#bad business

[emopainbrush]

evil yuri.......

[thebonesofhoudini]

Heard it through the grapevine that Twitter...oops...I mean X...is facing possible bankruptcy. So Elon Musk is rebranding as X and making it a seperate platform, and killing Twitter to force people to pay to use X. Hence the reason he has been putting emphasis on paid verification systems to ease people into accepting the concept. There aren't too many people who would ever pay a monthly fee to use a social media site that was free for over 15 years...and those that would...are suckers.

Elon Musk is essentially trying to make social media less of a democracy and more of a technofascist dictatorship/secret club that you have to pay to use. If there is someone that completely doesn't get it...it's him. No one wants to pay to use apps, websites or anything they've uses for decades for free. This man and his projects have been subsidized by the government for ages. Now that he can't get that type of funding to save his ass, he's covering up his own failures with this already failed rebrand. Hoping former Twitter users will foot the bill. It won't work.

[mafaldaknows]

Like this

But with cars

[Meanwhile … ]

[thecosmicinsanity]

shane ryan and steven you will begin to cough in 7 days—

[hazelgatoya]

Paywall Prome

Free him

[invincible-selfxmade-punk]

One thing my school does that I absolutely can't stand is how it makes money for the pta. Every holiday the kids send each other candy grams--- every single holiday.

It's like this stupid candy canes in Mean Girls. School charges the kids $1 a piece to send a miniature candy bar this size.

Sometimes it's even smaller. I've seen them charge a dollar for two pieces of starburst. Then these are distributed during advisory/study hall.

And of course the popular kids get a lot and the unpopular or the poor kids get none. And these are 9-year-old kids it's not like they can handle their feelings. It absolutely sucks. So every year I make sure I have a bag of candy and every single person in my room gets a piece of candy no matter whether they received one from their friends are not. I don't want anyone to be left out.

But that's for like 20 kids out of 400 and it's not fair and I think it's a really stupid practice. It is happening again tomorrow for halloween.

3 years ago I made a tick tock about this. Then I got really paranoid because I was showing my face and I was afraid they would fire me or something. But it's still pisses me off.

[feline17ff]

I have decided.

When I have my own business/ company some day, customers will ALWAYS be able to communicate with an actual person as their first resort

None of this "check our community" nonsense

[doodlee-a]

Sharing this again. These are DECEPTIVE practices companies use to make your life harder!!! Honest companies should never do this! https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P214800%20Dark%20Patterns%20Report%209.14.2022%20-%20FINAL.pdf

[olivethedream]

BROTHER youre gonna get kidnapped 😭 snatched, stolen, even. They know who you aree 😔 tyen youll be forced tp be mind conyrolled anf stupid

I’m too good for them tbh😪😪😪

[pennyfarthingdash]

AJP Replay 🎩 Trump once called Gen. Mike Flynn in the middle of the night to find out if a strong or weak dollar was better for the economy. Can we please stop saying Trump has a good business mind? We're not sure if he has anything in that huge melon at this point.

[emopainbrush]

not feeling like posting it on insta(yeah i wonder why 😒) but yeah anwyay is there any point of posting anywhere at this point 💖CRYING anyway live laugh love evil toxic yuri bc its the only thing keeping me sane somehow

[the-real-tc]

Bad Business: A Heartland Murder Mystery EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE

One Month Later

A Certain Private Fishing Cabin

The fire over which they had cooked the fish Jack caught was mellowing. A cool breeze drifted through the valley from the mountains and the river waters babbled softly in the hush of the advancing evening.

Jack and Lisa sat together on the porch, enjoying the surrounding scenery while they sipped some French wine sent by Aunt Evelyn.

This getaway had been a long time coming, and both were simply happy to be in each other's presence without any distractions or worries.

"What a beautiful evening," Lisa said, leaning her head against Jack's shoulder. "I'm so glad we came out here together."

"Me, too," Jack said. Neither wanted to rehash what happened the last time he ventured out to the cabin alone.

"When you brought me out here that first time, I thought I'd found a piece of heaven," Lisa remarked.

"I remember," Jack said with a smile. "And here we are again, all these years later."

"And it's still a piece of heaven," she said. "I don't think we could get any closer if we tried. My happiness is complete."

"Well, now that you mention complete happiness..." Jack said enigmatically. "There's something I want to show you."

Lisa raised her head from his shoulder. Jack reached into his jeans pocket to pull something from it. A memory stirred in Lisa's mind from the winter evening when a similar motion took place. Back then, Jack had withdrawn a padded pink velvet-covered box to reveal an antique ring that once belonged to his grandmother. Lisa looked now to see a small, square leather pouch resting in his palm.

"What is it?" she asked when he did not utter anything further.

Instead of answering verbally, Jack fished inside the pouch to reveal a shiny, solid gold band—too big for her to wear, she knew right away from its size.

"Take it," Jack said simply.

Gingerly, Lisa reached for it, however puzzled she was, and asked: "What's this for?" He certainly could not be making another marriage proposal; that would be redundant at this point.

Jack stretched out his left hand towards her, splaying his calloused fingers. "Lis, I know you were disappointed when we got married that I didn't want to wear a wedding ring..."

Instant tears sprang to her eyes in understanding of what this meant. "Jack..." A tiny sniffle escaped and a large smile broke out onto her face as she slipped the band onto his ring finger.

