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Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
If you restrict access to fire extinguishers, those type of problem protesters take care of themselves.
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I watched this like 4 times now. I don't hear him fart.
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John Kerry is accused of breaking wind during climate speech
During an impassioned rant on the use of coal in the world, former presidential candidate John Kerry emitted some gas of his own.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Breaking wind during a climate speech. Now that's irony. Alanis, take note.
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Methane emissions are driving climate change. Here’s how to reduce them.
This primer explores the causes of methane emissions and how the world can limit the release of this potent greenhouse gas.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Want to understand what "management" really does? Compare these two news items:
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Weird Al Thanks Spotify for His $12 Check This Year
With Spotify Wrapped rolling out, Weird Al used the occasion to be a bit facetious—thanking Spotify for his $12 check.
www.digitalmusicnews.com
Spotify's former podcast boss calls out the company for setting 'money on fire' with costly celeb deals
Lydia Polgreen, a former Gimlet Media exec, slammed Spotify's Heavyweight and Stolen cancellations.
www.businessinsider.com
That makes me wonder just how much of the never ending royalty fees that SXM charges actually make it to the artists.
Am I the only one who can't tell the difference between Yankovic's first name and the abbreviation for Artificial Intelligence?
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."
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski
What its Wrapped campaign doesn’t say is that indie musicians and labels are treated terribly, and deserve a better deal, says Damon Krukowski
www.theguardian.com
I was wondering how much SiriusXM pays in royalties.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."
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski
What its Wrapped campaign doesn’t say is that indie musicians and labels are treated terribly, and deserve a better deal, says Damon Krukowski
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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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
San Fran tech founder is accused of forcing his assistant into a 'slave contract' that called him 'Master' before trafficking her for sex around the world
The lawsuit says CEO Christian Lanng made the woman sign the "shocking and repulsive" sex slave contract that led to years of "sexual abuse, torture, and assault." Lanng denies the allegations.
www.businessinsider.com
Facebook poured millions upon millions into DEI (diversity initiatives: Increase diverse thoughts, voices, and perspectives, fight for racial justice). How was that money used?...
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Former head of Facebook DEI efforts, Barbara Furlow-Smiles, admits she embezzled $4 million from the company
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who ran DEI initiatives at Facebook from 2017 to 2021, admitted she stole millions from the company, now called Meta.
www.businessinsider.com
Isn’t that the plot for 50 Shades of Grey?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
San Fran tech founder is accused of forcing his assistant into a 'slave contract' that called him 'Master' before trafficking her for sex around the world
The lawsuit says CEO Christian Lanng made the woman sign the "shocking and repulsive" sex slave contract that led to years of "sexual abuse, torture, and assault." Lanng denies the allegations.
The first person that makes a joke about white collar crime is getting a call from HR first thing in the morning!Facebook poured millions upon millions into DEI (diversity initiatives: Increase diverse thoughts, voices, and perspectives, fight for racial justice). How was that money used?...
Former head of Facebook DEI efforts, Barbara Furlow-Smiles, admits she embezzled $4 million from the company
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who ran DEI initiatives at Facebook from 2017 to 2021, admitted she stole millions from the company, now called Meta.
Getaway vehicle stolen while suspects rob business
Police said they arrested two of the three suspects in the armed robbery of a check cashing business in Commerce City.
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