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Lying on the floor, listening to music

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i delete my posts a lot and wanted to give you some insight into why i do that: 1. i asked a question and got the answer i needed 2. vibes were off in the replies 3. i came back 10 minutes later and disagreed with myself 4. i reread it and thought i sounded annoying

submitted 1 day ago • 102 comments

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

submitted 1 day ago • 603 comments

btw one thing I learned at the training i went to this weekend is that bc ICE isn't allowed anywhere in a business that a customer wouldn't be allowed, an employees only sign on a door is enough to cause them to need a warrant. "closed for a private event" guarantees the same

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

L’artiste derrière ce magnifique logo 🔥 The artist behind the logo 🖌️ Kezna Dalz

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See y'all at the Tesla protests!

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We’re partnering w/ a number of groups participating in an #economicblackout THIS Friday, 2/28. Do not spend, if possible. No Starbucks on your way to work. No drinks w/ the coworkers after work. No dining out. No Walmart run. No quick McDonald’s drive-thru hit. Hurt their wallets!

submitted 2 days ago • 233 comments

Government efficiency is when every federal agency has to send a daily emergency email to its workers telling them to ignore another daily email from a different department trying to fire them without knowing what their jobs are.

submitted 3 days ago • 138 comments

What drives me crazy about the anti-DEI rhetoric is everyone wants to be judged on merit. But you can't be judged on merit if you can't even get in the door because you don't fit some prejudiced definition of who is capable and who isn't

submitted 2 days ago • 605 comments

In the same week on LinkedIn, I’ve seen a recruiter tell applicants “if you’re not using AI, you’re not a serious candidate” and a recruiter clutching their pearls and warning others that applicants are using AI tools to answer virtual interview questions.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The most important thing Elon Musk has done is show us what it would look like if you crossed Scott Peterson with a sun-starved lizard.

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The answer to the issues working class Americans are facing is not to make the ultra-rich even richer. Never has and never will.

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

Americans should be able to retire at a reasonable age and enjoy their later years. We must expand social security, not cut it. Cut the war budget, instead.

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

Trying to stay awake for my 10:50pm beer league hockey game

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Finding out how many Americans don’t know about the “40 acres and a mule” promise is both blowing my mind and not surprising at all.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Americans want universal healthcare, not a colony on Mars. And don’t tell me it’s about “innovation.” Making sure every American has housing, food, and healthcare is innovation, too.

submitted 6 days ago • 24 comments

There is so much content I want to make but I need to let go of the fact that it won’t be perfect stopping me from making it.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

Telling people to ask an algorithm questions instead of just asking other people sounds really stupid until you notice that the idea is to make employees whole livelihood dependent on machines owned by the boss instead of on each other's skills

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

submitted 7 days ago • 3462 comments

Me, when I catch myself catastrophizing

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Question: I switched from Spotify to Tidal so more of my $ would go to artists, but it doesn’t have podcasts. What podcast app do Tidal (or other) listeners use?

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

"We've added A.I. to--" me:

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

look, it’s really simple: owns several car dealerships, can’t spell bourgeois: blue collar working class adjunct professor surviving on black coffee and tofu, can spell bourgeois: bourgeois

submitted 10 days ago • 29 comments

Who will be joining us all over the country for #protests this month & next? 👋

submitted 7 days ago • 19 comments

Support your local federal employee

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.

submitted 8 days ago • 295 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

submitted 8 days ago • 1923 comments

I have a lifetime of experience with the hopelessness and helplessness of major depression. I feel exquisitely prepared for this moment in America. My brain couldn’t stop me and neither can these losers.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Going through some journaling from the past month: “I’m feeling sad today and not just because of fascism.”

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Building self-worth by reminding myself that I am - without a shadow of a doubt - smarter, better looking, and a better influence on the world than the president (either one).

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Applying to a job on LinkedIn with your LinkedIn Profile: “Please link to your LinkedIn profile.”

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Imagine you have over $400 billion and you spend your time working to deny hungry children around the world meals to avoid starvation.

submitted 9 days ago • 494 comments

When a judge stops the president from doing something illegal, that’s not a “threat to democracy,” that’s a check on the president’s power. That's the whole damn point.

submitted 9 days ago • 604 comments

My favorite man today is the hairdresser who was clearly fighting for his life as he cut my hair. Because instead of surging on, not knowing what he was doing, he stopped and asked his female colleague for her expertise. And she fixed everything.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

submitted 10 days ago • 2400 comments

It's been fun watching the LinkedIn cybersecurity gatekeeper crowd rapidly pivot from "you're not qualified to work in cybersecurity if you don't have a degree and certifications" to "actually, I think a 25 year old coder is perfectly qualified to perform a financial audit of the federal gov".

submitted 12 days ago • 45 comments

I am a casual fan of Kendrick Lamar. Listen to a lots of singles, sometimes full albums. Last night I listened to “Meet the grahams.” Holy shit you guys. That is a scorched-earth-ruin-your-whole-life kind of song.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

God I love this podcast

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

being sane? in this economy? yeah right buddy 😂

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submitted 14 days ago • 61 comments

Elon Musk’s staffers have taken an additional $7.4 million this week in expenses, bringing the total to $14.4 million.

submitted 14 days ago • 300 comments

Gonna make a documentary about being hangry and call it The Fast and the Furious

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

You can do it. I’m staring at you supportively because I believe in you

submitted 14 days ago • 87 comments