I think this is a bloody riot is what I think

Facebook will charge to 'promote' user posts

Facebook Now Lets US Users Pay $7 To Promote Posts To The News Feeds Of More Friends

Facebook wants you to pay $7 to promote your posts

WELCOME TO PAGE-OWNER HELL. XD

Actually, it's not as bad. Page owners, if they don't pay, have 80% of their posts hidden from subscriber/"Like"er news feeds. They're just never propagated. Individual users - for the moment - will still see posts appear in their friends' news feeds, but! they'll be scaled up and down the page depending upon whether you paid or not.

I'd like to think that this would make people go, "y'know what? Fuck this noise." But I don't think it will.

scooter

ran out of ink again

oh and also

National coming out day, apparently. Hi, I'm queer.

I don't normally copypasta from twitter, but when I do...

kady o'malley @kady
Dear America: Do you *really* need a vice president? I mean, not one of those on offer now, but the position in general?

Solarbird @solarbirdy
@kady @cow That's pretty funny coming from a monarchy. XD

Solarbird @solarbirdy
@kady @cow I mean, I'll be the first to admit there's not _nearly_ as much comedy coming from a US veep as a good royal family, but...

kady o'malley @kady
@solarbirdy But it's not even like the positions are equivalent!

Solarbird @solarbirdy
@kady @cow Sure? I thought we were talking vestigial but constitutionally-mandated parts of governments with no real purpose. #likeelections

kady o'malley @kady
@solarbirdy Yes, although Americans have to think about VP options every four years. The monarchy is just.. there.

Solarbird @solarbirdy
@kady @cow Oh, no one actually cares. Everybody just puts on like they do, so the candidates don't feel left out. #untilelectedanyway

kady o'malley @kady
@solarbirdy Aw. They're a good people, Americans.