> Digital Declutter: Step 2 Subscription Clean-Up www.wellappointeddesk.com/2026/01/digi... by #WellAppointedDesk
#BadEconomy #streaming #media #declutter (c)
#BadEconomy #streaming #media #declutter (c)
Digital Declutter: Step 2 Subscription Clean-Up
A few weeks ago, I started my own person Digital Detox/Digital Minimalism journey which started with reading a lot about why I should create a healthier relationship with my technology but also why…
www.wellappointeddesk.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
> Digital Declutter: Step 2 Subscription Clean-Up www.wellappointeddesk.com/2026/01/digi... by #WellAppointedDesk
#BadEconomy #streaming #media #declutter (c)
#BadEconomy #streaming #media #declutter (c)
Yea, because children will just magically forget junk food exists if you make the ads disappear. (And let's not go into how "healthy" food is not exactly affordable.)
I get the "noble" intention somewhat, but what will they come after next? They already went after porn.
#UnitedKingdom #BadEconomy
I get the "noble" intention somewhat, but what will they come after next? They already went after porn.
#UnitedKingdom #BadEconomy
UK starts ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online in bid to tackle childhood obesity
u.afp.com/S8yR
u.afp.com/S8yR
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Yea, because children will just magically forget junk food exists if you make the ads disappear. (And let's not go into how "healthy" food is not exactly affordable.)
I get the "noble" intention somewhat, but what will they come after next? They already went after porn.
#UnitedKingdom #BadEconomy
I get the "noble" intention somewhat, but what will they come after next? They already went after porn.
#UnitedKingdom #BadEconomy
"[Most] Americans [KNOW] that the system as a whole is rigged against them."
There, fixed that for ya.
As George Carlin, prophet of the #CosmicJoker said, "it's called the American Dream because you got to be asleep to believe it."
#DivineHumor #ThisIsAmerica #BadEconomy
There, fixed that for ya.
As George Carlin, prophet of the #CosmicJoker said, "it's called the American Dream because you got to be asleep to believe it."
#DivineHumor #ThisIsAmerica #BadEconomy
The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"[Most] Americans [KNOW] that the system as a whole is rigged against them."
There, fixed that for ya.
As George Carlin, prophet of the #CosmicJoker said, "it's called the American Dream because you got to be asleep to believe it."
#DivineHumor #ThisIsAmerica #BadEconomy
There, fixed that for ya.
As George Carlin, prophet of the #CosmicJoker said, "it's called the American Dream because you got to be asleep to believe it."
#DivineHumor #ThisIsAmerica #BadEconomy
Don't be surprised if down the road restrictions on things like cocaine, meth, and speed start relaxing so companies can pass them out to their workers.
I could see Amazon passing these to their warehouse workers to speed things up.
#BadEconomy #exploitation
I could see Amazon passing these to their warehouse workers to speed things up.
#BadEconomy #exploitation
“I saw other developers using gas station trucker speed and thought they were very productive, so I thought there may be something here.”
December 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Don't be surprised if down the road restrictions on things like cocaine, meth, and speed start relaxing so companies can pass them out to their workers.
I could see Amazon passing these to their warehouse workers to speed things up.
#BadEconomy #exploitation
I could see Amazon passing these to their warehouse workers to speed things up.
#BadEconomy #exploitation
One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025
One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025
Data shows 366 were demolished or converted for other uses as cost pressures took toll on sector
One pub a day disappeared for good in England and Wales during 2025 as sustained cost pressures continued to weigh heavily on the sector.
Analysis of government statistics shows that 366 pubs were demolished or converted for other uses over the year to December. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The United States is the perfect example of Capitalism
The richest country in the world with the largest most expensive army.
The most people in prison, the lowest life expectancy, the highest medical costs, the highest murder rate and 60% of people living in poverty
The richest country in the world with the largest most expensive army.
The most people in prison, the lowest life expectancy, the highest medical costs, the highest murder rate and 60% of people living in poverty
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It does, and I would not be surprised if they are getting some kind of cut from the thing's fees, etc.
