Even if every book had copies readily available, trashing millions of books is immensely wasteful.

People decry mass book burnings, but when tech bros do the same shit, they don’t even blink.

Despite what publishers would like you to think, it’s not illegal to sell or donate used books.

Things can be immoral without being illegal.

They chose to destroy these books, because it would have been more expensive to non-destructively scan them.

They also chose to simply trash the loose pages after they were done with them.

It is normal, and that’s the problem.

So, France has concluded that Tesla is currently, and has been for some time defrauding consumers, but are allowing Tesla four months to continue selling dangerous and not-as-advertised vehicles, before they take any action.

Incredible.

If you commit a crime and are found guilty, they don’t release you and wait four months before sending you off to jail.

Ignorance or contempt is not an excuse, but apparently it is, given that you are wealthy enough, of course.

Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI(ChatGPT) execs are now officially members of the US military.

Yeah, its a real mystery. How did this happen?

Such a glowing review from a journalist seems a bit out of place, considering Netanyahu’s crack down on the press.

No mention that the IDF set a record in 2023 for most journalists killed by a single state, then set a new record in 2024. Well over 200 journalists have now been killed in this most recent conflict alone. In 2023, of all journalists killed worldwide, 75% were killed by the IDF. In 2024, the IDF killed 70%.

Also no mention of the mass censorship campaign and the intimidation tactics being used against reporters.

EDIT: And bombed and destroyed the AP offices in Gaza.

Are we forgetting that the US has JROTC in schools? Literally training kids for the military…

police or military any federal employee

Guess who was also impeached? Andrew Johnson!

The vast majority of the immigrants being deported are being forced to leave against their will. Why do you think they should have no say in the matter? Forced deportation is violent and cruel, and results in the separation of families.

If either party actually cared about the people, or budgets, or morality, instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars to remove each person, they would just check them in, have them sign a piece of paper, and grant them legal status.

Gotta do something with all that extra and unsellable inventory.

OK, fixed it.

Since 1931, technology has evolved from big rock, to big retractable pole.

The media really trying to goad him into starting a war immediately after he said he’s considering nuking Iran.

Well, there were no deaths reported from this strike.

Technically, it’s the brains (image processing and recognition) that uses most of the power, not the eyes (camera sensors), but okay.

Nazis literally sought the destruction of “degenerate” art and culture.

The post is not literal. It is a jab at Israelis and Israeli leadership who openly and publicly expressed genocidal intent toward Palestinians after Oct 7. The post uses their same language and redirects it back at Israel, after Israel initiated the war against Iran.