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downey@floss.social ("Michael Downey 🚩") wrote:

US Executive Order 14110 on Artificial Intelligence has been cancelled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14110

#USpol #AI #Artificialintelligence #ExecutiveOrder

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• President Biden's Landmark Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Will: Ensure safety and security Protect Americans' privacy Advance equity and civil rights Stand up for consumers and workers Promote innovation and competition Advance American leadership abroad Ensure responsible and effective government use of AI AI.GOV (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Now's a great time to stop asking Latine-looking people "where are you from-from?"

Just occurred to me that maybe I should change my last name.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Elon Musk is a national security threat.

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I call that a portent. A warning.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/20/that-wasnt-an-accidental-hitlergrus/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VfYjPzj1Xw

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ErikUden@mastodon.de ("Erik Uden 🍑") wrote:

Faschismus ist Back

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• Ein Gif von Elon Musk wie er seine Hand zur Brust hebt und daraufhin eine Nazi-Salutation macht. Im Hintergrund ist die republikanische Partei und viele amerikanische Flaggen zu sehen. (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I'm thinking…I grew up near Seattle. I am not adapted to this upper midwest weather. Can I go home now?

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I was just starled by a loud boom that shook the whole house. It was an icy wind slamming into the house.

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

moh_kohn@mastodon.scot ("Alistair Davidson") wrote:

The annoying nerds who said you should install Linux, use decentralised social media, use Signal secure messenger were right.

Control of our own computing is a prerequisite for freedom.

The internet *is* real life.

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• All the tech oligarchs lined up with Trump (remote)

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

"unclear who would take over once the departure of the acting director, Paul Abbate, took effect at noon. His exit is unusual given that the acting director typically remains in place until a new director is confirmed by the Senate to ensure stability at the highest ranks of the bureau.

Mr. Abbate took command of the bureau on Sunday after Christopher A. Wray, the previous director, announced last month that he would step down before the inauguration." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/paul-abbate-fbi-director.html

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Wheee. Our plumbing is frozen. We got a little bit of a trickle and are hoping that we'll get the rest clear.

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Today on Oxide and Friends, @ahl and I are going to be joined by our longtime colleague Robert Mustacchi to talk about his approach to holistic engineering -- and some of the adventures we have had along the way at Oxide. Join us 5p Pacific! https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1330981747743260712

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ryanc@infosec.exchange ("Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:") wrote:

I sued the UK 2½ years ago for refusing to issue me a Gender Recognition Certificate to match my birth certificate, despite what the law clearly states.

My appeal hearing has now been confirmed for tomorrow at The Royal Court of Justice in London, court 63, "not before 10:30 am".

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Trump at inauguration:

"It will the offical policy of the United States Governmentt that there are only two genders— male and female."

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

FCC workers resigned and went to work for Targeted Victory, the company that Meta hired to run smear campaigns against TikTok.

Dems knew this and said nothing.

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/30/fccs-carr-once-again-heads-to-the-fainting-couch-over-tiktok/

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

Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange ("Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:") wrote:

‪(Joyce White Vance‬ ‪@joycewhitevance.bsky.social‬)

That Chief Justice Roberts will administer the oath of office to a man who has broken it in the past & undoubtedly will again, the presidency he made possible, pretty much symbolizes the whole day for me.

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foo@fosstodon.org ("Ryan Finnie") wrote:

Mood

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• 20 second video of a small white fluffy dog, happy and zero brain cells, in a pink kids RC fire truck, lights and sirens running. As she passes by, the camera pans out to show that she’s driving roughly in the direction of a massive fire in the desert, with people milling about. (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Trump on stage ripping into Democrats just moments after top Dems joined the new regime in a prayer and clapped for Trump’s presidency:

"They don’t have a home anymore. Interesting."

Spineless.

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

this is so very f*cked up on so very many levels, all at once… our Republic is in serious danger when this becomes a norm.

https://universeodon.com/@AmericaMourns/113861764331011971

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coreyspowell ("Corey S Powell") wrote:

Remembering another notable date in history: 100 years ago this month, Edwin Hubble proved that our galaxy is just one small island in a vast cosmic sea.

