#us current events //

[existennialmemes]

BCBS: Yeah if your surgery takes longer than our admin staff with no medical training thinks it should, you have to pay out of pocket for the anesthesia.

UHC CEO: [assassinated in the street]

BCBS: ... You know we were just joking about that anesthesia thing ha ha we would never. We love keeping our brains inside customers happy.

[sentientunconsciousness]

Oh, you’re asking the public for help identifying the shooter? Yeah sorry, snitches get stitches and that might not be covered by my insurance…

[hockpock]

I'm having a lot of thoughts that other people will probably say much more succinctly, elegantly, humorously. But they're worth saying.

They may have won an election. They haven't won you. Scared , angry, stupid people cannot turn back the clock to a time that never existed and they can't put the wimmin and the queers and the [slurs redacted] back into Pandora's box.

Grieve. Scream cry throw up, stay in bed for a day, burn some shit.

But fuck em. Don't let them win you.

Find your community, hold on tight, be safe. Be. Exist as hard as you can. Because fuck em, because you are not alone, because even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

Please.

[cassiefisherdrake]

I never had a tiktok but man. It's fucking AWFUL that it got banned. And now the app is blasting "President Donald Trump said he will work with us to restore usage" as if he wasn't one of the people to spearhead its ban years ago. His hatred for the app and his wish to ban it made an insane amount of headlines in 2020 and now he wants to be the hero who saves one of the most-used apps of the generation? Fuck him so incredibly very much

[everlastingrandom]

what they don’t tell you about working in news is that the years start coming and they don’t stop coming. But the years are actually every five minutes

[hylianengineer]

I think we all need to remember that the burden of proof is on the police and prosecutors here. And that burden should be very high, always, but especially for a crime as serious as murder, and especially one so high-profile.

The police want the public to believe they caught the guy so we'll think they're competent and CEOs will feel safer. The police also have a known and very extensive history of wrongful arrests, including those leading to wrongful convictions.

We don't know that the 'person of interest' they've arrested is necessarily guilty - and the cops are not a reliable source on that claim.

Regardless of whether this man committed the crime, the 'justice' system still has to prove it.

[emeraldcitynerdfighter]

I...am still in (elated) disbelief that Harris picked Walz.

(honestly how it was between him and Shapiro who has condemned ceasefire protesters and went against COVID protections in 2020 is anti-union and pro-school voucher I'll never understand but I guess now I don't have to)

Being progressive is more popular than moderates (and especially Republicans) want us to believe. And I thank all the gods and stars that Harris (already more progressive than Biden) fully leaned into that and asked Walz to be on her ticket.

Dems should've been doing this years ago, but we're here now.

Let's go.

[msnihilist]

I guess it's only fitting that the U.S. has a bunch of massive fires AND a country-wide gender reveal at the same time.

[demigoddessqueens]

Rest easy Mr President

[themangledsans0508]

Companies that have rolled back DEI programs

What is a DEI Program?

DEI stands for "diversity, equity, and inclusion" and are initiatives put in place to give communities which have historically been marginalized representation and opportunity. Just like with affirmative action college programs, conservatives are throwing a tantrum over them. As a result, some companies are caving and removing them.

A fair number of these don't deserve support for other reasons, but it can be hard to think of other options. The ones I've listed as such are ones that either still have DEI programs or have not made public statements against them. This is not every alternate, only a few. There are others and I encourage you to look for them. Again, these companies also have plenty of things to be critical of.

Walmart

Alternative Retailers: Target, Five Below, Costco

Ford

Alternative Vehicles: Chevrolet, GMC, Honda

Harley-Davidson

Alternative Vehicles: Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha

Toyota

Alternative Vehicles: Nissan, Subaru, Hyundai

John Deere

Alternative Vehicles: Kubota, Massey Ferguson

Lowe's

Alternative Retailers: Ace Hardware, Aubocon, TrueValue, Home Depot

Tractor Supply

Alternative Retailers: Ace Hardware, Aubocon, TrueValue, Home Depot

Two more that have also ended their programs, but I do not know enough about to offer other options:

Coors

Brown-Forman

These decisions made by companies in response to backlash pushes our communities from sight and makes it easier to demonize and stigmatize us. Two of the most powerful things we have are our voices, and our money. Tell them you are no longer supporting them, tell them why. We need to make it clear that these decisions are not sustainable in the long term, and they are going to lose more money this way than the other. This is more important than ever with what is at stake right now, and our futures are on the line. This is not minor, every little bit counts.

Resources I used underneath the read more

Alfonseca, K. (2023, February 10). DEI: What does it mean and what is its purpose?. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/US/dei-programs/story?id=97004455

D’innocenzio, A. (2024, November 26). Walmart becomes latest - and biggest - company to roll back its DEI policies. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/walmart-dei-inclusion-diversity-34b06922e60e5116fe198696201ce4d9

Ring, T. (2024, November 26). These 9 major companies caved to the far right and stopped dei programs. Advocate.com. https://www.advocate.com/news/companies-abandoning-dei#rebelltitem9

[existennialmemes]

[Billionaire Owned News Media Voice]

Is getting enough sleep actually harming you in the long run? We spoke to an Economics Expert who says: Yes!

Eating! The newest luxury fad you should be skipping out on.

What's it like for the working class? We spoke to Three Trust Fund Kids to find out!

Feeling burned out? Our sources suggest the answer is working more!

10 Reasons why an Equitable Humanitarian Utopia would actually be a total bummer!

This billionaire CEO is just like you! His bones definitely do not taste delicious.

[hookahpop]

did he just claim that we’re landing on mars in the next 4 years 😭

[patheticblorbloscholar]

In order to change the world you need to get informed. For free books I highly suggest Haymarket books. The path ahead is dark and treacherous but we can learn and grow from this. Trump winning was just the beginning of our fight.

[atthelibrarywithmegan]

Hey, you should definitely click the l i n k and get your copy.

[evilroachindustrial]

"Why am I just now hearing about Hurricane Helene!?"

Begging y'all to get your news from something OTHER than social media. I promise you, the destruction caused by Helene has been a national news story all weekend.

I live in Seattle and the front page of the Seattle Times Saturday issue was all about the hurricane.

All the major news outlets from CNN to ABC to NBC, all of them have been have been reporting about this storm for most of the week.

[oceansatedogs]

ATTENTION FELLOW FLORIDIANS!

As if DeSantis and his goons weren't already cartoonishly evil enough, it seems his administration is set to put "golf courses, pickleball courts, and 350-room park lodges" in our national parks - which could lead to major habitat loss and endanger already sensitive native flora and fauna

Also, it appears this was planned in secret. They know what they're doing is wrong and they don't care

We have 6 days to figure out what we're going to do before they start doing IN-PERSON ONLY meetings at the specified locations

Even if you can't attend these public hearings, I just want everyone to know what this piece of shit administration is planning to do to our beautiful state