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"Martin Bally [...] said during a meeting that Campbell’s products were 'highly process food' for 'poor people,' and that Indian employees were 'idiots' whom he disliked working with [...] He also can be heard suggesting that the company’s soups possibly used 'bioengineered meat.'"
Campbell’s executive says products are for poor people, mocks Indians, lawsuit claims
The company is investigating a discrimination complaint brought by a former employee claiming he was fired after reporting the executive’s behavior.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Heavy AI use is likely why NVIDIA's drivers have been completely fucked since the launch of the 50 series.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was reportedly shocked that some managers don't want people constantly using AI.

In an all-hands meeting he said: "My understanding is Nvidia has some managers who are telling their people to use less AI, are you insane? ...
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.

What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.

And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Zionism is the inevitable result of pursuing the imperialist project of "Western civilization."

The danger in platforming anti-Zionist right wingers that happen to have the right position on Israel is that many of them are also actually antisemitic.
Tucker Carlson describes Israeli PM Netanyahu as Western civilization’s “main enemy.”

He says Zionism and other forms of tribalism are “an attack on Western civilization.”

(via Shawn Ryan show)
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's extremely disingenuous that Mamdani is pretending that we have to make a choice between governing and primaries now that he's in office when DemSocs are the ones who constantly argue that we should be doing everything at all times, despite our limited resources. Starts at 1:08:11.
The Majority Report
majorityreportradio.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Woah hang on. He's actually spitting here.
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
There were only two ways that this was going to end: With diplomacy, or nuclear war. The collective West, led by the US, decided to fight "until the last Ukrainian." Think about all the lives that were sacrificed, and for what? All to lay the groundwork for BlackRock to loot the country.
Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only "minor details" to settle, official says, but no word from Russia
A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Americans are paying 11% more for electricity than they were at the beginning on this year.

And these rising electricity prices means more people are unable to pay, so more people are getting their power shutoff.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Turns out, people feel pretty bad about the economy when they don't have money and can't get a job.

Also, really weird to ask people how they feel about the stock market considering that most of the population doesn't own stocks.
Consumer confidence hits lowest point since April as job worries grow
The board's Consumer Confidence Index slumped to 88.7, a drop of 6.8 points from the prior month for its lowest reading in seven months.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Remember when some hacks were saying this was all just "vibes"?

"While higher-income consumers, who are benefiting from stock-market and home-price gains, continue to spend, lower-income individuals are cutting back as inflation eats into their spending power and the job market tightens."
How the K-Shaped Economy Is Hurting Everyone But the Rich
Talk of the K-shaped economy is brewing once again. The moniker first gained traction in 2020 to describe the divergence between how rich and poor Americans were experiencing the pandemic recovery. No...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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"[T]errible for renters."

"Trump Justice Department on Monday announced a settlement with the real estate software giant RealPage."

"[F]ar from stopping illegal practices, it gives a green light to algorithmic price-fixing across the economy."
#USA #Housing #Courts
'Terrible for Renters': Trump DOJ Settles Price-Fixing Case With RealPage
"Far from stopping illegal practices," said one critic, "it gives a green light to algorithmic price-fixing across the economy."
www.commondreams.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
You know that shit is bleak when you're watching a video essay about games by a YouTuber to distract yourself and they nonchalantly say, "Things are really, really bad right now," not referring to the industry, but to the state of the world...
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
There is no such thing as a good Democrat.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
May they get what they deserve for supporting and participating in a genocide.
2 million Israelis face mental health crisis after 2 years of war in Gaza: Report
Israel is facing a looming mental health crisis affecting nearly two million people, including large numbers of soldiers, as a result of Tel Aviv’s two-year genocidal war in Gaza, local media…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It takes so little to pacify people. Mamdani should be getting grilled 24/7 about his recent decisions to retain Tisch as Police Commissioner, support Hakeem Jeffries, and meet with billionaires like Trump, but instead he makes a pop culture reference and everyone goes, "Aww, he's just like us!"
Mayor-elect Mamdani references the "Ruthkanda forever" tweet
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Humanity is in so much trouble.

"There has been ankle-deep floodwater here since Typhoon Emong six months ago and its now chest-deep due to the high tide and Typhoon Uwan."
‘I’m afraid for our children’: living with the climate crisis in the Philippines – in pictures
Gideon Mendel’s visceral portraits from his project Drowning World show people in Bulacan province dealing with the climate emergency in their daily lives
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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All thanks to AI. I hope nobody's planning to build a PC anytime soon...
An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026
You can spend $50 more to get an entire PS5 Pro.
www.tomshardware.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This is the politician that Dems are elevating for 2028 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There is no justice in a racist system.
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Last quarter, the average job opening received 242 applications — nearly triple the amount in 2017, when the unemployment rate was at a comparable level. That means that when someone submits a resume today, they have the abysmally low 0.4% chance of actually getting the job."
The real reason the job market is totally broken
Exclusive new data proves it: Applying to a job in 2025 is the statistical equivalent of hurling your resume into a black hole.
www.businessinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM