I want this for the retrofuturist movie I will never actually make.

It is currently up for _free_ on #seattle Craigslist and would make one hell of a set piece if you are that sort of person.

seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip…

#set #retrofuturism #prop #WhatEvenIsIt

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it's a device for tuning automotive distributors. looks like it's missing the chuck? you clamp the distributor onto that arm, and then a chuck is supposed to go from the plate up to the distributor. you put the wires on it and the thing spins the distributor at various speeds (see the 'engine speed' gauge) and the firing points show up on the plate at the bottom. the charts are various ignition timing information for various engines, so you can see how far off your distributor is and figure out what you need to change.

I haven't seen anyone use one of these things since I was a little kid, and I'm old as hell

$280 Midea MAW08V1QWT U-Shaped AC Window Air Conditioner (8,000BTU)

8,000BTU $280
10,000BTU $320
12,000BTU $360

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#deal #delete #airconditioner #airconditioning #ac

Never mind Russia, North Korea and Iran, a majority of Canadian citizens now see the neighboring United States as the “greatest threat” to their country.

Fifty-nine percent of Canadians view the U.S. as a major risk.

politico.eu/article/canada-us-…

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Canada

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North Korea only became like this after the US blew up their entire country, killed about a fifth of their people, and then sat next to their borders for seventy years with guns pointed at them (and also sanctioning the hell out of them after the end of the USSR). Iran wanting to have nukes is due to the understanding that Israel has them, and getting their nuclear facilities bombed has not only not eliminated their nuclear weapons program, but fully justified it.
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Seattle voters recently approved a 5% payroll tax on high incomes to fund social housing, aiming to build permanently affordable homes for a range of incomes. The initiative could generate $52 million annually for the new Seattle Social Housing program. theconversation.com/from-seatt…
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It is actually very difficult to externally rotate the hips as much as they do in ballet for some people that have never trained in it even if they can do the splits and had a lot of yoga

Balancing on only the toes instead of the whole foot is also challenging

These two features make ballet exercise unique compared too many other common types of exercise and uniquely different than many other types of dance

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Princess Tutu is a Japanese Anime that goes into great detail about ballet style when people move

Even when they are running or dance fighting they run with the hips externally rotated like in ballet

If you like ballet I strongly reccommend watching Princess Tutu if you can watch the whole series for free

m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aahl1dP…

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@shortstories My sister did ballet for years. She did not pursue it. She was remarkably fit and lithe.
We are estranged...
This reminded me of her.
Sorry for rambling. Perhaps it was just cathartic release.

Aside: yoga is not a fitness regime. It is a spiritual practice to be grounded with Nature. Western ideas have subverted it. Unfortunate.

Also: The Russians were clearly better at this performance of Swan Lake. Synchronization and smoothness of movement.

I thought Hatsune Miku was a guy ?

Hatsune Miku is a virtual singer and character created by Crypton Future Media, and her voice is provided by Japanese voice actress Saki Fujita.
Saki Fujita is a professional voice actor who has been known for voicing Hatsune Miku, Ymir, and Ritsu.
She was born in 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, and has been active in the voice acting industry since 2005.

Catastrophic floods have occurred in Western Himachal Pradesh, with 14 known to have died at 28 people still missing. Many houses, businesses and roads have also been damaged or destroyed.
#climate #ClimateCollapse #environment
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Programming a computer is not weird or abstract or even that difficult. It's just writing a list of steps in a format your machine can understand. In theory, a human being could also "execute" a program as well if they understood how it worked.

And computers are just electronic circuits that are designed to execute stored programs. Programming is the original way to use a computer.

Man is kidnapped from a Walmart, by masked people wearing DHS-marked clothing in Bernalillo County #NewMexico. Video at bsky.app/profile/thejenniwren.…. I believe this is a Walmart between #Albuquerque and #SantaFe. Tough to watch, but we must bear witness.

This sort of awfulness is happening in many states. It is why I’m so active in fighting fascism in mine. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend getting involved in your local Indivisible group. Find it at indivisible.org/groups.

“Studies show actually deporting workers en masse from industries that rely on undocumented labor does little for U.S. workers … [and] actually reduces job opportunities for American-born workers.

That’s in part because many American workers, even those outside of immigrant-heavy industries, rely on the services generated by low-wage, undocumented labor — the costs of which would rise with mass deportations.”

#Politics #USPolitics #Immigration

From: @ai6yr
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Folks here will notice that I’m less frequently detailing lower court opinions that attempt to stop the Trump regime’s lawless actions. This is because enough time has passed for enough appeals to reach the U.S. Supreme Court for U.S. to know that no matter how carefully a lower court judge explains and supports her rulings, the Supreme Court will act as lawlessly as the Trump executive. 1/ #LawFedi
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It is pretty damning when #SCOTUS Chief #JohnRoberts is actively working to dismantle and destroy our Country, with the assistance of Sam Alito. Forget Benadict Arnold! John Roberts is going to go down in History as the greatest #traitor to our Country.


