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Niemöller's poem always gave me the (probably ahistorical) impression that each step of "coming for" people was distinct from the others; so it sorta feels like we're speedrunning it? like, I haven't been rounded up into a camp yet and we're already trying to resurrect bigotry against Germans???
This is absolutely an illegal scam preying on heritage tourism. But I will say I… can’t help but admire this incredibly capacious hustle on some level—although I do think he needs to make reparations. www.euronews.com/culture/2026...
Italian conman jailed for building fake Roman amphitheatre
In Italy, a structure promoted for years as an "ancient Roman amphitheatre" has turned out to be a fake, constructed recently using modern materials.
euronews.com
also every time a Republican says we can't do USAID or we can have immigrants because we need to take care of our own? they are evil *and* lying. they will starve our own for fun.
Tauriq Moosa@tauriq.bsky.social · 2d agoI think the moment I went from thinking US Republicans are evil - like evil in every sense of the word - as opposed to silly and mean was when I saw them genuinely fight against feeding hungry kids in their own backyard. If only those kids were major corporations that had failed to make a profit.
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
futurism.com
It’s so funny when people are like “sure you’re an abolitionist now but wait until you’re the victim of a property crime.” Buddy, the most useful thing the police have ever done for property crime is put the form you need to submit to your insurance online.
In 4th grade my class debated Puerto Rican statehood and the pro side was "my cousin is Puerto Rican" and the anti side was "How would you even arrange 51 stars on the flag" and I want to stress that this is the level at which the American public as a whole generally engages with issues.
This is Hunter. He came very close to having an entire thought. Ended up being a false alarm. 13/10 (IG: itshunterthelab)
before you seek vengeance, dig two pits one's the grave, and the other is the overflow latrine
Viv@v.milcom.in · 6d agoRevenge is a dish best served with Taylor Farms lettuce.
there are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.Channel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
I do kind think the “hungry ghost in a jar” approach to LLMs is the most useful metric—that’s how much you should trust them, but there are a handful of things they can do if you actually know how to use them, which is like .1% of the people they’re being pushed at, and also—
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18? okay, yes, I'm cheating, but there were too many good choices also, my nemesis movie from the same year: Shallow Hal
Xan@comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 6d agoWithout saying your age, what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18? Okay it'd be more on-brand for me to say The Matrix but it isn't, it's Galaxy Quest
[at midnight society] Rowling: ssso anyway they banned me from the artss fesstival! Rowling: me! jk rowling! Rowling: can you believe it? Barker: wait you can just ban her? Barker: why haven't we done that? Poe: clive Barker: no for real
currently going back through the Maintenance Phase discography for the millionth time this is my very favorite episode, also the first one I listened to pca.st/episode/dad0...
Is Being Fat Bad For You?
For nearly four decades, Americans have heard a simple story about health, longevity and obesity. This week, we learn it's a little more complicated. Thanks to Katherine Flegal, Paul Campos, Jeff…
pca.st
I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.
Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
I can't compete with this. www.npr.org/2026/07/28/n...
Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?
Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
npr.org
There’s an even more sinister angle to Johnny Depp’s ongoing “comeback” tour as the new Scrooge—it’s a Paramount production and part of a slate of Ellison-backed conservative cultural takeover attempts. It’s angled around MeToo rejection and the manosphere. spitfirenews.com/p/johnny-dep...
Johnny Depp's 'comeback' is billionaire manosphere marketing
Plus, why smart glasses can't escape the 'pervert' label.
spitfirenews.com
My Lyft driver to the Creation Museum was a Kennedy-Goldwater-Nixon-Nixon-Ford-Reagan-Reagan-Bush-Bush-Dole-Bush-Bush-McCain-Romney-Trump-Trump-Trump voter. He said that if liberals keep saying "Latinx", there's no way he'll ever vote for a Democrat again.
Poe: don't look at it howard! Lovecraft: oh i'm not looking directly at an eldritch abomination Lovecraft: i wasn't born yesterday Lovecraft: i know all about this sort of thing
no, no, it's HOMESS: Huron, Ottawa, Minnesota, Eerie, Salt and Submarine everyone always forgets about the Great Salt Lake, but you know it's a Great Lake bc it has both Great and Lake in the name, just like the others
Actually proud of Utah for making it into the "weird states" category
skáld@danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 2w agonew political axis just dropped
