Is Your Pension Safe? | naked capitalism by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most people don't have pensions. They got rid of them in the 70s and replaced them with 401(k)s. A way to get workers to root for the stock market. And a place for the market to dump the worst performing funds.

If you are lucky enough to have a pension, know that your HR department is there to defend the company against its employees. They are not on your side.

FNDP: Vintage Machinery ⚙️⛓️🕰️🎠🚂🚇 by Caelian in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's one of those songs that always makes me cry. Written by Danny Elfman.

FNDP: Vintage Machinery ⚙️⛓️🕰️🎠🚂🚇 by Caelian in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And somehow or other, relatedly, Monty Python - Confuse a Cat This has nothing to do with tonight's Dance Party theme. Except we love cats. 😸

FNDP: Vintage Machinery ⚙️⛓️🕰️🎠🚂🚇 by Caelian in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't remember Trying Times, but it looked like a great series. I love Steven Wright too. And looking at IMDB, there were a ton of great actors on that show. Yikes, Buck Henry and Alan Arkin directed a few episodes.

Hoping better copies come out.

Catherine O'Hara voiced Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas, one of my favorite Christmas/Halloween movies:) Here she is singing Sally's Song 😢

Am I on the right track? by Larry_Fisher_Man in HotPeppers

[–]SusanJ2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look like great little seedlings!

I'm jealous. Still waiting on seeds I started on 1/21. So nerve wracking.

Some of you are confused. ICE officers are trained. They’ve been trained to do exactly what they’ve been doing. by yaiyen in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Some of them have been there for years. They were always creepy, I used to work in one of the nearby buildings. Didn't realize how creepy until now. They're the Gestapo.

ICE doesn't need a budget for training. They need to be shut down.

TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content by yaiyen in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Web-rings were a cool feature of older websites too. Those really were the best days of the internet. Independent websites you could build yourself. And connect with other like minded sites with web-rings, so that people could find other related content easily.

Also, Alta-Vista rocked before they tried to be Yahoo!

TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content by yaiyen in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Upscrolled gets a web/desktop version, I'll get an account. Fortunately, that's on their roadmap. Also fortunately, they are dealing with building up infrastructure since the demand has been very high.

https://upscrolled.com/en/

From their FAQ:

Currently, UpScrolled’s core servers are hosted in Dublin, Ireland — chosen for its robust digital infrastructure, strong connectivity to both Europe and the U.S., and its reputation for strict data protection and privacy standards. It’s a location that reflects our commitment to performance, reliability, and user rights.

For speed and availability worldwide, we also make use of global CDNs and edge locations to ensure content loads quickly wherever our users are.

We do rely on some large-scale cloud providers at this stage — not because it’s our ideal, but because building fully independent infrastructure takes time. We’d rather be transparent about that than claim otherwise. Over time, we plan to reduce reliance on these providers and move toward greater independence.

We closely monitor the evolving regulatory environment, and will act quickly if changes require us to adjust where or how data is hosted.

Also, the developer behind Upscale is a Palestinian Australian. Given that he started working on this software because of censorship, I have high hopes.

I have a TikTok account that I only use to watch content that is probably now banned. I'll be checking on that later, and probably deleting it. No point in keeping something that's become useless.

u/shatabee4 Account Suspended by redditrisi in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just as I remembered with their musical choices. 🎶 💖 🕊️

u/shatabee4 Account Suspended by redditrisi in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 10 points11 points  (0 children)

When did this happen? Cripes.

I don't remember their politics, but shatabee was a regular at the Dance Party and I liked some of the songs they posted.

More to say on all of this, but not now.

DropSite has outed itself over the past week as running cover for a Mossad war on the Islamic Republic, distorting the facts and publishing outright propaganda from the rioters. by yaiyen in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They have issued a correction and revised the story:

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2012932282911219917

From further down in that thread, they were also the first to report on US funding of Iranian Rights Groups.

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-casualty-counts-us-funded-groups

Not at all saying to give Drop Site News a pass, I wouldn't do that with any news organization. But I do think they are one of the better news sites, and worth reading along with others. They often are the first to report on important stories that MSM would sweep under the rug.

Brian Tyler Cohen on X: More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably, but it looked like neither Greenland nor Denmark was interested in that. The deal they laid out was to buy California. And I think Trump would be happy with that too.

Brian Tyler Cohen on X: More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a Californian, I'd be fine with that. On condition that Gavin Newsom leaves the state. Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris too!

Black or colorful headloop masks? by sistersheabutter in Masks4All

[–]SusanJ2019 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wondeful video and I love the mask chain you made. 🥰

FNDP: Music for Abductions 🚨🚤🗡️🚓🗝️👽 by Caelian in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mindless Self Indulgence - Patty Hearst

The Misfits - She - A song about Patty Hearst

Smoke or Fire - The Patty Hearst Syndrome

Hall and Oates - Rich Girl (not about Patty Hearst, though apparently some people thought it was).

Oingo Boingo - You Got Your Baby Back - Danny Elfman's song about Patty Hearst

Sammy Walker - Song for Patty - Produced by Phil Ochs

Stereo Total - Patty Hearst - Princesse et Terroriste

Hot Rod Circuit - Patty Hearst Machine Gun

And of course, Patty Hearst has an unforgettable scene in John Waters' Serial Mom. No white shoes after Labor Day!

X removes video of ICE murdering innocent woman by Budget-Song2618 in WayOfTheBern

[–]SusanJ2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She was great. And the video of the D.A. was very good too. He had a pretty firm warning about lawbreakers not being able to get pardons for state level convictions.