tough part of getting good at Slay the Spire is realizing that sometimes you really do have to pick the first one
glowing shadow@braindrill.lol · 2d ago
glowing shadow@braindrill.lol · 2d ago
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Already lost count of hospital visits this month
Literally, the invention of the tractor and the Industrial Revolution should have been the beginning of the end of capitalism and hard labor... But that’s not how it panned out. What happened was capitalists quintupled down, trying to extract as much from labor as possible, like blood from a stone.
Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social · 3d agoMelanie is Right, don’t bother with Bezos….
since the "job creators" now plan to eliminate all jobs, there's no reason to let them keep the money
RIP Margaret Hamilton, the brilliant computer scientist whose contributions to software for the Apollo Guidance Computer were absolutely crucial to the Apollo Moon landings. She also helped shape the discipline of computer engineering while at MIT's Instrumentation Lab: news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.
Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d agoThe Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
Furries should position their fursuits in their homes like Japanese armor, waiting in the corner ready to stand up and do battle.
"DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say."
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
wired.com
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
…but the hearts of men are easily corrupted.
John Pfaff@johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2mo agoEvidence is already accruing that spending time on Twitter pulls ppl to the right, bc the algorithm feeds you horrible stuff. And again: academics are likely more vulnerable, bc they convince themselves they are less.
I hate that AI has removed curiosity and rabbit holes for people. No don't ask that damn bot, instead spend four hours reading everything you can on a weird topic and getting lost in tangents like nature intends!
It's officially pumpkin season, which happens to be a special treat for our ambassador wolves this time of year! 🎃🐺 Although wolves are classified as carnivores, they can sometimes have an omnivorous diet. Along with meat and eggs, wolves may also enjoy fruits like pumpkins. #wolffact
Arguing with the pope doesn't make any sense, when you could simply buy a bigger pope hat and become the new pope
The NYT dropped 5 major Senate polls this morning — and they tell you exactly why the GOP is freaking out about the Senate. Alaska: Peltola up 50/43 Texas: Talarico up 51/45 Ohio: Brown up 49/46 Kansas: a 45/45 tie Iowa: Hinson up 48/47.
In regard to FurAffinity being at risk due to censorship: Furries are now political targets. We are getting namedropped at high levels of government. They know that we are a large, influential, largely queer, community. Fighting for the spaces owned by our community is incredibly important
It’s astounding this isn’t the only thing people are talking about. It shows how much power mainstream news, who are blacking out the climate element of this El Niño, still holds. #ClimateCrisis
Prof Bill McGuire@profbillmcguire.bsky.social · last wk.Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
it never works, you can’t make other people see your humanity by showing your pain, them seeing you as human would be the precondition for them to feel like your pain matters.
The government's retreat on Olmstead is significant. This story tells the complete story of how it came to be. Yes, it requires a subscription. Please give it a read if you're able www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
nbcnews.com
