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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
The_Icarian@federated.press ("The Icarian") wrote:

Turns out "Woke" kept planes in the sky, judges from being arrested, hairdressers out of gulags, and young children with cancer students in colleges, from being deported. Who would've guessed.

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

Vibe surgery

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
shufei@merveilles.town ("Shufei 🧮") wrote:

Are you supporting your underground and counterculture radio communication networks?

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
edwardchampion ("Edward Champion") wrote:

Why live in NYC with the rats and the high rents? Well, in what other city will you encounter a man dressed as an alien telling extremely bad Area 51 jokes on the subway and pretending to be a stand-up comedian?

#nyc #subway #alien

Alien

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
maxpearl@mstdn.games ("Max Pearl") wrote:

Less than a month left to submit to the #hopepunk #solarpunk #sciencefiction anthology being published later this year by
Echobird Press.

Don't self-reject! Submit (unless you use AI, then don't.)

We're centering marginalized voices, and everyone is welcome!

https://echobirdpress.com/visions-anthology/

Visions: A Hopeful Anthology of Science Fiction Stories Submissions due May 31, 2025 Hopepunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction and works in the subgenre are about characters fighting for positive change, radical kindness, and communal responses to challenges. We need more of that to balance the doomscrolling and current climate of hate and uncertainty. Submissions are now open'! You can learn more about the anthology and guidelines at the link below. Scheduled for release November 30, 2025

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
lespreuh ("Lëspreüh") wrote:

Fungusaurus rex 🦕

Dessin en cours d'un saurien aux longues canines portant deux petites cornes
Dessin noir et blanc dans un carnet d'un saurien aux longues canines portant deux petites cornes, des champignons poussent sur son dos

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
janamarie@mystical.garden ("Jana") wrote:

ah, yes, the famous heat gun, usb-pd power supply, JBC style soldering iron, lab power supply and spotwelder I2C device. Maybe it even has a Bluetooth speaker inside, who knows??

A photo of a small lab bench device with a big display and two turn knobs in the front. To its left a heat gun is mounted, to its right a soldering iron is placed. Coming from the front are two cables that seem to be a spot welder. There are also connectors that hint that the device is a lab power supply. The display shows an analog needle scale and the manufacturer seems to be “I2C”. There are tools in the background

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
NunavutBirder@mas.to ("Clare") wrote:

Today is the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two Spirits (MMIWG2S), commonly known as Red Dress Day.

Red Dress Day stems from a powerful art project of empty red dresses symbolizing #MMIWG2S

https://mmiwg2splus-nationalactionplan.ca/eng/1670511213459/1670511226843

A pair of red dresses, an adult's and a youth's, hang on rocks on a point jutting into the arctic ocean. Beyond snow covered hills can be seen.
Two red dresses, an adult's and a youth's, lie on a frozen pond, near a snowy shore. Picture is shot from above by a drone.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jgordon@appdot.net ("John Gordon") wrote:

“Maybe your issue has 80-20 support. But if it’s not what voters are voting on it’s irrelevant.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/into-the-wilds-of-democratic-navel-gazing-and-big-think

“fundamentally the job of an opposition is to oppose. Don’t overcomplicate it.”

#jgshare

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Boosted by jwz:
rstevens ("rstevens 🐳💨✅") wrote:

Don’t betray your younger self. Hold onto that grudge forever.

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ClintonAnderson@universeodon.com ("Clinton Anderson SwordForHire") wrote:

@davidgerard

"I used AI to....", is nothing more than, "Listen I'm not an asshole but....", for the 21st Century.

#FuckAI

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Boosted by jwz:
da_667@infosec.exchange wrote:

I like how the TM_SGNL story went from

They're still using signal
Wait, this isn't signal
You have to side load it, or get it via MDM
just kidding, here's the source
aaaand it's owned.

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Boosted by jwz:
inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Citizens cancel a beloved folk festival over fears that one of the authoritarian government’s paramilitary groups may use the event to kidnap and disappear members of a vulnerable ethnic group en masse.

Guess what country this is. https://mindly.social/@SecondStix/114452041748955237

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jwz wrote:

The dubious honor of "first time in years that I've looked for a blog's RSS feed and there wasn't one" goes to spaceweather.com.

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mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

"Shimano Steps" is already questionable branding for a line of e-bike components. (Aren’t "steps" associated with walking, not biking?) But then there’s the logo, which from a distance always looks like "Shimano Stops."

The "Shimano Steps" wordmark. The brand name is all in blue capital letters except for the E, which is replaced by a large blue circle with a white lowercase "e" inside.

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

I didn’t realize just how many little things I rely on in my Unix shell until I started using Windows.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jeffowski@mastodon.world ("Church of Jeff") wrote:

#MAGA #Trump #DueProcess #14thAmendment #Project2025 #GreenCard #FreedomOfSpeech #FirstAmendment #ThisIsFascism #2A #GunOwners #1A #Constitution

The people with Don’t Tread On Me flags now support the government being able to arrest anyone indefinitely without any due process. [Yellow background and a coiled Rattlesnake, indicative of the Gadsden flag]

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to ("Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀") wrote:

LEARN A LESSON FROM YOUR CAT NO MATTER WHAT LIFE BRINGS YOU KICK SOME LITTER OVER THAT SHIT AND MOVE ON

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BootsChantilly@mstdn.social ("Boots Chantilly") wrote:

Indeed. #WeHadOurChance

A text graphic that reads, “Who knew that if Joe Biden had declared MAGA a terrorist organization after they stormed the Capitol and disappeared them and Trump to a hellhole in El Salvador with no due process that Republicans would have been totally cool with it. What a missed opportunity.” The background is a gradient transitioning from blue to red.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
br00t4c wrote:

A GOP rep was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery in Iraq. Those he reportedly saved can't remember him being there

#GOPRep #Bravery #IraqWar #SoldierHeroism #SavedLives

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cory-mills-florida-bronze-star-iraq-b2745118.html

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

App used by Trump adviser says it is temporarily suspending services following reported hack
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/app-used-by-trump-adviser-says-it-is-temporarily-suspending-services-following-2025-05-05/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jackmjenkins@mastodon.online ("Jack Jenkins") wrote:

BREAKING: For the second time in two weeks, clergy and faith leaders have been arrested while praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, part of a larger protest against the GOP-led budget.

