Friends, I have 5 bsky invites, and I would like to give them out to marginalised people, especially Palestinians and other Indigenous folk. Hit me up if you know of anyone who would benefit.
Two days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks Serj Tankian of System of a Down posts the essay "Understanding Oil" to the band's website. Sony would remove the essay amid claims Tankian was justifying the attacks and the band was monitored by the CIA for subversive activities (2001)
@guardian This is fucking disgusting, and @TheCSullivan should be ashamed. The whole Bitchuary drips with snide disrespect, and no, changing "one sentence" to convey what she really meant isn't going to save it. What an awful way to remember a woman who held strong in her convictions.
Yeah, so... The rebrand is the nail in the coffin for me. I'm really going to miss Twitter. Been here for 15+ years. I'm really going to miss all your pithy takes and the sweet little community I found here. But I think I'm done.
Two sisters have been raised to overthrow an empire―no matter the cost…
Check out the cover of @_ElizabethMay’s TO CAGE A GOD, the start of a new Imperial Russia-inspired dark fantasy duology — available from @dawbooks in February 2024
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Cuba has a vaccine to stave off a common type of lung cancer that you can receive free at the point of service.
The United States has $800 Tylenol and a $75 bandaid.
To understand Musk's renewed obsession with X and focus on financial services, you REALLY need to understand the X/Confinity merger that became PayPal.
And, particularly, the Peter Thiel-led coup that kicked Musk out as CEO/Chief Strategist.
Here's how that happened. 1/🧵
For those of you not in the industry, wondering how talks are going: THEY AREN'T
The AMPTP isn't meeting with anyone. They aren't negotiating. They are quite literally waiting us out, hoping enough of us starve and lose our housing.
That's it. That's their negotiating tactic.