Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek@v.st

NEVER post photos on SM of views looking out your house window. Challenge myself to find where you live from general info in your previous posts. ID'd loads of people's addresses from hundreds of miles away. Keep safe.

Back to real life with yet another visualisation of the world's submarine cables. Sick of these yet? Too bad. Volcanoes are next, followed by earthquakes over submarine cables, or submarine cables over earthquakes.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale

#capitalism
#economics

The whole model of taxing "income" is wrong. We need to tax Wealth, not Income. Because the ones who desperately need taxing aren't the working folk.

Incidentally, in Canada there is a tax rebate called the "Canada Workers Benefit" (previously "Working Income Tax Benefit") which returns several thousand dollars to those within the bracket. It's a tiny band-aid step in the right direction, to lighten the tax load on those who are working for it, but the whole system needs to change.

#TaxTheRich

Just as a friendly reminder for anyone not aware:

The British press is not our friend. They, as a rule, do not publish anything, ever, favorable about trans folks, because those who control their content would very much prefer that we didn't exist.

So, if a reporter for, say, The Guardian wants to talk to you?

Don't.

Right now, we have half the country gloating. Reveling in the fact someone is in pain or mortal danger

Saying things like “should kept your legs closed” Mentioning how Jesus something, something

Then they mutter something about the sanctity of life

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Joe Biden: "I am going to eliminate junk fees that prey on people least able to pay them"

House republicans: *heroically throw themselves in front of the legislation to stop it*

A shocking amount of guys who make $15,000 a year: "Thank you republicans (ugly cry) you've saved me from socialism yet again"

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-block-credit-card-late-fees-1235006519/

#politics #VOTE #uspol #uspolitics

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/11/dot-trims-willoughby-ave-open-street-hours-because-streets-are-for-all-new-yorkers

I live on this street. Outside my window I’ve seen a child learning to ride a #bike, seen countless dogs and children going for walks and watch as cyclists of every kind roll by. What a tragedy to lose this small oasis from #cars.

It never ceases to amaze me how unserious this #city is regarding the safety of people outside of cars. This stinks. #nyc #OpenStreets

The rich want people to work themselves to death and without even the security of a decent wage, healthcare, and a home to go to, and then they have the audacity to complain about how traumatized everyone feels because of it.

Given Google’s firings, as a former tech and exec recruiter I feel I should offer a bit of insight…

Your employer and their HR dept are not there to protect or help you. They are there to protect and help the company and shareholders. As much as conscientious others may support your mission, if you violate company policies on company property, expect to be fired.

Choose an employer as carefully as you’d choose a partner. If you’re joining just for big money, you may be overlooking the prenup.

@FotoVorschlag
Berührungen sind hier, zumindestens kurzzeitig, erwünscht!

#FotoVorschlag
 #Luxemburg

Hot take: "overnight success" is not a thing.

Someone recently discovered my books and said "How had I never heard of you?"

I dunno, dude. I been shouting for thirty years, where you been? #writing

You can't hide us, you fucks.

The internet, and telecommunications in general, has made it impossible to deny Queerness' existence in modern society.

We're here to fucking stay.

Completely mind boggling to me that we threw away 5 billion phones in 2022.

Some of those could have been repurposed: smartphones are hardly innovating any more. The most eco-friendly phone is the one you already have.

We need to publicly support communities like @postmarketOS who work on making these phones repurposable, and @gnome that work on making a polished mobile experience that serves people, not creepy corporations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63245150

I am so sick of paywalls. We have to find a more sustainable form of journalism. All general news articles should be free after 24 hours. Feature articles can stay behind the paywall. Those who want or need superfresh news can (and will) pay.

JESUS CAME TO JOHNSON!

House Speaker Mike Johnson split with Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans to side with the Democrats and push forward a desperately needed House vote on Ukraine aid on Saturday!

House Democrats rescue Mike Johnson to save $95bn aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Republican House speaker now set to push forward legislation, which had stalled in the House amid protest from rightwing GOP
#AureFreePress #Breaking #BreakingNews #News #press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/house-democrats-mike-johnson-foreign-aid

I'm a woman and I flirt/pretend to be dim around mechanics and trades people, as they're more likely to do their work for discounted amounts, or even free.

The foundational belief of the right wing is this:

I am rich because of my hard work, not just because I was born rich. You are poor because you are lazy, not just because you were born poor.

#ukpolitics #tory #uspol #politics