This sign goes so hard

More convinced with every article like this that we're seeing deliberate market manipulation to de-democratize computing at every level, from hard drives and RAM to AI slop in fucking Notepad.

"What made you want to try this variety?" "Oh, I heard it described as a 'clown-urine soaked frog testicle' on apple rankings dot com." applerankings.com/lucy-glo-app...

a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.

"While this censorship might seem brazenly anti-constitutional to most Americans, it has been the reality faced by incarcerated individuals for decades. In the name of 'security,' prison officials have punished and even killed people for possessing literature they deemed suspect." @theintercept.com

Every time someone describes Schumer or Jeffries as "confused" or "spineless" is to frame Dem politicians as a real source of resistance to Trump rather than as enablers, normalizers and force multipliers. This gives cover to Dems' gleeful participation in fascism

Some of y'all are going to need to reckon with the fact that we have Trump's love of spectacle to thank for getting so much of white liberal American to finally be like "Hey...." A lot of folks are just fine with atrocities as long as they don't have to see them.

I keep thinking about those insipid "If Harris had won we'd all be home right now!" signs and No Kings, and like...yeah, probably you would be! And that's how we got here!

FURTHER: “degenerate art” was targeted for destruction. Some of these pieces, we only have black and white photos memorializing. Sometimes less. I’m an author and a librarian to be. Book bans aren’t a badge of honor. They’re violence. Reinforcing the category isn’t bold or helpful.

🎶tuna sashimi salmon roll unagi soy sauce, wasabi miso soup warm sake SUSHIROTH!🎵

This shit is why they want us using our real names and shit online. Makes it easier to come after us. This is why fursonas are important.

Much of my youth revolved around the website ZineLibrary. It went down around Occupy in a massive loss for a movement whose ideas and knowledge mostly doesn't circulate online but in person. Anyway I've put it back online with a *thousand* anarchist zines: zinelibrary.org

The Gift of the Magi, but it's just canceling weekend plans with someone.

"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing. "'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"

"Discord is apparently switching age verification providers to Persona due to the bypasses... which means everything they said about it being client-side and face images not being uploaded is now false"

Turning Point USA Announces Alternative Puerto Rico https://theonion.com/turning-point-usa-announces-alternative-puerto-rico/

About "agitators" -- 1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights. 2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.

The revised Schedule F policy, finalized last week, will kick in next month. It could reclassify career government scientists—potentially those involved in grantmaking at agencies like NIH and NSF—into at-will employees, and would strip them of whistleblower protections.

having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood

Funny story: my career in drones exists because I have a arithmetic learning disability, tested awfully in math and couldn’t study STEM in college, and became so angered by how normal it was to look down upon non-tech people in the 2010s that I decided to master a hard tech field out of pure spite.

After Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance at #SuperBowlLX, everyone’s talking about #PuertoRico. But here’s what many might not know about how federal policy affects the territory 🧵👇

Silent Watch 8”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available on my website.

Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game. Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era. The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

drafting a formal letter of rec for my gen-z intern that begins: Chat, I am writing to glaze up an absolute rizzler, Chadbraham Mephistopheles—

Everyone is posting non-English language bangers and yet I've yet to see anyone post one of the greatest things to ever happen to the internet, so I'm leaving it here. When was the last time you listened to this certified fucking banger? www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yd...

Signal is probably just as good for most of what I use Discord for anyway. I wonder how many other users can say the same.

Hirō Isono’s famous Mana Tree artwork for Secret of Mana (SNES) ❤️

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

When Biden and Kamala bragged, repeatedly, about deporting and expelling more people faster than Trump did, they were saying they don't oppose the horrors of a police state, just those horrors being too visible. Walz, with his suggestion of midnight raids

Think about how when Newsome says homelessness is a problem, what he means is that it is a visible problem. He sweeps the camps, throwing out people's meds and documents, forcing them to go be homeless elsewhere, less visibly. Same with Obama, Biden, and Kamala bragging about deportations.

protest sign ideas: You Asked For This Cowboy Why Do You Look So Scared Imagine How Drawn Out The Trials Will Be You Thought This Would Bring You Joy If You Act Quick You'll Get Your Own Grave They'll Call It An Accidental Discharge Which Means Your Family Gets An Insurance Payout

“I imagine if this was a homeless shelter or a mental health center, you would find a way to stop it. You would pull out all the stops." www.welcometohellworld.com/a-surprise-z...

I've been thinking about this a lot recently and I think the people pushing genAI *want* you to assume this. They want you to think "I'll never be as good at this as AI, so there's no point in bothering." They don't want you to find joy and satisfaction in creative struggle.

Happy Expired Ham Day

#seattle renters, our new Mayor Katie Wilson wants to hear from you, one page form linked in the post below

a machine cannot sob uncontrollably and masturbate at the same time therefor a machine cannot create art

A character that starts with C:

Just thinking of how rose-engine originally designed Signalis as a sidescroller for no reason at all. youtu.be/2LUP4CcG86Q?...

Legally speaking? You should be allowed to say "it isn't relevant anymore, but the word I couldn't remember 34 minutes ago was [blank]" without it being seen as a non sequitur.

Finally, aluminum electrolytic capacitors for women.

Very grateful to have a partner who can sometimes tell that I'm anxious/stressed/upset before I can.

Minimizing the window where I read about how our world is a joke and we're at the mercy of megalomaniacal evil perverts. Logging on to the work zoom. "Heyyyy I'm good! How are you?"

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Master & Commander and The Hunt for Red October fans in this thread

We're all going to have to listen to excuses for this for years while being asked to approve plans to "get it right" next time. idk how any of this would be less wrong if it were all totally legal.

I've seen an uptick in people streaming minecraft lately & i just want to remind folks that its one of the games listed on the BDS list to boycott for palestine. And though you may not be giving them $ by playing if you own it, you may be encouraging sales from your community with your influence 🇵🇸

Ferbruary #oldknees

I have a small #MutualAid request for a local unhoused couple that's in my area They're requesting ~$40 so they can get lodging to weather the cold weather. I'm not really in a position to offer much w/ unemployment, and I'd appreciate someone helping them out. their CashApp is $RodricuzBrewington