Oh ok then.

I guess we burn it all down. That's where this is going yeah? Ok, burn it all down then.

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Super annoyingly Librewolf (and Firefox) create a Downloads dirbeven if you have another location specified for downloads, there is no way to stop it.

It does not appear till u close librewolf (like a bird shitting on you as it flies away)

I have done a script (called librewolf, earlier in the PATH than the real executable) to remove the kibble from my home dir:

#!/usr/bin/mksh

/usr/bin/librewolf && wait
sleep 1 && wait
rm -rf Downloads

in reply to 💙🩷💜Ⓑⓡⓔⓣⓣ🐡🍉🐧

why does my browser think it knows better than me when it comes to the location of downloads? when even let me choose a location if it's just going to automatically re-create the default folder forever?

this is probably a bug, honestly it's stupid enough that I might just fix it myself later, assuming the project isn't going to argue for dumb reasons about it smh

in reply to Idiot Happiness Spiral (unsobriety arc)

the software explicitly lets me decide to use an arbitrary location, it should just ignore that my desktop isn't following spec in that case... if I had just slammed "save" and not chosen a specific directory the browser can feel free to create the default one from the xdg desktop spec

but like, unless I do that it should fuck off tbh

Map and List of Cities Hosting Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests on Labor Day

“Worker over Billionaires" protests against President Donald Trump and his administration are set to take place across the country on Labor Day.

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#protests #laborday

Tech journalists treat Mastodon like a corporate competitor, not a protocol. They’re so conditioned by the “5 corps in a trench coat” internet, they can’t grasp a decentralized web. The fediverse breaks their brain. 😆

techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mast…

#mastodon #federation #technology

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Country singer Alexis Wilkins has slapped former FBI agent–turned-podcaster Kyle Seraphin with a $5 million defamation lawsuit, accusing him of maliciously branding her an Israeli spy sent to seduce and compromise boyfriend, FBI Director Kash Patel, in a “honeypot” operation.

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@CynicalPublius: "Science can be manipulated. Common sense cannot.

Thus, I offer the following common sense thoughts:

1. A man’s brain is formed while being bathed in testosterone. There are many good things about this, but a bad thing is that it can make men sometimes violently aggressive. [...]

#AlphabetPeople #LGBM #genderideology #crime #terrorism

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Israel ramps up military takeover of Gaza City, calling it a combat zone
https://abcnews.go.com/world-news-tonight-with-david-muirT/video/israel-ramps-military-takeover-gaza-city-calling-combat-125111551?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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University of Miami football star Adarius Hayes facing vehicular homicide charges
https://abcnews.go.com/world-news-tonight-with-david-muirT/video/university-miami-football-star-adarius-hayes-facing-vehicular-125111541?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Empathy is the deadliest weapon in today’s culture war. What once meant stepping into another’s shoes is twisted into a cudgel—demanding conformity, shaming dissent, and turning compassion into coercion. “If you cared, you’d agree” becomes the mantra, and failure to comply marks you as hateful. This inversion—where empathy is weaponized to silence and divide—wounds deeper than drones or conspiracy jokes. It’s a moral airstrike disguised as kindness, leaving only resentment behind.

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Polic officer yanks woman onto concrete for not providing drivers license fast enough then finds drivers license on concrete

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MAGA Don speaks

whitehouse.gov/briefings-state…
MAGA Don does a "pocket rescission" under the Impoundment Control Act to end USG spending on foreign aid & some organizations (some listed in statement). First time in 50 years - over $5B.

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Statement about "this week" in the Trump economy. Lower prices, higher growth, and record markets.

whitehouse.gov/research/2025/0…
Statement about "Trump accounts" to give a great start to new babies from 2024-2029.