mattoween

An absolute flood of emails and texts from Democrats, and every single one just wants money. Occasional messages from DSA, and they're all asking me to volunteer. A professionalized, hollowed out party vs a party of the masses. That's the difference.

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Funnily enough caring about moral victories more than winning is the true liberal attitude. Anyway

a fleet of publicly educated, trained, and funded scientists, engineers, and technical workers built all these innovations musk had nothing to do with any of it all he did was slap his name on the finished product musk is a social parasite and second-hander taking credit for other peoples work

I don't enjoy how much my life revolves around pouring various liquids into and out of my body.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

How did he win without appealing to moderate Republicans?

Doomerism--of which I am constantly extremely guilty!--is a lie meant to absolve us from the obligation to fight and organize like we need to. The actual state of things is way more complex, work-intensive, and scary: the outcomes are not yet decided. Gotta keep playing then. womp womp

Wish someone would release patches for my vulnerabilities

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

i think chicken pot pie should get you high

I love that this website updates every day but hasn't changed their layout since 2008 electoral-vote.com

They say that buying things won't make you happy but have they ever bought a neon green electric guitar???

OMG LET MEN HAVE HOBBIES

How to see funny and interesting things without being force fed The Horrors

they’re having a mid off

Finally the "video game" fad is coming to an end

American Century of Humiliation

This is an absolutely astounding press release from eMudhra. No apology, a suggestion that the researcher who found their private keys must have used AI, and an attempt to shift blame to auditors... wow. emudhra.com/en/press-release/emudhra-statement-distrust-global-tls-intermediate-root-ca

web developer: oh hey you guys are back early infra: four's haunted web developer: what? infra: *loading a pistol and getting back on the computer* four's haunted

BROKE: tech companies directing all GPU & RAM chips to AI GPUs and servers for data centers is bad WOKE: Gamers are man-babies therefore its actually good that nobody can afford computers

One reason why AES reamed that dude is that no normal voter ever asks a politician to "disavow" something. When you say "disavow" you out yourself as a political operative and you get what's coming to you. No calling you in, no attempt at persuasion, you got made.

Happy Misplace Your Stuff in Random Jacket Pockets season everyone!

"I was working in the lab late one night" Let me stop you right there. I am not listening to a song about work

rare non-shitpost from your pal ceej: if you self-host plex you’re gonna wanna update asap. crypto miner malware started hitting installs yesterday, it got me and I’m usually pretty up on this stuff

In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and Boomers pulling the ladder up behind them.

Now is the time to care about everyone, not “once we win” The time to care about everyone is always always always now

LET MEN HAVE HOBBIES

Yes, the Internal Combustion Engine is dead. It is being replaced with EVs around the world, except for the US, which is become an automotive technology backwater—thanks largely to Trump

Social media in its rawest essence is giving love, receiving love and telling people to go fuck themselves.

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Inventing a character named Cringe Jesus. He didn't die for our sins but sees what we're up to and wishes he was dead