Many of them are heavily funded by special interests (oligarchs and PACs)

The problem is, that is not what the word actually means. That interpretation is very specific to just you. Here are the dictionary definitions. (I skipped the verb forms)

Do people really NOT know this? What are they even teaching in schools these days?

one of our earliest fursuits was Hilda the bamboid, a deer woman dressed as a dominatrix. don't get me started on how modern furries are so reactionary.

also the word "degenerate" is a Nazi dog whistle please stop using it

Which, incidentally, is very telling.

It’s notable that he calls her a liar but has yet to submit evidence that contradicts her statements. Which is typical of a narcissist’s “believe me because I say so and if you don’t you’re a bad person” mindset.

I’d bet money that he consulted grok for the sawdust comment.

Not gonna lie. It’s SOOOOO good.

The only part I really use a recipe for is the dumplings because my instincts would have had me make too much.

the only time the filibuster has ever been used to protect a particular interest of a set of states is to kill anti-lynching and civil rights legislation. that's it.

I remember one project where the head of business development INSISTED on injecting an upsell into the checkout flow. Three UX/UI specialists all say “this is bad”. Literally hostile design.

It happens anyway. Not only no upsells but conversions tank. And it’s everyone’s fault but business dev.

The problem is that in practice it too often comes into conflict with sales, marketing, egos, and the capricious whims of a CEO who just saw something shiny at his last trade show.

This is literally what the whole discipline of User Experience is supposed to be about.

Elon Musk literally traffics in racism and bigotry. He has made it the bread and butter of the ex-bird app.