Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans
The Navy conducted radiation experiments on humans at San Francisco's Hunters Point Shipyard.
That turned hundreds of servicemen and shipyard workers into unwitting “volunteers” for Cold War scientists’ biology and safety research. https://www.sfpublicpress.org/exposed-podcast-episode-2-why-the-navy-conducted-radiation-experiments-on-humans/
https://bahn.social/@Kilometer780/113534482645937027
@stux The thing I always find very strange is when people say there should be lower taxes...
Where are you going to get the money from to pay for what I'd say is "basic infrastructure" - roads being one. People moan about how bad roads can be, but then bemoan paying to fund them.
Magic fairies don't go round repairing the roads and resurfacing them for no cost! :blobcat_giggle:
I've been sharing this picture recently, because it pretty much sums up my thoughts about taxation:
– YouTube
Hank Green on populism, media revolutions, and our terrible moment: major media revolutions throughout history lead to predictable cycles of populism and the erosion of institutional trust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8PndpFPL8g
https://mastodon.social/@angusm/113532585455618809
At a startup long ago I heard for the first time the names of assorted tech bro entrepreneur types (our startup was a great place with great people, but these were the gods of the startup world, success stories to emulate). I didn't know who they were, but thought they all sounded vaguely like assholes & their ‘genius insights’ seemed lame AF.
Now I'm hearing all the same names I heard back then again, as they all orbit around Elon Musk like flies on shit. And now I'm sure they're assholes.
Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services
SCOTUS agrees to hear a challenge against the FCC's $8B per year program to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries, and rural areas (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-fcc-subsidies-telecommunications-01fe0754c2bf71d17d34bde21a3825de
http://www.techmeme.com/241123/p1#a241123p1
No News is Good News
"There’s a big difference between being informed and being inundated. There’s really no point in spending all day swimming in content that distresses and depresses you. Especially when you still have me to do that…"
https://nextdraft.com/archives/n20241122/
Sill
Sill, find trending links from your Bluesky and Mastodon network: like Nuzzel was for Twitter and now out of private beta; I shared this too early and deleted it last week, sorry if you saw it twice! https://sill.social/
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have spelled out their plans for DOGE
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have spelled out their plans for DOGE
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/24301975/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-plan?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The Verge @the-verge-theverge
Reminder: do not buy the Game Boy clone from the right wing, weapons manufacturing, maga funding Palmer Luckey. You don't need it.
— Brandon Sheffield (@brandon.insertcredit.com) 2024-11-19T22:33:20.097Z
Being Interesting Is a Burden. Join the Dull Club.
Being Interesting Is a Burden. Join the Dull Club.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/dull-mens-club-lee-carlson.html?utm_source=DamnInteresting
How to Survive Our Authoritarian Post-Truth Era
20 pointers on how to survive this authoritarian, post-truth, surveillance age, including “Know what you stand for and what you think is good” and “You have more power than you think”. https://kottke.org/24/11/how-to-survive-our-authoritarian-post-truth-era
https://sfba.social/@alfredtwu/113506987706901341
United we stand, divided we fall.
