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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gvwilson ("Greg Wilson") wrote:

Yet another email telling me that hot Chinese grandmothers want to sell me top-quality transgenic mice and listen, whoever you are, please check the training data for your bot, OK? Because you're seriously freaking me out.

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

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 64F (phew) at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Bill Moyers, journalist and documentary filmmaker who worked at both CBS and PBS, has died. He was 91.

Paul Dama, manager of the award-winning Boston restaurant Suya Joint, has been taken by ICE.

#OnThisDay in 2015, same-sex marriage became legal across the US after a Supreme Court ruling.

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

Update. James Ryan just resigned as president of #UVirginia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/uva-president-resigns-jim-ryan-trump.html

This will embolden #Trump to make the same demand at other universities.

#Academia #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ufwupdates@union.place ("UFW") wrote:

Farmworkers spread out 13–16 per side and spend the entire day hunched over, picking tomatoes as fast as they can. If they’re on the far end, they run across the field to reach the trailer. The dumper checks each 25lb bucket is full. Then the puncher gives them credit. #WeFeedYou

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

It’s easy to pose as officers who doesn’t have to show their faces or badges. No masks for ICE!

Boosted by jwz:
ryanwatkins wrote:

“Zohran! What is best in life?”

“To crush the fascists, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their donors!”

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Sweet sassy molassy, Hiromi at KEXP!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hTAdzLu6pg

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

♬️ GOTHICUMBIA at DNA Lounge tonight: Fri Jun 27, 9pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/06-27.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #gothicumbia #losgothsco #gothic #cumbia #postpunk #rockenespanol #darkwaveymas #sanfrancisco

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Boosted by jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi"):
jococruise@threads.net ("JoCo Cruise") wrote:

Us rushing to give you reassurance, joy, and hope when we hear you're feeling down. 🏃‍♀️🏃

Photo (of Daphne Always and James Sheppard) from JoCo Cruise 2025 by Kristin Amsden
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daphnealways #pride #pridemonth #jococruise #jococruise2025

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Y'all, I went to fix a typo, but then I fell into a "reading the bundle" hole to explain how major brands end up with 2.7MB (12MB unzipped) of JS in the critical path after a dizzying number of compilers and build steps "optimise" it*:*

https://infrequently.org/2025/06/conferences-clarity-and-smokescreens/#fn-layers-of-fail-10

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Come for the typos, stay for the data-backed discussion of the React ecosystem's deep denial of the crisis we are in:

https://infrequently.org/2025/06/conferences-clarity-and-smokescreens/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
BeazLouise@birds.town ("Green_Heron_Fan") wrote:

From across the pond I saw all four young Green Herons flying along this yellow boom. But by the time I got to the other side of the pond I could only find three of them. Aren't they adorable? The fun of watching them is only just beginning.

#birds

Edited alt text in first photo replacing the word "along" with "alone."

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MarvClowder@mstdn.jp ("Marv Clowder") wrote:

"JUSTICE JACKSON, dissenting. I agree with every word of JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR’s dissent. I write separately to emphasize a key conceptual point: The Court’s decision to permit the Executive to violate the Constitution with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an existential threat to the rule of law." - Absolutely.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:

Zelenskyy says Czech firms are arming Russia. The Insider finds at least 12 exporters supplied machines via Turkey, Serbia, and more.

Tools from top manufacturers entered Russia even in 2024, data shows.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/27/insider-expose-reveals-czech-firms-aiding-russias-defense-sector-despite-war/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bigbluewaveusa.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy (" BigBlueWaveUSA2026® ….. 🇺🇸🌊🇺🇦🦋🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

This got nowhere near the coverage it deserves. Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to TWO life sentences PLUS 40 with no possibility of parole. Trump gave him a “full and unconditional” pardon.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
knittingknots2@mstdn.social ("Sue Stone") wrote:

Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported: He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case - News - The Austin Chronicle

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2025-06-04/texas-man-born-to-u-s-soldier-on-u-s-army-base-abroad-deported/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:

"...The Federal Emergency Management Agency still has not opened applications for an enormous suite of grants, including ones that many states rely on to pay for basic emergency management operations. Some states pass on much of that money to their most rural, low-income counties to ensure they have an emergency manager on the payroll.

