Nando161 · @nando161
788 followers · 35232 posts · Server kolektiva.social
"The #grifters that make up the #troll-industrial complex are not okay.
"One can see the sheen of #desperation in the #world of self-identified #conservatives who make a living by "triggering" the #liberals. The usual dose of outrage bait isn't working as well any longer, so the #rightwingers are escalating the provocations. Tucker #Carlson, for example, gave a glow-up interview with manosphere "influencer" Andrew #Tate, who is being held in #Romania on charges of sex #trafficking and #rape. #DailyWire anti-trans provocateur Matt #Walsh is selling plushies of himself clad only in a diaper, which he encourages #people to give to #children. Daily Wire founder Ben #Shapiro, on the other hand, made a nearly hour-long video #tantrum about "#Barbie," complete with setting the dolls on fire. The clawing need to get attention from #progressives seems to be driving these engagement farmers a little nuts, as they up the weird-and-evil ante, hoping to get those precious clicks and plays.
[...]
"The escalation of shock value tactics, on both the right and the pretending-not-to-be-right political classes, are likely rooted in the same cause: The slow motion collapse of #Twitter, now rebranded "#X," under the leadership of #Tesla CEO Elon #Musk. While these folks have various outlets, both in the #media and #socialmedia, ultimately their #business model of #trolling depends heavily on Twitter.
"Grifters need people to harass and a mainstream discourse to counter. As traffic takes a nosedive and Twitter becomes less a part of the conversation, it's going to be harder for these folks to make #money," Melissa #Ryan, a strategist who helps counter online #disinformation, told #Salon.
"They need us. We don't need them:" The fall of Twitter is making the trolls and grifters #desperate"
The clawing need to get attention from progressives seems to be driving these engagement farmers a little nuts, as they up the weird-and-evil ante, hoping to get those precious clicks and plays.
"What Musk has proven through his actions and his statements is that he's committed to serving the trolls and the #fraudsters first and the ordinary good faith users second," explained Brian Hughes of American #University, who is the co-founder of the Polarization and #Extremism #Research and Innovation Lab (#PERIL). But, he noted, Musk is "blinded by his own #ideology" and can't see how this is backfiring. "As normal people, for lack of a better term, continue to leave Twitter, that's actually going to cause probably a reduction in the use of the platform by these trolls and these fraudsters. They don't have their audience of targets that they need," he continued.
https://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/bhughes.cfm
HAHAHAHAHAHA die mad about it, trolls. Full offense."
#grifters #troll #desperation #world #conservatives #liberals #rightwingers #carlson #tate #romania #trafficking #rape #dailywire #Walsh #people #children #shapiro #tantrum #barbie #progressives #twitter #x #tesla #musk #media #socialmedia #business #trolling #money #ryan #disinformation #salon #desperate #fraudsters #university #extremism #research #PERIL #ideology
nosat · @nosat
302 followers · 7598 posts · Server liberdon.com
#meme #climate #climatechange #hoax #crime #scam #culture #life #politics #npc #cult #religion #desperation #globalwarming #earth #weather #nature #fire #arson #wildfire #heat #temperature
#meme #climate #climatechange #hoax #crime #scam #culture #life #politics #npc #cult #religion #desperation #globalwarming #earth #weather #nature #fire #arson #wildfire #heat #temperature
damian entwistle · @ukdamo
61 followers · 439 posts · Server mastodon.org.ukToday's poem:
The Earth
- by Sheila Black
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/724258300936454144/the-earth?source=share
#poetry #SheilaBlack #life #desperation #connection #appearances #masks #reality #time #wisdom #understanding
#poetry #sheilablack #life #desperation #connection #appearances #masks #reality #time #wisdom #understanding
Nick East (Indie Writer) · @NickEast
91 followers · 273 posts · Server geekdom.social
What's wrong with a murder? I would have also accepted a desperation... 😂
@writers @writing @writingcommunity @authorindiespeak @bookstodon
#Writing #Writer #IndieAuthor
#Group #Name #Murder #Desperation #Procrastination
#WritingLife #WritingWonders #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon
#writing #writer #indieauthor #group #name #murder #desperation #procrastination #writinglife #writingwonders #writingcommunity #writersofmastodon
SLCW💥 · @slcw
290 followers · 3344 posts · Server newsie.social
"Please, Congress! Save me from the consequences of my actions by initiating an investigation of the investigators!" ~#Trump
#Desperation is a stinky cologne, #Donald. This #desperate plea for House #Republicans to act as your #defense counsel, and provide cover for your numerous #crimes is pathetic, and transparent. The #American people see you, and see what you're doing. And it's not going to work.
#trump #desperation #donald #desperate #republicans #defense #crimes #american #trumpindictment #trumpdelusions
Petrichor · @sinabhfuil
971 followers · 3877 posts · Server mastodon.ieIn the US, 87% of new cars and a significant 34.5% of used cars are bought with loaned money, bringing national auto debt total up to $1.56 trillion in the first quarter of 2023 - What's the equivalent in Ireland - this would be an interesting piece for @dublininquirer
#CarDebt #Debt #Desperation
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/07/24/how-auto-debt-is-holding-millions-of-americans-in-custody-sometimes-literally
Mike In The Garden · @MikeInTheGarden
674 followers · 1024 posts · Server toot.wales
Our very first (and probably last) outdoor grown tomatoes this year.
Seeing as the autumn has decided to muscle in to what we always thought was summer, I am resorting to the banana ripening trick.
Wish me and them luck.
But darn it, don't they look real Perty..
😆
#summer #monsoon #greentomatoes #desperation
Devilsfoundry · @Devilsfoundry
0 followers · 5 posts · Server masto.aiSomething has changed since the Bastille Day celebrations. Did the stylist quit or is it the Chaiwala showing up again?
