Just when you think the US has taken the title for 'fastest descent into tyrrany', here comes the UK!
https://www.techspot.com/news/106695-uk-government-orders-apple-open-backdoor-all-encrypted.html
Google 2004: Our motto is 'Don't be evil.'
Google 2009: One of our mantras is 'Don't be evil.'
AlphaGooglebet 2015: A thing we like to say is 'Do the right thing.'
Alphabet 2024: Fuck off, peasants!
Savour the tiny bits of good news!
https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-increases-water-levels-in-north-aral-sea-by-42/?ref=fixthenews.com
Anybody know if it's legal to change my legal name to "[REDACTED]"? I feel like this could be like a security superpower, if I can do it...
Look folks, I know that Musk is making you crazy, but please listen. Trump and Musk represent two warring camps only working together because they have the citizenry as a common enemy If we all start recognizing "President Musk" how long 'til Trump's ego starts that other fight again?
“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we're constantly recording and reporting everything that's going on [...]. We're using A.I. to monitor the video.”
— Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, on how the company's A.I. systems will be used for in the future [Source: Business Insider]
Isn't it great how everyone cares what the Constitutuon says, but only when it agrees with their own biases?
Did the President of the United States really just say that we sent $50M worth of condoms to Gaza? There's like 2M people there. Even "fancy" condoms cost less than a buck, so bulk/cheap ones are prob'ly like 10 cents each.
He thinks we gave 250 condoms to every man, woman and child in Gaza?
0.o
I... How...
OK, I know it's a fraught subject, but can we at least have IQ test requirements for high office?
To be clear, Facebook *runs on* Linux...
Not for nothing, Xitter/Meta, but Bluesky/Pinksky are eating your lunch!
We need a constitutional amendment saying that while ex post facto laws are disallowed, any politician found to be guilty of doing or supporting a thing they subsequently acted to make illegal should immediately be imprisoned for the maximum time specified in the legislation they are supporting.
Trump won based on massive support from tech magnates whose fortunes depend heavily on access to Taiwan's producers.
How does no one ever see that he's fucked over every person who's ever supported him?
"Trump plans “100 percent tax” on foreign semiconductors"
Trump won based on massive support from tech magnates whose fortunes depend heavily on access to Taiwan's producers.
How does no one ever see that he's fucked over every person who's ever supported him?
"Trump plans “100 percent tax” on foreign semiconductors"
After decades watching governments ruin the world, I've realized government claims of "protecting kids" are *without exception* subterfuges to control something. The proof is that it *always* fucks up a chunk of society while not actually protecting kids.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-online-safety-act-homeschooled-kids
I learned something today. Not a good thing.
https://blaisehartley.com/2025/01/28/socialized-healthcare-are-they-really-better-off/
So I'm trying out a new hash-tag: #MetaDelendaEst
IYKYK
Bluesky isn't the magical escape from rightniks and corporate greed that you think it is...
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/113896029909649321
Sure, everybody *talks* about protecting constitutional rights, as long as they are rights they agree with...
Fox news. Fair and balanced reporting from a century or two ago...
"Then he snidely asked over footage of the couple: “What kind of husband goes grocery shopping with his wife?”"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-watters-shopping-list_n_679348e6e4b0e5e46c435fa8