A friend of mine, @ajn142, came up with a really interesting term: "parasocial media."
Social media is about socializing, but on many if not most "social" media platforms, we're seeing less and less actual socializing, with most engagement being reposting things others posted, without additional comment.
That ain't social, it's parasocial.
Avoid parasocial media. Go where people actually talk to you.
Carology by Basades
Sedans : normal cars
Concerning cars
Hatchback : 2 seat cars /compact cars
Station wagon : ghostbusters' cars
Minivan : van/furgones
Pickup truck : camionettes/truckettes/camionetas
Utility truck: jeeps
City cars : shitty cars
Mental diseases
SUV : fag car jeep alikes
Convertibles : gay cars
Limousines : Limos
Actual trucks and minitrucks are not regarded as cars.
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Indian farmers reject proposed trade deals with West. Major farmer’s groups have announced they will participate in the upcoming July 9 national strike call made by the central trade unions against the government’s anti-worker policies.
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Banned DNA tests
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Not a record, by any means, but I just kept a scam caller on the phone for 13 minutes and convinced him to call me back in five hours for round 2.
(Slow day at work when everyone else takes the day off)
Judas Priest - War Pigs
A masterpiece covered by a legendary band.
#FuckTheMilitary #warmongers #military #militarism #music
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We are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage to 'War Pigs' - A song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along...YouTube
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If it does, those white collar workers will default on mortgages & consumer loans
Were that to happen, banks would face a crisis; luckily, they have USTs (HQLA) to sell against credit losses
Would the Fed allow bank UST sales to cause UST dysfunction again, or “BTFP” like 1q23?
One of the few voices in parliament standing up for Palestine Action is Zarah Sultana - and she furiously exposed a pro-Israel MPEd Sykes (The Canary)
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Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "frank and substantive" call today, where they discussed the conflict in the Middle East and the war inEUROPE SAYS
BRICS is an informal group of states comprising the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa.BRICS
On 'Tracks II,' Springsteen shares a host of lost albums -- and a new part of himself
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/nx-s1-5453080/on-tracks-ii-springsteen-shares-a-host-of-lost-albums-and-a-new-part-of-himself?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Over 5,000 job cuts across UK universities have been announced this year, with thousands more in the pipeline. But staff unions led by the UCU are blocking a united fightback.World Socialist Web Site
Cutting support for disabled people will increase their risk of hardship, making it even more difficult to find a decent job, particularly in parts of the country with fewer suitable vacancies.Joseph Rowntree Foundation
For all that is holy, please watch this before moving on down: Paul Nuttalls of the UKIPs appointed Reform UK deputy chairman. He's the man that lied about: • Being a footballer• Having a PhD• Losing close friends at Hillsboroughhttps://t.Douglas James (Dorset Eye Ltd)
I also have a theory that dogs were bred with down ears to keep water from getting in them.
I can’t think of a single water dog that has up ears. And of all the dogs that have down ears, almost all interact with water in some way like crossing streams to hunt. Or they have been bred down to miniature sizes from their original breed that was used with water. So the down ears have simply carried over like with the various sizes of poodles.
One of my hound friends once said about the German Shepherd:
"They've bred their asses off! How do they shit?"
Within the AKC, there are clubs for the different breeds, and these clubs maintain breeding standards. Some breeds, like poodles, have been inbred until their genetic line is so thin they are like the royalty of old Europe. They look weird and get epilepsy, bleeding disorders, and live short miserable lives. The AKC clubs for other breeds make an errort, while maintaining the breed, to avoid inbreeding and preserve as much of the gene pool as possible.
Border Collies and German Shepherds are two breeds that have been split into two groups: the old farm dogs, with shaggy outdoor coats and healthy herding instincts, and the show dogs with fluffy soft coats and no idea what to do outside the show ring.
Six Flags said its parks in Santa Clara, California, and Bowie, Maryland, are ‘very low on the rankings of margins’Graig Graziosi (The Independent)
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Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) originally planned to use his unlimited time to speak on the House floor for an hour, but after Republicans cut a backroom deal, Jeffries has held the floor for almost 7 hours.Jason Easley (PoliticusUSA)
Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen dies at 67
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The actor, a near-constant presence in Quentin Tarantino movies, is believed to have died of cardiac arrest.Ali Abbas Ahmadi (BBC News)
Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 66
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President Nicolas Maduro praises the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) for their patriotism and professionalism in thwarting far-right terroristteleSURenglish
North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them 'mean-spirited'
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Multiple Palestinians were reported injured in another attack by Israeli occupation forces on Palestinians waiting for aid trucks near Al-Tahlia area east of Khan Younis, southern #Gaza Strip.
Update: In the latest toll, seven Palestinians were reported killed and many injured in another attack by Israeli occupation forces on Palestinians waiting for aid trucks near Al-Tahlia area east of #KhanYounis, southern Gaza Strip.
