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Boosted by jwz:
RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu ("Radical Graffiti") wrote:

"Landlord Meat, High in Protein"
Stencil spotted in Edinburgh, Scotland

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RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu ("Radical Graffiti") wrote:

"It's a far-right cult" written on a Falun Gong poster in NYC

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website ("a very weeny construct 💀") wrote:

were donald knuth's mix and mmix fantasy game consoles

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

"De-escalate conflicts that are not with the enemy." - Margaret Killjoy

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
zzclaybourne@wandering.shop ("Zig Claybourne") wrote:

Here's a quick poem I'm calling 'Visitation Rights, 3AM'

Saw the eye of a dragon
Peering at me in my sleep
So I says to him
I says
Ancient dragon
dream with me

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tylersticka@social.lol ("Tyler Sticka") wrote:

I’ve been designing web experiences for 20+ years. While I use and enjoy dedicated design software, I’m pretty sure I design “in the browser” more than most.

Here are just a few reasons why… https://cloudfour.com/thinks/why-i-like-designing-in-the-browser/

#WebDesign #DesignProcess #HTML #CSS

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ianrosewrites@scicomm.xyz ("Ian Rose") wrote:

I love the smell of consequences in the morning.

A graph of Tesla stock, showing the loss of almost 25% of its value over the past month.

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

#PSA for those of you who have been (or will be) fired from the federal government or some other job: If you have kids in college whom you're paying tuition for, contact the financial aid office and ask if there is anything they can do to reduce your financial burden for the current semester due to your firing, and what you need to do to maximize financial aid for next semester.
Both of my kids' current colleges helped us out when I asked.
It doesn't hurt to ask.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bolts@journa.host ("BoltsMag.org") wrote:

“Troop NOLA” was launched to expand state police power in New Orleans, funded by millions approved in Landry’s special crime session. Within weeks, their high-speed chases caused four crashes in four days.
https://boltsmag.org/louisiana-governor-landry-sends-state-police-to-new-orleans-homelssness/

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

well, Storyteller is 16.3M on disk and consumes 23.3M running... that ain't bad

Data flows like streams,
Memory whispers gently,
Stories shaped in light.

https://arghstudios.com

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
funhouseradio@mastodon.world ("FunHouse Radio") wrote:

► https://FunHouseRadio.com <-- TUNE IN
CURRENTLY IN ROTATION

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

Today in History: August Renoir born, 1841

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

Today in History: George Harrison born in Liverpool, England, 1943

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

that was a fast honeymoon:

“…consumer confidence fell sharply in February and inflation expectations rose as Americans fretted about the surging price of eggs and the potential impact of tariffs.

If those worries persist, it could be a political problem for Mr. Trump, whose promise to control prices was a central part of his message during last year’s campaign.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/inflation-fed-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
fsf@hostux.social ("Free Software Foundation") wrote:

A #ThankGNU! to Ron Hochsprung, Shashank Sabniveesu, Stephen Waite, and Steve Tuyizere for helping the FSF to promote #FreeSoftware. To see a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness, visit: https://u.fsf.org/45m

Image that says 'Thank GNU' with a GNU head by Vijay Kumar Bagavath Singh

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

heaven forbid: graphic images and scatological content!!

"Two sources familiar with the matter, including a Trump administration official, tell Rolling Stone that the replies to the recent Musk OPM email have been flooded with pranks and, in the words of the Trump official, “very rude” emails listing fake, vulgar “accomplishments,” and even sending links to graphic images of sex and scatological content."

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

an important start: https://openssf.org/press-release/2025/02/25/openssf-announces-initial-release-of-the-open-source-project-security-baseline/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AmandaMarcotte@mastodon.sdf.org ("Amanda Marcotte") wrote:

Hegseth joined a church whose leader preaches that slavery produced "a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy and harmony."

This context helps explain his laser-focus on pushing Black leaders out of office.

https://www.salon.com/2025/02/25/slavery-produced-a-genuine-affection-between-the-races-hegseths-church-foretold-dei-firings/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"The closing of these agencies [USAID and NED] and the firings at the Pentagon have nothing to do with efficiency or DEI. They have everything to do with wanting leadership in government and the military that will do whatever is ordered, legal or otherwise."

~ Dan Rather

#Musk #Trump #power #force #military
/6

https://steady.substack.com/p/trumps-most-dangerous-move-yet

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

this is a good thought piece, well worth your reading time

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/layered-view-ai-system-app-spaces-carlos-enrique-ortiz-nlbcc/

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

It’s 2014 and Adobe announces Photoshop for iPhone

It’s 2017 and Adobe announces Photoshop for iPhone

It’s 2025 and Adobe announces Photoshop for iPhone https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/114064892418710205

The meme of Watchmen’s Dr Manhattan on Mars experiencing all of time at once

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
badgertracks@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Badger") wrote:

Are you the Kiwi knight or the wizard using the travel time to read?

Sketchbook stuff, continuing to claw out of burnout.

#art #sketchbook #kiwi

Two characters travel on the back of a Kiwi. Pencil sketch shown in sketchbook.

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

Does Musk/Trump even understand that universities, by law, can't redirect their endowments?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/25/informative-what-wealthy-universities-cant-do/

List of university endowments, Harvard at the top

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

when you see a youtube comment which is like. "Hi Susan I came across your video and really enjoyed it. I want to send it to my friend who I think will enjoy it also. So I have done that. Hope that is okay. Regards, Jim"

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
ojensen@hachyderm.io ("Oliver Jensen") wrote:

After being unable to find this pin for sale anywhere, I ended up having them made. It was cost-prohibitive to buy any fewer than 100 so I have a lot of spares. They're printed on metal ("soft enamel") with a safety-pin backing.

Anyone want one?

I'll send one to anyone in the United States completely free, shipping included, while supplies last (with priority going to people who identify as trans).

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

A small heart-shaped pin stylized with the Trans Flag background, that says "FUCK YOUR EXECUTIVE ORDER" in black block-letters. The pin is "soft enamel" printed on metal, with a safety-pin backing. There is a pen for scale, these are about 1.25 inches in size.
A close-up of the front of the pin. It is a metal pin in a heart shape, stylized with the trans flag as a background, and says "FUCK YOUR EXECUTIVE ORDER" in large black block-letters along the three center stripes.

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social ("Low Quality Facts") wrote:

We made a comic about a dog.

1 Guy with dog, putting up "beware of dog" sign on fence. 2) dog: I think it's a bit too aggressive. 3) man rips sign at "be/ware) 4) writes A on fence so it says "Be Aware of dog". Dog is smiling.

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

It's nothing personal, they just hate you all. That's why they're using an AI to implement their cruelty.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/25/its-all-about-wrecking-things/

Robot firing a person

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
kims@mas.to ("Kim Scheinberg") wrote:

I didn't realize how fucking useful the word 'fucking' is for eliminating AI

Turns out, it's really fucking useful!

image shows that putting 'how to clean plexiglass' into a google search field returns an AI result for how to clean plexiglass
image shows that putting 'fucking how to clean plexiglass' into a google search field returns results with no AI suggestions

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Boosted by jwz:
emelie ("Emelie 🎨") wrote:

🐖

Screencap from the Ghibli film Porco Rosso, where they're sitting in the movie theatre and he says "I'd rather be a pig than a fascist."

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Boosted by jwz:
paleofuture.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Matt Novak") wrote:

Either we're in a constitutional crisis and Democrats need to grind everything to a halt or we're not. The Democrats who keep voting to confirm Trump's picks like it's any other Monday don't think this is an emergency.