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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 1h

See also: the machine that goes "PING"...

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 1h

Not for nothing, but a mass spec would be handy, even an old one...

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

Nah, they couldn't be bothered reading the books, they just got an LLM to summarise them...

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

Which is arguably, what it's doing to Thiel?

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

Or perhaps they HAVE and they're just doing the "truth in advertising" thing?

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

At least it's on brand given what we know about the damage excess wealth does to people's brains?

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

Erebor... Hmm, that mountain that was ruled over by a king who was driven mad by his lust for gold? Which subsequently got invaded by a dragon with an even more insatiable lust for gold who killed everyone inside?

At least it's on brand?

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

Not just the US either, a lot of international companies also use ADP for payroll.

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

I'd be inclined to suggest that HE'S a tool...

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

LOL

darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, but it's not going to happen, because he is part of the same world as the people from Visa/MC who keep aggressively applying pressure to smaller sites to eliminate precisely this sort of content.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah, depends which end of the country you're at I think.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 4h

Because MURIKA!

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 6h

Indeed, and will 100% be used as an excuse to deny care from people who "Computer says" don't look like they're in pain.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 6h

Well that sounds like a fucking terrible idea...

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

If only somebody would correct his misapprehension by inflicting it upon him...

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

And more broadly, have completely abdicated their responsibility to the Constitution and the people of the United States.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

That's because they have been playing the long game since the Reagan years, stacking various groups (including SCOTUS) with RWers, eroding protections, giving money unfettered access to politics.

It just so happened that their plans came to a head now.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

Social class certainly (moreover their money), they are very much not protecting the power of their party by just rolling over for Trump though, their abdication of their responsibility will lead them into oblivion.

Government of the people, by the rich, for the rich.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

And THIS is pretty much the difference in a nutshell.

"Fuck you, nobody can have $THING if it helps people I don't like, even if not having $THING will be detrimental to me"
vs
"Everybody should have $THING, I don't give a shit who you are"

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

The LEAST you could have done here is thrown a "Claiming To Expand" into that headline, that would at least have been slightly less craven than just handwaving the fact that this is COMPLETELY ILLEGAL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL away...

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

"Trump Signs Memo Violating Law and Constitutional Guarantees for the Umpteenth Time, This Time Targets Congress"

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

I'm sure a strongly worded letter will be forthcoming shortly...

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h

Unless you STAND THE FUCK UP, and DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS.

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darkglade.bsky.social @darkglade.bsky.social · 7h