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Kathryn Beaumont, the voice actress for Alice, also served as a live-action reference model for the animators in "Alice in Wonderland" (released on July 28th, 1951).
anyway remember when the US government commissioned a study on dangers of pornography and when the commission returned with a report saying it doesn’t pose a danger and recommending removing restrictions the US government denounced its own study
A lot of the time when I point out that some right-wing policy is proven to not achieve the thing it purports to have as a goal, people rightly point out that the real goal is the negative outcomes that do happen.
Which is correct!
But this is often framed as me approaching the right wing naively by the respondent.
That's not the case at all. I know they're evil. The goal is to demonstrate that they're lying by exposing the way the rhetoric fails to line up with reality.
This has to be ongoing work because someone new has their political awakening every day. Every day, someone needs to learn that the right wing position is wrong on all levels, not just the obvious ones.
there will be people out there who still think the war on drugs (as the absolute first thing that comes to mind) is a legitimate social cause against an antisocial blight on society. if you come out the gate with (the very true statement) that it's actually been a deliberate campaign to target minorities and other undesirable groups to the ruling class, you're going to sound like a clueless conspiracy nut
whereas if you come with a very defensible, statistically supported point of "it doesn't work and has never worked" you can open the door to the follow up question of "why did the government do it in the first place, and (in many cases) why are they still doing it?"
Demonstrate that the people enforcing the policy have everything they need to know it doesn't work
Provide the context of what the policy achieves in the absence of its "intended" outcome.
Remind people that the purpose of a system is what it does.
Then, instead of being a non-sequitur claim you're just pulling out of thin air, the conclusion is the most reasonable way to assemble the provided puzzle pieces.
Also a lot of people having a rough time also tend to want to simplify, and sometimes aren't interested in empathizing.
Someone going well what if I just take a fucking sledgehammer to this situation and fuck anyone who gets hit by the debris if it solves this problem, do not need to hear that the sledgehammer will have lasting negative consequences for others, they need to hear that it won't solve the problem.
As more and more people are being forced to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft's most AI-malware-ridden OS yet, I've been putting together articles and links for how to undo the damage and save your battery, your RAM, your disk space, your privacy, and your sanity from this bullshit.
FIRST:
The easiest way to get rid of the majority of the bullshit that Windows is forcing on us, as of October 2025, is this one-stop-one-click debloat solution from a modern day hero:
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customi
It's very easy, even if you're not tech savvy or get scared of pop up windows saying "ARE YOU SURE?" Yes, you are sure, I promise. This program takes maybe two minutes and will save you SO MUCH pain, time, and money (and exploitation).
Now that you've done that, here's the cleanup, to catch the little shit that the debloat might have missed (most of this will already be done by debloat, but hey, it's good to double check).
Microsoft wants to put AI everywhere on your PC, but you can take back control.
Even just reading about some of these features makes me angry. Fucking Copilot and "Discover" AI scrapers are in Notepad. NOTEPAD. And then there's this uncanny valley garbage:
No uncanny valley video calls for me, thanks! (Also, what else is it doing while it scans your face and listens to your calls? What else, microsoft? Because there was a lot of memory being assigned to this program for a simple "smooths your skin" add on).
Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some privacy.
The truly insane number of places they have stuck ads on your own home computer is sickening. Become Unmarketable.
Bonus:
Some background programs you probably don't need that are taking up space and how to remove them (Microsoft forums, 2024)
Your Samsung Galaxy Phone comes with 22 apps you don't need (Android Police, 2025)
How to disable the AI in firefox (still the only browser that lets you do this permanently) (Windows Report, 2025)
My windows 11 computer is by far the worst computer that I've used. Can't believe that I'm saying this but Chromebooks are both cheaper and better. Of course, it depends on what you want from the computer but for fucks sakes, you know what I mean.
My computer will glitch out despite being brand new, not turn on, or just straight up have horrible Bluetooth connections. The memory is "used up" like five months into using it.
Are you being fucking serious.
I've gone my entire life using Chrome books before now and while yes, it has its downsides, the downsides do NOT equate to what a windows 11 has.
My first experience with this computer was it not turning on. Like fresh out of the box.
Also, it's so slow! Like omg?!
Another thing that I'd like to add, they added this horrible toggle of "let ai autocorrect fix your work in real time. As well as help it Improve." And they put it DEEP in my settings. So they have been scrapping my work without me even knowing, no disclosure no nothing.
Had to turn this shit off but I am sure that it'll either not work or "mysteriously turn back on again."
I do not want you to use my hours of work for your shitty ai, FUCK OFF.
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