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

Avi Loeb continues his desperate search for credibility.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/06/kim-kardashian-news/

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

Why in 2025 is anyone surprised Tucker Carlson is buddy-buddy with a fucking white supremacist, what do you think Tucker Carlson is

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/politics/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts

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

Nancy Pelosi will retire after historic 20-term career in Congress:

"The 85-year-old Democrat will be remembered for her bruising style and her willingness to take on all foes, most recently President Donald Trump, with whom she still regularly trades insults."

She will be remembered for overstaying her welcome, obstructing the progressive movement, her unnecessary feud with AOC, and padding her stock portfolio. ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2025/11/06/nancy-pelosi-will-retire-after.html

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

hmmm, I am going to have to think some about how best to understand and interpret this graph. I have only an idjits understanding of economics.

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

The shutdown is dragging on. But Americans aren’t tiring of Democrats’ demands.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/politics/shutdown-poll-democrats-leverage?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
SouthDakota ("South Dakota Dep. Propaganda") wrote:

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

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut:

“It would be very strange for the American people to have weighed in, in support of Democrats standing up and fighting for them, and within days for us to surrender without having achieved any of the things that we’ve been fighting for.”

https://flipboard.com/@cnn/politics-17jf08kfz/-/a-N%5F4JT7l4SFuapEYmSPRFVA%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Manhattan Bridge, NYC, 2023.

A dozen pixels for every story in the Naked City at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52841667763

#photography

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

Chipmaker TSMC Reportedly Informs Apple of Further Price Hikes https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/06/tsmc-informs-apple-of-price-hikes/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=mastodon

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dyckron@mstdn.ca ("Ron Dyck") wrote:

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/europe-zohran-mamdani-policies-normal

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
catsalad@infosec.exchange ("CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:") wrote:

Another victim of the clock change. When will the madness end?

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

ICYMI, servers got *good*, which means that if your data is smaller than ~8TB (yes, TB), it's not "big data", it's "thing you can grep in memory in near real time"

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

RE: https://social.lol/@neatnik/115503802110016627

Obligatory quote post test. (Also, it was a very smooth upgrade!)

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam :prami:"):
neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

We’re now up and running with Mastodon 4.5 on social.lol. Learn what’s new at https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/, and take a moment to set your default post quoting preference at https://social.lol/settings/preferences/posting%5Fdefaults.

Also, huge thanks to @nileane for the updates to TangerineUI!

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
kottke ("kottke.org") wrote:

Lego is considering making this fan-created Daft Punk set into an official set. YES PLEASE. https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/4248139c-e8e8-47a9-852a-96e00d620012

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

What no one tells you about getting older is that phone calls are the highest of stakes.

Is my sister calling for the blender I borrowed, or did my dad die?

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

I did this just now and came in second to Grisham but also jeez, even being the second "John" called up in the search bar for the world's largest audiobook retailer isn't chopped liver

RE: https://www.threads.com/@jmob/post/DQuJu5KkVS7

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

It's not in just the obvious ways that this current administration sucks, it's also in a bunch of ways that you wouldn't necessarily know to expect.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5600125/bird-flu-risk-outbreak-trump-administration

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

I did in fact say that, can confirm

RE: https://www.threads.com/@torbooks/post/DQuJRjGkeZw

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

I totally forgot that toot even has a tui interface

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

a test post from Toot on the MacOS commandline

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🎮") wrote:

we took turns reading the email 🫠

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🎮") wrote:

what's worse than a meeting that could have been an email?

a meeting that WAS an email 🫠

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

ICE has the opportunity to do the funniest thing and capture an immigrant who worked illegally before getting a green card, then reportedly abused the Einstein visa process.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
briangweber.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Brian G Weber Photography") wrote:

Here's the full supermoon from just after midnight on Nov 5th. Supermoons occur when the full moon coincides with the moon being closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit (perigee). Full res + details: buff.ly/Vwjs3Ta #moon #supermoon #fullmoon #astrophotography #touptek #skywatcherUSA 🔭 📷

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

Saw this on Bluesky, jobs in NYC in the Mandami administration. I'm kinda jealous. Not sure what hashtags to use to get this in front of people looking for a job. #FediHire
---
We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
https://www.transition2025.com/apply

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
vjack ("Jack Vance") wrote:

"The Freedom From Religion Foundation on Oct. 9 filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a South Carolina citizen challenging an unconstitutional requirement that poll workers swear a mandatory religious oath."

#ChurchAndState #secularism #voting

https://www.freethoughttoday.com/free/ffrf-files-suit-for-atheists-to-be-poll-workers/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
arduinoLibs@fosstodon.org ("Arduino Libraries") wrote:

Servo (1.3.0) for avr/megaavr/sam/samd/nrf52/stm32f4/mbed/mbed_nano by Michael Margolis, Arduino

➡️ https://github.com/arduino-libraries/Servo

Allows Arduino boards to control a variety of servo motors.

#ArduinoLibraries #ArduinoLibs #avrLibraries #megaavrLibraries #samLibraries #samdLibraries #nrf52Libraries #stm32f4Libraries #mbedLibraries #mbed_nanoLibraries

Boosted by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:

A bunch of folks at Oxide uncovered a tricky deadlock associated with async Rust (yes, another!), so--of course--@bcantrill and I got the crew together to discuss. If you're writing async Rust, you'll want to know how to avoid and diagnose "Futurelock"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqpLGvalyrI

Also:
- @ interviews to be the Blue Jays new manager
- a dramatized re-enactment of the critical moments diagnosing Futurelock
- async Rust doesn't make us mad, just disappointed

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
everylibrary ("EveryLibrary") wrote:

BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.

Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.

This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!