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Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech
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Comment on Cato Institute - The US Government unconstitutionally labels Immigration and Customs Enforcement observers as domestic terrorists in ~society
smiles134 Link ParentWhat has emerged to me most in the last 10 years is that the average person spends very little time or energy on critical thinking. It's far easier to just consume headlines to know what to think...What has emerged to me most in the last 10 years is that the average person spends very little time or energy on critical thinking. It's far easier to just consume headlines to know what to think or how to feel, and as long as you don't press too hard on any subject, then you won't realize the web of contradictions and outright falsehoods that lay underneath.
This is what Trump and everyone who uses Trump's abject lack of conscience discovered. They can say literally whatever the fuck they want and face very little consequences. Doesn't matter if it's true or even sounds true. Just send it out into the universe and go on doing your thing. I mean for Christ's sake, this man went on national television and said immigrant communities were eating people's pets and he got elected AGAIN.
Reality doesn't matter. If you have no morals, you can do anything you want.
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Comment on Does anyone use Ground News? in ~talk
smiles134 LinkI do -- you'll see my comment as the one @cfabbro replied to. I use to find multiple sources writing about the same topic. I don't really rely on their bias meter as I have my own sense of which...I do -- you'll see my comment as the one @cfabbro replied to. I use to find multiple sources writing about the same topic. I don't really rely on their bias meter as I have my own sense of which sources have what bias, but it can be helpful in finding local sources for stories which usually have some context the national sources miss. It's an aggregator at the end of the day
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Comment on Paramount launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in ~movies
smiles134 Link ParentIt's in the linked article. It's not a claim, it's from Paramount themselves.It's in the linked article.
A filing confirms that Paramount’s tender offer is also supported by $24 billion in debt financing from sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, as well as from Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
It's not a claim, it's from Paramount themselves.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentI saw them open for Vs Self earlier this year (I live kind of near where they're based). I don't think they play live very often but they did put on a great showI saw them open for Vs Self earlier this year (I live kind of near where they're based). I don't think they play live very often but they did put on a great show
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link Parentisn't it always the first week of December or am I just hallucinatingisn't it always the first week of December or am I just hallucinating
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentReminds me a lot of early 2010s era Balance and ComposureReminds me a lot of early 2010s era Balance and Composure
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentThey had a long tour this summer with a bunch of rotating openers. I saw them with Kerosene Heights and Newgrounds Death Rugby. Really great show. It's a heavy album lyrically, just a heads up.They had a long tour this summer with a bunch of rotating openers. I saw them with Kerosene Heights and Newgrounds Death Rugby. Really great show. It's a heavy album lyrically, just a heads up.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentDid you check out the new Tigers Jaw song that dropped today?Did you check out the new Tigers Jaw song that dropped today?
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentIf you haven't given Infant Island a listen, I highly recommend their 2024 album for a similar to Deafheaven itchIf you haven't given Infant Island a listen, I highly recommend their 2024 album for a similar to Deafheaven itch
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentOther Midwest emo faves for you (2024/2025 releases that were big for me, if you haven't checked them out): saturdays at your place - these things happen Kerosene Heights - Blame it on the Weather...Other Midwest emo faves for you (2024/2025 releases that were big for me, if you haven't checked them out):
saturdays at your place - these things happen
Kerosene Heights - Blame it on the Weather
Pool Kids - Easier Said than Done
Tiny Voices - Reasons I Won't Change
Harrison Gordon - Spring Break!
Ben Quad - Wisher
Michael Cera Palin - We Could Be Brave
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentOh yeah big fan of Moving Mountains. The new album didn't have much lasting power for me though. Deafheaven is probably in my top 5 favorite albums of the year, if I made my list today.Oh yeah big fan of Moving Mountains. The new album didn't have much lasting power for me though.
Deafheaven is probably in my top 5 favorite albums of the year, if I made my list today.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 Link ParentYeah, I started listening late last year and that triggered something where I realized I had not been broadening my horizons like I used to back in high school, which started me on my (very...Yeah, I started listening late last year and that triggered something where I realized I had not been broadening my horizons like I used to back in high school, which started me on my (very rewarding) journey this year.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
smiles134 (edited )LinkMy top artists: Free Throw Arm's Length Joyce Manor Hot Mulligan Riley! My top albums: Keep Your Cool by Riley! Those Days Are Gone by Free Throw There's a Whole World Out There by Arm's Length...My top artists:
Free Throw
Arm's Length
Joyce Manor
Hot Mulligan
Riley!My top albums:
Keep Your Cool by Riley!
Those Days Are Gone by Free Throw
There's a Whole World Out There by Arm's Length
Everything Seems Better Now by Vs Self
Never Before Seen, Never Again Found by Arm's LengthI didn't listen to a wide variety of music this year for the first time in like a decade, but instead I spent the year going very deep into the current Midwest emo scene and found a ton of really fucking cool new artists. Next week I'll go my 20th (and last) live show of the year, almost all of which featured bands I hadn't listened to before ~November 2024. It was a really fun year.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
smiles134 LinkI watched Casino the other night and was sort of underwhelmed. It reminded me too much of Goodfellas, which is maybe my least favorite Scorsese film that I've seen (which I know is a pretty...I watched Casino the other night and was sort of underwhelmed. It reminded me too much of Goodfellas, which is maybe my least favorite Scorsese film that I've seen (which I know is a pretty controversial opinion). I have no idea why the first like 20ish minutes of Casino is a voiceover narration. At some point you just gotta get on with the fucking movie, Martin.
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Comment on Donald Trump pushing Paramount to make Rush Hour 4 in ~movies
smiles134 LinkI guess if this is how he wants to spend his time, I'm okay with that. It's objectively funny first of all, and secondly, it takes his attention away from being actively hateful and damaging.I guess if this is how he wants to spend his time, I'm okay with that. It's objectively funny first of all, and secondly, it takes his attention away from being actively hateful and damaging.
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Comment on ‘Wicked: For Good’ opening to $150m; records broken for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu, Broadway musical feature take and more in ~movies
smiles134 Link ParentI have read a couple of the books in the series. Do not recommend them personally.I have read a couple of the books in the series. Do not recommend them personally.
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Comment on After break with US President Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign in ~society
smiles134 Link ParentShe was one of Trump's biggest enablers for the last decade. Good riddance.She was one of Trump's biggest enablers for the last decade. Good riddance.
Whyyyyyyyyyy
I've used Firefox as my daily browser for almost 15 years. I have no desire to switch but if I keep getting AI shit shoved down my throat I might have to.