Gran: “He’s never done any of it in a malicious way. Why didn’t the school system put in more filters, or firewalls, to prevent children from getting into that?”
County Spokesperson: "Threats to over 100,000 students’ safety, including hacking, will be met with the full force of the law and applicable District policy."
If you'd like to do something for me for my birthday, would you please reply to this with—or by other means send me— something with colors you liked? Like an image or a video or a link. Music would also be acceptable if it gives you a strong synesthesiac association with color.
If this request confuses you, here are some examples of images with colors I found striking [Artists: Laurie Barmore, Vian Borchert, Erica Aurahack]. But your reply can be whatever colors you like.
The conventional wisdom in the west over the last 200 years has been singularly focused on one paradigm -- the American dream. Get mine. Get rich. Get out. More. More. More More. More. We glamorize those with excess.
This is the left's challenge. If we ever want to be politically ascendant again, our sole aim has to be pathologizing excess.
Personally, it viscerally impacts me. I see a Mercedes and I want to punch the driver in the throat. THE ONLY PURPOSE is to tell the world: "I'm better than you."
Excess wealth is mental illness. It speaks to deep narcissistic insecurities and sociopathic disregard for the needs of others. It's our job to make this the new conventional wisdom.
As long as rightwing Silicon Valley tech billionaires are in the news, let's talk about Hacker News by YCombinator.
A few days ago, they got an article by Michael Anton, the far-right Trump admin person who also works with Christian fascist organization Hillsdale.
It was published in a MAGA Claremont Institute pub!
There was zero confusion about what this was.
And the Hacker News moderator 'dang' said he:
"read it and quite liked it. Thanks!"