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Lover of language, knowledge nut, shutter snapper, musicophile, stargazer, bookworm. Misfit programmer by day. | she/her
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I wish more people were talking about egg prices as less of a “muh egg prices!” thing and more about the fact that there is an organized egg cartel that is illegally price gouging and almost certainly illegally price fixing and reaping massive, gigantic profits.

submitted 11 hours ago • 55 comments

The USPS is not a business. It's a well-liked--even loved--public service. Medicare and Social Security don't earn money either. They are public services. Everything does not need to be about making money. Some things are about making things work for us.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Yes, it is entirely correct to point out that ICE officers do not have any legal authority to break into somebody’s home unless they get a judicial warrant; which they generally cannot do, because judges only issue warrants for probable cause of crimes, not immigration law violations.

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

submitted 6 days ago • 186 comments

Glad I walked to the store instead of placing an order, so I didn't accidentally cross the line - TIL there's an ongoing strike at local King Soopers (Kroger) stores in Denver metro coloradosun.com/2025/02/06/k...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Okay, BUT LOOK AT HOW CUTE IT IS. Classic Fidget and Mini Fidget in Pixie Sticks. (The mini hardware is only available in 24k gold finish.)

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Fuck them.

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

For absolutely no reason at all, "Cold Dark Matter" is on my mind. It was an installation art work by Cornelia Parker, who had the British army blow up a shed, the pieces of which she arranged and hung in a gallery with a light in the center casting dramatic shadows. How much longer it took...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

I have feelings about AI & the web & my experience being trans "in tech" in 2025 - so I screamed some thoughts onto my personal web log. I hope for all of us a more queer & humane future. Keep building communities & dreaming better paths. https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/

submitted 8 days ago • 12 comments

See here's how to do a headline. fortune.com/2025/02/13/e...

submitted 9 days ago • 247 comments

So they literally could have set up 400 people in a $1500 a month apartment for 29 YEARS for what they spent to abuse people. Or housed almost 1000 people for a year at the same rate.

submitted 13 days ago • 20 comments

I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance. Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.

submitted 17 days ago • 180 comments

Suggestion to Americans: If you used a current bank account with funds on a recent tax return, it may be wise to contact your bank and request a change. Account and routing numbers are accessible, and Elon Musk’s staff have access to this information. Stay safe and protect your assets.

submitted 18 days ago • 306 comments

oh, fuck

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments