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jwz wrote:

Phineas made you a valentine.
https://jwz.org/b/ykiM

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NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@mattblaze I always wonder -- why do they resign instead of forcing the administration to fire them?

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Insofar as I know, "how to write a devastatingly withering resignation letter" is neither a topic taught in law school nor tested on the bar exam. These folks had to pick it up on their own.

Here's the latest SDNY prosecutor resignation in the Adams case.

Re:  United States v. Eric Adams, 24 Cr. 556 (DEH) Mr. Bove, [introductory text omitted for length] There is a tradition in public service of resigning in a last-ditch effort to head off a serious mistake. Some will view the mistake you are committing here in the light of their generally negative views of the new Administration. I do not share those views. I can even understand how a Chief Executive whose background is in business and politics might see the contemplated dismissal-with-leverage as a good, if distasteful, deal. But any assistant U.S. attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials, in this way. If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me. Please consider this my resignation. It has been an honor to serve as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. Yours truly, Hagan Scotten Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York

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ldcd@treehouse.systems ("Aled;cd") wrote:

@joe https://bellard.org/tcc/tccboot.html

Just need to add support for modern CPU microarchs

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Aphelion@mastodon.sdf.org ("Michelle") wrote:

You said forever
As if stars aren’t
Caving in,
As if galaxies
Aren’t fading out,
As if we were
Immune to entropy,
And I believed it.

#poetry

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

No one is ever going to respect this administration. They're too venal and incompetent and, frankly, too querulously petty for that.

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cryptix@social.coop wrote:

#theStudio wants you to step up your steps!

https://thelastnubian.bandcamp.com/album/b-boy-break-it-down-tribal-step

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jarelion@social.lol ("jarelion :totoro:") wrote:

in my tangerine era

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

Okay if you all can replace reCaptcha et al with this, I'd feel far less rage every time I have to complete one (and probaby look forward to them). Please and thank you.

MapTCHA, the open source CAPTCHA that improves OpenStreetMap

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5879-maptcha-the-open-source-captcha-that-improves-openstreetmap/

Screenshot of Maptcha, a captcha-style human verification tool where the user helps to improve OpenStreetMap.

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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!

A large PCB lit from underneath, highlighting many tiny via holes following the edges of internal strip-line traces

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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

Black and white photo of a passage covered by a glass roof, with tiny shops and cafes on each side, and people walking along. The frame of the roof is leaving a diagonal shadow on the far side in the evening sun.

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

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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

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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

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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.

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

CARTOON OF THE DAY #Valentinesday2025

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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

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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

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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.

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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??

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ansate@social.coop ("Melissa Santos") wrote:

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

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

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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

Jammy Jellyfish - inspired by Ubuntu release 22.04 LTS name. Two jellyfish are jamming. The perfect harp and drums (coral-shaped) duett. Family and friends join in the background and are well entertained. They are surrounded by intricate and delicious raspberries & jam. They have each other and know how jammy they are. <3

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

wait, Space Karen & Mayor Adams share a lawyer?

#HeadDesk

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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.

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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.)

Me with two bandaids on my left arm, one for each injection site.

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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/

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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

A large glossy-black bird with a long tail and pointed crest above his head has eyes like laser beams and attitude like an ancient Aztec chieftain gazing over a kingdom.

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

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

via https://arghstudios.com/

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Flowermob wrote:

#ThanksGOP

Only YOU can prevent forest fires Seriously. We’ve been defunded. It’s just you now.