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bitter old bastard batman who has to try and corral 8 different kids across rooftops while trying to deal with another one of the riddler’s ridiculous schemes and scarecrow dancing around somewhere with a scythe at the same time would be a way more interesting batman movie than another origin story

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the most relieving thing to ever happen in the naruto anime is when Jiraiya puts his clothes back on and the innermost layer makes a clinking noise, finally reassuring you that people in the naruto universe are wearing light armor and not fishnets

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holy fuck.

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SCREAM

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Were you born between 1957 and 1989? It may be worth getting a lab test to see if you are immune to measles. I know for a fact that I had my MMR immunizations when I was a child. I remember the little green book my mom carried to each doctor’s appointment because I was fascinated by the records. The recent measles outbreaks made me question my own immunity, so I requested a blood test. I took it yesterday morning and got the results today.

I have no immunity to measles. I am shocked. I’m getting revaccinated tomorrow because the current outbreak terrifies me. I’d urge folks who were immunized before 1989 to talk to their physician. While I have no reason to fear measles, I spend an extraordinary amount of time with toddlers and children. There are enough anti-vaxxers in the greater Boston area for me to be concerned.

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On point.

We have a problem of giving to the most fortunate.

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“Wooaaoooaaah…. I forgot my tractorrrrr ahhhhhh”

Too friggin funny

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Guillotine vs a spray paint can.

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FLINT FINALLY GOT THE $77.7 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING THEY WERE PROMISED 5 (FIVE) YEARS AGO…..

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IN THESE TIMES

You’ve been fired. According to your employer’s data, your facial expressions showed you were insubordinate and not trustworthy. You also move your hands at a rate that is considered substandard. Other companies you may want to work for could receive this data, making it difficult for you to find other work in this field.

That may sound like a scenario straight out of a George Orwell novel, but it’s the future many American workers could soon be facing.

In early February, media outlets reported that Amazon had received a patent for ultrasonic wristbands that could track the movement of warehouse workers’ hands during their shifts. If workers’ hands began moving in the wrong direction, the wristband would buzz, issuing an electronic corrective. If employed, this technology could easily be used to further surveil employees who already work under intense supervision.

Whole Foods, which is now owned by Amazon, recently instituted a complex and punitive inventory system where employees are graded based on everything from how quickly and effectively they stock shelves to how they report theft. The system is so harsh it reportedly causes employees enough stress to bring them to tears on a regular basis.

UPS drivers, who often operate individually on the road, are now becoming increasingly surveilled. Sensors in every UPS truck track when drivers’ seatbelts are put on, when doors open and close and when the engines start in order to monitor employee productivity at all times.

The technology company Steelcase has experimented with monitoring employees’ faces to judge their expressions. The company claims that this innovation, which monitors and analyzes workers’ facial movements throughout the work day, is being used for research and to inform best practices on the job. Other companies are also taking interest in this kind of mood-observing technology, from Bank of America to Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.

These developments are part of a larger trend of workers being watched and judged—often at jobs that offer low pay and demand long hours. Beyond simply tracking worker performance, it is becoming more common for companies to monitor the emails and phone calls their employees make, analyzing personal traits along with output.

Some companies are now using monitoring techniques—referred to as “people analytics”—to learn as much as they can about you, from your communication patterns to what types of websites you visit to how often you use the bathroom. This type of privacy invasion can cause employees immense stress, as they work with the constant knowledge that their boss is aware of their every behavior—and able to use that against them as they see fit.

Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute at Cornell University, tells In These Times that the level of surveillance workers are facing is increasing exponentially.

“If you look at what some people call ‘people analytics,’ it’s positively frightening,” Maltby says. “People analytics devices get how often you talk, the tone of your voice, where you are every single second you’re at work, your body language, your facial expressions and something called ‘patterns of interaction.’” He explains that some of these devices even record what employees say at work.

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honestly the most realistic part in doctor who was the tv episode where david tennant says he doesnt have a tv licence and some woman’s like “Really?! They execute you for that!”

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worst part of driving is when ur going 15 over the limit & ur still getting passed by everyone like bastards You are the animals here not me

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Nope. No. You’re wrong. Color photos have been around since the late 1800s there are a bunch of full color photos of MLK. The us govt and educational system just doesn’t show us because they want us to push back the civil rights movement and distance institutionalized racism from today’s society.

Here are just a few of many photos of MLK in FULL color. This wasn’t that long ago. This is RECENT history. Segregation, the terrorizing of black communities, the brutality isn’t old - it is still present.

When my dad was a little boy, my grandfather was one of the ministers who marched with MLK on Washington. He grew up hearing stories about the great Dr. king and the differences he made BUT he still saw the blatant discrimination against black folks and other people of color (hell he experienced it himself). My dad was a kid watching MLK. My DAD. My grandfather who only passed away about six years ago MARCHED with him. This isn’t twelve generations ago. THIS IS RECENT HISTORY.

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this might be shocking for some of you but being cis doesn’t mean you’re comfortable with your gender or “how you were born”. gender is like an inherently uncomfortable system and i don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that a lot of people who don’t fall into the category of “trans” experience alienation from their bodies, agab and how they’re read & treated by those around them on the basis of gender. and being trans isn’t about being uncomfortable with yourself! for me personally my transness is about learning to love myself for who i am. to reduce transness to being in a perpetual state of self hatred and discomfort really just shows that u don’t think trans people are capable (or deserving) of self love, and it sends a message to trans people who are sufferring rn that it can never get better. which is wildly irresponsible at best bro

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HELLO???

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Here’s my hot take of the evening: The Joker has had most of his better depictions in kid’s media because it forces the writers to be creative in how they use him and not just use chaotic edgy ultra violence as a crutch.

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A 392 year-old shark found in the Arctic. This guy was wandering the oceans back in 1627.