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@aurynn I think you are probably right about ‘inevitable’ but for now it’s quite vibrant and refreshing.

It will end in tears.

@wallet55

I don’t think the general public is worried about anything other than the price of eggs.

I’m concerned about reports it has spread to hogs.

So...Galaxy Gas is Juul but for whippits?

The Asimov’s reader’s poll is online. I’m promoting my novelette “A Family Matter.” As I’ve said, even if you don’t vote for it, vote for something in the novella and novelette categories. They are threatened forms. #sciencefiction https://www.asimovs.com/readers-award-ballot/

In stating Facebook was ending its fact-checking partnerships, Zuckerberg lied.

"The fact-checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they have created, especially in the U.S."

FACT CHECKERS DO NOT REMOVE CONTENT. ONLY FACEBOOK CAN DO THAT.

"Facts are not censorship. Fact-checkers never censored anything,” according to Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute, the journalism nonprofit that owns PolitiFact.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jan/07/meta-ending-third-party-fact-checking-partnership/

@Capros The problem was it went haywire, beaconed and took my entire network down.

Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross-posting from Threads https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/mastodon-ceo-calls-metas-moderation-changes-deeply-troubling-warns-users-cross-posting-from-threads/ via @techcrunch

'A Tidal Wave of Fire' in Los Angeles: Today's #BradCast

Special Coverage with guest John Amato of @CrooksandLiars, who lost his home overnight; Also: Trump sentencing update; More Carter remembrance...

FULL STORY, LISTEN: https://bradblog.com/?p=15269

Canadian leaders say Trump's talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn't funny anymore

https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-us-state-131dcff58a8f56116765f160d9f35460