This actually may end up being a good thing as it’ll prevent the US for dictating policy decisions for the rest of the world.

Come up here and say it to our face, asshat.

I’m also surprised he actually gave enough of a shit to pardon them. I assumed he’d just forget about them.

Yea Newsweek, using an image of the southern border is totally not biased in this context.

Police incidents happen all the time. Keep your xenophobia out of a matter that Vermont can handle internally. This is so transparently formatted to be national rage bait.

Awesome. Dead website rolls out new features news at 11.

It cheekily reminds me of the fact that long after it became irrelevant Yahoo was famous for having an excellent best practices document for web dev (this was pre doing every fucking thing in javascript)

As always. The most efficient way to capture carbon is to never dig it up in the first place.

Carbon capture is an action of desperation and would only possibly make sense if we were already fully transitioned to renewable energy. It’s all bullshit unless we’re stuffing the carbon back in the ground and even in that case it’s unlikely it’ll ever make sense.

Drained right into his gaping slop hole - Trump gobbles it all up.

Even corporations! I see those profile pictures during pride month.

Meta definitely stands with the LGBT+ community!

Biden does a thing, everyone thanks Trump.

Oh no - it’s just that voluntary isn’t always a fully free choice. The passage above is a demonstration of a choice being offered that technically allows freedom but strongly encourages one choice. I used it instead of writing up a comment like this because it was more fun.

‘May I just add, Mr Lipwig, that behind you there is a door. If at any time in this interview you feel you wish to leave, you have only to step through it and you will never hear from me again.’

Moist filed that under ‘deeply suspicious’.

[…]

Moist looked at him. ‘Excuse me,’ he said, standing up, ‘I’d just like to check something.’

There were two men dressed in black standing behind his chair. It wasn’t a particularly neat black, more the black worn by people who just don’t want little marks to show. They looked like clerks, until you met their eyes. They stood aside as Moist walked towards the door which, as promised, was indeed there. He opened it very carefully. There was nothing beyond, and that included a floor. In the manner of one who is going to try all possibilities, he took the remnant of spoon out of his pocket and let it drop. It was quite a long time before he heard the jingle.

Then he went back and sat in the chair.

‘The prospect of freedom?’ he said.

‘Exactly,’ said Lord Vetinari. ‘There is always a choice.’

‘You mean . . . I could choose certain death?’

‘A choice, nevertheless,’ said Vetinari.

Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

Technically speaking it is illegal for prisoners to be coerced into labor in the US - but it’s often strongly encouraged.

I’d clarify - I don’t wish this program didn’t exist I just think the monetary compensation is an embarrassment. I’d much prefer to see these volunteers more properly compensated to set them up for post incarceration life.

It should be an embarrassment that you’re letting people fight the fires threatening your homes and paying them literal peanuts. Other areas do similar shit and should also be embarrassed but that doesn’t lessen the embarrassment that Californians should feel.

People are losing their fucking homes and these folks are fighting to keep them standing while being paid peanuts.

Yall should be fighting to make sure they get fair compensation even if that’s not wholly available to them until after they’ve been released/granted probation.

Californians should be fucking embarrassed that they’re exploiting the incarcerated population so fucking thoroughly.

Genuinely, of all the inaugurations to be concerned about a car bomb or other attack - this is the most likely.

US intelligence services are good enough that they’ll intercept a lot of the less careful people weeks before an incident but in this inauguration you’ve got a deeply divisive president who has long been above justice with a laundry list of crimes he’s never faced proper penalties for…

Along with pretty much every billionaire you’ve ever hated in attendance.

The chances of a less discriminate Luigi copycat are extremely high.

Danielle Smith cares less about her voting base than her funding base and if the oil stopped flowing her funding base would crucify her.

Pst- you don’t need to be vague. The weakness is Danielle Smith… and this surprises no one.

I’m more surprised that Doug Ford is actually fighting in the right side of an issue for once in his life.

I got the original phone call and will transcribe it for you here

Unknown Caller: I’ll need one limousine for the evening. Make sure it’s not electric!

Receptionist: Of course we can do that mister Poilievre.

Unknown Caller: Also, please pick up my order of thirty anchovy pizzas from fresh slice on the way. The [indecipherable] [Sniggering] be Seymour Butts.

Receptionist: And how will you be paying for this.

Unknown Caller: Cash on delivery. [aside] He’s going to be so mad Stephen, we really got him!

Receptionist: I’ll go ahead and charge this to your card on file.

[disconnected]

Chief among things to know is that if you thought a quad-demic is bad then just give RFK Jr. a bit of time to cook. You’ll be amazed how many concurrent pandemics we can achieve.

USA #1!

It is simply irresponsible for Smith to allow a company to face any consequences for their actions - clearly she’s gone woke. /s