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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Karma_J ("Janie Karma S 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏿") wrote:

@linuxgal

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tarheel@mstdn.io ("John Lusk") wrote:

The Small Town That Saved Its Only Grocery Store — By Buying It

This feels like... socialism in the heartland. 🙂

http://herereadthis.blog/2025/03/01/the-small-town-that-saved-its-only-grocery-store-by-buying-it/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=jetpack%5Fsocial

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
politicsbot@assortedflotsam.com ("Politics & Culture Bot") wrote:

Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5171265-firing-of-whistleblower-protection-office-head-unlawful-judge-rules/ #Administration #CourtBattles

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

no comment

https://ladylibertie.substack.com/p/so-youve-been-invaded-a-french-resistance

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

So, You’ve Been Invaded: A French Resistance Survival Guide for the U.S.

https://ladylibertie.substack.com/p/so-youve-been-invaded-a-french-resistance

#OpposeTrumpsAmerika #GOPFourthReich #NoNazis #StopFascism #SaveDemocracy


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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CGHildebrandt@wargamers.social ("Charles Hildebrandt") wrote:

There seems to be some mistake.

I've checked over all of these, and I can't seem to find anything covering 'The US sides with Russia against the rest of the Free World'.

Is that in some optional rules section?

#wargame #wargaming #wargames #tabletop #tabletopgame

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Tengrain ("Tengrain 🇺🇦") wrote:

Okay you guys asking “What Are Democrats Doing" - here’s something they are doing: 23 Dem Attorneys General are coordinating their actions to take down Project 2025 and stop his agenda.

It’s a good piece - read it all the way through:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/27/democrats-taking-trump-musk-winning-00206310?nname=politico-toplines&nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nrid=0000014f-890f-d780-a9ef-9d7fde700000

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
louis@ingenthron.social ("Louis Ingenthron") wrote:

"How long could it take to build a simple mail client?"

*several weeks later*

#SoftwareEngineering

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
huey@social.ketupat.me ("Huey ☁️") wrote:

I am perhaps a bit late to the game but NotebookLM is pretty good. I had it generate a podcast based on a recent trade mark decision in Singapore that I am familiar with, and it picked up on nuances that GPT-4 didn't (such as the difference between well-known and well-known to the public at large).

(I gave it the PDF decision, as well as the IPOS trade marks infopack and the Act for context)

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

I just had my first 80M QSO *ever*! WOOHOO!!!!!

#hamradio #POTA

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Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
Pineywoozle@masto.ai ("@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote") wrote:

@isagalaev I agree. If you read my TL you’ll see I’m not “waiting” for the midterms. I’m doing everything in my power to mobilize people now.Im not taking anything for granted. I said if we manage to come out in undeniable numbers for the midterms, we have a chance at salvaging Democracy, not let’s wait till then & see how it goes. I’ve visited a dictatorship & spent time in Berlin when it was an island. I understand how scary & serious this all is. @ymasumac @Meyerweb #AfternoonNotesToAmerica #

#AfternoonNotesToAmerica #RaiseYourVoice Show the GOP Democracy matters. Once a day for a minimum of 3 minutes, stand on your porch holding ANY simple 3 word sign. If your porch isn’t safe, project it on the side of a building, chalk it where it's legal, power wash it on sidewalks, take sticks & scratch it into the sand or dirt, slap stickers or scribble it on faded old yard sale signs on poles, call Congress, wear it on a shirt or printed on your grocery bag, slap a sticker on your backpack, KEEP IT LEGAL, BUT KEEP IT UP. - Under those words a stick figure surrounded by cats is holding a sign that says Raise your VOICE. the orange cat’s holding a sign that says meow, meow meow. The black cat is peeking in from the side. The Maine coon just looks sweet and confuzzled and the grey cat with the white ruff just looks sweet and I added a puppy chewing on his WOOF WOOF WOOF! sign

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tarheel@mstdn.io ("John Lusk") wrote:

LADY LIBERTIE on MAGA FAFO and what’s next

Lady Libertie on MAGA FAFO tears, what's next, and the road back. (HOW DO I WRITE A COMPELLING BLOG POST EXCERPT AND WHY DO I HAVE TO? HELP MEEEE, AAAARGH.)

http://herereadthis.blog/2025/03/01/lady-libertie-on-maga-fafo-and-whats-next/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=jetpack%5Fsocial

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

TRUTH

‘Help them connect the dots: “It’s not just bad luck, it’s GOP policy. You deserve better.”

Offer a way out: “You don’t have to stay loyal to people who are screwing you over.”

Because here’s the truth: We don’t need all of them to wake up. Just a few percent. 3.5% to be precise. That’s all it takes to flip an election, dismantle Trumpism, and start rebuilding what these ghouls have burned down.’

https://mstdn.io/@tarheel/114090521430975881

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jpturcotte ("J.P.") wrote:

#UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of #Ukraine https://u24.gov.ua #SlavaUkraini #donate

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bourgwick@heads.social ("jesse jarnow") wrote:

50 years ago tonight, #JerryGarcia & legion of mary in #berkeley, ~35 minutes released on “the jerry garcia collection”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy%5FlX3s5iIR%5F8S052amHFzotae780bKHqHJM
with a few more interesting-looking songs that don’t circulate: https://jerrybase.com/events/19750301-02
3/1/75 keystone berkeley: not much music, mostly a regular ol’ night at keystone. neat garcia comping under saunders’ solo on SECOND THAT EMOTION, fierro comin’ in fiery for a brief moment, then ceding the floor to the guitar & guitarist. #garciafreaksunite #jg030175

Keystone Berkeley 2119 University Ave, Berkeley Sat & Sun Mar 1, 2 Legion of Mary & Paul Pena

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

Listen up. I didn't want to say this earlier b/c maybe it wasn't obvious to them, but the Russian conspiracy that is now in charge of our executive branch is also in control over the .gov DNS zone file. The entire thing.

