Pablo SB @iPabloSB@qoto.org

To understand Musk's renewed obsession with X and focus on financial services, you REALLY need to understand the X/Confinity merger that became PayPal.

And, particularly, the Peter Thiel-led coup that kicked Musk out as CEO/Chief Strategist.

Here's how that happened. 1/🧵 #history #technology

Latest comic on the writers' and actors' strikes being called "disruptive"

#labor #unions #wga #sagaftra #strike #work #jobs #economy #inequality #writers #actors #hollywood

Pay $84/year for a chance to win thousands of dollars. This business model sounds familiar but I can’t quite put my finger on it? 🤔

I'm assuming that 403 years ago this person died very unexpectedly.

A damaging #tornado has impacted densely populated portions of the #Milan metro, specifically Cernusco sul Naviglio, #Lombardy, NW Italy about 2 hours ago.

https://twitter.com/WxNB_/status/1682341727808413698?t=dC4jP3bddko7BwHXg0ZSuw&s=09

#Mailand #Lombardei #Milano

Stop blaming strikes for economic damage. Strikes are a logical response to overreach and greed from corporations and the wealthy. If there is resulting economic damage, look to those who drove the workers to strike in the first instance.

Buenos días. Os dejo por aquí el homenaje de Jan a Ibáñez.

the people who kept telling us that movie piracy is a serious crime don't actually seem all that interested in paying people for making movies.

YES. DO IT DO IT DO IIIIIIIIIIT! #sagaftrastrong #wgastrong #unionize #Solidarity #unionizemarvel #cgi

This is REALLY important.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness.

#Finland #Helsinki #homeless #cities #homes
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

I'm gonna keep posting this until one of you fucking boosts it

EIon Musk’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $249B

Jeff Bezos’s Wealth
2009: $6B
2023: $153B

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $105B

Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25
2023: $7.25

Billionaire tax rate: 8.2%
Worker tax rate: 13%

Pay workers.
Tax Billionaires.
Save our economy.

I can't get over how fractally bad a take this is. Like, aside from the obvious.

"Most fun product of the year" - it's a Twitter clone. That launched yesterday.

"Because their own elected officials…" - so basically if we accept the premise that this law is bad, it's cool to collectively blame all EU citizens for laws their leaders pass and mock them for any harm it causes them? This is coming from a *fucking American*?!

"Have fun in the library" - WHO DOESN'T WANT TO HANG OUT IN A LIBRARY?

"Their immense talent will no doubt be of great use elsewhere."

Yep.

A very helpful update from Twitter.