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tw human experimentation
oooo boy do I love art, such a fun subject, looking up human experimentation for a silly lil sculpture and discovering the covered up experiments performed by the CIA in Canada on non-consenting/kidnapped children, trying to "cure" autism/schizophrenia by electroshocking and drug abuse :D
oo oo oo also the mind control ones are reeeaaally fun (im being so fucking sarcastic right now)
wow, America amirite :D
Communication should be free.
Communication should be free.
Communication is a human right.
Stop monetizing human rights.
Communication should be free.
Free the feed.
tumblr trying to be like tiktok then trying to be like twitter then giving us the 3rd unreality inducing immersive ad, its staff members being condescending to the userbase, the marketing team trying to parasocialize their way into your pockets, youtube trying to do away with adblockers after upping the percentage of ads by 40% and making it so even if your video is demonetized watchers will still get them, youtube removing the dislike button then making it so you don't get a home feed if you have watch history turned off, google being able to remove your synched bookmarks if they don't comply with their policy, if i listed every way in which twitter has gotten worse in the last year this post will be as long as a novel, ai generated articles and images everywhere, google searches sucking ass in general, reddit charging for its api, KOSA being introduced into the US senate, tiktok in general, every social media under the fucking sun introducing log in walls, being unable to browse most sites on mobile from the sheer amount of popups taking over your screen WAUUUGH social media being products and thus requiring infinite growth and thus trying to introduce newer and newer shit that alienates its dedicated userbase. saturated sludge era of the internet
in the latest cyber-news: the internet archive has lost their case against 4 major publishing houses (verge article). they’re going to appeal, but this is still a bad outcome. the fate of the internet is currently hanging in the balance because 4 multibillionare publishing groups missed out on like $15 of combined revenue during the pandemic because of the archive’s online library service. it’s so fucking stupid.
for those who don’t know what the internet archive is, it’s a virtual library full of media. books, magazines, recordings, visuals, flash games, websites - a lot of these things either don’t exist anymore or cannot be found & bought. heard of the wayback machine? that’s part of the internet archive. it is the most important website to exist, and i don’t say that lightly. if the internet archive goes down, the cultural loss will be immeasurable.
so how can you help?
boycott the publishing companies involved in this. they’re absolute ghouls, frankly, and don’t deserve a penny. the companies involved are harpercollins (imprints), wiley (imprints), penguin random house llc (imprints), and hachette book group (imprints). make sure the websites are set to your location as it may differ worldwide.
learn to torrent. download a torrent client (i recommend transmission), a vpn (i recommend protonvpn - sign up and choose the area that’s closest to your continent/country), and hit up /r/piracy on reddit for websites. with torrenting, you can get (almost) any media you want for free in high quality, with add-ons such as subtitles, and with no risks of loss. i would also recommend getting into the habit of watching stuff online for free. the less you can pay to a giant corporation, the better.
get into the habit of downloading and archiving materials. find a TB external hard drive, ideally the higher the better. it’ll probably cost around $60 for 1TB and continue to go up, but they’re so so useful. if you can’t afford a drive, look for any GB harddrives or memory sticks you have lying around and just fill them up. videos, pdfs, magazines, songs, movies, games - anything you can rip and download and fit on there, do it, because nothing is permanent.
donate to the internet archive. this is the most important option on the list. the IA relies entirely on funding, and it’s going to need more to fight this case. whatever you can donate, do it. i promise it’s helpful.
and finally…
It should be illegal for companies to own single family homes and no I’m not kidding
Not every union is perfect but oh when you get a good one, the support is powerful 💪🏽. Saw this on Twitter and whew the lesson!
Not every union is perfect but oh when you get a good one, the support is powerful 💪🏽. Saw this on Twitter and whew the lesson!
Fuck parsons and all the suits involved in this mess.
Always say as little as possible!
I do have one quick correction though. You should never disclose your medical history to an employer, keep that to yourself. However it’s not HIPAA. HIPAA is specifically for health insurance providers, healthcare providers, and other health industry entities. Your employer asking about health conditions is a violation of the ADA, not a violation of HIPAA.
This seems like a nitpick but I once had to sue an employer for discrimination (I won!) and believe me, the corporation will use your ignorance to their advantage. If you claim the wrong protections when you are bringing up your case they are going to chew you up.
Knowledge is power!
“Must have reliable transportation” = “this is how we legally discriminate against poor people who take the bus”
"just get a job" i am going to eat your liver for dinner actually!