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Fuzz Butt

@fzzbt.bsky.social

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Out of work tech worker jaded by the industry. I mostly lurk, except for when I don't. Leftist; Progressive⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️; Father to late teen and twenty-somethings; Cat 😻 and Dog 🐕‍🦺 lover; Pittie ❤️ ; Musician 🎹🎸; Author📖. DMs disabled

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 3d

Also, I actually don't know anyone that calls it, "X". Ex-twitter, or just Twitter. 🤙

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 3d

OTOH, maybe we have a responsibility to challenge their views. Their echo chamber won't do it. I've set two relatives straight about our "immigration problem" recently. It wasn't pleasant, but they honestly just believed Mr Rogan and friends without question. Now they're critical thinkers once more.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17d

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 17d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 20d

Love it. Here's a ditty for to give a listen while you wait for the red tape to roll.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGH...

Join Ice

YouTube video by Jesse Welles

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 24d

@ddayen.bsky.social of @prospect.org wrote a very informative book on the subject! www.goodreads.com/book/show/53...

Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power

From the airlines we fly to the food we eat, how a tiny…

www.goodreads.com

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 24d

Yes, with caveats. www.snopes.com/news/2023/08...

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 27d

*clicks

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · 27d

Also, Bezos (and by extension, WaPo) is all about kissing Trump's ass and licking boots, so forget giving them clucks or any attention. Keep bleeding subscribers and journalists in your fascist wet dream, Jeff.

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 21

Why didn't YOU link the original reporting? Pot, meet Kettle.

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 21

Most LMS these days are just thinly disguised portals into previously-protected student data. They don't have to work for students and instructors, just the data brokers and book publishers.

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 19

They were just saying, "Thank you it's not me getting arrested in this authoritarian state," as opposed to thanking them for their service.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 18

Bondi: "Our law enforcement officers are telling us that people are coming up to them on the street, they said a lot of people are walking by, whispering, saying 'thank you thank you thank you.'"

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · Aug 12

Feels like "payment processor Stripe admits to being an anti LGBTQ hate group" should be an actual headline somewhere.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Aug 12

and to be clear, i was very clear in asking "can i use stripe for purchases of LGBT content" and both times, different operators have told me that Stripe does not support such transactions

theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 13

Terrific when, "Think of the children!!!" can actually mean, "let me use taxpayer money to finance my private jet!!!"

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Aug 13

BIG: A new investigation by @propublica and @TexasTribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated Texas laws had the schools been public.

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.

An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

www.propublica.org

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 13

What a weenie.

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 12

The official Bluesky website showing a 404 error when loading the supposedly explanatory blog link they provided in the announcement of a slew of policy changes

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey guys! We're updating our policies! Check out our blog post that gives a 404 error for days so you can't make any sense of it!

bsky.social/about/blog/0...

bsky.social

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 10

Took the missus out on a late night date/walk through the second largest cemetery in the state last night. We enjoyed having the 100 acres all to ourselves as we padded silently from shadow to shadow. No we didn't avoid "where is civil society heading?" musings. Yes we felt removed from society.

A bright moon, full and low on the horizon, backlights a tall, stone grave marker and several ancient trees in silhouette against a cloudless summer sky

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 9

Right. Bribe him! Appeal to his vanity! Send crypto! Buy his bible! Wear his gold shoes! Move operations back to the USA! And now: appeal to his "wife," as if he reliably defers to anyone. No, this is just another "ten things your president likes," on the cover of "President Bop" magazine.

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 9

Where/how is social media implicated? Perhaps it's growing up with a feeble narcissist in the highest position of power, never held accountable for any of his several felonies, high crimes and insurrection? Social media seems to be the only way my HS senior son can contact his peers 7/10 days.

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 6

We need more representatives who aren't beholden to the consolidated power establishment. @katmabu.bsky.social isn't out there pretending science is based on questionable opinions, to name but one desirable trait. Katforillinois.com #KatForPresident

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 5

Get off SubStack @andrew-yang.bsky.social it's a Nazi bar.

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 5

Recycling plastic is only a distraction. Putting the burden onto the public is hella convenient for those poor plastics manufacturers with their tiny profits. Plastic is super cheap and hugely profitable. This is possible only when the public thinks it's their problem to solve.

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Jul 31

@rbreich.bsky.social I hope you can see why some of us won't click your links to Substack.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology

Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.

arstechnica.com

Fuzz Butt @fzzbt.bsky.social · Jul 25

Can I forget that TS exists and just think about him croaking instead?

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