be safest for Major to live in a quieter environment with family friends,� LaRosa said, noting the decision to move Major was not a reaction to a specific incident, but comes on the heels of �several months of deliberation� by the Biden family and �discussions with experts.�

If you can afford the money but you can't afford the time, can you really afford it? Then you end up with the behavioral issues that you mention.

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Shrecknet: Jan 2, 2005

Morrow posted:

The dog thing is incredibly concerning but given that the Secret Service has a multi-decade history of scandals and incompetence, I'm inclined to say Commander is probably acting appropriately and the problem is with the other actors.

it's been said before, but there is exactly one dog in the US that cops can't gleefully shoot and by God Commander is taking full advantage of his unique status.

ACAB, All Cops Are Bitten

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:49

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

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Alabama's AG says that IVF is still illegal in the state, but they have no intention of prosecuting anyone for it.

Which is good... I guess. But, the primary issue with the ruling was civil suits, so this doesn't really address that at all.

The Alabama legislature says they aren't going to repeal any of the laws they passed that effectively criminalize IVF, but they are "working on clarifying legislation" that they say will keep all existing laws on the book about embryos legally being considered children in Alabama, but carve out IVF protections.

Democrats have introduced a bill that would make it so embryos outside of the womb are not considered human beings under state law, but Republicans don't want to go down that route. They say they are going to draft "similar" legislation that will protect IVF and keep the definition of life at conception. It's not clear how they can do that if they insist on keeping that legal definition and not repealing anything, but I guess we will see when they unveil their "clarifying" legislation.

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1761112332963291146

quote:

Alabama attorney general�s office says it has �no intention� to prosecute IVF families, providers

A bipartisan effort is underway in the Alabama House and Senate to draft �clarifying� legislation that would �protect� in vitro fertilization treatments following the court�s ruling, state legislative sources told CNN.

Alabama House Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would establish fertilized human eggs stored outside a uterus are not considered human beings under state law.

Republican state senators are soon expected to file similar legislation, one source said, but they were unsure of the exact timing.

The lawmakers� efforts come as medical experts and critics fear the court�s decision � which can put those who discard unwanted embryos at risk of being held liable for wrongful death � could have a profound effect on fertility treatment operations in the state and devastating ramifications for people hoping to build their families through IVF.

Alabama AG won�t prosecute IVF families
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall weighed in on the issue on Friday. Marshall said he �has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers,� in a statement from Chief Counsel Katherine Robertson.

Marshall�s statement comes a week after the state Supreme Court ruling embryos � whether they�re within or out of a uterus � are children and would be protected under Alabama�s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which allows parents to sue for punitive damages when their child dies.

Clinics are halting some IVF programs
Already, at least three fertility clinics in Alabama have halted certain IVF treatment programs amid concerns their medical personnel could be at legal risk.

The ruling �has sadly left us with no choice but to pause IVF treatments for patients,� the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Mobile Infirmary said in a statement Thursday, noting it will halt treatments on Saturday �to prepare embryos for transfer.�

Earlier Thursday, Alabama Fertility�s Birmingham clinic said it had �paused transfers of embryos for at least a day or two.�

And the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said Wednesday it was halting IVF treatment due to legal concerns for its patients and doctors.

Impact of Alabama ruling on cancer patients
The American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, said in a statement Friday they are deeply concerned about the Alabama Supreme Court ruling�s effect on cancer patients, survivors and their families.

�Some cancer treatments can cause infertility, and cancer patients and survivors often rely on IVF to build families after treatment,� Karen E. Knudsen, CEO of both groups, said in the statement.

Knudsen added the ruling especially affects newly diagnosed adolescents and young adults with cancer, as it threatens �a person�s ability to preserve fertility prior to initiating cancer treatment or have children after undergoing treatment.�

Patients are rushing to find alternative care
Gabrielle Goidel was days away from having her eggs retrieved when her Alabama clinic said it would still perform the procedure but couldn�t guarantee being able to make, store or ship embryos.

�It was absolutely my worst fear,� Goidel told CNN as she and her husband were planning a last-minute trip to Texas in hopes of having the procedure done there.

The couple plan to travel between their home in Alabama and Texas, where they have family, so they can get the reproductive care they need, Goidel said, noting the travel costs would be significant.

