Yeah, but now they have to make sure the rest of us can't look at Wikipedia.
Yeah, but now they have to make sure the rest of us can't look at Wikipedia.
The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. https://bit.ly/461c5Mp
He needs to stop attacking trans people and homeless people.
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
Trump wants to stop mail-in voting, but most Americans like it https://bit.ly/3HULOHz
College quotas haven’t existed since 1978, but the right keeps people misinformed.
A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response. Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Bright spots?
☢️ 🍤 Radioactive shrimp recall expands https://bit.ly/4mLFQIq
I don't remember that one, but it's been so long that I don't remember most of them.
Please, people, don't ever be this guy. Don't let your kids grow up to be this guy. Don't be friends with this guy. #USOpen.
A posthumous and "unsparing" memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers coming out minths after her death https://bit.ly/47fuR4V
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
"Trump is pushing us over the cliff so we can land in Thiel's uncanny valley." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/mafia-stat...
with a particular set of economic policies the US went from the depths of the great depression to dominant global superpower, subsequently the entire mainstream political spectrum resolved to never do anything like that ever again
It's saying "dude quit hogging the aisle" as it pushes that cart out of the way.
We really need an equivalent of common carrier laws for all infrastructure. Payment processors should be obligated to process all legal transactions. They shouldn't have any more say in it than my electric company can decide what I'm allowed to plug in.
Newsom won't include the T. Maybe not even the QIA+.
Since the 90s, I've been hearing stories every few years about how the youth aren't having sex. What's happening in between those years?
I'd love to see him punched.
Why do we still have kill shelters? :-(
Almond Butter- went straight to being euthanized unless this Disney gal can get a foster- NY NJ CT ME RI NH NE VT PA VA DE DC MD - pls help save her! This poor baby! Did nothing wrong! 9days ago arrived- listed 4biting her leash! Pls repost her! #fucktrump #disney REPOST
Oh, is he the guy who got ownership of Taylor's songs? Geez, what is Sydney doing?
⚠️ Massive data breach: Google warns 2.5 billion Gmail users https://bit.ly/47TW79n
#Oura has partnered with #Palantir. If you wear their ring, it’s time to dump them. What a disappointment.
What does microfiber do when it gets there?
If he's expanding enough to house all the unhoused, what encampments will be left to dismantle? That phrase you're quoting is a smoke screen.
You could buy a ream of yellow paper and just throw a paper ball symbolically every time you need to.
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. And now a Social Security Administration whistleblower is resigning after apparently being punished for trying to warn the public. Nothing about this fake government agency is "efficient."
Good. Trump should be embarrassed.
Will housing be expanded enough for everyone to have a home? What encampments would be left to dismantle if there aren't any unhoused people anymore?
The thing about accepting Newsom's depravity against trans people or the homeless on the grounds of "Yeah, that's bad, but we have to beat Trump or it'll be worse." is that by accepting it, you mark it as acceptable, both within your mind and in the larger world around you.
Bruce Willis has super powers.
Good.
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
NAACP sues Texas over new map, alleging racial gerrymandering https://bit.ly/4mBW1ba
Couldn't we all just claim to be former smokers? Well, it's true in my case, but how could they know if it's not true?
This is not socialism.
The Hobbit Tom Clancy's
And employers should have to apply to employ me.
There can’t be any gun restrictions because we have to protect against federal government tyranny, and if kids get shot we just have to live with it. Also the President can send troops to cities because the federal government can do whatever it wants. These two ideas are consistent and reasonable.
Good.
Hey fellow authors! File your claim now to punish this AI company from stealing your work without compensation. If we punish them hard enough maybe "theft-as-business model" will stop. www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
This is not socialism.
ELECTION RESULT from Alabama: Paul Prine, the former police chief of Mobile who was fired last year while facing a damning report about his department’s use of force against Black residents, has lost the mayoral race. He came in third, and will not move forward to the September runoff.
That's not socialism.
Big Balls has them all on a thumb drive, also.
Vanity Fair faces staff revolt over potential Melania Trump cover https://bit.ly/3VoCXRq
They attempted to teach it to me, but I wouldn't say that I learned it. I'm 54.
So anti-vaxxers have gone from “My body my choice” to “No Covid vaccines for anybody.” newrepublic.com/post/199515/...
First case of measles reported in Alabama since 2002, vaccination encouraged https://bit.ly/3JALuy5
They really have only 2 games?
