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YSK - for all the things that can make your life easier!

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Thus, when you're tempted to share a Politico article, please look instead for an article from a different source.

(Also, if you're wondering, know that Axel Springer, the mass media company, has nothing to do with Springer, the science publisher (the one with the chess knight logo; it's named after Julius Springer; it deserves criticism of its own, but a different kind.)

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Not only are there no legal consequences, but she’ll be allowed to drive again

They're not taking away her car.

They are not revoking her drivers license.

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He leído sobre algo llamado Klebira que supuestamente “suaviza la sensación” de hacer tareas pequeñas sin cambiar nada… ¿Alguien lo ha probado o sabe de qué va?

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Why do this? Because surveillance capitalism wants you to be less free. It wants you to be glued to the screen. It wants you to buy whatever advertisers want you to buy. But you can fight back by deliberately poisoning your data.

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@youshouldknow YSK that you can post to Lemmy from Mastodon, and Mastodon users can interact in Lemmy threads. This is a Mastodon account.

Seems like there's a new wave of Lemmy users, thought they may find that interesting! It can also work with other Fediverse software as well. It's all interconnectable. It's not perfect and there's some quirks due to Lemmy being a forum and Mastodon being a microblog. But you can ping Mastodon users in threads, and they can reply seamlessly.

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In the modern world YSK about resilience targetting and how it might contribute to feeling overwhelmed.

Resilience targeting is an attack on individual and community resilience during disasters through misinformation, confusion, and efforts to overwhelm, in order to prevent communities from recovering and keep them vulnerable.

You should also know about things that might help deal with those feelings...

https://archive.is/0jhxV

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Yeah that's right. For a whopping one time purchase of 250$, you get a lifetime license for a @linux.com domain as an email alias/forwarding only. You cannot send emails from this. You can contact support to check if the alias you want is available too.

Imagine this on your CV. It is the ultimate flex.

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It's a creative approach that can be further developed in other countries with corruption issues.

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Please watch til the end. I guarantee you will not regret it.

(Edit: I know you have heard that line 1000 times, but this, I mean it. I have been thinking the whole day about this video. I deeply respect this youtuber, and well... Just watch it.)

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We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever. In place of in person sales, we are leaning into handwritten thank you cards from online sales. Please help us make the world a better place, one cookie at a time!


I have no affiliation to them whatsoever. I do hope it's okay to post this here, though.

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Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

— Frank Wilhoit

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Why YSK: Most hospitals send a summary bill (for example pharmacy: $5,000) hoping you'll panic and just pay it. These are usually full of errors or huge markups. Before you pay anything, call the billing department and ask for an itemized bill with CPT codes. This will not only force a human to review it, but it also gives you the ability to spot BS. I tried this last year and the bill dropped by about 30% literally just because I asked, so don't let them rip you off.

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Apropos of absolutely nothing, a few random pieces of advice that you may or may not wish to follow.

I would also suggest you travel to the protest on foot, or by public transportation. If that's not possible, park a good distance away and walk in. If you're ubering (or whatever), have them drop you at a business a few blocks away. Makes it harder to link you to the protest later.

Also get the number of a good lawyer and write it on the back of your hand in marker that won't rub off. Pieces of paper can be taken from you. Your hand can't.

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