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Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
johannab@cosocial.ca ("Johanna, CanCon variety") wrote:

Courtesy a climate-related account on LI, take a look at this. Just so's ya know, the current extent of our climate crisis and the worse that is to come was entirely a choice that was made. For us, not by us, but it was a choice.

Here's the link to the OG document if you want to check Dunsky's work.

https://www.worthingtoncaron.com/documents/1982-APRIL-1-1982%5F“CO2-‘GREENHOUSE’-EFFECT.pdf

Figure 3 , Page 7, from"CO2 Greenhouse Effect, A Technical Review", published by Exxon in 1982. There is an overlay indicating the 2025 CO2 ppm levels and degrees-above-norm average annual temperature, showing they appear exactly on the curve as predicted 42 years ago.  The source document is verified to be available at https://www.worthingtoncaron.com/documents/1982-APRIL-1-1982_“CO2-‘GREENHOUSE’-EFFECT.pdf. The overlay is by P. Dunsky

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Boosted by jwz:
arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:

FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
The move comes amid RFK Jr.'s relentless efforts to enact his anti-vaccine agenda.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/fda-refuses-to-review-modernas-mrna-flu-vaccine/?utm%5Fbrand=arstechnica&utm%5Fsocial-type=owned&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Too many lines have been crossed for anything to normalize when Trump is gone.

Democrats are about to fund ICE again, on the heels of several high profile murders. How do we ever come back from that as a country? The mask is fully off.

Technocrats are spending a trillion dollars on Surveillance Capitalism 2.0. Not only doesn't it need Trump to operate, it'll be better off when he's gone.

Trump leaving is just the end of the beginning. We may even one day find him quaint.

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Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
tillybridges ("Tilly Bridges") wrote:

a day over nine years since this happened, and things have gotten so much worse

i don’t know if i’ll ever be able to forgive the people who chose to put us where we are, or chose to do nothing to try to stop it

Tilly Bridges Feb 9, 2017  At Costco today a pickup was pulling in to the gas station but stopped pretty far back. Two elderly men got out and looked very worried. Turns out their truck had literally just run dry and they didn't speak much English. I helped them push the truck up to the pump. They looked so relieved, like they'd expected to be stuck there all day, or worse. That's what Trump's America does to people. Be kind to your fellow humans, would you? It goes a long way.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

I think it would be very hard to convince anyone reading Hitchhiker's Guide for the first time that Zaphod Beeblebrox wasn't written specifically as a commentary on Trump and the type of power he wields.

We've known about power and spectacle for at least as many years as that book has existed, yet we've managed to distill all of our problems down into a Trumpian sludge, and some of us refuse to drink anything else.

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
bixfrankonis@social.lol ("Bix F.") wrote:

You can’t just say, “Empathy is good, m’kay?”

https://bix.blog/posts/2026-02-10-selective-vagueness/

#Blogging #BixDotBlog

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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

The regime has proposed two rules that are intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.

You can help fight back by submitting a public comment, which will be very important for future lawsuits: https://act.hrc.org/page/183931/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=or%5Fgnr%5Fhrc%5Findivisible

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

If neoliberalism dies tonight, what'll be there in the morning to take its place? Will it be Brooklyn Dad (Defiant!) who helps redistribute all the baguettes once our mad king's metaphorical head is on a hypothetical platter? Will Mueller She Wrote write our new federalist papers on Patreon after the old man chokes on an Adderall pill? Do you see Nancy Pelosi guiding us to the promised land in full Kente Cloth when the Democrats squeak by a win?

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

sane Grand Jury

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/trump-democrats-illegal-orders-pirro.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.LVA.TMAF.fW8%5FXG8ea4oi&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

It's not all the banana trees.

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pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The downside of living in Minnesota.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/02/10/i-hate-ice-and-ice/

man slips and falls

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

It's giving Justine Sacco. Man, remember that??

Whew, this was the first "canceling" I witnessed in real time. I think you could say it was the first big online cancellation.

Justine Sacco @JustineSacco Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Content Blocks on #iAWriter are so useful.

I break my essay into three parts, then reference each in a main draft so I'm not scrolling through thousands of words editing.

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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
IndivisibleSF@sfba.social ("Indivisible SF") wrote:

Please join us for the Indivisible General Meeting this Sunday Feb 15 2-4PM 683 Florida St. SF
The meeting is open to anyone interested in resisting Trump's radical agenda of hate, division, and greed.
683 Florida St. is the Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas (CANA) performance space. It's at between 18th & 19th St. in the Mission. Busses run along nearby Bryant, Folsom, and 16th streets.
We recommend that you read the Indivisible Guide before attending. https://buff.ly/rikGNZP

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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

"Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge.

The search giant provided ICE with the usernames, physical addresses, and an itemized list of services associated with the Google account of Amandla Thomas-Johnson, a British student and journalist who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024.

