Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California’s attorney general

banging my antitrust pots and pans now and always

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Study Finds Each Protein in the Epigenome Produces a Different Pattern of Gene Expression A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more than simply turn a gene on or off.

We've known that the proteins in the epigenome control DNA expression, but we thought they were just on-off switches.
They're not. They're more.

This is pretty remarkable.
🧪🔬🧬

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I am really really really looking forward to a time when we can have a tool for my extremely dysgraphic kid to use to compose text without controlling what he is actually writing. At this point I can't visualize it.

ICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data reveals Immigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows.

"Nearly two dozen were held in custody for more than 20 days...Teens who were detained alone were sent to Christian youth shelters in Michigan, which made it hard for their families to find them. And nearly half of the children detained have since left the country." sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Matthew 25:40-45

MSG Security Allegedly Tracked a Trans Woman’s Movements, Including Bathroom Breaks, Down to the Second A bomshell report in Wired details an extensive use of the venue’s facial recognition system.

This is totally predictable and exactly why we have been fighting for years to ban the use of facial recognition in concert venues.

Madison Square Garden is one of the only venues in the country that still does this.

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[special voice i use only for birds] HEY BUDDY

I would reframe this. Instead of seeing arguments over, for example, attacks on trans people as a distraction from the real issue, I would say that attacking marginalised people is inherent to how this ruling class reproduces its power.

Maybe we don’t call it a ‘singer’ if it doesn’t have vocal cords.Making a synthesizer reproduce violin sounds does not make it a violin.

that is absolutely included in my use of "devices" without question. day one.

oh that is included in "devices"
above, to be clear. WITH clickwheel

excellent! how lucky we are that they've invited me to take the job

as the cost of plastics and shipping increases, as consumer dissatisfaction does too, they should pivot based on their image. it matches their brand better than any other hardware maker.

TRULY

(/sarcasm)

see, like that, but sexy.

since they've already lost their right to repair monopoly, they should sprint first and fastest across the Sustainable High Quality Upgradeable products

people HATE planned obsolescence. soon it won't pay out like it did. so bank on that.

offer a line of high-quality durability-focused airgap-capable devices

with replaceable parts, upgradeable batteries and memory, accessories like solar chargers, and a long-term applecare service agreement available. "Forever" hardware.

people will want this and Apple could be first there.

"These AI billionaires and data center investors have decided that there are some communities that ought to be sacrificed on the altar of their progress. ... [O]ur lives are so much more valuable than the profits of companies that have built an extractive ecosystem across our entire world."

i lost them to the contents of that Artax gif you sprung on me 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

is that john hutchins in a hole

nooooo!

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

OMG THEY DID IT

April 20, 1896, an especially picturesque view of the Juneau harbor from 130 years ago today. Via the University of Washington #alaskahistory #alaska #juneau

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?

Rapidly falling teen births since 1991

The provisional fertility rate for teenagers in 2025 was 11.7 births per 1,000 females ages 15–19, down 7% from 2024 (12.6) and another record low for this age group (Table 1, Figure 2) (4,5,9–11). The rate has decreased by 72% since 2007 (41.5), the most recent period of continued decline, and by 81% since 1991 (61.8), the most recent peak. The number of births to females ages 15–19 was 125,933 in 2025, down 8% from 2024

One of the biggest social shifts of our lifetimes
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GO SEANAN GO

TIRED: lying down
EVEN MORE TIRED: lying down on your stomach

epic shot!