#BadEconomy
#BadEconomy
December 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It does, and I would not be surprised if they are getting some kind of cut from the thing's fees, etc.
#BadEconomy
#BadEconomy
It is a common feature of late empires to only hand out basic benefits to their most brutal servants, with the hope it will stabilize them as a barrier intimidating to keep out the increasingly enraged...everyone else.
It doesn't work. But they try.
It doesn't work. But they try.
Ordinary regular poor people trying to live their lives and raise their children: Can we get a $25k loan from the city to use as a down payment on a home in a nice neighborhood?
Governments: Absolutely not
Cops making about $75k/yr base: Can we
Governments: YES AND YOUR LOAN IS FULLY FORGIVABLE
Governments: Absolutely not
Cops making about $75k/yr base: Can we
Governments: YES AND YOUR LOAN IS FULLY FORGIVABLE
December 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
That farmer odds are already lost his farm to Big Ag (Cargill, Monsanto, whoever...). Those 4 bucks are headed to the hoarders' pockets.
#BadEconomy
#BadEconomy
December 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
That farmer odds are already lost his farm to Big Ag (Cargill, Monsanto, whoever...). Those 4 bucks are headed to the hoarders' pockets.
#BadEconomy
#BadEconomy
LOL, what money?
#SaveYouAClick: if you have money, a more "boring" year to keep piling it up while fucking over the rest of us.
#BadEconomy #FollowTheMoney
#SaveYouAClick: if you have money, a more "boring" year to keep piling it up while fucking over the rest of us.
#BadEconomy #FollowTheMoney
What Interest Rates, Markets And The 2026 Economic Outlook Mean For Your Money
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawa... (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawa... (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
December 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
LOL, what money?
#SaveYouAClick: if you have money, a more "boring" year to keep piling it up while fucking over the rest of us.
#BadEconomy #FollowTheMoney
#SaveYouAClick: if you have money, a more "boring" year to keep piling it up while fucking over the rest of us.
#BadEconomy #FollowTheMoney
MAGA Movement in Decline
#magamovement
#fuckmaga
#fucktrump
#fuckdonald
#epsteinfiles
#badeconomy
#tariffs
#costoflivingcrises
#magamovement
#fuckmaga
#fucktrump
#fuckdonald
#epsteinfiles
#badeconomy
#tariffs
#costoflivingcrises
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
MAGA Movement in Decline
#magamovement
#fuckmaga
#fucktrump
#fuckdonald
#epsteinfiles
#badeconomy
#tariffs
#costoflivingcrises
#magamovement
#fuckmaga
#fucktrump
#fuckdonald
#epsteinfiles
#badeconomy
#tariffs
#costoflivingcrises
Meanwhile, in the #BadEconomy. Nice advice though nowadays banks are getting pickier about just cashing checks, even if it is their own check.
Sure there is the check cashing place, but the vulture will want a piece of it.
#HardTimes #ThisIsAmerica
Sure there is the check cashing place, but the vulture will want a piece of it.
#HardTimes #ThisIsAmerica
kinda weird how liens are harder to enforce if you insist on being paid in a paper check and not direct deposit, and always go to the bank and cash it instead of ever letting money hit your bank account
real weird. definitely nobody do that. too weird.
real weird. definitely nobody do that. too weird.
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Meanwhile, in the #BadEconomy. Nice advice though nowadays banks are getting pickier about just cashing checks, even if it is their own check.
Sure there is the check cashing place, but the vulture will want a piece of it.
#HardTimes #ThisIsAmerica
Sure there is the check cashing place, but the vulture will want a piece of it.
#HardTimes #ThisIsAmerica
This is such a good video.
youtu.be/WljD5JpxD30?...
#recession
#jobmarket
#terriblejobmarket
#economy
#badeconomy
youtu.be/WljD5JpxD30?...
#recession
#jobmarket
#terriblejobmarket
#economy
#badeconomy
Why The Job Market Is Absolutely COOKED
YouTube video by Damon Cassidy
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is such a good video.
youtu.be/WljD5JpxD30?...
