Notices by Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com), page 55

♲ @SpiritofLenin@twitter.com: In 2002, the US passed the Hague Invasion Act that says the US can invade the Netherlands if the International Criminal Court tried to charge any American for war crimes.

https://twitter.com/EricMGarcia/status/1505710196739514373

• I don’t understand them even in my mother tongue.
• They are too deep.
• They aren’t deep enough.

♲ @DanPriceSeattle@twitter.com: Walmart workers are the biggest recipients of food stamps and Medicaid in most states.

Walmart also has $13.7 billion in annual profit, record $573B in revenue, raised investor dividends for 49 straight years and pays its CEO $22.6M.

Taxpayers are subsidizing corporate profits.

♲ @jodyrosen@twitter.com: Once again: Only sociopaths don’t “hold their tongue” from time to time out of fear of censure or giving offense. Learning to watch what you say is developmental milestone for children. This isn’t a crisis—it’s a prerequisite for emotionally intelligent members of human societies

♲ @carolynmichelle@twitter.com: Props to GameSpot for running this piece, and for understanding that sometimes, turning off comments is good, actually. Nobody needs to read the TERF-y shit that inevitably would have flooded the page on this one.

https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1504608587494088706

• I will never be able to perceive it myself and as such I shouldn't trouble myself too much with it.
• While the behaviors are scientifically established through reproduced experimentation, the "why" it behaves like this is a whole speculative metaphysical field in itself.
• It's magic in the same way as performative magic, it challenges our expectations but it's grounded in solid facts.