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Workers rights and unions

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The Architect’s Newspaper Not Found According to the expose by ITV, more than 21,000 workers have...
The Architect’s Newspaper Not Found According to the expose by ITV, more than 21,000 workers have died since 2017 while working on Saudi Vision 2030 and NEOM.
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🍰 Let Us Eat CAKE 🍰

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Elections 2023 and 2024 (Part 2)

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A pretty complete list, with citations, of how Trump ticks all the boxes. A Collection of...
A pretty complete list, with citations, of how Trump ticks all the boxes. A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry – 26 Oct 24 New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’…
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Post your Pet or animal Pics (Part 3)

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Update: we have an appointment Friday to visit the vet. Unfortunately there aren’t many exotic vets...
Update: we have an appointment Friday to visit the vet. Unfortunately there aren’t many exotic vets around. The one we’re going to is an hour away in NoVa (northern Virginia), but they are also the best IMHO. The buck is slowly getting better. Eating more regular, pooping regularly, too, though still with problems. He’s also more active. We’re avoiding treats, and giving more greens....
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Elections 2023 and 2024 (Part 2)

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I’m watching the World Series (I think 1st time all season that I’ve managed to watch...
I’m watching the World Series (I think 1st time all season that I’ve managed to watch more than an inning). They ran a pro-Trump ad which claimed something to the effect of “she said so herself, in our own words,” then they very obviously cobbled together her saying their “keywords.” Made me think of this:You Probably Should Ignore That
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Fuck Today, Continued (Part 3)

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Context. CNN – 30 Oct 24 At least 95 killed and dozens missing in Spain’s flash...
Context. CNN – 30 Oct 24 At least 95 killed and dozens missing in Spain’s flash floods | CNN At least 95 people have been killed by severe flash floods in Spain, according to authorities on Wednesday, as emergency responders scramble to find dozens of missing people.
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The song that’s stuck in your head right now

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Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (Official Lyric Video)
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Elections 2023 and 2024 (Part 2)

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An omnipotent, omnipresent creator entity requires help. Uh, huh.
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Fuck Today, Continued (Part 3)

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The news from Spain are harrowing. The worst of it: this is as expected.
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Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience

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gero: Do send me a PM if you wish to keep contact. That goes for me...
gero: Do send me a PM if you wish to keep contact. That goes for me as well, but I find it hard to believe I can manage keeping in contact. Before this closes down - maybe forever, maybe not - I just want to thank you guys. We all changed through the time, and sometimes the community was part of the reason we...
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Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience

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I’ve just seen this statement by @orenwolf over there in the General Moderation topic: General Moderation...
I’ve just seen this statement by @orenwolf over there in the General Moderation topic: General Moderation Topic I will point out that there remains the possibility that we return to the BBS - I would caution against anonymization for that possibility, as we will have no mechanism to restore access to your account if that happens. Not sure what to make of it.
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Da Musicz

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As the BBS comes to s jarring close why not make this a farewell. The End...
As the BBS comes to s jarring close why not make this a farewell. The End Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) [Official Music Video] [4K UPGRADE]
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Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience

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sqlrob: Wait, what? When did this start? I never noticed it, but then I’m not usually...
sqlrob: Wait, what? When did this start? I never noticed it, but then I’m not usually looking at links that can be affiliates. Converting BBS member’s links into affiliate links that pay BB (without any disclosure) has been going on for years. Everytime someone referenced a product at Amazon with a link, BoingBoing secretly took ownership of the link for its own profit by...
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Fall Holidays 2024!

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Before I forget… I’ve always associated this song with Halloween (it helped that that’s approximately when...
Before I forget… I’ve always associated this song with Halloween (it helped that that’s approximately when I discovered this in our stack of 45s. It’s one of several we won at a school fair.) Mammatapee - Monster Fun
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Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience

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Oh my, this is a shock to me. The bbs has been my online home for...
Oh my, this is a shock to me. The bbs has been my online home for years, I’ve learned so much from all of you. It feels like getting the rug pulled out under me. As was more eloquently put by many others, also I was very willing to pay a subscription fee until I learned about Substack. It’s a tremendous loss for all...
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Post your Pet or animal Pics (Part 3)

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Guess who?
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Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience

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Tom the Dancing Bug post is not showing up on Substack. Is that deliberate? Clicking comment...
Tom the Dancing Bug post is not showing up on Substack. Is that deliberate? Clicking comment link just brings you to https://premium.boingboing.net/ eTA: it’s there now. MF forgot to post it there. It will be there as before.
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Post your Pet or animal Pics (Part 3)

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For posterity
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Elections 2023 and 2024 (Part 2)

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well; The message we heard in church was that end-times prophecy was unfolding in front of...
well; The message we heard in church was that end-times prophecy was unfolding in front of our eyes and God needed our help to speed up the process toward an apocalyptic Armageddon that would ultimately culminate in the return of Christ Sojourners – 9 Nov 23 Evangelical Support for Israel Is Fueled By Apocalyptic Hopes I grew up in an evangelical church that supported...
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Trump the Chump (Part 2)

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Bluesky Social – 30 Oct 24 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.bsky.social) REPORTER: Can you imagine any circumstances in...
Bluesky Social – 30 Oct 24 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.bsky.social) REPORTER: Can you imagine any circumstances in which you would be defeated but not say the election is stolen? TRUMP: If it was a corrupt election. It could happen. REPORTER: Do you anticipate declaring victory on election night? TRUMP: I hope... encrypted paper
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General Moderation Topic

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I will point out that there remains the possibility that we return to the BBS -...
I will point out that there remains the possibility that we return to the BBS - I would caution against anonymization for that possibility, as we will have no mechanism to restore access to your account if that happens.
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General Moderation Topic

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Honestly, I’m not sure if we’re going to be able to anonymize people after the site...
Honestly, I’m not sure if we’re going to be able to anonymize people after the site closes. I’ll ask. Anonymization is a very permanent move; there is no way to restore access to an account if you change your mind later. So it’s a good idea to be sure before asking.
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General Moderation Topic

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Hmmm…is anonymizing something to be considered once this place goes read only?
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Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience

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Not a big fan of the move away from the BBS forum, to a pay-walled alternative,...
Not a big fan of the move away from the BBS forum, to a pay-walled alternative, though I do acknowledge that running a website is not easy at the best of times (and it is currently right now not the best of times). I’ve seen gaming news blogs, in a change/re-design of their platform changing the comment system, essentially kill all sense of a...
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