I'm not sure Firefox belongs on this list. Google finances Mozilla's operation to the tune of $420M a year. It's not for-profit, but it's also not the same as the others.

Hey man, if you haven't figured out yet that these super popular military games are being directed by the government somehow, then I don't know what to tell you.

As far as distractions from the Epstein Files go, this is an exciting one.

NO ONE

WANTS

TO DIE

FOR ISRAEL

Oh. Did I mention the part where I'm an actual idiot? 😑

For the curious ones, from Psychology Today:

"A larger amygdala is primarily associated with increased anxiety, heightened emotional reactivity, and stress-related disorders, often acting as a hyper-active "threat detector" Symptoms frequently include persistent fearfulness, depression, irritability, and hypervigilance, as the brain over-processes neutral stimuli as threats."

Whoever made the original meme is an absolute moron.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/...

It's a doomsday cult.

The scale of destruction in Gaza is incomprehensible to me. Like, I see the picture, I know it's awful, I feel for those affected, but there's some kind of disconnect.

It's the same feeling when I look at images of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Just all emotion is preempted by a numbness, an inability to process. It's difficult for me to explain, actually. It's a picture of gray rubble that used to be people and their homes and workplaces and gathering places, but the picture is totally depersonalized. It's lifeless, both literally and figuratively. No bodies, no blood, no color at all. Look at it from a distance it might look like TV static.

I don't know. It's weird.

Almost certainly not. All the offshoots from Mozilla's tech rely first and foremost on Mozilla's production of the foundational software, which eats up a significant portion of their roughly $500M/yr operational costs. The heavy development cost of modern browsers is why everything is either Chromium or Gecko-based.

That said, Mozilla will be around as long as Chromium continues to dominate the market. Google literally funds Mozilla because it's cheaper to prop up a competitor than it is to be sued by the government for monopolistic practices (check out 1998 decision against Microsoft for bundling Internet Explorer with Windows).

If she's nominated, it's a fix. Classic authoritarian playbook: maintain the illusion of democracy by propping up an opponent that you aren't likely to lose to. Then, stuff the ballot boxes anyway.

Horseshit. Conservatives have been raising their children for a generation to believe dying for Trump's America is a worthy cause.

Raw Story is just like any other rag. They play to their demographics. There is no massive anti-MAGA outcry on X or any of the socials.

Don't let this bullshit lure you into a false sense of security. Conservatives are as committed as ever. The majority of them think the post-911 wars were justified, and that they were heroes for fighting in them. They also believe the Jews are the chosen people. They're ready to send their kids to die in Iran. They're nationalists and zionists. It's their entire worldview. It's in their bones.

Don't become complacent.

Problem is that the school-to-prison pipeline is a very real thing and kids that are held back or don't finish school are far more likely to end up in prison than those that finish. The way school systems work in most of the US, the differences in outcomes for those with and without a high school diploma are stark and depressing. Finishing is as important as the education itself.

Read: End of Policing - Alex S. Vitale

This absolutely did not happen.

Jeez. I know that's a mind fuck.

Dear smart glasses wearers,

You're colossal pieces of shit. And dumb as a bag of socks, morons who are paying companies for the privilege of spying on strangers without their consent. You're helping to enable a world where privacy literally doesn't exist and every public moment of every person's life, whether they want to participate or not, is being mined and monetized by billionaires.

You are lower than pond scum. You're the shit under the back of the toilet bowl that has never been cleaned. You are actually stupid. Like, actually braindead. You are paying actual money to be exploited. At least Facebook and Instagram are free. Seriously, what kind of dumbass would pay to have Mark Zuckerberg sit on their face all day? Fucking idiots. 🤣

You don't say... I was sure he was going to admit to being a pedophile and child rapist.

Just goes to show ya, you can never be sure about these things.

A few reasons, but the most likely:

• This bogus anti-trust probe: https://www.reuters.com/...
• And this meeting with Bondi and Wiles: https://www.msn.com/...

In short, Netflix made a deal with, or was bullied by, the Trump admin.

Congrats on friends👍🏻

I've got a friend who transitioned from Accountant to Comedian. She's broke but much happier.

I have no mouth but I must scream.