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Thrilled to learn from DOJ's argument that the 14th Amendment applied to the "children of former slaves, not illegal immigrants, who didn't exist as a class yet" that modern firearms are not protected by the Second Amendment!

submitted 6 days ago • 186 comments

Never mind, I'm sold on AI now. Let it run Social Security. Hell, let it run nuclear weapons.

submitted 19 days ago • 14 comments

submitted 19 days ago • 601 comments

God: next Gabriel: do You want a break o Lord God: no my grace is tireless Gabriel: ok I have JD Vance with a prayer for You God: oh. Um. Actually I think I hear a sparrow falling Gabriel: it's a wind chime God: I better be sure. Have St. Damien take J.D. Gabriel: the leper dude? God: mmhmmmm

submitted 32 days ago • 45 comments

NEW: The Fourth Circuit REJECTS the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Xinis's orders to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release: "We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 34 days ago • 79 comments

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

submitted 42 days ago • 391 comments

if you want to bring back the prosperity* and security of mid-century american life then you need high rates of unionization, a generous social insurance state, and widespread, freely available education. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 43 days ago • 207 comments

Dead people telling the President to pursue a trade war with an uninhabited island is real George III territory

submitted 49 days ago • 224 comments

Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.

submitted 50 days ago • 671 comments

We are currently clean on OPSEC.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.

submitted 58 days ago • 819 comments

Timeline cleanse 🌞

submitted 59 days ago • 1975 comments

So apparently #Thermal has gone completely dark. No signal of any kind. Awesome, can we stop having @indycar.com races at a country club now and go back to real tracks?

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submitted 62 days ago • 44 comments

FedSoc trying to shove the orange genie back into the bottle

submitted 64 days ago • 104 comments

When all of this is said and done, I hope society can finally transcend the impulse to coddle the worst among us, as if they have an inherent right to help shape the future. Sometimes, people just need to be slapped across the face and told to stop being assholes.

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall between us and let me love you!” — Ronald Reagan, probably

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Exciting but does this mean we’re going to have a drawn out Pixelfed/Flashes thing like we did with Bluesky and Mastadon? Because I don’t know if I have the energy.

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

mckinsey dork with a powerpoint, paid $7m: “we estimate that while walgreens sales will decline 0.7% due to putting the butterfingers in a minuteman missile-proofed safe, it’s more than made up for by reduced theft” normal people, paid $0: “customer no buy stuff when too big a pain in the ass”

submitted 126 days ago • 15 comments

Last I heard, Popehat was near but not in the path of the fire and I hope that’s still true. Meanwhile, he’s managing his understandable stress by absolutely SENDING IT

submitted 132 days ago • 0 comments