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Grapes are kinda my thing right now.

Bluesky isn’t designed to attract liberals, your competition designed itself to attract the worst people and everyone with at least a single brain cell left ran somewhere where those people weren’t. Nothing with this platform needs to change. Everything with that platform needs one.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

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

As heat intensifies, here’s what to know about LA’s future AC requirements for apartments Starting in 2027, landlords in unincorporated Los Angeles County will be required to provide cooling in rental units. Here’s what the new rules mean for renters.

As heat intensifies, here’s what to know about LA’s future AC requirements for apartments

Starting in 2027, landlords in unincorporated Los Angeles County will be required to provide cooling in rental units. Here's what the new rules mean for renters.

lapublicpress.org

I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.