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Still Mad About CD Prices<p>Ah, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>. My feed this morning seems to contain</p><p>50% <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> reports, signs, congratulations, etc.</p><p>10% Very Thoughtful opinions that the HandsOff protests yesterday are "part of the problem," "emblematic of the problem," making things worse, or actually supporting fascism.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hottakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hottakes</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/thoughtDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeping</span></a></p>
gary<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> it is basically ww3 in slo mo whereas before it was more of a proxy war (of many) - with regards to the economy everybody knows we are in a superbubble - it could unwind gradually or it could burst tomorrow; more than likely it will be some sort of shock that gets things rolling and then dominoes start to fall <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mkt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mkt</span></a> deadwood<br><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9a0da0d6-92b4-4034-ac25-7b4abcbb0bbe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/9a0da0d6-92b4-4</span><span class="invisible">034-ac25-7b4abcbb0bbe</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/www" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>www</span></a>.ft.com <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/overleveraged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overleveraged</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/superbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superbubble</span></a></p>
Silvia Rasmussen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stux</span></a></span> waiting for his <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newsletter</span></a>. Maybe he will join <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Because it’s going to take a team to do this, the Democracy Index will be located at a new venture that launched today, The Contrarian."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contrarian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DemocracyIndex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyIndex</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <br>/6</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Joyce Vance announces the development of a new venture, Democracy Index, affiliated with the Contrarian:</p><p>"The Democracy Index is a project that will use the expertise of lawyers and political scientists to track developments in Trump 2.0., based on facts and transparent analysis. At heart, it’s a proposal for civics education, something whose restoration is near a dear to my heart."</p><p>~ Joyce Vance</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contrarian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DemocracyIndex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyIndex</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <br>/5</p><p><a href="https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-democracy-index-and-the-contrarian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joycevance.substack.com/p/the-</span><span class="invisible">democracy-index-and-the-contrarian</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> You are right that the misanthropic ‘dynamic’ is beneficial among members of the MAGA cult. And it is a vicious cycle in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> that we need to break.</p><p>Something in them (a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DeplorableGene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeplorableGene</span></a> 🧬 ?) seems to *compel* them to be <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a> to social norms and even their own self-interest, but only if it will benefit ‘their kind’, chiefly <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTheDeplorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTheDeplorable</span></a>.</p>
dick_turpin<p>I so wish people would 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 before they s̶h̶o̶o̶t̶ write from the hip. Sadly, a few [personal] [mis] interpretations or maybe folk just looking to argue?<br><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pastebin.com/8jXYaQsq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pastebin.com/8jXYaQsq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Karl Schwartz, Artist advocate<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kim_harding</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span> </p><p>Small problem with Westenberg's doom complex - it's based on earth history and data trends - not Joe Shmoe's "predictions."</p><p>The frailty of the climate system and the rapid decline of biodiversity is playing out now. The only uncertainty is how bad it will get &amp; how fast - and if it can be reversed at all. </p><p>...For that the odds are poor given the delay in changing course and political dysfunction. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a> preaching that all is well -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> denial.</p>
Eric supports DEI!<p>You know, I wanted to be an astronomer. I studied astronomy and planetary geology in college, and I still love it. But it's hard for the punk rocker in me to get excited about anything that *everyone* is into. The fact that it's been so universally hyped for so long and that half a million people are expected to come to my home town to see it makes me singularly unexcited about the eclipse. Its mainstream popularity has ruined it for me. Oh well. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Some people prepare for prison sentences by hitting the gym to improve self-defense skills. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contrarian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> practices dancing at every <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TrumpRally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRally</span></a> ? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 👉 <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZT8jRmUMW/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vm.tiktok.com/ZT8jRmUMW/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Stéphane Bortzmeyer<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://bsd.network/@solene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>solene</span></a></span> Project of the year: a Gemini browser with Flash support.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/contrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contrarian</span></a></p>