If there’s one thing (there are many) that I hate to spend my time on, it’s fighting with doctors, insurance companies and pharmacies for more than the better part of a day.
I have a few and have left a some scars on that battlefield today.
Why do MAGA politicians want to cut Ukraine off?
“Whatever Republican hard-liners may say, they want Putin to win. They view the Putin regime’s cruelty and repression as admirable features that America should emulate. They support a wannabe dictator at home and are sympathetic to actual dictators abroad….People claiming to be worried about the cost don’t really care about the money. What they are, basically, is enemies of democracy, both abroad and at home.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/opinion/columnists/maga-republicans-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
As the prosecutions… have accelerated, so too have #threats against #law enforcement, #judges, elected ofcls & others. The threats, in turn, are prompting…a #legal effort to curb his #angry & sometimes #incendiary public stmnts, & renewed concern about the potential for an election campaign in which Trump promised “#retribution” to produce #violence.
A girl, I guess. I named her Emilie. That is so cringe. Drawn using Krita, btw.
Ah, I drew it without a stylus or anything. Just the touchpad of my laptop.
Yesterday afternoon, I decided to conduct an experiment. Let me clarify, it holds no scientific validity. I'm connected to various people across multiple social networks. Some contacts overlap, others (like on #Facebook) are primarily known from 'real' life. I try to live with positivity and optimism, and this sentiment reflects in my posts on social networks. Any #algorithm should recognize this. However... in the #Fediverse, I see beautiful pictures, technical posts, constructive dialogues, occasional negativity, sporadic hate speech but, overall, the experience is relaxing, enjoyable, and pleasant 😌. On #Twitter and Facebook, on the other hand, I'm immediately confronted with irritating posts or normal posts filled with bickering comments. In general, the experience is much more negative, gloomy, and depressing 😞.
I've realized that the algorithm thrives on people's negativity. Irritated people engage more, respond more. In short, they use social media and see their ads more frequently.
I strongly feel that someone in this world has realized that there's much to gain from #angry people 😡.
People are freaked out that Donald Trump might put Jeffrey Clark in charge of the DOJ. That is not the biggest threat of a MAGA presidency, and Congress needs to get ready!
@ThomHartmann Everyone who's okay with electing an incompetent, sociopathic narcissist president is the US, again, should look at his latest action and be moved to change their minds.
But probably won't. #angry
So we're pretty busy at #AnalogRevolution, and our newest EP is out! Burden, by Red Hot Empty, is politically charged punk with a hook. It's angsty, thrashy, and will have you chanting along before it's done.
Anyway. I mixed and mastered it. Check it out if you like #angry#punk#music
I cannot stand that we are all hostage to the insanity of the craziest House Republicans. And I do mean all: their lunacy on the debt ceiling has the potential to inflict imminent worldwide economic damage. #Angry
gordon ramsey more mad than ever (m.youtube.com)
boiling point