"I love you, and I love being married to you," Jack said. "I'm sorry I was too stuck in my ways to add this little piece to our life together."

"And I have something for you, too," Lisa said, brushing aside a tear that had escaped.

"Oh, do you?" Jack asked. "Would this have anything to do with your visit with your legal counsel a little while ago?"

Lisa's lips twitched into a smile. "Why yes, it would, Mr. Bartlett," she answered. "I spoke with my lawyer about some very important things during that visit, which included updating my will and business affairs, but that's another topic for another time."

"Hmm..." Jack hummed, knowing Dan's involvement in her business life was now a thing of the past, thank goodness.

"Jack, I've proudly carried the Stillman name my whole life. I love my name and my family heritage. But you are my family, Jack. You, Lou, Amy, Tim, Ty, Peter, Georgie, Katie and Lyndy—all of you have welcomed me into your home and into your hearts. I don't want to be 'Lisa Stillman' anymore, so I've made a little change."

"You have?" Jack said, elation bubbling up within, sensing, but not quite believing what Lisa was hinting at.

"I wanted to save this surprise for a little later in our vacation, but now is as good a time as any. I want to announce I am now officially 'Lisa Bartlett'," she said, reaching into her shoulder bag to pull out a manila business envelope. She withdrew a document declaring that legal change. "How does that sound to you?"

"I think... I think it sounds like the best thing I have heard in a very, very long time," a beaming Jack replied, looking at the document. "Mrs. Bartlett."

He gathered her into his arms and their lips met in a deep, perfect kiss.

"I love you, Mrs. Bartlett," he whispered when they at last parted.

"I love you more, Mr. Bartlett," she whispered back with her customary response, leaning in for another kiss.

Jack did not argue the point, as he was fairly certain their love for each other burned with equal intensities, and would for the rest of their lives together as husband and wife.

Addendum:

It would come out during Chief Parker's team's investigation that the tiny Raven MP-25 Jesse fired at Lisa, recovered in the barn after Jesse tried to shoot Ty, had been registered to Val Stanton. It was a weapon she had purchased following the death of her husband for the purpose of personal protection while at Briar Ridge.

Thanks to the eyewitness account of "the man in Cabin Two" burning something in the firepit the night of the second attempt on Lisa's life, the forensics team found traces of fabric among the ashes and debris which matched the cotton-polyester blend commonly used in some hospital scrubs.

Prior to re-opening the Dude Ranch for business, Lou permitted the Chief's team to conduct a final sweep of the area, as one piece of the puzzle remained elusive. It took nearly four hours of searching, but the investigators finally found what they were seeking: the motorcycle Earl McCann fled on when eluding capture at the hospital. After his failed attempt at killing Lisa, the cops surmised McCann rode back to the vicinity of the Dude Ranch, secreted the bike in some bushes, and walked on foot to the firepit by the pier. There, he immediately disrobed and burned the disguise he had used to blend in among the medical staff. While he had indeed been hired to bring about Lisa's death by any means necessary, McCann's own death was mere hours away, as his foolhardy pursuit of the wandering bear would seal his fate.

Heartland neighbour and dairy farmer Gerrit Van der Heyden would eventually sight the roving bear on his property a few weeks later. It was confirmed to be the one that attacked Herring and killed Earl McCann. Fish and Wildlife authorities euthanized it, though some would be sad about its fate, given what was known of the beast's role in discovering the culprits responsible for a few unsolved murders and the attempts on Lisa's life.

All Herring's wounds physical, psychological, and emotional, fully healed thanks to the teamwork of Ty, Amy and a recovered Remi.

Adam Parker continued to write his blog and would report on the court proceedings involving Jesse Stanton, Theresa Haywood, Stanley Belmont, and Tanner Gunn. The cases are still being tried at this time, though with the overwhelming evidence against the accused, guilty verdicts are expected.

[nottawriter]

The one time deadnaming is acceptable

[leporcide]

Opened Bad Business up again to work on ch 3

[darnellclayton]

😠😤😡

Seriously @elonmusk‽ Whether this happened due to ignorance, incompetence or cruelty, this @reuters story is going to turn the public against @Twitter. @988Lifeline must be upset! Update: This was due to incompetence & lack of communication! See update below.

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk.

The removal of the feature, known as #ThereIsHelp, has not been previously reported. It had shown at the top of specific searches contacts for support organizations in many countries related to mental health, HIV, vaccines, child sexual exploitation, COVID-19, gender-based violence, natural disasters and freedom of expression. (Reuters)

Yeah, this is going to motivate vindictive action against Twitter from two other fronts. The Federal Trade Commission & European Union 🇪🇺 Commission can not force Twitter to add this feature back, but I suspect they will show no mercy to Twitter come January of next year.

I would not be surprised if @apple & @google decided to turn their backs on Twitter too!

Also, if anyone needs help please contact the suicide prevention by clicking on the website below!

Update: This was done out of incompetence. 🤦🏾‍♂️

The least Twitter could have done is announce this change on Twitter! They must be short handed!

[teethmafia]

But, if you’re a real freak, for 90 dollars we’ll let you roll around in the unfinished hyper-realistic bug-pit a whole 72 hours before everyone else.

In 2024 hyper realistic graphics are no longer impressive. You know what impresses me? A fully complete and functional game at launch