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Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.

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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help

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Every tech company apparently: Hey, you know that thing you like using? What if it absolutely sucked shit instead? Well, guess what…

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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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Shoutout to the guy on the team call with 100+ engineers who randomly started singing "All Star" by Smashmouth to himself while un-muted. Crushing Friday afternoon.

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This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.

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You all should read this book to understand the diverse nexus of right wing players and funders that are actively committed to undoing our democracy for sake of power, money and ideology.

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I frickin love this story podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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If, like me, you sometimes miss the earlier days of web dev, where there was a lot of magic and fun, do yourself a favor and check out this course by @joshwcomeau.com. whimsy.joshwcomeau.com

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He nails it.

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The 'find out' phase is here.

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Attention Fantasy Writing Nerds!

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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?

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Get in, losers. We ain’t goin anywhere

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Undeniably @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social -coded

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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the rage I felt reading this as the parent of a disabled 14yo

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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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my rural local news put up a post asking what people thought of the halftime show and this little old white lady commented “I didn’t get it but I’m old. I hope the young people had fun. I liked his pants and his jacket. 💕”

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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

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Story posted with permission: Last night, my sister and her BF were at a bar, just having some drinks with friends, a mix of Dem and Rep. Convo turns to politics and remains calm and respectful. An old man from a different table gets up and does "the salute" then laughs and walks off. CONTD>

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in 1933, the German Communist Party had a slogan: "after Hitler, us." they figured he'd fuck up so badly that voters would vote for them in the next election. Hitler abolished elections and had all the commies murdered. do you see where I'm going with this

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I really don’t think it’s happenstance that pretty much every remaining institutional safeguard broke down within 15 years of Citizens United

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Just saw something on an official Marvel property that said "Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda." Intergalactic...EMPIRE?? HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING???

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Together we can make #UBI happen and we will all be better off for it. Unlike billionaires who send billions out of the US, #UBI $$$ go back into Our US Economy.

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ALL GAS NO BREAKS

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If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.

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The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

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I love this and I know I am not adding anything to Tobias' very wise thread, but this is why I usually say "conflict, tension, mystery, and/or uncertainty" when I do writing talks or classes. If a story is moving, it can move because of any of those things.

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I'm glad Robert Plant helped popularize LOTR, but this whole "Gollum stole my girlfriend" bit is some pretty bad fanfic.

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Whenever someone uses "innovation" and "advancement" regarding this tech, then I know they're full of 💩 It's not about those things. It's literal theft (proven, admitted) and all for the sake of greed and capitalism. Ditch Meta (FB, Threads, IG)

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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

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A man in Indiana made an AT-AT costume for his horse, intending to only get a few pictures before removing it. When he took off the headpiece the horse got upset and insisted that he put it back on, which made the horse happy again. Now the horse isn't allowing him to remove any piece of the costume

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We wanted to understand the economic rationale for buying Greenland. So we talked to three unvaccinated UFC fans at a Jersey Mike's in Toms River.

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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, Sam, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime. futurism.com/the-byte/ope...

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The mistake being made about Meta is to say they're just doing this to make conservatives happy. They've been doing that a decade+. Removing fact checkers and bringing back political content means there will be more stuff that gets more people mad which creates more engagement. Growth at all costs.

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Time to be blunt. With the disintegration of trad social media, AI BS, & the constant stream of distracting bad news, it is harder than ever to get readers for SFF magazines. If what we do is important to you, please boost our posts wherever you see them. ❤️🦄

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