Joy Marver, in a green hoodie, standing in front of the American flag. Text reads: "'It's like being erased out of thin air.' Joy Marver spent 22 years in service to the U.S. government before being fired and locked out of her office at the Department of Veterans Affairs." Photo by Erin Schaff/The New York Times

A veteran who returned injured from Iraq continued serving by working for the VA. She now faces a crisis at home, after the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts targeted her job. nyti.ms/4hN4q8d

Doesn't it have nearly a 100% fatality rate with poultry?

Even at half its value, Tesla's stock is still wildly inflated. Their P/E would suggest that it's over 15x more than the company's actual value. Elon's great at getting massive investor capital based on wild promises, but he's not so great at delivering results.

Even though I don't like MAGAs I want the same things for them that I want for us. I want them to have living wages, healthcare, and voting rights just like I want those things for everyone else.
The right wants to make sure that only they have those things. The left wants everyone to have them.

Understand: they are coming for all of us. Everyone who isn't a vocal pro-MAGA white straight cis Republican is in danger. It's not going to stop with "gang members" or "green card holders". They'll come for anyone, any time, for any reason. Stay strapped.

Glad to see you on Bluesky

I'd like to take a second to recognize that our country recognizes Nazi salutes as free speech but criticizing a foreign government is now illegal

Thank you for what you do, Vicente

Blessings to the best pope I've ever seen

I think I may be souring on "if D&D worlds were real things would actually be like X" takes. It's not that they're not well argued, it's that they miss the mark of what I show up for in D&D. I don't want worldbuilding "logic," I want ren faire bullshit with magic missile and frog monsters

Wild that the next world war is gonna kick off with a Nazi-Russian alliance again

Some of us will survive

My coworker is an immigrant from Afghanistan. She said “I survived three wars. If you have lentils and water, we can get through this. I will make sure.”

hey i want this guy to fucking die actually

White people will be like "We WuZ vIkInGs" and then get mad when they see looting. Pick a fucking lane, losers.

Yeah this is fascist shit

I pulled out of NVIDIA at exactly the right time

It's been a rough week but this... this is nice

Hate on the 2010's hipsters all you want, but I'll take dudes wearing plaid and drinking craft beer over whatever this dumpster fire of "masculinity" we have now is any day.

AOC: “Oh, I don’t think we’re witnessing the START of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here.” 🇺🇸

Since 1983, we’ve developed new vaccines for more diseases.

Since then, we also developed:
Antiretroviral therapy
Statins
First cancer immunotherapy
Laparoscopic surgery tools
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)

& more.

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All the money in the world and still has a neckbeard

What’s Mitchell-Lama? Timothée Chalamet (Kind of) Explains The actor’s family were the beneficiaries of a New York State housing program aimed at middle-income residents.

“You know about Mitchell-Lama?” Timothée Chalamet asked the podcaster Theo Von. The conversation that followed led one housing advocate to refer to the 28-year-old actor as “the new housing justice icon.” nyti.ms/4fowCgo

Do they even know what punk is??

Does he have any idea what the drones are?

Photo of a page of a newspaper showing the headline “one in three say COVID-19 response overblown: poll” The article describes dozens of opinions on the overreach and overreaction of the response and mentions 50% thought it was appropriate and another 13% did not think it was overblown.

In other words, a supermajority of two thirds do not say Covid-19 response was overblown.

The role of media ladies and gentlemen.

#covid #covidcanada

A post from existentialmemes. As we descend into The Holiday Season, please remember that it actually is offensive to wish somebody "Happy Holidays" right now. Because just look around, no one is happy. Try these Dystopia Approved alternatives instead: • Incipient Holidays! • May your Forced Social Obligations be brief! • Tolerable Holidays! • I hope your work schedule is merciful! • Season's Shriekings! • Caffeine and Comfort to you and yours!

Personally, I tend to you with “I hope you have a low drama holiday!” It covers a LOT of mileage.

… but I really really like the last couple on this list!

Sometimes you gotta travel to find the right one