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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tusk81 ("Gabe Ortíz") wrote:

“Every time we have been attacked with pepper bullets or tear gas or pepper spray that I have been present, it has felt like it came from anger that we were there, and not from any determined safety need or protocol,” said The Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist pastor. “They are unhinged.”

https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/clergy-member-shot-with-pepper-ball

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BrideOfLinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu ("Christine Hall") wrote:

"OpenAI is printing money right now. The company is pulling in roughly $13 billion in annual revenue, with 70% coming from everyday people paying $20 a month to chat with an AI, according to the Financial Times. That’s pretty wild when you consider ChatGPT has 800 million regular users, but only 5% are actually paying subscribers": OpenAI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/openai-has-five-years-to-turn-13-billion-into-1-trillion/

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

The goal is to make *access* to your (differentiable) binary blob easy via OSS. The unstated sub-goal is to prevent any attempt at opening up the blob. The more bilateral the market, the better. Many players risks true OSS taking share!

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

Roughly, this is the practice of minimally exposing your most valuable design aspects to OSS while maximally exposing your least differentiated IP. This is a ladder🪜! But companies traverse in both directions based on market pressure

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

As I'm spending a little more time looking at what GPU vendors hath wrought, I need to write up the theory of OSSSAPI ("OSSS" for short, or "Open Source Software Application Programming Interfaces" if you're nasty)

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

I always have a vague worry when I carry my bag with a Pride Flag pin on it into a place I expect to be pretty conservative, so it’s a relief to notice this brewery (the ABL, in Dade City, Florida) has two such flags of their own visible.

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

I know most folks reading this toot are probably very selective about their email service and are likely using something that they’ve thoughtfully selected and enjoy. But if you find yourself still using Gmail and have even the slightest care for the way your email data is used, I urge you to consider giving Fastmail a try. Yes, it’s not free. But the service is amazing, and you won’t be giving all of your personal correspondence away to an advertising company.

https://join.fastmail.com/omglol

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

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omg.lol and Fastmail have had a wonderful partnership for a few years (and Fastmail remains the only way to actually send email from your omg.lol email address). I’m super excited to be able to offer a deeper discount!

I’ve used them for my personal email for nearly 13 years now, and the service remains amazing and keeps getting better.

Save 20% here: http://join.fastmail.com/omglol 💰

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

I registered neatnik.net 24 years ago to the day. Looking forward to the next 24 years! 👴

Boosted by jwz:
gknauss ("Greg Knauss") wrote:

You’ve convinced me, California Republican Party. Sounds great!

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eWalthert@typo.social ("Edgar Walthert") wrote:

@judahhansen @Tarnport This still sounds rather mechanical. To make a point agains AI art, I sat down and gave this an hour of my creative time. Thanks for holding my beer! 🍺

Illustrated in Affinity Designer without any automated tools.
#Portlandfrog #HOP #ShepardFairey

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radicalrobit@laserdisc.party ("Mr. Q The Pizza Demon") wrote:

lmao holy shit, that wired article on the cybertruck is a gold mine

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barrydeutsch.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Barry Deutsch") wrote:

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c47@chaos.social ("Rebeka Catalina") wrote:

😍🥰💜

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

So the Young Republican "kids," as our Vice President calls them, who were being racist/sexist/antisemitic/homophobic in that little chat room of theirs, were between the ages of 24 and 35. When I was 24, I was an adult, working and supporting myself, and also members of my family, for years. When I was 35 I was married, had a kid, and had six books published.

They're adults, they knew what they were doing, and they represent who the Republicans are now. They're only sorry they got found out.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
assignedmale.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Sophie Labelle ") wrote:

A special kind of audacity

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

The government does not track how often immigration agents hold Americans. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #USPolitics #Law #American

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Ashedryden@xoxo.zone ("Ashe Dryden") wrote:

I am looking for remote (US) volunteer or part-time paid opportunities in criminal justice reform/transformative justice. I am particularly interested in counteracting the use of modern day police surveillance tools being used against marginalized populations. I've got a background in sociology, computer science, and public interest technology. #GetFediHired #FediHire

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
noondlyt@hellions.cloud ("BACALLOWEEN") wrote:

Called my senators and Rep and told them not to give one inch on the healthcare.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rooniecomics@comics.town ("Roonie the Rabbit") wrote:

Reframe the choice. | More comics: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/choose?utm%5Fcontent=buffere744c&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fcampaign=post

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

uhhhh, no.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/jd-vance-racist-messages-young-republicans-chat-leak

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

you cannot just wave your hands and wish it away, Little Donald...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/inflation-economic-pessimism-poll

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

Just on the way to brush my teeth and ….
Is it me, or is that a Cheshire #cat grin?
#CatsOfMastodon

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
grickle@mstdn.social ("Grickle") wrote:

Priorities. #grickledoodle #horror #zombie #apocolypse #toiletpaper #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
literalgrill@sakurajima.moe ("LiteralGrill") wrote:

Today is the day the Black Panthers were founded. As a disabled person, I'm going to remember how the coalition they built with Disabled people and their support during the 504 protests are the reason we even have the ADA today.

As a gay person, I'm going to remember how Huey Newton gave speeches to defend gay rights and how the Black Panther movement literally changed minds during the civil rights movement on how gay people were perceived.

And I'm going to think of the Black Panthers who NEVER CAME HOME to fight that fight for us and thank every power I know they made that sacrifice.

https://jacobin.com/2025/10/black-panthers-oneal-tanzania-legacy

#History #Disability #BlackHistory #BlackPanthers #Queer #Trans #LGBTQ

https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/115378251205877314

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

Of course the fascists who hate Americans want you to believe that the people who protest against the fascists who hate Americans are actually the people who hate America, but the thing is, the fascists who hate Americans can go fuck themselves

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
lofty@fieldprogrammable.gay ("big awoo notation") wrote:

I wrote the LUT article for my blog!

https://github.com/Ravenslofty/blog/issues/16

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
lproven@vivaldi.net ("Liam Proven") wrote:

NordVPN open sources its Linux GUI client under GPLv3

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/16/nordvpn%5Flinux%5Fgui/

Joins its command-line client from a couple of years ago

<- by me on @theregister

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
Unixbigot@aus.social ("Kit Bashir") wrote:

The evidence for the historicity of the “Founding Fathers” in the state religion of ancient USia is poor at best. The surviving fragments of the Testament of Independence and the New Constitution show evidence of heavy redaction over the generations following the fall of the First Empire. The Euhemeristic thesis—that great myths stem from a kernel of historical truth—was explicitly embraced by the Senators (a local term for high priests) of the second-empire-period congress, and used as a means of ideological control; this control via iodeological immersion began from a young age. Religious observances such as the display of the Ten Amendments in schools, the continual preparation for the Active Shooter Rapture, and the Pledge of Consumption formed the core of an apocalyptic prophecy that led the culture to its own extinction. In this paper we argue that recent archaeological excavations show

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen"):
trevorflowers@machines.social ("Trevor of the cemetery Flowers") wrote:

Cray Coin!
https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-releases-2026-american-innovation-one-dollar-coin-program-designs