Dad asked me to explain the cultural significance of The Princess Bride; I said it bridged high fantasy (LOTR) into accessible fantasy w/a dash of Life of Brian thrown in.
I then drew a line from Wizard of Oz to Wicked, how this led to Better Call Saul. In this essay, I will ...
Everyone knows about flock cameras, but they're not the only company scanning license plates.
At least 7 other companies are scanning your plates every day. Genetec is #2. Motorola is #3.
It’s not one company. It’s an ecosystem.
The surveillance cartel is more than one brand.
Jeffrey Epstein had an FBI case file labeled "Child Prostitution."
The case agent wrote: "No federal prosecution will occur in this matter."
The FBI had the evidence. The FBI chose not to act. EFTA01730025.
@1goodtern Yes yes 20% isn't moderate -- probably more like 15%, but I also got myself out of stress eating by being able to be out of endo pain & other post viral issues.
But I managed 12% in 1990s w/o meds BUT SO HUNGRY & IN ENDO PAIN.
@1goodtern I hope not: helps my fibro (more likely endo) pain. I've bn lucky to not suffer any gastrointestinal issues. Been on the max fda dose for 3 yrs (lower dose b4 that). No vision issues. Moderate weight loss (20%) but I'm also PMOS.
If I get cut off, fibro surgery time. #GilaWin
The USA is subjecting all the players from African and poor Asian countries to sniffer dogs and drug searches when they arrive in the USA and random searches at any time.
All the White teams get a pass.
The USA is such a racist hellhole, even worse than in the 1960s.
After watching Trump melt down in narcissistic rage this morning, I’m close to saying that the entire U.S. government needs to be impeached for allowing this poseur to remain in office for even one more day.
No nation in history has ever had a more mentally ill leader.
🚨 Turns out Meta Ray-Ban glasses ARE actually equipped with facial recognition tech even though Meta said they weren't. Not only do the glasses detect a face, it also automatically encodes the face into a unique biometric signature.
Surveillance creep IS the business model.
@FLPublicAffairs@1goodtern I can & have lost weight w/& w/o it, fighting my PMOS. (Gained back postpartum, postviral, more PMOS & finally dx w/diabetes.
But it's like (to me) saying everyone should drive manual shift crank cars instead of what works because they forced slower driving / fewer fatalities.
@mindyisser Hey, I happen to like my skirts designed that I could hide a bottle of two or wine in. Hell I lost 3/4 of a pound of cheese in one pocket today. Didn't even notice it was there until I took the damn skirt off. Hours later I tell you hours.
@1goodtern As the profile terns
Btw my vertlantic repost is funny cos my non masking ex is a Brian. I am aware that it's peer pressure among other things that convinced him to stop bothering.