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@chacal Everyone was warned this would happen.

Everything we've been going through since 2016 was preventable.

All people had to do was vote for the #qualified women.

(If we have elections in 2026, everyone needs to shut the hell up w their petty grievances and vote straight ticket Dem. )

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@tdp_org This is why people need to think about #qualifications instead of "charisma" or "likability".

In public service, public office, and law enforcement- people who have any brains want #intelligent #qualified #experts who have accomplished goals.

Like President Biden. VP Harris. President Obama.

John Kerry was boring. And highly qualified. I voted for him, not Bush.

#stupid people treat #elections like hs popularity contests.
That's how we got here.
Dumb votes for dumb.

#Musk is gone. But #DOGE staffers are still trying to cut through #agencies. They are not #qualified. Some DOGE employees have been hired on as permanent government staffers and given high-ranking positions inside agencies. The General Services Administration, for example, is an entry point for dozens of DOGE officials who’ve then gone to other departments. politico.com/news/2025/05/29/d #GSA #federalgovernment #background #checks none subject matter expertise. None. Loyalty to #trump yes.
#democracy

yes you do need a #legal #system when you want to control all the goodies to come directly to your back door while you pretend to look for the "#robbers" and dole out tiny #aid packages from your front lawn to pretend you are an uninvolved "concerned citizen" simply "doing the best you can with what little you have"

...oh, shit. i forgot to #begrateful to you for stealing everything i overworked for and trying to sell it back to me because you dont "believe" im #qualified to create it.

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#Disability employment #law, she says, requires "that the person with a disability must be able to perform the essential functions of the job."

And that's how it worked in the Biden Admin, says Kelly Buckland, who was the disability policy advisor to fmr #Transportation Secy #PeteButtigieg. Any hiring of people w/disabilities at the #FAA "would only be qualified people with disabilities, with the emphasis on #qualified."

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#KamalaHarris on #Trump’s #economic agenda: “You see, for Donald Trump, our #economy works best if it works for those who own the big skyscrapers, not those who actually build them, not those who wire them, not those who mop the floor.”
Harris is presenting herself as a #pragmatist unbound by ideology.”We shouldn’t be constrained by ideology, & instead should seek #practical solutions to problems,”she says, offering herself as a #technocrat#qualified & #capable.
#unions #labor
#HarrisWalz2024

https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/05/28/mississippi-judge-rules-for-plaintiff-seeking-to-strike-down-qualified-immunity/

A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of #Mississippi recently #denied #qualified #immunity to a detective who had falsely accused a Mississippi man of capital murder and, in doing so, also agreed with the plaintiff that qualified immunity itself is unlawful. The decision could reshape the landscape of civil rights litigation.

The ruling, handed down on May 20, could turn into a significant blow to the controversial legal doctrine that has often shielded law enforcement officers from lawsuits.
Atlanta Black Star · Mississippi Judge Rules Qualified Immunity 'Has No Basis in Law' In Cause Brought By Wrongfully Arrested Black Man, Paves Way for Civil Rights JusticeA judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi recently denied qualified immunity to a detective who had falsely accused a

Interesting article by GitHub on #AI generated code.
github.blog/2024-02-22-how-ai-

Plenty of things to complain about #generativeai and #programming, but I don't want to go back to a time before these tools were available. I've become addicted in no time. I delete and rewrite a lot of the generated code. But the utility and #productivity gains are undeniable.

But, no matter how great the tool, #humans still need to be #qualified, knowledgeable, & #skilled.

The GitHub Blog · How AI code generation worksExplore the capabilities and benefits of AI code generation, and how it can improve the developer experience for your enterprise.
#ml#llm#coding

news.yahoo.com/prosecutors-dro

Makes one wonder why the cop didn’t want to testify?
Not really, because under oath the cop would have to admit to using too much force or plead the 5th.
Either way, the cop should lose their job over this.
Now this man is going to sue the hell out of the city and the cops. #Qualified #Immunity is on shaky ground, so cops don’t want to be held accountable.

Yahoo News · Prosecutors drop charges against man shot 5 times by San Francisco cops after officer refuses to testifyBy Aja Seldon