I'm pissed off and disappointed.

I just received a #telemarketing phone call on behalf of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, #soliciting #donations.

It sounded pretty human-ish -- I believe it was using actual recorded sentences of a human being - but they were edited/glued-together in a slightly unnatural way. I believe it was an #IVR system.

So in the middle of one of its speeches, I interrupted with "You're actually a #recorded announcement, aren't you?"

And it replied with some meaningless interjection followed by "No, I'm a real live #agent". And it wasn't. It definitely wasn't. I tested it further and it immediately failed, giving nonsensical replies and then suddenly switching to a "thank you for completing..." (which I hadn't) announcement and disconnecting.

Legitimate #charities shouldn't be employing telemarketing #robots which lie and claim to be #humans. Full stop.

#Shame on the CNIB.

#CNIB #CanadianNationalInstituteForTheBlind

#Republican #Minnesota state Senator #Eichorn, who sponsored the so-called "#TrumpDerangementSyndrome" bill - to define disagreeing with #OrangeShitler as a #MentalIllness - has been arrested on suspicion of #soliciting a #minor.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/18/state-senator-eichorn-arrested-suspicion-of-soliciting-a-minor

You cannot make this shit up..
#Republican #Minnesota state Senator #Eichorn, who sponsored the so-called #TrumpDerangementSyndrome Bill - a bill intended to define disagreeing with #OrangeShitler as a #MentalIllness - has been arrested on suspicion of #soliciting a #minor.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/18/state-senator-eichorn-arrested-suspicion-of-soliciting-a-minor

#EricAdams #IndictmentUnsealed

Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charges of #bribery, #fraud & #soliciting illegal #foreign campaign #donations.

The indictment, which was unsealed on Thurs morning, follows an investigation that started in 2021 & has focused at least in part on whether he conspired w/ the #Turkish government to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions & whether he took official actions on its behalf.

#NY #corruption #NYpol #law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/26/nyregion/eric-adams-indicted-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

#Transgender #Community in #Pune #Expresses #Concern with #Police #Order banning #transgender #individuals from #gathering at #trafficjunctions and #soliciting #money from #commuters.

“#Government #schemes for our #community #exist only on paper and are not being #implemented. If #begging is #banned, #prostitution becomes the only #option for #survival.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #India #Police #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #NoPoliceAtPride

https://www.mypunepulse.com/transgender-community-expresses-concern-over-pune-police-order/

My neighborhood gets hit up by roofing contractor dodos at least weekly. I often ask an officer to escort them out for ignoring/violating our posted no-#soliciting order.

What astounds me most is that if anyone here had actually been inclined to hire one of these annoying companies, the ones coming by lately are going to be missing business solely of account of #tardiness.

“I told a dozen or more hawks before you to go away. Do you really think visit number umpteen is going to change my mind?”