BubzerBlue
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Centrist: Vote Blue no matter who!
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Centrist: Not like that!
Me: Oh look, Mamdani won.
Centrist: ...
Centrist: Not like that!
You can bet if Meta is testing out charging business accounts... personal accounts aren't far behind. The irony is Meta has nothing to offer either one... and certainly not for a monthly fee.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets
News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You can bet if Meta is testing out charging business accounts... personal accounts aren't far behind. The irony is Meta has nothing to offer either one... and certainly not for a monthly fee.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In a new low, the CDC has decided Hepatitis B vaccines are no longer to be recommended. Experts are cautioning that this lack of policy would likely expose more children to dangerous viruses.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US CDC ends guidance that all newborns should get hepatitis B vaccine, in major policy shift
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it instead to parents, in consultati...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In a new low, the CDC has decided Hepatitis B vaccines are no longer to be recommended. Experts are cautioning that this lack of policy would likely expose more children to dangerous viruses.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
The chip industry is barely even hiding it anymore: coordinated price hikes in everything but name. Given its long history of convictions for price-fixing and price gouging, it’s hard not to see this as the same playbook all over again.
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Micron outlines grim outlook for DRAM supply in first earnings call since killing Crucial memory and SSD brand — CEO says it can only meet half to two-thirds of demand
Even with the death of Crucial, Micron says it won't be able to meet demand.
www.tomshardware.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The chip industry is barely even hiding it anymore: coordinated price hikes in everything but name. Given its long history of convictions for price-fixing and price gouging, it’s hard not to see this as the same playbook all over again.
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
So if Trump is to be believed, the economy is the best it’s ever been... and every bad part of it is somehow the previous president’s fault.
You can’t have it both ways. Either you own the economy, or you don’t. You don’t get credit for the good while blaming someone else for the bad.
You can’t have it both ways. Either you own the economy, or you don’t. You don’t get credit for the good while blaming someone else for the bad.
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
So if Trump is to be believed, the economy is the best it’s ever been... and every bad part of it is somehow the previous president’s fault.
You can’t have it both ways. Either you own the economy, or you don’t. You don’t get credit for the good while blaming someone else for the bad.
You can’t have it both ways. Either you own the economy, or you don’t. You don’t get credit for the good while blaming someone else for the bad.
FCC Chair, and project 2025 champion, Brendan Carr claims the FCC is not independent.
The FCC is statutorily an independent regulatory agency... no matter Brendan Carr's opinion on the matter.
www.avclub.com/fcc-brendan-...
The FCC is statutorily an independent regulatory agency... no matter Brendan Carr's opinion on the matter.
www.avclub.com/fcc-brendan-...
FCC Chair says the FCC is not independent
FCC Chair says the FCC is not independent
www.avclub.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
FCC Chair, and project 2025 champion, Brendan Carr claims the FCC is not independent.
The FCC is statutorily an independent regulatory agency... no matter Brendan Carr's opinion on the matter.
www.avclub.com/fcc-brendan-...
The FCC is statutorily an independent regulatory agency... no matter Brendan Carr's opinion on the matter.
www.avclub.com/fcc-brendan-...
So called 'dynamic pricing' needs to be outlawed... and punishments for all forms of price collusion (especially through the use of AI) need to be ramped up dramatically.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
So called 'dynamic pricing' needs to be outlawed... and punishments for all forms of price collusion (especially through the use of AI) need to be ramped up dramatically.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
Most of us are familiar with the 'First they came' poem. This short is an excellent updated take on that, regarding technology.
"The Future is here, its just not evenly distributed"
youtube.com/shorts/01LDe...
"The Future is here, its just not evenly distributed"
youtube.com/shorts/01LDe...
They Test Tech in Prisons – Then Use It Against All of Us
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Most of us are familiar with the 'First they came' poem. This short is an excellent updated take on that, regarding technology.
"The Future is here, its just not evenly distributed"
youtube.com/shorts/01LDe...
"The Future is here, its just not evenly distributed"
youtube.com/shorts/01LDe...
Yet again, Trump mistaken "executive orders" as having legislative authority. His effort to ban states from regulating AI is meaningless... and any attempt by his AG to pursue lawsuits over the matter MUST be laughed out of court, and summarily dismissed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yet again, Trump mistaken "executive orders" as having legislative authority. His effort to ban states from regulating AI is meaningless... and any attempt by his AG to pursue lawsuits over the matter MUST be laughed out of court, and summarily dismissed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
An excellent question. Course, the Mango Menace would find a way to blame immigrants and the Democrats.
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
An excellent question. Course, the Mango Menace would find a way to blame immigrants and the Democrats.
Great... so now our military is acting like pirates. So, not only do they illegally murder innocent fishermen and shipwreck survivors, but they steal goods belonging to sovereign nations.
And make no mistake... this IS theft. Likely for the benefit of corporate assholes.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cy...
And make no mistake... this IS theft. Likely for the benefit of corporate assholes.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cy...
Tanker seized off Venezuela to be brought to US port, White House says - follow live
The Trump administration says the tanker was involved in “illicit oil shipping”, but Venezuela accuses the US of “theft” and “piracy”.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Great... so now our military is acting like pirates. So, not only do they illegally murder innocent fishermen and shipwreck survivors, but they steal goods belonging to sovereign nations.
