Margaret Cushing

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46 days left for Biden to get the ERA certified—easy action in the link
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Biden Publish the ERA

Biden Publish the ERA

"Come to the dark side, load Linux" we say.

Consumers: "No, no, we prefer the adware loaded OS, really. We only trust large corporations, Microsoft loves us. Please give us AI, and I like the advertising in my Start Menu. It will even be better occupying my screen! How dare you suggest a non-corporate OS!!"

#Microsoft #Windows #FOSS #Linux

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/microsoft-pushes-full-screen-ads-for-copilot-pcs-on-windows-10-users/

Microsoft pushes full-screen ads for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 users

Microsoft has frequently used this kind of reminder to encourage upgrades.

Ars Technica

Over the past few days, thousands of Threads users have amplified baseless claims of hacked voting machines as Democrats become more comfortable embracing denialism.

I wrote about how Threads became ground zero for election hacking conspiracies and how Metas decision to restrict journalists and news content has exacerbated the problem. https://www.usermag.co/p/metas-threads-overrun-with-liberal-election-fraud-conspiracies

Meta's Threads is 'overrun' with liberal election fraud conspiracies

Thousands of users have amplified baseless claims of hacked voting machines as Democrats become more comfortable embracing denialism

User Mag
Some good news
@luckytran
Tarn along the route to Mount Forgotten WA
Substack could embrace the federated model of social media, which platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, and even Threads leverage. In so many ways, the Fediverse embodies the ideals that Substack was founded on: giving users a platform-agnostic connection to their audience, allowing for audience portability, eliminating top-down moderation, and putting users back in control of their online experience. https://www.usermag.co/p/how-substacks-follow-feature-betrays
How Substack's follow feature betrays its original mission

The follow button is a powerful discovery tool that is proven to help writers gain subscribers. It's also a step away from creator ownership.

User Mag

@joycebell @headlines_bot 1. All the refineries are in California, we do not share refining with other states, whereas the rest of the US gets supply from Texas, Louisiana, etc. -- we have limited refinieries
2. California has its own gasoline mix (which dramatically reduces air pollution), which is more expensive. It does make a HUGE difference.
3. There are California taxes on top.

btw, that photo is the most expensive (overly expensive) station in LA). Most are between $3.50 and $4.50 a gallon right now. Very misleading.

https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/california

Best Gas Prices & Local Gas Stations in California

Today's best 10 gas stations with the cheapest prices near you, in California. GasBuddy provides the most ways to save money on fuel.

LA Times Planned 'Case Against Trump' Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It | Exclusive

Alongside its endorsement of Kamala Harris, the Los Angeles Times editorial board had also planned a multi-part series against Donald Trump before it was quashed by owner Patrick Soon-Shiong.

TheWrap

In case anybody who works at Washington Post or LA Times is reading this, I’d just like to point out:

You have the text of that endorsement,

and you have the facts and your own thoughts about being silenced by your billionaire master, thoughts which you can surely put in words,

and SOMEBODY has the password the CMS

and SOMEBODY has the DNS credentials

and SOMEBODY sends that final draft to press

and in no cases is that “somebody” the paper’s owner. Just saying.

Here’s former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron saying what needs to be said about the Post’s decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate: "This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty. … Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners). History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage." https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5165353/washington-post-presidential-endorsement-trump-harris