Would you happen to know whether this is something that a UserAgent spoofer would suffice to get around?

Buying direct also gives those companies a higher profit margin; meaning they have the opportunity to expand, or better pay their employees (whether or not they do, is a seperate matter).

That well may be the case, all we can do is hope that the rest of the world can bulwark against the rise of Fascism long enough to watch it fail in the US - at which point, it should hopefully diminish its allure.

At the moment I’m 50/50 between switching over to Linux full-time, or full booting Windows 10 LTSC.

But having had to use it for work, I am adamant in saying that Windows 11 will never touch my home system drive.

What’s the easiest/best way to start with UseNet? I’ve wanted to give it a try for the longest time - but it just feels like such a daunting task to try and figure out…

The average US household spent over $500/yr on streaming services in 2024, which was actually down YOY!

At that sort of expense, you would be much better served buying (or if you’re technically minded - building) a NAS at home and then just…

… yaaar! 🏴‍☠️

That way, you keep access to the media without having to worry about licenses expiring or the internet going out.

MAGA cultists will gladly eat up all the shit that’s served to them, and even gleefully ask for more of they think there’s even a passing chance that a Dem/liberal/leftie would smell their breath.

The US willing descent towards Gilead has been horrific to watch, as an outsider.

The sooner the rest of the civilised world decouples from that insanity, and hopefully bands together around the common ideals that the US used to (at least pretend to) represent - the better.

In the (now seemingly unlikely) event that Trump and his ilk lose their grip on power, people need to move swiftly to curtail Musk’s power over the Oval Office; to the point that stripping him of his wealth and imprisoning him may honestly be the only way left to save the Union at this point.

Sure there are plenty other billionaires who may be eyeing up his current position, but they would surely think twice if the likelihood was they too would end up impoverished and incarcerated.

You’ve misunderstood; Donations to charities like The Trevor Project are deductible, and would be very much considered political.

In a fair democracy, sure. But the US ain’t that; I wouldn’t be surprised if they used donation write-offs to target political opponents.

The SSN is 9 digits long; so technically they would have to start re-using them after the billionth one. Given the current population size, and how many people have been born/died since its implementation - it’s fair to say they haven’t had to re-use any figures yet.

Look, the awfulness of this whole entire situation aside - I would unironically enjoy the shit out of that rendition.

Needs at least two exclamation points on that thing; to properly imply scale. Add an extra one for each of the following territorial acquisitions: Canada and Greenland.

Coming soon, to a map near you: OKLAHOMA!!!

I imagine a lot of this is coming off the back of individuals/corporations/nations seeking influence over Trump; especially when you consider that something like 80-90% of initial tokens were owned by Trump and insiders.

A couple hundred million dollars is a small amount to pay for the leverage it could provide. I honestly think a large number of the biggest bagholders would be linked to the Saudi’s and Musk.

True, but it’s only a matter of time before it bites those people in the ass. Whether or not they’re smart enough to understand the cause (Trump/Musk chaos) or not - they’re going to suffer.

The best you can hope for this cohort is that they’re disenfranchised enough by the mid-terms to sit out the election and allow for a massive shift in the House and Senate… but given how spineless and feckless the Dems have acted over the past four years - I’m not holding out a”much hope.

G O U R A N G A !

“Things aren’t looking so golden for Tesla in the Golden State. Tesla’s dominance in the electric-vehicle market continues to falter as the brand reported its fifth consecutive quarterly registration decline,” California New Car Dealers Association said in a report published on Jan. 31.

Emphasis mine, but the bad news is that the Model Y and 3 are still the highest-selling cars in the state - so there’s still plenty more room for those figures to fall:

Still, the Model Y crossover continued to be the top-selling vehicle in the state, with about 129,000 units sold last year. The Model 3 sedan was a distant second, with around 53,000 cars delivered.

He has implicit Congressional Approval as long as the GOP maintain a majority and sit back, doing nothing.

Twenty-something years from now, we’ll all be quoting “First they came for the migrants, but I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a migrant; then they came for the foreign aid workers, but I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a foreign aid worker…” when referring to the downfall of the United States of America.

They’re still complaining that Kamala’s campaign didn’t do enough to woo them into voting for her; still claiming both sides are equally bad… 🤦🏻‍♂️

That’ll probably be their last words, as they get sent off to the concentration camps.