How Do I Protect My Privacy If I’m Seeking an Abortion? – The Markup
Regardless of whether or not you live in a state with strong abortion access, you might want to keep your health care decisions private from others. https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2024/11/14/privacy-guide-go-incognito
https://sfba.social/@historyofpunkrock/112844767569525108
43 years ago
Joe Strummer and John Peel at a Wimpy bar in Piccadilly Circus, London in July 1981
#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory
Tweet from fuckyouiquit at May 22, 2023 at 07:05PM
When you lie on your résumé but get the job anyways https://t.co/rGKV0xbSzX https://t.co/CHYA4fibPf
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
May 23, 2023
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Tweet from fuckyouiquit at May 22, 2023 at 05:35PM
How was the idea of corporate profiteering being a major driving factor of inflation ever a fringe idea? 🤦♂️https://t.co/EOUkpjoqYZ
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
May 23, 2023
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Tweet from ndrew_lawrence at May 22, 2023 at 03:51PM
the tip off was every single earnings report the last few quarters where they say this is what theyre doing https://t.co/AOA0MrNdkl
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence)
May 22, 2023
from http://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence
Tweet from EricTopol at May 22, 2023 at 12:20PM
Older people are the big aerosol particle emitters
https://t.co/RFBdviRWOS
@PNASNews https://t.co/QaE2a6Wx9o— Eric Topol (@EricTopol)
May 22, 2023
from http://twitter.com/EricTopol
Tweet from JuddLegum at May 22, 2023 at 07:01AM
1. Last week media outlets across the country published headlines claiming @Target will suffer an additional $500 million in loses this year due to “organized retail crime” (ORC)
THOSE HEADLINES ARE OBJECTIVELY FALSE
Follow along for receipts
🧾🧾🧾 https://t.co/9SOkM5PXWi
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum)
May 22, 2023
from http://twitter.com/JuddLegum
Tweet from KevinMKruse at May 16, 2023 at 05:45PM
Imagine if a Republican won an upset mayoral election in San Francisco or Boston or Seattle. That’d be a massive story, with political reporters teasing out all kinds of trends from it.
Well, a Democrat just won an upset in Jacksonville, which is bigger than all those cities.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse)
May 17, 2023
from http://twitter.com/KevinMKruse
Tweet from fuckyouiquit at May 16, 2023 at 04:58PM
Fucking nailed it @thatquietsong https://t.co/42hE7l0nyY
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
May 16, 2023
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Tweet from fuckyouiquit at May 16, 2023 at 04:25PM
Outsourcing should be taxed https://t.co/l1ctBYFFrb
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
May 16, 2023
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Tweet from OccupyDemocrats at May 16, 2023 at 02:56PM
IT BACKFIRED!
https://t.co/NkI2fJxhgT
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats)
May 16, 2023
from http://twitter.com/OccupyDemocrats
Tweet from PicturesFoIder at May 15, 2023 at 07:40PM
https://t.co/OKtDbsdRCC
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder)
May 16, 2023
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Tweet from keithboykin at May 15, 2023 at 02:57PM
Former aide alleges Giuliani:
• Made her work naked
• Made her perform oral sex
• Drank all day and night
• Made racist remarks
• Made sexist remarks
• Made antisemitic remarks
• Didn’t pay his bills
• Sold Trump pardons for $2 millionhttps://t.co/dyk7D4l8iY
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin)
May 15, 2023
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Tweet from fuckyouiquit at May 15, 2023 at 06:52AM
They definitely tried this fuckery but it was stricken down by an appeals court and now they need to pay $8.9 billion instead of the original $2 billion settlement. https://t.co/IQYh0o4yoz
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
May 15, 2023
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Tweet from The_LaborLawyer at May 14, 2023 at 11:27AM
CEOs: Everyone has to make sacrifices. Only mass layoffs will save our company.
Also CEOs: https://t.co/uJ3Ily1FCy
— Attorney Ryan (@The_LaborLawyer)
May 14, 2023
from http://twitter.com/The_LaborLawyer
Tweet from fuckyouiquit at May 14, 2023 at 08:27AM
This. Is. How. It’s. Done. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/xceIzr9JKS
— Fuck You I Quit (@fuckyouiquit)
May 14, 2023
from http://twitter.com/fuckyouiquit
Tweet from PhoenixBlackNow at May 12, 2023 at 08:23PM
For non-writers: Here’s a very quick lesson on why writers are protesting. Worth a watch.
David Simon was writer of The Wire which was (in my opinion) one of the all time TV gems. https://t.co/g6RcN3q7xj
— Phoenix Black:Keanu Is My Muse, My Son Is A Dragon (@PhoenixBlackNow)
May 13, 2023
from http://twitter.com/PhoenixBlackNow