Ladal1
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He/Him | Retweeting lurker | mostly politics/tech, rarely hoping for 🌍 solarpunk future 💚
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Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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People keep "debunking" the claim that Charlie Kirk wanted to stone gay people to death but I'm pretty sure he meant it.
![She's not totally wrong. […] The first part is Deuteronomy 6:3-5. The second part is Leviticus 19. So you love God, so you must love his law. How do you love somebody? You love them by telling them the truth, not by confirming or affirming their sin. And it says, by the way, Ms. Rachel, might want to crack open that Bible of yours, in a lesser reference — part of the same part of scripture is in Leviticus 18, is that thou shall lay with another man shall be stoned to death. Just saying. So, Ms. Rachel, you quote Leviticus 19, love your neighbor as yourself. The chapter before affirms God's perfect law when it comes to sexual matters. Now, so how do you best love somebody? You love them by telling them the truth. Don't be cruel […] I would love for Ms. Rachel to respond to this: Is pride a Christian value? She thinks it is. Happy Pride Month everybody! […] In fact the Scriptures tell us the opposite. "Pride goeth before the fall."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j76trmiofvaxxpvx2vnb2vwf/bafkreigz33xmlq2bypmg55jsxb6cymen7agrv46klrgri6nbsagdul643y@jpeg)
September 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
People keep "debunking" the claim that Charlie Kirk wanted to stone gay people to death but I'm pretty sure he meant it.
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The reason Charlie Kirk is being lionized by so many journalists is simple: he was very good at cultivating journalists and it seems a lot of journalists don't seem to understand the concept of being cultivated as a pet reporter in exchange for scoops or leads. They think he was their friend.
September 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The reason Charlie Kirk is being lionized by so many journalists is simple: he was very good at cultivating journalists and it seems a lot of journalists don't seem to understand the concept of being cultivated as a pet reporter in exchange for scoops or leads. They think he was their friend.
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From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
theonion.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
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It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
Only one thing to add to today's news. The death penalty is not acceptable in any case, for anything.
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Only one thing to add to today's news. The death penalty is not acceptable in any case, for anything.
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The reason many of the commentators don’t like Bluesky is because the infrastructure is set up in a way that no longer benefits them.
On Twitter it was always easier to gain an audience by purposefully saying things that upset people. Getting ratio-ed was a tactic.
Here, that’s much harder.
On Twitter it was always easier to gain an audience by purposefully saying things that upset people. Getting ratio-ed was a tactic.
Here, that’s much harder.
September 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The reason many of the commentators don’t like Bluesky is because the infrastructure is set up in a way that no longer benefits them.
On Twitter it was always easier to gain an audience by purposefully saying things that upset people. Getting ratio-ed was a tactic.
Here, that’s much harder.
On Twitter it was always easier to gain an audience by purposefully saying things that upset people. Getting ratio-ed was a tactic.
Here, that’s much harder.
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economics not beating the “astrology for men” allegations with quotes like this
When your “superpower” as a country is self-delusion about upward mobility it enables the status quo. Because nobody is demanding substantive change if the majority believe they’re just temporarily embarrassed millionaires, as the saying goes.
September 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
economics not beating the “astrology for men” allegations with quotes like this
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Correct. Basically any "FinTech" you encounter is no different from a bookie, loan shark, etc. They're not banks and they're not regulated like banks.
Because some people haven't heard it yet: PAYPAL IS NOT A BANK, DO NOT LEAVE MORE THAN A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS SITTING IN YOUR ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME. MOVE IT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.
Paypal can and will close your account and steal all your money without warning. And have done MANY times.
Paypal can and will close your account and steal all your money without warning. And have done MANY times.
Steam adult game programmer has account frozen by PayPal, £80,000 in earnings withheld
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August 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Correct. Basically any "FinTech" you encounter is no different from a bookie, loan shark, etc. They're not banks and they're not regulated like banks.
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does anyone else have a cat that nags them to go to sleep? like buddy im working to pay YOUR BILLS
August 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
does anyone else have a cat that nags them to go to sleep? like buddy im working to pay YOUR BILLS
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oh god this is the true curse of the millennial
August 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
oh god this is the true curse of the millennial
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reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
August 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
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Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have theonion.com/watchdo...
August 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have theonion.com/watchdo...
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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I guess they answered “what it’s like to be a teen right now” clearly, if unintentionally
July 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I guess they answered “what it’s like to be a teen right now” clearly, if unintentionally
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July 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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I think this is wrong. The right isn't even really mad about "social trends." It just WANTS to be mad, and it has propped up an enormous media and communications infrastructure to give it things to be mad about it. The social trends are a means to an end; the end is feeling enraged and resentful.
Yup. As I’ve said before, the right’s constant sense of grievance even as they control every branch of government stems from the fact that the base doesn’t really want specific policy reforms. They’re angry about cultural trends the government can’t really do anything about in a free society.
This is a great example of how conservative grievances are with society overall rather than government. It’s not even like a teacher told her; another student did! The only way around it is to police society so much that no child anywhere could learn about lesbians from anywhere and tell their kid.
July 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I think this is wrong. The right isn't even really mad about "social trends." It just WANTS to be mad, and it has propped up an enormous media and communications infrastructure to give it things to be mad about it. The social trends are a means to an end; the end is feeling enraged and resentful.
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Look, I'm no political strategist, but I would think that the opinion of the guy whose entire role at the NYT was basically to promote the Republican point of view, isn't someone any Democrat should give a shit about.
For Republicans, “a Mamdani mayoralty would be the political gift that keeps on giving,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes about the New York mayoral race. “The state of the city would become a reflection of the Democratic Party writ large.”
Opinion | Mamdani for Mayor (if You Want a Foil for Republicans)
Get ready for the G.O.P. to run against “Mamdani Democrats” for several election cycles to come.
nyti.ms
July 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Look, I'm no political strategist, but I would think that the opinion of the guy whose entire role at the NYT was basically to promote the Republican point of view, isn't someone any Democrat should give a shit about.