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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"We've got many more [massive cuts] to come, like Social Security. We have many more to come, like the Department of Education."

~ Ralph Norman

Have to find a way to pay, after all, for those massive tax cuts coming down the line for the filthy rich.

#Musk #Trump #Republicans #cruelty #FederalGovernment #billionaires #PoliticsofDestruction #jobs #family #economy #housing #food #healthcare #TaxCutsforRich
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https://www.alternet.org/gop-lawmaker-social-security/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ScottLucas@journa.host ("Scott Lucas") wrote:

#EU 's Von der Leyen warns #MunichSecurityConference, “Failed #Ukraine would weaken Europe, but it would also weaken US"

Implicitly responds to #Trump and US Defense Secretary Hegseth that giving in to #Putin demands would “intensify the challenges in Indo-Pacific and threaten our shared interests”

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
anandamide@dataare.cool wrote:

This is very good

AI: The new aesthetics of fascism

"Calling them weird absolutely works, and telling them their sole artistic output looks like shit also works. Laughing at people who treat AI art as in any way legitimate works. Talking about AI’s environmental impact or its implications for the workforce will not work - they like that, it makes them feel dangerous. Instead of talking about taking money from artists, talk about how it makes them look cheap"

https://newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/ai-the-new-aesthetics-of-fascism/

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

Nom nom nom…ptooiee.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/14/a-whale-puked-him-up/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7NiqplTNf4

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

Someday, this could be my breakfast.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/14/the-harvest-2/

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

sadly, true. I’m buying mortuary stocks.

Attachments:

• video: f02fa6fee101227e.mp4

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
skye@toot.cat ("skze :nonbinary_flag:") wrote:

@zacwest For any readers who go "huh": It is possible to download all your Amazon ebooks, remove their DRM with DeDRM, make some backups and, if desired, delete your Amazon account. Well, until February 26th it is possible, so do it now before they are lost forever.
https://umatechnology.org/how-to-de-drm-kindle-books-using-calibre-2024/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

⭐ Type Foundries List https://type-atlas.xyz/foundries/

This list is _huge_. Bookmarking for when I have a spare ten hours.

∞ https://rknight.me/links/type-foundries-list/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kcarruthers@infosec.exchange wrote:

@jsonstein weirdly I happened to be in Dresden on the 75th anniversary of this event and I wandered into the town Square and there was people forming a human chain around it and saying never again. We shall see I suspect.

Boosted by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
raphaelrobert ("Raphael Robert") wrote:

I love that @kagihq now uses Privacy Pass.

It would have been nice to get some credit since your "own implementation" looks like a wrapper around my implementation.

https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-privacy-pass

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Know the IACR work rules

Boosted by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
darkuncle@infosec.exchange ("Scott Francis") wrote:

“The fears of AI autonomously destroying humanity are worse than nonsense, because they distract us from the very real possibilities of how AI may be abused.”

Piling on with others about this excellent piece on technology as a force multiplier for our worst - and our best - impulses, from @bcantrill

https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2023/11/26/what-punch-cards-teach-us-about-ai-risk/

Boosted by jwz:
octothorpe@mastodon.online ("CM Harrington") wrote:

"Meta CTO says staff should quit if they don’t like Meta’s new policies"

Absolutely not. Stay on. Slow roll everything. Subtly fuck shit up. Make that React component take 20 seconds longer to load.

It's called malicious compliance. Don't just roll the fuck over for these people. That's what they WANT you to do.

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@erininthemorning.com #fascism

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
pirateradiomap@toot.community ("David Goren") wrote:

New opus for World Radio Day!

#nuxalk #nuxalkradio #worldradioday #firstnations

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7mch

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
davidsirota@mastodon.online ("David Sirota") wrote:

👀NEWS: Documents show the Senate Banking Committee chairman has been pressing regulators to let banks charge you higher fees - all while he's raking in millions of dollars of Wall St campaign cash.

Now he's trying to kill a rule limiting overdraft fees. https://buff.ly/410EZtu

jwz wrote:

It is the year 2025 and I just fixed a bug in a VT100 emulator. For work.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AlgoCompSynth ("AlgoCompSynth by znmeb") wrote:

@octothorpe
@tadbithuman

Malicious compliance is not a viable option for many, especially in what is an employers' market at present. Meta staff should consult an employment attorney for advice, not someone on the internet with an agenda!

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

"plan" may be a bit of a stretch

https://c.im/@BBC/114000003347086168

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
theradr.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg ") wrote:

Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
petergleick@fediscience.org ("Peter Gleick") wrote:

Little acts of resistance. Do this. It takes 2 minutes

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Dandelion@stormwaltz.net ("a writer") wrote:

Trump admin has declared they're going after the "threat" of antidepressants.

Thank you, Secretary Brainworms.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

👀

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
globalmuseum@mastodon.online ("Global Museum") wrote:

The Society of Antiquaries of London's lecture series is available to view and book on their website.

The Society's weekly lectures explore interdisciplinary approaches to material culture and their lectures are open to all and free to attend. They are held at Burlington House, Piccadilly, and online, and are recorded for their YouTube channel.
https://www.sal.org.uk/events/ #Materialculture #culture #lectures

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

hmmm, gemini-2.0-flash-lite is pretty fast

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social ("Low Quality Facts") wrote:

I just wanted to once again share this painting of me riding my cat Fishy into battle that my girlfriend's sister made me for Christmas. I am still in awe of it, and will be for the rest of my life.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
fgbjr@indieweb.social ("Frank Bennett") wrote:

@heidilifeldman The simplest way to convey the dangerous insanity of the junta to a Japanese audience is to point out that they're eliminating the professional civil service (公務員制度).

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
blamellors@mstdn.party ("Blamellors ✔️✔️💙") wrote:

The gulf in America is between those that see an emperor wearing the finest suits and those who see a big fat naked tub of goo , low IQ and ignorant ( takeover Gaza?) whose daily pronouncents make us cringe. Yeah I said it! #fafo #maga

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
verdantsquare@mastodon.world ("Verdant Square Network") wrote:

Native Organizations' Leaders Defend Tribal Sovereignty Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-organization-leaders-defend-tribal-sovereignty-before-the-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs

#indigenous #nativenews #VSN

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

Today in History: Fire-bombing of Dresden, 1945