And make no mistake... this IS theft. Likely for the benefit of corporate assholes.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cy...
And make no mistake... this IS theft. Likely for the benefit of corporate assholes.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cy...
We are in desperate need of anti-oligarchy/consolidation laws. This needs to be stopped. Additionally, Paramount should not be allowed to acquire Warner Bros. either.
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion) - About Netflix
about.netflix.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We are in desperate need of anti-oligarchy/consolidation laws. This needs to be stopped. Additionally, Paramount should not be allowed to acquire Warner Bros. either.
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
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Birthright citizenship is literally written into the Constitution. There is no debate to be had: if you are born here, you are a citizen.
Neither Donald Trump nor his handpicked Supreme Court can change that. apnews.com/article/supr...
Neither Donald Trump nor his handpicked Supreme Court can change that. apnews.com/article/supr...
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.
apnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Birthright citizenship is literally written into the Constitution. There is no debate to be had: if you are born here, you are a citizen.
Neither Donald Trump nor his handpicked Supreme Court can change that. apnews.com/article/supr...
Neither Donald Trump nor his handpicked Supreme Court can change that. apnews.com/article/supr...
For any who're interested in the topic, its pretty clear that the corrupt computer chip (and RAM) manufacturers are back to their old tricks of artificially raising costs under a phony notion of scarcity... and the Ai companies (like OpenAi) are complicit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-e...
WTF Just Happened? | The Corrupt Memory Industry & Micron
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
For any who're interested in the topic, its pretty clear that the corrupt computer chip (and RAM) manufacturers are back to their old tricks of artificially raising costs under a phony notion of scarcity... and the Ai companies (like OpenAi) are complicit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-e...
Swing and a miss. I'm sure the Mango Menace will find some other way to harass her though.
Trump Tries AGAIN to Indict Letitia James AND FAILS!
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Trump Tries AGAIN to Indict Letitia James AND FAILS!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Swing and a miss. I'm sure the Mango Menace will find some other way to harass her though.
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'The US' isn't the concern... its this Administration (and its corporate hangers-on) that are the problem.
That said, Ukraine absolutely should not trust the US in any sort of "peace deal" with Russia. Every single "deal" has been to give Putin everything, and more.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
That said, Ukraine absolutely should not trust the US in any sort of "peace deal" with Russia. Every single "deal" has been to give Putin everything, and more.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders’ call, Spiegel reports
According to a transcript obtained by the German outlet, Europe rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sharply criticized Washington.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
'The US' isn't the concern... its this Administration (and its corporate hangers-on) that are the problem.
That said, Ukraine absolutely should not trust the US in any sort of "peace deal" with Russia. Every single "deal" has been to give Putin everything, and more.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
That said, Ukraine absolutely should not trust the US in any sort of "peace deal" with Russia. Every single "deal" has been to give Putin everything, and more.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
I might have done a spit-take upon reading this.
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I might have done a spit-take upon reading this.
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Translation: Israel intends to bomb Rafah crossing as soon as Palestinians enter it.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel says it received body from Hamas as it indicates Rafah crossing could open
Israel said it would allow Gaza's gateway to Egypt to open once all hostages were returned.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Translation: Israel intends to bomb Rafah crossing as soon as Palestinians enter it.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
We've been through all of this numerous times before. Its just smoke and mirrors... a delaying tactic to keep the US from more fully supporting Ukraine.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Kremlin says Putin accepted some US proposals on Ukraine and is ready to continue talking
It also said that Russia was ready to meet U.S. negotiators.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We've been through all of this numerous times before. Its just smoke and mirrors... a delaying tactic to keep the US from more fully supporting Ukraine.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Que up out-of-touch millionaires and billionaires whinging that people should love them, cause they do normal human things that normal humans do.
Given that most people would cheer for Luigi before someone like Zuckerberg, I don't expect this to go over well.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Given that most people would cheer for Luigi before someone like Zuckerberg, I don't expect this to go over well.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Que up out-of-touch millionaires and billionaires whinging that people should love them, cause they do normal human things that normal humans do.
Given that most people would cheer for Luigi before someone like Zuckerberg, I don't expect this to go over well.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Given that most people would cheer for Luigi before someone like Zuckerberg, I don't expect this to go over well.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Trump officials have confused 'secret' DoJ OPINIONS for 'legal cover'.
The reality is these strikes are against the law and the UCMJ... and no gumby-logic will obviate their responsibility for their actions.
Alleged drug runners face prosecution, not missiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The reality is these strikes are against the law and the UCMJ... and no gumby-logic will obviate their responsibility for their actions.
Alleged drug runners face prosecution, not missiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials say second strike aimed to destroy drug boat instead of crew
Officials hew closely to secret memo which gives legal cover to firing on boats even if it would kill people on board
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump officials have confused 'secret' DoJ OPINIONS for 'legal cover'.
The reality is these strikes are against the law and the UCMJ... and no gumby-logic will obviate their responsibility for their actions.
Alleged drug runners face prosecution, not missiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The reality is these strikes are against the law and the UCMJ... and no gumby-logic will obviate their responsibility for their actions.
Alleged drug runners face prosecution, not missiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging
Trump has committed so many crimes, it can be hard to keep track. This may help:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL...
Every Illegal Act Trump Committed in 2025 (So Far)
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Trump has committed so many crimes, it can be hard to keep track. This may help:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hybL...