The White House’s new exertion of control over the media finally gets us a perfect 14/14 score according to Britt’s Characteristics of Fascism. Granted, it’s not pass/fail. Things can still get far worse.
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9·19 days agoThat’s one avenue to be concerned about. Trump also repealed our ban on bribing overseas businesses. That’s the other way he’ll attack Europe, in the wallet.
A Dan, a clan, a canal, Canada.
14·25 days agoIt depends on what you’re peddling.
MAGA gets paid in lies, and progressives in disappointment. Liberals and conservatives get a weekly stock tip call from Pelosi or Tuberville, respectively. Tankies get paid in vodka and cigarettes, and libertarians in crypto.
1·25 days agoIt shouldn’t. The DRM is on the Amazon book file format. The books I get from my library are usually epub format.
Not native, but I adore Lomo Saltado from my local Peruvian joint
Authors receive 25% of the ebook sale to a library in the US. Frequent lends will also influence future purchases made by the library.
https://janefriedman.com/what-do-authors-earn-from-digital-lending-at-libraries/
Libraries in Canada and the UK pay royalties for each lend.
https://societyofauthors.org/where-we-stand/public-lending-right-plr/
Check if it’s available on your library website first, for the sake of the author.
16·26 days agoOh shit! That’s awful!
I thought they meant pictures of pets from when they were alive. Who even has a picture of their pet’s corpse in the first place?!? Just recalling the moment my 14-year-old dog went limp in my arms when he was put to sleep is enough to make me want to vomit.
It’s completely dish dependent, but if there’s sauce involved I prefer a rigati (ridged) pasta.
And half of that is collateral for his personal loans ($3.5B)
2·1 month agoI think he found the Road Runner.
I thought so too. I bet those two little pockets of international waters have seen some shit. Lol
I haven’t replaced a head unit in years, but I’m not surprised the proprietary systems require custom components for replacement. I can’t count the amount of head units I’ve replaced with my own ‘custom’ wire harness to save the $15 it cost for the Metra adapter. Lol
Not a chance. The new ‘infotainment’ clusters integrate necessary features like climate control to prevent aftermarket replacements in most vehicles. I honestly don’t know if any manufacturers even use the single and double DIN standards anymore.
Oh-ay, hay-ya, oh-ay, hay-ya
8·1 month agoThere’s a big difference between providing persistent access that allows for real-time surveillance and willingness to turn over stored user data when presented with a legal warrant. If they were truly equal, there would be no reason for governments to relentlessly press Apple’s E2EE standards.
I’m with you on that. Not a fan of ice diluting my beverage unless it’s water.
I even have an ice cube tray reserved for leftover coffee, so when I make iced coffee it doesn’t dilute.
Yes, perfectly modeling fascism is a failure. I didn’t want to suggest that we hit bottom just because we checked some boxes. There’s still plenty of room for things to get worse if we don’t do anything to stop it.