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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
wising more folks also read Jane Jacobs
+100 to this piece
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
that was interesting… I used 5calls to get my Representative’s office number in DC & called, expecting to get a machine. I got a human instead; I imagine an intern. I had written down what I wanted to say, so I didn’t get *too* rattled speaking up.
glad I called, hope you do too.
the US House should #JustVoteNo on all appropriations bills until the President stops his un-Constitutional impoundment/redirection of funds & closings of agencies, programs, & Departments.
Mastodon Feedbcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:
@steveklabnik.com @ahl UPDATE: We have MOVED this to tomorrow at 9a Pacific/5p CET so @djc can join us. Really looking forward to this conversation -- and glad that a bunch more folks will be able to join! (With our apologies to APAC; timezones remain undefeated!)
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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:
Good for Senate Judiciary Democrats. Screenshot from Bluesky.
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jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:
The #BrokenTimes and #BrokenPost should be shouting atop their pages. This is the American Stasi. This is Trump's Gestapo. This is fascism. It could not be more clear, except in their pages. First they came for...
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knowuh wrote:
Retirement in the USA requires tethering your life savings to managed investment funds controlled by big banks.
Pensions are rare and the target of austerity measures.
National safety nets like SSA are derided as “entitlement” programs. Also probably blown up soon by DOGE.
Yeah this dumpster fire is lit.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
hmmm: if it is not dependent upon a remote operator, & it is not dependent upon GPS (which can be jammed as well as spoofed), then I’m guessing they use on-board motion & rotation sensors to do inertial guidance. I wonder what their planners use as a target-radius…
“Notably, the UAS SETH is a fully automated drone. The operator selects a target location via a cursor, removing the reliance on the operator’s skill to guide the drone effectively.”
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sabinehiller@mastodon.ie ("Sabine Hiller") wrote:
Surprised to learn that #change·org is a for-profit corporation!
"It isn’t a charity, it exists to make money and has investors who expect a return.
Giving a profit-making corporation your real name as well as your opinions on a wide range of topics is not a wise idea in the long term."
The #wikipedia page on #ChangeOrg is also worth checking out...
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mastodonmigration@mastodon.online ("Mastodon Migration") wrote:
Today is a good day to remind people that truly distributed open Public Social Media is the only defensible online space.
Even if you use other platforms, please create a Mastodon/Fediverse account.
Not only will you protect yourself, you will be reinforcing freedom of expression.
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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:
“Notably, [Martin Luther] King, especially in the last few years of his life, drew attention to the three-headed evil that has plagued Western civilization: racism, materialism, and militarism."
#MartinLutherKing #capitalism #racism #WhiteSupremacy #militarism #greed
/1~ Malcolm Foley, The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward (Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2025), p. 6
https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-anti-greed-gospel/419161
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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:
When agents arrived to arrest Mahmoud Khalil they threatened to also arrest his 8-month's pregnant wife for standing up for his rights.
Mahmoud was told by cops that his "student visa was revoked" but he doesn't need a visa because he is a green card holder.
When agents realized he has a green card, they told his wife "that's revoked too".
https://zeteo.com/p/breaking-dhs-detains-palestinian
#PermThakker #DHS #ICE #Palestine #FreePalestine #NYC #GreenCard #MahmoudKhalil #acab
Mastodon Feedchipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:
Remembering, a bit belatedly, to update my website's Colophon, as I have switched fonts to Merriweather and Merriweather Sans, at least for a while.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I got past all the form-mail are-you-human barriers & sent my Rep (really an intern) a note saying what Trump is doing firing people & closing agencies & impounding/redirecting money is an un-Constitutional seizure of Congressional powers. I reminded them that, as one of his many constituents who is a Vet, I too took an Oath to the Constitution with no “sell by” date. I demanded that they #JustSayNo in all votes to fund *anything* until the President publicly stops.
please tell yours too.
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
(Checks the stock market)
Ah, I see that the patented GOP competence with the economy is once again in full effect
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Fuck yeah ACLU keep going
RE: https://www.threads.net/@aclu%5Fnationwide/post/DG6sVF1vSdf
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Back from a week at sea, I see that nothing of note has happened while I was away, how nice
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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:
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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:
Some Seattle sights to bless the feed
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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:
Heart warming news from Seattle, a lot full of cybertrucks spontaneously set themselves on fire over night.
Attachments:
- video: c361ad4239354e15.mp4
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brianmerchant ("Brian Merchant") wrote:
So the LA Times replaced me with an AI that defends the KKK
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/so-the-la-times-replaced-me-with
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randahl ("Randahl Fink") wrote:
The disinformation medium X is down. For anyone lacking disinformation, The Kremlin can still be reached by fax machine.
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luckytran@med-mastodon.com ("Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:") wrote:
Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Ice Gnome tunnel
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
TIL you apparently can't install VS 2010 inside of ReactOS.
(No, I'm not going to explain why I even wanted to do this. It's shameful.)
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
If only that were true, you innocent, anachronistic piece of software. If only... 😞
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
of unknown origin, shared by a friend
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the Orange Child just does not understand that, at this level of action, words have real effects and cause reactions in others which he cannot control
“White House pushes back against recession talk as household worries grow”
Mastodon Feedtaral ("JP Sugarbroad") wrote:
Just leaving this here for reasons.
```
for f in **/*.xdb; do
echo $f
KEY=$(openssl kdf -kdfopt digest:SHA1 -kdfopt pass:$(basename $f .xdb) -kdfopt hexsalt:68f40c2a59 -kdfopt iter:1 -keylen 32 PBKDF2 | sed -e 's/://g')
openssl aes-256-cbc -K $KEY -iv d750a6297358021ea094cc46f112cef3 -d -in $f | tail -c+65 > $f.xml
done
```
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GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:
Similar to what Russia is doing to Ukraine
“ #Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to #Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
seen on r/fednews:
“My other government is a democracy”
this should be a bumper sticker