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Cake day: September 27th, 2023

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  • I don’t think their goal is to become the next Reuters. as far as I can tell, the articles on the website are posted by one (1) person, and they’re free to express themselves in whatever way the want.

    besides, for me at least, the phrase carries a specific meaning. it’s a self-deprecating quip, an acknowledgment that what they did wasn’t some super serious journalistic work, given that it mostly comprised of sending Mozilla an email, and doesn’t warrant using something that would indicate more extensive journalistic work like “I did some digging” or “I investigated”.












  • setting aside the obvious part where the word I’m talking about doesn’t refer to actual physical act of punching (perhaps actually look it up, maybe?) - of course, you’re completely right, suffragettes won the right to vote sheerly by peaceful and quiet protests, and the Pride movement has got roots in a well-known event called “the Stonewall campfire sing-along”.