Hot take: the AI bubble already burst, and what we're experiencing now is the bailout. "Patriotic tech" is one of the forms it's taking.

It seems to me that, as with the still ongoing COVID pandemic that very few recognize as such, the looming asset collapse and economic recession we're living through in the US is not perceived because it's not talked about as such, and therefore might as well not be happening.

#US #USPol #USEconomy #AI #bubble #recession #COVID #COVIDPandemic
Since the beginning of the Covid Pandemic, the Old Farts of the Stone Arch Players Theater Group have enjoyed a Friday morning Zoom call. #covid #covidpandemic #zoom #zoomcall #zoomcalls #communitytheater #theater #theatre #stonearchplayers #thestonearchplayers #gathering

7th Circuit: #Chicago's Reporting Requirement for #Employees During #CovidPandemic Were #Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employees who had been granted #religiousexemptions from the #Covidvaccinemandate that, nevertheless, the reporting requirements imposed on them violated their #freeexercise and #equalprotection rights.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-chicagos-reporting.html

7th Circuit: Chicago's Reporting Requirement for Employees During Covid Pandemic Were Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employee...

The Weight of the World and the Dread That Never Ends

I hate that phrase — crashing out. It’s a bit cringe, I know. But lately, honestly, that’s the best way I can describe how I’ve been feeling. Like I’ve been slowly crashing the fuck out. My energy, my focus, my optimism — all of it. Just crashing. It’s like the world’s gotten so heavy that I can’t carry it anymore, but somehow I still try. And it’s not even just one thing causing it. It’s everything. It’s the state of the world, the country, the chaos that never seems […]

https://theinterfaithintrepidart.com/2025/11/01/the-weight-of-the-world-and-the-dread-that-never-ends/

PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone misses court-ordered repayment deadline for unusable Covid protective gear

A company closely associated with Michelle Mone has failed to repay £122 million to the UK government for supplying unusable personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 pandemic, missing a court-mandated deadline. PPE Medpro was ordered by the High Court to return payments for 25 million... [More info]

#Algospeak or how to workaround puritanism and censorship on social networks, a short video by a linguist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0SjTKfg26c

#sex #covidPandemic #swearing #sadness (yes, TikTok censors that)

Is Social Media Censorship Unaliving Language? | Otherwords

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If you didn't want people to see the real you, maybe you shouldn't have made a petition to kick the homeless out of emergency shelter space during the #COVIDpandemic

I know it wasn't the sole reason for this certain franchise is shuttering, but I think it lost them a lot of credit.

Just something I noticed in the news this week. #truestory

Sucks to suck I guess. #dontbeadick

#Elephant #furry #furries #cosplay #cosplaying #furryfandom #socialmedia #fyp #foryourpage #fursuit #fursuiting #youburnedmyhousetotheground

If curious, I may tell ya what I'm talking about in a DM.

#PopeFrancis #CovidPandemic
Pope Francis prays in an empty St. Peter's Square during the Covid 19 Pandemic. 🙏✝️

Pope Francis' blessing in empty Saint Peter's Square
https://youtu.be/sEj3uToJq9Y?si=fYKI6pbcrIOyhk6Q

Pope Francis' blessing in empty Saint Peter's Square

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