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

Imagine that

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

“Qatar has spent $100 billion buying influence in the U.S., and it’s paying off. I am in shock that Washington would approve a deal letting Qatar, Hamas’s #1 financier, open a Qatari Air Force facility on U.S. soil.”

~ Conservative commentator Amy Malek quoted by Micharl R. Gordon

#Trump #Qatar
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/qatar-facility-at-u-s-air-force-base-in-idaho-sparks-controversy-8c9f8b4e

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

Today in Labor History October 11, 1944: The Soviet Union annexed the Tuvan People's Republic, which had been an independent socialist republic for the previous 23 years. “Tuva or Bust,” (1991) is a book by Ralph Leighton about his attempt to travel to Tuva with his friend, physicist Richard Feynman. They became intrigued with getting to the remote destination in the middle of Central Asia and spent a decade trying to do it. Feynman died of cancer shortly before their visas finally arrived. The bumper sticker “Tuva or Bust” was featured in the film “Genghis Blues,” about San Francisco blues singer Paul Pena’s trip to Tuva to perform in their national Throat Singing competition. Pena was a blind rock and blues musician from San Francisco who taught himself Tuvan throat singing by listening to it on shortwave radio. Feynman made major contributions to the fields of Quantum Mechanics and superfluidity and won the Nobel Prize in 1965.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-%5FxlbCq0WTw

#workingclass #LaborHistory #soviet #communism #ussr #tuva #richardfeynman #physics #nobelprize #blues #paulpena #socialism #books #writer #author @bookstadon

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KimPerales@toad.social ("Kim Perales") wrote:

Hegseth🚨walked back Trump's QA deal after he was blasted by Loomer & conservatives. It's #treason, & ann: same week at the $20B US TSY: AR bailout.

“There isn’t a single Trump supporter who supports allowing Qatar to have a MIL base on US soil -I don’t know who told Pres Trump this was a good idea, but it's made ppl not want to vote.”

C commentator Amy Malek:🚨“Qatar (Hamas' #1 financier) has spent $100B buying influence in the US, & it’s paying off.”

#Corruption #USPol
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5550230-trump-allies-oppose-qatar-base/

Laura Loomer:
Hegseth:

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KraftTea ("Mark Kraft") wrote:

If Putin doesn't somehow force Russia's oblasts to maintain paying huge sums to support "signing bonuses" for contract soldiers... recruitment, which is already failing Russia, will nosedive.

Most likely, this means that Putin must either have the central government pay for these huge contract bonuses, using deficit spending...
or he mobilize troops, which he is loathe to do...
or he must end the conflict.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AkaSci@fosstodon.org ("AkaSci 🛰️") wrote:

Citing Alexander Hamilton, Judge April Perry wrote -

"Not even the Founding Father most ardently in favor of a strong federal govt believed that one state’s militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution, calling such a suggestion “inflammatory,” and stating “it is impossible to believe that [a President] would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs."

And yet here we are.

https://www.rawstory.com/judge-uses-hamilton-quote-to-smash-trump-s/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487574/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487574.70.0%5F1.pdf
#UsPol
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Snippets from the front 2 pages of the ruling

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

BBC Model Linear B

A photo of a BBC Microcomputer with beige body, black keyboard and red keys above. The legends on the keys are marked in Linear B

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
PeterRu@climatejustice.social ("🔥 Peter 🌍✊:NoNazis: :NoAI:") wrote:

Opinion | 'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams Oct 10, 2025

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention dressed up as democracy.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/peace-has-no-meaning-when-right-wingers-like-maria-corina-machado-win-the-nobel-prize

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mick@cosocial.ca ("Mick 🇨🇦") wrote:

You ever think to yourself “but I am just one person, what can I do to make a difference?”

It turns out that “wear an inflatable frog costume and go downtown” is actually a really reasonable answer.