#recession
#jobmarket
#terriblejobmarket
#economy
#badeconomy
youtu.be/WljD5JpxD30?...
#recession
#jobmarket
#terriblejobmarket
#economy
#badeconomy
Surviving
It's called surviving
Quit avoiding the subject you billionaire owned new outlet.
It's called surviving
Quit avoiding the subject you billionaire owned new outlet.
December 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"...a glut of whiskey and a slump in demand at home."
Gee, I wonder what happened.
> Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
#BadEconomy #BoycottUSA #KentuckyProud #GOP #PartyOfStupid
Gee, I wonder what happened.
> Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
#BadEconomy #BoycottUSA #KentuckyProud #GOP #PartyOfStupid
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"...a glut of whiskey and a slump in demand at home."
Gee, I wonder what happened.
> Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
#BadEconomy #BoycottUSA #KentuckyProud #GOP #PartyOfStupid
Gee, I wonder what happened.
> Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
#BadEconomy #BoycottUSA #KentuckyProud #GOP #PartyOfStupid
Was going to say in snark it's due to all the online shopping y'all are doing but no, they did it by "idling aircraft, shuttering sites and integrating its formerly separate Ground and Express operations."
You know, the usual corporate way.
#BadEconomy
You know, the usual corporate way.
#BadEconomy
FedEx posts higher quarterly results, raises low end of full-year profit forecast reut.rs/4j480x3
FedEx posts higher quarterly results, raises low end of full-year profit forecast
FedEx posted higher second-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday and lifted the low end of its full-year earnings outlook, as peak-season pricing actions and cost-cutting efforts helped offset softer shipment volumes.
reut.rs
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Was going to say in snark it's due to all the online shopping y'all are doing but no, they did it by "idling aircraft, shuttering sites and integrating its formerly separate Ground and Express operations."
You know, the usual corporate way.
#BadEconomy
You know, the usual corporate way.
#BadEconomy
It's called the #BadEconomy, and having money makes things easier.
> 12 things lower-middle-class households save months for that the wealthy purchase instantly geediting.com/d-t-12-thing...
> 12 things lower-middle-class households save months for that the wealthy purchase instantly geediting.com/d-t-12-thing...
12 things lower-middle-class households save months for that the wealthy purchase instantly
A few years ago, I found myself standing in an appliance store, staring at washing machines like they were complex moral decisions. I wasn’t choosing based on color or features, but on how long I was ...
geediting.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's called the #BadEconomy, and having money makes things easier.
> 12 things lower-middle-class households save months for that the wealthy purchase instantly geediting.com/d-t-12-thing...
> 12 things lower-middle-class households save months for that the wealthy purchase instantly geediting.com/d-t-12-thing...
I often talk about the signs of the #BadEconomy on my #blog and #SocialMedia, but the worst sign of all is the continued increase in basically people begging for money for basics and survival. I am not judging, but I'd say the facts are in evidence and not really in dispute. (e)
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I often talk about the signs of the #BadEconomy on my #blog and #SocialMedia, but the worst sign of all is the continued increase in basically people begging for money for basics and survival. I am not judging, but I'd say the facts are in evidence and not really in dispute. (e)
Of interest for some.
> Everybody Vs. Billionaires. The LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard
littlesis.org/reports/ever...
#BadEconomy #RealOwners #FollowTheMoney
> Everybody Vs. Billionaires. The LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard
littlesis.org/reports/ever...
#BadEconomy #RealOwners #FollowTheMoney
Everybody Vs. Billionaires - Little Sis
The LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard
littlesis.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Of interest for some.
> Everybody Vs. Billionaires. The LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard
littlesis.org/reports/ever...
#BadEconomy #RealOwners #FollowTheMoney
> Everybody Vs. Billionaires. The LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard
littlesis.org/reports/ever...
#BadEconomy #RealOwners #FollowTheMoney
I had to look this up, so here is a story on it.
