𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚

If we lose our capacity for solitude, our ability to be alone with ourselves, then we lose our very ability to think.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/before-you-can-be-with-others-first-learn-to-be-alone

#CoSoGaming #Gamers

Nazis and white supremacists are having a field day on game platform Steam, reports Bloomberg News. Far-right material galore and no particular interest in moderating the spread of it; the company didn't even bother to respond to Bloomberg's inquiries

white Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Game Service

https://archive.ph/1IPc3

The Hate Report: Gaming app has 173 groups that glorify school shooters

https://archive.ph/Nelvy

It’s not an easy task to remove oneself from investing in organizations that contribute to GOP PACS via retirement accounts, but you might want to see where your money goes:

https://www.goodsuniteus.com/2021/01/01/how-republican-is-your-retirement-portfolio/

the election was closer than the media wants you to think:

780,000 votes in the battleground states

And they fell for this bullshit. Every American who voted for these assholes deserve whatever pain and suffering this admin dishes out on them.

https://www.facebook.com/1110578215/videos/8723533774402368/

Falling scaffolding plank narrowly misses pedestrians at Boston's South Station. https://apnews.com/article/boston-south-station-plank-fell-69045c5fda4af4cc9c775c811ff80627

Yeah…
@th3j35t3r & CoSo?
or this guy & his cadre of investors? 🤣😂🤣
Folks that moved to BlueSky recently now losing their sh$t over its ownership is 🤣😂🤣

Trump critics are taking safety measures. It's come to this. In America. In 2024 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-critics-retribution

@catlynne333 Still here. Still have my hat ready for the next protest.

So who did Musk tap to run Twitter?

A criminal. Of course he did.

“He was pardoned for a case connected to 2010 charges of making false statements. He also faced charges related to sanctions violations against Iran, which were later overturned. Banki spent almost two years in prison before he was released in November 2011 following a successful appeal.”

#CrimingIsLegalNow

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/xs-cfo-received-presidential-pardon-115750494.html

This is my fifth year participating in the revised, or reinvented, season called Sunwait (Väntljusstaken). I'm following the six Thursdays prior to winter solstice, so today is the first day of Sunwait 2024. Of course, the specific days are fluid. 🕯️

#Sunwait #interfaith #interfaithminister #pagan #heathen #holiday #wintersolstice #advent #Yuletide #Väntljusstaken

Poor Matty 😂

“She Was a High School Student and There Were Witnesses.”

The fight to release a damning House Ethics report about allegations that Matt Gaetz—Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general—had sex with a 17-year-old girl has begun.

#Politics

https://newrepublic.com/post/188426/matt-gaetz-high-school-girl-witnesses

China's president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they're being left out. https://apnews.com/article/china-peru-port-poverty-latin-america-1e06904f76cca1d7aaf19bca8bd24d93

New York nursing home operator accused of neglect settles with state for $45M. https://apnews.com/article/nursing-home-settlement-james-new-york-ff79ff78874317cb51cc55215b1bbf84

Just in case anybody here is still on the bird site, it's time to bail - but fast!

#politics #US

We've got the breaking Giuliani news (including filings), on his case in SDNY / Manhattan — his lawyers are firing him, as a client. Here is the motion, from his own (soon to be former) lawyers:

https://wp.me/p9MEBK-1FY

Someone on another social media site (not X) suggested to beat the tariffs “buy American”. Okay so which company manufactures cell phones in America? Anyone?

Advance Auto Parts is closing hundreds of stores in an effort to turn its business around. https://apnews.com/article/advance-auto-parts-closes-hundreds-stores-b5acd675653fe1b6b38923407f8ee882

I do miss the wisdom of Sir Terry Pratchett

https://youtu.be/DBnENlXt-H4