Kelly Belmont, who has also been undergoing IVF treatment in Alabama said the court�s ruling has been �consuming my life completely.�

�We�ve already invested so much time and money and just physical and emotional anguish into this process, and to think that it could have all been for nothing and that we could be ending our journey to be able to have children � it�s absolutely terrifying,� Belmont told CNN.

Belmont�s fertility clinic is continuing all treatments for now, she said, but she and her husband are fearful that may change.

�I�m just trying to hold myself together emotionally,� Belmont said. �It�s so stressful.�

Even families who don�t live in Alabama are keeping a nervous eye on what happens next.

Julie Eshelman and her husband conceived their first child through IVF and hope to have the option to use the process again. But the military family faces the possibility of being stationed in Alabama, leaving Eshelman and her husband to consider not moving their embryos to the state if they relocate.

�I don�t even know that I would actually even think about moving them to a state like Alabama, given the current climate, just because I know that they�re safer where they�re at right now,� Eshelman said.

Critics fear significant ripple effect
Medical experts and critics have expressed concern the ruling could have widespread consequences for those providing or seeking fertility treatments in Alabama � and warn it may soon have profound impacts elsewhere in the country.

They say it could send liability costs skyrocketing, making fertility treatment prices prohibitive for many families; it could discourage medical providers from performing infertility treatments in fear of being held liable each time an embryo does not turn into a successful pregnancy; and it could mean parents will now be forced to pay for lifelong storage fees of embryos they will never be allowed to discard, even if they don�t want any more children.

Critics of the ruling also worry it has created a roadmap for groups and legislators across the country who may wish to target fertility treatments.

�You now have a (state) Supreme Court very emphatically say that a frozen embryo is a person and we�re going to see now other states trying to codify that,� said Barbara Collura, president and CEO of the patient advocacy organization RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.

At this point, the US Supreme Court is unlikely to review the Alabama ruling because it doesn�t include an interpretation of the US Constitution or federal law.

The majority ruling in this case rested solely on the justices� interpretation of state law and an amendment to Alabama�s constitution.

�The US Supreme Court�s ability to review state supreme court decisions is limited to decisions that turn on a question of federal law,� CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law Steve Vladeck said. �Here, the issue is how Alabama is interpreting its own state constitution.�

How we got here
In the first-of-its-kind ruling, the court said embryos � whether they�re within or out of a uterus � are children and would be protected under Alabama�s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which allows parents to sue for punitive damages when their child dies.

The court in its majority opinion nodded to a 2018 amendment to the Alabama constitution which provides protections for �the rights of the unborn child,� including the right to life.

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama, which weighed in prior to the court�s decision, warned the ruling would create an �enormous potential for civil liability� for fertility specialists, because embryos can be damaged or become unsuitable for pregnancy at any time during an IVF process, including when they are being thawed.

The decision could also mean people are unable to discard embryos if they no longer wish to use them, requiring them to be stored in perpetuity � even if one or both of the parents die, the association said.

Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Feb 23, 2024

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bird food bathtub: Aug 9, 2003; College Slice

mutata posted:

Ah, well, nevertheless, we mustn't let this set back the impeachment efforts.

You joke, but dumb it down a few grade levels and this is basically exactly what Republicans have already said, live, on national television when asked about it.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:57

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

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mawarannahr posted:

Commander is a purebred that was given to Biden as a gift by his brother (dick move imo). Not sure why they wouldn't do the same as they did for Major.

Bidens add to their family with new first puppy

If you can afford the money but you can't afford the time, can you really afford it? Then you end up with the behavioral issues that you mention.

That's fair and I think maybe makes sense. They had behavioral issues before they were adopted and I think the issue is less that Joe Biden is personally caring for the dog 24/7 and more that the White House might be a bad environment for these specific dogs.

Other Presidents have had dogs and they lived perfectly fine lives even if the President wasn't the one feeding them or walking them all the time.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:57

mdemone: Mar 14, 2001

I would imagine that life in the White House is disconcerting for a dog that wants to have a clearly-defined in-group.

Buncha strangers walking around me all fast and talking loud and poo poo, I'd get nervous too

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:58

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Other Presidents have had dogs and they lived perfectly fine lives even if the President wasn't the one feeding them or walking them all the time.

It might be a bad place to raise a dog in general... tense environment
Sunny Obama bit a White House guest's face (2017)

# ? Feb 23, 2024 20:59

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

_{*Israeli Government-affiliated poster}

The NRSC just released guidence to all Republicans running for office to disavow the Republican platform plank that calls for fetal personhood and banning IVF.

