deanna troi Marina Sirtis quits Twitter

[shockz]

On 31/10/2022 at 12:35, Astra.Xtreme said:

Paint what?  You let those colors fly yourself...  Everybody in this discussion was civil and talking on general terms until you jumped in and started rambling about the right.   YOU made this red vs blue...  You want to see pathetic, go re-read your profanity filled rager comments...  Take your misery elsewhere.

"Your mindset is just as bad the nutsos on the right honestly. "
"If that’s what you want to call it, sure. It’s the same ###### narrative the right has been pushing for years, and before that it was about main stream media. I don’t watch cable news, but I was stuck watching a week of Tucker recently and it’s mind numbing. It’s a ###### joke at this point."

We can take a dive into the Trump threads if we need to pull more examples of your hot takes...

Nice gas lighting. You made this a red/blue discussion when you literally said "Fact checking" is less about facts and more about blue vs red ideology."

I’ve been talking about the validity of fact checkers and actual facts. You’re the one that shoehorned red/blue into it and centered their discussion around it, resulting in responses discussing them. That’s how conversations work. Props for managing to even call me a leftist. How cliche.

Not to mention the mindset quote you're referring to was a reply to someone bashing the right. There's that cherry picking you're so apt to reference. lmao.

Sure dive into the Trump threads, be sure to dive into those Biden ones and even Obama ones, you'll see I'm plenty critical of everyone. 

Thanks for the hot take, but it wasn't the flex you thought it'd be.

What. A. Joke.

Edited October 31, 2022 by shockz

[hagjohn]

As much as I like Star Trek, I've never looked up her or anyone else's account (on the show) on twitter or the wider web. But it is funny to hear those who support "free speech" criticizing her because she used her freedom of choice.

[DeathLace]

On 31/10/2022 at 12:01, Astra.Xtreme said:

Okay, so you're just going to ignore everything I said and continue your angry ramble...  Ironically this is exactly the cherry-picking tactic I was speaking of.

Let's summarize your stance:  Fact checking always hits the point and doesn't have bias.

Gee, I bet this denial has nothing to do with the "side" you're on...

Why is it only right wingers are mad at fact checkers? Literally, it's just them, and no one else.

Ironically, right wingers also comprise of the most people that fall in to Trump's category of "poorly educated".

 

Oh wait, there's a ton of studies that link education level to conspiracy theory beliefs, some from before Covid even.

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/12/05/504388777/educations-tie-to-conspiracy-theory-belief

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28163371/

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/addressing-conspiracy-theories-through-education-unesco-guidance-teachers

https://www.aei.org/articles/when-it-comes-to-conspiracy-theories-education-matters/

[neufuse Veteran]

On 31/10/2022 at 11:29, DramaInc said:

Tell me you don't know how immigration works without actually saying it.

what I said has nothing to do with immigration but to do with people screaming they would do something but never did it, mostly just to get attention

[DramaInc]

On 31/10/2022 at 13:22, neufuse said:

what I said has nothing to do with immigration but to do with people screaming they would do something but never did it, mostly just to get attention

Right and you know people just can’t up and move to another country lol. 

[neufuse Veteran]

On 31/10/2022 at 14:42, DramaInc said:

Right and you know people just can’t up and move to another country lol. 

Yes, I know that.. that's why I was pointing this out as basically just another hey look at me I'm gonna do something because of something I don't like thing

[+Edouard Subscriber²]

On 01/11/2022 at 05:48, neufuse said:

Yes, I know that.. that's why I was pointing this out as basically just another hey look at me I'm gonna do something because of something I don't like thing

They're not the same things mate.

One means a massive logistical challenge while the other means sitting in front of your internet device for five minutes.

Of course moving country was an empty threat but some will leave Twitter though I suspect they will be back once the dust has settled.

[neufuse Veteran]

On 31/10/2022 at 14:51, foolsfolly said:

They're not the same things mate.

One means a massive logistical challenge while the other means sitting in front of your internet device for five minutes.

Of course moving country was an empty threat but some will leave Twitter though I suspect they will be back once the dust has settled.

