Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that greatness can pay to mediocrity.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/45253388

tweto https://x.com/rat_angel_/status/2097722346677158075

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9507584

tweto https://x.com/rat_angel_/status/2097722346677158075

One union plumbing shop in town, they do not hire, whether you are a brother or not. I'm burning out, career wise. I'm honestly considering jumping trades, electric is looking more and more inviting as days go by ... considering hanging up my pipe wrenches and picking up a conduit bender instead.

Anyone suffer from career burnout and just jump careers/professions/trades? I'm not really looking for advice on coping w the burnout, just some sympathy or comradeship.

Any union members here, regardless of union, how does it generally work wrt getting into a union once you've already got your professional licensure. Stupid question but would I have to start over as an apprentice to come up union? Do unions take licensed jmen when they weren't born in the union?

I'm having a pretty bad day, and an even worse week so far and I'm tired. Sorry if this post didn't really go anywhere, shit just sucks eggs today.

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Russia and China have joined Iran in dismissing as illegal a draft resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors referring Iran’s nuclear case to the United Nations Security Council for alleged non-compliance with the Agency’s regulations.

A joint statement by the three countries, which was published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, slammed the draft resolution put forward by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany as “not relevant”.

The statement said that triggering the so-called "snapback" mechanism under a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, known as the JCPOA, lacks legal basis because a UN Security Council resolution that was adopted more than 10 years ago and endorsed the JCPOA had terminated on 18 October 2025.

"The new draft resolution is yet another attempt by its co-authors to exert additional pressure on Iran and undermine cooperation between Iran and the Agency," it said.

beef cutlet over rice, sunny side up egg, sarza y llagua

09/09/26 York River State Park in Williamsburg, VA US

I haven't had frozen banana since the chocolate covered ones when I was a kid. I remember them being very hard. Maybe these weren't in the freezer long enough to get that hard. Tasted like banana ice cream, but it was just banana.

A battle over Missouri’s congressional districts vaulted back to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, two months before a pivotal November election that will determine control of Congress and affect the fate of President Donald Trump’s agenda.

A series of conflicting court rulings has left a scar on Missouri — and left voters befuddled and unsure which U.S. House districts they will be voting in and which candidates will appear on their ballots.

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday sided with Republicans, declining to halt a federal judge’s order favoring a new map backed by Trump. But that decision immediately was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which just a day earlier had let stand a ruling by Missouri’s top court against the Trump-backed districts.

Time is rapidly expiring to figure it out. Federal law sets a Sept. 19 deadline to mail absentee ballots to overseas citizens and military voters.

Here’s a look at how Missouri arrived at this point and the difficulties it now faces.

Missouri acted quickly to draw districts to Trump’s liking

Trump urged Republican-led states last year to redraw congressional districts to their advantage ahead of the midterm elections. Texas went first. Missouri was the second GOP state to act. State lawmakers passed new U.S. House districts last September targeting a Kansas City-based seat held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

The new districts were intended to help

Republicans win seven of the state’s eight House seats in the midterm elections — a gain of one seat.

Opponents gathered petition signatures to force a vote

Redistricting opponents collected hundreds of thousands of petition signatures seeking to force a statewide vote on the new districts. They submitted the signatures in December. But Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins waited until August — on the same day as Missouri’s primary — to reject the petition. Hoskins asserted that a referendum petition could not be used for congressional redistricting.

The delay by Hoskins was intentional. It allowed Missouri’s new congressional districts to be used in the primaries.

inertia is a property of matter

With its new watches’ “Audio Intelligence,” “Live Rewind,” and “Siri Recap” features, the company is straddling the line between accessibility and utility on one side and what starts to feel like invasive technology on the other.

“Siri Recap,” uses ambient listening to “take high-level notes” of your conversations, which can be reviewed in the Siri iOS app. These notes will automatically generate a title, summary, and key points based on what was recorded and summarized by AI.

Artist: Rucarachi | pixiv | twitter | danbooru

> "submachine" gun

> basically the length of a whole-ass bolt-action rifle

A damning report from the European Court of Auditors identifies insufficient grid infrastructure and interconnectors across EU countries as major barriers to unlocking a fully integrated energy market.

The histories of anti-colonial resistance of Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian peoples provide a common ground for them to construct a non-competitive and hopeful story of Crimea’s future. Mariia Shynkarenko argues that a key component of this future is Ukraine’s recognition of Crimean Tatars’ Indigeneity as a political rather than just cultural category.

Don't put too much thought into what's going on here.

• Star Trek (1973) S1E3 "One of Our Planets Is Missing"
• Tanfa - "Hands Up (ยกมือขึ้น)": https://soundcloud.com/tanfa/tanfahandsup