rajano

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[–] rajano@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This year Florida will have a special election for the remainder of Rubio's Senate term (since he resigned to become Secretary of State). Miami, which has been a heavily Republican city in Recent decades elected a Democratic mayor in December. I think that this is concrete evidence that Flipping Florida Blue is possible if we nominate the right candidate.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Designed is different from made.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He is describing Donald Trump, actually.

Edit: except he does have real estate. But he still shouldn't be in charge.

 

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

I have been happy as a Linux user for more than ten years now. Never looked back. I use Trisquel.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have F-Droid on my Android phone. Iike having a marketplace where I can download floss apps.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

I seriously doubt he will be either.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Do you believe in free association? Do you think people should be forced to associate with people they do not want to? Suppose someone got off legally due to a technicality but anyone paying attention with common sense knew that person was guilty? Should I be forced to associate with such a person? Suppose one of those people applies for a job as science teacher for a middle school; should that middle school be forced to hire such a person?

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Unfortunately that is true. This is why it is even MORE important for private individuals and organizations to do what they can with the limited nongovernmental power they have.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Judges and juries are for dolling out legal punishment, such as prison time. Private organizations run by ethcal adults can judge for themselves the very obvious connections and guilt or innocence of people they choose to hire or associate with (or not associate with).

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

If the communication was prior to Epstein's conviction I might be inclined to provide some leeway -- all else being equal. If the communication was after Epstein's conviction they should be very firm.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I understand what you are saying, but Trump seems like the kind of person who craves attention. Remember all the times he exaggerated the number of people at his rallies? I think it would infuriate him more if people just didn't show up.

[–] rajano@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just recently got into fountain pens a few years ago and some of my first fountain pens were cheap Chinese knock offs. I wanted to see what it was all about without investing a lot of money in a hobby I might not like. I fell in love with fountain pens and have since graduated to TWISBI, Pelikan, and Lamy.

If a vendor is deliberately misrepresenting a product or committing outright fraud, that is a different issue and should be dealt with. However, the existence of cheap Chinese knock offs, so long as the vendor is transparent and honest, does have a place.

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