Probably something we all need to read, yeah
I wrote something to help you fight your inner doomer bad-faith-times.ghost.io/stop-pissing...
I saw someone online this week say Republicans are most confident when they're losing and Democrats are most fretful when they're winning. And man, that feels awfully fucking correct right now. I'm n...
I know there are double standards across all of government, especially for rich and connected people, but it infuriates me to no end that Musk still has *any* security clearance based on his: well-known drug abuse, sexual harassment, extremist ties, foreign influence, and so much moreI know there are double standards across all of government, especially for rich and connected people, but it infuriates me to no end that Musk still has *any* security clearance based on his: well-known drug abuse, sexual harassment, extremist ties, foreign influence, and so much more
Good thing we've put vital national security infrastructure in the hands of a conspiracy-addled extremist www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X has ramped up his support of his conservative super PAC and Trump.
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"If we were to create a sustainable civilisation here on Earth, with all Earth’s creatures prospering, then and only then would Mars become even the slightest bit interesting to us." www.vice.com/en/article/m...
Kim Stanley Robertson wrote an optimistic trilogy about humans living on Mars, but in 2022 Earth is way too messed up.
had the US chosen to leave Afghanistan after killing bin Laden, a decade of war would have been avoided, with all the killing associated. The end state would not be dissimilar from the present; maybe the Taliban would get bored of their office jobs sooner and struggle with the tensions of governing.
yeah i'm working hard today, working hard at updating my following list by reviewing who all my favorite accounts followyeah i'm working hard today, working hard at updating my following list by reviewing who all my favorite accounts follow
You know this place has the juice because it went down and I thought "but I need it right now please"
why the fuck did it take this long?why the fuck did it take this long?
More than 800 veterans who were dishonorably discharged due to Don't Ask Don't Tell policies will have their status upgraded to "honorable" automatically, allowing them to access veteran's benefits. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Openly gay Americans were not allowed to serve their country under the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law.