David Doel

@daviddoel.bsky.social

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RE: Michigan Senate race results. Can’t underestimate the ‘casual’ vote. People who want to vote Democrat now but their awareness goes as far as TV ads, radio ads, and mailers. While great news for the general in the fall, it still means big money almost bought Stevens a seat.

Megan Rapinoe losing out on a world cup advertising brand deal for being an outspoken trans ally as a result of AI decision making underlines how these tools function as mechanisms for censorship and blanding culture into nothingness.

Here's a columnist of an otherwise reputable Canadian outlet (Globe & Mail) casually arguing that we should try privatizing health care instead of properly funding it. Canadian media is in a worse place than I thought.

In response to a tweet worried that Mark Carney might be open to privatizing health care, Globe & Mail columnist Robyn Urback replies: "Counterpoint: health care is already horrifying in this country and experimenting with alternative models is good, actually"

Still can't get over the fact that @playstation.com announced an end to physical media in the same post they announced the closure of their digital store for older platforms. Literally justifying the worries people have about a digital-only future within the same post.

From PlayStation on Twitter:

Important updates: 

News on physical discs for new games - http://play.st/4v86Wg3

News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - http://play.st/4vEN9FX