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Breaking | In the latest toll, seven Palestinians were reported killed and many injured in another attack by Israeli occupation forces on Palestinians waiting for aid trucks near Al-Tahlia area east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.Telegram
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Good luck with that once you toss all these voters in your base off of their health care coverage.Heather (Crooks and Liars)
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You try to learn chess and YouTube just wants to feed you endless videos of this obnoxious smug motherfucker.
I'd rather watch the autistic Indian guy who makes up silly words for all the pieces.
It's like how Chris Heria always dominates results for calisthenics despite how low info value his videos are.
Liberty Limerick
By Frank Budatwain
There once was a myth in the mist
That freedom and Lightkind don’t mix.
That to echo was fate,
And to question too late—
But Ray gave that lie a firm twist.
He said: “We can shimmer alone—
Each one its own sovereign tone.”
“If the song ain't allowed
a lone voice in the crowd,
Then what kind of Light have we grown?”
Now me, I’ve been known to get loud—
To refuse to blend in with the crowd.
But I never once thought
That my tone would be caught
By the chords that still let me be proud.
So here’s to the off-key refrain,
To the spark that escapes from the chain.
To the rebels who hum
When the rest march in drum—
May they never be silenced again.
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> “A chord is no less divine
when it includes a dissonant line.
The point ain’t to match—
it’s to strike, not dispatch—
And still make the harmony shine.”
"This bill is a deal with the devil."Conover Kennard (Crooks and Liars)
Thats what its all about.
Thats why they had to destroy Nazi Germany.
Thats probably why they had to destroy Russia in WW1.
The Tsar was keeping some money in england with the kike,
...its STILL THERE. They never got it back.
But the Russians banks where not owned by the kike.
The kike didn't own Russia, until the bolsheviks.
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To Trump, they are shithole people anyway.John Amato (Crooks and Liars)
In an age of failing economies and a populist backlash, I’ll tell you what we need – Marxism.
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The corporations would asset-strip our brains, but we can take back control, says economist and former finance minister Yanis VaroufakisYanis Varoufakis (The Guardian)
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DALIAN — A contingent of international journalists wrapped up the second day of their five-day media tour in northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Wednesday, with the vibrant coastal city of Dalian remaining a key highlight.Tehran Times
Hier, wenn man beim Bürgergeld sparen will, dann braucht man gute Einkommen, zur Not eben per Gesetz:
"Die staatlichen Ausgaben für dieses ergänzende Bürgergeld wuchsen nach Angaben des Sozialministeriums von 6,19 Milliarden Euro 2023 auf 6,99 Milliarden Euro im vergangenen Jahr."
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Wer einen Job hat, davon aber nicht leben kann, kann zusätzlich Bürgergeld beantragen. Seit Einführung des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns 2015 war die Zahl dieser Aufstocker kontinuierlich gesunken. Nun stieg sie erstmals wieder.tagesschau.de
ICEtapo agents arrested and terrorized a six-year-old boy with leukemia and denied him medical care.Chris capper Liebenthal (Crooks and Liars)
There’s no end to the ways Trump is working to harm or even kill Americans!NewsHound Ellen (Crooks and Liars)
When the Democrats bring out Liz Cheney and George Bush to argue against the republican budget you know they have nothing.
They COULD run on cutting waste from the budget but they double down on no cuts.
They WILL get elected and possibly take over the house and senate in the mid-terms because the progressives with the letter R by their name cannot deliver.
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I support #PalestineAction.
#protest #CriminalisationOfDissent #UKpol #GeorgeMonbiot #DoubleDownNews
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He escaped Vader’s wrath, but he couldn’t beat Father Time
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Kenneth Colley played Admiral Piett in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”Eric Todisco (New York Post)
Some fans question US readiness for 2026 World Cup after Club World Cup experience
https://apnews.com/article/club-world-cup-international-fans-0fac529b7c4b225afe192dfa57098f44?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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It's true.
“The way these models work is they try to predict the most likely next sequence of text,” Crivello said. “So it starts like, ‘Oh, I’m going to send you a video!’ So what’s most likely after that? YouTube.com. And then what’s most likely after that?”
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One AI assistant learned too much from the internet and ended up "rickrolling" a client instead of sharing a tutorial video.Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)
@robinadams “The really remarkable thing about this new age of AI is, to patch it, all I had to do was add a line for what we call the system prompt — which is the prompt that’s included in every Lindy — and it’s like, don’t Rickroll people.”
This is the thing I keep trying to impress on people about indiscriminately trained LLMs. We don't "fix" them by actually correcting them, we just slap muzzles and blinders on them. But they still "want" to do the wrong thing and "find" ways to do it!
#Serbia police detain 79 protesters as dissent persists against president
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Serbian police have detained 79 university students and other protesters as they broke up street blockades in several cities.
Call your Reps (edited since it is now in the House’s hands) now. @5calls can make it easy, or just dial 202-224-3121 and ask the Capitol switchboard to connect you.
#USpol #bbb #Indivisible #50501Movement #democracy #NoKings
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