Alexa

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.

I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.

[Hodgetwins @hodgetwins]

Get this dude away from the Trump admin

[PDX_Hopeful! @PdxHopeful]

If Oregon is a 'very diverse state' why is it run by a bunch of white women all with the same haircut?

[Alexa @TreesBeesTeas]

@RobSchneider @StateFarm I canceled our State Farm policy when I found out how they treated you over your vaccine concerns. The person answering the phone laughed when I told them why we were ending our policy. I’d never do business with them again. Ever.

[Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho]

Peter Lynch committed Suicide in prison, his funeral was this morning.

The 61 Grandfather was sent to jail because Keir Starmer decided to try & make an example of him.

His crime - attending a protest with a placard the Government disapproved of.

[Jonathan Kay @jonkay]

On the anniversary of Richard Bilkszto's death, @Quillette has a deep dive into the history of Kike Ojo-Thompson, whose public humiliation of Bilkszto during a @tdsb DEI struggle session preceded his suicide—based on 10 hours of her recorded lectures
https://t.co/XZaYJcuPwy

[Dr. Ben Tapper @DrBenTapper1]

How many vaccines will it take before people start questioning whether we’re administering too many to our children? We need to eradicate the National Childhood Vaccination Injury Act of 1986 and restore liability to Big Pharma.

[DC_Draino @DC_Draino]

You ever notice how when you transfer money out of your checking or savings accounts, the bank updates everything immediately

But when you send a payment for a credit card, it takes a day or 2 to update the new amount?

That’s not an accident

The extra day of keeping the higher debt allows for more credit card interest adds up

This should change - Credit card payments should update immediately

[Died Suddenly @DiedSuddenly_]

The CDC says that little 6 month old babies must get SEVEN doses of the Covid Vaccine 💉 in order to be considered fully “up to date” on their vaccinations.

This isn’t including the dozens of other vaccinations leading up to 6 months.

Pure evil.

[Gary Palmer @USRepGaryPalmer]

🚨Under no circumstances should taxpayers fund a study and then be denied access to the results.

The NIH used taxpayer dollars to fund a study on the effects of puberty blockers on children. Now, they are refusing to release the results of the study because they might not fit into their political agenda.

The NIH should be not allowed to cover up critical research because of political concerns, especially when the health and safety of our children are involved. If professors or other organizations desire to conceal information from the research and studies they conduct, they must not seek government funding for their projects.

Read the letter I sent to the NIH below⬇️

[Alexa @TreesBeesTeas]

@AlboMP Your country is always the litmus test for oppressive policy!

[Alexa @TreesBeesTeas]

@KeenanPeachy Is the father biologically the boys’ parent? Seems like he should have more right to his children than the mother who isn’t even a blood relative!

[RadioGenoa @RadioGenoa]

"You're not allowed to sing church songs outside of church!" In UK if you sing Christian songs on street you risk being arrested. Incredible.

[PDX_Hopeful! @PdxHopeful]

Of all of the things going on in Oregon:

- Bottom 10% in education
- Bottom 10% in drug deaths
- Bottom 10% in homelessness
- Bottom 10% in mental health treatment
- Top 10% in taxes

@GovTinaKotek decided to focus on getting 3yrs of abortion inventory.
https://t.co/P6cVFc5FON

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

The "land grab" narrative you've been hearing from people in #WNC is NOT a conspiracy theory.

Here's how it works:

a) Your family lives on 30 acres of land by the river, worth approximately $225,000

b) Helene rolls in and wipes out your home and floods about 50% of your land

c) You now live in a tent with your kids and have applied to get a temporary housing unit from FEMA

d) FEMA shows up, takes a look around and says "sorry, we can't give you a trailer to live in on this land, you are in a flood zone!"

e) You say, "Ok, I don't want to live in a tent with my kids anymore, what should I do?"

f) FEMA says, "You can sell your land to us for the current tax evaluation of $18,000 and we will put you up in a nice warm RV."

g) You say, "Wait, I can't sell this land for $18,000! It's worth at least 10x that and it's the only asset I have."

h) FEMA says, "Ok, no worries. Bye."

i) Now you are stuck living in your tent with your 3 kids wondering if you should sell the only thing you have left to your name just to have a warm place for your family to sleep.

That's the land grab.

[Nicole Shanahan @NicoleShanahan]

The U.S. ranks near the top in total farmland, yet we've become disconnected from our food supply. We've ceded decision-making about what’s deemed “healthy” or “unhealthy” to agencies captured by corporations focused on profits rather than our well-being. It's time for change.

[Alexa @TreesBeesTeas]

@hartgoat The movie “The Abyss” comes to mind.

[Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth]

Yes.

[HillbillyInLaw @HillbillyInLaw]

@kacdnp91 They are trying to keep parents from freaking out when their children don’t reach these milestone due to autism caused by vaccines