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also, from everything I have ever seen, JKR has an unusual death grip on her IP. (see: how she kept ebook rights to exploit via her own methods)
she makes more from every single bit of this IP than most authors could ever dream. EVERY. SINGLE. BIT. of it.
And we know what she's doing with the $
she makes more from every single bit of this IP than most authors could ever dream. EVERY. SINGLE. BIT. of it.
And we know what she's doing with the $
Also it is REALLY key that Rowling is very much alive and is spending all her time and vast sums of money trying to oppress trans people during a massive global right-wing power grab: this does make her *worse* than other problematic authors, in my opinion.
I enjoyed Harry Potter as a child but I am an adult now who knows that Rowling is a monster: I feel this is a crucial passage to go through in one’s life
April 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
also, from everything I have ever seen, JKR has an unusual death grip on her IP. (see: how she kept ebook rights to exploit via her own methods)
she makes more from every single bit of this IP than most authors could ever dream. EVERY. SINGLE. BIT. of it.
And we know what she's doing with the $
she makes more from every single bit of this IP than most authors could ever dream. EVERY. SINGLE. BIT. of it.
And we know what she's doing with the $
zoomers use email like texts and its driving me nuts like STOP SENDING ONE WORD OR ONE SENTENCE PER EMAIL AND STOP SENDING SO MANY DAMN NEW EMAILS REPLY TO THE THREAD OR CHAIN WTF
April 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
zoomers use email like texts and its driving me nuts like STOP SENDING ONE WORD OR ONE SENTENCE PER EMAIL AND STOP SENDING SO MANY DAMN NEW EMAILS REPLY TO THE THREAD OR CHAIN WTF
yhe chinese factory tik tok grift is maddddd lol
April 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
yhe chinese factory tik tok grift is maddddd lol
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When Mikel was captain I tweeted him, Per, and a handful of other players asking if they'd be kind enough to retweet my gofundme for a new wheelchair. Instead Mikel jumped on there and contributed enough for me to buy it. I cried that night. Last night I cried with joy at what he's done for my club.
April 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
When Mikel was captain I tweeted him, Per, and a handful of other players asking if they'd be kind enough to retweet my gofundme for a new wheelchair. Instead Mikel jumped on there and contributed enough for me to buy it. I cried that night. Last night I cried with joy at what he's done for my club.
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I love William Saliba celebrations
April 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I love William Saliba celebrations
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“they are getting rich directly off the market chaos that’s ruining your retirement and gutting your investments” is the kind of shit that makes people very angry
The insider trading shit is a good angle and I’m glad dems are going with it, because it’s simple enough to be easily comprehensible and just straight up corruption.
April 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“they are getting rich directly off the market chaos that’s ruining your retirement and gutting your investments” is the kind of shit that makes people very angry
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“Respondents in the highest quartile of social disadvantage were 152% more likely to report long COVID than those in the lowest quartile. This link persisted across demographic subgroups, with greater effects on women and Black participants”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor
www.cidrap.umn.edu
April 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“Respondents in the highest quartile of social disadvantage were 152% more likely to report long COVID than those in the lowest quartile. This link persisted across demographic subgroups, with greater effects on women and Black participants”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
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People are willing to forgo 15-30% of their wage to avoid hostile work environments.
Women report a stronger distaste for exclusive workplaces and environments with sexual harassment and value hybrid work twice as much in the presence of sexual harassment.
Collis & @clemvaneff.bsky.social
Women report a stronger distaste for exclusive workplaces and environments with sexual harassment and value hybrid work twice as much in the presence of sexual harassment.
Collis & @clemvaneff.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
People are willing to forgo 15-30% of their wage to avoid hostile work environments.
Women report a stronger distaste for exclusive workplaces and environments with sexual harassment and value hybrid work twice as much in the presence of sexual harassment.
