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Qrackheads Aren’t Brainwashed. They’re Invested Due to Moral Injury

I know the popular tactic for getting loved ones off the Qrack is gentle compassion or epistemological conversation, but as time goes on I’m leaning more towards outright ridicule. This isn’t a pop psychology either-or abuser/codependent or megalomaniac/cultist situation. It’s more like the real deal where the victims are already…

Don’t Collab With Cultists

Those of us who’ve been on the internet long enough and have become something like noted personalities, not quite “influencers”, but just people well regarded in their niche, have all been there. We’ve made the mistake of getting too chummy with the scummy, and then paid for that mistake. Either…

Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash With Police

After the president addressed the crowd gathered to protest President-elect Joe Biden’s win, Trump supporters pushed past barriers onto the Capitol grounds. Source: Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash With Police

Demon Sperm Aftermath

I don’t think any president in my lifetime has affected my relationships as much as the former. I have lost a few acquaintances because of the well funded brainwashing and mis/disinformation they fell victim to. The one who gives me the most laughs though, is the Kracken, who actually bought…

Avoiding Ableist Language

Here’s a good resource for those of us trying to do better about avoiding ableist language in our writing and conversation. It’s a Microsoft Document from Augsburg University.

Avoiding Ableist Language

US judge rules WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO can go ahead | The Times of Israel

August 28, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP/File)A US judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit brought by WhatsApp against NSO Group can go ahead, meaning the Israeli spyware firm could be compelled to reveal information about its clients and practices, the Guardian reported.WhatsApp is suing NSO Group, accusing it of using the Facebook-owned messaging service to conduct cyber-espionage on journalists, human rights activists and others.The suit filed in a California federal court contended that NSO Group tried

Source: US judge rules WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO can go ahead | The Times of Israel