"The Boot-Heel of Sieg Heil Boys", by Minor Traffic

unawoke (adj.) : a state of such intense unawareness of being manipulated as to result in usage of the word "woke" as if it were derogatory

...using all the same arguments empires put out to justify their appropriations...

Proposal: well-loved fictional characters campaigning for their right not to be owned by the oligarchy

If anyone wants to write up a summary of the day's (or week's) news, I will read it in one or more appropriate character-voices.

(I'm thinking Kermit the Frog by default, but others are available.)

@jackwilliambell @clacksee

It's only "politics" / "divisive" / "controversial" if they disagree with it.

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@infernusgoatus Kids these days.

@BigShellEvent catbutt: the future of psychotherapy

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@brooke I think I've watched that series through 2-3 times now ^.^

Tfw you can't move because you're stuck under a snoozing animal, only instead of a domesticated pet it is an eepy garden friend 🥹

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Q: Why are there not more Black computer science grads? Or... any STEM grads for that matter?

A: Lots of systemic racism reasons, but one of the biggest ones is college sports. Changing the college sports model will increase Black college graduates by *millions* of people over 10 years. Seriously. It's one of the biggest levers for grad rates.

Let me explain why, and why I was part of the group that sponsored the California Name, Image, and Likeness bill.

1/N

@AlJazeera @us-canada-news-AlJazeera Pretty sure that's their intent, yep.

...because they are sadists and generally just awful people who make themselves feel better by making others feel worse.

(I'd be surprised if that's news, but it seemed worth underscoring.)

Fuck yeah LGBTQIA.space Fam! Way to alt-text us into the #1 spot! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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@gannet [raises hand] Is this the final list or just a teaser? :blobcatthink:

@sjn I put "no difference" because it would depend a lot on the context and how I'm evaluating "quality" -- but I think in today's environment and in most contexts, I would tend to be significantly more leery of something where the maker thinks "made with AI" is a selling-point. If it was more, say, honesty in advertising (e.g. a future where this is a required disclosure), then my evaluation would depend much more on other factors (though for now, it's still a flag against).

@mungus That suggests to me that successfully rubbing their noses in their own failure will help foment the division we seek (yes, in this case we're being divisive! we bad) rather than increasing team unity in the face of a common enemy.

So, yeah -- make them look at their own shame and disgrace.

@artemis