They are the same thing in the sense that you are saying I don't like something therefore I'm doing something else and publicly announcing it to try to get the attention that I want from it... the response action is irrelevant, the causation is the relevant part

[+Edouard Subscriber²]

On 01/11/2022 at 05:57, neufuse said:

They are the same thing in the sense that you are saying I don't like something therefore I'm doing something else and publicly announcing it to try to get the attention that I want from it... the response action is irrelevant, the causation is the relevant part

You're over thinking this. 

[DramaInc]

On 31/10/2022 at 13:57, neufuse said:

They are the same thing in the sense that you are saying I don't like something therefore I'm doing something else and publicly announcing it to try to get the attention that I want from it... the response action is irrelevant, the causation is the relevant part

 

Is this like when people pretend to be critical thinkers on sites but are actually full MAGA in denial? 

[shockz]

On 31/10/2022 at 13:28, DeathLace said:

Why is it only right wingers are mad at fact checkers? Literally, it's just them, and no one else.

Ironically, right wingers also comprise of the most people that fall in to Trump's category of "poorly educated".

 

Oh wait, there's a ton of studies that link education level to conspiracy theory beliefs, some from before Covid even.

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/12/05/504388777/educations-tie-to-conspiracy-theory-belief

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28163371/

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/addressing-conspiracy-theories-through-education-unesco-guidance-teachers

https://www.aei.org/articles/when-it-comes-to-conspiracy-theories-education-matters/

What's ironic is Jan 6 is literally a byproduct of Twitter. Along with the mathematically impossible claim that the election was stolen. Trump stoked the flames for years with falsehoods, and after the election riled these nutsos on Twitter up until they were breaking down the doors.

[inactive]

On 31/10/2022 at 11:29, DramaInc said:

Eh, right wingers don't care about facts.

I would say it's the opposite in general. because it's a fact that gas prices roughly double since Dementia Joe took over which speaks volumes (basically they literally more than doubled in my area in less than 1.5 years (counting from Dementia Joe's peak gas prices)). like I always say if you screw with a persons basic survival it's going to upset a boatload of people regardless of which side of the political field you are on and this is exactly what the left is doing right now.

if you count Dementia Joe's height of gas prices in my area to Trump's best that's roughly a $3.34 difference (about $5.19 vs about $1.85). even more commonly in my area gas prices under Trump were roughly $2.25-2.50 and even currently under Dementia Joe they are still in the high $3.xx range and this is after things came down quite a bit vs not all that long ago. this has a real world effect on the common persons survival and this is just ONE thing not to mention general inflation etc.

it's impossible to paint conservatives as the bad guys when the left is hell-bent on ruining the country as inflation/gas prices alone speak volumes (not to mention open borders as you can't continue to let millions flood the country or you won't have a country long term). it's obvious Trump is the good guy for any rational person at this point in time who's not blinded by the 'orange man bad' mentality.

that's why the mid-terms should be a shoe-in for the pro-USA types (i.e. conservatives) along with Trump in 2024, unless of course the left cheats like hell like they did in Nov 2020 (see '2000 mules').

basically the left is anti-God/oil/guns. a bad position to take in the long term, but they can't see it. those who still vote for the left are what many corrupt people in positions of power on the left would call 'useful idiots' as they keep voting for the people who are destroying society with high crime/gas prices/inflation/open borders etc. you know, issues that actually effect the common person unlike the left who's obsessed with BS that does not.

p.s. hell, just given the fact some on the left question basic male/female nature shows you disconnected with reality they are and letting biological males compete in female sports as it's common sense that will ruin female sports since males are stronger/faster (just given this fact shows you these people are totally insane). it's amazing how far the left has declined in such a short period of time as stuff like this used to go without saying not long ago for both sides.

