Mastodon Feed: Posts

Boosted by jwz:
blogdiva ("your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦") wrote:

here’s a tip for publications covering the DOGE coup against the federal administrative state ―and yes, #ThisIsACoup:

stop using photographs of the Afrikkkaner partying and having a good time. if anything, use photographs of him pre-plastic surgery and balding.

sociopaths, machiavellians, narcissists, sadists all FEAST on negative press. they have a pathological need for negative attention, AS LONG AS THEY LOOK GOOD ON THE PICS.

don’t become MAGA’s Leni Riefenstahl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni%5FRiefenstahl

jwz wrote:

Amongst this morning's blocked new followers, along with the usual set of AI SEO CEO Slots Lady Looking For Friends -- a moving company in Dubai.

Mastodon has hit the big time.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

PNG is the original protocol for interoperable re-sharing and posting across *all* social networks.

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

Thread, and yeah. Jenny was messed up and didn't want to mess up Forrest along with her. Eventually she figured out Forrest couldn't be messed up by anyone. He was a constant, around which everything and everyone flowed.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@hollymariefrost/post/DGV1H7jxPPi

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Carsten@mastodon.meter-depot.com wrote:

#Introduction

Hello World! This is the brand new Fediverse account of Minnesota Measurement Instruments. We are a small manufacturer of thermocouple temperature sensors.
We make high temperature Type K sensors that are used in #pottery #kilns . We believe in the right to repair and make specialty sensors for old and out of production kilns & ovens
We also supply sensors for science to everybody from vaccine manufacturers, universities, solar and electric car manufacturers to space agencies.

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

I learned about the Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships and I have no idea what's going on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTmbhSgbA88

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

No forgiveness for MAGA. Burn them to the ground.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/21/i-will-never-be-nice-to-maga/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veGq9gcmc2E

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

You have a coding assistant with 500 billion parameters. I have a rubber duck. We are not the same.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
yogthos@social.marxist.network ("Yogthos") wrote:

BBC is asking an obvious question of how does a $13bn aircraft carrier make sense when the latest Chinese missiles could sink in a matter of minutes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70wzz84xzxo

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

"“It’s breathless coverage of five measles cases”

https://crooklyn.social/@crooksandliars/114042844007683793

nope, that is what is known as a lie:

"Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, largest in over 30 years"

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/texas-measles-outbreak-grows-90-cases-unvaccinated-people/story?id=119041244

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
crooksandliars@crooklyn.social ("Crooks&Liars") wrote:

RFK Jr. adviser whines that the measles outbreak is getting too much attention.
Watch now on #CLTV

https://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2025/02/rfk-jr-advisor-whines-measles?utm%5Fsource=social&utm%5Fmedium=twitter&utm%5Fcontent=99294

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Wileymiller ("Wiley Miller") wrote:

"Trump expected to take control of USPS and fire postal board, officials say.

The president is expected to issue an order that would place the agency under the control of the Commerce Department, according to people familiar with the plans. Experts call the move legally questionable."

And here we go again.

"You can't do that, Mr.President".

"Who says?"

"Well, the Constitution for one, and..."

"Whatever. Who's gonna stop me?"

"Congress? The DOJ? The Supreme Court...wait...aw, shit..."

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

Message from Ukrainian soldier to America 🇺🇸

https://www.instagram.com/p/DF%5FZOsPNkVr/

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

Local coverage of protests here against what's going on with the oligarch coup in the US.

https://digitaledition.toacorn.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=1eaa3ccb-f5c1-4982-95ca-9da3831de310

#protests #USPol #Politics #ConejoValley #VenturaCounty

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

Per 9News in Denver, a Children’s museum in Boulder County had sponsors pull out of the annual “girls in science” event that helps introduce girls to STEM. In short, the unnamed sponsors were worried that they would lose federal contracts or funding because of anti-DEI.

So anyway, the Republican party is officially against letting girls learn about science.

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

"He's not standing up": Protesters want Hakeem Jeffries to lead an aggressive opposition to Trump
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/21/hes-not-standing-up-want-hakeem-jeffries-to-lead-an-aggressive-opposition-to/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News & Politics @news-politics-Salon

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

CIA dismisses intelligence officers for working on diversity issues
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/cia-dismisses-intelligence-officers-diversity?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
IndivisibleSF@sfba.social ("Indivisible SF") wrote:

Hakeem Jeffries is giving a speech in Oakland!
He’s the Minority Leader for the House of Representatives, but he’s not leading.

RALLY TO TELL REP. JEFFRIES TO FIGHT WITH US

If Hakeem Jeffries doesn’t know what to do, let's tell him… Be Ruthless Be Strategic Grow a spine … or step aside.