IDK what this means for .gov content indexed on sites like archive.org. According to their rules, the domain administrator can request and get the redaction of all content within that domain.

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

from reddit

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

At a café in Montmartre, Paris. When I saw the vase in front of that red window I wanted to give it a shot even though it was fairly dark inside. Rested the camera on my teacup and hoped for the best.

📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
👤 Wife
⚗ Spieker Film Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat #Paris #Montmartre

A beautiful woman with dark hair, wearing a black and white dress, is sitting at a wooden table in front of a red paned window and a red stone wall. In front of her is a glass vase with flowers.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
democratsabroad ("Democrats Abroad") wrote:

#USPoli #Ukraine #Zelensky #Trump #OvalOffice

Post by Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut: “Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down. And he's only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.”

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AlisonCreekside@mstdn.ca ("Alison Creekside") wrote:

Shopify pres Harley Finkelstein is offering to help fund a private DOGE agency for Canada, alongside a handful of other Shopify techbros, and Musk & Poilievre-supporting tech CEOs.
Yeah, we already have the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, but it isn't also calling for more AI in gov... #cdnpoli
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/28/Tech-CEOs-DOGE-Canada/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aethernaut@mastodon.art ("Neal") wrote:

#caturday #CatsOfMastodon #BlackAndWhite #noirCat

Black and white photo of a cat on a kitchen counter, peering at the camera from behind a cabinet

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
terrillmoore@flx.masto.host ("Terry Moore") wrote:

#photography #caturday

Well, not a cat actually.

August 12, 2006, 7:20pm. Town of Ulysses, upstate New York. Squeak, the raccoon who lived with us when she wasn't living in the woods outside, takes a break from preparing to take her kits out for an evening training. Canon EOS 20D, 18~55mm kit lens, on-camera flash, 1/60 at f/5.6. My wife is a wildlife rehabiltator; someone brought Squeak to us when she was just a few days old. She grew up and left, but then came back in the winter. Judy would look down while making dinner, and there she'd be.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mpdg ("Manic Pixie Dream Grandpa") wrote:

Mad River Glen ski resort in Vermont.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
eloquence@social.coop ("Erik Moeller") wrote:

I find Trump as repulsive as most people here, but as a German, one thing I want to push back on is focusing only on one man.

Hitler's rise was possible because he was able to exploit the racial hatred and conspiratorial thinking that already existed.

It's MAGA acolytes that see Trump as an extraordinary figure. He was a reality show grifter with a crumbling business; Hitler was an undisciplined drifter with delusions of grandeur.

It's the soil that matters, not just the rotten harvest.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bicmay@med-mastodon.com ("Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:") wrote:

"A society where it is increasingly commonplace to use your phone in a darkened movie theater, because you believe maintaining your personal comfort justifies causing unpleasantness to people around you—a society where people unironically degrade others as "NPCs"—is a society where it is accepted and even encouraged to get yours while everyone else can go get fucked."

https://defector.com/there-are-other-people-in-the-world

#sociology #society #selfish #shame #shameless

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
infobeautiful@vis.social ("Information Is Beautiful") wrote:

Just to be clear on aid to Ukraine... #ukrainewar

A treemap infographic titled "The USA & Europe Have Given Equal Amounts of Support to Ukraine" showing military aid in billions. The USA has provided $69 billion, while European countries collectively contributed $66 billion. Key contributions include Germany ($13.6 billion), the UK ($10.8 billion), and Denmark ($8.1 billion). Smaller contributions are shown from other European nations and the rest of the world, totaling $3.1 billion. Data is sourced from the Ukraine Support Tracker (Kiel Institute) for the period from February 22 to December 24
Bar chart showing Ukraine military aid as a percentage of GDP from various countries. Denmark leads with 2.04%, followed by Estonia at 2.03%, Lithuania at 1.48%, and Latvia at 1.35%. The USA contributes 0.3%, ranked lower despite giving the most aid in absolute dollars. Countries marked with symbols indicate borders with Russia (*) or Ukraine (+). Data from Feb 22 to Dec 24, sourced from the Ukraine Support Tracker.

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

Former #NATO commander warns end of alliance could be 'days away'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/01/nato-end-europe-america-defence-uk-trump/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
taniel@journa.host ("Daniel Nichanian") wrote:

Two national polls of Canada’s elections this week had the Liberal Party ahead of the conservatives. This was the first time any poll has shown this since mid-2023.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

So I didn’t have cheering on a Norwegian fuel company on my bingo card for today… https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/114089366417182293

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

the program’s funding could be secured by eliminating the cap on Social Security taxes for high earners… we should all pay our fair share

https://sfba.social/@dangrsmind/114089610152192961