[DramaInc]

On 31/10/2022 at 14:46, ThaCrip said:

I would say it's the opposite in general. because it's a fact that gas prices roughly double since Dementia Joe took over which speaks volumes (basically they literally more than doubled in my area in less than 1.5 years (counting from Dementia Joe's peak gas prices)). like I always say if you screw with a persons basic survival it's going to upset a boatload of people regardless of which side of the political field you are on and this is exactly what the left is doing right now.

if you count Dementia Joe's height of gas prices in my area to Trump's best that's roughly a $3.34 difference (about $5.19 vs about $1.85). even more commonly in my area gas prices under Trump were roughly $2.25-2.50 and even currently under Dementia Joe they are still in the high $3.xx range and this is after things came down quite a bit vs not all that long ago. this has a real world effect on the common persons survival and this is just ONE thing not to mention general inflation etc.

it's impossible to paint conservatives as the bad guys when the left is hell-bent on ruining the country as inflation/gas prices alone speak volumes (not to mention open borders as you can't continue to let millions flood the country or you won't have a country long term). it's obvious Trump is the good guy for any rational person at this point in time who's not blinded by the 'orange man bad' mentality.

that's why the mid-terms should be a shoe-in for the pro-USA types (i.e. conservatives) along with Trump in 2024, unless of course the left cheats like hell like they did in Nov 2020 (see '2000 mules').

basically the left is anti-God/oil/guns. a bad position to take in the long term, but they can't see it. those who still vote for the left are what many corrupt people in positions of power on the left would call 'useful idiots' as they keep voting for the people who are destroying society with high crime/gas prices/inflation/open borders etc. you know, issues that actually effect the common person unlike the left who's obsessed with BS that does not.

p.s. hell, just given the fact some on the left question basic male/female nature shows you disconnected with reality they are and letting biological males compete in female sports as it's common sense that will ruin female sports since males are stronger/faster (just given this fact shows you these people are totally insane). it's amazing how far the left has declined in such a short period of time as stuff like this used to go without saying not long ago for both sides.

Lost me in the first sentence due to the shear stupidity of just that one sentence alone. 
 

Y’all have been crying Parkinson’s dementia etc for democratic candidates for years. But for you guys, you only pretend to care about sick people and due to the natural hatred that fuels everything conservative you are all ok with the horrible things you all do but would cry incessantly if you got it in return. 
 

Presidents have nothing to do with gas prices. Since the MAGA party loves oil companies and takes huge bribes from them, maybe ask them to ask OPEC for a break. 
 

Lastly fact checkers aren’t dumping on left wingers for blatant and obvious lies being said because they know their idiot base would listen.  We don’t operate in lies or hate like you all do. You are a sickness. 
 

that’s how how much BS was in just one sentence. I won’t read the rest of it because I know it’s all made Alex Jones type crap that only the worst people on earth believe. And I truly believe you are one of that crowd because you type paragraphs of it and never bother once to look at the facts. If you are in any tech field or anything of importance I’d fire you instantly. 

[DeathLace]

On 31/10/2022 at 15:46, ThaCrip said:

I would say it's the opposite in general. because it's a fact that gas prices roughly double since Dementia Joe took over which speaks volumes (basically they literally more than doubled in my area in less than 1.5 years (counting from Dementia Joe's peak gas prices)). like I always say if you screw with a persons basic survival it's going to upset a boatload of people regardless of which side of the political field you are on and this is exactly what the left is doing right now.

if you count Dementia Joe's height of gas prices in my area to Trump's best that's roughly a $3.34 difference (about $5.19 vs about $1.85). even more commonly in my area gas prices under Trump were roughly $2.25-2.50 and even currently under Dementia Joe they are still in the high $3.xx range and this is after things came down quite a bit vs not all that long ago. this has a real world effect on the common persons survival and this is just ONE thing not to mention general inflation etc.

it's impossible to paint conservatives as the bad guys when the left is hell-bent on ruining the country as inflation/gas prices alone speak volumes (not to mention open borders as you can't continue to let millions flood the country or you won't have a country long term). it's obvious Trump is the good guy for any rational person at this point in time who's not blinded by the 'orange man bad' mentality.

that's why the mid-terms should be a shoe-in for the pro-USA types (i.e. conservatives) along with Trump in 2024, unless of course the left cheats like hell like they did in Nov 2020 (see '2000 mules').

