"And, also, neither cigarettes nor lead paint are speech. The issues involving social media are all about speech. And yes, speech can be powerful. It can both delight and offend. It can make people feel wonderful or horrible. But we protect speech, in part, because it's so powerful."
‼️article in techdirt on kawsuits: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/
The final paragraphs:
"The relationship between social media use and mental health outcomes is complex, highly individ ual, and mediated by dozens Of confounding factors that researchers are still trying to untangle."
Pinguicula flowers incoming!
"Do not put your dick in it. It's fucked enough already."
- 24th century proverb
I N D E F E N S I B L E
Hear me out: 13th amendment, but instead of an exception for criminals, the exception is for anyone elected to federal office.
You'll be freed when your term ends, but you do not get to go home in August before the end of the session to avoid implicating a president.
Literal #publicServants
Good rundown of challenges Mamdani would face in NYC if he wins the general in November.
"So You’ve Become the Mayor of a Major American City (How Not to Lose by Winning)"
Stop. The. Killing.
Nothing justifies genocide.
In short; don't play chicken with a maniac
https://certainthoughts.substack.com/p/abundance-this-taco-trumpshut-the?r=1a8wm9&triedRedirect=true
"Shouldn't you uphold the constitution?"
"I was elected to wipe my ass with the constitution."
I'm not one to fetishize the US Constitution, but I am a big fan of how it tries to limit government actions to protect peoples' rights.
The first iris at my building opened yesterday, thanks to some neighbors who rehabbed the bed of them.
She is not amused
How the US is seen abroad... even by a close ally.
From: @benroyce
https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/114365613212911374
You love to see it
From: @kate
https://fosstodon.org/@kate/114365542415244339
