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“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that” - George Carlin

Is this real

No matter where you shop, you're getting screwed by Amazon. Amazon has found a way to make everything you buy - at Target, at a mom-and-pop shop, even direct from the manufacturer - more expensive. And they're not the only one: Expedia's done the same thing, but for hotel rooms.

Himfluencer. @theonion.com

One of the worst design aspects of Twitter - which Bluesky has, too - is the ability for anyone to become the Main Character of the day. If your take is disliked by a certain subset of users, it will be elevated to 100-1000× your usual reach (!!!) for a public shaming session. I think that's bad!

404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.

Leading up to the 2024 election, 4.7 million Americans were wiped off the voter rolls, a daylight robbery of democracy. To prevent another electoral crime wave sabotaging the midterms, we're launching the counterattack. Join us. #SaveYourVote gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/47-million...

I should have stuck with physics

NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...

Crazy how this bulk vegan protein powder I bought 10 years ago and avoided after concerns about lead contamination is chock full of reviews on Amazon with people saying how they use it in all these recipes

Additional Bluesky PSA: Go into Settings/Languages and UNTICK all the Content Languages. This makes it display posts from everyone worldwide. Normally it filters out most posts outside of your native language, which, if you're following anyone foreign or people are reposting, you'll miss out.

How gmail puts class action lawsuit settlement notices into the spam folder WITHOUT FAIL pisses me off to no end. I’ve dug out about a dozen over recent years and I always hit the “not spam” button. Name any other service that blocks you from getting paid

Human Arm Hanging Limply Out Of Food Delivery Robot

Dunning Kruger en fuego hoy

What do bozo NFL announcers say? "wow" "omg" ad infinitum

Social media platforms fooled by genAI influencers on a phone farm www.404media.co/hack-reveals...

Why don't these fuckers just get it over with and militarize AI. JFC

can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot

Gronks body language lmao

Ok who did this replacement.ai

Man Relaxing His Overwhelming Anxiety For Just A Moment Finally Gives Pack Of Coyotes The Opening They Need theonion.com/man-rel...

The dark ambient soundtrack will continue until morale improves

"Heh. Good one." My inner monologue when reading your skeets. Don't you think I deserve a follow? #thisisgoingtodonumbers

How is bluesky not linkedin if you're just following based on bios that mention their employer

Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about the unrest in the United States, hoped it would grow into civil war they've been anticipating for decades, and opined that Trump's mission is to destroy America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vQA...

Authoritarians love "Gen AI" because it - Sounds confident even when factually wrong - Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf - Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases - Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…

Breakthrough discovery links organ failure to long COVID. "Red blood cells damaged by long COVID and clogging blood vessels have been found to cause organ failure, providing a hard-fought missing link in cardiac science." #LongCOVID Source: archive.md/TrZ32

"We're part of a dying species. To avert our inevitable extinction, we have to adopt otherwise unpopular policies. We are polar bears, red pandas--soon-to-be dinosaurs. I’m Jane Goodall, and he’s my silverback gorilla. We must be studied. Preserved. Possibly bred in captivity."

youtu.be/4L_vWpTAra8?...

Has "stop acting like a loser" ever been a good answer to those seeking advice? Citations, please

Insightful view into Stevie Wonder's talents can be seen in The Greatest Night in Pop documentary when he's working on getting Bob Dylan out of his shell for his solo.

youtu.be/D7xOZVBAWtw?...

I can tell how jaded a person is based on how much they feel that stock price movements are an effective means of justice. #tesla

No really what is there to be excited about that doesn't make you sound like a capitalist shill.

What’s up with ESPN ? After a grueling playoff hockey game, SportsCenter starts with NBA coverage.

Garth Marenghi returns in: Garth Marenghi’s ‘This Bursted Earth’ Available for pre-order now. bio.to/garthmarenghi

New word: lukewild. Like lukewarm

You know how you get a warning to not travel some countries and then people go and get arrested and have to have the foreign ministers negotiate a prisoner swap? That inspired someone in particular

At what point do the blue states stop sending state-level revenues to red states? That was a point that was being gloated over but now it sounds like maybe it's for suckers?

“That suit makes you look strong and legitimate.” = "Etot kostyum zastavlyaet vas viglyadit silnim i zakonnym." Ideal for greeting strange men with little to no expertise and a mind-boggling amount of power.

Absolutely maddening to see my instincts proven right while everyone plays dumb