It looks like Melon Husk is lighting this thing on fire even faster than expected, so a reminder that the canonical source for Avdi updates, thinky-thoughts, and one-on-one conversation has always been, and will always be SIGAVDI

@venikunche "Hey everyone I'm a sniveling little bully-boy, I'm so brave"

@QueenMab87 The "taking our jobs" stuff is silly, but the fact is that H-1B is popular because it gives tech employers massive leverage over workers. Imagine knowing a life and relationships you've built here for years, could be stripped away if you don't do as you're told.

@queerBengali As a very unlonely man who was once headed down that road, I guess I should try to figure out how to save them, because I can recognize how they are locked into a self-destructive behavior cycle. But god, they are SO tedious.

@queerBengali OK this was funny because I saw it literally seconds after writing this

RT @Novaya_Tofana: Re: the left needs more podcasters/influencers to combat the joe rogans and Andrew tates of the world This is why that…

RT @vexedinthecity: The people in my autism parenting groups who are just figuring out what gutting the Department of Education is going to…

@Wolfe321 T-Rowe Price. investment firm.

@RadhaStirling @tacoistired

Bonus, small chance Elon throws a hissy fit that his new toy didn't buy him an election, and he sells it at a loss and we get our silly bird site back

RT @molly0xFFF: you know, he makes a great point

@Pinboard Bunch of soccer hooligans wincing as they click "like" with their misshapen hands

@queerBengali Folks need to understand the difference between being in the man's cabinet, and being in his party.

@electrifying I don't get it, the guy clearly came up and yelled "Jason, I have a terrible addiction to incel social media on my phone, please help me!" and Jason did the stand-up thing. Seems pretty cut and dried

RT @olivier_patti: To all the Dad's out there: your daughters future is in your hand. Your buddies don't need to know you who vote for.…

@TeganCantEven @offbeatorbit Yeah. I mean I think in part it's that they themselves haven't seen a path to get reelected without kissing the ring. They might coronate a Trump 2.0, or decide to make something stick that will make their rabid base finally turn on him (Epstein?)

And if you asked the millions of people who whom it's normalized, they'd never dream of calling it abuse. This ad campaign might plant a seed for some of them.