Our awareness of galaxies is just one century old! I dig into the full story in my latest Invisible Universe column:

https://invisibleuniverse.substack.com/p/the-100th-birthday-of-the-universe #space #science #astronomy #history

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• Edwin Hubble’s glass photographic plate H335H, obtained with the 100-inch Hooker Telescope Oct. 5/6, 1923, shows the galaxy M31. Three “new” stars are marked in black with the letter N. However, Hubble later noted that the star at the top right was present on earlier plates but fluctuated in brightness. He subsequently crossed out the N and marked it with “VAR!” in red. This is the Cepheid variable M31-V1, which Hubble used to calculate the distance to M31 and solve the mystery of the spiral nebulae.

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

surPRISE! Herr Trump is not a person who thinks things through, he is about immediacy

https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/113861433599294437

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpolitics #USpol #DonaldTrump

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• wassielawyer （哇西律师） @wassielawyer Trump dropping his own memecoin means he has the wrong people in his ear re crypto policy. I’m now getting very concerned about the Trump presidency. (remote)
• nic carter @nic__carter · 11h Something that hasn’t been much discussed - creating a bunch of personal memecoins opens the door to secretive foreign buyers trying to curry influence with our leaders. If you hated hunter biden’s anonymous art sales, you should hate this too. nic carter @nic__carter Basically, we used to have an informal rule that presidents wouldn’t start or run businesses that could pose a conflict of interest. Creating a bunch of memecoins and defi protocols opens the possibility to rampant violations of the emoluments clause. Not to mention the obvious COI given the fact that trump can set crypto policy. (remote)
• Ryan Selkis (d/acc) 🇺🇸 @twobitidiot Dear @realDonaldTrump : Please fire whoever recommended going forward with the Melania launch today. 1. They don’t know what they’re doing. 2. They cost you a lot of $ and goodwill. 3. They don’t have your interests in mind. (remote)
• Brent @Brentsketit feel bad for anyone trying to build anything serious rn president just making a complete mockery of this industry fighting another biden admin prolly would have been better longterm (remote)

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arrrg@kolektiva.social ("Charlie the Anti-Fascist Dog") wrote:

Michelle Obama gets points in my book for not attending this shit show.

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nsonic79@mstdn.social ("NSonic79 on Mastodon") wrote:

Gm

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

indivisibleteam ("Indivisible") wrote:

Our democracy is in grave danger, but it’s not dead. Let’s get to work: https://indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organize_on_your_home_turf?source=mastodon

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• (above an image of Trump) This is the height of Trump's power. This is as strong as he's going to be. The man didn't get a majority of the vote, and his popular vote margin was historically small. He claims a mandate that voters didn't give him - and that's going to lead him to overreach quickly, and face mounting backlash (with our assistance) early in this presidency.

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

augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

Posted without comment.

#COVID19 #RSV #Flu #inauguration

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• Photo of the packed rotunda for the Trump inauguration, along with current wastewater data for the District of Columbia with COVID high, RSV high, and Influenza A very high.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Every single democrat on this stage said “amen” to the most fascist right-wing prayer I’ve ever heard.

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• Photo of politicians bowing their heads in prayer. Multiple democrats are present.

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

axios ("Axios") wrote:

NEW: President Biden pardoned five members of his family, minutes before turning over the office of the presidency to Donald Trump. https://t.co/kZBn4Cu5Xu

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

Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

Today is going to be a very difficult day for many of us.

Be kind. Support each other.
We need to build communities 💚

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skeletor@mas.to ("Inspirational Skeletor💀") wrote:

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• Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair (remote)

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

wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"Maybe this terrible thing that has befallen this country, this descent into fascism and oligarchy, invites us to a more honest confrontation with the truth about the state of our democracy. Dr. King warned us."

~ Sherilyn Ifill

#MartinLutherKing #MLKDay #Trump #oligarchy #EconomicElites #democracy
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https://sherrilyn.substack.com/p/it-is-mlk-day-do-not-despair-this