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

👀Via Bloomberg:

“Justice Department supervisors are directing employees to hold off on replying to the federal government-wide directive to describe recent job achievements — an Elon #Musk order that DOJ staff worry will trigger ethics violations.”

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

Price is what you pay, value is what you get.

- Warren Buffet
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:di7epi7naqi3rharpcogc5sf/post/3lisqcb4i3k2k

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
UnicornRiot ("Unicorn Riot") wrote:

Coloradans Rally at State Capitol to Support Immigrants and Protest Mass Deportations

[Feb. 8, 2025] [Live Stream] [Videos]

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/coloradans-rally-at-state-capitol-to-support-immigrants-and-protest-mass-deportations/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:

I've been on social media since before the term "social media" was coined, back to the earliest days of Usenet, and the very first ARPANET mailing lists. One way or another, I've been continually active in these spaces for all these far too many years. And until very recently, I've been able to sufficiently express myself without the use of other than extremely mild expletives. Now I find myself having to use strong expletives (albeit to this point normally with "*"s to avoid filter trigger problems) to express the depth of my disgust at these goddamned Nazis who have taken over our government. And it's only beginning.

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

Oh apparently Elon is a dual US 🇺🇸 Canadian 🇨🇦 and there is a petition to revoke his Canadian citizenship right here:
It is petition e-5353

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Search

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alipunk@thecanadian.social ("⋆★⋆Ali⋆★⋆") wrote:

Charlie Angus (NDP) has started a petition to revoke Musks Canadian citizenship. Open for signatures from now until June.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-5353

#cdnpoli #canada

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

doing a little light reading in the bath:

https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/systemd.unit.5.html

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jik@federate.social ("Jonathan Kamens") wrote:

Astoundingly good “WIRED” article about my firing from VA and what it means

Author @lhn does an incredible job capturing the high stakes of compromising the security of VA.gov.

https://blog.kamens.us/2025/02/22/astoundingly-good-wired-article-about-my-being-firing-from-va-and-what-it-means/

#politics #USPol #VA #DOGE #infosec #resist

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BrianJopek@mastodon.world ("Brian Jopek") wrote:

I hope so. Fucker.

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

Today in History: Johnny Winter born in Leland, Mississippi, 1944

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

Today in History: George Friedrich Handel born in Halle on the Saale, Germany, 1685

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

Today in History: Lt. Calley confesses, implicates Cpt. Medina, 1971

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

Today in History: W.E.B. DuBois born, 1868

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Lana@beige.party ("𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"") wrote:

I am 47 years old. I have seen more Nazi salutes in the last 30 days than I have ever seen before in my entire lifetime. This isn't an accident. It isn't mental illness. And it sure as shit isn't funny. This is intentional. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
craiglemoult@journa.host ("Craig LeMoult") wrote:

Federally funded environmental projects in Massachusetts once again have access to hundreds of millions of dollars in grants that the Trump administration suspended earlier this month, following a lawsuit from the state's attorney general and others. Despite the news, many environmental advocates remain worried. My @gbhnews story: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-02-21/trump-administration-restores-environmental-grants-but-advocates-remain-worried

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

✨ UPDATE ✨ yr humble #fediverse servant got a big promotion

we are now chief of staff for this queen 👑

Ms. Minerva bids you a good #Caturday and says she wishes to see pictures of your house’s fur royalty

A black kitten, lying on a blue fleece blanket looks attentively to the right

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
sbourne ("Sarah E Bourne") wrote:

@gbhnews Your new boss is gorgeous! Kona and Hilo send their greetings and a reminder that even royalty gets to be silly kitties, too!

Two mostly black cats on a wood table. One is lounging on her side across a tapestry pillow while the other is playing with a wadded-up-paper ball and a catnip-stuffed toy carrot.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jalley@sfba.social ("J") wrote:

The response federal employees should give to the email requesting to know what they accomplished this week.
Do not obey in advance. #resist

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dansup ("Daniel Supernault") wrote:

Love to see all the positive feedback about the newest Loops release with Dark mode, hashtags, pinned loops, explore and more!

https://loops.video

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

Was at the NSW state library the other day

A map of Australia on the floor

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

One A is a grade, two As are a recovery group, three As are the automobile club, and forays are sudden or irregular incursions in border warfare.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/foray

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

LittleGuy loved to hang out with his peeps in the back yard.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Lurkle@mstdn.social ("Lurkle DEI makes life great") wrote:

If people can't tell the difference between you and Nazis, then you are a Nazi. Full stop.

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

LittleGuy, March 2015. he wandered in out of the snow one year, early in the century. he was a delightful cat.

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falkowata@toot.wales ("Kat") wrote:

Boop is fun https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355433/boop

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chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Working on a return to more regular blogging after more than a decade. I figure as long as I am not making money, I should be working harder for it. Wait, is that right?

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
tomgauld.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Tom Gauld ") wrote:

My cartoon for today’s @guardian books.

Image: A mother, daughter and young son queue up to borrow books they have chosen from the well-stocked shelves. The figure at the desk gesticulates wildly while saying: "Wake up, people!! The state is lending you these books to blunt your natural acquisitive urges and keep you compliant!" Caption: Due to a typo in the job listing, the vacancy at the public library was filled by a libertarian.

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NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

ȦÁA̰ÅĂA̱, ǍA̦ ÂÁȀ A̧ȂÁAĀẢÅÂ!

https://github.com/NfNitLoop/scream

#xkcd

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
MichaelTBacon@social.coop ("Michael T. Bacon, Ph.D.") wrote:

Screenshot of post from @hungover_the A friend once share what she called the Parable of the Choir: A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on. Social justice activism should be like that, she said. That's stuck with me.

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

hmmmm, I may have been a bit heavy-handed with the chili peppers in making this stew