You mean socialist. Big difference.

You have nothing to be sorry for. What happened to you is a 1st amendment violation - the government is applying pressure for these firings.

Getting pulled indefinitely is another way of saying cancelled.

I just donated $10 so consider yourself covered.

I see you're taking donations via PayPal. I would be cautious about that...PayPal has a habit of freezing funds and isn't immune to censorship (since the payments are often still going through the same card networks). Either set up automatic withdrawals or do it frequently yourself.

On planet earth? Because credit card companies pretty much run the entire world, unfortunately.

Valve is a multi-billion dollar company. But they have nothing on Visa and Mastercard, who each make something like 10B a *quarter*. It doesn't matter how big of a company Valve is, the card networks are infinitely more powerful. Valve had to bend to their will.

I think we all know and agree about the problem. But what’s the solution?

Disagree. Bernie is too old.

The 25 are the ones we’ll keep, thanks.

I’ve been wondering that myself.

Did you read Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram? That, Woodworm by Layla Martinez, Angel of Indian Lake, and Cuckoo are my top books in 2024 (in no particular order).

Top 3 books of 2024?

Not crickets for long - everyone I know is jumping ship from X and Meta apps.