Boomsplash
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I'm a bad influence everywhere I go.
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The best time to stop producing free content that legitimizes Musk's app was when he first bought the site and started expelling journalists but the second best time is now.
New: X/Twitter just removed the gold 'verified' badge from @nytimes.com with no explanation. Musk constantly gripes about NYT; other news orgs' badges are untouched. Comes amid a flood of false info related to Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has endorsed www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s X removes New York Times’ verification badge
The gold badge was the only symbol distinguishing the Times’ 55-million-follower account from impostors amid two major global conflicts.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2023 at 8:33 PM
The best time to stop producing free content that legitimizes Musk's app was when he first bought the site and started expelling journalists but the second best time is now.
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sick days are a benefit and if you don't use your benefits it's like giving money back to your boss straight out of your paycheck. take your sick days when you need to, or want to.
October 18, 2023 at 5:12 PM
sick days are a benefit and if you don't use your benefits it's like giving money back to your boss straight out of your paycheck. take your sick days when you need to, or want to.
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Everyone saying “this is how the mafia works!!” is wrong. The mob actually takes care of problems for you as part of their protection rackets because they have a reputation to maintain.
Small business owners in Minneapolis say the city forced them to hire off-duty MPD officers for security gigs. Some were led to believe MPD wouldn't respond to their calls if they refused. The officers often insisted on cash payment.
Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Refor...
Small business owners — particularly immigrant owned — say they've been pressured by police to hire off-duty officers to provide security.
minnesotareformer.com
October 17, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Everyone saying “this is how the mafia works!!” is wrong. The mob actually takes care of problems for you as part of their protection rackets because they have a reputation to maintain.
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Reminder that the Speaker of the House does not have to be a Member of Congress
October 4, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Reminder that the Speaker of the House does not have to be a Member of Congress
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Personally, if I applied for and was rejected from a promotion 15 times before they begrudgingly gave it to me, only to last 24.5 Scaramuccis, I would not keep going to work.
October 4, 2023 at 12:04 AM
Personally, if I applied for and was rejected from a promotion 15 times before they begrudgingly gave it to me, only to last 24.5 Scaramuccis, I would not keep going to work.
Who is your favorite poet and why is it Edgar Allan Poe?
September 22, 2023 at 2:22 AM
Who is your favorite poet and why is it Edgar Allan Poe?
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Anyone can look noble in November.
September, midway through the molt — that's some George Clooney-level shit. 🪶
September, midway through the molt — that's some George Clooney-level shit. 🪶
September 19, 2023 at 5:43 AM
Anyone can look noble in November.
September, midway through the molt — that's some George Clooney-level shit. 🪶
September, midway through the molt — that's some George Clooney-level shit. 🪶
I heard a good Wittgenstein joke, but you wouldn't get it
September 19, 2023 at 11:42 PM
I heard a good Wittgenstein joke, but you wouldn't get it