New world order: Putin dies, successor adopts democracy and joins NATO, Trump leaves NATO and goes full authoritarian, US becomes new dictatorship while Russia becomes new leader of the free world.

That is peak clickbait, bravo.

Spiro emphasized that the SEC’s demand for such a large settlement was out of line with previous cases, where penalties for similar violations have typically been much lower, often under $100,000. Musk’s defense team argues that this case should follow those precedents, asserting that the penalties being sought are not proportional to the offense.

Not fair! That proposed fine would make the crime unprofitable for my client!

For the past like decade the only “updates” OpenOffice has been getting are questionable code comment changes from one dude. These changes literally do nothing, and people have suggested that the only reason he does it is to make OpenOffice seem like it’s still being developed, even though it was abandoned long ago.

Why? IDK, but I think it’s just some stubborn asshole with an axe to grind with the LibreOffice project. OpenOffice still has stronger name recognition than LibreOffice, so a lot of people still use it.

You’re looking for enemies where there are none. I’m not a medical professional, but I assume this amount of paranoia is not good for your mental health and well-being. Just take the article for what it is: a win for free software

LMAO someone please make that website. Publish all the totally not classified classified stuff that this incompetent administration is going to leak. This definitely won’t be the last time it happens.

Do people use Facebook for porn? Like, on their personal accounts? That’s weird.

I want to celebrate this, but it’s hard not to see it as an attempt at authoritarianism. I think the right way to do a Facebook ban is to ensure people have access to a good alternative (like Mastodon) before pulling the plug.

Huskies are great. Mine loses her shit if I even look at the leash, but she will not run out the door by herself. At worst, she’ll take a few steps out with her ears down (which is the sign that she knows she’s being bad), but then run back in as soon as I call her.

I didn’t train her at all, she’s just an unnaturally good girl for some reason.

Come on lemmy, chill the fuck out with the conspiracy theories. This place is starting to feel like an infowars facebook group ffs

Post your name and home address, and I’ll go pick you up so we can fly to Yemen and see where the bombs landed.

At least we now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that these people are, in fact, incompetent lunatics and aren’t just acting that way for the cameras.

Impeach these people before they ruin us.

I never saw this as a right vs left thing, just a stupid vs smart thing. But I can see why people would assume anti-vaxxers are right wing.

These people were tricked into believing vaccines are bad. They’re victims (stubborn and idiotic ones)

The saddest part about this is that the people telling others not to vaccinate aren’t going to suffer from this because they know they’re spreading bullshit and thus already vaccinated themselves.

Not true. This lawsuit has been in the works for a long time. IIRC the investigation started towards the end up the first Trump admin, was completed, brought to trial, and won by the Biden admin, and now is being completed under Trump again.

Don’t believe the MAGA lies about government agencies being partisan hacks. They’re generally staffed by people who believe in the mission and put that ahead of politics. Under Trump, a lot of good people are leaving, but the ones playing the loyalty game can stay and keep working.

Apple seems like the best option due to their business goals (privacy).

Lol. Lmao, even.

Sorry for the flippant comment, but it’s so incredibly wrong that I need to highlight the ridiculousness. TBF to you, it’s a common misconception due to Apple marketing’s lies, and our regulatory agencies unable/unwilling to do anything about companies that lie like Apple does.

Microsoft would be even worse.

The best outcome IMO is to kill Chrome, Edge, AND Safari, and force users to scatter and find an alternative on their own. There will need to be some way to prevent all big tech from trying to compete here too (Facebook, Amazon, etc), as those are incentivized to monopolize exactly like Google did, and we shouldn’t have to wait another 2 decades for the government to do something about it.

There will be some growing pains as people initially end up on shitty/scammy browsers, but eventually the market will do its thing and browser devs will compete for marketshare.

The autopen has achieved sentience.

I want to believe, but can anyone debunk this? Like, point out a reasonable, plausible explanation for this that doesn’t involve fraud?

Fuck this shit, now I gotta be pro Disney too? I’d gotten so used to hating them. They grew on me a little back when they stood up against DeSantis in Florida too.

I miss the days when we could just love/hate corporations based on their business practices instead of culture war bullshit.