Roxanne B

LA CA USA

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@jeepman1995 @oelma__ Aw that’s sweet

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@VictorSwindellX @oelma__ Great reply

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@oelma__ If no work, I would water the plants or go for a beach walk or swim

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@ThornbackBride @CollinRugg Yeah I wondered that too, if she was reminding him of the pact she made to do additional acts of moral turpitude in exchange for fame

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@Sofia50020Sofia Yes I try especially if I don’t have to wait too long for them to get there

[Superman @thesupermannx]

MIT mathematically proved that AI will destroy the democracy.

A Nobel-winning MIT economist published a terrifying paper called "Automation and Repression"

As AI and automation replace human labor, wealth concentrates heavily in the hands of a tiny group of capital owners. Inequality skyrockets.

When inequality hits a critical mass, workers realize they are being crushed and the threat of a popular revolt spikes.

Faced with that threat, the ruling elite are forced to make a choice.

They can redistribute the wealth through taxes, or they can use force to keep people down.

The paper mathematically proves a dark reality: there is a direct, inescapable link between automation and political repression.

The more capital accumulates through AI, the more the elite prefer repression over redistribution.

Why? Because sharing the wealth cuts into their power. Funding a police state protects it.

It gets worse.

The authors modeled what happens when an economy starts inside a clean, stable democracy.

As automation advances and capital concentrates at the top, the math shows that the elite eventually find democracy to be a liability.

They stop supporting democratic systems. They back a coup. They install a repressive system just to protect their automated wealth.

Nobody is voting to end democracy.

The technology’s economic incentives just make authoritarian control the logical next step for survival.

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@lisasamxxm1 Puddin or Dolly

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@Sophia7x6 I really wanted one of these when I was little but was too young

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@ojessie__ 40% is excessive

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@LisaRayxx Yes it’s true, before smart TVs when there were only a handful of stations to watch

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@TraditionSarah So sorry that’s too bad, hope you can find stuff that fits online

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@wimboevink This looks nothing like her 🥺

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@oelma__ Telling patrons not to be “cheap” - that’s rich coming from them

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@iamnoonenw @Queen_9_0 This. Especially in fast food where there is no tipping environment, you must clean up after yourselves. They don’t have wait staff on payroll to do this for you

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@nomodeath Yes this is sad. Patients should be able to opt out of using portal if they prefer old school care so providers can take the time to talk through the results

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@BillAckman Undergrad students in good academic standing @ UC Santa Cruz may take a portion of their courses on Pass/No Pass (P/NP) basis. However, no more than 25% of your total UCSC graduation credits may use P/NP grading & many majors require core classes to be taken for a letter grade.

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@neetu_arnold Undergraduate students in good academic standing @ UC Santa Cruz may take a portion of their courses on Pass/No Pass (P/NP) basis. However, no more than 25% of total UCSC graduation credits may use P/NP grading &many majors require core classes to be taken for a letter grade.

[Roxanne B @RoxanneB007]

@CollinRugg Very rough waters to be playing out like that

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Starbucks employees expose that Starbucks is using “blending powder” in many of their newer drinks

This new powder was just introduced this month. If you drink Starbucks you should be concerned about this

This “blending powder” consists of Gum arabic, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, natural flavor, silica and stevia extract (rebaudioside-A)

The reason they use it is because it acts as an emulsifier and stabilizer

The gums and other components create a smoother, more consistent frozen blended texture and slows separation that would otherwise happen soon after the drink leaves the blender

Starbucks employees have been making videos saying it makes their throats hurt, makes them cough and makes their head hurt

The silica is silicon dioxide and acts as an anti-caking agent. This is a very controversial ingredient for health concerns

But it’s also a concern for these Starbucks employees because inhaling it is dangerous

Fine silica dust can become airborne when the powder is scooped. Prolonged or repeated inhalation of certain forms of silica is linked to serious lung conditions like silicosis

This should not be put in drinks we consume

Our food is a science experiment

‘Starbucks Workers United and individual baristas have publicly raised concerns since the powder’s introduction around mid-July 2026. Reports include the powder becoming airborne easily, along with some partners mentioning symptoms like sore throats, coughing, or chest irritation’