Google also turned over Thomas-Johnson’s IP addresses, phone numbers, subscriber numbers and identities, and credit card and bank account numbers linked to his account."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/

#USPol

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jwz wrote:

Ok FINE, since you have all failed me, I wrote my own JSON bomb generator. https://jwz.org/b/yk2x

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

cat? what cat?

just the tail of a cat sticking out from under a chair

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jwz wrote:

Periodic reminder that "good billionaire" Marc Benioff is still a massive piece of shit.

In his keynote, Benioff thanked international Salesforce employees for traveling to the United States for the meeting, and asked them to stand. Benioff then said...
https://jwz.org/b/yk3N

Screenshot

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

My niece and I made an album cover for our new band Nova Band. We make pop music and we love cotton candy.

Black and white photo of me and my niece making funny faces. In the center reads Nova Band and to the bottom right is a parental advisory sticker.

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Boosted by jwz:
fraying@xoxo.zone ("Derek Powazek 🐐") wrote:

One of the perks of running my own business is having no one to tell me not to send a marketing email with the subject line "First of all, fuck ICE."

Here's the latest Milk Barn Farm email to our customers. I'm proud of it.

And, yeah, 20% off with the code: ICEOUT
https://milkbarn.farm/discount/ICEOUT

Hey Derek – First of all, fuck ICE. I am the son of an immigrant. My dad was born in a camp in Austria to two people fleeing violence because of who they were. They waited in that camp for years after the war for a chance to come to America, because America was supposed to be different. But what’s happening here now is way too close to their story. People are being hunted and killed by masked federal agents because of who they are or what they look like. Our politicians are openly bigoted and sincere in their hatred of immigrants. I know you know all this already. And I know the purpose of this email is to send you a coupon. But I just had to say it because I want you to know the values of the farm you’re supporting. And if you’re angry and scared about what’s happening in this country right now, I wanted you to know you’re not alone. Remember there are more of us than there are of them. We will resist this together as friends and neighbors and family, just like Minneapolis. So here’s that coupon. We know money is tight for everyone and I bet we all could use a good night’s sleep right about now. Rest today so you can fight tomorrow. Hang in there. You are needed. ✨ 20% Off! ✨ Use code ICEOUT at checkout or click the button below to apply the discount to your cart.

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Boosted by jwz:
ifixcoinops@retro.social ("Dan Fixes Coin-Ops") wrote:

If y'all move off the current Massive American Corporation chat thing to A Different Massive American Corporation chat thing I swear to fucking god

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Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
AccordionBruce wrote:

@fromjason @mekkaokereke
The Project 529 bike theft prevention project in Vancouver cut bike theft by almost half and returns stolen bikes by the thousands (rather than auctioning them off like most police departments)

Bike theft is a huge economic issue, but police departments hate to put any effort into it, even though a tiny investment is proven to pay off

Not to absolve Vancouver’s Police Department, with one of the highest budgets in North America garnered on anti-homeless campaigns

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

My TV froze on this part of whatever Gordon Ramsay show me and my sis are watching. Lmao

The backs of two chefs looking at an oven. The subtitle reads "I'm ready to murder him"

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
davetron5000@ruby.social ("Dave Copeland :ruby:") wrote:

Not enough to make bad software everyone hates. Not enough to buy Heroku, let it wither, and then let it die. This shitbird has to make jokes about the gestapo coming for his employees.

https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-ceo-ice-jokes-employee-event-2026-2

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange ("Dave Wilburn :donor:") wrote:

Via mandatoryrollercoaster.com

Grey hoodie guy: "We invented a robot that answers questions." Grey hoodie guy (standing next to robot): "We just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day." Brown sweater guy: "But it answers the questions correctly?" Grey hoodie guy: "Oh my goodness, no. No no no no."

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
vitaut ("vitaut 🤍❤️🤍 🇺🇦") wrote:

Did you know that AI hardware performance is measured in teraslops?

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

I think it's like 9-10% of the tech sector is Latin, compared to 20% of the population. Executive roles drop down to basically zero percent.

I know a bunch of LatinX in tech, and most of them are freelancers.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

The joke here is that Salesforce doesn't hire Latinos, so it's safe to make a joke about being kidnapped. Because ICE doesn't kidnap white people. Get it? Hahaha /s

https://www.404media.co/marc-benioff-jokes-ice-is-watching-salesforce-employees-who-traveled-to-the-u-s/

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Is one required to become a pedophile when one becomes a billionaire because I gotta tell you right about now the correlation seems pretty high

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Boosted by jwz:
mathowie@xoxo.zone ("Matthew Haughey") wrote:

TL:DR; The Salesforce CEO at a company's annual all hands gathering asked international employees to please rise in the audience, then made a "joke" that ICE agents were in the back of the room ready to nab them.

Guillotines for billionaires is the moderate choice at this point