I don’t think the Confederates were all thoroughly evil people (hold on, I’m not some scumbag apologist. I’m going somewhere with this). I’m sure many of them loved their families, and were kind to other white people. It’s not like there were millions of people drowning puppies for fun and burning each other’s houses down.

What made the Confederates villains was that many of them didn’t think Black people deserved basic human rights. To me, that’s the evil part.

Where did Vance get that “ten years ago” shit, though? There have been abolitionists for as long as there’s been slavery.

This is something you make for either a close friend or dire enemy. There is no in between.

Stevenson initially agreed to meet with the sheriff’s office, though the agency later said she backed out. Detectives subsequently obtained a warrant to arrest her.

This makes me laugh. She agreed to meet with the sheriff, then realized how badly she had fucked herself. Surprisingly, the problem didn’t magically disappear.

If you have absolutely no standards, it’s easy. If you’re trying to filter out the assholes who will make your life hell, then you’re right, it’s not easy.

I’ve seen too much news involving cowardice and hypocrisy. It’s nice to see someone take a principled stand.

I take full responsibility for my own comments. I don’t try to blame my ignorance, bad sense of humor, or lousy mood on AI.

I often wonder if environmental degradation could be the end of the line for humans, and if it might even be Great Filter material. Have other civilizations discovered the usefulness of fossil fuels, only to be ignorant, then apathetic, about their major downsides?

I like that it’s basing its behaviors on the laws of physics. No messy human language, no opinions, slants, or agendas. AI just isn’t ready (or, possibly, will never be ready) to handle that shit. Plus, it’s not stealing work created by humans under the guise of “training”.

I assume it still relies on datacenters, which are themselves ethically questionable. Still, this seems to be the “flavor” of AI that I hate the least.

Was Best Buy paying her a retainer? No? Then she’s gonna go where the work is.

To any foreign nationals who unavoidably must enter the US: don’t bring ANY of your devices with you. Get a burner phone.

Orbán can go fuck himself

Steven Universe actually looks all right.

Convicted rapist Jesse Butler has the most punchable face I’ve seen in a while.

Thank you for sharing a link that’s not on Xitter. As much as I dislike youtube, Xitter bothers me even more.

The trick is that we’d have to remain consistent and reliable across administrations. I don’t know if that’s possible anymore. Too many fascist jackasses have been allowed to have their way.

If she stays a two-dimensional, apathetic party girl, I’ll be disappointed. I doubt that’s her entire personality, though. Can’t really learn much about a character with 1 minute of screen time.

Pretty much any child character added halfway through the show’s run

This statement alone is worth an upvote

In Canada, alcohol sales are largely controlled by provincial governments, which operate boards that manage the import and sale of most wine and spirits, giving them broad authority over what is sold. Only Alberta and Saskatchewan have a fully-privatised liquor retail system.

Privatized businesses are more concerned with profits than the public interest? Shocking.

It’s sad that this is still genuinely surprising to some people in 2025

Meanwhile, smoking among Swedish peanut lovers is up 800%