Low Quality FactsPlease share this post. I have made a deal with the devil where he will turn me back into a slug if I get 100,000 followers on here. I miss being a slug. I did not have to pay taxes. I had no idea who Stephen Miller was. I slithered around aimlessly, not knowing salt would make me die a horrific death.
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Dog Noise GeneratorMy favourite piece of internet today is the theory that Jesus was actually a type of yeast.
Turns water into wine
Floats on water
Makes bread for 5000 people
Put in a cave for 3 days and lo - he has risen!
Jesus was a sourdough starter.
Also this would imply: We should be calling him 'Mother' not 'Father'
William Lindsey 
"Why does someone who overstayed their visa need to be held in shackles? Why does someone who isn’t a flight risk need to be indefinitely confined in a filthy overcrowded cell? Does any child belong in a prison camp? Does anybody at all deserve to be forced to sleep on a concrete floor, or underfed, or brutalized, or denied medical care?"
~ Dan Froomkin
#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants #media
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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/the-inhumane-treatment-of-immigration
tante"Part of the reason I made a hard leftwing turn was because I was burned by my own techno-optimism. I am part of a generation that believed it could change the world, and then was taught a harsh lesson about money and power."
(Original title: The Left Doesn't Hate Technology, We Hate Being Exploited)
https://aftermath.site/anthropic-claude-ai-leftist-technology/
Fabio ManganielloYes, the #EU has a lot of regulations.
But remember that thanks to those regulations you can use a single USB-C cable that can charge anything, rather than 10 different connectors and adapters as it was common until 10-15 years ago.
Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you no longer have to pay eye watering roaming fees for calls and data when you travel to other EU countries, as it was common until 5-10 years ago.
Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if big tech has at least some constraints onto what it can do with your data and how much choice you have as a customer.
Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you, as a EU citizen, can benefit from the services of any other embassy of any other EU country if stranded abroad.
Those who try to depict the EU as a bureaucratic hell worth dismantling are those who hate the impact that its laws have on their freedom of exploiting markets, exploiting customers or living out of rent money.
Or those who hate the combined economic and political power of a united Europe with a single market because it threatens their national interests, and they’d rather exert their leverage with a bunch of divided and weaker countries instead.
Europe isn’t perfect and a lot can be improved. But those who call for its demise DO NOT talk in your interests.
@AdrianRiskin recognizing that at least legally their decisions are constrained by the Constitution, court rulings, and departmental policies.
Cory DoctorowFact of the day: the Ford Edsel ("a 1950s flop so notorious that it’s taught in business schools to this day") outsold the Cybertruck 2:1, "in a country with half the population."
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ford-introduces-edsel
(h/t Luke Savage in the American Prospect, https://prospect.org/2026/01/30/teslas-wile-e-coyote-moment-is-here/)
Bone by Fae Myenne Ng | Literature and Writing | Research Starters | EBSCO Research
<p>"Bone" by Fae Myenne Ng is a poignant exploration of family dynamics and the immigrant experience, centered around the Leong family in Chinatown, San Francisco. The narrative is driven by the perspective of Leila Fu Louie, the eldest daughter, who grapples with the aftermath of her half-sister Ona's tragic suicide. Through Leila's reflections on their shared childhood and the complexities of their lives, the novel delves into themes of grief, cultural expectation, and the struggle for identity within a patriarchal framework. </p> <p>Ng highlights the burdens placed on the children of immigrants, who often find themselves acting as bridges between their parents' traditional values and their own American identities. Leila’s journey reveals her efforts to honor her family's heritage while confronting the chasm between her aspirations and her parents' expectations. In contrast, her sister Nina embodies a rebellious spirit, choosing to distance herself from these familial obligations. </p> <p>At its core, "Bone" does not seek to resolve the mystery of Ona's silence or death but instead focuses on the intricate layers of love, guilt, and acceptance that shape the immigrant experience. The title symbolizes endurance and highlights the lasting impact of cultural heritage. Overall, Ng’s work resonates with the universal struggles faced by second-generation immigrants, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literature addressing these themes.</p>
Augie Ray
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Liam Proven“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
― Frank Herbert, _Dune_