Tess Arnold

@TessRants
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There's no Justice. There's Just Us...
Act accordingly.
Author of 3rd Eye Detective novels. Generally cantankerous, specifically pleasant. Writer. Gadfly. Psychonaut.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@Remittancegirl/116311624371729823

We REALLY need to reintroduce the Roman custom of Damnatio Memoriae—"damnation of memory", excision of a name and person from the written record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_memoriae

Am I the only person who gets annoyed by the x-mas song, "Mary, Did You Know?"
Yes!
Yes, she felkin' knew!
It's in the fekkin' Bible, fer chrissakes!
The angel told her.
Even, discounting that, the whole, virgin birth thing might have been a clue...
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

The New York Times apparently didn’t have space to cover Czech’s murder, but they did have room for Ross Douthat to host a debate on “Did Women Ruin the Workplace,” and for David French to muse on “How Women Destroyed the West.”

https://fair.org/home/media-reaction-to-a-woman-murdered-at-work-is-nothing-to-see-here/

Media Reaction to a Woman Murdered at Work Is ‘Nothing to See Here’

A male coworker allegedly bludgeoning Amber Czech to death has nothing to tell us, evidently, about broader trends or influences.

FAIR

Pet Peeve of the... Minute, I guess:

I need people to STOP saying A.I. when they mean Automation.

That is all.
(Seriously, now that you're thinking of it, you'll see it everywhere. )

#AI #Automation #Media

I want to point something out; something I think got lost in all the gov't shutdown coverage:
An anonymous, billionaire, offered to donate $130 mil to pay the military salaries during the shutdown.
Anyone remember the media coverage of the billionaire(s) offering to donate money for SNAP or Veteran's benefits?
Yeah, me neither...
BECAUSE IT DIDN'T FUCKING HAPPEN!
No billionaire made that offer.
Probably best to remember that.
(from the files of: When people tell you who they are, believe them.)

44% of people in the American workforce do not receive a living wage. FORTY-FOUR PERCENT.

That’s not just morally repugnant, that is criminal wage theft.

When Republicans in their 30s get caught supporting Hitler in a group chat, conservatives call them “kids.”

When underage girls get sexually abused by Trump's friends (and probably Trump), conservatives call them “young women.”

The language tells you everything you need to know about GOP morality and family values.