Love people as they are. Just be kind. You are important just the way you are.

-Fred Rogers

I don't want an 'AI assisted life'.

I want trees, forests, wild plants and animals. I want to eat good food produced locally, with minimal environmental impact. I want a free society that works for everyone but especially those in need, not just a few billionaires. I want a life full of magic and wonder at the natural world. I want to live a good life alongside every living thing on the planet.

I do not want AI slop.

#AI #environment #food #society #EatTheRich #anarchism #ecology #Slop

With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.

(Published 2019)
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Trump #Tax #IRS #News

While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression.

Here’s the real history.
https://www.propublica.org/article/history-income-tax-history-16th-amendment-trump-tariffs-great-depression?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Tax #History #Tariffs #Trump #USPolitics

The most miserable of us all are those who believe that God is there, have heard that God loves them, but have been convinced by religion that they must continue to slave away at achievement and success and morality in order to "really" be loved.

That, my friend, is hell.

When a Christian makes politics their priority, they have no choice but to become hypocrites. They are invariably forced to support things they know are terrible in the hopes that their favorite politician comes to power.

This is the bondage of idolatry. Every idol enslaves you.

#christianity #theology #politics