"[F]ormer Biden administration official Matthew Miller said that Israel repeatedly and openly killed ceasefire deals." "Biden administration was collaborating with Israel to sabotage the deals, even as U.S. officials touted Biden's ceasefire proposal." #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
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Scooby Doo should be recommended viewing for all youngsters. It teaches important lessons: - ghost stories tend to be people wanting your money - small towns are full of corrupt land disputes - sometimes a relationship is 'four people in an ill-defined polycule' and that's ok.
Is this actually Dirk Benedict or is that just some guy's screen name?
let's talk about why. newsom vetoed AB 2442, which would have made it easier for care providers to become licensed if they offer gender-affirming care. www.eqca.org/vetoes-gende...
A tactic easily countered by gloves and/or night time.
If anyone genuinely believed this ridiculous "the brain isn't fully formed until 25; you shouldn't make irreversible life-changing choices til then" grift, they'd be insisting that people shouldn't be able to join the army, get married, have kids, etc until then either. But look: they don't.
Now you're just plagiarizing him.
pretty much everyone understands that a very wealthy person or corporation can subvert democracy by purchasing a politician or even a whole party, fewer people seem ready to accept that if they can do that, then they can just buy the opposition, too
Meta is facing mounting pressure amid revelations that it approved allowing its A.I. chatbots to have “romantic” and “sensual” conversations with kids https://bit.ly/45KvukK
Go to neocities.com and make a website.
“He died before a technofascist belief in human disposability became mainstreamed into global politics: an extinction racket that shuns even the pretense of valuing life.” sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
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At least two.
Hello! I have been laid off from my role at Splinter, after 1.5 years and ~600 posts and, I like to think, some okay reporting and writing. Because media/money/google/etc. Anyway I’m gonna try and log off for most of the weekend but fyi I’d love to hear about next steps and jobs and what have you.
I'm honestly not sure what to do about the media consensus that Democratic politicians are responsible for everything ever said at an obscure academic conference but Republicans are not responsible for the rhetoric of Republican presidents
Third Way guide to Democrats: "You're not allowed to have any positions on the death camps that the GOP are actively announcing they want to put gay and transgender people into."
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
You ever read something so prolific, so cathartic, that you just want to screen shot it all and keep it on your phone so you can read it once a day until the inevitable finally happens? Yeah, me too.
The thing is, this simply isn’t true. GOP influencers and politicians didn’t suddenly respond to a grassroots uprising of “trans concern.” They *made it a signature issue* in the same way that they made other culture war issues central pillars of their campaigns.
Newsom needs to stop attacking homeless people and trans people, though.
The logistics of health care can be frustrating. If you have a bureaucratic horror story or need help with a tough question, reach out to Health Care Helpline from NPR and KFF Health News.
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
They are coming after queer and trans kids and adults FOR SURE, but they are also coming after everyone and everything that isn’t white Christian pro-Trump patriarchy propaganda. They already are! And people are helping them with moral panics about kids, phones, and porn that encourage censorship
They're not going to rely on actual intelligence anymore. Tulsi is just going to say what Donald tells her to say.
I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.
Not everyone has had the luxury of seeing clouds from both up AND down. How are THEY supposed to know clouds at all?
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Imporant ICE tip.
Oh that man is about to get bullied by the meanest 11 year olds you’ve ever seen.
Fuck censorship. They're coming after you next, whether you make porn or not. I have never sold NSFW services or artwork, yet here's my termination from Stripe! Fully SFW, innocent headshots of furries = adult content. This is what we've been trying to fucking tell y'all this whole month!
Unsurprising but horrifying. Wherever there are people forced into crowded living conditions, there will be tuberculosis. Wherever people are dehumanized, there will be tuberculosis. prospect.org/health/2025-...
A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI. All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work. For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
If Democratic politicians do not fight this because it's a "distraction," it will simply happen. They need to get in front of every mic and say that we will not allow Trump to destroy American history. He wants a culture war? GIVE HIM ONE. There are no distractions. Have every fight.
What will the troopers do if the Dems drive out of the state?
The Extended Universe cover reveal www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2525-t...
What would the troopers do if the Dems drive out of the state?
They're trying to convince everyone that building a Dyson Sphere around the solar system is more realistic than increasing the capital gains tax
Multiple sclerosis now?
His dad gave Epstein a job as a teacher in a high school.
Press needs to stop repeating govt euphemism of “clearing homeless camps.” I’ve witnessed it in other cities: massive destruction of personal property. Not just bedrolls & tents; family photos, Bibles, meds. Times I’ve seen it people weren’t even given option to move their things.
When Democrats join in with fascists, they deserve the attack.
*Dirk Gently 🙂
Ehhh, I think it's at the very least irresponsible to sell an unsafe product even if there's a customer demanding it.