in short: phoned up and told their identity had been stolen, was being used by miscreants of some description, that their bank wasn't safe, to take out a bunch of money and give it to some bloke who pinky-sweared he was from the cia.
― koogs, Friday, 16 February 2024 15:46 (two months ago) link
I have some sympathy and would like to point my finger and laugh, but the stigma of the whole thing means a lot of people never report that they were scammed and that's how this shit keeps happening
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, February 16, 2024 8:59 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
i want to be clear that her status as a scam victim is not what's worthy of derision. it's the framing of "How could I possibly be a clueless rube? I'm a financial advice columnist for the New York Times!"
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:18 (two months ago) link
100%
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, 16 February 2024 16:46 (two months ago) link
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/style/germany-adidas-soccer-jersey-nazi-symbol-controversy-intl-hnk/index.html
― calstars, Wednesday, 3 April 2024 00:19 (three weeks ago) link
oh no
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 3 April 2024 15:07 (three weeks ago) link
Chechnya has reportedly banned all music outside of the 80 - 116 BPM range, effectively forbidding techno and other dance music genres from the regionhttps://t.co/f4ImYNDMud— DJ Mag (@DJmag) April 8, 2024
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:40 (two weeks ago) link
Devastating for Chechnya's Slowcore scene
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:42 (two weeks ago) link
Wowww. Would love to see the courtroom argument about 80 bpm footwork tracks with a backbeat. Also amapiano, dancehall, and NOLA bounce are about to become hot commodities in Chechnya.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:49 (two weeks ago) link
This is an anti-gay measure to be sure
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:54 (two weeks ago) link
― tobo73, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 18:10 (two weeks ago) link