Folks here will notice that I’m less frequently detailing lower court opinions that attempt to stop the Trump regime’s lawless actions. This is because enough time has passed for enough appeals to reach the U.S. Supreme Court for U.S. to know that no matter how carefully a lower court judge explains and supports her rulings, the Supreme Court will act as lawlessly as the Trump executive. 1/ #LawFedi

In The Age Of AI, We Each Have To Choose How Much Of Our Humanity We Want To Keep

We now each have to decide as individuals just how human we wish to keep our experience, because we’re hitting a point where we can become just about as divorced from the things that make us human as we want to be.
caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-the-age…

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[ The Guardian: US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier ]
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Why do our Courts hate us so much?

Neofeud 2 is a #cyberpunk game where a social worker for homeless robots, an ex-con & an ex-trillionaire princess fight world-ending post-human CEO / Kings Get Neofeud 1 70% off now & help me finish #2 (pictured)! store.steampowered.com/app/673…
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#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel

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These guys have a pretty good take on recent history and military operations and politics. A lot of things come to proxy wars between US and Russia/China, and while I can understand US animosity towards China, although even a lot of that I think initially was based upon fear, we feared communism would take over all of Asia even though we knew historically it always fails, and even today China has adopted a strong bit of capitalism in their economic system. So we had the proxy war in Viet Nam and Laos over this fear. I do not understand why we do not get along with Russia, after all our people are both largely Caucasian, our languages have most of the same vowels and consonants and are not that dissimilar, and in modern times our culture isn't even huge different. We both have major oil interests, and so there is competition there, but there could be cooperation and I think it would benefit both countries and the world at large. Given that we, Russia and the USA, were allies during WWII, I am not clear on how we became enemies.

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@karnage

Quite frankly, Epstein is fertilizer, Virginia, God rest her soul, is no longer able to tell her story, and Ghislaine is old news and dead meat, so I don't give a crap about the Epstein list or his excuses from Epstein's Mother. All I care about is getting these Democrat rioters off of ICE's back, getting these illegals to the hellholes where they belong, because they aren't worth the time and money wasted on their asses, and getting the rioters two choices: prison or the

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@SpiceOfOurLife @karnage
I can think of a few reasons why no Epstein list.
1. There is no formal list but those involved are known.
2. Legal actions are being taken right now and any list or names cannot be released.
3..We knowl what happened but nothing further can be gained.
4. Clinton, Obama and others are involved but the fallout would derail more important actions by Trump, so let it sit for a later time.

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The Zionist Interior Minister, Moshe Arbel, has banned anti-Zionist Rabbi Yisroel [Dovid] Weiss from entering occupied Palestine just hours after a meeting between the rabbi and Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi. During the meeting, Rabbi Weiss conveyed a message of solidarity with the people of Iran in light of recent Israeli military aggression against the country. He also expressed the stance of the Jewish opposition to Zionism and its crimes.

This move by the Israeli government reflects its growing intolerance toward dissenting voices, particularly those who publicly criticize its policies or engage with nations considered adversaries.

In response to the ban imposed upon him, Rabbi Weiss issued a powerful statement:

“Advocating for peace should not be a crime. However, in the Zionist entity, it clearly is—because Zionism thrives on war and conflict. Its very existence goes against the will of God. It depends on occupation, murder, and crimes.”

He continued, “I do not expect permission from the Zionists to enter Palestine. Thieves do not get to decide who enters stolen property. I have never visited the Zionist entity, nor do I plan to visit occupied Palestine as long as it remains under Zionist control.”

He added: “In the past, I visited Gaza for humanitarian reasons, entering through Rafah. I am prepared to visit a liberated Palestine in the future—with permission from its legitimate Palestinian government.”


Source: @NetureiKarta on x/twitter

#NetureiKarta #RabbiDovidWeiss #Palestine #ZionistEntity


If it sounds like a concentation camp...

Report: Israeli minister Katz wants to confine ~2m Gazans in a "secure zone" in Rafah, where they'd "temporarily reside, deradicalize, re-integrate" & prepare to "voluntarily emigrate” to other countries.

Katz wants "international bodies" to run the camp, but, given the obvious intent to annex Gaza, they're unlikely to cooperate.

Except, of course, the GHF.

timesofisrael.com/katz-calls-f…

#GazaGenocide #GHF #USPol #EuroPol #EthnicCleansing @palestine .

Canada, Germany, Ireland, Finland, and a bunch of other Countries could escort a ship to #Gaza right now. A ship carrying #aid. And they will get through and they will send the loudest message so far denouncing what #Israel is doing. No way in hell Israel is going to attack a European or NATO member protecting and escorting an aid ship. No chance. But not one single Country will do that. Why? This is a question that needs to be asked, and answered. Why won't any other Country on the planet stand up for Gaza? @israel@a.gup.pe @palestine@a.gup.pe @gaza@a.gup.pe


If it sounds like a concentation camp...

Report: Israeli minister Katz wants to confine ~2m Gazans in a "secure zone" in Rafah, where they'd "temporarily reside, deradicalize, re-integrate" & prepare to "voluntarily emigrate” to other countries.

Katz wants "international bodies" to run the camp, but, given the obvious intent to annex Gaza, they're unlikely to cooperate.

Except, of course, the GHF.

timesofisrael.com/katz-calls-f…

#GazaGenocide #GHF #USPol #EuroPol #EthnicCleansing @palestine .