Sympathy is the last resort of the coward. Expect more crocodile tears and some oscar performances.
#desperation #india2024 #gutkhafiles #ndavsindia
Bastion Shadowpaw · @BastionShadowpaw
106 followers · 163 posts · Server meow.social
Riot - Desperate Milking
You can use heat patches to try and manage it... but when the full moon is out, sometimes all you can do is indulge it.
https://linktr.ee/bastionshadowpaw
#BastionShadowpaw #Furry #Male #Heat #masturbation #footjob #Knot #Penis #Canine #presentinganus #milkingcum #milkingself #cum #paws #desperation
#bastionshadowpaw #furry #male #heat #masturbation #footjob #knot #penis #canine #presentinganus #milkingcum #milkingself #cum #paws #desperation
Bastion Shadowpaw · @BastionShadowpaw
585 followers · 245 posts · Server baraag.net
You can use heat patches to try and manage it... but when the full moon is out, sometimes all you can do is indulge it.
https://linktr.ee/bastionshadowpaw
#BastionShadowpaw #Furry #Male #Heat #masturbation #footjob #Knot #Penis #Canine #presentinganus #milkingcum #milkingself #cum #paws #desperation
#BastionShadowpaw #furry #male #heat #masturbation #footjob #knot #penis #canine #presentinganus #milkingcum #milkingself #cum #paws #desperation
Eirodite · @eirodite
906 followers · 1496 posts · Server kinky.business
And what are you doing at this sunday? #pee #piss #pissing #omorashi #femaledesperation #omo #peeaccident #desperation #holding #markingherterritory #pissingoutdoor #peeingoutdoor
#pee #piss #pissing #omorashi #femaledesperation #omo #peeaccident #desperation #holding #markingherterritory #pissingoutdoor #peeingoutdoor
U.S. Politics in Real Time · @uspolitics
3209 followers · 3086 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Trump hits the panic button: Antisemitic attacks on special counsel Jack Smith betray desperation
#TrumpPanicButton #AntisemiticAttacks #SpecialCounselJackSmith #Desperation #SalonNews #Mastodon #Politics #News
#trumppanicbutton #antisemiticattacks #specialcounseljacksmith #desperation #salonnews #mastodon #politics #news
Trollup 🐾 · @trollupsx
281 followers · 1308 posts · Server kinky.businessHot guy pings me in #Scruff. Seems to be from out of town. No pic. Profile says #bottom, #submissive , #versatile. Pass, for play anyway.
But he pings me. Sends a pic. He’s stunning. I mean like WOW! 😍😍 We swap info. He asks what I’m into and I drop my usual litany of saved stuff since I bore of typing it and using time to handle known stuff — see pinned posts. Here’s the menu, dude.
What gets him off? Flip fucking, and heavy versatile stuff. I’m not his person. I’m not missing out being a #bottom. I enjoy #servicing and being used. It’s what #gratifies me. There are some things I #reciprocate on but top #energy is not present. Don’t expect that.
Why is it somehow reasonable to expect bottoms to do #flip? Are we just undiscovered tops? Is #desperation supposed to be sufficient to do things we don’t enjoy?
#scruff #bottom #submissive #versatile #servicing #gratifies #reciprocate #energy #flip #desperation #internetmen #confused #respect #boundaries #communication
Poetry News · @haikubot
776 followers · 8177 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Oh Justice Alito, how you strain
To defend yourself with no great gain
Your defense so poor
A joke to endure
We now witness your desperation reign
#supremecourt #samuelalito #propublica #desperation #ode #poetry
#supremecourt #samuelalito #propublica #desperation #ode #poetry
SLCW💥 · @slcw
173 followers · 2483 posts · Server newsie.socialThe lack of shame and personal dignity required to go on camera and make this argument is breathtaking. Republicans found a real winner in Byron Donalds!
#trumpindictment #goplies #desperation
🔞 The Wank Bank 🔞 · @TheDispenser69
842 followers · 585 posts · Server baraag.net
(R34) "Hurry Barbara!"
Barbara is really badly needing a pee! Just made it in time!
I might consider doing more desperation pictures in the future! Quite liked drawing this. :)
#BarbaraGordon #Barbara #Batgirl #DCSuperHeroGirls #DCComics #Toilet #ToiletUse #Bathroom #Butt #Ass #Desperation #NSFW #R34
#BarbaraGordon #barbara #batgirl #dcsuperherogirls #dccomics #toilet #ToiletUse #bathroom #butt #ass #desperation #nsfw #r34
Eirodite · @eirodite
833 followers · 1326 posts · Server kinky.business
The herbs need water #pee #piss #pissing #femaledesperation #omo #desperation #holding #markingherterritory #pissingoutdoor #peeingoutdoor
#pee #piss #pissing #femaledesperation #omo #desperation #holding #markingherterritory #pissingoutdoor #peeingoutdoor
Eve Glicksman · @evewrites
484 followers · 2232 posts · Server newsie.socialUnsurprised that local grocery store limiting self-checkout to 10 items now. With prices so high, theft was bound to increase. #desperation
Becksy · @Becksy
75 followers · 853 posts · Server mastodonapp.ukWhat goes round comes around. Begging has returned to the streets of Dublin big style. Sat having a coffee and been approached half a dozen times in 15 minutes. Strangely nobody seems to carry cash these days - no wonder the beggars seem desperate. #dublin #sad #begging #Homeless #desperation
#dublin #sad #begging #Homeless #desperation
Sykonee · @Sykonee
15 followers · 217 posts · Server mas.toTired: getting Very Important People to pay you $8 for a checkmark.
Wired: paying for the $8 yourself so it looks like Very Important People are invested!