basically the left is anti-God/oil/guns. a bad position to take in the long term, but they can't see it. those who still vote for the left are what many corrupt people in positions of power on the left would call 'useful idiots' as they keep voting for the people who are destroying society with high crime/gas prices/inflation/open borders etc. you know, issues that actually effect the common person unlike the left who's obsessed with BS that does not.

p.s. hell, just given the fact some on the left question basic male/female nature shows you disconnected with reality they are and letting biological males compete in female sports as it's common sense that will ruin female sports since males are stronger/faster (just given this fact shows you these people are totally insane). it's amazing how far the left has declined in such a short period of time as stuff like this used to go without saying not long ago for both sides.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG&f=W

Gas prices Feb 2020: 2.466
Gas prices Oct 2022: 3.742
1.5 times higher. It's as close to double as it is to be the same.

 

If you're comparing gas prices to a time during the pandemic then you're a child and not worth talking to.

 

I'm sure you're perfectly fine with every republican voting against the bill to lower gas prices.  You're all childish hypocrites.

[Michael Scrip]

I know we're getting off-topic... but real quick...

What is the relationship between the price we pay at the gas pump... and the Executive Branch of the US Government?

I've always wondered about this...

🤔

[Xenon]

This from Wil Weaton (@wilw) on counter.social

I've been on Twitter since the beginning, and I've watched it turn into a cesspool of hate, propaganda, abuse, and bigotry. They can save it, but their failed leadership refuses to act. So I've looked for lots of alternatives, and counter.social is the first one I'm actually optimistic about. Thank you, @th3j35t3r for building this.

 

 

You cant directly link to a post unless the person allows it. I have been a member of counter.social since April and its nice. I have seen a bot. 

Personally I am going to keep using twitter till it shuts down, censors too much (saudi arabia is a major investor) or just get tired of it. 

Edited November 1, 2022 by Xenon

[shockz]

On 31/10/2022 at 20:15, Michael Scrip said:

I know we're getting off-topic... but real quick...

What is the relationship between the price we pay at the gas pump... and the Executive Branch of the US Government?

I've always wondered about this...

🤔

It doesn't matter how much you try and explain it to them, they won't process it. Biden has limited options, and when he does use one of those limited options, such as releasing supplies from the strategic reserves, he's labeled as using it for political gain... TheCrip probably has a pack of I Did That stickers at the ready in his glove compartment, gotta be careful though, gas prices right now are comparable to the Trump days, can't give Biden credit if prices keep going down, now can we. lol

It takes a calamity to crash gas prices. In 2009 it was the complete collapse of economy and a total recession, and in 2020 it was a complete collapse of the gas market because nobody was driving while remote and locked down. They were practically giving it away back then. Trying to compare prices now to 2020, or even 2009, shows these types of people have no actual knowledge of the market, nor the nonsense they keep on spewing. It's pathetic.

Edited November 1, 2022 by shockz

[+primortal Subscriber²]

On 31/10/2022 at 15:46, ThaCrip said:

I would say it's the opposite in general. because it's a fact that gas prices roughly double since Dementia Joe took over which speaks volumes (basically they literally more than doubled in my area in less than 1.5 years (counting from Dementia Joe's peak gas prices)). like I always say if you screw with a persons basic survival it's going to upset a boatload of people regardless of which side of the political field you are on and this is exactly what the left is doing right now.

if you count Dementia Joe's height of gas prices in my area to Trump's best that's roughly a $3.34 difference (about $5.19 vs about $1.85). even more commonly in my area gas prices under Trump were roughly $2.25-2.50 and even currently under Dementia Joe they are still in the high $3.xx range and this is after things came down quite a bit vs not all that long ago. this has a real world effect on the common persons survival and this is just ONE thing not to mention general inflation etc.

it's impossible to paint conservatives as the bad guys when the left is hell-bent on ruining the country as inflation/gas prices alone speak volumes (not to mention open borders as you can't continue to let millions flood the country or you won't have a country long term). it's obvious Trump is the good guy for any rational person at this point in time who's not blinded by the 'orange man bad' mentality.

