donuts Now • 70%
What are our standards? Letting an unlimited number of people into the country per day without any sort of legal process or system? I genuinely don't understand what people here are arguing for...
The ACLU has no legal leg to stand on here and are just doing performative politics to raise donations. Despite what libertarian "sovereign citizens" would tell you, last time I checked civil liberties don't include being allowed to travel and live wherever you want without any sort of legal process. Putting a rather generous upper limit of 2,500/day for asylum claims (from non-port border crosses only) isn't a violation of anybody's rights.
donuts Now • 61%
I would ask ozma the same thing I asked about marijuana policy
Your mistake is thinking that return2ozma is a regular person looking for a nuanced policy debate within the parameters of reality, and not just (at best) some guy who spends every waking hour posting bullshit on lemmy or (at worst) a sock puppet knowingly posting bad-faith arguments as a form of political propaganda.
I don't know for sure, but I do know that someone who has posted 2550 threads in 11 months (~8 threads/day on average) lives online and should be generally disregarded by any normal, rational person. Ask yourself what kind of person has that much free time to post on reddit/lemmy/social media...
donuts Now • 73%
Today's executive order doesn't conflict with any of those things.
In fact, all it does it put a temporary limit on extralegal border-crossing asylum claims to 2,500 people per day. So it does not, in fact, "shut down" asylum claims, nor does it increase deportations of people who have been living here.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry
Is the United States supposed to take in an unlimited number of unauthorized border-crossers every day?
Is that the way it's going to go down? The right falsely accuses the left of being for "open borders", and the left's response is to actually just take the bait and make that their stance?
Because if that's the new progressive litmus test (it's hard to keep up since there seems to be a new one every day) then we have well and truly jumped the shark. Even progressive hero FDR turned away tens of thousands of Jewish Holocaust refugees:
In 1933, and again in 1937, the Roosevelt administration modified the “likely to become a public charge” restriction, but kept it in place. German Jews attempting to immigrate to the United States in the 1930s were still often rejected for economic reasons.
As a result of these legal and administrative obstacles to immigration, less than 20% of the German quota was filled during FDR’s first term. The Roosevelt administration focused on domestic problems, chiefly combatting the Great Depression. Though Americans certainly had information about the threat Nazism posed to German Jews, few could have imagined the persecution would escalate to mass murder. FDR did not take significant action to aid German Jews, either by ordering a diplomatic protest or by publicly supporting increased immigration.
Some people on this website who claim to be "on the left" are now just inventing shit to be mad at Biden for, I guess either because they are really sockpuppet Trump supporters trying to incite division amongst Democrats, or maybe because they simply don't give a fuck if fascism takes over the US.
donuts Now • 95%
Who cares? Anybody who still supports Trump even knowing he's a wannabe dictator, convicted felon, serial rapist, and buddy of Epstein, need their fucking head checked. At this point I really hope these bozos give Trump all of their money. Knock yourselves out, dumb fucks.
donuts Now • 100%
To think that this pathetic sack of shit is the best the Republicans could come up with, for 3 consecutive elections, blows my mind.
donuts Now • 100%
Oh, don't worry, I'm with you. I'm from Oregon, and I can tell you that the people who represent my interests in the House and Senate are specifically not the problem here. (We do have some bad ones in the east, but not in my district.)
donuts Now • 60%
a president elected on hope and change
Here's a little middle school social studies lesson for you: there is a lot more to the government than the President.
Bernie Sanders could be sitting in the Oval Office right now and he'd still be struggling with the political realities that Biden is dealing with today. There would still be multiple wars raging, there would still be Republican obstructionism, there would still be a Republican controlled House and a tied Senate, etc. And I'm willing to bet you would be sitting here commenting on how "disappointing" he ended up being as a progressive....
If you want big, sweeping FDR-style changes, then elect a big sweeping congressional supermajority like FDR had. It's not rocket science, people like you would rather just shy away from the political reality of getting bills passed in favor of complaining online, and it's getting boring.
donuts Now • 50%
Ok, so... What big, sweeping things are YOU doing to make society better? Where's your list of accomplishments?
