This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
Becerra is the only major candidate--Democrat or Republican--who was actually born and raised in California.
Same. I missed hanging out with people and I especially hate that the pandemic killed Arclight Hollywood, one of our favorite places to congregate and see movies.
The Columbine massacre was on this date in 1999. Instead of energizing our country to get gun violence under control, it kicked off a new normal. One of the best explanations ever of journalism's destructive impact on mass shootings came from Roger Ebert in his review of Gus Van Sant’s “Elephant.”
The new logo for Infowars has been revealed.
The Onion has successfully landed a deal to take over Alex Jones' site after 17 months of legal issues.
Tim Heidecker will serve as the site's creative director.
"Obama needed to appear with Mamdani."
"Obama is sane-washing Mamdani."
"Mamdani is more popular than Obama."
"Obama is more popular than Mamdani."
You're all fucking weirdos for saying these things. Just enjoy the cute clips of them in a kindergarten class and shut the fuck up.
It was only a matter of time: the powerful anti-abortion org Students for Life has endorsed legislation to imprison abortion patients.
The move marks the biggest shift in anti-abortion politics in decades. jessica.substack.com/p/the-mask-i...
I don't know who Josh Barro is but that whole thing was some elite bullshit. How is missing your flight not wasting time at the airport? Now it's wasting time AND extra money.
This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.
Congrats! Pre-ordered!
Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.
"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X
The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.
I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).
So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
Congrats to The Onion
I’m so excited
Nothing anyone ever writes is good, you never know what it really is even years later even if people like it. But it is written.
We won.
Tesla Chicago is closed.
Their new location is in a ghost town. They sacrificed visibility to thousands/day--& proximity to the other luxury car dealerships--to get away from us, because we'd turned their brand ambassador location into a liability.
Organizing works.
@teslatakedown.com
When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.”
Palantir raises more red flags when you learn the CEO, Alex Karp is obsessed with speaking in German and describes himself as a socialist but doesn't believe in any leftist economic policies.
*Palantir execs trying to explain their glorious vision so we’ll invite them inside*
It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies
My new thing is that when someone asks me what I think about 2028, I ask them what they think about 2026. Because this November is the next election. Focus. There'll be plenty of time to talk about 2028 after we're done celebrating over washing Republicans out of Congress this November.
I really wish more people had paid attention when several observers tried to warn about the technofascist and eugenicist tendencies of thiel and karp and that group, for rolling up on two decades, now.
And i *Really* wish the media & political actors would take the threat of them seriously, today 😕
And so I will circle around to my constant point: the instinct for a comforting aristocracy is endemic in the human populace, and the job of democracy is to ruthlessly destroy it whenever it appears. Not build a political, legal and moral (prosperity gospel) framework which fucking encourages it.
I’ve known Palantir was evil for a long time, but reading their technological republic statement, when combined with the fact that Thiel is going around giving speeches on the Antichrist and allying himself with rapture theologians… Palantir is an apocalyptic death cult with god-like technology.
A couple points on this manifesto, apart from the racial superiority subtext others noted.
Palantir is a company built on public contracts, they bill the state billions to surveil and target the state's population. The manifesto exists to justify their demand for even more.
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this is just a warmed over david duke speech from 1990
A grid photo of 16 different characters all played by the legend Tim Curry.
Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.
A peer reviewed study shows a promising link between flu and shingles vaccines and a reduced risk of dementia. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon’s penis for “further study” says these vaccines cause autism. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.
There was a time when the president inspired pride instead of exhaustion. I miss that more than I can say.
Bsky AI Bros last week: Man, I can't wait for all the anti-AI skeeters to eat shit when the site runs better
Bsky AI Bros today: