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rbreich , 8 days ago to random

Conservatives say raising the minimum wage would drive up inflation.

But the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up since 2009.

Average CEO pay has gone up about 60% since 2009.

Who's pay is contributing to inflation?

ben , 19 days ago to random

Coco Melon is fascinating. It's the absolute lowest common denominator. Just dogshit.

thoughtpunks , 23 days ago to random

Music request: Nightmarish children's and circus style and twisted sounding pop-like songs.

Building a playlist for a big KILL THE CANDY KING writing spree.

RinostarGames , 23 days ago to israel group

Since the coward ran away, here's my reply: @Smith007 @plink @knittingknots2 @palestine @israel

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/16/sabra-and-shatila-massacre-40-years-on-explainer

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/after-the-unrwa-report-more-accounts-of-israels-torture-in-gaza

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/22/claims-of-israeli-sexual-assault-of-palestinian-women-are-credible-un-panel-says

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/17/west-bank-israel-responsible-rising-settler-violence

But you post a link to a neo-nazi site by far-right Islam-Watch? You are sick and support the rape and murder of Palestinians. (As well as left-wing Israelis who are also sexually tortured in Israeli prisons. And foreign aid workers and....)

robindlaws , 24 days ago to random

Glad to have an illustration of the sneakers he would have ordered

randahl , 24 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to random

Does irony confuse you? I use irony quite often in my posts, and some users have warned me, that this may not translate all too well between people of different cultures.

So I kindly ask for your input — not on what you think others MAY feel, but what you actually DO feel. Please answer the following:

When I read Mastodon posts, I usually feel irony is

randahl , 1 month ago to random

Israel kills yet another UN aid worker.

That is now more than 250 aid workers killed by Israel.

Please show me a western leader with enough spine to come out and condemn the Israeli government attrocities.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251272912/gaza-united-nations-un-aid-worker-killed?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

knittingknots2 , 1 month ago to random

Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza | Israel | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/israel-protest-gaza-hostages-netanyahu

randahl , 1 month ago to random

UN human rights experts horrified: Seven mass graves found in northern Gaza with 520 Palestinian bodies. Some beheaded, some showing signs of torture.

The Israeli government can scream "anti-semitism" as much as they want — The International Criminal Court is coming for Benjamin Netanyahu, and the world will never forget what his government did.

Never again.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/4652018-reports-mount-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals-some-without-heads/amp/

GottaLaff , 1 month ago to random

#TrumpTrial 🧵 starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/

Pagliery:

Today's session starts with prosecutors asking for a sidebar with the judge. Lawyers on both sides are now discussing something in hushed tones.

FediTips , 1 month ago to random

The Fediverse's annual music contest/festival Fedivision is back for a new year and is now open for entries. If you're a musician and want to take part please go here as soon as possible:

➡️ https://fedivision.party

You can follow the official Fedivision Song Contest account at:

➡️ @announce

The deadline for entries is next Sunday, voting will be two weeks later.

(NOTE: This contest is just a bit of fun and has no connection to the Eurovision Song Contest or EBU!)

#Fedivision #Fediverse

randahl , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

America right now

Picture 1: Is unconditional support for Israel right, now that Israel has killed 30,000 human beings in Gaza. 40 percent answers "Not sure", and 21 percent thinks it's fine.

Picture 2: A politician shoots 1 dog, and half the country is in uproar!

GottaLaff , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

#Breaking: #WompWomp

BF Borgers, #Trump Media & Technology Group’s independent accounting firm, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday with widespread fraud impacting more than 1,500 filings.

👉🏼The SEC made no allegation of wrongdoing against Trump Media, which is not mentioned in the charges from the regulator.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/business/trump-media-accounting-firm-charged-fraud/index.html

randahl , 1 month ago to random

Idioms are funny.

Since as early as 1908 in Denmark, when something changes, we have said, "there are new balls on the soup".

This expression stems from the fact that when making a soup traditionally, there would be a step where you added the meatballs and dumblings to it, and the choice of balls very much changed the soup you were serving. So to put balls "on the soup" literally was the process of introducing a change.

Is that idiom also used in your language or is this a Danish thing only?

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Meta lost $3.85 billion on the metaverse in the first quarter of 2024 alone. You know, that thing we all laughed about a couple years ago and next to no one actually uses.

It’s burned $45 billion on the metaverse since the end of 2020.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html

#tech #meta #metaverse #vr

GottaLaff , 1 month ago to random

Starting a new thread 🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal 1/...

Via Inner City Press (I call him Press):

Trump's lawyer Blanche: There are a number of the jurors that we have social media posts for very much contrary to what they said. We don't want to confront them openly

Judge: They were not told it is an anonymous jury.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: Juror number 1 has a series of extraordinarily hostile Facebook posts-
Judge: Can I see them?... Was I handed the right thing? The sheet has 2 screen grabs

wdlindsy , 2 months ago to random

Hafiz Rashid reports that RFK Jr's NY campaign director Rita Palma says the game plan of the campaign is to benefit Trump: she stated,

“The only way that Trump can even, remote possibility of taking New York is if Bobby is on the ballot. If it’s Trump versus Biden, Biden wins. Biden wins six days, seven days a week. With Bobby in the mix, anything can happen."

But, sure, Biden's old and you need to vote "your conscience," etc.

#Trump #Biden #RFKJr #ThirdParty

https://newrepublic.com/post/180532/rfk-jr-adviser-admission-campaign-true-goal

flexghost , 2 months ago to random

** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON #MastodonMusic **

Tonight’s theme is:

🐉🎭☁️🏇PLAYLIST ON RANDOM! ☮🔮🌵😺

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🎵 Post a random pick from a playlist along with what you’re drinking 🎶
—

Bill McClintock mashup (feat.)
Rage Against the Machine - Take the Power Back
James Brown - Soul Power
Van Halen - Atomic Punk
Van Halen - I'm the One

🍷 James Against the Machine - "Take the Soul Power Back"+ Guava Manhattan🍸

Post often • share • make some friends

Videos of Rage Against the Machine - Take the Power Back James Brown - Soul Power spliced together. OMG I'm so fucking tired but a girl still has to party.

futurebird , 3 months ago to random

A “children’s book” about a cop who points his gun at everything because that’s the only thing he knows how to do.

“Hello” said the hungry caterpillar. The police man pointed his gun at the caterpillar. The caterpillar squeaked and ran away. “I guess he won’t be my friend either” said the policeman sadly. He holstered his gun and walked further down the road still feeling so very alone.