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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
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i think if you use genai for anything, even writing an email, you're both a moron and a huge baby, and i dont want to play your video game as a result. its not that hard!
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
i think if you use genai for anything, even writing an email, you're both a moron and a huge baby, and i dont want to play your video game as a result. its not that hard!
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Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
I know this because they tried to recruit me and I strongly considered it but they’re also a “do an unpaid writing test where you have to also make it playable” company so that’s not something I vibe with
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
casual fatphobia is so insidious
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
casual fatphobia is so insidious
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every use of ai involves tricking someone into thinking something is real lol. the premise is so cheap and annoying, i genuinely suspect it takes a lead-filled boomer brain to find any long-term or authentic enjoyment in it
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
every use of ai involves tricking someone into thinking something is real lol. the premise is so cheap and annoying, i genuinely suspect it takes a lead-filled boomer brain to find any long-term or authentic enjoyment in it
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Calling the press “fake news” is harmful. Calling them “seditious, perhaps even treasonous” for publishing reporting is something else entirely. Treason is a capital crime. Suggesting journalists should face it for exercising their First Amendment rights and doing their jobs is dangerous.
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Calling the press “fake news” is harmful. Calling them “seditious, perhaps even treasonous” for publishing reporting is something else entirely. Treason is a capital crime. Suggesting journalists should face it for exercising their First Amendment rights and doing their jobs is dangerous.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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HANDHELD MACBOOK: Hackers poking around in iOS 26 have uncovered something Apple definitely didn’t intend anyone to see: iPhones are—right now—capable of running a full, fluid desktop experience... Is this the OS the coming “iPhone Fold” will use? Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/your-i...
Your iPhone Already Has iPhone Fold Software, but Apple Won’t Let You Use It
Recent exploits show iPadOS windows running on an iPhone, hinting at the future of Apple hardware and software alike—while also possibly revealing its incoming foldable phone experience.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
HANDHELD MACBOOK: Hackers poking around in iOS 26 have uncovered something Apple definitely didn’t intend anyone to see: iPhones are—right now—capable of running a full, fluid desktop experience... Is this the OS the coming “iPhone Fold” will use? Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/your-i...
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PSA: Throw out your Thanksgiving leftovers. Today was the last safe day of eating. After tonight, you're courting food poisoning.
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
PSA: Throw out your Thanksgiving leftovers. Today was the last safe day of eating. After tonight, you're courting food poisoning.
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I’m getting big “artists at a con circulating the same $20 around” vibes but like, in an evil way
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I’m getting big “artists at a con circulating the same $20 around” vibes but like, in an evil way
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Need to bitch once more about Nintendo prices because why has it GONE UP??? This game is 8 years old!!!!
November 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Need to bitch once more about Nintendo prices because why has it GONE UP??? This game is 8 years old!!!!
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Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast are putting in bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Paramount, Comcast, Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner as Deadline Approaches
Warner Bros. Discovery is holding an auction process in the hopes of having it completed by the end of the year.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast are putting in bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was, in the long run, a very bad idea with disastrous consequences.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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I wish no employee shows up to the office and they have to cancel the most expensive media product in human history and have Rockstar's stock value collapse
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I wish no employee shows up to the office and they have to cancel the most expensive media product in human history and have Rockstar's stock value collapse
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There was a concerted effort to ensure no one was held accountable in any way for the Iraq War and torture. That’s the reason most young people don’t know who Cheney is.
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There was a concerted effort to ensure no one was held accountable in any way for the Iraq War and torture. That’s the reason most young people don’t know who Cheney is.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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JERMA IS SO FUNNY
November 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
JERMA IS SO FUNNY
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Stop calling it "SNAP benefits" and start calling it "food"
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Stop calling it "SNAP benefits" and start calling it "food"
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Brief reminder (in case we start attacking Venezuela at any moment): We're not at war with Venezuela. They don't in any way pose a serious national security threat to us. They have an odious leader and a terrible regime. But if that were grounds to attack another nation we would be in deep trouble.
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Brief reminder (in case we start attacking Venezuela at any moment): We're not at war with Venezuela. They don't in any way pose a serious national security threat to us. They have an odious leader and a terrible regime. But if that were grounds to attack another nation we would be in deep trouble.