I really wish we had a well funded, power critical fourth estate interested in investigating the source of this clearly coordinated effort by payment processors.
Like, we keep seeing the impact of it, but I really want to know the "who" and the "why" beyond nebulous surveillance/puritanism forces.
approaching the problem of "roving death squads" from an incrementalist point of view is just a slow form of suicide
They aren't specialists in violence they're just dicks the government gave badges to, don't mythologize being a thug because you're scared of loud noises
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
It's that time of the year again
Huh, interesting! If you've got either STALKER 1 or 2 in your GOG account, you can now download a fully standalone version of STALKER GAMMA.
This is notable because GAMMA is a gigantic community mod-pack/expansion for Anomaly, which in turn is a gigantic standalone fangame/community mod-pack.
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
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even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.
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📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such
if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless
Tim Walz : trans rights are human rights
JB Pritzker : we’re taking names of all you fuckers and coming after you
Gavin Newsom : lol my pr firm made another meme while i guest starred on another right wing podcast
Maybe we could find out.
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Wow. He’s actually gone. Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness. news.sky.com/story/ozzy-o...
Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."
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everyone will tear schumer apart and then also say blue no matter who, this is a direct result of the blue no matter who stance. it actually matters who.
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With David gone we gotta pick up the slack. We all gotta get weirder
David Lynch in sunglasses saying "i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects"
Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.
A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part: "The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop." Here's the whole paragraph: We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”
In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising.
I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping.
If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.
Two small butterscotch colored flintknapped points resting on fingers.
Small notched flintknapped point balanced on a finger.
Small triangular knapped point resting on a finger.
While I am waiting for the Path of Exile 2 servers, here are some small points I knapped this week. Made from Flint River Chert flakes.
If i can reach 10 people on this planet who want a dragon skull pendant i can afford to do a couple of events this December. I can afford acid for new solution. I can continue to do more art. This is the same for every small artist.
Amazon is not where you want to get your holiday gifts this year
