I don’t recall any hype around it at all except that it was a thing that companies made. Most of them require glasses so I really don’t understand how they thought that would ever catch on.

They are surprised VR isn’t really taking off with inflation through the roof huh?

Thank you, yes it does.

Kind of maddening that a government would try to demand that of another. US businesses do not need to be babies to this extent.

It does a little bit there’s not much elaboration on what specific demands were made re: french language and Quebecoise culture

Wait did he actually say that??? I’m surprised Trump even knows French is an official language in Canada

I see something like this and I’m like “oh are you trans?” And then I’m like “oh or a cis woman?” And then I’m like “oh or an immigrant or any shade of brown?” “Oh or a working class man?” And I just end up thinking of every identity combination because there are maybe 5 people on earth that this admin hasn’t been extremely hostile to, and even for them it’s only a matter of time before they start turning on each other and eating each other too

Honeymoon phase OVER!! Stable, long term relationship phase built on mutual respect has STARTED.

Thank you. That definitely lines up with my experience moderating subreddits and communities.

What’s the 90-9-1 rule?

“I love my son,” the U.S. representative told USA TODAY in response to a request for comment. “We take these allegations very seriously and pray for everyone affected during this challenging time.”

😑 Pretty good standard PR line I guess

Oh no, I’m getting old

But renewables are already cheaper than fossil fuels and the rest of the world IS going to move on, we can’t stop them, he is limiting our ability to produce energy at the same time the economy is being propped up by new data centers

lol, I think this is the most important takeaway here. We feel a natural pull to understand as critical thinking humans, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if it’s maliciousness or incompetence

So it’s not just that he’s stupid, it’s the russian asset thing?

Is he actually sabotaging us on purpose at this point?

Does anyone remember when Biden stepped down and Republicans were real mad that the democrats were “hiding” his decline?

🤨

I never would have heard about this if not for the fediverse

There’s actually a surprising number of people who still use both. People who feel they’ve been wronged are usually pretty vocal about it. I’m not saying they’re exaggerating or lying or anything either, mind you, just pointing out that’s the way the human mind works. Capital One pissed me off and I told everyone who would listen for like a decade after, but no one really volunteers info about uneventful relationships.

Sorta. That ruling allowed them to use race as a criteria, but not the criteria for stopping someone. So the ACLU is seeking to prove that racial profiling is the primary and often only sorting criteria ICE is using, which is currently not allowed as far as we know (or it will force the courts to just admit that racial profiling is 100% open season now).

They’re also calling them tonks, which isn’t so much a racial slur but refers to the sound a flashlight makes when they hit someone over the head with it. It’s not just that they’re no-no words, it’s that the language they are using is very much linked to the violence they are also doing.

There are ongoing cases about the Pretti / Good murders also at a minimum, so it’s not an either-or situation.

That’s not to say that any of this is good or acceptable, mind you. The fact that the country didn’t absolutely grind to a halt over all of this is a massive failure, of course.