Forwarded from Syndiegram
For those of you still using Chrome, it is strongly recommended to switch to Firefox. Not only does it track you across the web, it also is the most vulnerable browser available https://bgr.com/tech/google-chrome-is-the-most-vulnerable-browser-in-the-world/
BGR
Google Chrome is the most vulnerable browser in the world
According to data from the VulDB vulnerability database, Google Chrome had more vulnerabilities than any other internet browser.
Recovered
The fundamental flaw with online discourse is that the most prominent voices are nearly always the most detached from reality
Basically this, but replace "thinks" "think" and "thoughts" with "tweets" "tweet" and "tweets" or whatever means of communication applies best to your current favorite politics shitposter
Now this begs the question, should you include me in the list of hacks exploiting politics for social capital and becoming increasingly detached from reality while doing so?
Forwarded from Political memes
"But when Thatcher took office in 1979, taxes in the U.K. were about 30 percent of GDP, and when she left office in 1992 they were about 30 percent of GDP; Thatcher had actually raised taxes considerably in her first term, only bringing them back down later. In fact, the argument that tax cuts would automatically bring economic growth had not gained much credibility in the U.K. at the time, as Thatcher’s Chancellor Geoffrey Howe later noted: “My Treasury team and I had never succumbed — never seriously anyway — to the mistaken interpretations of Lafferism, which have led some U.S. policymakers so far astray.” Supply-side economics was never a big part of Thatcher’s economic policies, which were about privatization and council house sales instead. Truss’ attempts to pass off her tax cut folly as Thatcherism show not only that Truss did not understand economics, but also that she did not understand Thatcherism."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/21/liz-truss-tax-cut-00062854
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/21/liz-truss-tax-cut-00062854
POLITICO
Opinion | Did Liz Truss Finally Kill the Tax Cut Zombie?
Her stunning fall is a huge blow to the conservative idea that just won’t die.
Forwarded from Cringe Captains (n e s h i e 🍒)