Mastodawn

Sofia_Freja Feb 9, 2024

JA Westenberg Feb 9, 2024

Let's not fuck around here.

Tech is powered by bullshit.

It's the only sustainable energy source Silicon Valley's would-be elite have successfully harnessed.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/how-startup-culture-runs-on-bullshit

How startup culture runs on bullshit. — Joan Westenberg

Tech runs on myth-making. From the outside, the startup world seems like a meritocratic utopia churning out innovations that "change the world." But beneath the surface, there's a far more troubling reality. Let's not fuck around here. Tech is powered by bullshit. It's the only sustainable

Joan Westenberg

Sofia_Freja Feb 9, 2024

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Feb 8, 2024

Must be hereditary.

Sofia_Freja Jan 4, 2023

What the actual hell is going on in NY State? I've yet to see any commentary that explains why two governors in a row keep giving the government over to Conservative republicans

https://boltsmag.org/hochul-nominates-lasalle-new-york-court-of-appeals/

Kathy Hochul Pushes New York’s Highest Court to the Right - Bolts

Fresh off her narrow re-election win in November, Governor Kathy Hochul had an opportunity this month to steer New York’s highest court toward either ideological direction. She chose to push... Read More

Bolts

Sofia_Freja Dec 29, 2022

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Dr. Lucky Tran

Dec 28, 2022

If the US is really worried about variants and the spread of COVID through travel, it should require negative tests for all travelers, no matter where they come from, and require masks. Targeting single countries with bans and requirements is ineffective and racist.

#StopAsianHate #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth

Sofia_Freja Dec 29, 2022

Very interesting commentary on Twitter, Musk, and the atmosphere surrounding the takeover of the platform. This is by Charlie Warzel at the Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/elon-musk-texts-twitter-purchase-exhibit-h/672595/

Elon Musk’s Text Messages Explain Everything

A disastrous year for the tech industry, captured for eternity in a billionaire’s private exchanges

The Atlantic

Sofia_Freja Dec 26, 2022

Right wing attacks on energy infrastructure continue in the United States. This time they attacked where I live ... On Christmas

Why is this not being covered in any death in the media?

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/2-power-substations-attacked-washington-state-7k-lost/story?id=95812232

4 power substations vandalized in Washington state, over 14K lost power

No suspects are in custody.

ABC News

Sofia_Freja Dec 23, 2022

Half of this budget is Military spending...HALF! $853,000,000,000. And we aren't even at war. We should be cutting this budget in half since withdrawing from Afghanistan.

Only about 20% of this money goes to pay service men and women. It's almost 300% more than China or Russia spend. This is insane and it's destroying this country's future.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/23/house-omnibus-spending-bill-00075420

House sends $1.7T government funding bill to Biden

The spending measure includes nearly $800 billion for domestic priorities, or a 9.3 percent increase from last year's levels.

POLITICO

Sofia_Freja Dec 23, 2022

Dow drops because the economy isn't going into recession! If ever there were a sign that the ruling class doesn't care about workers, this headline is it. They want to cause a recession. Institutional investors make money off free money/low interest rates from the Fed. And they see higher unemployment as a way to cut wages.

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/22/economy/gdp-third-quarter-final/index.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16718278138379&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2022%2F12%2F22%2Feconomy%2Fgdp-third-quarter-final%2Findex.html

Dow sinks after the US economy grew much faster than previously thought in the third quarter

The Dow sank as America's economy grew much faster than previously thought in the third quarter, a sign that the Federal Reserve's battle to cool the economy to fight inflation is having only a limited impact.

CNN

Sofia_Freja Dec 22, 2022

The cluster continues....

Sofia_Freja Dec 19, 2022

I've been off Twitter now for over a month. What i now realize is a lot of Twitter's content is good people trading insults. Some people maybe deserve the insults, but all the energy required to sling those insults is exhausting. I'm happy to be off that app.