Trump also just released a statement asking Alabama to correct the issue with a new law and disavowing the Republican party platform plank.

https://twitter.com/FoxReports/status/1761067735587394003
https://twitter.com/reesejgorman/status/1761111187121455528

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:02

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Florida's legislature passed a law that is going to immediately trigger a legal case they will probably lose, but will be interesting to see.

They are attempting to ban all forms of social media for people 16 and under that feature auto-scrolls, feeds, or "addictive features" designed to cause excessive or addictive use.

They believe they will get around any potential first amendment issues because it only applies to minors and only targets specific harmful features rather than speech itself.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-n..._source=twitter

Did Florida just ban these forums

:gas:

:gas:

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:03

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Did Florida just ban these forums

Are under 16 allowed on the forums?

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:05

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

_{*Israeli Government-affiliated poster}

The group that is writing the 2024 Trump campaign's IVF policy apparently did not get the memo.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:06

Dopilsya: Apr 3, 2010

mawarannahr posted:

Are under 16 allowed on the forums?

If they are I think the mods are required to self-sequester so as not to interact with them

Edit so post isnt just pointless bullshit.

Banning addictive social media means- I don't see it passing muster and I don't see how you could effectively limit it to what minors see anyway. But I don't think it's a bad or crazy idea. It's been discussed in the EU parliament as well, from reasonably sane seeming MEPs

There was also an attempt talked about a few years back, although the way it was written it mostly seemed the point was to make you watch the ads before your YouTube video

Dopilsya fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Feb 23, 2024

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:08

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

*republican party, mumbling around car bumper in mouth* oh crap what do we do now

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Did Florida just ban these forums

This is a ban on specific web site features, most of which are only present on web 2.0 social media sites and not leftover vbulletin boards from the late 90s:

-infinite scroll with continuously loading content
-push notifications
-personal engagement metric readouts (i.e. how many people liked a post)
-video autoplay
-live streaming

It also bans any site that "uses algorithms that analyze user data or information on users to select content for users", which would cover SA by the dictionary definition of those words but is so broad it's unenforceable (even if the rest of this were enforceable, which it isn't)

It's also not really a "ban", just a ban on under-16s using the site and setting out onerous conditions for proving that your site is free of under-16s

This appears to be the bill they passed

haveblue fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Feb 23, 2024

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:11

BonoMan: Feb 20, 2002; Jade Ear Joe

Pretty sure Senator Tuberville didn't actually know what IVF was.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/02/23/alabama-ivf-embryo-ruling-tuberville-src-vpx.cnn

"What do you think about the ASC ruling making IVF illegal?"

"I was all for it, I think we need to have more kids."

uhhhh

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:13

nerox: May 20, 2001

Mandate health insurance coverage for infertility treatments if you are so pro-baby making.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:17

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

There is some new information about the attack that is hitting pharmacy infrastructure.
Exclusive: Cyberattack on Change Healthcare was an exploit of the ConnectWise flaw

www.scmagazine.com - Fri, 23 Feb 2024 posted:

Security experts have warned for the past couple of days that the two flaws recently uncovered in ConnectWise�s ScreenConnect app could become the major cybersecurity story of 2024 � and that the healthcare and critical infrastructure sectors were especially vulnerable.

Today, we�re inching closer to that reality as SC Media has learned that the recent cybersecurity incident at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare that led to slowdowns at pharmacies was caused by a strain of LockBit malware that was used to exploit the vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect.

Toby Gouker, chief security officer at First Health Advisory, stressed that while it was a LockBit strain of malware, it doesn�t mean that the recently taken down LockBit gang was responsible. Gouker said the two flaws were discovered as part of a crowdsourced team for the ConnectWise bugs on Feb. 15 and that the vulnerability notifications went out on Feb. 19.

And that�s where the problems started.

�As many of you know, malicious actors watch for these announcements to come out,� said Gouker. �They prey on the timeframe between the announcement and when an organization is able to apply the patch. So from the get-go, these actors are working to figure out a way to exploit the disclosed vulnerability and capitalize on it.�

News of a cyberattack on the healthcare company broke on Feb. 21 when United Healthcare, the parent company of Change Healthcare, reported the incident in an 8-K filing. In the filing, United Healthcare said they �identified a suspected nation-state associated cyber threat actor� had gained access to some of Change Healthcare�s IT systems. This was reportedly the second subsidiary of Optum -- a division of UnitedHealth -- to disclose a suspected cybersecurity attack in the past four months. Change Healthcare delivers software systems to clinical services used by medical professionals. It also runs a membership platform for patient services where it has access to tens of millions of patient records.

