"This is how censorship actually works in large institutions. It’s not a guy in a uniform stamping “REJECTED” on your script. It’s a thousand small calculations, made by dozens of people, about what’s worth pursuing and what isn’t. It’s a producer deciding not to pitch an investigation because she knows it’ll never get approved."
It's obeying in advance. It's corporate capitulation. We must punish it whenever/however we can.
Bari Weiss Has Thrown the CBS News Killswitch
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Bari Weiss Has Thrown the CBS News Killswitch
The Trump administration now has a veto over the Tiffany Network’s newsroom.The New Republic
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Russia preparing to proclaim future Ukrainian elections rigged, Zelensky says, citing intelligence
Russia preparing to proclaim future Ukrainian elections rigged, Zelensky says, citing intelligence
Elections have been floated as part of a peace or ceasefire deal that Ukraine has been discussing with the U.S., but voting in the occupied territories complicates the process.Dominic Culverwell (The Kyiv Independent)
♲ @freezr@friendica.myportal.social:PDF output separation preview
Dear #GIMP #INKSCAPE #SCRIBUS #TEX #LATEX and #PDF #opensource and #freesoftware lovers...Do you know any #foss / #floss application that can preview output separation on a PDF file like Adobe Acrobat pro does?
I have been tried hard, even using javascript with #pdfjs but I couldn't find something very suitable for doing #prepress with opensource.
I am also ok with any #web applications.
Thanks... 🙏
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The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10,000 in 1970 to $106,000 today, an increase of 10x.
However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25,000 to $445,000, an increase of 17x.
And the median cost of a car has gone from $3,600 to $50,000, an increase of 14x.
The median cost of college has gone from $2,900 a year to $45,000, an increase of 16x.
And the average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $350 to $14,600, an increase of 42x.
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“I am the first UN official to be sanctioned. For what? For exposing a genocide?”
—Francesca Albanese
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Trump Calls Groceries ‘A Hoax’ - The Onion
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Trump Calls Groceries ‘A Hoax’
MOUNT POCONO, PA—Delivering a highly anticipated speech about the state of the economy, President Donald Trump doubled down this week on his claim that groceries were a hoax perpetrated by Democrats.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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They wanted the pogroms to get some momentum behind them before they could popularize them.
We were all supposed to be so impressed with our "nicer and whiter" neighborhoods prior to the reveal of how brutally they produce that effect.
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There, finished a large and long breakfast, multiple courses I guess since I ate things mostly as I finished cooking them. Buckwheat cereal, followed by a hash and cheese omelet, beans, hash and a hash brown. Then a cup of yogurt and finally a half a danish. And of course coffee, three cups, or as I called the last one, a cuff of copee... Yeah, like Korben Dallas I speak too languages, English and bad English.
I will say the canned corn beef hash that I got from Menards is terrible, should've known when I saw Save-A-Lot, yes the grocery store, as the brand, but boy this stuff is bad. I'll be glad when its gone, but I'm too cheap to just throw it away, so we'll be eating a lot of meat soup, and yes, that's an accurate description of the quality.
That's done, gotta get dressed, and head out to Ollies in St Peters. Yeah, its around 20 miles away, and there's a store closer, and another one that's around the same distance, but the close one requires dealing with US 67 in Florissant, which I avoid like the plague, the other one is on SR 100, which I avoid for the same reason, way, way too much traffic, and I hate traffic. Yes, seeing as how I happily work as a delivery driver, that seems weird, but I'd rather take the long route than sit in traffic. Need to make a list of what I need, right now AA batteries and peanut butter filled pretzels, prolly more, but nothing comes to mind right now.
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A guy walks into the bar and is about to order something when he hears a tiny voice: "I love your hair!"
He looks around, sees no one who might be talking to him, and assumes he's imagining it. again, he tries to get a drink, but he hears a tiny voice. "Nice shirt, it looks good on you!"
Again, he looks around, and catches the voice one more time. "Your cologne smells great!" It seems to be coming from a bowl of nuts on the counter.
"Excuse me," he finally asks the bartender. "Are the peanuts... talking?"
"Yeah, they're complimentary."
