Yaksha

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Show threadYakshaApr 5, 2023
@buitengebieden and now I'm here for you. Carry on carrying on.
YakshaJan 30, 2023
George Takei  đŸłď¸â€đŸŒˆđŸ––đŸ˝Jan 30, 2023

Utah didn’t ban youth hormone therapy such as testosterone boosters for cis boys. It didn’t ban “gender affirming surgery” such as breast augmentation for cis girls.

Just for trans kids.

You know, in case you’re wondering if lawmakers are really out to “protect the children” like they claim.

Give me a break.

YakshaDec 24, 2022
ADHDeanASLDec 23, 2022
You’re not supposed to put a Qtip all the way into your ear because that’s where the reset button is
Show threadYakshaDec 24, 2022
@donieosullivan why, you can't handle the toot?
YakshaDec 20, 2022
Paul GrahamDec 18, 2022
FWIW I still hope Elon succeeds with Twitter. Why wish failure on anyone? But for me, not letting people post links to their other accounts was just too much.
YakshaDec 17, 2022
TravelfishDec 16, 2022

Just catching up on the overnight wraps on the latest madness at the other joint, good summaries as always by @mmasnick

Banning journos:

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/16/elon-tries-badly-to-defend-the-banning-of-journalists-as-twitter-starts-blocking-links-mentions-of-mastodon/

Why calls for govt intervention are misplaced (strong agree here):

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/16/yes-elon-musk-is-fucking-up-twitter-but-no-the-government-has-no-business-getting-involved/

Elon Tries (Badly) To Defend The Banning Of Journalists As Twitter Starts Blocking Links & Mentions Of Mastodon

Look, I fucking warned Elon that this is exactly how it would go. It’s how it always goes. Remember Parler? They promised that they would moderate “based off the FCC and the Supreme cou…

Techdirt
Show threadYakshaDec 16, 2022
@ripplewine7 @mmasnick
Spray tan will complete the picture.
YakshaDec 16, 2022
Drew HarwellDec 16, 2022

Hi! A few stories:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/15/twitter-journalists-suspended-musk/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/14/elonjet-twitter-suspension-jack-sweeney-talks/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/14/qanon-musk-revival-twitter/

Musk suspends journalists from Twitter, claims ‘assassination’ danger

Many of the journalists, including from The Washington Post and New York Times, had written about dramas surrounding billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.

The Washington Post
Show threadYakshaDec 13, 2022
@aral it's not that they are the worst of humanity. It is that a handful of people gain so much leverage over the rest of us, it corrupts them. If the system was equitable and did not let them corner an ungodly amount of our common capital, humanity could still gain from their vision and creativity, without empowering their worst impulses.
YakshaDec 13, 2022
stux⚡️Dec 13, 2022

I love this one about #FreeSpeech from https://xkcd.com/1357/

That.

Free Speech

xkcd