First Health Advisory�s Gouker said while Optum has a strong security team, they only officially acquired Change Healthcare this past October. They in essence inherited this vulnerability as part of the acquisition, said Gouker, pointing out that why a cybersecurity audit has become an important part of the M&A process in healthcare � to avoid purchasing �zero�days�.

�This incident has nothing to do with Optum having shoddy services,� said Gouker. �In fact, they discovered the anomaly quick and did exactly what they were supposed to do according to their clearly practiced playbook: Disconnect to stop the spread because after the vulnerability opened the door, the actors deployed LockBit ransomware. Even though the government or whoever says they took it down, there�s still at least one active version of LockBit ransomware out there.�

Ritu Gupta,�senior product manager at Menlo Security, added that the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, coupled with its connection to UnitedHealth, raises concerns about the vast amount of patient data potentially at risk. Gupta said the impact has already been felt with prescription processing outages in Michigan, pointing to the substantial operational disruptions such an attack can cause across the nation.

�The probability of this becoming a much bigger deal hinges on several factors, including the duration of the system outages, the effectiveness of the response measures, and the sensitivity of the compromised data,� explained Gupta. �Given the suspected nation-state involvement and the exploitation of a flaw in the ConnectWise ScreenConnect app, there�s potential for significant escalation, especially considering the critical nature of the services provided by Change Healthcare. The involvement of LockBit ransomware, albeit indirectly, underscores the sophistication and potential severity of the attack.�

The impact is very frustrating!

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:19

Ither: Jan 30, 2010

PhazonLink posted:

finally a government is going after auto scroll and inf scroll.

pagination will finally have the backing of the law.

I wish.

Call me old, but pagination is so much better the infinite scroll.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:22

Dapper_Swindler: Feb 14, 2012; Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Alabama's AG says that IVF is still illegal in the state, but they have no intention of prosecuting anyone for it.

Which is good... I guess. But, the primary issue with the ruling was civil suits, so this doesn't really address that at all.

The Alabama legislature says they aren't going to repeal any of the laws they passed that effectively criminalize IVF, but they are "working on clarifying legislation" that they say will keep all existing laws on the book about embryos legally being considered children in Alabama, but carve out IVF protections.

Democrats have introduced a bill that would make it so embryos outside of the womb are not considered human beings under state law, but Republicans don't want to go down that route. They say they are going to draft "similar" legislation that will protect IVF and keep the definition of life at conception. It's not clear how they can do that if they insist on keeping that legal definition and not repealing anything, but I guess we will see when they unveil their "clarifying" legislation.

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1761112332963291146

yeah this isnt gonna go away. a ton of GOP canidates are running away from it hard but in a very meally mouthed way. https://twitter.com/libbycathey/status/1761075628034437447
the issue is alot of the christian nationalists running the maga freaks and other places are gonna double down and try to force over it. even with this. its clear there is too much internal resistence to undo it but enough to try to walk back. clearly it scared them alot though. https://twitter.com/ettingermentum/status/1761117975682130007

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Did Florida just ban these forums

well for once they did the right thing.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:23

Leon Trotsky 2012: Aug 27, 2009; YOU CAN TRUST ME!*

_{*Israeli Government-affiliated poster}

mawarannahr posted:

There is some new information about the attack that is hitting pharmacy infrastructure.
Exclusive: Cyberattack on Change Healthcare was an exploit of the ConnectWise flaw

The impact is very frustrating!

I saw the news on this when it hit the other day, but this is a good article for a quick summary of how it happened.

Health IT security at all levels (hospital, doctors, medical companies, etc.) seems to be incredibly weak and prone to exploitation. It's kind of wild that the health sector in particular has been so far behind most other sectors in IT security.

The article seems to imply it was primarily impacting Michigan, but I can't find a solid source saying exactly what areas were most impacted.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:24

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

The NRSC just released guidence to all Republicans running for office to disavow the Republican platform plank that calls for fetal personhood and banning IVF.

