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Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election. She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”

NEW: WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s DOGE project. By @telliotter.bsky.social

This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Humidifier Review xkcd.com/3044

"In the eyes of autocrats and plutocrats, the future is not a right but a commodity." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020) hidinginplainsightbook.com

having successfully persuaded people that the nation’s economy is the worst it has ever been, they are going to encouraging their buddies to loot the nation and say it is the only way we can get investment

Good Morning SKIES of Blue America ...So many hypocrites So many are in for an awakening

We’re not going back.

Old index card drawing.

Good morning, who ordered the fuzzy bagel? #cats

This is the most important chart published in America this week. (By @dylanlscott.bsky.social)

Flash-back. Caricature de Herblock.

Echo chambers are boring.

Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday, England, September 8 1923

What happens when you deplete the work force? Everyone suffers.

I miss Dr. Ruth.

❗️During the massive attack, the target was the energy infrastructure. And this is the answer to all those who wanted to achieve something with Putin's phone conversations. Today this "dove of peace" sent us another "Kinzhals" and "Calibrs", this is "diplomacy", - Zelensky

Just found out Leon Trotsky was one of *those* guys

Return to the Office www.comicagile.net/comic/come-t...

Thanks for noticing.

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social

So

The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th” When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn

Good morning, Bluesky fam 🇺🇸

Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens. Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”

For some reason, this 2011 comic came to mind.

I want more stories where the main girl isn’t plucky but secretly super powerful, that the guy she falls for isn’t the most powerful fae/vampire whatever. A little more of “she tried really hard, she was clever” and less “she’s the ancestor of a wizard”.

Human trafficking remains a pervasive issue, exacerbated by current political and economic challenges. Recent high-profile cases highlight the ongoing crisis. It is crucial to stay informed, support vulnerable populations, and push for stronger legal frameworks to combat trafficking effectively.

I still can’t get over the insane quote by this insane guy.