The price of gold is up 68% from December of last year. Tesla is up about 10% Apple is a bit less. Bitcoin is almost down that much. When the price of a commodity like gold outstrips every single asset class on the market... the world economy is about to go supernova.

"Tocar, cantar y luchar" Play, sing & fight.

She tells it like it smells. DHS was a corrupt, unnecessary, and white nationalist org from day one. She won't criticize Obama for not dismantling it, but I will. There are just so many things he failed to do, that it doesn't crack my top 10 to. newrepublic.com/article/2044...

"Earlier conclusions that relied on craniometric analysis, which is a pseudoscience that tries to infer ancestry from skull shape, are deeply, deeply rooted in racism and general medical and scientific quackery." And many such quacks were widely regarded as "experts". www.vice.com/en/article/t...

all these incompetent people in the current regime are ruining my ability to have suspension of disbelief when watching procedurals that rely on government competence as a major plot device

Delusional former billionaire Elizabeth Holmes is still sharing her "advice" with executives from prison, as a paid consultant, which shows you that failing upwards is real and the so-called "free market" is and has always been a lie.

I love it when journalists pretend Trump broke something that was never real. Law & order can't depend on criminals respecting laws. The fact that the laws have no teeth, no enforcement provisions, means there were no laws. Maybe there will be one day. www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter...

Really excited about the family gathering today. I looked up some pie recipes on AI. They're a little different, like using ant poison instead of cream of tartar. But I think everyone will like them. I specified "pies so good they'll make you see God" Meet Christmas, Bluesky!

WA State is one of those that prove what the GOP says about "tax and spend liberals". The sales tax is 10%, which is seconds highest in the country. The licenses are sky high, the property taxes are high and it's never enough revenue. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/23/f...

My father is 78, weighs 150 lbs, pedals 3 miles a day and consumes anywhere between 2-4 tablespoons of butter a day. He also hasn't eaten meat in over 40 years. There's more than one way to skin a MAHA, & that old man will still be going strong well after RFK and Trump fall down.

The EU isn't going to do anything. Except begin spending more on defense, including building their own munitions factories. It was always irresponsible to think they could outsource their defense to the US. They should not have needed Trump to tell them that. apnews.com/article/euro...

When you see politicians and cabinet officials knowingly covering up for pedophiles, you should understand that there's nothing they WON'T do to maintain power. Otherwise, there's a good chance of ending up in prison.

"We are committed to teaching students how to think, not what to think...” She turned in a paper that failed to meet the requirements. That's a zero in first grade, it's a zero in post-grad. What they've taught lazy kids, is graduate without doing the work. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

When a terrorist attack is committed with guns, firearms legislation is a commensurate response. Criminalizing speech and the right to protest is a clear overreach. Policing speech will only further radicalize the far-right, you fools. #GlobalizeTheIntifada www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Censorship Industrial Complex" doesn't even make any sense. But it sounds like something. www.state.gov/releases/off...

The sheer level of incompetence is seriously concerning. I'd like to believe that if the federal govt has legitimate reasons to redact material, that is done correctly. That's clearly not the case with this admin. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Not too surprising, considering that Google built Chrome to track users. Even though most browsers use the Chromium framework -including Edge- they offer better tracking protection. If you value privacy and can afford it, buy Apple and use Safari. www.neowin.net/news/report-...

Someone can be heard in the video saying "arrest this terrorist". Holding a placard is terrorism, not bombing hospitals or starving mothers and their babies. Orwell tried to warn us. Props to Greta and all the speech terrorists. #PalestineAction #FreePalestine www.bbc.com/news/article...

I had to deep dive into her back-catalog, but I found the perfect song to commentate Nicki's embrace of MAGA Chistofascism. Creative fire woke me up at 4 this morning, burning white hot. Time to put the hammer to some steel. youtu.be/4JipHEz53sU?...

This perennial ground cover is both drought tolerant and produces these lovely little flowers that honeybees seem to prefer to any of the several ornamental shrubs currently blooming in Central FL. This lawn is mowed every 2 weeks in winter and has never been watered or poisoned. WINNING

Wealthy, powerful men don't meet with pimps, drug dealers, or politicians at their nephew's birthday party. There is nothing innocent about an illegal business transaction. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Senate Dems crap in one hand, wait patiently for the other to fill up with justice." Larger, rinse, repeat! The trick is really BELIEVING that American institutions will begin caring about Justice for the first time in... HISTORY. Senators know better. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

She's just doing the job she was hired for: Minister of Propaganda. Like any MoP, that means swabbing up all the filth. If she fails, more than just her job will be in danger. This is serious business and Bari isn't stupid. www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...

No society can survive without shared values. It can be multicultural, and many such civilizations have flourished throughout history. But every religious, ethnic or ideological community MUST adhere to one standard. It's the only way. It's tough to sustain. Turkey used to be an example.

Matriarchies are more stable than patriarchies for one simple reason: women think more about their kids and grandkids, men think about their egos and dicks. On the balance, generally speaking. Study Queen Boudicca & Joan of Arc, if you believe women are less violent or vainglorious as leaders.

