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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
miek wrote:

I'm using a strong light behind this PCB to see internal traces for reverse-engineering, but it also looks so cool with all the stitching vias lit up!

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert is a very beautiful place.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7, yellow filter
⚗️ Spieker Film Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography #35mm #Brussels #Bruxelles

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nerdette@nerdculture.de wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CNN@flipboard.com wrote:

Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/politics/justice-department-eric-adams-case-new-york-southern-district?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CNN@flipboard.com wrote:

Expert explains what happens to student loan debt if Trump ends the Department of Education
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/politics/video/department-of-education-student-load-debt-cnn-digvid?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TheJen@beige.party ("TheJen is ready to fight") wrote:

I know some folks find comfort in the fact the people in this administration are fucking morons.

I do not.

I study history. The third Reich was full of people exactly like these. They managed to wreck an entire continent, destroyed civilizations that existed from prehistory, ethnically genocided several groups, and it took the entire rest of the planet to stop them.

Cold comfort, this.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

CARTOON OF THE DAY #Valentinesday2025

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:

Elon Musk gave what some called a “stiff-armed salute” during Trump’s inauguration. It’s not the first time Trump or his allies have been accused of sending fascist messages—nor the first time a Trump supporter has been linked to a Nazi salute. A scholar of extremism explains: https://buff.ly/3WQ4ixg

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

What a stable genius 🙄 https://www.comicsands.com/trump-magnet-fraud-theory?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=infeed&utm%5Fcampaign=linkprogram

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

President Trump went off on a barely coherent rant about the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier using magnets to "lift the planes up" instead of hydraulics while he ranted to reporters about uncovering the "tremendous fraud" in the U.S. government.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rikefranke.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ulrike Franke") wrote:

I struggle to express just how *weird* Vance’s #MSC2025 speech was. This is a transatlantic security conference, happening while there is a war in Europe, and the US is announcing a partial withdrawal from European security. And the US VP speaks about (alleged) threats to free speech in Europe??

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ansate@social.coop ("Melissa Santos") wrote:

https://douglassday.org #DouglassDay is happening!

Let's transcribe some historical documents and be cozy today!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
sylvia_ritter ("Sylvia Ritter") wrote:

✨ Jammy Jellyfish ✨ . Where (almost) every day is like Valentine's Day. :blobcat: https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Jammy-Jellyfish-909329698 #art #mastoart #love #fediart

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

Lindsey Graham tells the Munich Security Conference that he wants NATO to pledge to admit Ukraine immediately if Russia invades again after a hypothetical peace settlement, arguing that it would deter Vladimir Putin.

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• video: 297dfdfd60a1a618.mp4

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

wait, Space Karen & Mayor Adams share a lawyer?

#HeadDesk

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

having Space Karen arrange for TheSwampFormerlyKnownAsTwitter to settle a lawsuit with The Fat Orange Child means he has had one of his companies cut a check to pay off the Child.

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

This Valentine's Day I gave myself the gift that every 50-something wants: Shingles and COVID vaccinations! Quick, simple and easy! I was in and out of my local CVS in like five minutes! And they are still covered by my insurance! Also I got myself gummy unicorns. As a treat.

(Get your vaccinations while you still can, y'all.)

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MastodonEngineering ("Mastodon Engineering") wrote:

Bringing this highly requested feature to #Mastodon and the fediverse is not as trivial as some might think, but quote posts are coming. Here is our latest write-up about our progress:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
GriffithPark@pixelfed.social ("Michael Perry") wrote:

Some know him as The Goth Cardinal. Scientists call him Phainopepla, which means “Shining Robe.” Desert mistletoe berries fuel his escapades. His fabulousness is undeniable.
#naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #LARiver #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #phainopepla

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

Tax forms stacked high,
Gathered at last in one place,
CPA, take these!

via https://arghstudios.com/

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

#ThanksGOP

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.

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• 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.