James Francis
@tcotav.bsky.social
Armed with sunshine and lollipops. It’s always funny until you get a lollipop in the eye. Or a sunbeam.
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Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30
Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012.
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
propub.li/3BQjJ1e
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
propub.li/3BQjJ1e
Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts
In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions opposing their conclusions.
propub.li
December 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM
One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012.
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
propub.li/3BQjJ1e
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
propub.li/3BQjJ1e
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Tired of reading annoying recipe blog fluff? Well this is your annual pre-holiday reminder that if you add “cooked.wiki/“ before any recipe URL (type it in before the http:// part) it gives you a condensed no-nonsense version of that recipe including only the ingredients and instructions!
December 17, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Tired of reading annoying recipe blog fluff? Well this is your annual pre-holiday reminder that if you add “cooked.wiki/“ before any recipe URL (type it in before the http:// part) it gives you a condensed no-nonsense version of that recipe including only the ingredients and instructions!
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In one of the strangest chapters of my life, I spent several months in the trenches of Big Headlight, looking to understand just how and why headlights became brighter than the sun. Answers, graphs, penis sketches—it's all here, on the brand new Ringer site:
www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/t...
www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/t...
Asleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars
The crusade against bright headlights has picked up speed in recent years, in large part due to a couple of Reddit nerds. Could they know what’s best for the auto industry better than the auto industr...
www.theringer.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:37 PM
In one of the strangest chapters of my life, I spent several months in the trenches of Big Headlight, looking to understand just how and why headlights became brighter than the sun. Answers, graphs, penis sketches—it's all here, on the brand new Ringer site:
www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/t...
www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/t...
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Honored to write the Rolling Stone obituary for the worst American of the post-World War II era. Rot in piss
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2023 at 1:59 AM
Honored to write the Rolling Stone obituary for the worst American of the post-World War II era. Rot in piss
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re-reading Orwell on nationalism and boy have the last few weeks demonstrated what he was talking about www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
Notes on Nationalism | The Orwell Foundation
"By ‘nationalism’ I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labe...
www.orwellfoundation.com
November 4, 2023 at 2:08 PM
re-reading Orwell on nationalism and boy have the last few weeks demonstrated what he was talking about www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
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Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun
Trust & Safety Tycoon
Manage your team, set policies, make investments, and tackle the challenging world of Trust & Safety
trustandsafety.fun
October 17, 2023 at 1:41 PM
Good morning folks... today we're launching our new (free, browser-based) game Trust & Safety Tycoon. Please go check it out. Everyone thinks they know how trust & safety should work, but very few have actually done the job. Now's your chance! trustandsafety.fun
Get your improved daily probiotics: www.earth.com/news/beer-ma...
September 5, 2023 at 7:40 PM
Get your improved daily probiotics: www.earth.com/news/beer-ma...
One of possibly many close calls: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
September 1, 2023 at 2:35 AM
One of possibly many close calls: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A wealth of underground water helped create the U.S., its vast cities and bountiful farmland. Now, unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers, a New York Times data investigation found, threatening millions of people and the nation’s status as a food superpower.
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.
nyti.ms
August 29, 2023 at 9:00 PM
A wealth of underground water helped create the U.S., its vast cities and bountiful farmland. Now, unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers, a New York Times data investigation found, threatening millions of people and the nation’s status as a food superpower.
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EXCLUSIVE: The failed SpaceX launch left acres of damage that had US wildlife officials and biologists in disbelief, documents seen by Bloomberg show
SpaceX Blast Left Officials in Disbelief Over Environmental Damage
Fish and Wildlife Service biologists expressed frustrations in emails obtained by Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com
August 25, 2023 at 6:48 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The failed SpaceX launch left acres of damage that had US wildlife officials and biologists in disbelief, documents seen by Bloomberg show
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In an impossibly cool move, Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, has noticed his book about creating animation is out of print and massively over-priced on the second hand market.
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
August 23, 2023 at 8:05 AM
In an impossibly cool move, Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, has noticed his book about creating animation is out of print and massively over-priced on the second hand market.
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
So he's put it on his site for free.
joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe...
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Paws what you’re doing! We’ll be going LIVE tomorrow morning (August 25th) at 8:30 AM PST for a special otter enrichment and Q+A with Melanie, curator of mammals, for Rosa’s Birthday!
August 24, 2023 at 1:38 AM
Paws what you’re doing! We’ll be going LIVE tomorrow morning (August 25th) at 8:30 AM PST for a special otter enrichment and Q+A with Melanie, curator of mammals, for Rosa’s Birthday!
From my urban backyard wildlife sanctuary — momma and 3 baby raccoons - vid: youtu.be/dBcZgSTZ6fw?...
August 23, 2023 at 9:42 PM
From my urban backyard wildlife sanctuary — momma and 3 baby raccoons - vid: youtu.be/dBcZgSTZ6fw?...
smokey again in Seattle. 4.bp.blogspot.com/-865JKpI-TLM...
August 21, 2023 at 8:29 PM
smokey again in Seattle. 4.bp.blogspot.com/-865JKpI-TLM...
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Memes about orcas sinking ships are fun, but in actuality, nonhuman animal protest is everywhere.
