So basically Threads is people telling you how to post so that they can determine what shows up in their feed. Bluesky is…okay really dull.

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"Under moderate governments, men are more attached to morals and less to religion; in despotic countries, they are more attached to religion and less to morals." - Montesquieu

@BreakingNews Gee I wonder what he did to make DC mad at him?

@Cosmichomicide Peterson needs a psychologist himself.

Musk’s lawsuit against critic is in reality a SLAPP suit designed to silence criticism from *checks notes* a “free speech absolutist”

https://apple.news/AlvudZQqPRJ680Z2uFvtnnQ

GOP - “You got yourself that student debt you pay for it!”

Also GOP - “Why yes tax dollars should go to help wealthy parents pay for private school.”

Popeye the Secular Humanist

What’s at stake this presidential election.

Your access to contraceptives for single women.
Your right to divorce for “irreconcilable differences”.
Equal rights to marry as established by the Equal Protection Clause.
Abortions to save the life or health of the mother or abortions for rape or incest.

@Heavymetalmotherindisguise also, we’re talking about something designed by Steve Jobs who was insanely perfectionist, and demanded that everyone around him also be insanely perfectionist.

@Heavymetalmotherindisguise on the keyboard or in an app or the browser? Depending on the application, the go back option is usually in the upper left-hand corner if the application permits.

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@SteppinRazor Kiteo his eyes crossed

"Under moderate governments, men are more attached to morals and less to religion; in despotic countries, they are more attached to religion and less to morals." - Montesquieu

TIL there’s a Girl Scout troop in NYC made up entirely of homeless children and they sell Girl Scout cookies online. Troop 6000. They also take donations.

https://www.girlscoutsnyc.org/troop6000

Missus decorating for Halloween.

@Brisse Baskerville.

This was in the Sherlock episode HOUND of Baskerville only it was a bunny.

Project 2025 is my favorite horror novel.

Overheard at a grocery store..

Customer - “If they want me to use self checkout they need to give me an employee discount!”

Manager - “We can give you the same discount we get if you use them. Go ahead!”

Customer scans his groceries at the self checkout and at the end asks for the discount.

Manager - “The employee discount is 0 you should’ve asked for the CEO kickback.”

@jaunty got my COVID booster and flu two days ago. Felt rotten the day after but much better today.