This and reducing marijuana to Schedule III are two popular policies that Democrats are fucking stupid for passing up. If Democrats ever regain power, I do hope this might motivate the party to fully legalize marijuana, psychedelics, and other low-risk drugs like amphetamines.

To be fair, a few teens rocked his shit. That aside, I'd copy your sentiment for every one of these murderous CEOs, politicians, and oligarchs. I'll note that some brave souls do seem to be fighting back.

Nah I get all that, and I was never one for drama-bait or click-bait slop. I don't particularly care for trends or social media at all. That last tangent was a little too out of the scope of the original discussion and a bit of a vent. Shutting off the world doesn't change the world around me; doesn't change the instability and unpleasantness of it all; though I do it many days anyways.

For the bigger picture, I generally think TikTok and other social media is how racism and misogyny got popular. I'm old enough to remember when it seemed Leftist ideas dominated the internet. That fell, and I attribute much of that to the low-attention atmosphere and the way rage and hatred can remain captivating in that information ecosystem.

Again, this content is not something I subscribe to; but that doesn't stop them from gaining relevance. So I'm sick of all the constant stress; the stupidity of the masses; the absurdity of this all. "Polycrisis" is a term I recall reading in an article; and that's what I'm feeling.

Content is whatever. I fully subscribe to "Don't like it? Find something else". I just wish the bigger problems in my life and the overall changes in the wider world and internet could be "turned off" like a video or TV channel.

I'm only half-understanding this post. I think I agree with the message. I'm fed up and angry with how draining and uncertain the world is, and the constant click-baiting over minor aspects that seem meaningless to the overall picture (USA perspective) are possibly a part in how things got this bad. Most days I wish I could "cancel my subscription" to the overall scene. Perhaps that exhaustion is why his writing is less than coherent, or why I'm not reading it well.

Yes. The forcing of Korean captives into Japanese soldiers' "comfort women" is a common sore point in geopolitics between both Koreas and Japan. Japan has refused to give a real apology, and occasionally South Korea and Japan have visible clashes over the topic.

so there’s a lot of speculation that [Kick is] owned by one or multiple of the big gambling platforms and it’s operated as an advertisement for online gambling

It's not speculation. Kick is backed by the online crypto gambling platform Stake, which you may know as the site that streamer BossmanJack loses all his money on in those viral clips.

We need to broadcast to the world that visiting the USA for the game is unsafe. Make it EXTREMELY clear that people should not come here. Show videos and pictures of ICE agents detaining people. Broadcast stories of legal immigrants being detained. I don't have the heart to source the videos and articles now, but I think this is a spot where FIFA and MAGA could both be burned.

Major events like the World Cup are desired specifically as a source of international tourism; and without those tourists, they're just a major financial hit.

Whether you are planning on using Windows 11 or Win10 or Linux, I would recommend doing a clean reinstall from an ISO. You can download a fresh ISO from Microsoft's own website. This way, if there is any bloatware from your manufacturer, university, or benefits organization, it will be wiped.

I am once again asking you to petition your local school boards to block generative AI usage by students and teachers alike. AI is being pushed on these kids at a young age, and I feel with the downward-trending attention span of Gen Alpha and Gen Z, that will form into a lifelong dependency. Plus, the loss of the licenses from the school system will be a significant dent in the AI metrics.

Here are some demands: block ChatGPT/Gemini/Copilot/DeepSeek on school networks (like porn and gaming sites are blocked); prohibit use of AI-generated images and text on assignments and teaching materials; ensure no assignments will require or recommend the use of AI output at any point.

These suggestions are based on reports I've heard from students. Please feel free to comment your own recommendations or information.

Reagan's political speech strawman of the black woman "welfare queen" was so memorable, it became a caricature of black women and black single mothers. Most people who recognize that stereotype have never listened to a word of Reagan's speeches. For his campaign and the ones before and after, the Republican Party launched ads showing a black man's mugshot and telling a tale of how this black man was let out due to Democrat rehabilitative prison policy, then went on to kill/rape white people.

The entire War on Drugs was a way to harass and suppress Civil Rights protestors (accused of storing heroin) and the anti-Vietnam War movement (for marijuana).

The Bush dynasty's core policy was ripping aid from USAmericans in need and using it to terrorize the Middle East; and to strip privacy away from folks in the USA... oh and terrorizing people of color.

And let's not forget the original Conservative insurrection in the USA - the Confederacy, who broke ranks over fears they might one day not be able to enslave black people. Did Trump Kill Conservatism? No more than a house is killed when its moldy ceiling crashes in on its rotten floor.

Can't believe the USA fell to such insufferable edgelords. Just kill me already please.

its creators, Alex Slater and Connor McLaren, did not fix its security issues despite multiple requests and an offer from an independent researcher to help them fix the problem.

FUN! How much ya wanna bet this was vibe-coded?