#portland #portlandfrog #uspol

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Scary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

This is @Alex_alott on Ig. In the words of her fellow #LosAngeles downtown #ICE facility protester:

"@alex_alott has been found Not Guilty! This is a huge win for Alexandria and for everyone standing against fascism.
Remember what they did to her. She was targeted, assaulted, hospitalized, imprisoned for 5 days, and falsely accused of assault on a federal officer. The U.S. Government put HER on trial for assault, despite HER being the one who was assaulted..."

#protests #50501movement

Picture of a young Black woman who's been a regular protester at the LA ICE facility. She's wearing a white top with spaghetti straps and has ear-length curly hair. Text reads "Alexandria Augustine is NOT GUILTY."

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
w3c@w3c.social ("World Wide Web Consortium") wrote:

We are hiring!

We have an immediate #job opening: Data Strategist

We are seeking a remote full-time staff member to lead our data on the web standardization work. This position is open in Asia. The role also includes continuing our efforts to represent, discover, query, and exchange data using web technologies.

https://www.w3.org/careers/data-strategist-2025/

Please, boost 🙏

#hiring #w3c #GetFediHired

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CNN@flipboard.com wrote:

Federal agents detain a Chicago TV station employee
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/us/video/federal-agent-arrest-wgn-employee-chicago-digvid?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into US News @us-news-CNN

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

“This is not sustainable”

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

“YOU hit HER.” CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jack_daniel ("Jack Daniel (often offline)") wrote:

Posting just because. Doris Jeanette (Anderson) Daniel, WASP (Women's Airforce Service Pilots), WWII.
AKA Mom.
Jimmy Carter gave her the one thing she wanted from her service, so you can visit mom at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod.

Presentation image recognizing Doris Daniel for her service during world War Two with dates and anecdotes.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
va3db@mastodon.radio ("Diane Bruce VA3DB") wrote:

A local club mailing list mentioned this (VA3TEC) (of course I got the wrong callsign first time) . I want one!

https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/lms8001-companion-board/updates/10-ghz-3-cm-amateur-radio-band-test-results

a 10Ghz downconverter for SDR. Phase noise is a question but still pretty cool.

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #SDR

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

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…” Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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

"Best Regards, (Stanley Kubrick)"

A letter from STANLEY KUBRICK August 27, 1970 James T. Aubrey, Jr. Metro Goldwyn Mayer 245N Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dear James, It has come to my attention that you and your studio are considering producing a sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey" over my objections. My attorney informs me that you hold the option and, legally. there is little I can do to stop you. However, I'd like you to know that I own the tapir bone prop from 2001 - the one "Moonwatcher" throws into the sky. If you attempt to make a sequel, I will cram that temur up your ass so far, it will take an as yet undiscovered alien super-intelligence to figure out how to dislodge it. Seriously, don't fuck with me. Best regards, Stanley Kubrick

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

Newsom with the receipts! https://www.comicsands.com/newsom-vance-drag-photo?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=infeed&utm%5Fcampaign=linkprogram

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keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:

NO NO NO NO

Il disegno di un bambino. Mostra un uomo con sotto l'etichetta "Climatologo" e di fianco la spiegazione "Studia le condizioni meteo"

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TonyStark@progressivecafe.social ("Tony, Pretty Much") wrote:

To block an already permitted project that’s cheaper for consumers while electricity prices are skyrocketing is bananas.

Trump's Interior Department cancels largest solar project in North America:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/10/trump-interior-department-cancels-largest-solar-project-in-north-america-00602071

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Free_Press@mstdn.social ("Aure Free Press :verified:") wrote:

Preparation for a major war has begun in Russia:

Russians cannot travel abroad – departures are being massively blocked due to the full-scale launch of the electronic summons project.

Both Muscovites and residents of other regions are receiving electronic summonses en masse.

