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Villains used to obfuscate. They looked normal on tv and said things like "Fiscal discipline." Now you have grotesque guys hissing "Empathy is weakness" like a cartoon

This is what oligarchy looks like:

If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.

If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.

Obscene.

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced an all-female team of co-chairs for his transition team. https://cnn.it/4oMWmbE

F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale

The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby

Motherfucking wind farms…

YouTube video by Channel ZERO PUBLIC ENEMY "The Hits Just Keep On Comin" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING ✊🏾

m.youtube.com/watch?v=iX6L...

Black and white photo of a white man reclining comfortably in a chair, reading a magazine. In his lap is a very very cozy shorthaired tabby cat, seems to be orange, looking sleepy and happy sprawled on its back.

Leisure time. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

not being able to eat something called a zamboni just feels wrong

Early humans were online an hour, maybe two hours, per day

It's on by default. Go turn it off.

It's also good to check what other apps are connected and disconnect unused ones while you're there too.

Photo of a glowing jack o’lantern sitting in a dark room. It is illuminated from within so you can see that a cat wearing a surgical recovery collar also known as Elizabethan collar has been carved on the surface.

Here are some of the scary jack o'lanterns I've made for our cats over the years. First: the cone.

My dad sent me this

These hurricanes will get worse, if that is conceivable, because we continue to approve and extend coal and gas ventures.
Australia is among the *very worst* offenders globally, yet the Albanese govt is only interested in expanding fossil fuel exports.

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

All time classic

YouTube video by Bloomberg Television How Trump’s Tariffs Upended a Hub of Denim Manufacturing

“Nobody has heard of” Lesotho, President Trump joked, to the laughter of lawmakers. He’d just cut aid to the country.

Weeks later, he announced a 50% tariff on exports from “the denim capital of Africa.”

Today, Lesotho is under a state of disaster.

I recently traveled there for @bloomberg.com:

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown

It’s cool how they run with this story and headline with just a tiny bit buried deep in the article:

“All of Palisade’s scenarios were run in contrived test environments that critics say are far-removed from real-use cases.”

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Death Star

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

A cat is seen riding a bus. They are standing up and have their front paws on the back of the front seat.

this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free

Here’s the real king. 👑

Best sign so far. #NoKingsDay

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

I've seen this online since 2017, though haven't been able to find the source. if anyone knows the source (or a newer one, I'd bet it's even worse since) lmk

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Gonna have to teach everyone from scratch that the president isn't your boss, he's your employee

The greatest innovation billionaires have come up with is they found a way to have billions of dollars and still be miserable and angry all the time