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

it does indeed

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

10x problemer

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

they had shut down the wrong engine. how could such an experienced crew make such a mistake?

gee, i dunno, how could an experienced sysadmin be SSHed into the wrong machine?

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Cdespinosa ("Chris Espinosa") wrote:

Leavitt, this morning: “The cause of this political violence is the constant accusation that this administration is fascist”

Administration, this afternoon: “We are indicting James Comey for spelling out ‘86 47’ in seashells and will pull ABC’s broadcast license for calling Melania an ‘expectant widow’”

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

If you want charities to refuse "bad" donations, getting mad at the charity *at the moment of the donation* feels like a moment that has high emotional salience, but it's the wrong part of the process to raise objections effectively. But there are things you can do!

- Get involved with fundraising and find better donors (both small-dollar and big ones).
- Help with budgeting and fiscal management of the organization so they need fewer resources and can afford to refuse.

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

To put this more simply, *taking* the money is always a good thing. Now the bad actor has less money and the charity has more money, and presumably the world will be a better place for it. Of course it's never that simple, but the question that needs to be asked is, what are the *consequences* of taking the money. Are there strings attached? How bad are they?

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

2. Is accepting the money going to create a situation where the charity now entirely *depends* on the donor, and may more subtly compromise its mission than in point 1?

It feels like this is another place where you should refuse, but in fact the opposite is true. If you have to take problematic money from one kinda-bad actor to keep operating, the best option here is to find a SECOND kinda-bad actor that also is not fully aligned with that first one, so there is a tension between them.

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oneunderscore__@threads.net ("Ben Collins") wrote:

They're getting everything they want, and the world sucks shit.

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

1. Is accepting this money going to unduly launder the reputation of a bad actor? In particular, Is the actor sufficiently bad that it is *within the mission* of the charity in question *to fight with* the donor, and will accepting it compromise that part of the mission? If that's the case, then it can be worth refusing the donation entirely even if it means shutting down. No point in surviving if you have to compromise your reason for existing. But this is rarely true.

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

You can criticize a charity for taking "dirty" money, and there is indeed such a thing. But the money, itself, is not transcendentally dirty. There are specific concerns with accepting it that you can enumerate: 🧵

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catsalad@infosec.exchange ("Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw:⁠:paw:") wrote:

Threat models are just part of the much larger threat fashion industry

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jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

Good news if you work on an oil tanker and don't feel like life is worth living

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/hormuz-can-open-without-clearing-all-mines-us-energy-chief-says

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carlmalamud@official.resource.org ("Carl Malamud") wrote:

FYI, I have been notified that the Official Tennessee Code Annotated has been modified with the following addition:

Cast iron cookware is designated and adopted as the official frontier cookware of this state.

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

A brief aside for That One Follower, I know you're reading this,

[1]: Yes yes I know many "foundations" are actually trade organizations and are pointedly Not Charities and are in fact something more like a tax deductible cartel conspiracy, we don't have to grant those nearly as much grace. In the US it's important to understand whether something is a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(6). But, ahem, moving on…

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

The entire point of a charity — and many tech foundations[1] the Blender Foundation, the PSF, etc, are charities — is to take donations from people who have enough excess money that they have some available to donate, and to do something better with that money than the donor would have done with it.

I am sure that it is not news to you that *the kind of people who have enough extra money that they can give some away* in our society are not always going to be the most agreeable.

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jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

"Could you two assholes please try to keep a lid on it for just a little while"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/judge-lectures-musk-altman-on-trading-social-media-barbs

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ/116483436797340825

I agree with SnoopJ here but I want to put a subtly different spin on this and make a somewhat more non-negotiable request of my audience. You don't have to agree with us that it's OK to take the money (and indeed some of my friends do not) but *do not harass* foundations when news like this comes out, and I would really like you to consider the perspective of the fundraisers here.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

I feel like I should just say that the Somali folks in my neighborhood are cool, and their kids go to school with mine, and the kids are hilarious and sweet and rambunctious and full of kid-ness just like…you know…kids, and sambusas are yummy, and most Somali restaurants serve spaghetti (because of Italian colonial history, mostly straight-up Italian style but with a subtle Somali twist), and I’m glad my Somali neighbors are my neighbors, and ICE can GTFO now and forever, please and thank you.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Things have been pretty quiet in my Minneapolis channels for the last few hours. Looks like this morning was a coordinated sudden strike. Everyone is now vigilant for the next thing, but we don’t know if it’s coming in an hour or a week or a month.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Word on the ground: FBI •is• collaborating with ICE in South Minneapolis today.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Feds are definitely detaining people. Who and why and for how long remains unclear. South Minneapolis is on alert.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

News coverage so far is very poor, mostly just regurgitating statements from the Trump admin.

Neighbors describe this as looking more like traditional police operations: warrants, procedure, none of the chaotic targeting of random dark-skinned people off the street that we saw in Dec and Jan. However, DHS does seem to be involved, and there’s concern that they’re sneaking some immigration-based abductions under cover of these trumped-up fraud warrants.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Feds are conducting raids targeting multiple Somali businesses this morning in Minneapolis, especially childcare centers.

Observers are out and active.

Wish they’d just leave my neighbors the hell alone.

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fasterthanlime@hachyderm.io ("amos") wrote:

apple: to develop for mac you need to own a mac
me: uh-huh. and can I disable SIP?
apple: okay... you, specifically, need to own two macs

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

also sorry no BtB here but I don’t know if robert has ever said anything unproblematic enough to casually quote

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

if this is completely inscrutable to you don’t worry that just means you are better at time management than I am

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adhd_coffee ("Coffeedate with ADHD") wrote:

I need reasons?😬

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

choose your fighter

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mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

“Runpod: On Average, You’re Better Off Panhandling.”

https://dice.camp/@kyonshi/116483262618785439

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

In today's Incredibly Exciting News About Being a Writer, I have updated tax forms for Italy. Stay tuned for more breathless updates as they occur.