Mastodawn

LimeJuice 5d ago

Staff Chief of Joints 5d ago

They should just stop making movies. We have enough now.

LimeJuice 5d ago

Ian Betteridge 5d ago

The US government’s argument for "internet freedom" boils down to this: American tech platforms should be free to do what they want, anywhere in the world – as long as they do what King Donald commands.

https://www.ianbetteridge.com/the-freedom-stack/

The freedom stack

There is a sentence near the beginning of Arielle Roth’s remarks to the Media Institute’s Communications Forum luncheon, delivered in Washington on 25 February, that is worth sitting with before we do anything else with it. “Every major advancement in communications technology has shifted who holds power over

Ian Betteridge

LimeJuice Mar 11

The New Oil Mar 11

Swiss vote places right to use #cash in country’s constitution

https://www.politico.eu/article/switzerland-cash-right-constitution-vote/

#Switzerland #privacy #PersonalFinance #finance

Swiss vote places right to use cash in country’s constitution

Switzerland joins Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia as European countries looking to make it a right to hold cold, hard cash.

POLITICO

LimeJuice Mar 11

Herbivore Mar 11

The real winners are the ones who protect horses, not exploit them 🐎

#CheltenhamFestival
#YouBetTheyDie

LimeJuice Mar 10

David Roberts Mar 9

I know nothing matters any more but here's the president admitting that he accused Iran of bombing a school full of their own children based on absolutely nothing.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mgnvrymamj2u

LimeJuice Mar 7

Herbivore Mar 7

#EmptyTheTanks 🐬
#DolphinAwarenessMonth

LimeJuice Mar 5

The New Oil Mar 5

#AdGuard launches on #Meta #Quest headset: One of the first ad blockers in #VR

https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-adblocker-vr-meta-quest.html

#privacy #AdBlocker #AdBlocking #advertising

AdGuard launches on Meta Quest headset

We’re excited to share that AdGuard is now available as one of the first ad-blocking browser extensions for the Meta Quest Browser. This marks a big step toward a more customizable and privacy-focused browsing experience in virtual and mixed reality.

AdGuard Blog

LimeJuice Mar 5

Steve Benen Mar 4

Trump’s “worst case scenario” in Iran — awful leaders in Tehran might be replaced by similarly awful leaders — reflects a woeful lack of imagination.

The fact that he doesn’t understand this makes a terrifying situation that much worse.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-iran-trumps-worst-case-scenario-reflects-a-woeful-lack-of-imagination

In Iran, Trump’s ‘worst case scenario’ reflects a woeful lack of imagination

The president's vision for the worst-case scenario in Iran bears little resemblance to the actual worst-case scenarios.

MS NOW

LimeJuice Mar 5

Is Mitch McConnell dead yet?Mar 5

No.

LimeJuice Mar 2

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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Feb 28

Oh, and I forgot about another level of comedy here: US government throwing a tantrum because *checks notes* it does not have enough technological sovereignty from US tech behemoths.

While at the same time actively pushing against EU's policies related to technological sovereignty:
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/

This is truly comedy gold.