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  1. Comment on America’s landlords settle claim they used rent-setting algorithms to gouge consumers nationwide for $141 million in ~finance

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    This is only one of several similar lawsuits

    This is only one of several similar lawsuits

    11 votes

  2. Comment on Cory Doctorow: Tech-like apps can obfuscate what’s really going on, sloshing a coat of complexity over a business that allows its owners to claim that they’re not breaking the law in ~tech

  3. Comment on House of South Carolina judge criticized by Donald Trump Administration burns down in ~society

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    Judges need funding for security especially if they take cases where President Trump or maga support one side. It could come from state government or private donors or congress or...

    Judges need funding for security especially if they take cases where President Trump or maga support one side.

    It could come from state government or private donors or congress or...

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Was prehistory a feminist paradise? Visions of matriarchal utopia may be wishful thinking, but there’s growing evidence of women wielding power. in ~humanities.history

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    Thanks for the article. I read Frans de Waals book about gender in primates and I found it fascinating. It's cool that the author gave recommendations for books to read to learn more.

    Thanks for the article. I read Frans de Waals book about gender in primates and I found it fascinating.

    It's cool that the author gave recommendations for books to read to learn more.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk

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    You might be familiar already but I learned a lot from the book the anatomy of fascism.

    You might be familiar already but I learned a lot from the book the anatomy of fascism.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental

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    Gaining power is one thing. Keeping it is another. If they overshoot their mandate, things could turn around very quickly. Anecdotal but today I had a conversation with a relative about a...

    Gaining power is one thing. Keeping it is another. If they overshoot their mandate, things could turn around very quickly.

    Anecdotal but today I had a conversation with a relative about a conservative friend who is a military veteran. The recent speech to the generals really annoyed that friend.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I found 'When Breath Becomes Air' to be really compelling reading. It was sad but also really interesting to see a doctor's take on the disease/dying process. I will never forget this book.

    I found 'When Breath Becomes Air' to be really compelling reading. It was sad but also really interesting to see a doctor's take on the disease/dying process. I will never forget this book.

  10. Comment on Brazilians don't get dry, minimalist literature. A bit of a rant. in ~creative

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    Wishing you the best on your writing journey Lou. Joseph Conrad was an incredibly successful, now classic writer in English who learned English as an adult. Speaking selfishly, I'd like to read...

    Wishing you the best on your writing journey Lou.

    Joseph Conrad was an incredibly successful, now classic writer in English who learned English as an adult.

    Speaking selfishly, I'd like to read your work in English.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I recently finished Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy . It's not a perfect book and it's not for everyone but I really liked it. It takes ten people's stories during wwii and they intersect in...

    I recently finished Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy . It's not a perfect book and it's not for everyone but I really liked it. It takes ten people's stories during wwii and they intersect in interesting ways. One of the things I like about the book is that the point of view characters have occupations/ experiences that are not usually represented, including a Wasp pilot, a merchant seaman, a factory worker, a military correspondent as well as more typical, resistance fighter, marine and code breaker.

    I've started the Poisoners handbook for tildes book club.

    I've started the Adventures of Amina al Sarafi, a fantasy pirate adventure.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Jane Goodall, chimp expert, dies at 91 in ~enviro

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    I grew up reading her books and looking at the photos of the chimps she studied because my mother was a fan

    I grew up reading her books and looking at the photos of the chimps she studied because my mother was a fan

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What are some of your personal misheard lyrics? in ~music

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    This is not exactly what you are asking for as it was a mistake I made as a child. Hoping you find this amusing. The song A Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down from Mary Poppins. I...

    This is not exactly what you are asking for as it was a mistake I made as a child. Hoping you find this amusing.

    The song A Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down from Mary Poppins.

    I learned the first line as 'In every job that must be done there is an elephant of fun'.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on White House in a bind as soybean sales to China plummet to zero in ~society

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    Targeted tariffs can protect vulnerable industries and increase manufacturing. Nothing Trump does is targeted or careful or precise or nuanced. We have tariffs on coffee and chocolate for example...

    Targeted tariffs can protect vulnerable industries and increase manufacturing.

    Nothing Trump does is targeted or careful or precise or nuanced. We have tariffs on coffee and chocolate for example which are impossible to produce within the US.

    25 votes

  18. Comment on Announcing the seventh annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes

  20. Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books

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    I was also fascinated by the final battle of this story.

    I was also fascinated by the final battle of this story.

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