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Those who have followed me from the oranges of SoylentNews will be aware that I have spent quite a bit, well, not that much given how young the nation is, in the Untied Stats of Amerigo Vespucci. I have seen a lot. Early idealism, residual British snobbery, Ohio River valley alcoholism, Trail of Tears, Millerian Apocalypism, and even the crazed Mormons moving to the Lake of Salt. But nothing has tarnished the reputation of the United Slates like the legacy of Slavery. We Greeks had slaves, as did the Romans and all nations of our time, even that weird sect of monotheists, but we never denied their humanity. Freedom, yes; legal standing, yes; but basically slaves were just unlucky humans.

      Now, the American version, coming after the whole slavery thing had been dropped in favor of serfdom, had to find its justification in some farcical pseudo-scientific theory, or just simple xenophobic racism. But after the question was settled, by the utter and absolute defeat of the rebel scum who tried to defend race-based slavery, it kept coming back. KKK. CCC. WTF. All during the post-Civil War period in America, these disgusting losers attempted to enforce a covert racist order, and the main tool of this enforcement was lynchings.
    Which brings us to the current day. You have all heard of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, in Georgia, by two white crackers. Yes, it is Georgia, and, yes, the Black man was running. But that is not my point here. My point is, the white boys need to swing. The only way the post-bellum South kept order was by lynching. Now, I suggest, the only way to keep the peace in the post-orange South is lynchings, lynchings of white folk.

      The original response to this cold-blooded racist crime was to protect the "good old boys", one who not surprisingly was an ex-cop. But that is just how it is with these white supremacist gangs, they always cover for each other and claim, "I did not do anything wrong, it was self-defense!" But anyone could see how mendacious that statement is. It is only with outside pressure that the local law enforcement even admits that there might be crime here.

      Now, I am one who generally supports the rule of law, and the impeachment of incompetents, because I have repeatedly seen what happens when these principles are held in abeyance. But like the KKK said, if the legal institutions that are intended to provide justice, do not do it, then it is up to the Posse Comitatus to dispense rough justice in its stead. We need to attack the jail, beat down Atticus Finch, haul these no-good whites out the jail, and hang them from the nearest Starbucks. Only then will justice be severed.

      Karma's a bitch, ain't it? You think "reverse discrimination" against white people is unjust, and unfair? You ain't seen nothing yet. Lynch whitey, it is the only way to end racism in America, because then everyone would have gone through the same history. Oh, wait. Enslave whitey? Genocide white? Whitey exclusion acts and no dogs or whiteys allowed? Possibilities are endless. And you white privilege types were worried about monetary reparations?

Some stats:

According to the Tuskegee Institute, 4,743 people were lynched between 1882 and 1968 in the United States,

We got some ways to go, we can start with the McMichael's.

Thoughts, my fellow Soylentils?

Update: Georgia, the former penal colony, not the birthplace of Joe Stalin.
But, speaking of the former Warsaw Pact nation . . .

Alarming data has shown Sweden’s approach to containing coronavirus has led to a far greater number of fatalities than their Nordic neighbours.

As a result of the spiralling numbers, the country's prime minister, Stefan Lofven, has received criticism for his government’s light-touch strategy to contain Covid-19.

There have been 13,216 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Sweden, a country of just over 10 million, with 1,400 deaths as of Friday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.

With the total number of death exceeding the sum of their neighbours combined: Denmark (321), Norway (152) and Finland (75).

While Sweden’s total fatalities per-million (118) is also concerning when compared to their neighbours: Denmark has suffered 55 deaths per million, while Finland’s rate is just 13 - with both nations implementing strict early lockdowns in an effort to limit the spread of the pathogen.

Graph shows Sweden’s coronavirus death toll rapidly increasing compared to other countries

Sweden is seeing an unsettling rise in coronavirus deaths, as comparatively lax restrictions across the country are coming under scrutiny.

The Nordic country had reported 1,540 deaths tied to the coronavirus pandemic, an increase of 29 from Saturday. Last week, the Public Health Agency of Sweden said 1,333 people had died of COVID-19.

Sweden’s figures are considerably more than in the rest of Scandinavia. While its population of over 10 million nearly doubles those of Denmark, Norway and Finland individually, its COVID-19 death toll was up to 17 times higher than those countries, according to reports.

Sweden sees jump in coronavirus deaths with less restrictive guidelines under scrutiny

Face masks can't go on forever. What we need is a vaccine to get this under control.

But then how do you know whether someone you're interacting with (and no face mask) has been vaccinated? Simple! Have an obvious mark on the right hand or forehead proving the person is safe. You can be sure of who they are. That they were vaccinated. And that they don't have any wrongthink.

Seeing anyone without the mark would be a huge indicator to distance yourself from them. Report them to authorities. Certainly not to do business with them. [Rev 13:16-18]

Fear will drive people to take the mark and report those who don't have it. And it will seem to be the wise thing to do. Even if it is actually a fatal mistake. [Rev 14:9-11] Thanks to the dear leader who made it all happen to keep us safe. Think of the children! Etc.

Such a mandatory vaccine, required for every person on Earth, would definitely not have any undesirable side effects. [Rev 16:2]

Disclaimer: I have not started any "Don't take the mark" messages prior to this journal entry. And certainly would not do so anonymously. The preceding is merely an opinion about how things might go. But I'll just say this:

Don't take the mark! It will cost you to refuse. It won't be easy to refuse.

