Flip
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Tapir enthusiast. D&D nerd. PhD in CS. ML dev in Ads. Aspiring game dev. Chess noob. Novice birder. Mobile gamer. Cat 6 cyclist. Leftist political junkie. Awkward fucking dork. He/Him.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I switched to Tidal. Bonus perk in addition to not supporting a company that recruits for ICE: the difference in audio quality is actually quite noticeable even to a non-audiophile like myself.
If you still don’t want to leave Spotify (despite the fact you can transfer your playlists to other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE), we ask you not to share your Spotify Wrapped this year.
Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I switched to Tidal. Bonus perk in addition to not supporting a company that recruits for ICE: the difference in audio quality is actually quite noticeable even to a non-audiophile like myself.
Briefly put, I look like a Republican (I'm most definitely not) and multiple queer folk in my life told me I'd look a safer person if I painted my nails. Done, but I have a question: how the fuck do y'all do stuff (in my case, dishes) with your nails done?
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Briefly put, I look like a Republican (I'm most definitely not) and multiple queer folk in my life told me I'd look a safer person if I painted my nails. Done, but I have a question: how the fuck do y'all do stuff (in my case, dishes) with your nails done?
Yet another career ending scandal (which will be forgotten by next week in the wake of yet another career ending scandal)
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yet another career ending scandal (which will be forgotten by next week in the wake of yet another career ending scandal)
Don’t stream fascism. Also, their AI DJ isn't even good...
#CancelSpotify #DontStreamFascism #StopICEAds
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
#CancelSpotify #DontStreamFascism #StopICEAds
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Don’t stream fascism. Also, their AI DJ isn't even good...
#CancelSpotify #DontStreamFascism #StopICEAds
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
#CancelSpotify #DontStreamFascism #StopICEAds
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Not bad for a city of 300K. I was glad to be there, and glad that one of my teens wanted to come. No matter how this ugly chapter of US history gets, I want my children to know that I stood up for what is right. #Pittsburgh #NoKings #TrumpIsAJagoff
www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh...
www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh...
October 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Not bad for a city of 300K. I was glad to be there, and glad that one of my teens wanted to come. No matter how this ugly chapter of US history gets, I want my children to know that I stood up for what is right. #Pittsburgh #NoKings #TrumpIsAJagoff
www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh...
www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh...
Can you imagine the outrage from Republicans if Obama had done this in 2013? I'd bet that even the Dems would have been scratching their heads thinking this is dumb. For Trump it's just another insane headline normalized by all the other even more insane headlines. 🙄
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
Treasury weighs minting $1 coin with Trump's face for U.S. 250th anniversary
U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed in a social media post that the draft coin depicting Trump is real. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared Beach's post.
www.cnbc.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Can you imagine the outrage from Republicans if Obama had done this in 2013? I'd bet that even the Dems would have been scratching their heads thinking this is dumb. For Trump it's just another insane headline normalized by all the other even more insane headlines. 🙄
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
The #Mormon church just filed a transphobic amicus brief arguing that making transgender a protected class would chill religious freedom. My thoughts? If you don't want to be thought of as bigots, don't be so fucking bigoted. Shit like this is exactly why I'm proud to be #exmormon.
September 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I was not prepared for this episode on my commute this morning. This is so fucked up. I for one will be finding a way to donate.
www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...
In Gaza, money is falling apart : Planet Money
Israel has been blocking the flow of physical money into Gaza since the start of the war. So whatever paper cash was in Gaza before the war, that’s all that’s been circulating. It's falling apart from...
www.npr.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I was not prepared for this episode on my commute this morning. This is so fucked up. I for one will be finding a way to donate.
www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...
It's annoying how good the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is. Someone at work noticed my foot tapping to the beat, asked what I was listening to, and I had to fess up. 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Dr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Dr...
“Takedown” Official Lyric Video feat. Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung from TWICE | KPop Demon Hunters
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Animation
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's annoying how good the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is. Someone at work noticed my foot tapping to the beat, asked what I was listening to, and I had to fess up. 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Dr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Dr...
When I die, I hope that when people describe what I did and said, other folks won't jump in and say they're speaking ill of the dead. Let it be stuff like "weirdly obsessed with birds" or "had an odd sense of humor" and not "espoused views so vile they can't be quoted in print media."
September 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
When I die, I hope that when people describe what I did and said, other folks won't jump in and say they're speaking ill of the dead. Let it be stuff like "weirdly obsessed with birds" or "had an odd sense of humor" and not "espoused views so vile they can't be quoted in print media."
I just heard someone unironically refer to a non-ebike as an "acoustic bike" and I'm not okay. 🥴
September 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I just heard someone unironically refer to a non-ebike as an "acoustic bike" and I'm not okay. 🥴
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There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life
Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Spotify's AI DJ just told me it was "proud" of my listening preferences. What does that even mean??
September 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Spotify's AI DJ just told me it was "proud" of my listening preferences. What does that even mean??
Because of travel and other stuff I haven't been on the bike in a month and a half. It's astounding how much atrophies in such a short time. My legs are jello! 😵
September 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Because of travel and other stuff I haven't been on the bike in a month and a half. It's astounding how much atrophies in such a short time. My legs are jello! 😵
If this guy can ask for $1 trillion, can the rest of us get something that just keeps up with inflation? Probably not, because we're in the second gilded age. 🙄
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla offers mammoth $1 trillion pay package to Musk, sets lofty targets
Tesla's board has proposed a $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk in what would be the largest corporate pay package in history, underscoring the hold Musk has over the carmaker as it attempts to transform into an AI and robotics powerhouse.
www.reuters.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If this guy can ask for $1 trillion, can the rest of us get something that just keeps up with inflation? Probably not, because we're in the second gilded age. 🙄
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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Solidarity is the weapon bosses fear the most
YouTube video by UAW
youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The CEO of my company made 100x more in a year than I hope to save up over my entire career, and yet he treats us (the people who made him rich) like we're expendable commodities rather than like people. This is why we need unions. #SolidarityForever #UnionStrong #LaborDay
September 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The CEO of my company made 100x more in a year than I hope to save up over my entire career, and yet he treats us (the people who made him rich) like we're expendable commodities rather than like people. This is why we need unions. #SolidarityForever #UnionStrong #LaborDay
This isn't the greatest shot of a kingfisher ever, but I love kingfishers, and this was my one chance to see one and I got the shot! Taken two weeks ago on the shore of Lac Inferieur while exploring the Bois de Boulogne in Paris #birds 🪶
August 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This isn't the greatest shot of a kingfisher ever, but I love kingfishers, and this was my one chance to see one and I got the shot! Taken two weeks ago on the shore of Lac Inferieur while exploring the Bois de Boulogne in Paris #birds 🪶
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Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
August 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.