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“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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... it was on June 13, 1930, that the Senate passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, among the most catastrophic acts in congressional history. www.senate.gov/artandhistor...

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Make pandemics great again www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...

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Sun Tzu abides... www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...

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Let me refer you to Trump's former Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson: “effing moron.” [sic] www.cnbc.com/2025/02/24/t...

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Thank you, @peterbakernyt.bsky.social for using the vernacular "lies" about Trump. Anything built on lies will not stand. But now it appears the nation will go down with his house of cards.

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I've seen this time after time in tech startups... "…Musk embodies a particular brand of narcissism found among certain kinds of techno-plutocrats who assume that their wealth is evidence of competence in almost any field." From @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The question of the hour...

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Not so quiet part out loud. And too many fellow citizens agree, which is the real problem.

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@chu.house.gov Welcome Representative Chu, from bent but not broken Altadena.

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A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions, or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends.…

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A story too true to be good: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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"By framing humanity’s challenges as simple engineering problems rather than complex systemic ones, technologists position themselves as decisive architects of our future, crafting grand visions that sidestep the messier, necessary work of social, political and collaborative change.

submitted 126 days ago • 1 comment

Lively up yourself!

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Looks like money laundering's back on the menu boys!

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The President's power to impose tariffs comes from laws passed by Congress that delegate its constitutional trade authority. Congress has the original power over trade from the Constitution, but has passed several key laws giving the President significant control.

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The tarrif war begins. Be afraid. Be very afraid. youtube.com/live/92rutFi...

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Sturtevant Falls, Big Santa Anita Canyon

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On this day (Dec 30) 100 years ago, humanity's view of the universe completely changed! Edwin Hubble announced the discovery that Andromeda was another Galaxy, and it sits *beyond* our Milky way. We figured out the Milky way is one of billions of galaxies. 🌌🔭#Astronomy #History

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So this is the Civil War I've been hearing about, apparently. Sounds like a Palace Coup to me. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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@anneserling.bsky.social The Changing of the Guard has always been my favorite TZ episode. The sentiment is so lacking in our transactional world today.

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💕😘💕

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Felt like a good time to cleanup my emacs init.el and take advantage of Emacs 29 Treesitter, etc. And get Python linting (ruff + mypy) rocking, too. github.com/rmorison/.do... #python #emacs

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The guy just believes whatever is convenient, regardless of reality. That kind of idiocracy can bankrupt someone. Oh yeah... Fact-Checking Trump on ‘Meet the Press’: Tariffs, Immigration and More www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/u...

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Mag 7 is not small. The plates are in motion. #earthquake #seismology scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/...

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