> ReturnQueen's CEO on Why Returns Can No Longer Be an Afterthought
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#BadEconomy #tech #Internet #shopping #retail
> ReturnQueen's CEO on Why Returns Can No Longer Be an Afterthought
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#BadEconomy #tech #Internet #shopping #retail
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I had to look this up, so here is a story on it.
> ReturnQueen's CEO on Why Returns Can No Longer Be an Afterthought
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#BadEconomy #tech #Internet #shopping #retail
> ReturnQueen's CEO on Why Returns Can No Longer Be an Afterthought
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
#BadEconomy #tech #Internet #shopping #retail
This 👇.
In my time in #academia seen quite a few academic cosplayers come and go, among other things.
#BadEconomy #HigherEd #work #jobs #labor
In my time in #academia seen quite a few academic cosplayers come and go, among other things.
#BadEconomy #HigherEd #work #jobs #labor
A lot of people don’t want to be academics, they want to cosplay academia (see also living on a farm, being a musician, working with animals, etc.). You need to be honest with yourself about whether your dream is actually about a lifestyle where you don’t have to worry about money.
If you want to have a job in a big university with old architecture where you teach a couple of classes a week and you have a little office with a fireplace and you never have to do anything you don’t think is cool, you are dreaming of having a million dollars, not being an academic
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Meanwhile, in the #BadEconomy
> Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy as Trump's tariffs drive up costs qz.com/roomba-irobo...
> Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy as Trump's tariffs drive up costs qz.com/roomba-irobo...
Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy as tariffs drive up costs
Once a pioneer of robot vacuums, the Roomba maker said higher tariffs helped tip the company into bankruptcy
qz.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Meanwhile, in the #BadEconomy
> Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy as Trump's tariffs drive up costs qz.com/roomba-irobo...
> Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy as Trump's tariffs drive up costs qz.com/roomba-irobo...
My snark aside, why we need events like the one I shared here in KY
> Kentucky children living with ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/11/k...
#KentuckyProud #BadEconomy #poverty #FoodInsecurity #hunger
> Kentucky children living with ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/11/k...
#KentuckyProud #BadEconomy #poverty #FoodInsecurity #hunger
Kentucky children living with 'unacceptable' levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows • Kentucky Lantern
Many of Kentucky’s children continue to live in levels of poverty that child advocates call “unacceptable.”
kentuckylantern.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My snark aside, why we need events like the one I shared here in KY
> Kentucky children living with ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/11/k...
#KentuckyProud #BadEconomy #poverty #FoodInsecurity #hunger
> Kentucky children living with ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/11/k...
#KentuckyProud #BadEconomy #poverty #FoodInsecurity #hunger
I am sure all those gringos seeking jobs whining that immigrants take jobs will gladly step in to fill the gaps just fine (LMAO, as if).
#YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #GOP #PartyOfStupid #PendejoInChief #TacoTrump #BadEconomy (e)
#YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #GOP #PartyOfStupid #PendejoInChief #TacoTrump #BadEconomy (e)
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I am sure all those gringos seeking jobs whining that immigrants take jobs will gladly step in to fill the gaps just fine (LMAO, as if).
#YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #GOP #PartyOfStupid #PendejoInChief #TacoTrump #BadEconomy (e)
#YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #GOP #PartyOfStupid #PendejoInChief #TacoTrump #BadEconomy (e)
A pity really, end of an era.
Not to mention the ones out there will gradually become "collectibles" and thus out of reach for the masses. Ugh.
#books #reading #BadEconomy #paperbacks #publishing
Not to mention the ones out there will gradually become "collectibles" and thus out of reach for the masses. Ugh.
#books #reading #BadEconomy #paperbacks #publishing
What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A pity really, end of an era.
Not to mention the ones out there will gradually become "collectibles" and thus out of reach for the masses. Ugh.
#books #reading #BadEconomy #paperbacks #publishing
Not to mention the ones out there will gradually become "collectibles" and thus out of reach for the masses. Ugh.
#books #reading #BadEconomy #paperbacks #publishing