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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

DHS Secretary Noem has revoked a decision by the Biden administration to extend Haiti’s Temporary Protect Status by 18 months.

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

“The two students were girls aged 15 and 16 and were in the early stages of planning an attack that involved pipe bombs and guns, according to CNN affiliate KPRC.”

https://flipboard.com/@cnn/us-news-nhmek3ekz/-/a-E9fz1t0BTCOpYniCQZR0Jw%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

Today, Friday 21 February, is International Mother Language Day, which according to the hero image is... Latin? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-mother-language-day/

Also, Card Reading Day, which is about greetings cards not fortune-telling. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/card-reading-day/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
croyle@wandering.shop ("David Croyle") wrote:

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/02/apples-new-sci-fi-series-murderbot-starring-and-executive-produced-by-alexander-skarsgrd-and-hailing-from-chris-and-paul-weitz-to-make-global-debut-may-16-2025/

#murderbot

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

Today I expressed to my team that the number one priority is to incorporate AI agents into our app and internal tool sets ASAP.

We shall explore this topic in depth, but it is obvious that companies not adopting AI agents will stagnate. Even now, AI agents create content targeting other AI agents ...

#ai #aiagents #startuplife #startupyyc #startupyeg #legaltech

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ryancordell@hcommons.social ("Ryan Cordell") wrote:

I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USA’s 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so I’m printing these really big posters inspired *directly* by the Founding Fathers

The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper—here’s the Illustrator file—if you have access to a laser you can carve this baby in linoleum & print with it all you like—make sure to reverse it (prints are mirrored)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fV32Bz9UI5LYtqo7K-DryPElHUw9x4og/view

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

This is very bad news my privacy and security friends:

From Wired:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Braces for Mass Firings

https://www.wired.com/story/the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-braces-for-mass-firings/

#USpol #Privacy #Security #Encryption #NIST

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

I know I’ve posted the horrible Meta VR advert thing twice already, but I need to add that I’ve just learned via Forbes that Horizon Worlds has lost nearly $70 billion dollars. I’m going to watch it again and laugh some more. https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-metaverse-ad-terrible

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

Friday. Morale is slipping. Fling it down the staircase. Embrace the mutation. Friday.

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

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kbeninato@mstdn.party ("Karen Dalton-Beninato ☑️") wrote:

“We will go out and find the conspirators - yes we are going to come after the people in the media," New FBI Director Kash Patel, who has called for jailing US citizens he considers "the enemy." Feels like the last scene of an end of democracy montage.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jackmjenkins@mastodon.online ("Jack Jenkins") wrote:

Via @USAToday: Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. Then the US deported them to Panama. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/20/iranian-christians-asylum-seekers-deported-panama/79217451007/

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

We've already raised $8,019 but we need $60,000 in the next month to make this happen. This work isn't easy and we need paid staff to do it well.

Thanks for your support!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
midacre@mas.to ("Michael Crews") wrote:

Tweeted by the Chair of the Danish Parliament Defense Committee.

#spineless #America #Russia #Denmark

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:

CBS News: "Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday.

Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County, California, where two recent poultry outbreaks were reported, the agency said. "
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-in-rats/

#h5n1 #hpai #rats #health #birdflu #influenza

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting has been postponed. It was supposed to meet next week. A notice posted to the CDC website says the meeting will occur, but dates have not been announced. This group is assumed to be in RFK Jr's crosshairs. This is the group that develops recommendations on the use of vaccines in the US. Will we get a new fall #COVID19 vaccine (or any others)? I hope so!

https://www.cdc.gov/acip/index.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
josephscrimshaw@mastodon.online ("JosephScrimshaw") wrote:

I just hope Amazon puts the focus back on classic James Bond storytelling elements. Like the long history of villains that are grossly wealthy, insecure egomaniacs desperate to validate their fragile egos with wild schemes to control the media, governments, and space itself.

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

ALWAYS.

NEW: While Elon #Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Somebody has uploaded Black Basta ransomware group’s internal chat server logs to the internet, so if you want to go read their chats about Capita and a host of victims who tried to cover up their breaches, now’s your chance.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/black-basta-ransomware-gang-s-internal-chat-logs-leak-online/

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

the FBI now has a partisan hack as Director, & he has been open that the Bureau will be used for revenge upon & to silence political critics & opponents. the Republican Party has become a personal political party; it has been ‘captured’ & no longer represents an ideology. and now the Civil Service is seen as personal servants.

I am a Citizen of a Republic, & yet a plurality of my fellow Americans elected a child who would be King & make us into Subjects.

f*ck that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/20/kash-patel-fbi-senate-confirmation-vote/

Boosted by jwz:
tj@howse.social ("tjhowse") wrote:

Remember this important comparison when reading an article about a new breakthrough in carbon sequestration and storage:

Check whether the price per unit of atmospheric carbon stored is better than buying some coal and putting it in a hole.

Pro tip: It never is, and will never be. CSS is a scam. Coal in a hole wins every time. Hell, it STARTS in a hole. Just leave it there! Win/win!

#climate #renewable #carbon

Boosted by jwz:
alexwinter.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Alex Winter") wrote:

A terrified Josh Hawley high-tailing it out of the Capitol will forever symbolize Congress in this moment.

Boosted by jwz:
nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

#StarTrek

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docpop ("Doctor M. Popular") wrote:

Boosted by jwz:
ianb@well.com ("Ian Betteridge") wrote:

Now this ks how to do a final column

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/feb/20/jay-rayner-final-ofm-column-buffets-clean-eating-what-not-to-serve-food-on

jwz wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx8zJHVIiUQ

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

cat and rat

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

This is why I will never tolerate “no politics” rules in any context (like at work or in online communities). “No politics” rules require everyone to silently accept that the person beside them is contributing to a reality in which an *11 year old girl* kills herself because of unmitigated ignorance and hatred.

Fuck everything about this.

https://www.kxii.com/2025/02/20/11-year-old-girl-dies-by-suicide-after-bullies-threatened-call-ice-her-family-2/

Boosted by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
ostifofficial@fosstodon.org ("OSTIF") wrote:

Thanks everyone for attending the last meetup and thanks to @nadim for the great presentation! 🙏

While the super educational Q&A wasn't recorded (for privacy reasons), we do have the presentation available on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTP4%5FcnoRlE

Stay tuned for announcement of the next meetup shortly! 🎉

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

one day, I'll learn how to avoid mistyping "assess" as "asses". today is not that day.