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Programming to pay for my bicycle habit. ADHD+Dyslexia. Welsh but in Bolton, Northwest England.
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On the one side, I do not love being a Jew in a country now ruled by explicit Nazis. On the other hand, this is all amazing ad footage for the Dems in 2026.

If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now. Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November. If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.

Germans have been subjected to covert Russian propaganda as well as overt American propaganda - jointly in support of the far-right www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...

I've spent a lot of time rambling around Oregon's second district, which takes up two thirds of our state and is as rural and Republican as it gets... if they're shouting "tax the rich" and "tax Elon" in LaGrande, something is definitely happening here.

This is how it’s done.

DOGE puts a $1 limit on government credit cards. Every single federal employee should order one $.96 Pentel ballpoint pen www.wired.com/story/doge-g...

I was at a punk show in 83 where a skinhead jumped up on stage and gave a Nazi salute. The bass player hit him with his bass, knocking him into the crowd and 150 people collectively hauled his ass out of the venue and threw him in the mud. This was the right and only appropriate response.

the mechanism here is that it’s actually really difficult to locate young Black people who 1) Like Trump but 2) don’t professionally Like Trump so you cut a few corners

Then give me all of your money you mother fucker

I can only operate on the assumption that this could happen 500 times a day and journalists would still describe it as a 'controversial hand gesture' Media: you are actively and unforgivably helping murderous racists and violent bigots when you do this. Stop, we are begging you

An under-explored aspect of motonormativity is what I call Chekhov's Bicycle. If a character is seen cycling in a TV show or film, then they will almost certainly be involved in a crash.

Musk has globally shadowbanned Grimes’ replies on X for the crime of informing him about their child’s medical emergency

Just saw this meme and it's Calvin Robinson erasure honestly.

Trump must leave the United States immediately. The best option is Moscow.

An apt moment for a remarkable piece of journalism, documenting Russia’s seemingly systematic murder of Ukrainian PoWs. (By @christopherjm.ft.com @joesinft.ft.com & the visual investigations team) on.ft.com/4gLNn61

Putting a face to what you read in the news. Until last Friday, I served our nation working as a Research Ecologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS). As a federal scientist, I provided robust, defensible information to support good decisions in natural resource management.

I'd say "Peak Spectator" ..but I'm sure that under Michael Gove there will always be new depths to plumb.. [and yes, the headline is a fair summary of the article]

This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

MTA doing more than any other agency by literally just saying "No"

"I'm surprised more plumbers aren't yet making the switch to cargo bikes" That's Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum, who adds that there's "No need to worry about parking spaces, you can park right outside the door without any hassle" 👨‍🔧 AT5: www.at5.nl/artikelen/23... (Dutch) #DecadeoftheCargoBike

1980s-90s sci-fi: in the future we will have hoverboards, flying cars and domestic robots 2025: best i can do is bullets that let you commit two war crimes at once

ICYMI: I’m leading a constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United. After an election where a billionaire bought a seat as Shadow President, we must ensure our democracy is truly of, by, and for the people — not corporations and billionaire donors. truthout.org/articles/jay...

Elon Musk is openly attacking Zelenskyy on his idiot website now. The Boer must go.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Sure looks like Google News caught the Latin Times using a large language model to write an article picking up on my latest report

🚨 Scoop: Treasury Dept agrees to block DOGE access to personal taxpayer data at IRS 🚨 IRS was preparing to try to reject this request, but was able to negotiate with the Trump admin to narrow access. Now DOGE will get the same access as academic researchers and some IT professionals, per sources.

The FBI has only ever had Republican directors. Trump illegally forced out the last two FBI directors for not being Republican enough. Today, Senate Republicans let him appoint a new FBI director who posted an AI video of himself chainsawing Democrats’ heads off

I am a failure at visual communication but every day I think of things I want to communication visually, like the bodies of knowledge Trump 2.0 is memory holing.

Holy shit! The ultimate resister right here. Watch what he does at the end. ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏻🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈💙 He is our example. This happened today at a Huntington Beach, California city Council meeting. People are gonna have to be willing to get this loud, get in their faces, make a noise.

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.” 👍🏻

Russia has lost almost a million men, is using 1950s equipment, holds less territory than it did 2 years ago and is economy is overheating. But yeah, all the cards.

"This is literal leftwing terrorism to make sure our country continues to be invaded," Charlie Kirk tweeted. "This is literal terrorism. And Democrats are inciting this. Lock. Them. Up," Nick Sortor tweeted. The Philadelphia Fire Department says it has determined that the fire was accidental.

One of the huge problems in the west is stuff like this being repeated and folks not seeing that it is the whole deal

I usually agree with a lot of what Mark Cuban says but this is so very wrong. Using AI blindly is dangerous. If you have no education or experience you won’t know when it’s wrong. It can be leveraged to make you more efficient and a way to learn but there’s no replacement for learning and experience

Musk is a f'n Russian Asset: He is a massive national security failure.

A key to understanding this is that the people who were committing PPP fraud are the base of Trump and the Republican Party's support

One thing this doesn't address: Why would anyone take a federal job right now not knowing if you or your agency will be supported in the long term?

Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window