Join us on Friday, Feb 21, 6 pm
Kaiser Center for the Arts - 10 10th St, Oakland
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756205/

#USPol #Oakland #SanFrancisco

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
zackwhittaker ("Zack Whittaker") wrote:

Signal has long said it'd "rather shut down or leave a market" than add a backdoor or weaken its encryption.

Apple also had this option when it was ordered by the UK government to build an iCloud backdoor. Apple could have said — without violating secrecy laws — why it was leaving the UK, rather than weaken the security of all of its UK customers.

Instead, Apple capitulated to the demand to keep operating, and prioritized its profits over its customers' security.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/apple-pulls-icloud-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-uk-users-after-government-demanded-backdoor/

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

"Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor" https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/apple-pulls-icloud-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-uk-users-after-government-demanded-backdoor/

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

From yesterday, if you missed it.

The Register: Linux royalty backs adoption of Rust for kernel code, says its rise is inevitable https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/21/linux%5Fc%5Frust%5Fdebate%5Fcontinues/ @theregister @thomasclaburn #Linux #Rust

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

Winter whispers low,
Soft snowflakes hide the warm sun,
Hearts ache for spring's glow.

via Storyteller https://arghstudios.com/

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

When satire edges too close to straight-up reporting…

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/21/i-fear-for-the-republic/

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

1. It's worth knowing the rules of grammar, and worth even more to know that clarity in writing and speaking is more important than the "rules";

2. Which is not to say I don't appreciate my copy editors for novels and other professional work;

2. That said, when some random internet pedant smugly attempts to correct my grammar, my immediate thought is to tell them to go fuck themself

https://youtu.be/RLXV6QPcJHQ

Boosted by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:"):
igalia@floss.social ("Igalia") wrote:

Are you looking for a first experience in Open Source professional coding? Apply to be a part of our Coding Experience (CE) program! All CE positions are paid, remote-friendly, and entail 450 hours of mentored hands-on work in one of six different teams. People from groups underrepresented in technology are especially invited to apply. Learn more: https://igalia.com/coding-experience/

Boosted by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:"):
bkardell@toot.cafe wrote:

It's such a shame that it's possible to have areas of the platform like accessibility, internationalization, print, math and svg that just don't get the love from implmenters. I'm really glad we have at least a few things like NLNet funding accessibility related work:

https://blogs.igalia.com/mrego/solving-cross-root-aria-issues-in-shadow-dom/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
bendaubney@social.lol ("Ben Daubney :prami:") wrote:

The audience at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 17th May 1966: https://beep.town/@lumon/114041292838491847

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
jcrabapple@dmv.community ("Jcrabapple") wrote:

This person has officially done more actual auditing than DOGE. #USPol #DOGE #ElonMusk

Attachments:

• video: The video is a TikTok duet with a woman responding to a man. At the beginning of the video, a man with a beard, neck tattoo, and wearing a black shirt is shown in the top half of the screen. The man says, "Maybe liberals would understand what Elon is doing more if they followed the money like they were following the science." A woman with a nose ring and wearing a light blue sweatshirt appears in the bottom half of the screen. She says, "Okay, let's follow the money then." The woman appears in a new location and says, "Let's look at this Doge tweet where they claim to have saved $2.2 million by canceling a Health and Human Services contract." The woman continues to appear in new locations, and she displays screenshots of various websites and social media posts. She says: "The documents that he screenshots and posts on his website and on his Twitter account are from this." "But just in case that database is wrong, I also like to check the USA Spending website." "So here's that contract that he was talking about." "It's worth $2.2 million. But we've already outlayed $1.3 million. Meaning that we already sent and paid $1.3 million worth of this contract." "And the total obligated amount is what we are legally required to pay." "So Elon Musk changing the status of the document does nothing. He saved us no money with this." "Let's take a look at this contract that he supposedly canceled and saved us $8.2 million with." "Here you can see we've already paid $3.4 million, and we

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
macmanx@social.lol ("James Huff :prami_pride_pan:") wrote:

“This past election seemed to be a referendum more on the price of eggs than the price of freedom; one winces to recall Ben Franklin’s proclamation that ‘those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither.’ (Also, the price of eggs is soaring.)”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/wed-never-had-a-king-until-this-week

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
jk ("josef") wrote:

does anyone else do the thing where like. instead of pressing Ctrl-C, you press Ctrl-X then Ctrl-V, to give you feedback the thing you selected was in fact copied, because one time, years ago, you were burned by something failing to go into the clipboard and it wasted 5 seconds of your day, and you want to ensure that it never happens again