FEMA has blown through the mid-May statutory deadline to start the grants’ application process, according to the National Emergency Management Association, with no word about why or what that might indicate. The delay appears to have little precedent...."

#fema #disasters

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

12/ Steven Mazie:

Which means a baby born in New York to undocumented parents will be a citizen. But a baby born to undocumented parents in Kentucky will not be a citizen.

This is madness.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("Natasha Jay") wrote:

If you need a timeline cleanser this morning ...

Attachments:

• video: Three tiny kittens chase a huge dog in a field. All are playing.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

Haaretz - IDF officers and soldiers say they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. https://is.gd/jQ9Lv2

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jgreig@ioc.exchange ("Jon Greig") wrote:

United Natural Foods warned investors that the recent cyberattack, which left shelves at Whole Foods empty in some areas, will likely impact its Q4 earnings report

https://therecord.media/united-natural-foods-cyber-incident-q4-impact

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

► https://FunHouseRadio.com <-- TUNE IN
Like this #meme? Try the stream!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

ALASKA LAWMAKERS (1 Republican, 1 Independent): “This is not about partisanship… Our focus is squarely on the survival of the people we represent. The benefits of Medicaid & SNAP permeate the entire fabric of the Alaska economy.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

5/ Vance:

And a little side snark— the next time MAGA wants to, say, ban access to medication abortion on a nationwide basis, this will apply to them too. I’m off to study for decision, but you’ve got the broad contours.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz ("John Carlos Baez") wrote:

Great! A bunch of us here wanted it. Now it exists. 👍

It's a "dark archive" of the arXiv - a non-public backup to save the data in case of attack by hackers or the US government. The arXiv, I hope you know, is the biggest source of modern math and physics papers.

Who got the job done? The TIB: the Technische Informationsbibliothek, run by the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, in Hannover, Germany.

They write:

"The TIB has now set up a so-called dark archive for the arXiv content in order to be able to make the backed-up data accessible if the data stored in the USA is lost. The archive functions as a silent reserve: the complete copy of the content is stored decentrally at the TIB, but is not publicly accessible. This means that the data stock – almost 10 terabytes – is protected against potential outages and can be activated in an emergency.

The TIB is currently working on processes to keep the archive up to date: new submissions and updated versions must be backed up regularly in order to preserve the state of research as completely as possible.

“Building a Dark Archive is an expression of our longstanding commitment for a reliable, international academic provision, and as a partner of arXiv. Even though the Dark Archive today only works in the background, it is a key element in safeguarding digital research contents in the long term, because in case of a crisis, we could open the archive,” explains Dr Irina Sens, Deputy Director of the TIB."

We should call it the darXiv.

More details here:

https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/14/protecting-science-tib-builds-dark-archive-for-arxiv/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
charlotteclymer ("Charlotte Clymer") wrote:

"Hegseth’s take on the operation was a literal erasure of the woman involved, of course, but it was his doubling down that it’s fine to refer to a woman as 'a boy' that raised eyebrows."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-woman-is-a-woman-until-shes-a-boy

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

7/ Brad Moss:

Republicans have to just hope they never lose control of the White House or they are going to HATE this SCOTUS ruling gutting nationwide injunctions.

It was just as commonly used by conservatives to upend Biden's policies through lower court injunctions issued by overly-conservative judges.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

6/ Elie Mystal:

The main upshot of today's birthright citizenship ruling (that I'm still making way through) seems to be that each person victimized by an unconstitutional Trump order has to pretty much sue individually.
Trump is free to act unconstitutionally to everybody individually.

Also, all you liberals who were humping Amy Coney Barrett last month really should have listened to me when I told you SHE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND

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

The world’s solar capacity reached 1,419 gigawatts in 2023, way beyond any predictions. 1 gigawatt = power for a medium sized city

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up
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Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#News #FEMA #Hurricane #Disaster #Emergency #Government #Trump