Mastodawn

James A. Ireland Oct 13, 2023

Good for you Rod Stewart!

Rod Stewart Turns Down Saudi Arabia Gig In Protest Over Treatment of Women, LGBTQ+ Community - Billboard https://apple.news/AonlBCdGmTmambDUWakFWqA

Rod Stewart Turns Down Saudi Arabia Gig In Protest Over Treatment of Women, LGBTQ+ Community — Billboard

“I’d like my choice not to go… go shine a light on the injustices there and ignite positive change,” the pop icon said.

James A. Ireland Jul 16, 2023

They climbed mountains to escape Nazis. Now their great grandchildren are making the same journey - CNN https://apple.news/ATpWI5Du9SAuzNDO4M_9Ugw

They climbed mountains to escape Nazis. Now their great grandchildren are making the same journey — CNN

An annual hike celebrates the heroic wartime efforts that created a lifeline for thousands crossing the Pyrenees between France and Spain.

James A. Ireland Jul 14, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/style/magnolia-pearl-clothing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Nothing new here. French aristocrats fetishized the peasantry and held cultlike balls dressed in elaborate tailor-made cosplay-like outfits just before the Revolution after which most of them rightly lost everything including their heads. The “artisans” who enabled this wretched behavior didn’t go unnoticed and unpunished either. Many of them died with their “patrons”.

Magnolia Pearl Faces Backlash for Its ‘Poverty’ Aesthetic

Celebrities appreciate the antique look of Magnolia Pearl, a brand that takes inspiration from Victoriana, carnivals and “hobos,” and has recently drawn ire on social media.

The New York Times

James A. Ireland Jul 5, 2023

Reddit Won’t Be the Same. Neither Will the Internet - WIRED https://apple.news/A2Gs7fS1JSMae4DsilmgraQ

The greedy quiet truth behind all those AI bots and Chat apps we’re now using … they’re all stealing from the humans who created the content in the first place … paying nothing for the “training material” that will then be commodified by the massive colonizing neoliberal capitalist machinery and sold as “amazing new content” back to the very same people who created it. #BecauseCapitalism

Reddit Won’t Be the Same. Neither Will the Internet — WIRED

Subreddits and third-party apps are going dark in response to Reddit’s proposed API changes. It’s the latest front in a labor battle between algorithms and the humans who feed them.

James A. Ireland Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans - Los Angeles Times https://apple.news/AMicrCBF0RP6pQXeD8i0SCQ

Just another example of the US oligarchy’s long-standing vicious oppressive economic class war of the capitalist class against the working class. Any effort to emancipate the working class from oppressive conditions will be crushed by the institutions of state capitalism. #SCOTUS #CapitalistInstitutionOfOppression

Supreme Court strikes down Biden's plan to forgive millions of student loans — Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court ruled President Biden lacked the authority to forgive millions of student loans.

James A. Ireland Jun 29, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/us/richard-kahlenberg-affirmative-action.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The Liberal Maverick Fighting Race-Based Affirmative Action

For decades, Richard Kahlenberg has pushed for a class-conscious approach to college admissions. He may finally get his wish, but it comes at a personal cost.

The New York Times

James A. Ireland Jun 28, 2023

Special Report: For America's political elite, family links to slavery abound - Reuters https://apple.news/AMGmfsClNQTKGkKR1UMzy7A

Special Report: For America's political elite, family links to slavery abound — Reuters

More than 100 U.S. leaders – lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices – have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found. Few are willing to talk about their ties to America's “original sin.”

James A. Ireland Jun 28, 2023

https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Someone-to-Talk-to-You

How to Get Someone to Talk to You (with Pictures) - wikiHow

Starting a conversation can be tricky, whether it's with a casual acquaintance or a complete stranger. While making small talk might not come naturally to you, there are plenty of ways you can prepare for these kinds of situations. Once...

wikiHow

James A. Ireland Jun 26, 2023

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/work-peak-professional-decline/590650/

Your Work Peak Is Earlier Than You Think

Here’s how to make the most of it.

The Atlantic

James A. Ireland Jun 25, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/23/smarter-living/wirecutter/use-dishwasher-better.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Good advice

How to Use Your Dishwasher Better

Even a mediocre dishwasher can get your dishes completely clean.

The New York Times