Behind the fig leaf, the argument was never “China’s surveilling our kids!” but rather “China’s getting data about kids that rightfully belongs to the U.S., to slice and dice how we see fit. This evil must be stopped!”

It pisses me off that coverage of his many mob shakedown threats continues to be treated as normal legal settlements.

I believe not going with that hed will get you executed in an unfortunate press accident.

Like running a sports hed of “Niagara Loses.”

I had to look up whether they were still around. They were a slightly nerdier SkyMall for when you were on the ground, so I expected not. Apparently they’re now one of those sites where there’s always a coupon and you’d be an idiot to pay full price.

I’m not seeing any reports it aired. Just generated and posted by Trump for whatever nefarious reason. I’d buy “This is why it’s OK we’re cutting back on Medicare and Medicaid.” Magic beans beds.

Now, this said, whoever’s behind the video was pretty brilliant, as they’re able to use the Streisand Effect in their own favour. Even though it wasn’t actually aired at the time, well, now it’s a “news” clip Fox can run over and over under fair use.

I have as much interest in a MyPillow as a Vance MySofa. And for the same reason.

Strom Thurmond, of course.

What could possibly go wrong?

I’ve been eating a lot less meat since becoming poor. So I’m sure as fuck not going to pay twice as much for a substitute that isn’t on point. Though I suppose with beef prices, they might hit parity. Still, I’ve tried a few veggie burgers over the years because I hang out with the sorts of people who will be grilling those … and I come away unimpressed.

Hopefully, lab-grown meat can start becoming viable soon. Ranchers and butchers are the only groups that will be harmed by this, with the benefit of reduced emissions of all sorts. Imagine being able to perfect the marbling on a filet mignon and have the ability to make endless copies.

Can confirm: $3.99 burger could easily sell for $15. Fried tortellini for about $12. So when they claim on their website that they want to be a nice spot where people can afford the food, I’ll actually buy that.

Total bill: $17 plus tip for a microbrew pint and two entrees. I think I’m going to be going there a lot. It’s like “buy a burger, get a free beer.” Didn’t hurt that everyone was chill, staff and customers. I was sitting next to a group where a dude came in and joined them, and he was kinda just awkwardly standing there. The seat on the other side was vacant, so I was like “Sir, would you like me to move down a chair so you’re not standing?” His response: “I’d never ask that of someone, but yeah, that would be great.”

I’ve been having a string of real human interactions with strangers of late.

The supreme irony of feeling like I can afford to go out to dinner is there’s a tavern a short walk away I’d never considered that has half-pound burgers for $3.99 and also fried cheese tortellini (6) for the same price. I’m definitely getting both for $8.

That should be about four meals. I can’t do better from the store without going all the way to bologna sandwiches (and my mayo’s gone clear), so I hope it’s good!

While appreciated, it’s been rendered moot by a very generous Beehaw user. I’m good for now. Like “good” in terms of “where am I going to go for dinner tonight?”

Sadly, we’re not federated with them, so that’s not a one-click option. I’ve submitted an application, but having my first post be asking for assistance isn’t a great look. Still, I appreciate the heads up, and we’ll see how things play out.

It’s almost like solid journalism improves the world. It’s still shit overall, but the coverage effected change.

“Serving up all this propaganda is getting expensive.”

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Anger rarely translates to hardened network security.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

The merger of authoritarian government and powerful corporations is the definition of fascism. There really isn’t any mystery to unpack here.

Is “synergy” back in fashion now? It seemed to go away for at least a decade.

First off, you’re forgetting the baseline for critical thinking in the states these days. The site is essentially too big to fail. We’re stuck with it awhile.

“Nice show you’ve got here … real nice … it would be a shame if something were to 'appen to it.”