The checkbox to “save credit card for future purchases/payments” should NEVER be checked yes by default. AND it should ALWAYS be a straightforward matter to access saved payment methods in order to update or delete them as needed.
Memes 11/28/2024
Freaking WordPress….they’ve changed the settings and as of right now I don’t see an option to make the pictures clickable. Right click-view image in seperate tab still works.
Links 10/25/24
Nebraska teen allegedly derailed trains just to get ‘insane’ footage for YouTube
Profits at the German auto giant Mercedes plunged on Friday as sales of its slick new range of electric vehicles (EVs) went into freefall. Porsche abandoned its sales targets for battery-powered cars amid waning demand from customers. Ford is losing nearly $50,000 (£39,000) on every EV it sells, while Tesla’s profits dropped 45pc
Visualizing the Tax Burden of Every U.S. State
X thread with links: Social psychologists long ago proved something utterly terrifying People will disregard WHAT THEY SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES to conform to what other people say
We do have dedicated police officers who are scouring social media to look for this material, and then follow up with arrests
Indiana is intercepting packages at a FedEx shipping hub, running K-9s over them, and forfeiting any cash found w/o saying a specific crime that was violated.
X thread with links: When I went to law school, I knew a law degree would be helpful no matter what I chose to do in life. Never did I imagine that I would use my skills & training to “prove” my husband’s innocence to federal prosecutors
Vermont Supreme Court rules that family cannot sue their child’s school district after their 6-year-old was given a COVID-19 mRNA injection without their consent
X thread with links: The Biden admin spent almost a billion dollars to push falsehoods about covid vaccines, boosters, and masks on the American people
X thread with links: I was sure that this was some red-tribe red-meat bullshit, so I did my normal thing of looking for evidence to disprove it … and, nope, this is 100% real
I thought we were told over and over again that voting machine are never connected to the internet
Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American
A doctor died at a Disney Springs restaurant from an allergic reaction after being assured the meal was allergen-free The widower then sued Disney is now trying to dismiss the suit — arguing he agreed to arbitrate all disputes when signing up for a Disney+ free trial years earlier
I’m confused…if these items are so super duper dangerous then why are they just sitting out there on this table with a buncha people casually standing around (H/T for quote)
FDA approves first-of-its-kind nasal spray for allergic reaction emergencies
New Auntie Anne’s perfume is childhood nostalgia in a bottle
Forensic science cracks the ‘unsolvable’ case of a World War I soldier’s identity, enabling his re-burial
Playing Mario 64 reverses aging in the brain.
Dark Humor 10/25/24
These I didn’t post on FB, lack of energy for dealing with the screaming. Some of them aren’t dark so much as political.
Links 10/24/24
We have been quarantined by the CDC. Nobody can exit the plane until the CDC lets us off. Because of a tummy ache.
A Harvard study from 2020 found wind turbines will cause more warming in Minnesota than emissions reductions would avert.
Your LED Light Bulbs Aren’t Safe From Net Zero
Hell, I’m not even 50 yet, and I remember this!
Taxpayers have told school administrators they don’t want to pay for electric buses, making it seemingly impossible for districts to meet the legally required transition
Size Matters? Penis Dissatisfaction and Gun Ownership in America
Got Cameras on Your Car? Hire a Remote Driver to Get Home From the Bar
(X thread video) We have built safe mobility offices in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica to reach people where they are so they don’t have to take the perilous journey
2015-The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden ‘black site’
Big new annual report on kids shows “decades of lost progress” due learning loss during – and even after – Covid.
X thread: Cuomo recently claimed his mask orders were only voluntary recommendations. Now he’s saying nursing homes were just “confused” by the “must admit” order for Covid+ patients, and they didn’t have to accept sick patients?
Kansas Attorney General sues Pfizer for “misleading Kansans on COVID vaccine.”
On Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, and Reasonable Doubt
Nicotine has been found to have potential benefits in preventing Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Studies on animals suggest that nicotine can protect against neuronal degeneration, improve motor abilities, and enhance cognitive performance
Nicotine effects on adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
What City Kids Learn on My Farm
The results show, that neutered males from both breed clades more frequently displayed aggression toward humans than intact males
Should women in their 40’s be screened for breast cancer?
Is Delaying Menopause the Key to Longevity?
What If the Most Notorious Murder of a Gay Man Wasn’t a Hate Crime?
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned. AG called the prison warden and told him not to release prisoner after judge ordered release. Convicted solely on confession during interrogation while she was heavily sedated.
