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BeautifulThings@beige.party ("Beautiful Things") wrote:
@GottaLaff in addition to the many problems with this one quote - um, we PAID INTO social security. It’s OUR MONEY.
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DrOinFLA@lounge.town ("OhSnap!Dragon") wrote:
This is pretty much me after taking six or seven bong hits of the treach.
#Cannibis #MedicalCannabis
#Weed
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rvps2001 ("Russia-Ukraine Daily News") wrote:
🇺🇦 #Ukraine plans to purchase 4.5 million first-person-view drones this year as part of a large-scale effort to equip its military with advanced technologies, the Defense Ministry reported on March 10.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-buy-4-5-million-fpv-drones-in-2025/
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rvps2001 ("Russia-Ukraine Daily News") wrote:
🇳🇱 Russian sailing ships will be banned from a major maritime festival in the #Netherlands this summer due to geopolitical tensions over #Russia’s war in Ukraine, organizers said Monday.
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Once more, the Onion being more accurate than any number of actual news organizations
https://theonion.com/trump-says-recession-unfortunate-but-necessary-step-to-get-to-depression/
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andrewt@mathstodon.xyz ("Andrew") wrote:
So it turns out the geniuses over at Bluesky trust the client app to fetch, and honestly report, webpage metadata for preview cards, so with a little tinkering in the debug tools you can post whatever news stories you like and they look exactly the same as real ones.
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brianleroux@indieweb.social ("Brian LeRoux 💚") wrote:
Hope this happens. There's a metaphor here for modern software dev education too.
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brianleroux@indieweb.social ("Brian LeRoux 💚") wrote:
feels like we're almost there… tho i've been saying that since approx 2014
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danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:
I’m especially proud of the fact that we have built a community around elementary OS that is extremely empowered, has autonomy, has documented processes, and can completely operate without needing my intervention along every stage while still having plenty of accountability in the form of things like code reviews and tests.
All my thanks to everyone who works hard to make this operating system possible. I am so glad that it absolutely is not just me
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
call your Representative’s office… you can get it via 5calls
tell your Rep #JustSayNo to all funding bills until the President stops his un-Constitutional impoundment of and redirection of funds which the Congress is responsible for appropriating.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
wising more folks also read Jane Jacobs
+100 to this piece
Mastodon 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.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
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