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♲ @bkoehn@diaspora.koehn.com:Linux is a scam created by Big FOSS to sell less software.
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Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned
We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole …Techdirt
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I dont think anybody is confused about right and wrong.
I dont think anybody fails to see how all the wrong shit like gambling products, predatory ads, corporate fraud, social media bans, control and abuse of children, political corruption go together in one pack.
you know? it's not a bombshell revelation to say "Mengle was a Nazi!" you know we know of course he was.
obviously fraudulent fake companies preying on addicts support evil. one of those "mm you dont say" things.
Minnesota’s Somali Community Is Trolling MAGA Online | HuffPost Voices
Trump Is Targeting Minnesota’s Somali Community — And They’re Trolling Him In The Most Hilarious Way
One of the best antidotes to the self-righteous rage of MAGA conservatives, who want immigrants to feel scared and hopeless, is light and humor.Ian Kumamoto (HuffPost)
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New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis. A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the country on the path to socialized finance.jacobin.com
A little Christmas music
Today lets be more traditional, I think Little Drummer Boy is my favorite Christmas carol, and this is if not my favorite version, its certainly right up there.
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Yep, threats from the White House, a completely normal way to run a government.#uspol #indiana #trump #republicans
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The Indiana Senate resoundingly rejected Trump’s demands to redraw the state’s congressional map. But moments before the vote, a prominent right-wing group said Trump would withhold all state funding if Republican lawmakers do not heed his demands. …
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♲ @shoniehutter@diaspora.glasswings.com:Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. Thanks for the invite, @[url=https://furry.engineer/users/JovialLouis]Katherine[/url] Bond!
I think I've manage the change over. Do more later !
♲ @therainwillcome@diaspora.psyco.fr:Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #beauty, #decay, #poetry, #pre-and-post-culture, and #undeadism.
New but not-new. I was on diasp.eu server for about a decade.I create wyrd things -> therainwillco.me/
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Good people behind diaspora.psyco.fr/,
Thank you very much for a new home 🙏
♲ @kbond008@diaspora.glasswings.com:Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #hamsters, #humor, #literature, and #photography. Thanks for the invite, @[url=https://shakedown.social/users/Brian]Brian[/url] Fitzgerald!
I’m back — AGAIN — on another pod. Hope this is the last change for a while.
♲ @talkingrag@diaspora.glasswings.com:Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #bloomscrolling, #humor, and #photography.
I've come from G+ to pluspora to several pods, and am now here.
Thanks for the invite, @[url=https://mastodon.montagne.uk/users/andrew]fogs[/url] Pam!
♲ @kbond008@diaspora.glasswings.com:Local school district to open Safe Sleep Lot as homelessness grows
Cincinnati Public Schools are opening a designated parking lot for homeless students and their families, allowing them to sleep in their cars while they seek housing. This initiative, part of a program called Project Connect, aims to provide a safe space and support for those experiencing homelessness. Being homeless has become illegal.WTH has happened to this country when schools have to provide sanctuary for the homeless?
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♲ @kbond008@diaspora.glasswings.com:For everyone for whom the holidays aren’t so jolly
#holidays
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Todays plans
So, what's the plan #today?
Finish yesterday's plan, its nice to have a four day weekend.
Well, we did have a few things this morn, needed to hit the bank, and was going to hit breakfast at a Black Bear Diner (if you have one of these in your area and haven't tried it, do so, especially for breakfast), I have a check I forgot to deposit earlier in the week. Woke up a bit lat at 0830, but I had stayed up to around 2330, so that was mostly expectable, albeit I wasn't up much last night, so a little odd. Lets see, what's the temperature...
7°F feels like -5°...
House to car, to restaurant to car to bank... Yeah, too cold for even that, I am so not leaving the house. I swear, since Vik died, the universe doesn't want me going out for breakfast like we used to, last time I tried when I had some time to kill before work, power was out in that part of Bridgeton killing both restaurant choices. I could've gone elsewhere, but that would've given me a choice of Denny's or going out of my way which would've eaten up a chunk of the time I had, so that was out.
So, I guess the check'll get deposited via app, not sure I want to run out tomorrow, but we'll see, I prefer to hand the check over to a teller.
Tomorrow will likely be estate matters, I need to call Farmers, a check arrived a week ago, some kind of refund on what I could swear was a joint account, but its only made out to Vik, so that's a problem. And have to call Fidelity to make some account changes, they gave me his 401K, but my finance planner wanted it an inherited IRA, so gotta get that done, should be relatively simple. Also gotta reach out to e*Trade, somewhere I have the instructions from a few months ago on how to take over his stock shares as I was the beneficiary.
Outside of those, got a lawyer working on the stuff I'm not a beneficiary of, probate court fun of course, hence the lawyer, St Louis County requires a lawyer for all estate filings. Once all that stuff is done, I'm pulling everything out of e*Trade (owned by Morgan Stanley) and Morgan Stanley, not just for consolidation, but because they're owned by Bank of America, who I hate with a passion for various reasons. Once his Apple card is closed, that'll be the last I deal with Goldman Sachs, because they are such a dumb outdated company. Really, they required me to mail paperwork to their legal department showing he'd died, and yet two months later, I'm still get bills as well as 2+ late notices a week. Heck, the account would've been paid off back in August, but they refused, since I'm not on the account, they won't take my money, only his, at least until they accept that he died. Seriously, this is an investment company, or at least how I know the name, can you imagine this company handling your investments? At least they'll be secure, but considering how outdated they are, they're the only company I'm dealing with that doesn't have any way to handle things online, I can't imagine how good their advice could be.
Oh, yesterday I got one step closer to closing the Chase account, which would be nice as technically its a joint account, so my credit is taking a hit from it, but I don't have access officially, though I do have ways to get in there.
Boy, that got long, no?
Any how, things are kinda going, doing what I have to do, keeping on keeping on.
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Activist Shot While Open Carrying at ‘No Kings' Protest Will Not Face Charges, but Security Volunteer Will - UNICORN RIOT
Activist Shot While Open Carrying at ‘No Kings' Protest Will Not Face Charges, but Security Volunteer Will - UNICORN RIOT
Salt Lake City — Prosecutors announced last week that they would not pursue charges against Arturo Gamboa, an activist in Utah who was arrested in June after a volunteer “peacekeeper” opened fire at a large “No Kings” protest injuring Gamboa and kill…bumstead (UNICORN RIOT)
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