The Democrats don't have a perfect track record, not even close. But being part of the online peanut gallery of whiners doesn't get us anywhere. I'm so tired of people who are all commentary and no action, people who aren't going to be part of progress (big or small) are part of the problem no matter how smug you act about it.
donuts Now • 75%
Man I hope you're the dumbest motherfucker on this website. I don't think I can take anything worse.
donuts Now • 100%
There is a "public comment period" that can last up to 60 days.
So at the latest by the end of the summer. Biden obviously wants to get this done before the election, as he should, because it'll help him.
donuts Now • 100%
It's crazy that you actually think that's what this is about.
Brb, going to the dispensary.
donuts Now • 100%
We need a better congress, that's for damn sure.
donuts Now • 50%
You engaged with a grand total of 0 of the points that I made. So A+ dodging I guess. Congratulations on being a classic bad faith actor.
Hamas are a terrorist organization that openly advocates for genocide and commits war crimes, murdering civilians in cold blood, taking hostages, operating out of hospitals and aide organizations, and using innocent people as human shields. They have a PR department, and they don't need any new hires right now, sorry.
The only peaceful, non-genocidal solution to the Israeli-Palestinian war is a two-state solution. Fuck Hamas, fuck Netenyahu, and also to a much lesser extent, fuck you. I didn't "make a case for genocide", you did. If you think Hamas are going to go down in history as heroes or freedom fighters, you're as dumb as you are ignorant of history.
donuts Now • 100%
Let's be real though, the nonpartisan committee has been doing a real shitty job running the debates in recent years. No order, bad questions, shitty crowds full of wooping plants, allowing candidates to shout over eachother and make faces or side comments, etc.
America doesn't need a repeat of the last 2 election cycles.
donuts Now • 42%
I don't blame him. Low quality, poor safety standards, made in sweatshops by who-the-fuck-knows, not good for American jobs. China can keep their junky clunkers.
donuts Now • 75%
I love Evangelion. I don't love this stupid bullshit.
donuts Now • 85%
Was it Trump?
donuts Now • 90%
They should recall it for a faulty design.
> > > President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order allowing the U.S. to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlers — and potentially Israeli politicians and government officials — involved in violent attacks against Palestinians. > > > > **Why it matters**: The unprecedented executive order is the most significant step any U.S. administration has ever taken in response to violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. > >
Chinese property developer Evergrande faces imminent liquidation after its overseas creditors failed to reach an 11th-hour deal this weekend to restructure the sprawling real-estate company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The verdict comes after a dramatic day in court that included the former president storming out of the courtroom during Carroll's closing argument.
The Pokémon Company, partially owned by Nintendo, announced it will investigate Palworld for potentially using its IP and assets.
Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire GOP primary, a commanding victory that would make a November rematch with President Joe Biden look more likely than ever.
Head of psychiatry at Tel Aviv medical centre says hostages have undergone worst abuse she has witnessed
SummerCart64 - a fully open source Nintendo 64 flashcart
Review of the Analogue Duo, a TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine FPGA based clone system. But is it worth the $250? Info: [https://www.analogue.coPatreon](https://www.analogue.coPatreon): [http://www.P](http://www.P)...
[RetroRGB OSSC Pro Overview Video](https://youtu.be/QqhnW6B1D54) \~$360 (including shipping, remote and power supply) Open source video upscaler. Out now.
