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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 1d

The world is already such a cruel place, I don’t see why some people find it appealing to choose to be cruel and make it more cruel.

Thank you to all the folks out there who choose otherwise.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 2d

It’s an international money transfer thing. I’ve used them for years without a problem like this but man this is a huge problem.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve got $700 that was supposed to have been delivered Friday and that I really really needed last week and they’re neither delivering it nor returning it and I am so screwed without that cash and I’m just gonna cry

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 2d

Remitly wasted an hour of my time to not do a damn thing every single one of the past 4 days while holding onto my money and not delivering it and when contacted for support they just lie

Don’t use remitly. I’ve used them for years but sure won’t be anymore.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 2d

If folks could send me good vibes for bureaucratic and banking nightmares that have been going on for weeks to get cleared up today, I would really appreciate that

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 4d

Right??????

Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 4d

Me: *tells hardware guy what I need, 6 times*

Fella: *walks in to see why it’s taking so long*

Hardware guy: asks what is needed

Fella: says exactly what I said

Hardware guy: hands him the thing

Fella: holy shit you weren’t lying

Me: yeah that’s just life as a woman

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 4d

Fella: I mean that guy seems like he doesn’t believe what you say

Me: yeah no that’s basically just men

Fella: no but you know what you’re talking about

Me: doesn’t matter, men never believe women

Fella: I dunno

I go into a hardware store (continued)

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe

I did that a few months ago and in the end it just meant more laundry

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 5d

That part

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 5d

I am so sick of everything being so hard and nothing ever being easy and one of these days I am gonna break down

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 6d

New research from AWU/CWU/Techquity on AI data workers in North America. “[L]ow paid people who are not even treated as humans [are] making the 1 billion dollar, trillion dollar AI systems that are supposed to lead our entire society and civilization into the future.”
cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...

We identify four broad themes that should concern policymakers: Workers struggle to make ends meet. 86% of surveyed workers worry about meeting their financial responsibilities, and 25% of respondents rely on public assistance, primarily food assistance and Medicaid. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (66%) report spending at least three hours weekly sitting at their computers waiting for tasks to be available, and 26% report spending more than eight hours waiting for tasks. Only 30% of respondents reported that they are paid for the time when no tasks are available. Workers reported a median hourly wage of $15 and a median workweek of 29 hours of paid time, which equates to annual earnings of $22,620. Workers perform critical, skilled work but are increasingly hamstrung by lack of control over the work process, which results in lower work output and, in turn, higher-risk AI systems. More than half of the workers who are assigned an average estimated time (AET) to complete a task felt that AETs are often not long enough to complete the task accurately. 87% of respondents report they are regularly assigned tasks for which they are not adequately trained. With limited or no access to mental health benefits, workers are unable to safeguard themselves even as they act as a first line of defense, protecting millions of people from harmful content and imperfect AI systems. Only 23% of surveyed workers are covered by health insurance from their employer. Deeply involved in every aspect of building AI systems, workers recognize the wide range of risks that these systems pose to themselves and to society at large. Fifty-two percent of surveyed workers believe they are training AI to replace other workers’ jobs, and 36% believe they are training AI to replace their own jobs. 74% were concerned about AI’s contribution to the spread of disinformation, 54% concerned about surveillance, and 47% concerned about the use of AI to suppress free speech, among other issues.

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 6d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

Way more than twice a day

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

Oh yeah the world has changed.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes people in the states will be like, but if you lived rurally, and that was true when I lived basically anywhere in helge USA, but here in Peru there is transit everywhere.

Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t own a car.

Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 7d

People in the US won't believe this, but a society requiring people to own a motor vehicle to get anywhere actually gives you LESS freedom than a society where you can safely walk, bike, or feasibly opt to take mass transit.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t own a car.

Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 7d

People in the US won't believe this, but a society requiring people to own a motor vehicle to get anywhere actually gives you LESS freedom than a society where you can safely walk, bike, or feasibly opt to take mass transit.
If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

Whoa

Serienya @serienya.bsky.social · 6d

This is horrific. And none of those victims will be made whole.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 6d

Cappuccino time at Cicciolina Cafe in Cusco Peru

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 7d

For serious

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 7d

It’s a low sharp angled cross court shot that lands near the edge and goes wide after that so the oponente has to go outside to respond or else get there before it lands

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 7d

Exactly but also, there were flaws in my technique for what I was trying to execute. Strategy was solid and execution was lacking.

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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 7d

I do pretty okay in doubles but yeah I’m still a noob. But yeah. Planning is so key. And I will probably never look as good on a tennis court as Ricardo montalban

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