What kind of “#fuckery” is this? 20240630,
by Stan C @stancarey,
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/what-kind-of-fuckery-is-this/
-- did not know before that it also means a brothel (after reading, "well, of course" came to the mind) & sexual activity.

"stale eggy waft"

#language #swearing

What kind of “fuckery” is this?

If there’s one place you’ll find fuckery, it’s in a fuckery. In fact, you’d probably find all sorts of fuckery in a fuckery, including: —treachery, ill treatment or behaviour —nonsense, foolishness…

Strong Language

> 81-year-old lifelong Dodgers fan left devastated by brutal new policy https://nypost.com/2026/04/05/us-news/81-year-old-dodgers-super-fan-cant-access-digital-tickets/

This is some serious #fuckery, and example of what I have often pointed out: the privilege of those having digital access vs. those who do not. And FFS, man has been a season holder for 50 fucking years. Give the man his paper ticket FFS.

#LADodgers #Baseball #sporstball #fail

81-year-old lifelong Dodgers fan left devastated by brutal new policy 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing backlash after refusing to provide paper tickets to Errol Segal, a season ticket holder of 50 years who doesn’t own a smartphone.

California Post

> Father with .380 pistol in his pocket while playing with 6-year-old falls asleep and wakes to find boy shot in the head: Cops https://lawandcrime.com/crime/father-with-380-pistol-in-his-pocket-while-playing-with-6-year-old-falls-asleep-and-wakes-to-find-boy-shot-in-the-head-cops/

OK, there are #ResponsibleGunOwners, and then there is the #fuckery of this.

Dad tired from playing with his son, 6, wakes up to find boy shooting himself dead: Cops

A Tennessee father taking a nap after playing with his 6-year-old son awoke to the sound of a gunshot and learned that the boy shot himself with a gun in the dad's pocket, authorities say.

Law & Crime

Amazing #fuckery #Microsoft - even if I wanted #Windows on this machine I can't set it up.

I decided to try the Windows setup on my Dell #OptiPlex Micro. It won't let me through without creating an MS account, but now it wants me to prove I'm human by asking me to "press and hold" a button which keeps succeeding, and then asks again. After five times I'm giving up.

Pluralistic: Understaffing as a form of enshittification (23 Mar 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/22/nobodys-home/ by @pluralistic

FTA: "Businesses don't hire enough workers because that makes them more profitable. It's not because 'no one wants to work anymore' (though doubtless repeating that fairy tale helps shift the blame for long lines and poor service from real, greedy bosses to imaginary, greedy workers)."

#BadEconomy #enshittification #exploitation #corruption #business #fuckery #assholes

Pluralistic: Understaffing as a form of enshittification (23 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

#SaveYouAClick: things like #warfare, #hunger, #poverty not even on the fucking radar. On the other hand, gringos are perfectly fine with billionaires and their #fuckery.

> What Do Americans Consider Immoral? https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/03/19/what-do-americans-consider-immoral/

Poll, so caveats may apply.

#ThisIsAmerica

What Do Americans Consider Immoral?

About this research This analysis explores whether Americans consider 15 different behaviors morally acceptable or wrong. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to inform the…

Pew Research Center

Why is anyone with a functioning brain still subscribing to #WaPo ?

> Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Now Setting Readers’ Subscription Prices With Uber-Style AI https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/washington-post-price-ai

#AISlop #sloperator #news #journalism #exploitation #corruption #fuckery

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Now Setting Readers’ Subscription Prices With Uber-Style AI

The Washington Post is using an AI-driven algorithm to set subscription prices based on users' personal data.

Futurism

#SaveYouAClick: No. The airlines basically built this cheap shithole service of #FlyingCattleCars plus plenty of people were willing to pay for it.

> A Push for Politeness at 30,000 Feet: Can Courtesy Return to the Skies?
https://allchronology.com/2026/03/12/a-push-for-politeness-at-30000-feet-can-courtesy-return-to-the-skies/

#greed #corruption #fuckery #travel

A Push for Politeness at 30,000 Feet: Can Courtesy Return to the Skies?

The Transportation Department is exploring ways to restore courtesy and class to air travel after a rise in disruptive passenger incidents. Could the golden age of flying return?

Chronology