Police arrest clergy in U.S. Capitol rotunda.
Police arrest clergy in U.S. Capitol rotunda.
Police arrest clergy in U.S. Capitol rotunda.
Police arrest clergy in U.S. Capitol rotunda.

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

#ChatGPT maker #OpenAI will remain under the control of its founding #nonprofit board, after abandoning its plan to split off its commercial ops as a #ForProfit company.
Fmr employees & #ElonMusk, a co-founder of OpenAI who later split w/ its leaders, had criticized the restructuring plan, saying it would remove important oversight of its #ArtificialIntelligence #technology. #Musk filed a lawsuit seeking to block the plan; the suit is still ongoing.

#law #tech #business
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/05/openai-restructures-abandons-plan-profit/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MalcolmNance@defenseofliberty.social ("Malcolm Nance") wrote:

#ICE told Washington business owner to come in for green card interview—it was trap to detain him

He showed paperwork that he's been on the legal path to citizenship for 3 years—with no #criminal record

"If he didn't show up it would have been a denial, he showed and here we are" explained his wife.

"Sergio showed up to the interview because he had nothing to hide and wanted to do the right thing."

Sergio Cerdio Gomez is married to a U.S. citizen with two small children together.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
VeroniqueB99 ("Vee") wrote:

I'm off! See ya later gators!

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Louder for the voters in the back!

A tweet by Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia ) reads: "60 Minutes on Trump attacking law firms. Scott Pelley: 'You’re not suggesting the President is running a protection racket.' John Keker: 'I am. I’m suggesting that he is violating the rule that says you can’t offer a thing of value in return for an official act. That happens to be the definition of bribery.'" Below the tweet is an image of John Keker, an older man in a suit and red tie, speaking on "60 Minutes."

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

"He belittled the plight of small businesses and basically told parents to suck it up while he spends lavishly on a military parade for his birthday. To cap it off, he reiterated threats on our allies.

But he wasn’t done. Later Sunday night, Trump announced he was slapping 100 percent tariffs on foreign-made movies—his first foray into putting import taxes on services—and planning to reopen Alcatraz as an island prison."

#Trump #Constitution #DueProcess #authoritarianism #tariffs #Alcatraz
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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rayckeith@techhub.social ("Haderach C. Kwisatch") wrote:

"Voters narrowly approved a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million in a statewide ballot referendum in November 2022. Advocates pushed, saying the new tax would bring in over $1 billion a year in new revenue to fund programs like free school lunches for students and free community college for state residents. But critics said it would likely force millionaires to leave the state.

"The verdict: The new report found the number of ultra-wealthy residents in Massachusetts — those with at least $50 million or more — has actually grown since 2022, from 1,954 to 2,642 in 2024. The millionaires' tax also greatly surpassed its projections in the first year, generating S2.46 billion for the state in 2023 alone. State officials expect it to haul in the same amount of revenue annually. "This is further evidence that multi-millionaires are not fleeing the state in response to the new tax," said Shanique Rodriguez, executive director of the Massachusetts Voter Table."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/28/massachusetts-millionaires-tax-institute-policy-studies-newsletter

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jasonkoebler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Jason Koebler") wrote:

NEW: GlobalX, the company doing many deportation flights for ICE, has been hacked. Hackers claim to have stolen flight manifest information and flight details, and have also defaced the websitewww.404media.co/globalx-airl...

Anonymous Operation DreadNought Anonymous has decided to enforce the Judge's order since you and your sycophant staff ignore lawful orders that go against your fascist plans. You lose again Donnie. A federal judge ruled on May 1, 2025, that the Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 to remove alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the country is unlawful. "The President cannot summarily declare that a foreign nation or government has threatened or perpetrated an invasion or predatory incursion of the United States, followed by the identification of the alien enemies subject to detention or removal. "The Proclamation makes no reference to and in no manner suggests that a threat exists of an organized, armed group of individuals entering the United States at the direction of Venezuela to conquer the country or assume control over a portion of the nation. Thus, the Proclamation's language cannot be read as describing conduct that falls within the meaning of 'invasion' for purposes of the AEA. "Allowing the President to unilaterally define the conditions when he may invoke the AEA, and then summarily declare that those conditions exist, would remove all limitations to the Executive Branch's authority under the AEA, and would strip the courts of their traditional role of interpreting Congressional statutes to determine whether a government official has exceeded the statute's scope. The law does not support such a position." - Trump-appoint

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cdarwin@c.im ("Chuck Darwin") wrote:

In the tumult of Trump’s trade war with Europe, many European consumers are starting to avoid U.S. products and services
in what appears to be a decisive and potentially long-term shift away from buying American,
according to a new assessment by the European Central Bank.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/business/tariffs-europe-boycott-american-goods.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare