ByteDance says they'd rather shut down TikTok than sell it.

Interestingly, TikTok is not an app you can use in China.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/china-tiktok-douyin.html

@th3j35t3r never enough! 🏴‍☠️ 💕

^^^ (Too much??) 😂

Avast me hearties!

'oist all the flags an' laugh at the hoodwinking rapscallions over on HMS Google Play. Make 'em walk the plank for tryin' to shiver ye timbers! Keel haul to lot of them until their teeth itch. Tear off their ears and stuff them in their asses so they can hear us as we kick 'em.

H/T @MrGoat for this >>>

@Gambit_1 I hope they lose so badly that it ends up creating a precedent that actually *strengthens* the non-compete ban.

Non-competes should never, ever have been legal in the first place. They fly in the face of basically every capitalist economic theory out there, for one. They are BAD in every sense of the word; very bad for worker rights & very bad for the economy.

If you're gonna do capitalism (and to be clear, I don't think we should) at least do it properly, 'mkay?

@Gambit_1 @YouInMyEye so true, I ran into a srs addiction when I was working in coffee shops. As it turns out 7 lattes a day is a pretty expensive habit when you have to pay for them. Lol went back to drip coffee after that. Might have to go back to the lattes.

she's a what now?!?

Elon Musk – Dead at 52 – Says There Is No Need for Misinformation Laws
https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/23/elon-musk-dead-at-52-misinformation-laws/

@YouInMyEye idunno, this has never happened before. Guess I switch to tea for a while. Normally if you start to build up a tolerance for stuff you just take a break for a while. But my brain is too adhd and handles stimulants like seditives or just won't let them work at all. So it's a constant balancing act. Too little coffee and I can't think, too much and I'm either falling asleep or I can see sounds. No in between. 😂

@Gambit_1 oooh that actually sounds like too much fun. I'd better avoid it 😉

The greatest respect that officials can show to our national symbols is to trust that they will be honored through choice. Whether in Hong Kong or in Louisiana, forced patriotism is no patriotism at all.

https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4610491-forced-patriotism-whether-in-hong-kong-or-louisiana-is-no-patriotism-at-all/

While a certain orange shitgibbon is gassing a courtroom in his sleep, Biden has updated Title IX to protect trans students, taken steps to make renewable energy a priority on public lands, and kicked off $7B in solar grants. #politics

Happy #earthday - gotta take care of your stuff

GOP governor promises to “end” careers of trans & gender nonconforming teachers

#CoSoNews #News #LGBTQ #LGBTQNews #Transgender
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/gop-governor-promises-to-end-careers-of-trans-gender-nonconforming-teachers/

These 14 House Republicans are traitors:

1. Andy Biggs
2. Lauren Boebert
3. Andrew Clyde
4. Eli Crane
5. Matt Gaetz
6. Bob Good
7. Paul Gosar
8. Marjorie Taylor Greene
9. Andy Harris
10. Thomas Massie
11. Troy Nehls
12. Ralph Norman
13. Matt Rosendale
14. Chip Roy

spiritual practice without religion, or with it. it's optional.

"spiritual practice can be done at any time of the day;

it isn’t necessary to set aside a certain period exclusively for “Spiritual Practice” with a capital S and capital P.

practice can be there at any moment, as we cultivate the energy of mindfulness and concentration.

with mindfulness and concentration, your action becomes a spiritual practice.

With mindfulness, you breathe in, and there you are, well established."

@Museek . On this special day, we honor the journey of your beautiful spirit, as enduring and graceful as a feather on the wind.

May the feathers you find along your path remind you of the strength and freedom in your blood, a testament to the wisdom of your ancestors.

Like the feather, may you rise above, carried by the breath of the earth and the courage of your convictions.

Happy Birthday! 💜