I'm extremely skeptical corningware contains lead which can come off.... it's sealed, ultra hard ceramic. that's not how people have historically gotten lead contamination. there's probably more lead in the soil in their front yard than in every piece of corningware in the house....
please don't destroy these, just donate them to a thrift shop so sensible folks can use them as intended. many of those vintage ceramics are collectibles, more importantly they are infinity reusable.
I'm so sick and fucking tired of "the drug problem" being used over and over and over again to justify anything the government wants.
the US has been fighting a war on drugs to the cost of trillions of dollars over 50 years and what has it led to? massive expansion and militarization of the border at taxpayers expense, non violent drug incarcerations, and more people do drugs today than EVER!
we need to stop letting the propagandists win by nodding along to this 'drugs are America's #1' enemy bullshit. people are on drugs because theyre fucking miserable! they don't have safety nets, homes, communities, support to quit, or meaningful work. enough is enough!
I'm so sick and fucking tired of "the drug problem" being used over and over and over again to justify anything the government wants.
the US has been fighting a war on drugs to the cost of trillions of dollars over 50 years and what has it led to? massive expansion and militarization of the border at taxpayers expense, and more people do drugs today than EVER!
we need to stop letting the propagandists win by nodding along to this 'fentanyl is America's #1' enemy bullshit. people are on drugs because theyre fucking miserable! they don't have safety nets, homes, communities, support to quit, or meaningful work. enough is enough!
they probably mean "culturally progressive", as in, woke leaning. bombs with rainbows painted on them.
the US was only very briefly controlled by a progressive govt and it took a great depression and threats of mob violence against the ruling class to get that much.
it actually does hint that perhaps the path to overthrowing Trumpism is to radicalize the merchant class (aka petit bourgeoisie) against his agendas and force direct action. it's not so far fetched. for instance, Patriotic Millionaires. <- links to a short article about their plan to reduce inequality by taxing wealth
the rich are not a monolith. they each have their own special interests. there are many outside Trump's inner circle who depends on certain aspects of the economy being stable and profitable. maybe some of those angry multi-millionaites will switch loyalties now they see how bad Elonazi is for their bottom line?
everything he says is laundered and repackaged through an army of spin doctors to make it seem more convincing and articulate.
Hitler had Goebbels. one guy. with the rise of for profit, 24/7, ubiquitous social media, there's now 10,000 Goebbels with their own podcast or content channel.
and because these apologists and sane-washers get paid by tech companies (in advertising/ clicks) they have incentives to keep churning it out without any direct orders from a central authority - "Smash that subscribe button!, we got weekly hot takes on what glorious leader actually meant when he said 'death to my enemies!'"
Marc Andreessen is predicting that at least one job is safe from the rise of AI: his own.
thank god! was worried Marc might venture capitalist himself right out of a job! glad to know the VC class will be safe and sound.
sending that money to states "to design their own rental assistance programs based on their unique needs and preferences
translation: the money will be funneled into dozens of lucrative privatization contracts and embezzlement schemes to enrich GOP loyalists and their businesses
as much as tariffs are a comically bad self-own, I'd actually be happy if this means even a fractional decrease in Temu's non-stop generation of landfill waste.
low cost, ubiquitous knick nack consumerism needs to be curtailed.
agreed. it's appropriate sometimes, especially when humor and mockery is being used to generate a sentiment/vibe. no one believes this meme image is meant to establish an orderly basis of factual reality based consensus about Trump. it's a joke.
besides, there is no amount of "high roading" with facts and logic that will reverse millions of hours of targeted brainwashing that caused a third of the population to vote against their own interests. we need to use multiple tactics, and appeals to humor/vibes/insults is one way we can make those backwards voters feel differently.
end of the day, subtle manipulation of images to create a vibe WORKS on people and shifts perceptions. the left should weaponize it to achieve goals, imo.
Windshield phenomenon
The windshield phenomenon (or windscreen phenomenon) is the observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields and front bumpers of people's cars since the early 2000s. It has been attributed to a global decrease of insect populations caused by human activity, e.g. use of pesticides.