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Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
The ban is due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already
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Facebook and Instagram began shutting down half a million accounts of users under 16 years old on Thursday as the deadline for Australia’s social media ban looms.
The under 16s social media ban is due to take effect from 10 December, but Meta alerted users last month that it would begin shutting down accounts from 4 December.
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www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
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That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
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www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
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That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
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"But now America has a jarring split-screen of its own, between an oligarch president bringing a Midas touch to the White House and families going hungry, workers losing pay and government services on the brink of collapse."
The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry
The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry
Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp relief
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"But now America has a jarring split-screen of its own, between an oligarch president bringing a Midas touch to the White House and families going hungry, workers losing pay and government services on the brink of collapse."
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Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
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Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include:
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Google
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include:
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Google
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
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I confidently predict that people who profess to be outraged by, say, the removal or destruction of statues honouring slavers and other racists because "history something tradition something something" will be completely silent about this abomination.
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I confidently predict that people who profess to be outraged by, say, the removal or destruction of statues honouring slavers and other racists because "history something tradition something something" will be completely silent about this abomination.
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I see Chicken 🐔 quick send in Frog Team six!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I see Chicken 🐔 quick send in Frog Team six!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
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President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
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We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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Why Won’t America’s Business Leaders Stand Up to Donald Trump? www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
September 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Why Won’t America’s Business Leaders Stand Up to Donald Trump? www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
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Bad Bunny says he left US out of world tour due to fear of Ice raids at concerts
Bad Bunny says he left US out of world tour due to fear of Ice raids at concerts
Puerto Rican rapper says he and his team were ‘very concerned’ that Ice agents might target his performances
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Bad Bunny says he excluded the US from his forthcoming world tour due to fears that, as a prominent Latino musician, his fans would be subjected to immigration raids.
In an interview with i-D magazine on Wednesday, the three-time Grammy-winning musician was asked whether he was skipping the US “out of concern about the [mass deportations of] Latinos”.
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www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Bad Bunny says he left US out of world tour due to fear of Ice raids at concerts
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Trump: "ICE is coming to Chicago!"
Chicago: "We have salt trucks."
Chicago: "We have salt trucks."
September 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Trump: "ICE is coming to Chicago!"
Chicago: "We have salt trucks."
Chicago: "We have salt trucks."
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Love the new Rose Garden patio look, it's just missing a couple empty Maxwell House cans for cigarette butts
September 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Love the new Rose Garden patio look, it's just missing a couple empty Maxwell House cans for cigarette butts
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Frankly, I have seen enough.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Frankly, I have seen enough.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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There's a lot going on, and a lot to argue about. But we should all be able to agree that the shocking levels of incompetence shown in the leadership of our federal government is both historically unmatched, and it hurts all of us.
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
There's a lot going on, and a lot to argue about. But we should all be able to agree that the shocking levels of incompetence shown in the leadership of our federal government is both historically unmatched, and it hurts all of us.
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The corporate euphemisms for price hikes are hilarious.
Urban Outfitters: "gentle" price adjustments
Victoria's Secret: "evolving promotional approach"
Hormel: "targeted pricing actions”
@wsj.com $HRL
www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Urban Outfitters: "gentle" price adjustments
Victoria's Secret: "evolving promotional approach"
Hormel: "targeted pricing actions”
@wsj.com $HRL
www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Hormel Foods to Raise Prices as Commodity Costs Hurt Profit
Hormel Foods said it’s planning to take “targeted pricing actions” as higher commodity input costs hurt fourth-quarter results and were expected to weigh on profitability for the rest of the year.
www.wsj.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The corporate euphemisms for price hikes are hilarious.
Urban Outfitters: "gentle" price adjustments
Victoria's Secret: "evolving promotional approach"
Hormel: "targeted pricing actions”
@wsj.com $HRL
www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Urban Outfitters: "gentle" price adjustments
Victoria's Secret: "evolving promotional approach"
Hormel: "targeted pricing actions”
@wsj.com $HRL
www.wsj.com/business/ear...
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It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
August 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
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Worst president in America's history...
August 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Worst president in America's history...
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Some of the crimes I've seen in Washington DC:
— Beige sweater with beige chinos
— Jacket sleeve tag left on
— Tan shoes with navy suits
— Giant Windsor knots (triple felony with the metal sports watch paired with dark suit and French cuffs)
— Beige sweater with beige chinos
— Jacket sleeve tag left on
— Tan shoes with navy suits
— Giant Windsor knots (triple felony with the metal sports watch paired with dark suit and French cuffs)
August 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
🔥🔥🔥
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Analysts show that capital expenditures on AI were so big over the last 6 months they added more to the GDP than *all consumer spending*. That growth is offsetting pain from the tariffs and slow job growth.
So the AI bubble may be propping up the whole US economy. What happens if and when it pops?
So the AI bubble may be propping up the whole US economy. What happens if and when it pops?
The AI bubble is so big it's propping up the US economy (for now)
Plus how American professors are fighting back against the AI onslaught, a backlash over AI models in Vogue, and more.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Analysts show that capital expenditures on AI were so big over the last 6 months they added more to the GDP than *all consumer spending*. That growth is offsetting pain from the tariffs and slow job growth.
So the AI bubble may be propping up the whole US economy. What happens if and when it pops?
So the AI bubble may be propping up the whole US economy. What happens if and when it pops?
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Unprecedented crimes happening right in the front of us. The open monetization of the presidency. The most obviously & blatantly unconstitutional stuff on a daily basis.
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & well, 👇🤷♂️
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & well, 👇🤷♂️
The most corrupt White House in history. Here is an account of what people are paying, directly to a PAC called MAGA Inc, in order to meet the president, get pardons, change policy
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...
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Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Unprecedented crimes happening right in the front of us. The open monetization of the presidency. The most obviously & blatantly unconstitutional stuff on a daily basis.
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & well, 👇🤷♂️
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & well, 👇🤷♂️