Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live Google wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide.

“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.”

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With the "play" icon covering so much of it I thought it was a bulldog or something, and this was going to be a story about some kind of hero dog

Gulf worries US-Iran talks may cement Tehran's 'golden' grip on Hormuz A warning by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has crystallised fears among Gulf states that reopening the Strait of Hormuz may be the most Iran-U.S. talks can achieve, falling short of the broader de-escalation they regard as vital.

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‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts - United Kingdom News Beep With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important

‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts

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With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how…

Trump says the Transportation Secretary is "completely wrong" about gas not going below $3 for months. So whose opinion do we go with here -- somebody who knows at least a little bit about some things, or some doddering old shit whose brain has turned to oatmeal?

Not a nice thing to say, but I can think of a way the people who refused to ever mask or get vaccinated could have made this country a much better place.

Yeah, I’ve never quite got over the profound moral injury aspect of watching so many Americans absolutely refuse to even mildly sacrifice to help others during Covid - watching MAGAs somehow become even more evil was radicalizing.

And now the bastards are trying to destroy MRNA research.

Easily repairable laptop design based on Wozniak's philosophy.

I'm wearing my "I WON THE WAR" t-shirt yet you are asking me if I've won the war. Read the shirt!

I remembered Jerry's shitty, unfunny standup clips on Seinfeld ending fairly early on, but I'm getting into rewatching the fourth season and there are still two or three in every episode.

"Pee Pee Poo Poo."

The closing of Hormuz is actually a signal for the Red Heifer sleeper cells

the main guy is the guy who's pastor dave in all of the god's not dead movies

The worst things in the world always come with bipartisan support

I've basically done this multiple times and there are people on here who have somehow forgiven me.

And it is insane. The idea that every landlord has a right to maximize expected returns on a given rental to the point that we require individuals to prove that they have capital buffers to mitigate the risk of lost rental income for property owners beyond things such as... having a job.

I found out this week from a lady who lost her job as a scientist at the Dept. of Ag because of Elon/DOGE that landlords were asking her to prove she had a savings sufficient to cover 3 months of rent. I felt insane explaining to her how this is a form of moving balance sheet risk on to consumers.

Never forget that Sam Harris is calipers-and-Bell Curve levels of racist against black people, but he is Rivers of Blood-and-nuke the Middle East levels of racist against Muslims.

Sam Harris is a racist. And this has been expressed primarily through Islamophobia and Zionism, right back to The End of Faith where he mindlessly regurgitated lies about the Palestinians and the Nazis that he got from plagiarist and pro-Israel propagandist Alan 'kept his underwear on' Dershowitz.

Reminder if you are not Boomer do not say lil homie gayass

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020.

She missed these trials by a few months.

One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here.

I feel such a hole inside.

In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

The average person doesn’t give a fuck if AI has some niche use where it actually excels if used properly. In fact, that is what a tool is *supposed* to do and none of us will have a problem if it is used like that. What we see is AI fucking up real life in a massive way.

I’m glad that LLMs have some valid uses. Don’t blame people for fucking hating it or compare us to antivaxxers. That shit legitimately is one of the worst things that I’ve seen happen to the world, and I am old.

Tie between
"Ah, so there are two woodies in this scene" and
"Mrs. Carmichael!"

Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

Oliver, an orange and white cat, is lying on the bed on his back with his soft fuzzy belly exposed

You better believe I put my entire face in there

Angry weirdos always bring up that I used to be a hairdresser as if I am supposed to be ashamed of it.

Timmy, I was a great hairdresser. I’m proud of doing a job that brought people confidence and joy.

:)

"They changed the name from Uranus to end that stupid joke once and for all."
"What'd they change it to?"
"Urectum."

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