Vance can't afford to alienate the increasingly influential Nazi wing of the GOP. What's truly disturbing, is just how deferential AIPAC has become to Nazis these days. The genocide of Palestinians is more important than safety of the Jewish community. Weird flex. www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...

We're not "celebrating Charlie Kirk's death", we're condemning his life and almost everything he ever said. Except the parts about free speech and how every American has a right to speak their mind. (but not because he said it)

Why are so many talented artists such malignant narcissists? "Cringe" doesn't properly describe a sensation like one's skin trying to crawl off. I will now rewrite one of her classics as a tribute to Charlie Kirk.

Overheard in an auto parts store today: "Her dog has over 10,000 followers on Instagram." Of course, the dog was too famous to be seen at the parts house but I also heard his name. Sometimes, the Meta divorce still stings.

Everyone wants to tear the ballroom down before it's built. How wasteful. Instead, separate it from the White House with secure fences, then turn it into a homeless shelter and soup kitchen. Call it the DJT Metro DC Homeless Shelter. New reps can't find affordable housing? Not a problem.

Just saw a Brazilian interviewed who pronounces hip hop as "hippy hoppy". That's the only way I'll say it from now on!

It's funny, because it's true. I'd like to say: "Software can't be held accountable for poor decisions that lead to bad outcomes..." but that doesn't apply here. CEOs can run a company into the ground and walk away with a gold parachute.

Goodbye Spotify, and YouTube with your White Nationalist Police State BS. Hello Pandora! (please don't make me start torrenting again. It's a lot of work)

Youtube is now forcing users to sign in, to "protect the community". I'm sorry, that's complete garbage. You can't post comments or even thumbs up without being logged in. They're doing it to track people and I'm not going to be tracked by Google. Goodbye, YouTube.

It is possible to exercise critical thought and question the orthodoxy of academic reactionaries WITHOUT echoing Hitler, criticizing women's voting rights or using the N-word. The fact that the a Harvard student magazine group instantly turned into "Hate-chan"? www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Mr. Turley is correct about efforts to compel speech on the reactionary faux-left. Liberals argue ideas on their objective merits, not emotions. HOWEVER, does he honestly fail to see Trump's policies to police critical speech? Or is he crying crocodile tears? #1A thehill.com/opinion/civi...

There's also a NYT story about a woman -who was sexually assaulted while she worked for Epstein- that reported him to the FBI in 1996 for child porn and he was never investigated. Who was POTUS then? Well, his good buddy and fellow pervert, Billy Boy! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Some models of Samsung phones have had power button defaults changed to: "Open Gemini AI garbage app you didn't ask us to install" Which functionally makes users unable to access power options, until they go into settings and change the "long press function" back to power options.

If the Pope is trolling you this hard IRL, there's a chance you've taken some wrong turns. If you're smart, you'll keep your mouth shut about it. Trump ain't that bright. apnews.com/article/cath...

Once all the gun-toting, good ol boys I grew up with sour on capitalism, things are going to get real. Won't be long now. Let's get some beers and talk about the solution, boys.

I've always been against political violence and war. However, anti-capitalist violence is both just and necessary. Luigi Magazine is an American hero and I hope more will follow. Any exec at a company worth over 100 million is a legit target. If I was younger and fit, I'd be hunting right now.

Local govt initially tried to do what the citizens wanted and deny the data center that is going to skyrocket their cost of living, while reducing the quality of life and allowing their community. But they didn't have billions of dollars to spend on lawyers, so tough. gizmodo.com/openais-star...

Muskrat, muskrat, iPhone light Ruining the economy and doing it right in the evening They're pretty deceiving Muskrat Elon, Muskrat Don, Working so hard on the MAGA con And they shimmy. Neither is that skinny. And they slash and they cut and they tangle, the courts as they wrassle and wrangle

What's odd, is that Trump's admins have both hewn closer to his campaign platforms than any POTUS in recent history. Love him or hate him, Trump at least tries to do everything he says he will, except... release the Epstein files. We all know why. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

You don't hear much about Mike Lee. He's the guy who's always trying to give public land to corporations for mining or whatever. He's one of the most evil of all the GOP Christofascists in DC today. His religion is capitalism, not Mormonism. www.npca.org/articles/112...

I read about this at least 20 years ago in Popular Science or Popular Mechanics and was just using it as an example of how not everything they write about comes to market. It's still true about both magazines, but not this particular technology. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...

Initially I was concerned when #Bluesky rolled out the feature which allows users to import contacts to search for friends. Luckily, they've implemented a "dual opt-in" process that requires you to turn the feature on, or you can't be searched. I'm going to be doing some testing later on.

It seems like the president of a large country like Mexico should understand how the UN works. Clearly, she does not. 5 countries hold permanent UN Security council seats and can do whatever they want. 3 are now rogue nations: China, Russia and the US. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

'Stephen Coates, also of Operation Bluebird (and who formerly served as Twitter’s general counsel), reiterated to Ars that X “legally abandoned the TWITTER mark. They said goodbye. We say hello.” Elon better get some aloe to put on that classic rock BURN! arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

The most poisonous aspect of misogyny is that so many women internalize it, one generation after the other. Like gay men internalize homophobia. Society needs to work out its BS before it can demand marginalized communities shut up about being oppressed. We can never take justice for granted.