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i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet

My partner is offended by Google's AI getting the origin of Yeerks wrong as they may relate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I, a lowly person who did not read Animorphs as a kid, but who did watch DS9, cannot recall such a species.

The Director of the FBI is openly lying to the American public about Canada being a major source of fentanyl. In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.

Oh how I feel this, seen in Jason Friend's presentation on keeping up with #Python upgrades. #PyConUS

The view from #PyConUS is pretty awesome!

you know things are dire when the only Republican making any sense on tariffs is Rand Paul

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some people are responding with 'but NPR say the office was staffed' and I heartily encourage you to shut the fuck up and try to win the information war for once

Hey #PyConUS, join #PyData #Pittsburgh at Aslin Brewing for a social event tonight! It's a 10 minute walk from the convention center. https://www.meetup.com/pydata-pittsburgh/events/307696245/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link

Whoever created this, thank you. This captures the energy of open source perfectly. If you see a problem you can be the one to fix it, and that's amazing! 💪 #PyCon #PyConUS #PyConUS2025

"They could have talked to career public employees or nonpartisan government experts. But they didn’t, because they did not want to know."

We conference organizers who are also software engineers love building tools that help us run events instead of using spreadsheets all the way down. @mariatta talked at the #PyConUS community organizers summit about the portal software she and the #PyLadies […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Aji Fama advocated for quiet mentorship via direct message in communities and to encourage recognition of the generally unseen work that goes into it. #PyConUS #Community Organizers Summit

Enjoyed @[email protected] speaking at the #PyConUS #community organizers summit!

Building Resilient Data Pipelines: The Power of Idempotency Presented by Mihir Kavatkar #PyConUS #Python #DataEngineering #FaultTolerance

A11y Need Is Love (But Accessible Docs Help Too) Presented by Smera Goel #PyConUS #Python #A11Y #Documentation #Docs

We had a great day 1 at #PyConUS. Stop by tomorrow and grab some stickers, and come to the Hometown Heroes hatchery subconference presented by @PyDataPGH. Curious about our #Pittsburgh software community? https://codeandsupply.co Or donate to our #Travel […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

the result of 9 years of this guy in the political spotlight has been that now nobody even comments that a sitting US president is on social media openly threatening US citizens when they enter his jurisdiction because they said a thing he didn't like

NEW: Judge Sessions issues his written opinion outlining his reasoning for Rümeysa Öztürk's release on bail (which happened a week ago). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

it's just too bad we will never solve the impenetrable mystery of who made grok obsessed with south african white genocide theory at 3:15 am

It seems unrelated, but this is also a policy argument for birthright citizenship. Imagine losing your nationality because they discovered some ancestor's mistake or misrepresentation several generations back. Well, a lot of people don't have to, because we clear that slate with each birth.

Not to beat a dead horse, but this is the kind of shit that Democratic Party leaders should be screaming about from the rooftops. We're turning into a gestapo state, and most Americans have no fucking idea that it's happening.

Murder, Her Eye Twitch Screamed

This is basically unitary executive theory being translated into practice: the president cannot be questioned because his will is that of the American people.

Get to know the PSF Developers in Residence at a Meet & Greet session at the PSF Booth @pycon.us, starting shortly (May 15th, 5-6PM)! Learn about their work supporting the Python community and ask them all your burning #Python questions 🐍❓#PyConUS @lukasz.langa.pl @miketheman.com @sethmlarson.dev

Leave me alone to do my work Gemini...

This is an idiotic level of deference. It's embarrassing that we have to be stuck with this in Pittsburgh. Apparently the only thing it takes for there to be an invasion in her eyes is for the President to say there's an invasion.

The FBI says scammers posing as DHS agents are contacting foreigners (from UAE, Saudi, Qatar, and Jordan so far) who are studying in the U.S. or planning to do so, claiming they have immigration issues, and threatening prosecution or deportation if they don't pay. www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA...

By this logic, the President could declare any gang, anywhere in the world to be controlled by a foreign government and treat its alleged members as alien enemies subject to summary deportation. And judges would have to rubber-stamp that.

Rand Paul on Fox Biz: "I do think the jet probably sends the wrong signal, and I don't like the look or appearance of it, so I would hope he would reject it. The Constitution specifically says you can't take gifts from foreign leaders."

JUST IN: Judge Xinis says the DOJ has failed to file a privilege log regarding invocation of the state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case. She's giving them until 3pm or will construe it as "intentional refusal" to comply. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A swing voter is not a centrist. It's like, a guy who loves guns but has a gay sister, loves weed but hates food stamps because his cousin who owes him 50 bucks gets them. (Also, Osama was Iraqi.) You don't win that guy with a carefully crafted platform, you do it by not seeming fucking lame

I'm seeing the hashtag #PyConUS whirring back to life as folks start arriving in bonny #Pittsburgh. I'll be around Friday through Sunday in my top hat. It might be too warm for the scarf and sweater! Look for the @codeandsupply table in the exhibition community row as well as @PyDataPGH.

I'm in this picture and I don't like it

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

The assault on the Constitution is happening *right now*. We cannot wait to defend it.

The average person who engages with foreign governments in virtually every industry I’ve been in - finance, academia, tech, govt - files disclosures about any gift over the most nominal value, or turns things down lest they appear to cause a conflict. But this guy…

There was a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Trump regime attempted to take credit and the ceasefire immediately ended. India said the US wasn't involved and Pakistan thanked the US for their concern. The ceasefire lasted at least 4 hours, with both sides accusing each other of breaking it.

Trump's import taxes are hurting American firearm manufacturers and making guns more expensive for Americans who want to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Still waiting for the NRA to mobilize on this issue.

@joshtpm.bsky.social Library of Cong is not an exec agency. It is organized and managed under the legisl The Pres appts Librarian w Sen Confirmation for a 10yr term. Pres plays no role in managing it and has no authority to fire the Chief Librarian. PLEASE bring that out.

This sounded familiar to me. And sure enough... 2017.

Thread 1/7: Outrageous! @npr.org "All Things Considered" reports the integrity of our justice system is under intense scrutiny. Faulty DNA tests 🧬 are leading to a review of 1,000+ criminal cases in Texas alone. ⚖️ This isn't a local issue; these test kits are used nationwide and around the world. 🌍

Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.

It's been 8 years since the iconic moment Tom Holland lip-synced "Umbrella" by Rihanna for Zendaya. 🎥