More, if you find yourself in this situation and are reading this.

TSMC 5nm Products Leaked: AMD Zen 4 CPUs, RDNA3 GPUs, NVIDIA Hopper and Potentially An ‘Intel Xe’ GPU

Products manufactured on the upcoming TSMC 5nm have already been confirmed in a leak from ChinaTimes and while it had products that we were already expecting: AMD Zen 4 CPUs, AMD Radeon RDNA 3 GPUs and NVIDIA Hopper GPU, it also had an unexpected entry: Intel's Xe graphics. There have been a lot of rumblings on the rumor mill of Intel moving to 5nm and this is another feather in that hat. While the bit about AMD CPUs and GPUs and NVIDIA Hopper is confirmed, I would take the portion about Intel Xe with a grain of salt because as per my information - nothing is set in stone right now.

[...] 2021~2022 Mass Production:
AMD: Zen4-architecture CPUs and RDNA3-architecture GPUs
Broadcom: High-speed network processor
Qualcomm: Snapdragon 875 and X60 and other 5G modem
Nvidia: Hopper-architecture GPUs
Mediatek: Dimensity 2000 series 5G chips
Intel: Xe-architecture GPUs or FPGA
Apple: A15 application processor
Huawei HiSilicon: Kirin 1100, AI and Server processors

Zen 4 may launch in late 2021, but could easily slip into 2022.

Intel was said to be producing a high-end GPU on TSMC "7nm", so this would be a follow-up. It could also be an indication that their own "7nm" process (comparable to TSMC "5nm") is failing, or they are hedging their bets and can make any product they want on that node.

Dimensity 1000 looked good on paper, so the follow-up should be interesting.

Separate Snapdragon 875 info:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 flagship 5nm chipset’s details leaked

WTF is "Bluetooth Milan"?

Finally did it -- got something I've wanted since I was 13, before it had a name: a phone that will boot whatever I throw at it.

It's got bugs. A lot of bugs. One of the ones I keep running into is having to pull the battery after shutting down to prevent the Goodix touchscreen from locking up on the next boot. The audio doesn't work despite being detected. Haven't tested the modem or bluetooth yet, but Wifi works, but occasionally takes a shit every hour or so.

But...
I've got Fedora 32 with XFCE and Xorg running... on a phone. Natively. With wireless and touch support. Not just a serial console or a chroot from a rooted Android.
With a modern kernel.
I can already use it for dicking around in Firefox and whatnot.

To me, that counts for something.

I have waited so, so long for this moment. And it's finally here.

EDIT: here's a link to a screenshot.

Black Mirror creator not working on season 6 because we already feel depressed

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker believes humanity could use a bleakness break.

Brooker revealed to the U.K.'s Radio Times that he's not currently working on writing season 6 of Netflix's Emmy-winning series because we've already found ourselves plunged into a nightmarish dystopia like those explored in his shows.

‘Black Mirror’ Creator Says the World Is Too Bleak Right Now for Season 6 to Happen

Black Mirror

Boy, it sure sounds like type of bungled and incompetent action we would expect out of the Trump Admin.

An American mercenary captured after a bungled attempt to topple Nicolás Maduro has claimed he was on a mission to seize control of Venezuela’s main airport in order to abduct its authoritarian leader – and he alleged that was acting under the command of Donald Trump.

Luke Denman was one of two US citizens seized by Venezuelan security forces this week after what appears to have been a catastrophically conceived bid to overthrow Maduro by sneaking into the South American country in a fleet of battered fishing boats.

Venezuela: captured US mercenary claims he planned to abduct Maduro

Video of the "heavily edited" confession.

Trump Admin denies involvement but who can believe anything coming out of that pack of liars.

Get it?

I doubt it...

The exact same thing is happening right now as the treasury is being steadily drained and people are dying from depraved indifference and negligent homicide, and those responsible will be rewarded with bonuses, bailouts, and reelection, even as they do it in broad daylight, right in front of our eyes

From ArsTechnica:
US projects 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, 3,000 daily deaths by June

Leaked gov’t document predicts rise in deaths as Trump aims to “open up America.”

The United States is expected to see about 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day by June 1, with daily deaths hitting 3,000, a leaked Trump administration document shows.

I'm feebly trying to think of a way to put that risk into perspective.

According to the Google, There are a total of 13,843 McDonald's locations in the United States as of April 07, 2020.

So let's suppose each day there would be 1 death in your community for every 4 McDonald's locations. That sounds about right.

Suppose the following happens once per day. For every four McDonald's locations in a county, a single BigMac drops out of the sky into a random location. Wherever that BigMac lands is where a death occurs in that county. Every day. What are the odds of you coming into contact with one of these BigMac biological death bombs?

How safe would you feel from being killed by a BigMac? Every day.

How likely is it you would have come into contact with a BigMac while it was still contagious? Are you protected enough from the BigMac? Maybe a full body hazmat suit if you venture out in public?

Stay at home. Bored up the doors and windows. Eat the same fine food the president eats. Standard order:

• 2 Big Mac
• 2 Filet O' Fish (yuk! and double yuk!)
• Chocolate Shake

Stock up on these items. They last forever without refrigeration.

Only white people get to do this

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The reaction is quite different otherwise. Amirite?

White terrorists can no longer have a friend in the White House—not if we really want to make America great.

A mob of the MAGA persuasion
Conducted a statehouse invasion
Though heavily armed,
They departed unharmed
That's how you know
They're Caucasian