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

“before Democrats — and hopefully some Republicans — even try to fix the damage, they should learn the lessons of how the Republicans got all this done…

The first lesson is that ideas really do matter. This legislation did not happen because the public or lobbyists were clamoring for it… Trump and congressional Republicans wanted it and were willing to overcome public disfavor and opposition from vested interests… oligarchy is the wrong lens through which to view this political moment...”

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

“Officials who use their public positions for private gain threaten the integrity of our most important institutions. Greed makes governments — at every level — less responsive, less efficient and less trustworthy from the perspective of the communities they serve.”

Justice Jackson

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

“Justices Jackson and Sotomayor are the only members of the court who have served as trial judges. In the last term, Justice Jackson repeatedly criticized the majority for undermining the authority of their colleagues on the front lines.

In the dissent that prompted Justice Barrett’s rebuke, she decried the majority’s “dismissive treatment of the solemn duties and responsibilities of the lower courts.””

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.UU8.gj28.ZcP50QWJdAKi&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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

Drink special for After Life: Fine then, I will make my own political party, with blackjack and hookers -- bumbu rum, ginger, lime

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pinkprius@chaos.social ("pinkprius [en]") wrote:

Average Mac Sufferer vs. Average Linux Enjoyer :fairydust:

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paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

@r_alb @Em0nM4stodon

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matt@proud.social ("mtp") wrote:

I collected some thoughts (as someone who is relatively "AI" skeptical) about where I've found utility with large language models and how I have been willing to use them:

https://matttproud.com/blog/posts/approach-to-llm.html

The short version is this: as a research aide that you delegate menial research tasks to with high degrees of supervision, there is some beneficial utility.

#blog #llm

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gsuberland@chaos.social ("Graham Sutherland / Polynomial") wrote:

wrote a new blog post with some tips and tricks for getting PCBs made with JLCPCB. various money saving tips and lesser-known things to watch out for that might trip you up.

https://blog.poly.nomial.co.uk/2025-07-05-tips-for-getting-pcbs-made-with-jlcpcb.html

#electronics

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QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

And to those saying Texans "deserved it" because they voted red, y'all need to chill.

Notwithstanding that Texas is a voter suppression state, our compassion cannot ever be limited to our fellow human beings. Let's be and demand better.

andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:") wrote:

Can those of us in democratic non-fascist states, especially in those states that oppose the Palestinian genocide, call our representatives and demand that they stop trading with the UK or something until they reverse this?

andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:") wrote:

Apparently the UK has designated the activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, meaning supporting them can get you up to 14 years in prison???

What the fuck are we even doing?

We need to fight fascism in all of its forms, wherever it shows up.

https://apnews.com/article/uk-palestine-action-ban-protest-arrests-f28c64c0765cdfd136be82b7a815ed6b

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

Walk On the Wild Side by Lou Reed

https://pandora.app.link/kpho5mIHLUb

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Sunday afternoon science chat.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/05/going-to-have-a-conversation-on-youtube-lets-see-how-it-goes/

https://www.youtube.com/live/DsEM1XWVUH4

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Again, I'm not following Wayland development closely, but I have a feeling people doing it only ever use computers for coding and YouTube. It's the only way you can consider it mature enough to be the default on users' machines.

Like, how can you live without color management? Sure you probably don't care about the shade of green of your "Merge" button on GitHub, but you do care about colors if you work with #photography or #art in any capacity.

I'm slightly dreading my next Ubuntu upgrade.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

You probably know what I'm going to complain about, right? #Wayland. I'm not following its progress too closely, but when she came to me asking where is the color picker that she had on Windows, somehow "wayland" was my very first hunch. So I switched her Ubuntu to a Xorg session, and the button appeared where it was expected, working.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Daughter's video editing project freezes Shotcut on her laptop dead. We tried opening it on mine, which has beefier hardware and runs Linux, and saw it can push those pixels around just fine. So now I'm resorted to tooting from my phone, until she finishes...

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

If you ever wondered what it would sound like if I covered a Buddy Holly song, one, that is a strangely specific thing to wonder about, and two, here you go:

youtu.be/re58pPB3B7c

http://youtu.be/re58pPB3B7c

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ErikUden@mastodon.de ("Erik Uden 🍑") wrote:

Mastodon-coded vocabulary

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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"After severe flooding in non-evacuated areas in Texas has left at least 24 dead with dozens more missing, including several young girls at a summer camp, Texas officials are blaming their failure to act on a faulty forecast by Donald Trump’s new National Weather Service gutted by cuts to their operating budget and most experienced personnel."

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #weather #Texas #flooding #NWS
/1

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/texas-officials-blame-agency-gutted

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oracle@phantomthieves.net ("digital star system") wrote:

@dnalounge i have never needed to be in san francisco more than right now

RE: https://sfba.social/@dnalounge/114802267619043017

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hubba_hubba_revue ("Hubba Hubba Revue") wrote:

TONIGHT! in the main room at @dnalounge

https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/07-05.html

SUPER MARIO (1993) movie screening, costume contest, chiptunes & dance party! -- Get your TICKETS *here!*

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

♬️ SUPER MARIO BROS '93: MOVIE SCREENING + DANCE PARTY at DNA Lounge tonight: Sat Jul 5, 7:30pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/07-05.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #supermariobros93 #cyberdelia #8bitsf #crashfaster #chiptunes #videogamemusic #electrorock #burlesque #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco

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isaaclyman@toot.cafe ("Isaac Lyman") wrote:

E-bikes are a more important development than AI and solve more problems, but they don’t get nearly as much press and investment. This is because Microsoft doesn’t think adding e-bikes to Windows 11 will shield their stock price from market volatility.

#Tech #AI #Cycling

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trevorflowers@machines.social ("Trevor Flowers") wrote:

Ok, this is an awesome build. So many wee cores!
https://youtu.be/HRfbQJ6FdF0

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Deglassco ("Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:

A nation’s story isn’t just about what happened. It’s about who gets to say what it meant. That’s why 1619 was intolerable. It refused to defer. It refused to flatter the founding. It did not erase 1776. It completed it. And in doing so, It crossed a line. Invisible to many, But real.

9/13

Image: An 1847 ad placed by Nautilus Mutual Life Insurance (later renamed New York Life Insurance) offering insurance on enslaved people. The Daily Democrat,. Source: EJI, https://eji.org/report/transatlantic-slave-trade/new-england/#industries-reliant-on-enslaved-labor

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

truth

https://mastodon.social/@Deglassco/114802427197120019

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Deglassco ("Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:

So when the 1619 Project arrived—Not from Harvard. Not from Oxford. But from the New York Times—from the mouths of Black folk—it wasn’t an aberration. It was an inheritance.

6/13

Image: An advertisement for the sale of roughly 250 enslaved people trafficked into Boston on the Bante Island ship, ca. 1700. Source: https://eji.org/report/transatlantic-slave-trade/boston/#the-port-of-boston

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

thread

https://mastodon.social/@Deglassco/114802361255344794

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j2bryson ("Joanna Bryson, blathering") wrote:

There’s a lot going on, but can we remember this is possible?

Paris reopens Seine River for public swimming

Parisians have begun bathing in the Seine for the first time in over 100 years after a ban was lifted. The French capital has created three swimming zones along the river as part of its Olympic legacy.
https://www.dw.com/en/paris-reopens-seine-river-for-public-swimming/a-73163816

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

“I was born in a place that I thought for thousands of hours was enough of a universe. Then I knew quite suddenly that it was not, but that I wouldn’t be able to leave; and then I could leave. You hear the same all over the place, and not only among the human.”

Embassytown - by China Miéville