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If he suddenly reveals he's into vore, then I'll be worried XD
RE: mstdn.social/@lawprofblawg/115…
I'm asuming the North Pole suffered a Ho-Ho-Hostile takeover, and was renamed the North Pole Fulfillment Center 😂
Now it truly is the world's central hub for explotation of workers, plus sloth and greed for consumers 🤔
#Amazon #NorthPole
#New #Book #Title #Idea
#Santa #AndAtLeastTwoOfThe #SevenDeadlySins
Santa is an Amazon employee. You can tell because he gets no breaks, low pay, and monitored during an impossible delivery route.
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Transparent Election Initiative
Hopefully this'll pass, it'll be nice to see things change. I also wonder how this'll impact LLC's in Montana as they're commonly used by the rich to avoid taxes and fees on cars.
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Transparent Election Initiative
A bipartisan team of former Montana officials have unveiled an oddly simple yet startlingly robust legal mechanism for undoing Citizens United that ...The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
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transparentelection.org/
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.Transparent Election Initiative
Nothing seems to have happened in the Montana Supreme Court since 19 November:
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Conservatives have been trying to kill #humanities #education for decades--billionaires and other power-hungry people want a world filled with skilled technical workers who are unable to meaningfully assess, change, or even imagine realistic alternatives to the system that keeps the rich and powerful rich and powerful.
It has occurred to me that #philosophy, often a punching bag for right-wing influencers, is a key area: Right-wing populism (e.g., Trump) relies on fucking up epistemology for hundreds of millions of people. The last thing Musk, Bezos, Zuck, Trump, Putin, Erdogan, et al. want is for their supporters to actually learn how to evaluate sources of knowledge.
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CA says goodbye to pursuing federal help on high speed rail
“This action reflects the State’s assessment that the federal government is not a reliable, constructive, or trustworthy partner in advancing high-speed rail in California”
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and they’re actually right. The Federal government is playing partisan politics with grant money.
Can’t play with those rules.
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In case you missed it, the Guppe discussion group system has permanently closed down.
However, there is a replacement discussion system run by Fedigroups.social. I've tried to list the active public FediGroups at:
➡️ fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-g…
- To follow a listed group, copy-paste its Fediverse address into the search box in Mastodon, then click "Follow".
- To post to a group, mention its account in your post.
More info about using groups at:
➡️ fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on…
Fediverse Discussion Groups | Fedi.Directory – Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse
Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.directory
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Is this Fedigroups thing actually working?
I tried to set up a group a few days ago. The page showed a message that they would contact me once it was set up, but nothing ever happened.
@mina
Sorry to hear that, maybe the maintainer is away at Christmas or something? I'll try to message them too about this!
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I get that in the scheme of things, this stuff is minor and stupid, but what in the hell is wrong with Republicans?!?
GOP Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chris Garten of Indiana posted AI photos of himself beating Santa Claus on Christmas Day, and then attacked those who criticized him as “snowflakes.”
How do these people get any votes, and how deluded must you be to think the GOP are the good guys?
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Marijuana rescheduling: A guide to what’s changing — and when : NPR
Interesting to see what this takes to do and how it'll effect things
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A message for my Fediverse friends from today's calendar page 😁
Art by @thelatestkate
PS. Check out #JoinIn if you want to chat with someone on here
#Kindness #Togetherness #Friends #Yule #Cats
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Someone unloaded a _lot_ of Dell Latitude 3340 laptops on Goodwill. Most seem to have 4GB of RAM and no charger, but they seem to be working.
They're $25 each with 1 cent shipping. 5 years ago I would have been jumping on this, but my needs are currently met for these specs.
I don't have any stake in these listings, but this sounds like something that some of you might find interest in so I'm sharing it.
shopgoodwill.com/categories/on…
Shopgoodwill
Find incredible deals at Home | ShopGoodwill.com , the go-to online thrift store for gently used clothing, electronics, vintage jewelry and more. Save big today!shopgoodwill.com
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RE: mastodon.online/@spocko/115783…
I know I say this a lot, but this is truly what I do best 😂
#CouchPotato #Couch #AllYearRound #Vacation #Progress
#NewYear #Christmas
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#introduction --
Hi, I'm Marla! I have never been particularly invested in posting anywhere in my multiple decades on the internet, but when I do it's badly drawn furry smut or video games.
I occasionally draw, or 3d model, or play music, or write, or paint miniatures, or program, or any number of other things; It turns out ADHD's got hands, and I've become exceedingly mediocre at more things than I can count. Tell me about your favorite TRPGs and fighting games, why you're a marmot, and which contributor to Webcage you think has the most interesting solo album.
Also, I really like blue.
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