#OlympicGames

The orange one speaks #politics

An interesting long read about PMO, a rare neurological condition that causes people to see the faces of other people as distorted or monstrous.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/how-a-rare-disorder-makes-people-see-monsters

#caturday

Wait.... WHAT?!?!

Across the nation, we are witnessing a full-on attack on hard-won, hard-fought freedoms.

Extremists attack the freedom to vote, our freedom to live safe from gun violence, and our reproductive freedom.

I say, bring it on—because we’re not going back.- VP Harris

😂 #politicsLoL

Andy Borowitz ~

Trump Accuses Harris of Rigging Election by Choosing Non-horrible Running Mate

Trump: "For this election to be fair, we should both have a running mate that everyone hates."

#satire #Borowitz

Use vote.org and check your voter registration.

Silkie Carlo, the director of Big Brother Watch, said it was ironic the new prime minister was suggesting a greater use of facial matching on the same day that an EU-wide law largely banning real-time surveillance technology came into force

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/14/what-will-eu-proposed-regulation-ai-mean-consumers

Meanwhile:

Keir Starmer on Thursday wants to expand the use of live facial recognition technology would amount to the effective introduction of a national ID card system based on people’s faces.

PM is accused of ignoring civil rights and aping autocracies as he proposes new powers after far-right unrest

How long are we gonna insist on using terms like "unusual" and "unusually prolonged" to describe these increasingly frequent weather events?

If I hear "this is a one-in-a-hundred-year storm/flood" one more time, I think my head might actually explode.

#Climate

Today was my last day at the startup.

I accepted the job three months ago. At the last minute, they made it contract-to-hire. Today, “We’re going in a different direction.”

So if you need a content goddess, I’m available.

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There you have it - #BlackJobs

🤔

I'm telling you, this election which is the most significant election in generations will come down to a few thousand or even a few hundred votes in one state.

If the GOP didn't think your vote was crucial, they wouldnt have spent decades trying to take it from you.

Think about it. If a few hundred more people in FL had voted for Gore in 2000, the world right now would be very different.

It DOES matter.

True.

@th3j35t3r

Report paywall removed

Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case.

https://archive.ph/mgnuO

Jaw dropping