More recent related story, “Trump Administration Says Immigrants Can Be Denied Green Cards for Expressing Political Opinions, Including Posting About Israel: Report” (arc)

Anybody make one of those Tesla “I bought these before they went evil” bumper stickers for shoes?

Me neither, I feel like all the publications talking about how it’s so popular are gaslighting me or being taken by some bullshit bottled streaming numbers

Did it? I mean, it may have bought President Pedo the couple of months he needed to win an election against a historically awful opponent, but given his 32% approval rating and being stuck in a war that was supposed to distract from the detention camps that were supposed to be a distraction from the tariffs that were supposed to be a distraction from DOGE which was supposed to be a distraction from the pedophilia, I think it’s fair to say that buying a mouthpiece isn’t a durable solution to the problem of being objectively stupid

Doesn’t seem to be what this article says

To some readers, even choosing Outlook as a part of a spacecraft’s communications portfolio would seem to be an anomaly. However, it is a standard part of the “Commercial Off-The-Shelf” (COTS) software astronauts use for their day-to-day operations.

To be clear, the spacecraft and primary flight systems will run on specialized radiation-hardened hardware and rigorously maintained software. COTS just complements this with a friendly layer, like Windows and Outlook, so astronauts can check schedules, indulge in personal communications, and so on, in a familiar way.

Sounds like Microsoft products are running on the same hardware as critical systems are

Eh, that’s what they’re trying to do, but that’s always what groups like them have tried to do throughout history and it never really works for very long. We aren’t reaching the end of anything, it’s just the next stage of the game.

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I definitely think it would be a good fit for other comms but I also think it fits this one. The fact that a bunch of dipshit white supremacists in Texas trying to get laid actually does give a lot of insight into our politics is something that feels to me like it could have been a bit on a sketch comedy show in the 90s but here we are.

They’ve stopped trying to make fun and started trying to exploit psychological weaknesses and hijack our internal reward systems to rinse us of both time and money

Exactly, and the fact that Jeffrey Epstein was pro microtransactions really tells you the kind of scum we’re dealing with here

Song for Alicia by Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover

Pride Anthem (Molotov Cocktails & Bricks) by Garlic Bread & Roses

Heavy Foot by Mon Rovia

Push by Terrace Martin

Violet by Jeremy Messersmith

The Day by The Roots

Very Much Money by Open Mike Eagle

Broken Ladder by Lil Ugly Mane

Drive by El-P

Freebird II by Parquet Courts

History Lesson Pt. II by Minutemen

Megapunk by Ela Minus

Pack My Box by Patricia Taxxon

Wedding in a Wasteland by Parts and Labor

My Body Fell by Kasko Lunsford

Hold Each Other Up by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian

Yeah, the Trump administration have always been fans of things that sounded better in the original German I guess

The Clash’s “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais”

All over people changing their votes

Along with their old codes

If Adolf Hitler flew in today

They’d send a limousine straight away

Everyone’s afraid of their own life

If you could be anything you want,

I bet you’d be disappointed,

Am I right?

…

It’s hard to remember, it’s hard to remember

We’re alive for the first time

It’s hard to remember, it’s hard to remember

We’re alive for the last time

Speaking as someone who didn’t read the article I think it’s pretty cool people are being inspired by the French Revolution

“Bloodline” by Mon Rovîa and “What of Our Nature” by Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover when I want lyrics,

Makaya McCraven’s “Techno Logic” “The People’s Mixtape” “Hidden Out” and “PopUp Shop” (4 EPs he released on the same day that are basically one inconveniently packaged double album), Sholto’s “Letting go of Forever,” and “Car Alarm” by Pat’s Soundhouse when I don’t

Non-profit radio stations are amazing artist incubators, KEXP is one of the greatest but some other cool ones I’ve found

WXPN

KUTX

The Current

WAYO

Radio K

WXPR

The Bridge

88Nine

An introvert who has come to realize community is essential

Well that’s relatable

I mean, if that one gains sentience and goes all SkyNet on us I’ll understand where it’s coming from

Soon

"… the federal agency announced a 20 million dollar settlement with the individuals who claim the agent invaded their privacy when he accessed their toilet cameras without their consent. A source who did not wish to share their name said the department was initially given back door access as part of an undisclosed agreement with Kohler to further their investigation into ‘transgender crime’ and further anti-drug smuggling efforts. When contacted for a statement on the matter, the department’s spokesperson stated, “Fuck off, lib.'”