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TexasObserver@texasobserver.social ("Texas Observer") wrote:
Featured story: “The closet is a very dangerous place for people who use drugs. It’s where stadiums full of people die every year.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/#politics #USpol #police #Texas #Austin #CriminalJustice #drugs #WarOnDrugs #law #TXlege #news
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
In a small house where shadows dwell,
Lived a black cat named Oscar, who cast a sweet spell.
With fur like velvet, and eyes bright as the moon,
He’d prance through the house, humming a soft tune.Oscar was playful, with leaps so spry,
And curled in my lap, a warm little ball,
He'd purr sweet melodies.One quiet morning, beneath the dawn's glow,
Oscar lay peacefully, ready to go.
I held him gently and whispered goodbye.
Mastodon Feedadam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:
“The [Department of Labor] no longer has any authority under the rescinded Executive Order 11246 or its regulations.”
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20250124
We’re not even a full week in yet.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
all US refugee group funding suspended under Trump aid freeze - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-refugee-group-funding-suspended-under-trump-aid-pause-2025-01-25/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Trump’s abrupt refugee halt led to cancellations of all scheduled refugee arrivals, including 1,660 Afghans, some of whom were family members of U.S. military personnel.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
ErickaSimone ("Ericka Simone") wrote:
Trying so hard not to start every conversation with “Based on their actions, I cannot trust white moderates or people in general anymore” every DAMN DAY
From: @gwynnion
https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/113890538855866728
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
I need new music.
What song do you have on repeat right now? For me, I can’t stop listening to Letting Go by Angie McMahon because I’m a sad boy who likes sad music. If you like this song, here’s a playlist I made.
If I get enough replies I’ll make a playlist of them all. https://music.apple.com/us/album/letting-go/1693351152?i=1693351848
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI | WIRED:
"DeepSeek’s latest model is so efficient that it required one-tenth the computing power of Meta’s comparable Llama 3.1 model to train, according to the research institution Epoch AI."
So then why is Meta spending $80 billion in GPUs and data centers for 2025? Could it be that AI is a fucking scam? https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-china-model-ai/
Mastodon Feedjensorensen ("Jen Sorensen") wrote:
This week's comic: Your New Order Has Arrived
Mastodon Feedstreetartutopia@mastodon.online ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:
Mastodon Feedadam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:
I finally did the Blog Question Challenge after being tagged by @jason over a week ago (yikes!). Next up, @mbjones and @vzq! https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/01/blog-question-challenge-2025
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
jelloeater ("Jelloeater") wrote:
https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2025/01/24/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-will.html
@fromjason
It's like they're trying to be the next #aws ...
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:
I know I'm going to sound biased now,
but this is seriously an amazing article written by @jonah from @privacyguides I would have totally recommended it even 2 months ago.If you are planning to attend any protests, but especially in the US right now,
Read This First 👇👇👇https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/23/activists-guide-securing-your-smartphone/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net ("Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:") wrote:
The only thing Signal stores about you is
- When did you register your account (UNIX timestamp)
- When was the last time your account contacted a Signal server (UNIX Timestamp)That's it. That's all Signal can produce about you when they are forced to by authorities. There is no history, no call log, no data beyond that.
Here you can see a subpoena asking for detailed information and the reply that Signal sent back: https://signal.org/bigbrother/cd-california-grand-jury/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
timkmak@journa.host ("Tim Mak") wrote:
#SLOVAKIA PROTESTS PRO-RUSSIAN PM: Mass protests against pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert #Fico have erupted in Slovakia under the slogan “Slovakia is Europe.” The protesters are demanding his resignation and a shift in the country’s policy of rapprochement with #Moscow
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
at least he is up front about it
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
"Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to the country, according to two U.S. defense officials and a third person familiar with the situation.
Two Guatemala-bound Air Force C-17s, carrying about 80 people apiece, flew deportees out of the U.S. Thursday night, the sources said. The third flight, slotted for Mexico, never took off."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/mexico-refuses-accept-us-deportation-flight-rcna189182
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
four generations of my family have volutarily raised our right hands and taken the Oath to the Constitution. four straight generations of us have worn Army Green without dishonor. My father, brother, and one nephew were officers, while I was an "Enlisted Person" and very low-level NCO.
I pity my young grand-nephew; he is probably going to be faced with orders requiring ugly choices. I hope he has some courage, and I hope he has some convictions.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“He smiled as he spoke to me and then rationalized this decision because ‘women won’t ever be in combat again’ and I ‘should not be taking a male Naval Aviator's place.’
h/t @swasserstrom
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:
Today we're being assaulted, to break us. We won't break:
"MAGA commander terminates female Navy pilot’s Top Gun application—unveils anti-DEI '10 Commandments'"
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Domestic Enemy Hat") wrote:
#HegsethPolicies Meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff now have a two-drink minimum.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cnpe7qvcyjrhm6w7w7e4atur/post/3lgl7ziarx22b
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
Every time I discover that a relative has gone masks-off Trumpist it’s always both a surprise—“somebody here in Iceland has fallen for the most American of extremisms?”—and completely unsurprising—“well, he has been regularly making offensive jokes over the years and has ’boundary issues’ to put it kindly”.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
FantasticalEconomics@geekdom.social ("Kyle Montanio") wrote:
Unsurprisingly, Trump took down the government website to inform people of their reproductive rights and ways to access abortion and contraception.
So folks at theSkimm revived it from the internet archive.
Things like this are how we resist.
https://www.theskimm.com/news/reproductive-rights-gov
https://web.archive.org/web/20250115014223/https://reproductiverights.gov/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
so_treu@blackqueer.life ("Ra'il IK") wrote:
"Diaz is just one of many neo-nazis who are also people of color. While Black neo-nazis are rare, in comparison Latino neo-nazis are fairly common. Latin America itself is honeycombed with neo-nazi groups, and is just one of the many places around the world where they can be found.
This may seem counterintuitive, if not nonsensical, for those who think of neo-nazism as the most extreme form of white supremacy which seeks the extermination of people of color. But the history of National Socialism is far more complex than many think, and the history of non-white National Socialists stretches back nearly a century."
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
spencerbeswick@kolektiva.social ("Spencer Beswick") wrote:
The discourse around Elon Musk's Nazi salutes (including now Musk using it to make Nazi "jokes") reminds me of the always relevant Sartre quote on anti-Semites. It is all a game to the far right, meant to push the boundaries of what is considered normal and socially acceptable.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:
The most obvious alarming signal regarding both cryptocurrencies and generative AI is how frequently they're both hyped by the same people you wouldn't want your children around.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
CNN announcing Kristi Noem has been confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of Homeland Insecurity. the vote tally means some Dems voted for her confirmation, and that is an abomination.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
keenan@social.lol ("Keenan") wrote:
I guess my litmus test for judging people is, when they're confronted about hurtful things they've done, are they a DHH or a Bean Dad?
