FIFA has prohibited Haitian World Cup jerseys with a depiction of the Nov. 18, 1803, Bataille de Vertières aka the triumph of the Haitian Revolution against slavery.
Depraved.
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It seems overnight the White House has been replaced by a Monster Energy Drink branded UFC cage
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Elon Musk is unambiguously calling for a violent race war.
This is far from unprecedented. The Rwandan Genocide was stoked and enabled by Felicien Kabuga, the wealthy owner of the RTLM radio station that helped coordinate the genocide and used euphemisms like "go to work" to signal attacks.
Also in this episode, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social on how Microsoft wrote in official company documents that they wanted to "make people addicted" to their new AI assistant called Scout.
This comes as lawsuits grow against AI companies over addiction.
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I left the house today wearing sandals, cotton shorts, a T-shirt, and a ball cap, and realized I was dressed almost identically to what I wore every summer day from age 4 to about 11. (Except my sandals aren’t Buster Brown anymore.)
The business cards found in the pocket of “Nightmare Alley” author William Lindsay Gresham after his death:
It’s always funny to me how strongly Europeans identify the USA with cowboys because I live in Texas and my family has been in Texas since it was a republic and I’ve never worn a cowboy hat except to be silly.
BREAKING: Congress is moving to shield Uber and Lyft from lawsuits over crashes, injuries, and assaults.
A provision tucked into a must-pass transportation bill makes drivers individually liable in many cases — protecting the apps unless victims can prove “gross negligence” or criminal wrongdoing.
