It's South Fucking Dakota, who the fuck else is there to vote and to vote for? And he's a senior senator - he could just drop out and sit on his cushy retirement on his ranch (I'm assuming he has a ranch because, well, don't they all?)
It faces death at about the same rate as Facebook. Just like facebook, it has a huge database of information and a still-active userbase that just doesn't care that Spez is trash or that Reddit is wringing their content and eyeballs for money. It will still be around 20 years from now, just like aol email addresses.
It was one of the script sites that was up before the API was closed. I think I even deleted the bookmark to the scrubbing script; I think Reddit started blocking it thereafter. I still had to go in an manually edit a dozen or so every week for a couple of months (but out of thousands originally) as they would pop back up due to various bugs in the Reddit code.
For a second there I though you were referring to Netanyahu.
I should clarify: the article makes no mention whatever about any politicians - not even Trump - thinks of Nevalny or his platform. Your comment is out in left field.
Make sure you read to the end of that article. Nevalny himself (NPR interview, maybe?) admitted that he has courted the far right as well as the left in his bid to expose corruption within the Russian system and gain enough support to attempt to topple the Putin regime. He is unapologetic about it as he feels his intent (to clean up Russia and push for democracy) justifies his acceptance of all Russians as fellow countrymen. Like most people seeking power, his path is not pure and his antagonists will use that to poison any positive message he presents.
According to subscribers suing, AMC allegedly installed tracking technologies—including the Meta Pixel, the X Tracking Pixel, and Google Tracking Technology—on its website, allowing their personally identifying information to be connected with their viewing history....
Don't even need that. Meta crosses multiple platforms now - Instagram, FB, WhatsApp, etc. All you need is for someone you know to have you in their contacts list, and the hit the "allow access" a single time. All of that data is then scraped, cataloged, and cross referenced with everyone else. Name, address, phone numbers, birthday, work address - anything your contact felt it convenient to add about you in their phone. From there it's just a matter of time until data mining of second and third level contact - or outright data leaks - fill in the rest of your profile and demographic information.
Not only that, but SP500 pays dividends practically every year, whereas gold costs money to store securely. $15M in SP500 would have netting something around $300k last year in dividends alone.
When faced with an unexpected $1,000 expense, more than one-third of Americans would borrow the money, according to a new Bankrate survey. That may include tapping their credit cards, seeking money from friends or family or taking out a personal loan....
That may be generally true, but they likely have a bunch of equity in their homes, and I'll bet their retirement accounts are generous. Sure, there are some who just spend everything, but most people at that level are already "hiding" as much money as they can from taxes.
Their names are on the titles, they own the homes. Their banks - the mortgage lenders - hold a rights to a lien placed on the property, but they have no title to the property unless they enforce the terms of their lending contract in the event of default.
The owners making 500k may very well be just a few months from foreclosure if they lose their job, but they likely have at least 20% (likely much more unless they bought at a premium two years ago) equity and can probably salvage at least half - even after fees - if they were to become "destitute" and undertook a regular sale of the property. 10% of a million dollars (or more), for most of the country, is still a healthy sum of money.
can’t fuck off from our responsibilities when we can’t be arsed with minimal consequences
This might be the most (long term) depressing thing about adult life. Having a class for a semester or a year means that the mental overhead of a class builds up but, when you're done, that demand is gone and you start over without baggage next term. Jobs build up that overhead, but it just never lets off, ever, unless you quit to take a new job. Switching (professional) jobs is similar to a semester/year end and - esp if you can swing a couple weeks in between - gives you that re-zeroing and that little honeymoon period at the beginning like the start of a class when you don't have homework yet. The difference is that the switch often occurs on a scale of a decade, not a year.
Russia to ban gasoline exports for 6 months (www.reuters.com)
Ukrainian drones smashing into Russian refineries lately seems to be having an effect.
Senior Republican who called Trump ‘inexcusable’ endorses him for president (www.theguardian.com)
Senator John Thune previously denounced Trump for role in Capitol attack in 2021 but now vows to back him in 2024 election...
Sovcit put her thinking cap on. (lemmy.world)
Reddit: 'We Are in the Early Stages of Monetizing Our User Base' (www.404media.co)
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/8775123...
Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin (www.yahoo.com)
AMC to Pay $8 Million for Alleged Violation of Video Privacy Law Through Use of Tracking Technologies, Including Meta Pixel, X Tracking Pixel, and Google Tracking Technology (arstechnica.com)
According to subscribers suing, AMC allegedly installed tracking technologies—including the Meta Pixel, the X Tracking Pixel, and Google Tracking Technology—on its website, allowing their personally identifying information to be connected with their viewing history....
A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building (apnews.com)
For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law....
elite gaming rule (sopuli.xyz)
One flag flies the highest (startrek.website)
Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire (www.tomshardware.com)
What are your thoughts on photosynthesis ?
I mean no offense to anyone. I just wanted to know your thoughts on it.
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection (www.politico.com)
Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime (apnews.com)
29 January 2024 (sh.itjust.works)
Trump attempts to take credit for stock market record highs under Biden (www.cnbc.com)
Former President Donald Trump tried to take credit for the stock market’s gains under President Joe Biden....
Gold for house (lemmy.ca)
wood for sheep?
44% of Americans can't pay an unexpected $1,000 expense from savings. ‘We're just not wired to save,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
When faced with an unexpected $1,000 expense, more than one-third of Americans would borrow the money, according to a new Bankrate survey. That may include tapping their credit cards, seeking money from friends or family or taking out a personal loan....
🎵that's life🎵 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Sam Altman Says AI Using Too Much Energy, Will Require Breakthrough Energy Source (futurism.com)
"There's no way to get there without a breakthrough," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, arguing that AI will soon need even more energy.
Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world)