It's always been the case that "buying" an ebook from amazon was only actually a loan they could rescind at any point, but lately Amazon have gone harder on this, and it is 100% so that they can wipe banned books from your libraries without your consent. Buy direct from authors. Get your files.

Just had the realization that America now has an evil vizier

Competing to be Thiel's most special boy

oh my GOD

Joy is resistance too. Remember that. They want you miserable and overwhelmed.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last. Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.

You wanna know why Progressives, Liberals and Leftists always seem to lose? Because we keep arguing theory and simple mistakes instead of finding a common point to rally behind so we can gain ground. Y’all wanna talk shit about each other more than y’all want to win or at least SURVIVE.

I swear if this DeepSeek thing turns into “this is why we need more of ppl’s work and data for FREE so we can compete with CHINA” BS, instead of what it needs to be, a reveal of how pointless and inept the tech and its peddlers are and have always been, i’m gonna be so pissed.

I didn't know what to make of the Chinese AI thing but looking at the reaction from OpenAI employees it's definitely legit competition for them

Venn Diagram of best dad ever vs worst ex husband ever.jpeg

honestly, i'm enjoying silicon valley's meltdown over deepseek, probably a lot more than i should

we never should’ve given power to the nerds. the jocks shouldn’t have it either. we must usher in the age of the goths

People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states. To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.

I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike

Sauron, furiously crocheting a baby blanket: and mind you I don’t even care

Ok let’s see if this works

"Fascists are drawn to Warhammer 40k because it's about fascism" okay then what about My Little Pony drew them to My Little Pony?

Who made this 🤣

"this author shows what a good relationship and lover should be" i am not a child, i dont need fictional stories to "teach me what a healthy relationship is" IM LITERALLY IN A HAPPY HEALTHY NORMAL MARRIAGE I DONT NEED FICTION TO TEACH ME ANYTHING THAT IS NOT WHAT I READ BOOKS FOR

Folks trying to act cool and aloof about the TikTok ban sound genuinely idiotic. If you don’t get why it’s a devastating and dangerous precedent, that says way more about you than the people lamenting its loss. I learned so much on that app. I saw the funniest shit of my life there. Shit sucks.

Blue sky is awesome because a bunch of people who like to make jokes and a bunch of people who are incapable of identifying a joke are forced to share space

Democrats are so fucked… Now 170 million Americans who saw Biden sign the bill banning the app will watch as Trump “saves” it.

“We’re thankful to the guy who got us into this mess” I don’t even want it back now

Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge). You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*

the tiktok ban is the biggest own goal dems could have committed clowns to the end

legends tell of one who will come to us, the one pure creator, whose works will never age poorly and whose personal life is like unto the clearest spring water

Israeli soldiers have stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last remaining medical facility in the northern Gaza Strip, torching large sections and forcing hundreds of Palestinians to leave aje.io/pnuxun

the uk tiktok tantrum about it has certainly been entertaining

It’s super easy to set up a monthly donation to Wikipedia starting at $2.75

Inquisitor Lavellan only wants one thing and it's disgusting 😡

The thing I keep thinking about with this Blake Lively situation is how well-resourced this woman is. I want people to think about the bot army and the structured takedown, and how eager people were to participate, and how this is doubtlessly done to activists and thinkers without consequence.

Literally none of the headlines about the woman burned alive on the subway include the fact that at least one NYPD officer looked on and did nothing. So a reminder: - Cops feel zero obligation to protect you - Press can't be trusted to hold cops accountable, they're effectively the police PR wing

This is the part that made me feel sick to my stomach.

Laura Makabresku #art

the reason people don’t trust the democratic party is because it was incredibly obvious to everyone that bidens brain was hardly functioning at all but every party member and democratic funded influencer had to pretend like our eyes were lying to us

The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital

They're trying to do a Hunger Games parade of shame, but are wondering why he's being seen like a Katniss

the feds: stop trying to turn this guy into some cool antihero with a badass public image also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*

Nicholas Hoult's Brand - Monsters that are humanized... OR Humans that are Monsters.

If I hear one more person say we are “on the road to” oligarchy I’ll throw up. We are living in a textbook oligarchy. We have arrived. We’re not in transit, we beat the Waze estimate by half an hour and we didn’t even have to stop for gas.

Why does every Mr. Beast photo look like he's wearing a human skin and trying to lure someone back to the Colossal Pillar of Wasp Eggs?

what really fucks me up is how people will FAWN over the most bullshit queer baiting in mainstream media, and will turn around and rip apart queer indie artists trying to make messy and flawed authentic media bsky.app/profile/haze...

“Is it okay for a social media platform to be an echo chamber” back in the day we had websites and websites were generally focused on a single topic and if you were into that topic you would visit that website and if you weren’t into that topic you just didn’t go on that website and it was fine

The terrible air here has me feeling like Judy Garland filming The Wizard of Oz. I've got my morning uppers (Sudafed) and my evening downers (Benadryl)

Artist Rachel Kenaston shared an email with me saying UnitedHealth Group filed a DMCA claim to stop her from selling a merchandise with HER artwork of Luigi Mangione. There was no United logo on the design, just Luigi. How does that infringe on UnitedHealth IP or copyright at all?

asking judith butler this question should result in your immediate ejection into space english.elpais.com/culture/2024...