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This is great news. I loved Tweetbot and use Ivory for Mastodon, so I can’t wait for @phoenix.tapbots.com to release Phoenix: tapbots.com/phoenix/

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If you didn’t see this coming you haven’t been paying attention

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📝 AI, Product, & Discovery: www.silverspider.com/2025/ai-prod...

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Inclusive Sans: www.oliviaking.com/inclusivesan... "I love seeing more accessibly-oriented fonts hit the market. See also Atkinson Hyperlegible."

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Your Essential Guide to Carry-On Luggage Restrictions: www.afar.com/magazine/a-g... "Carry-on luggage size restrictions vary by airline—here’s how to tell if your bag is small enough to bring onboard."

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In Oaxaca, Mexico.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗔𝗚?: https://mlops.community/%F0%9D%97%AA%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%98%81-%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BB-%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B5-%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%A5%F0%9D%97%94%F0%9D%97%9A/ "Explaining Retrieval Augmented Generation"

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“A desire to force U.S. military leaders to be obedient to him and not the Constitution is one of the constant themes of Trump’s military-related discourse.”

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It's weird how everyone in the world knows a Nazi salute when we see it, with the notable exception of journalists and their editors.

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf

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Here's a PDF Version of the CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism: https://www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-version-of-the-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism/ "A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual that's going viral right now."

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How to bulk download Kindle files, while you can: https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/02/how-to-bulk-download-kindle-files-while-you-can/ "Amazon is making a big change to how it handles serving ebooks to those who have bought them from the Kindle store1. Starting on Feb. 26, it’s closing the “USB…"

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Myanmar's Shwe Kokko: Inside a city 'built on scams': https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04nx1vnw17o "A haven for the super rich, or a city built on scams? The BBC was invited to find out."

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But he’s…sorry, checking notes…a Member of Congress of the ruling party. Huh.

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REMINDER: Cutting IRS spending is not a “cost-cutting” move. Cutting the IRS lowers revenue. It’s a move to protect the wealthy, like Elon Musk. Auditing the rich returns $12 for every $1 spent. www.nber.org/papers/w31376

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The hardest working font in Manhattan: https://aresluna.org/the-hardest-working-font-in-manhattan/ "A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today."

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Ah yes, a very long memo, exactly what gets attention in this era. Excellent.

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For those of us who are increasingly in positions where we cannot count on the rule of law to protect our digital privacy or security, here are some thoughts on how to threat model for your community: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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"When a bad man has the advantage, cruelty and outrage are the consequences.” —William Marshal From ‘The Plantagenets’ by Dan Jones https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=Dan+Jones+The+Plantagenets

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"Milei's crypto faceplant is a timely reminder that these guys can be defeated. The Tech Fascist project depends heavily on crypto. Our wannabe Silicon Valley overlords need their fake digital money to build…"–Gil Duran https://www.thenerdreich.com/milei-crypto-scandal-rug-pull-raskin-tech-fascism/

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take a page from the radical republicans: punish treason. reward loyalty.

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I need people to play attention to this 👇 and to what I said on Thursday www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t... The destruction of politics is coming for the economy

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If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Just in case the pardoning of insurrectionists wasn't clear enough for you. He's also making it clear that he plans to ignore laws and court orders. Daring anyone to try and stop him.

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50 Years of Travel Tips: https://kk.org/thetechnium/50-years-of-travel-tips/ "I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve traveled solo, and I’ve led a tour group of 40 friends. I’ve slept in dormitories and I’ve stayed in presidential suites with a butler.…"

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Alternatives to calling someone or something "crazy" when they're doing fascism. instead of "crazy" → fascist instead of "lunatic" → fascist instead of "schizo" → fascist instead of "psycho" → fascist instead of "bipolar" → fascist instead of "schizo" → fascist instead of "insane" → fascist

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A well-known avatar URL would be dang cool.: https://www.stefanjudis.com/blog/a-well-known-avatar-url-would-be-dang-cool/ "Thoughts on a possible `.well-known/avatar` standard for profile avatars."

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WhoCanUse: https://www.whocanuse.com/ "A tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect people with different visual impairments."

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But what, pray tell, did the rest of the White House press corps do?

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Interestingly, in Loper Bright vs Raimondo, the conservative majority on SCOTUS ruled just last year that the judiciary can in fact overrule regulatory decisions made by the executive branch especially when those decisions are not specified by Congress.

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👏 Hell. Yeah! 👏 Librarians are defenders of democracy and knowledge.

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Big ups to @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social for allowing usernames instead of phone numbers last year (signal.org/blog/phone-n...). Washington basically runs on Signal right now and that one change has made reporting and whistleblowing way more private and secure.

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The husband of an Indian-American wife and the father of 3 Indian-American kids wants to bring back the staffer who posted “normalize Indian hate.”

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ARETE — Visual History of the Latin Alphabet: https://uclab.fh-potsdam.de/arete/en "Interactive visualization of the history of the latin alphabet, showing the temporal and formal relationships of the different scripts and typefaces to each other"

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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

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This is the way. Keep the message simple: Elon has his grubby hands all over your money

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Darren Beattie, Trump’s new acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, once posted, “Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work.” Beattie also posted I need to “learn” my “place” and “take a knee to MAGA.” 1/2

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A guide to using Signal for government workers: https://a.wholelottanothing.org/a-guide-to-using-signal-for-government-workers/

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In the midst of all of the DNC emails asking me for money, maybe they could send JUST ONE EMAIL telling me the party’s plan to protect democracy.

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TRMNL: https://usetrmnl.com/ "Clarity, at a glance."

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Incredible to see a president tanking the world’s economy simply because he doesn’t understand it and is too dedicated to belligerent posturing to learn

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you know what I wish we had? the kind of democracy that came with votes of no confidence in the prime minister. when we have a democracy again, we should maybe consider what kind we would like.

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In two weeks Trump has: -Released the J6 prisoners who violently assaulted cops to overturn an election. -Started a trade war with allies, but gave China a light touch. -Turned over the entire government to the unelected billionaire who ruined this platform—including the Treasury payment system.

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