Bluesky is like the Fediverse equivalent of bumper bowling. Don’t get me wrong, there’s definitely a place for it, and it’s better than staying on Twitter, but I do hope it ends up being just a stepping stone for people to get comfortable before taking off the guard rails and moving on to actual federated services like Mastodon or Lemmy.

It’s strange here in the US too. I don’t know anyone that has a problem with that. That kind of puritanical attitude about drinking is not the prevailing sentiment here. Sure, my friends and I aren’t getting plastered at BBQ’s like we did in college, but it’s not like we aren’t having some beers at a cookout just because half of us have kids now. It’s just a vocal religious minority making a lot of noise. Don’t get me wrong, this country does have a different, more uptight, relationship with alcohol than Europe, but it’s not nearly as extreme as it may appear online and in media.

Yep, I stopped watching MSNBC over Net Neutrality. Despite being a huge issue for months it was completely ignored. It could not have been more obvious that Comcast would not allow any coverage of the issue.

“If I lose to him [Biden], I don’t know what I’m going to do. I will never speak to you again. You’ll never see me again.” - Donald Trump, September 20th 2020 at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Same empty threat as last time. If he loses and somehow doesn’t manage to get the Supreme Court to overturn the results, he’ll go right back to campaigning for 2028. He’s going to be running for president for the rest of his life.

deleted by creator

Yeah none of this is new. It’s the same playbook. It didn’t work last time but he’s gonna keep trying.

There’s actually been research showing that CEO and other senior executive roles tend to attract a disproportionate amount of people with psychopathic tendencies when compared to the general population.

Here’s an article about it.

Yep, that’s him. The dude hates ugly people but apparently doesn’t own a mirror. I make a point of not attacking people for their looks, because it can’t be helped, and I’m not exactly Ryan Gosling over here lol… But when you make it the core of your business, then it’s fair game. It’s almost impressive that Mike Jeffries has managed to be uglier on the inside than he is on the outside.

Yeah, Netflix released a documentary a few years ago called “White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch” that partially addressed what a fucking sleazy guy Mike Jeffries is. While it didn’t get into any claims related to this news, it definitely made it clear that he’s an asshole and solely responsible for Abercrombie’s pivot from being an outdoors oriented clothing brand to selling wildly unrealistic body standards to teenagers at malls in the 2000s. It’s been awhile, but from what I recall, nobody interviewed in the documentary had anything nice to say about him.

And the irony is, Mike Jeffries looks like Gary Busey having a bad hair day, but he would’ve taken one look at me when I was 15 and been like “I don’t want him wearing our clothes, he’s too short and he’s got acne. Gross.” That’s the kind of prick he is. He despises anyone that doesn’t meet his standard of beauty and genuinely did not want “ugly” people wearing A&F.

So I can’t say I’m all that surprised to learn he was doing much more horrific shit behind the scenes, too. And now with this news breaking, I’m just starting the count-down until he gets his own multi-part episode of Behind The Bastards.

Hard to say, he’s been dead for 94 years, but… Maybe? 🤔

Moscow stands accused of launching a massive campaign of vote buying, funneling cash through its proxies into the accounts of ordinary voters, as well as using social media to sow fears about the prospect of EU membership leading to a direct conflict with Russia.

Watching Putin fail never gets old.

At first I found it baffling that the Trump Campaign would go along with Donald’s McStupid idea for a photo op because anyone not experiencing significant cognitive decline would be able to see that it’d put a lot of unwanted attention back on the fact that Donald Trump has never worked a day in his life. But after some thought, I suppose it did succeed in getting people to stop talking about his dementia induced DJ set for an afternoon.

The six part series was released between May 16th 2023 and June 1st 2023.

It’s a franchise location so the “small business” being referred to is DG Torresdale LLC not McDonalds Corp. There are plenty of things to criticize this prick for without having to resort to nitpicking an incredibly obnoxious but technically correct description of the business.

Dear Feasterville Community,

We plan to be closed on Sunday, October 20 until 4 p.m., to accommodate a visit at the request of former President Trump and his campaign.

While we are not a political organization, we proudly open our doors to everyone and as a locally owned and operated location, this visit provides a unique opportunity to shine a light on the positive impact of smal businesses here in Feasterville. We’re equally honored to share the significance of what 1 in 8 Americans have experienced: that a job at McDonald’s is more than just a job. It’s a pathway to critical skills development and meaningful career opportunties. Having started my McDonald’s journey as a crew member in New York nearty 30 years ago. this path to economic opportunity is especially meaningful to me.

I apologize for the inconvenience of closing our restaurant and sincerely look forward to serving you very soon.

- Derek Giacomantonio and my team at Feasterville McDonald’s

This franchise owner has a lot of nerve… He wants to have his cake and eat it too. Hosting Donald Trump at your location for a staged photo op based on a manufactured controversy intended to mock Kamala Harris and anyone that’s ever worked a fast food job is as blatantly political as it gets. Fuck you, Derek.

Good. I remember seeing that video back when this all happened and she’s a vile piece of shit.

Imagine living such a privileged life that the closest you’ve ever come to feeling oppressed was when you had to wear a mask to pick up dino nuggets at Walmart. Preppers have always been clowns, but COVID definitely ruined what little facade there ever actually was about the “movement” being anything other than a masturbatory LARP.

Yeah, me too because these fucking judges keep doling out slaps on the wrist. What the hell do you expect when you’re consistently sentencing these insurrectionists to, at most, less than half of what prosecutors are requesting?

It reminds me of an old joke from The Simpsons: “You gotta help us doc, we’ve tried nothing, and we’re all out of ideas!”

“I am just a country lawyer, unaware of the ways of Washington, D.C., but I must comment on your statements regarding obedience to subpoenas lawfully issued by committees of Congress,” Barnes added, while highlighting what he claimed was Jordan’s hypocrisy.

“I notice that you were issued with a subpoena of the committee of Congress, which investigated the January 6 insurrection against the government of the United States of America. You failed to appear before that committee. I therefore find your protestations regarding a normal citizen obeying subpoenaed to be somewhat hollow,” Barnes wrote.

lmao got 'em. Seriously, though, how in the hell did Jim Jordan never end up in jail for pulling that crap. I’m getting really sick of the rules never applying to Republicans.

deleted by creator