$750. Early December. The RetroTINK-4K is the latest evolution of the RetroTINK line of video line doublers and upscalers. Below is a list of a few standout features. Outputs HDMI (TM) 2.0 up to 4K60. Flexible output modes including 480p, 1080p, 1440p at various refresh rates (60/120/etc.) Custom modelines possible via a text file on the SD card HDR10 output with full color correction to Rec. 2020 High frame rate output modes: 1440p120, 1080p120 Up to 8-ch LPCM audio Inputs Wide array of inputs that support virtually every single format out of the box HD15/VGA: RGBHV RGBS RGsB YPbPr S-Video Composite SCART RGBS RGsB YPbPr S-Video Composite Rear RCA YPbPr RGsB Composite Front Composite Front S-Video Analog audio input up to 96 kHz/24-bit Optical TOSLINK audio input supporting 2-Ch LPCM or compressed surround HDMI (TM) 1.4 Input supporting up to 1080p60 and 8-Ch LPCM or compressed surround Analog Video Automatic gain calibration Automatic phase calibration Automatic input cropping to trim borders Full control of gain, offset and sample rate Console specific automatic sample rate detection (experimental feature, SNES, PS1, PS2 and Genesis profiles for both NTSC and PAL) Support for a wide variety of off-spec arcade and PC boards (may require custom profiles to properly trim and center the image) Scaling Fully flexible, custom cropping and zooming in the horizontal and vertical space independent of other settings Automatic aspect ratio correction to 4:3 or 16:9 Motion adaptive deinterlacing including film modes for 3:2 and 2:2 inverse telecine (experimental feature) RoTATE 90 deg clockwise or counterclockwise (for 240p, 288p and 360p inputs) Image Processing End to end RGB pipeline with 12-bit precision (truncated to 8 or 10 bits for final output) Advanced CRT simulation modes with multiple scanline beam patterns and masks Advanced color gamut transforms to simulate different display technologies Black frame insertion engine with customizable pattern and intensity Linear light processing User Interface Advanced OSD menu based system SD Card for saving profiles, custom modelines and firmware updates Custom premium remote control
> > > Over the past few months the MARS team has been teasing a new FPGA-based system: Multi Arcade & Retro System. The concept is similar to the MiSTer, but running on its own custom, more powerful hardware. They're expecting to launch it early next year at a $700 price point... > >
Analogue is making an FPGA N64! Coming in 2024 (tm), price comparable to their other consoles (tm), etc.
Now that WordPress supports ActivityPub, anyone know of any good AP-enabled blogs worth following?
> > > Ohio-based vintage computing specialist Legacy Pixels has launched a slick add-on which offers a true hardware MIDI interface for MiSTer FPGA-based emulation systems, compatible with a selection of cores and hardware. > > > > "[This is a] hardware MIDI interface for your MiSTer setup," the company writes of its creation, which comes housed in a neat 3D-printed casing exposing a micro-USB port at the rear and a pair of MIDI DIN connectors at the frotn. "[It] plugs into the I/O Board User Port and provides a direct interface to the FPGA core. The ultimate in low-latency MIDI connectivity!" > > * MiSTer I/O Board v5.5 or Digital I/O Board v1.2 or newer * Tested with cores designed to emulate the Atari ST, the Commodore Amiga, the Sharp X68000, and IBM Compatibles using the ao486 core * Should theoretically work with any hardware or DAW that does general MIDI I/O. * As of the time of this post, $32 from Legacy Pixels [https://www.tindie.com/products/legacypixels/midi-interface-for-mister-fpga/](https://www.tindie.com/products/legacypixels/midi-interface-for-mister-fpga/)
"Very happy to announce a new frontend for the [#MiSTerFPGA](https://kbin.social/tag/MiSTerFPGA) NFC script by Ziggurat (sigboe)! Browse and write games to NFC tags from your MiSTer, craft custom commands, manage the mappings. Now included as "nfcui" in the Scripts menu, available now through downloader and update\_all" - @wizzomafizzo on your favorite billionaire-owned everything platform, [www.twix.com](http://www.twix.com).
> > > "[#Sega](https://kbin.social/tag/Sega) [#Saturn](https://kbin.social/tag/Saturn) core now available for [#MiSTer](https://kbin.social/tag/MiSTer) [#MiSTerFPGA](https://kbin.social/tag/MiSTerFPGA). Run Update\_All script to grab it!" > > Of course a huge shout out to [srg320](https://www.patreon.com/srg320), who has put a lot of work into this core over the years despite being caught up in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The short version: > > > "John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. James M. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition." > >
That feeling when you race to the bottom only to eventually... arrive at the bottom.