The truth behind animal resistance memes
Memes about animal resistance are everywhere—here’s why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly.
www.popsci.com
August 21, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Memes about orcas sinking ships are fun, but in actuality, nonhuman animal protest is everywhere.
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Well... This sucks. I enjoyed the first season of this show thoroughly. I was really looking forward to the next season. Turds.
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-peripheral-canceled-amazon-season-2-renewal-1235700019/?fbclid=IwAR2D9Dy6cEKzfM-TFwMzlEVAObI9mt-0uNE0u0p77Va1Of-DeUrxC-rSmFA
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-peripheral-canceled-amazon-season-2-renewal-1235700019/?fbclid=IwAR2D9Dy6cEKzfM-TFwMzlEVAObI9mt-0uNE0u0p77Va1Of-DeUrxC-rSmFA
‘The Peripheral’ Canceled at Amazon Despite Season 2 Renewal
"The Peripheral" has been canceled at Amazon's Prime Video, Variety has learned from sources.
variety.com
August 18, 2023 at 9:24 PM
Well... This sucks. I enjoyed the first season of this show thoroughly. I was really looking forward to the next season. Turds.
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-peripheral-canceled-amazon-season-2-renewal-1235700019/?fbclid=IwAR2D9Dy6cEKzfM-TFwMzlEVAObI9mt-0uNE0u0p77Va1Of-DeUrxC-rSmFA
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-peripheral-canceled-amazon-season-2-renewal-1235700019/?fbclid=IwAR2D9Dy6cEKzfM-TFwMzlEVAObI9mt-0uNE0u0p77Va1Of-DeUrxC-rSmFA
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we thought about making a joke about the puffling being a genderless void because we don't know the sex of the chick yet, but it's more important to us that you understand sex and gender are two different things and that's called scientific integrity
August 18, 2023 at 9:26 PM
we thought about making a joke about the puffling being a genderless void because we don't know the sex of the chick yet, but it's more important to us that you understand sex and gender are two different things and that's called scientific integrity
My kitchen faucet leaks. It was dripping on to a plate in the stainless steel sink. Pretty good bass. Here's the magical thing - the beat? The intro to Foghat's "Slowride". That's right - six more weeks of summer confirmed!
August 17, 2023 at 11:29 PM
My kitchen faucet leaks. It was dripping on to a plate in the stainless steel sink. Pretty good bass. Here's the magical thing - the beat? The intro to Foghat's "Slowride". That's right - six more weeks of summer confirmed!
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1. A kind of remarkable profile of (Bluesky's Own) Steve Albini, and his progression away from being an asshole all the time.
“The one thing I don’t want to do is say: ‘The culture shifted – excuse my behaviour.’ It provides a context for why I was wrong at the time, but *I was wrong at the time.*”
“The one thing I don’t want to do is say: ‘The culture shifted – excuse my behaviour.’ It provides a context for why I was wrong at the time, but *I was wrong at the time.*”
The evolution of Steve Albini: ‘If the dumbest person is on your side, you’re on the wrong side�...
The long read: Steve Albini was long synonymous with the indie underground, playing in revered bands and recording albums by the Pixies, PJ Harvey and Nirvana. He also often seemed determined to offen...
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2023 at 10:33 PM
1. A kind of remarkable profile of (Bluesky's Own) Steve Albini, and his progression away from being an asshole all the time.
“The one thing I don’t want to do is say: ‘The culture shifted – excuse my behaviour.’ It provides a context for why I was wrong at the time, but *I was wrong at the time.*”
“The one thing I don’t want to do is say: ‘The culture shifted – excuse my behaviour.’ It provides a context for why I was wrong at the time, but *I was wrong at the time.*”
I do love me some kaiju. Clever use of the actors - LOVE Kurt Russell.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/17/23834897/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-godzilla-apple-tv-plus
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/17/23834897/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-godzilla-apple-tv-plus
August 17, 2023 at 4:25 PM
I do love me some kaiju. Clever use of the actors - LOVE Kurt Russell.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/17/23834897/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-godzilla-apple-tv-plus
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/17/23834897/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-godzilla-apple-tv-plus
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Trump lawyers really aren’t helping with the growing public perception that the law in the US consists entirely of whatever creepy judges feel like pulling out of their ass
August 16, 2023 at 10:31 PM
Trump lawyers really aren’t helping with the growing public perception that the law in the US consists entirely of whatever creepy judges feel like pulling out of their ass
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Best thing for a long time. If they've got another season in them I hope they get it. I get the impression Deadloch took years to write though https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/we-invoked-shakespeare-kates-mclennan-and-mccartney-on-explaining-australian-swearing-to-amazon
‘We invoked Shakespeare’: Kates McLennan and McCartney on explaining Australian swearing to Amaz...
The Australian best friend writing duo talk about making their ‘feminist noir comedy’ Deadloch for Amazon, gentrification in Tasmania and going ‘full bridge troll’ after years on TV
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2023 at 12:02 AM
Best thing for a long time. If they've got another season in them I hope they get it. I get the impression Deadloch took years to write though https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/we-invoked-shakespeare-kates-mclennan-and-mccartney-on-explaining-australian-swearing-to-amazon