Trump also just released a statement asking Alabama to correct the issue with a new law and disavowing the Republican party platform plank.

https://twitter.com/FoxReports/status/1761067735587394003
https://twitter.com/reesejgorman/status/1761111187121455528

Someone pointed out that during Amy Comey Barrett�s confirmation hearing she would not say she would vote to keep IVF legal if a case came before her regarding that

Trump is full of poo poo but correctly realizes that fetal personhood is a huge political loser even among Republicans

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:24

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

I saw the news on this when it hit the other day, but this is a good article for a quick summary of how it happened.

Health IT security at all levels (hospital, doctors, medical companies, etc.) seems to be incredibly weak and prone to exploitation. It's kind of wild that the health sector in particular has been so far behind most other sectors in IT security.

The article seems to imply it was primarily impacting Michigan, but I can't find a solid source saying exactly what areas were most impacted.

I am impacted in Washington via Safeway, according to pharmacy staff in the phone today

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:25

PhazonLink: Jul 17, 2010

Ither posted:

I wish.

Call me old, but pagination is so much better the infinite scroll.

oh it also has to be good pagination like each page is a unique url, and they should also show the 0th and nth positions. oh and maybe the midpoint and some other fractions.

why are websites worse than books at organizing infomation?

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:27

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

PhazonLink posted:

oh it also has to be good pagination like each page is a unique url, and they should also show the 0th and nth positions. oh and maybe the midpoint and some other fractions.

why are websites worse than books at organizing infomation?

Books have always had terrible engagement metrics, we just never knew it because they can't be instrumented. Imagine how many ad impressions we've lost to people reading the classics uninterrupted on their own schedule!

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:28

ringu0: Feb 24, 2013

PhazonLink posted:

finally a government is going after auto scroll and inf scroll.

pagination will finally have the backing of the law.

Mandated RSS feeds from sea to shining sea

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:28

Quorum: Sep 24, 2014; REMIND ME AGAIN HOW THE LITTLE HORSE-SHAPED ONES MOVE?

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

The group that is writing the 2024 Trump campaign's IVF policy apparently did not get the memo.

This seems like a natural consequence of the Dobbs ruling. The Christian nationalists are emboldened and, feeling that they have the court on their side, want to go maximally christofascist. They spent decades waiting for this moment and they're ready, drat the torpedoes and screw the political downsides. Meanwhile the remaining folks in the GOP apparatus who can read polls know this is a terrible idea but they've lost control of most of the levers of power. They might win this fight, though, since Trump has the kind of cunning that lets him recognize what issues to stay the hell away from.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:30

Captain_Maclaine: Sep 30, 2001; Every moment that I'm alive, I pray for death!

mawarannahr posted:

Are under 16 allowed on the forums?

They didn't used to be? I seem remember a number of posters getting banned over the year for being under 18, though I think that derived more from not wanting to get snarled up with parents angry at their idiot kid buying account features with their credit cards.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:36

Dapper_Swindler: Feb 14, 2012; Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Quorum posted:

This seems like a natural consequence of the Dobbs ruling. The Christian nationalists are emboldened and, feeling that they have the court on their side, want to go maximally christofascist. They spent decades waiting for this moment and they're ready, drat the torpedoes and screw the political downsides. Meanwhile the remaining folks in the GOP apparatus who can read polls know this is a terrible idea but they've lost control of most of the levers of power. They might win this fight, though, since Trump has the kind of cunning that lets him recognize what issues to stay the hell away from.

maybe but i think trump but i could see trump flipping if he thought he could cemement the nutjob vote even more. i think we will see another red state try for it.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:37

Main Paineframe: Oct 27, 2010

mawarannahr posted:

I do not think all criticism of Biden necessarily sounds completely insane and it's bizarre to say so.

I didn't say that all criticism of Biden sounds completely insane, I'm saying that right-wingers are having a difficult time finding something to criticize about Biden that doesn't sound completely insane.

It's kind of like how there were tons of valid criticisms of Obama from the left, but the right was so hard up for Obama scandals that they had to make big fusses about tan suits and flag pins just to have something to talk about that wasn't birtherist nonsense or Obama brownshirts conspiracy theories.

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:41

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 18:14

Uglycat: Dec 4, 2000; MORE INDISPUTABLE PROOF I AM BAD AT POSTING
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So the GOP just had a <record scratch> moment, realized they gave away the 2024 election, and announced that they have no intention of pursuing criminal charges against ivf clinics or patients.

Plan-B patients, though...

# ? Feb 23, 2024 21:47

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