Collis & @clemvaneff.bsky.social
Women report a stronger distaste for exclusive workplaces and environments with sexual harassment and value hybrid work twice as much in the presence of sexual harassment.
Collis & @clemvaneff.bsky.social
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a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
gotta make a pilgrimage to david lynch’s final resting place 🤍
April 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
gotta make a pilgrimage to david lynch’s final resting place 🤍
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Gitman's oxford button-down shirts, made in the USA
December 2024: $205
April 2025: $235
December 2024: $205
April 2025: $235
April 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Gitman's oxford button-down shirts, made in the USA
December 2024: $205
April 2025: $235
December 2024: $205
April 2025: $235
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"The March announcements mark a stark 60% jump from February, which saw a spike of its own, and they’re up 205% from the 90,309 cuts announced in March 2024."
More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report. The biggest culprit was one particular employer: the federal government cnn.it/42dIxcF
DOGE drove layoff announcements to their third-highest-ever level in March | CNN Business
More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report published Thursday.
cnn.it
April 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"The March announcements mark a stark 60% jump from February, which saw a spike of its own, and they’re up 205% from the 90,309 cuts announced in March 2024."
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Hate to be millennial about it all but it is just mental that my whole working life has just been a series of recessions and “economic shocks”, underpinned by stagnant wages
April 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Hate to be millennial about it all but it is just mental that my whole working life has just been a series of recessions and “economic shocks”, underpinned by stagnant wages
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Working on a flyer/tariff explainer to distribute at protests.
Not enough people realize how awful this is going to be and the more we tell them, the more the fingers will point to the people responsible.
Yes, I will share once I’m done.
Not enough people realize how awful this is going to be and the more we tell them, the more the fingers will point to the people responsible.
Yes, I will share once I’m done.
April 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Working on a flyer/tariff explainer to distribute at protests.
Not enough people realize how awful this is going to be and the more we tell them, the more the fingers will point to the people responsible.
Yes, I will share once I’m done.
Not enough people realize how awful this is going to be and the more we tell them, the more the fingers will point to the people responsible.
Yes, I will share once I’m done.
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It's weird to look around my apartment, see how much stuff is imported, and try to calculate the additional import taxes. Even the paper in books.
April 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's weird to look around my apartment, see how much stuff is imported, and try to calculate the additional import taxes. Even the paper in books.
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Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.
@scalzi.com You literally wrote the book on Collapsing Empire[s], any advice for people living in the US in 2025?
April 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.
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I think one mistake people are making is thinking about job cuts in terms of direct cuts to the federal workforce. But lots of industries that have federal grants and contracts, private employers, have slashed their workforce. Johns Hopkins slashed 2000 jobs. Research shops have laid off 1000s..
* U.S. ANNOUNCED JOB CUTS TOTAL 275,240 IN MARCH, RECORD HIGH FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH: CHALLENGER
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I think one mistake people are making is thinking about job cuts in terms of direct cuts to the federal workforce. But lots of industries that have federal grants and contracts, private employers, have slashed their workforce. Johns Hopkins slashed 2000 jobs. Research shops have laid off 1000s..
anyway i bought a very expensive vacuum lol
April 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
anyway i bought a very expensive vacuum lol
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When billionaires are telling you to go hoard necessities...
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
When billionaires are telling you to go hoard necessities...
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Listen. I believe ardently in criticizing our leaders for their failures and inaction but if you refuse to acknowledge their efforts when they do make them and if you refuse to recognize a step in the right direction, you don’t really want change. You just want to complain.
Right. The most salient point is that he could have done this over the CR, but now he's just using the energy of the filibuster without its power.
April 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Listen. I believe ardently in criticizing our leaders for their failures and inaction but if you refuse to acknowledge their efforts when they do make them and if you refuse to recognize a step in the right direction, you don’t really want change. You just want to complain.
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"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
April 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
i dont remember another era where the internet was this deeply unfun
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
i dont remember another era where the internet was this deeply unfun