Solitary

Art, illustration, fanart, comics, video games, movies and history nerdness. Sadly, no relation to Han Solo.

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[not-safe-for-democracy]

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[msilverstar]

US voting registration deadlines

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Page 186 of SHOT AND CHASER is up.

SHOT AND CHASER is a webcomic about storms. Soulmates Tre and Olly experience a literal whirlwind of a day chasing a developing storm from t

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SHOT AND CHASER page 185 is up! Yeah....

SHOT AND CHASER is a webcomic about storms. Soulmates Tre and Olly experience a literal whirlwind of a day chasing a developing storm from t

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SHOT AND CHASER updates resume! Page 183 is up.

SHOT AND CHASER is a webcomic about storms. Soulmates Tre and Olly experience a literal whirlwind of a day chasing a developing storm from t

[judgejudyofficial]

stop letting miserable people on the internet convince you that you must have a concrete, well-constructed opinion on everything that has ever existed.

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[judgejudyofficial]

everybody say thank you Marcus Aurelius

[sylvyspritii]

Thank you Marcus Aurelius

[politijohn]

Source

[katisconfused]

Please note: this was a midterm ballot question. This only passed because people showed up to vote for something other than president. Please don't ignore local races.

[apocalypse-polakiewicz]

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[autiebiographical]

Please don't use the Patreon app on any iPhone. Apple is charging Patreon users an additional 30% fee.

Patreon is the main source of income for many creators and not everyone can afford an extra 30% on top of what they're already paying.

This is 100% corporate greed and it hurts all of us. If you can avoid using the iPhone Patreon please do so.

[riverfortune]

Hank Green made a video about this kind of thing! But yes, the TL;DW is subscribe to stuff using a browser if at all possible! Otherwise either you or the creator/company you're subscribing to is getting screwed over.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

hey what the fuck

[bigbigtruck]

Use the site, not the app!! Please!!

[fairuzfan]

Here's a website where Palestine GoFundMes are vetted and shared that you can send out to people. The url is gazafunds.com

Easy to use and simple. Just share the site whenever someone asks for GFMs for Palestine.

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SHOT AND CHASER pages 180-182 are up.

SHOT AND CHASER is a webcomic about storms. Soulmates Tre and Olly experience a literal whirlwind of a day chasing a developing storm from t

[italymystery-swanqueen]

[zigdirty]

Go figure, regressives undermining elections again, shocking.

But truly, everyone that sees this, check your registration, especially in conservative states.

[fandomsandfeminism]

Texans, check here:

Learn who can vote in Texas, how to check if you're registered, register to vote in Texas, and prepare for voting day.

[bethanyactually]

Anyone in the US can check their voter registration, or register to vote, at vote.org which is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to providing voting guidance.

Check Your Voter Registration Status - Vote.org

It takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you ta

[beesmygod]

ed zitron, a tech beat reporter, wrote an article about a recent paper that came out from goldman-sachs calling AI, in nicer terms, a grift. it is a really interesting article; hearing criticism from people who are not ignorant of the tech and have no reason to mince words is refreshing. it also brings up points and asks the right questions:

if AI is going to be a trillion dollar investment, what trillion dollar problem is it solving?

what does it mean when people say that AI will "get better"? what does that look like and how would it even be achieved? the article makes a point to debunk talking points about how all tech is misunderstood at first by pointing out that the tech it gets compared to the most, the internet and smartphones, were both created over the course of decades with roadmaps and clear goals. AI does not have this.

the american power grid straight up cannot handle the load required to run AI because it has not been meaningfully developed in decades. how are they going to overcome this hurdle (they aren't)?

people who are losing their jobs to this tech aren't being "replaced". they're just getting a taste of how little their managers care about their craft and how little they think of their consumer base. ai is not capable of replacing humans and there's no indication they ever will because...

all of these models use the same training data so now they're all giving the same wrong answers in the same voice. without massive and i mean EXPONENTIALLY MASSIVE troves of data to work with, they are pretty much as a standstill for any innovation they're imagining in their heads

