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jwz wrote:

I think that we've all been missing the boat by diagnosing Musk with a terminal case of "Read Too Much Heinlein". I think that the childhood Boomer media he's actually cosplaying is *Pink Floyd The Wall*. Think about it!

• Coddling parents actually hated him.
• Got too many groupies too early.
• Wife left him.
• Absolutely blitzed on drugs.
• Finally went full Nazi!

I mean, Geldof even makes that dumb "X" gesture!

https://jwz.org/b/ykhL

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

Gentle Reminder for the TwitterMigrators :birdsite: ​:

Mastodon works differently.
The People are the algorithm here.

Favourite ⭐
To show your appreciation to the person who posted (but this will not increase the post's visibility).

Boost :boost_ok:​
To make the post travel the Fediverse! So that others can see it too!

Ideally, when you like something, do both! :boost_ok:​ ⭐ ​💚​

#TwitterMigration #TinyMastodonTip

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soragrey@sunbeam.city ("soragrey 🥥") wrote:

From @aeirlys.bsky.social

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• Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner (remote)

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ComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:

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• With a “WHEEEEEE” sound effect, a police officer on a motorcycle is in pursuit of a convertible driving Jerry Lewis, who, with an expression of surprise and fear on his face, says, “The fuzz!“ (remote)

jwz wrote:

Think Tank Called 'The Himmler Institute' Assures Nation This All Legal.

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to assuage any fears over the constitutionality of the Trump administration's flurry of executive actions, a D.C.-area think tank called The Himmler...
https://jwz.org/b/ykhJ

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jwz wrote:

I have simple needs. I just want more bands who sound like Veruca Salt, and the dismantling of the fascist broligarchy.
https://jwz.org/b/ykhH

jwz wrote:

Today in ACAB.

San Francisco police staffing is at a historic low. So is its crime rate. So that's weird and counterintuitive. But, then again, so is a city with a crime rate at historic or near-historic lows becoming the national avatar for dangerous...
https://jwz.org/b/ykhF

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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Merrick Garland: I have perfected the art of gravitas-laced inaction at the worst possible time.

Schumer: hold my beer.

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nsmsn@social.lol ("Nick Simson") wrote:

If you work on the web in any capacity, I encourage you to read the links featured in this week’s edition of the Accessibility Weekly Newsletter: https://a11yweekly.com/issue/434/

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indubitablyodin@sfba.social ("Odin Halvorson") wrote:

"The library where I worked at the time did not successfully fulfill a single Patriot Act request.

Not that this is relevant to the current situation. I assure you this is a random memory that popped into my head with zero prompting. "
6/6

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• a tweet from Jennifer Goodland, complaining about their library not fulfilling their single Patriot Act request. (remote)

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Back in my day, we had the courtesy to put an “under construction” GIF on a webpage like this.

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• A screenshot of the doge.gov website, which says: An official website of the United States government Department of Government Efficiency The people voted for major reform. (remote)

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RepShontelBrown ("Rep. Shontel Brown") wrote:

Elon is not an elected official.

He is not a senate confirmed appointee.

He is leading a fabricated dept. without Congressional oversight

And he clearly lacks any understanding of government.

He is dangerous and must be stopped.

jwz wrote:

Took a little time on my weekend to block all of the remaining 30,000 people who were still following me on Twitter. Just as a treat.

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virtualbri@mastodon.online ("Brian Tatosky") wrote:

"Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you."--Herman Blume, Rushmore

I think about this scene a lot.

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• Bill Murray as Herman Blume in the movie Rushmore, saying "Take dead aim on the rich boys." as he is giving a speech to the school about achievement and definitely not literally shooting rich people (remote)

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

This is the MVP for the UI rewrite, rebrand, and (re?)organization.

But I'm continuing development. Next things in mind are:
* Re-adding a few things that were skipped for the UI rewrite.
* Updates to the tool for syncing posts from Mastodon.
* Browser plugins to simplify signing content.

If you're interested in trying it out, please let me know! 😊

#diskuto #p2p #socialnetwork

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r_flash@mastodon.r-flash.eu ("Adam P") wrote:

Adding complexity...