that's why the mid-terms should be a shoe-in for the pro-USA types (i.e. conservatives) along with Trump in 2024, unless of course the left cheats like hell like they did in Nov 2020 (see '2000 mules').

basically the left is anti-God/oil/guns. a bad position to take in the long term, but they can't see it. those who still vote for the left are what many corrupt people in positions of power on the left would call 'useful idiots' as they keep voting for the people who are destroying society with high crime/gas prices/inflation/open borders etc. you know, issues that actually effect the common person unlike the left who's obsessed with BS that does not.

p.s. hell, just given the fact some on the left question basic male/female nature shows you disconnected with reality they are and letting biological males compete in female sports as it's common sense that will ruin female sports since males are stronger/faster (just given this fact shows you these people are totally insane). it's amazing how far the left has declined in such a short period of time as stuff like this used to go without saying not long ago for both sides.

Did you know you can use magic markers (they really aren’t ‘magic’ so you know) or some glue and glitter to decorate your tinfoil hat?

[nerim]

Getting back to Marina Sirtis 😍 I met and chatted with her at a sci-fi convention in 1988, when TNG was still pretty new, and she was not only beautiful but intelligent as well, and easy to converse with. I took several photos of her (no charge!), but when she got up from behind the table she was sitting behind in a near-empty hall, her lovely legs came into view, prompting me to take a few more photos (with her permission!)...until I realized that I had already taken the last photo on my last roll of film! What a shame!

An encounter that was both wonderful and depressing, the lesson being *always carry extra film and batteries*! 🥺

 

[FloatingFatMan]

On 31/10/2022 at 16:01, Astra.Xtreme said:

Okay, so you're just going to ignore everything I said and continue your angry ramble...  Ironically this is exactly the cherry-picking tactic I was speaking of.

Let's summarize your stance:  Fact checking always hits the point and doesn't have bias.

Gee, I bet this denial has nothing to do with the "side" you're on...

Facts are facts and don't have any intrinsic bias. They're just reality.

[FloatingFatMan]

On 31/10/2022 at 17:01, hagjohn said:

As much as I like Star Trek, I've never looked up her or anyone else's account (on the show) on twitter or the wider web. But it is funny to hear those who support "free speech" criticizing her because she used her freedom of choice.

It's only free speech when it's them doing the talking. Everyone else can just shut up and listen.

[Steven P. Administrators]

On 01/11/2022 at 07:10, nerim said:

Getting back to Marina Sirtis 😍 I met and chatted with her at a sci-fi convention in 1988, when TNG was still pretty new, and she was not only beautiful but intelligent as well, and easy to converse with. I took several photos of her (no charge!), but when she got up from behind the table she was sitting behind in a near-empty hall, her lovely legs came into view, prompting me to take a few more photos (with her permission!)...until I realized that I had already taken the last photo on my last roll of film! What a shame!

An encounter that was both wonderful and depressing, the lesson being *always carry extra film and batteries*! 🥺

 

I wouldn't mind seeing those pics if you scanned them into your PC 😛 

[Farchord]

On 31/10/2022 at 12:44, spacelordmaster said:

Honestly, who cares? I personally can care less for Twitter as I find it useless, limited and cluttered. As far as her quitting it, again, who cares? SMH.

I'll quote what a friend of mine has been saying for a while; "Social media is destroying society".

Twitter, Facebook, whatever... all trash. Amplifies all the worst parts of our society.

[tmorris1]

Nothing has changed on Twitter other than the owner as of right now.  I don't know why you would quit right now unless your reason was you hate Elon Musk?  There is no policy that has changed yet one way or the other, so anyone saying they don't like the new platform is full of it and quitting for attention.   If you wait a few months and then make your decision, it would make more sense to me.

[nerim]

On 01/11/2022 at 01:22, Steven P. said:

I wouldn't mind seeing those pics if you scanned them into your PC 😛 

If I can find the photos, no problem. But I wouldn't know where to start digging! I've got photos of several TOS, TNG, and DW actors from 1970s-80s sci-fi conventions, but it will take some time to find them!