Autism can be reversed, scientists discover
Not a B movie: Sharks are ingesting cocaine in the ocean, scientists find
Has no one thought this through?
Been feeling a bit off since Tuesday. Mild sore throat, probably from the post nasal drip, fairly heavy post nasal drip, headache, general case of the blah’s. No fever, no chills, no cough. A bug has been going around work, which is pretty typical for this time of year, but some folks have been coming down really sick from it. Called out of work yesterday (Wednesday), this morning it wasn’t any better, so I called the doctor’s office to see if I can get an apt.
They won’t schedule me for an in person appt because “you have covid symptoms”.
But they won’t schedule me for a telehealth appt because “the sore throat requires an in person appt”.
Dude.
So I ask what do I have to do to get an appt. Answer: take an at home Covid test. I don’t have one. Well, you’ll need to take one to get an appt. So I ask “So if its positive I can’t get an appt?”, response “oh, no, we’ll just schedule you for a telehealth appt”. But you just said you can’t do a telehealth appt because of the sore throat. “oh if you’re covid positive it overrides that”.
Look, the damn sore throat is because of the post nasal drip, I get a sore throat every time I get a sinus infection. Just schedule me for the telehealth. Nope, can’t do it.
So you don’t want me to go out in public if I’m covid positive, but you want me to go out in public to find a covid test?? Well you have to have a test done before we can schedule you an appt.
The fuck?
For the record, the at home test is negative. But now I’m so pissy I don’t want to talk to the office again, and I’m not THAT miserable, so fuck it, we’ll see what I feel like tomorrow.
I love my doctor (we had a long conversation about covid, symptoms, treatments, and the like a couple years ago, and if it wouldn’t cost her her job she’d have been outright agreeing with me), but the hospital that the practice is attached to is going to drive me to drink. The receptionist, who is not even an entry level nurse, should not be making medical decisions on how to treat patients.
Links 8/11/24
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Firm will be Banned from Disclosing Health Data for Advertising
Military families in Hawaii still have health concerns after jet fuel spill into Pearl Harbor water system
Ozempic: Magic Pill or Devil’s Bargain
New Orleans and the Rock N Roll Marathon cancelled all future races, because the police force couldn’t deal it
Former MCPS teacher receives 30-year suspended sentence for sex abuse of students
Gynaecologist who sterilised a female patient without her consent while she was undergoing a C-section is suspended for a year
A child has a major health incident and the parents were not notified of the cause of that incident for weeks?
CDC today: ‘Oops it turns out loneliness is super bad for your health but who could’ve known?’
What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs
Google Cloud accidentally deleted a company’s entire cloud environment
If you think “scams” is all they’ll be listening for you haven’t been paying attention
Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely
We all know about the 1986 law that gives immunity from liability to pharmaceutical companies for vaccine injuries & deaths. (The only industry that has this kind of blanket immunity by the way.) But did you know that wrapped up in this law, signed by Reagan, was that the HHS is REQUIRED to show Congress every two years that safety studies are being done, and they’re monitoring vaccine safety?
Pfizer Says They’re ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Violating 5 Regulatory Codes And Illegally Promoting Their Vaccine
Did FEMA Help Send Refrigerated Trucks to New York City for Morgue Storage in Spring 2020?
Senator says Coast Guard used illegal agreements to silence sexual assault victims
Testosterone eliminates strategic prosocial behavior through impacting choice consistency in healthy males
Fluoride in drinking water turns out to be a problem, after all
For “prostate, breast, colorectal, esophageal, and head/neck cancers, the survival benefit associated with marriage was larger than the published survival benefit of chemotherapy.”
The Amount of Copper Needed for EVs Is ‘Impossible for Mining Companies to Produce
Gen Z discovers Bag Balm
You know the government really screwed up and went too far when not only is SCOTUS unanimous, Sonya Sotomeyor writes the decision saying so
13 Oregon counties vote to secede and join Idaho
DNA confirms there IS a big cat roaming the British countryside
Product for those who travel with small children and/or adults who cannot care for themselves.
The state’s court of appeals has ruled state game wardens cannot enter private property in Tennessee without a warrant
Remember the New Jersey gym owner who was fined for opening up during lockdowns? He has now been cleared of all charges
A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations. Study, includes pictures
Dark humor
…is like food…
Anyway, memes from the assassination attempt. Some are funny, some are wrong. But I couldn’t resist. If this bothers you don’t click through.