Reminder that the only time Mastercard has flinched is when outrage was directed at them. Attacking platforms like SubscribeStar for Visa/Mastercard's extralegal censorship is exactly the deflection they want.
HOLY SHIT.
A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election.
Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?
As you use AI to simplify easy yet mundane tasks, like writing emails, you get increasingly dependent on it.
You get lazy, less skilled, use your brain less, and (you may not want to hear this) get stupider as a result.
Don’t let them take away your ability to think. Stop using it. Now.
www.reddit.com/r/linux/s/jf...
Mega thread on who is behind these age verification laws, spoiler alert it’s Meta.
EXCLUSIVE | Transgender Chili’s manager fired because ‘personal values and lifestyle did not align’ with chain’s, lawsuit says
Or get authentic fried chicken from a place that's more inclusve
Since this happened in Illinois, the employee should be able to easily sue the company since in Illinois, you CANNOT be fired on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
A black and white cat wearing a red bow tie, staring directly at the camera
Uni used to have antennae :3
I never thought I'd be quoting The Nostalgia Critic, but as he said in his "The Cat In The Hat" review (yes, the Mike Myers abomination):
"By modernizing the dialogue, you make it more dated."
I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...
Yeah, save the aggravation and watch "An American Werewolf in London". The werewolf transformation scene from that movie still looks as great as ever.
The government is asking for public comments on whether banks should be able to deny you from buying legal goods at their own whim (i.e. how they're cracking down on art)
Tell them you don't want to be told how to spend your money
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposa...
A reminder to call your reps today! KOSA has been sandwiched into the KIDS Act and is still a huge censorship threat. You can use this tool- it takes just a few minutes:
www.badinternetbills.com
I've been thinking about this all day. Thank you all so much for your kind words and support. Whether you're a colleague, friend, fan, gamer, or even just a random person who caught this on your feed, thank you. 💙
I don't expect my job back, but you all HAVING my back means so much!
This is important if you don't want visa or MasterCard to tell you how to spend your money.
The Substar TOS looks extremely similar to Patreon's now. Call your reps or we will lose everything
Tell them to stop the payment processor power grab, tell them to vote no on child online safety bills/ID verification. We need everyone
A reason why I stuck to The Wheel of Time. Despite the author dying after the eleventh book was published, at least the series is completed
Master Chief voice actor Steve Downes slams White House for using ‘Halo’ footage in its ‘disgusting and juvenile war porn’ video
“I did not participate in nor was l of consulted, nor do I endorse the use my voice in this video, or the message it conveys ... remove my voice immediately"
We didn't ruin the economy.
We didn't get you laid off.
We didn't replace you with AI.
We didn't raise gas prices.
We didn't foreclose your home.
We didn't cause your divorce.
We didn't get your kid snatched by ICE.
We aren't in the Epstein files.
Leave us the fuck alone.
cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch
www.theverge.com/podcast/8914...
I know calling reps is very nerve racking. You're not sure what's the right thing to say, and tbh having a script thrown at me makes things just as nerve racking.
I called today, and I figured I'd write up a transcript of how my call went down. Hopefully it helps demystify the process
You need to call your reps and demand that they OPPOSE:
-the KIDS Act
-KOSA
-the Screen Act
-Sammy's Law
-the App Store Accountability Act
And additionally, oppose:
-reforming/sunsetting Section 230
-online age verification/ID laws
www.congress.gov/members/find...
If KOSA passes it will fundamentally change how we are able to interact and use the Internet.
KOSA must not pass.
NO NO NO YOU DON’T
GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
Couldn't help myself but try this out
my9games.com
Yeah, you know Disney did something bad when Bill Cipher himself calls them out
Yesterday, the KIDS Act has Passed the E&C, and soon will be pushing into the house! This is a combination of KOSA, SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and other bills into one package.
Contact your Reps, and tell them to OPPOSE these bills! Stay strong, and fight for your rights and privacy!
Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.
And this is all he had to replace Noem.