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• Flying through a tunnel made of intricately patterned rotating tori. Cinematic colors. (remote)

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

This includes a v1.0.0 release of the core API/protocol:

https://blog.nfnitloop.com/u/A719rvsCkuN2SC5W2vz5hypDE2SpevNTUsEXrVFe9XQ7/i/4sVxU7pVvUenEdG41BYJDZJfDBZBjBkLSF7dcGzpGMgtVLbZjTh6w5LzC4Rwjkk5SNyn57o3cfsvEbsZJkFELaW3/

And a new github org:
https://github.com/diskuto

The UI has been (mostly) rewritten to be standalone and easy (I hope?) to fork in case people want to experiment or make something that looks nicer. 😊

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Renamed my #p2p #socialnetwork system from #FeoBlog to #Diskuto.

Details here:

https://blog.nfnitloop.com/u/A719rvsCkuN2SC5W2vz5hypDE2SpevNTUsEXrVFe9XQ7/i/5kBXWMtvwCjWkJbrKh9d5drh36tvRcjMk5pb1NK5pVCh6utqWmuW1G265DauxvNArMcnLQzdqSKbXMQexE7E8daW/

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

Scientific administrators/bureaucrats must be tremendous cowards.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/03/sorry-lady-scientists-you-dont-count/

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• DELETED: “Science is still a male-dominated field, but Rubin Observatory is working to increase participation from women and other people who have historically been excluded from science. Rubin Observatory welcomes everyone who wants to contribute to science, and takes steps to lower or eliminate barriers that exclude those with less privilege.” (remote)

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jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

Be the asteroid you are praying will hit the planet

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georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Well, that's incredibly disturbing. https://www.comicsands.com/transportation-memo-handmaids-tale?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

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joshsusser@autistics.life ("josh susser") wrote:

Why they are fine with doing crimes right out in the open: SCOTUS has declared that POTUS is immune to prosecution for giving illegal orders, and Trump can pardon anyone for carrying out his orders. No one on his team fears consequences for anything, so they can do anything they want to.

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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Murphy explaining how shutting down USAID directly benefits Musk financially. https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/congressional-democrats-on-trump-admin-closing-usaid-hq/430674

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w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

President Trump’s so-called buyout offers "are not guaranteed. Federal employees should be cautious and follow the guidance of their unions to protect their rights." - New York Attorney General Letitia James

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ErikJonker ("Erik Jonker") wrote:

Read this incredible thread by Judd Legum about Musk’s data heist on BlueSky.
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3lhbnjiu3fs2n
#musk #doge #heist

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W6KME@mastodon.radio wrote:

Ian Whitcomb was a lifelong friend and colleague who passed away in 2020. He was not only a performer but a historian and chronicler of American music, and owned a lot of important historical items. His wife Regina lost everything in the Eaton Fire, and as most people know there was no time to prepare for evacuations. Please take a look at this GoFundMe for one of my oldest friends.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-regina-rebuild-after-the-devastating-fires-in-ca?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&attribution_id=sl%3A8dd01bd5-b757-4073-b155-40b6051c020b

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MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

If you think Americans aren't doing anything and nobody is protesting, that's understandable. Corporate media and a lot of billionaire owned social media want you to think we're all just sitting on our hands.

There are protests going on right now. And there will be protests Wednesday at noon in every state capital. I'm going to mine.

#Fascism #Trump #Protest

https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/

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vertigo@hackers.town ("Vertigo #$FF") wrote:

Once upon a time, many years ago, someone had posted a link to a website that implemented something very much like GitHub pull requests, but which was not affiliated with GitHub, GitLab, etc. It was open source, it was self-standing, and could even be used with repositories hosted on places like SourceHut.

Does anyone remember:

1. What this place was called?2. What the URL for this service was?

I'm positive that I've bookmarked this site, but I cannot seem to find it in my pinboard exports nor in my Firefox bookmarks. I will try searching Masto bookmarks next, but Masto's search functionality leaves so much to be desired...

Thanks for any tips or leads! :boost_ok:

EDITS

1. It's not codeberg.org or forgejo.org -- it is not a code forge unto itself. It focused just on reviewing PRs, and could work across forges and self-hosted Git repos alike. 2. Ahh! I remember something more about it now: code reviews used to happen in Git Commits itself, by adding or removing comments directly in the code being reviewed.. The website was just a tool for visualizing diffs.

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Anomnomnomaly@beige.party ("Anomnomnomaly BSC SSC") wrote:

Friend: Tell me your best knock knock joke

Me: Knock knock

Friend: Who's there

Me: Hike

Friend: Hike Who?

Me: Unsuspecting friend
I Wait with my breath bated
Setting perfect traps

Friend: How is that funny?

Me: 🤦 😂

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

27 June 2007, Veneta Oregon

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