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Bernie Sanders Makes Surprise Appearance At Coachella in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 6 points 2 days ago

Spot-on re: 1. When I saw that I thought, “why fucking bother with these people?” Don’t Coachella/Burning Man/SXSW demographics comprise primarily techbros and other guillotine fodder nowadays?

Solana’s first lady meme coin falls hard—down 96% as Melania-linked project becomes case study in crypto red flags in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 57 points 2 days ago (5 children)

It’s by design though, isn’t it? Are there even any crypto green flags? Why are any of these ventures treated as anything other than rug-pull scams?

Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves' in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’d once heard that it wasn’t even about West Virginia, the state, but rather west Virginia, the region. Dunno about the veracity of that statement, but

Couple sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for forcing adopted Black children to work as 'slaves' in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

A Time to Kill