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arstechnica.comMicrosoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforceEmployees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026... do this enough and there won't be enough institutional knowledge left to figure out how anything works. And they will expect ChatGPT just to figure it out for them. God damn dude msft is such a shit show. And they were allowed to gobble up whatever they want for years

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thehill.comMusk warns Democrats over possible congressional probesSpaceX founder Elon Musk warned Democrats over a possible congressional probe on Wednesday, writing, “live by the sword, die by the sword.” “Those who pick fights with me should understand that I w…

arstechnica.comMusk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikesUkraine says Starshield back to normal, denies misuse of Starlink commercial service.

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arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... another day another lie from world's shittiest human being trying to prevent a sovereign nation defend itself from an invasion.

arstechnica.comThe reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problemsA contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods almost fell over.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... And nuclear power says "oops" and trips for the nth time.

But don't forget about the govt picking winners and losers by giving billions to a stupidly expensive industry to operate that never finishes anything on time , on budget...unless it's wind or electric.

Nothing quite like seeing someone who thinks women should be at home being Susie homemaker instead of having their own career miss multiple field goals in primetime.

arstechnica.comCops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babiesGuinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.

arstechnica.com/health/2026/... Fraud, waste, unethical child abuse. From the party against all of those things. Who don't understand the scientific process and think that experimenting on real children will finally prove them right.

arstechnica.comMeta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execsMeta argues nobody “decided” to pirate books to train AI.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... There is no way in hell they didn't know, didn't approve nor didn't order it themselves. They know what they are doing.

arstechnica.comComcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational"Comcast plans job cuts and more AI agents for its shrinking cable customer base.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... Get fucked Comcast. Your prices are irrational as are literally every other ISP with no competition in a given neighborhood.

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Sometimes I’m almost willing to believe that the noisy integration of gambling into every facet of American life is just a way to allow Trump to consummate his lifelong love of running casinos into bankruptcy by bankrupting the biggest casino ever, the USA

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Scoop from @brettlogiurato.bsky.social: CBS has sold its local election night coverage to DraftKings, stirring more controversy inside the David Ellison-owned company. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-draftk...

status.newsCBS' DraftKings GambleCBS' owned stations will carry DraftKings branding through Election Night, Status has learned, a sponsorship that has stirred concern inside the company.

cbsnews.com78-year-old priest carried out of Colorado ICE facility by fellow detainees after judge orders releaseA 78-year-old Ugandan priest who spent more than a year in immigration detention was released from an Aurora facility Tuesday.

www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new... The cruelty is the point. No true man of faith would do this to people, let alone those who share their faith.

arstechnica.comDisney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuitsCharacter.AI faces claims its bots encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... This is absurd. Just like mining companies and fossil fuel companies refusing to clean up after themselves and oops it's transferred to a legal entity that can't afford to do it. Should be illegal and the people at the top of this company should be prosecuted

That feeling when your mother has somehow been seated by misleading political ads by Republicans and wants to vote for a Republican for gov. One that was excused from a bill allowing civil action against law enforcement for abuse. Who voted against reproductive and gender affirming care.

Who voted against abusive rent increases in manufactured home parks. Voted no against requiring health plans in the state to cover preventative care defined by the federal govt pre fasc, explicitly supporting evidence based recommendations. 😑😑😑😑😑

gofundme.comDonate to Standing in Faith with Tyler and His Family, organized by Karlee DemainOne Saturday. One football game. One moment that changed everything. … Karlee Demain needs your support for Standing in Faith with Tyler and His Family

www.gofundme.com/f/standing-i... It's obvious I am not a man of or fan of faith, but this is tragic and is the kind of thing I fear every time a guy is down on the football field. This poor family, I can't imagine

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Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla paid just 4.9% of their profits in federal corporate taxes in 2025. They've seen their collective tax bill drop by $95B thanks to two rounds of Trump tax cuts. Meanwhile, tech layoffs in 2026 have already surpassed 2025. Trickle-down economics was always a scam.

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I understand Donny 2 Dolls said some crap at some rally. I'll just drop this off... www.trumptrickortreat.com

arstechnica.comTrump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution8 in 10 Americans opposed the Pentagon's plans, a Thursday poll showed.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... the fact this was considered at all, that it wasn't snubbed out like an accidental fire just goes to show how fucking deranged these people are. And that they are all fake Christians following basically the Antichrist and "The Devil"

Thanks Trump. I enjoy winning so much. Your fucking stupid illegal war, crimes and tarriffs have made so many things so much more expensive than they used to be. By the time I'm done with these, I will have paid thousands extra than before #ThanksTrump

arstechnica.comRFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries[T]he Trump-RFK Jr. anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous."

arstechnica.com/health/2026/... Yes create further incentive for bad actors to report things that don't exist and aren't real. We already have things in place that compensate people when there is a genuine and real injury. But it's exceedingly rare.