Russians also face a ban on driving, cancellation of tax benefits, blocking of property transactions, denial of loans, and other sanctions if they ignore the summons.
#AureFreePress #Breaking #BreakingNews

Russian summons
Putin

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
benroyce ("Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩") wrote:

"#Sudan's Last Functioning Hospital in #ElFasher Attacked, 20 Dead"

The #RSF paramilitary group had apparently opened fire on Tuesday and Wednesday at the hospital and a mosque where displaced families had sought refuge

https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00094361.html

Since April of 2023 when the civil war began, it is estimated over 500,000 children have died from malnutrition in Sudan

World:

The suffering in Sudan is soul crushing

And attention is scant

Please, let us turn our attention to Sudan 🇸🇩

© UNHCR Health conditions in Sudan are deteriorating as a result of the conflict in the country.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

The blue wave accounts are pouring into the #fediverse and they're using AI generated images to spark their revolution. 🫠

Screenshot of post by Indivisible SF: "Grandmas, Grandpas, and Grandkids welcome. This is a non violent protest." AI generated image: two white elderly women sit together, both wearing black t-shirts that say "I AM AUNT TIFA." They are crocheting with yarn in their hands. The background includes a city street. Above them, a message reads "THE REVOLUTION WILL BE CROCHETED

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Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
FediTips@social.growyourown.services ("Fedi.Tips") wrote:

If you have a website or blog, you can verify your account using Mastodon's self-service verification system:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account

After your account is verified, your profile's link to your site or blog will turn green.

If you've tried to verify and it's failed to turn green, there are lots of suggestions for how to fix this in the guide linked above.

#FediTips #Mastodon #Verification

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danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:

I happen to own a little open source software company that is expressly anti-fascist, has a “No AI” policy, and has recently been called “aggressively queer” in case you’re interested in supporting tech companies like that:

https://elementary.io

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

PSA/rant for fellow makers: my recent order from Heltec (ordered directly) arrived with some #LoRa boards missing. I've provided shipping evidence, but so far they refuse to resolve the issue 🙄

Lesson learned: always record your unboxing! It really helps if something goes wrong.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alwirtes@indieweb.social ("Al Wirtes") wrote:

A fascinating letter in today’s #Boulder #Colorado #DailyCamera #EdgarAllanPoe #Nevermore

Last Tuesday, Oct. 7, was the 176th anniversary of the death of Edgar Allan Poe. He was found in a state of delirium in ill-fitting, mismatched clothes that were not his own in a Baltimore tavern that doubled as a polling place. He was en route to pick up his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm, and escort her to his impending nup-tials, two years after the death of his first wife, Virginia. It was a happy moment cut short by American political malfea-sance. Poe had the great misfortune of being delayed in Baltimore during the week of a fierce municipal election. Voting occurred over a series of days while opposing parties violently debated. Many speculated on how Poe died. Rabies, consumption and alcoholism were all considered. But scholars agree that "cooping" might be to blame. People were kidnapped off the streets, abused with alcohol, beaten and forced to vote. The Dead Rabbits, a notorious Irish American street gang of political harpies, often employed this practice along the East Coast. They would join with the Plug Uglies of Baltimore to commit election fraud and were known as "repeaters." The unsuspecting victim was forced to vote, caged overnight, had their clothes changed, and were made to vote repeatedly. Then, after the election, they were abandoned on the street. Poe had a weak constitution. If he were drugged and forced to consume copious amounts of li-quor, his health would be in jeopardy. So, Poe, who died at just 40, was likely a victim of a political crime. Election

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

"Historians and legal experts warn that Trump and the Maga world have exploited Kirk’s killing to justify unleashing far-reaching attacks on multiple critics.

Trump and his allies are using 'page one of the authoritarian playbook' in their accelerating attacks on political foes', said Harvard government professor Steven Levitsky, who co-authored the book How Democracies Die."

~ Peter Stone

#CharlieKirk #Trump #MAGA #authoritarianism #ChristianNationalism
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/11/charlie-kirk-trump-maga-allies

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

"Russian president Vladimir Putin said the [Nobel Peace Prize] committee’s 'credibility has largely been lost,' prompting Trump to thank him on social media.

That Trump and his loyalists are standing with the autocrat Putin rather than democracy is clearer every day."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #MikeJohnson #NobelPeacePrize #Putin
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10-2025