Shon Mogharabi retweeted
elon did not 'buy Twitter'
he impulsively made a ludicrously overpriced offer on Twitter
signed a contract that put him on the hook for that exact amount
tried to back out but was sued BY TWITTER to complete the buyout at the ridiculous price
and is now in a deal where-
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
A typical website visit in 2022
1. Figure out how to decline all but essential cookies
2. Close the support widget asking if I need help
3. Stop the auto-playing video
4. Close the “subscribe to our newsletter” pop-up
5. Try and remember why I came here in the first place
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
Every album review I have read about Donda and CLB have been overly serious. It's as if people aren't actually looking to enjoy the music as much as they are looking to find something wrong and to complain about. I haven't seen actual criticisms of the actual quality of music.
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
This piece by @TaylorLorenz does a great job showing how digital companies will take advantage of creators and how you'll pretty much not own anything you make for them + they'll take your intellectual property. And crushing young talent.
nytimes.com/2021/03/23/style…
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
Alt hed: Instagram loses 70% of its content on Reels
Instagram algorithm will cut reach of Reels with TikTok watermark
IG will also limit reach of Reels if:
- Blurry due to low resolution
- Contain watermarks/logos from other apps
- Have a border around video
- The majority of the image is covered by text
bit.ly/3aQc0OV
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
There is a 15 YEAR OLD BLACK GIRL in prison for NOT DOING HOMEWORK. This 19 YEAR OLD WHITE MAN, who is deemed a threat to society, is getting 24 months of PROBATION for PLOTTING A MASS SHOOTING
High Point University student accused of planning campus shooting pleads guilty in plea agreement bit.ly/2CYb7XH
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It's National Vote By Mail Day. Voting by mail is easy and safe. Take a few minutes to request your vote-by-mail ballot, then get your family and friends to do the same. Request your ballot early, send it back early, and fill it out carefully. Get started: votesaveamerica.com/everylas…
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
Here’s a crazy idea, feed the homeless
Restaurant owners say they spent thousands of dollars on supplies as they planned on a reopening Thursday - now, they don't know if they'll even survive after Gov. Murphy says it's a no go. More reaction coming up on @News12NJ
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
Even though most news organizations stopped reporting on the protests as soon as the rioting stopped, peaceful protests and rallies like this continue to happen across the country. And cops continue to terrorize them.
Aurora PD breaking up the peaceful violin vigil for the very kid they murdered. #ElijahMclain
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
y’all ever think about how we’re living in the middle of a pandemic... and a depression.... and a civil rights movement....during an election year.... all while having d*nald tr*mp as president.... and yet there’s people who exist as if there’s literally nothing wrong
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
It truly boggles my mind how anyone can see a $6 billion policing budget in ONE city alone - which is more than we spend on health, youth, housing, and homelessness services here *combined* - and say, “You know what will fix police brutality? More money”
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
“[The doctors] were not happy. Everybody said, ‘You fucked up. You lost 10 years, bro....They said about a third of my brain’s dead at this juncture.”
spent 2 days in toronto with noah “40” shebib: rollingstone.com/music/music…
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"To envision New York as a moonscape of nothing but the few major franchises that can fund a long loss, a monotony of McDonald’s, Chipotles, Domino’s and Sweetgreens, is to shudder at an unrecognizably reduced city," writes @tobycecchini
nyti.ms/2XhWHrO
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
The NCAA will finally allow athletes to be paid! 👏
They voted unanimously to begin the process of giving student-athletes "the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image, and likeness." cmplx.co/w9L0FvJ
Shon Mogharabi retweeted
Today marks the three year anniversary of the first time I protested systemic oppression. I continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement! The movement has always lived with the people! ✊🏾
🎥: @REL