[shitty-check-please-aus]

just a reminder that BetterHelp is selling your fucking data and that they themselves have said at industry meetings that they're a data-driven company more than a people-driven company

It feels like for a while in there that people were dropping them as a sponsor but now that the controversy has slightly dimmed there are so many ads for them again; do not give them your information, do not give them your money

I know insurance is a pain in the ass and mental health treatments cost too much out of pocket for most people. So do they, that's why they're making this little bait and switch operation. Helping people is, at best, a side product of their data harvesting, and at worst just a trick to lure people in.

[coldbrewraktajino]

I used Cerebral a while back to access medication that I had previously been on but my PCP didn't want to rx because she felt it was beyond her speciality. Cerebral seemed the less sketchy of the options, so I went with it until I realized they were even less accessible and responsive than the traditional office route. I also learned firsthand the risks of not having a proper physical before said medication.

Those months at Cerebral tainted my medical record: I had to jump through more hoops than before to show that I was actually dxed properly and that I hadn't been caught up in their scam.

Anyway, Cerebral was selling my data too. Fuck them, they deserve to have the FDA throw the book at them.

[sparvverius]

becoming a history buff will save your life for real bc every time someone says "this is crazy, politics didn't use to be like this! america didn't use to be like this!" you will know enough to say well. on the contrary,

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SHOT AND CHASER page 179 is up!

SHOT AND CHASER is a webcomic about storms. Soulmates Tre and Olly experience a literal whirlwind of a day chasing a developing storm from t

[modern-politics111]

I can never tell which of my posts are going to explode (it is never ones I put work in) but I pray to God this one does

The past few weeks I have seen an explosion in doomerism and defeatism about Trump. Some people seem to have just decided to call the election for him for reasons that don't even make much sense

(He was almost shot and that always helps! Look at Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt! Reagan was already president and incredibly popular, and the shooting happened 2 months into his first term; Roosevelt was shot when he was campaigning in 1912....in an election he lost)

Trump has never been popular, he has never won the popular vote, and he has never had popular support. For the past 3 years, especially post Roe V. Wade, Democrats have increasingly overperformed especially in special elections. There were so many polls predicting 2022 would be a Red Wave, that turned out to be false due to faulty and biased polling. I'm not saying a Dem loss is impossible, but it is a lot less of a sure thing than the doomsayers are making it out to be

How does Trump win? Apathy. Despair. Low Turn Out. While many of the "Trump is guaranteed to win" posters I'm sure are real people who are justifiably scared, I think we underestimate just how many are people at home and abroad, who want a lower turnout, who want Trump to win.

I used to hear a joke growing up that "If voting did anything, they would make it illegal" Well considering how hard Republicans are trying to discourage voting and making it hard to do, it must do something.

Don't despair. Don't panic. Don't retreat. ACT

So what can you do?

Are you registered to vote? 🗳

You can register to vote here! ☑️

Do you know what/ who will be on your ballot? 📄

Do you know your state voting requirements? 📥

Do you know your polling location? 📍

Can you vote early? 🖊

Can you vote by mail? 📬

Do you need disability services for voting? ♿️

Do you need to know your voter’s rights? 🧑🏽‍⚖️

Do you need a ride to register/ vote?

Spread this far and wide. Tell your friends and your family. Make clear to them what is at stake if Trump wins.

Additionally, here are two volunteer organizations that I help out with

Vote Forward - write letters to encourage turnout

Working Family's Party - an organization working to help progressives win in primaries and general elections. I particularly like working in their text bank program. Want to help in a phone bank but don't like talking on the phone? this is perfect as you send texts to encourage support and voting

Spread this far and wide. Tell your friends and your family. Make clear to them what is at stake if Trump wins. Feel free to add other resources and organizations that

[mrshamill]

even if your district is blue (like mine is) you can always help. push voting. volunteer with the league of women voters. this is vitally important.