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IdRatherBeSkiing

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I know I made this a joke. And I really do feel that people who block roads should be run over but can you imagine caring about something so much you drench yourself in gas and light a match?

Its easy to say they're bonkers and they probably are. But kids like to protest and make a scene. I kinda dig it.
If you restrict access to fire extinguishers, those type of problem protesters take care of themselves.
 

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Want to understand what "management" really does? Compare these two news items:




 

sadchild

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That makes me wonder just how much of the never ending royalty fees that SXM charges actually make it to the artists.
80M streams = $12 = 0.00000015/each

And now they're working on not paying most of the artists even that:

"...starting in 2024 Spotify will stop paying anything at all for roughly two-thirds of tracks on the platform. That is any track receiving fewer than 1,000 streams over the period of a year."

 
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HecticArt

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80M streams = $12 = 0.00000015/each

And now they're working on not paying most of the artists even that:

"...starting in 2024 Spotify will stop paying anything at all for roughly two-thirds of tracks on the platform. That is any track receiving fewer than 1,000 streams over the period of a year."

I was wondering how much SiriusXM pays in royalties.
 

sadchild

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Lanng, who did not dispute the existence of the "slave contract," claimed that he and his accuser were in a "consensual sexual relationship" before he hired her

Business Insider obtained a screenshot of an email exchange between Lanng and the plaintiff, which shows Lanng sharing a Google Doc entitled "Slave Contract" with his assistant in April 2014


 

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HecticArt

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Lanng, who did not dispute the existence of the "slave contract," claimed that he and his accuser were in a "consensual sexual relationship" before he hired her

Business Insider obtained a screenshot of an email exchange between Lanng and the plaintiff, which shows Lanng sharing a Google Doc entitled "Slave Contract" with his assistant in April 2014


Isn’t that the plot for 50 Shades of Grey?
 
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Facebook poured millions upon millions into DEI (diversity initiatives: Increase diverse thoughts, voices, and perspectives, fight for racial justice). How was that money used?...

The first person that makes a joke about white collar crime is getting a call from HR first thing in the morning!
 
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