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· Nov 17
No Fear Only Faith
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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NEW: The FTC just sued Pepsi for illegal price discrimination – maybe why it cost more for you to get a Pepsi at your local corner shop.
For years, Pepsi gave favors to a big box retailer, putting other grocery chains and local convenience stores at a disadvantage. This move is big.
For years, Pepsi gave favors to a big box retailer, putting other grocery chains and local convenience stores at a disadvantage. This move is big.
January 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: The FTC just sued Pepsi for illegal price discrimination – maybe why it cost more for you to get a Pepsi at your local corner shop.
For years, Pepsi gave favors to a big box retailer, putting other grocery chains and local convenience stores at a disadvantage. This move is big.
For years, Pepsi gave favors to a big box retailer, putting other grocery chains and local convenience stores at a disadvantage. This move is big.
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Kai Cenat responds to rumors, clarifying he was never paid by UMG for his ‘Not Like Us’ reactions 👀
He says he was just able to monetize them on YouTube
He says he was just able to monetize them on YouTube
January 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Kai Cenat responds to rumors, clarifying he was never paid by UMG for his ‘Not Like Us’ reactions 👀
He says he was just able to monetize them on YouTube
He says he was just able to monetize them on YouTube
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this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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I chatted with Bluesky users about quitting Meta platforms in addition to X: "We don’t feel like we’re taking a moral absolutism kind of stance, we feel like we’re just living our values by saying ‘This is not OK.'"
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Meta’s pivot to the right sparks boycotts and a user exodus
Some users are fleeing Meta platforms to alternatives like Bluesky.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I chatted with Bluesky users about quitting Meta platforms in addition to X: "We don’t feel like we’re taking a moral absolutism kind of stance, we feel like we’re just living our values by saying ‘This is not OK.'"
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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President Biden warned that an "oligarchy" of the ultrawealthy was emerging in America, sounding the alarm about unchecked power as he gave a farewell speech to the U.S. just days before he surrenders office to a man he disdains.
In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America
President Biden did not explicitly name President-elect Donald J. Trump, but his remarks went straight at the tension at the heart of the incoming White House.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
President Biden warned that an "oligarchy" of the ultrawealthy was emerging in America, sounding the alarm about unchecked power as he gave a farewell speech to the U.S. just days before he surrenders office to a man he disdains.
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Happy 66th birthday to the iconic Sade.
January 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Happy 66th birthday to the iconic Sade.
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Drake made a record and purposely tried to tear Kendrick’s family apart.
And then on the next record make fun of him being molested when it didn’t happen.
And that nigga has the nerve to sue for deformation.
And then on the next record make fun of him being molested when it didn’t happen.
And that nigga has the nerve to sue for deformation.
January 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Drake made a record and purposely tried to tear Kendrick’s family apart.
And then on the next record make fun of him being molested when it didn’t happen.
And that nigga has the nerve to sue for deformation.
And then on the next record make fun of him being molested when it didn’t happen.
And that nigga has the nerve to sue for deformation.
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Aubrey really is not like us
January 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Aubrey really is not like us
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I worry a lot about what this means for poor and working class people. We saw what happened in the aftermath of Katrina, which is still causing pain in New Orleans to this day.
Gavin Newsom tells NBC's @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social he's planning "LA 2.0" using upcoming megaevents — World Cup, Super Bowl, Olympics — as a deadline for the "pride and spirit that comes from not just hosting" but also "the opportunity to rebuild at the same time"
www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
Gov. Newsom says he’s organizing a Marshall Plan to reimagine ‘L.A. 2.0’ after wildfires
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) discusses his Marshall Plan to rebuild Los Angeles after wildfires as the city prepares to host the World Cup, Super Bow...
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I worry a lot about what this means for poor and working class people. We saw what happened in the aftermath of Katrina, which is still causing pain in New Orleans to this day.
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I still think back to when I first heard K. Dot’s “Let The Party Die.” I remember getting this sinking feeling.
When Kendrick’s tone and the melancholy beat. It was almost like he knew the fuckery that was coming.
Not just with hip-hop..but with everything.
When Kendrick’s tone and the melancholy beat. It was almost like he knew the fuckery that was coming.
Not just with hip-hop..but with everything.
January 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I still think back to when I first heard K. Dot’s “Let The Party Die.” I remember getting this sinking feeling.
When Kendrick’s tone and the melancholy beat. It was almost like he knew the fuckery that was coming.
Not just with hip-hop..but with everything.
When Kendrick’s tone and the melancholy beat. It was almost like he knew the fuckery that was coming.
Not just with hip-hop..but with everything.
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More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review
DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ has surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify 🔥🏆
It becomes one of the fastest rap songs to reach this milestone with 249 days.
It becomes one of the fastest rap songs to reach this milestone with 249 days.
January 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ has surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify 🔥🏆
It becomes one of the fastest rap songs to reach this milestone with 249 days.
It becomes one of the fastest rap songs to reach this milestone with 249 days.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pacific Palisades fire is now most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.
January 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pacific Palisades fire is now most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.
“ Meet The Grahams “ and “Euphoria “ seems more prophetic everyday . That famous actor is SPIRALING 😂😂😂😂
January 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“ Meet The Grahams “ and “Euphoria “ seems more prophetic everyday . That famous actor is SPIRALING 😂😂😂😂
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Fact checking is not censorship.
It's an essential public service.
Disinformation kills. Period.
It's an essential public service.
Disinformation kills. Period.
January 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Fact checking is not censorship.
It's an essential public service.
Disinformation kills. Period.
It's an essential public service.
Disinformation kills. Period.
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Tadanobu Asano wins Best TV Supporting Actor at the #GoldenGlobes
See the full winners list: bit.ly/GlobeWins25
See the full winners list: bit.ly/GlobeWins25
January 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Tadanobu Asano wins Best TV Supporting Actor at the #GoldenGlobes
See the full winners list: bit.ly/GlobeWins25
See the full winners list: bit.ly/GlobeWins25
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Cleo Sol music is medicine
January 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Cleo Sol music is medicine
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Joe Biden awards Denzel Washington the Presidential Medal of Freedom
January 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Joe Biden awards Denzel Washington the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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“Trump has always been defined by his striking lack of curiosity about the government he sought to lead,” writes @qjurecic.bsky.social. The more Americans know about their system of government, “the better they will be equipped to defend their democracy”:
Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump
It’s not a magic wand to save America—but neither is it entirely useless.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“Trump has always been defined by his striking lack of curiosity about the government he sought to lead,” writes @qjurecic.bsky.social. The more Americans know about their system of government, “the better they will be equipped to defend their democracy”:
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Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
www.npr.org
January 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.