I have personally overseen tens of thousands of vaccines being administered the last decade in my job. We have never had a single genuine injury and allergic reaction to a vaccine. Not a single one. Someone fuckin impeach this asshole already.

arstechnica.comWHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.

arstechnica.com/health/2026/... I'm sure the GOP will all be screaming about the Russian govt experimenting with deadly transmissible pathogens any minute and demanding Russia plz stahp it

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substack.comThe “pro-life” pastors who want America to watch a live-streamed executionMany of the evangelical pastors who denounce Pride flags in classrooms and Ms. Rachel are celebrating the possibility of a government-sponsored snuff film

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theroot.comWhy Black Farmers in Mississippi Are Losing to South Africans

arstechnica.comMicrosoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residencyThe US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... Putting on a tough guy act to make people think you are fixing immigration issues. Except they refuse to actually fight to reform our purposefully broken immigration system. Just to weaponize it against idiots year after year. Pulling the ladder up behind them

Oh God Terry Bradshaw is getting old but damn he's still knows how to make you laugh. Fuckin'a lmao

Caught parents watching right wing videos trying to argue with trans/transfem people about how they have never existed until recent because of "ideology" and "I don't believe a man can be born in a body of a man and feel like a woman in their brain" And parent trying to genuinely understand.

The trans people tried pointing out that they have always been here. Stuff like that but fuck dude, you believe in a magical sky daddy that was best friends with a prostitute and told you to love and accept everyone. A fairy tale that doesn't exist. Yet real people are here and you "don't believe"

That biological sex and gender can be different things. One simply determines your reproductive organs and hormones. Which isn't completely black and white to begin with. And ignoring the fact that fetuses don't develop with a penis first. Just saying.

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Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.

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projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.

Remember every time an idiot brings up "hurr we are talking about people who came here in violation of our laws" re:illegal immigrants. They have refused every opportunity for real reform for the last 100 years. They are going after people who came here LEGALLY, retroactively revoking it.

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They do not care about "legal" immigration. It's all racist dog whistling. Continuing our long century+ tradition of white supremacist brown fear. Nearly all of Pedo President's children are anchor babies. Funny how they aren't rounding up illegal whites Remind everyone every chance you get.

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Fuck your god and fuck your religion. I’m not a baby maker for your alleged sky daddy so keep your noses out of our lingerie.

When you accidentally catch a clip of Megan Kelly trying to use one trans person who transitioned back to spread disinformation about trans people and doctors forcing people to transition against their parents will. ಠ⁠ ⁠ل͟⁠ ⁠ಠ #RightWingBrainRot is truly just awful.

nbcnews.comFCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... I'm totally sure Brandon The Cuck Carr would say the exact same thing if the Biden Admin aired an identical ad paid for with taxpayer money. Oh yeah for sure.

theguardian.comZelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian dieselPresident says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... If you need further evidence of just how delusional the GOP has become. Spending literally half a century+ demonizing Russia as American enemy #1. Until sleeper agent Tonald Drumpf says "hey no guyyy we love Russia! We should be just like them!"

arstechnica.comJudge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social postsJudge questioned if Trump delaying access to Truth Social posts by a second harms the press.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... Ok, now change this out with "Obama" and how do you think people, specifically even Drumpf himself would have reacted?

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arstechnica.comA senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she's a Kalshi lobbyistSen. Blanche Lincoln wrote law that let US ban sports-event contracts. She lobbies for the other side now.

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Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.

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rosemarymosco.comStrategies — Rosemary MoscoA short history of the fossil fuel industry's strategies to keep us in the dark about climate change, at the expense of human health and safety.

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arstechnica.comInternal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaignCourt filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.

22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... "But it's just a hoax! It's not real!'

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It would be great if everyone in the Trump administration weren’t the worst fucking people on the face of the earth. Also would be great if mainstream media treated them as such, and not as just normal conservatives that you might happen to disagree with.

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Remember: Tariffs aren't paid by other countries. They're eventually paid by us at the check out line. It's up to us to make sure Trump and MAGA Republicans pay for them during the midterms, too. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html

arstechnica.comNew Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generatorsMillion-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... If something like this happened to a regular person, we would probably get arrested or fined such an amount that no normal person could just reach in their back pocket and pay. Unlike every corporate fine. Ever. There needs to be real damn consequences