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Could someone out there write a definitive guide on convenient alternatives to using Amazon.com for goods and books and whatnot? Asking for some folks who don’t want to see democracy die in darkness.

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We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?

submitted 7 days ago • 2190 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 6 days ago • 2287 comments

I’m really not crazy about Twitter’s new logo.

submitted 31 days ago • 723 comments

So let me get this straight, Rev Lorenzo Sewell gave an over the top prayer at the inauguration, and then literally launched a crypto coin after? This is just the biggest grift in human history. Ever. OMG

submitted 31 days ago • 1024 comments

So it goes.

submitted 40 days ago • 149 comments

Ahem SPREAD AWARENESS: Jury nullification occurs when a jury provides a “Not Guilty” verdict, even if jurors believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant broke the law.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

For those not paying attention: over 100x the price of hiring a STEM grad and still doesn't match up... This ain't it chief techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/o...

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A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it. She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid." I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.

submitted 67 days ago • 323 comments

FIRST RULE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS!

submitted 67 days ago • 273 comments

Elevance/Anthem/BCBS has record-breaking profits as of the second quarter this year with $1.7 billion and they want me to pay $8.50 for their part in a security breach of my personal information, including my Social Security number. Hell to the NO! 😡🤬😡🤬 www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/elevanc...

submitted 67 days ago • 39 comments

never had a politician — much less a prominent state party chair — tell me to kill myself before, but here we are

submitted 67 days ago • 508 comments

This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.

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submitted 67 days ago • 13 comments

No, it's not your imagination. MAGA twats have abandoned X to follow you here to try and get attention.

submitted 69 days ago • 212 comments

At this point it has to be a joke right? @nytimes.com really seems to not just bend the knee but grind down on it. We get it, you're simping for the fascist because you hope that if you do, they won't target you. It's pathetic and disgusting. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/m...

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submitted 70 days ago • 164 comments

Misogyny was a hell of a drug and more prevalent than people were willing to admit

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For nearly eight years we have been warning about “autocratic capture,” the phenomenon by which aspiring autocrats threaten to wield the state against business leaders to coerce their loyalty. And here we are. More from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how...

submitted 70 days ago • 343 comments

The cake is tasty, no?

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann

submitted 71 days ago • 165 comments

I just posted this on Twitter with no note. I'm conducting a little experiment. Results to follow.

submitted 71 days ago • 1366 comments

Imagine living in a country with the balls to oppose corruption and authoritarianism

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago 🧪 #IDsky www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 70 days ago • 234 comments

Lots of psychopaths pretending to be autistic these days.

submitted 71 days ago • 589 comments

See the previous reskeet

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

It’s a race to the bottom as every legacy media outlet obeys in advance one by one.

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submitted 70 days ago • 439 comments

Yeah, sorry, not letting anybody in a country with universal healthcare guilt trip me about not feeling bad enough for the UHC CEO’s family

submitted 71 days ago • 256 comments

Pretty damn spot-on, don’t you think?

submitted 70 days ago • 1293 comments

Do you have any idea how badly you have to fuck up a website to get a band that relies on social media to sell tickets to our little shows and stuff to nuke an account where we had 160k followers

submitted 70 days ago • 363 comments

@nytimes.com must really be gunning for the most out of touch news company of the year. People: Screw the CEOs NYT: We shall bless the poors with a message from a different oligarchal CEO! That will fix it! Also pay us to read it www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Really cool game, there's totally no other reason I'm sharing! www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/den-o...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Why the fork did ChatGPT turn into Santa Claus? This is hilarious

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