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A guy from Austin. WordPress things at Automattic. https://kraft.blog https://gravatar.com/kraftbj
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This is 100% bullshit. There are no algorithms. Musk and his incel clown posse are not forensic accountants and do not know how to audit. Discovering fraud is a labor-intensive project that can never be done by looking at payments alone. This is just a thinly-veiled rationale to gut Social Security.

"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...

My heart to those at 18F. That group did amazing work that made government tech better and cheaper. Being done as an efficiency exercise only demonstrates that those making these decisions are, at best, totally unaware. (wp.me p1Apvp-sJi)

I can't stop laughing at this man I'm sorry. This is the kind of shit the biggest loser in the world would say to their girlfriend about buying her flowers on Valentine's Day once, and he's doing so in an argument that started because he called her a bitch

This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.

The deep state is real. It’s called DOGE. A THREAD

I’m disgusted at the behavior of President Trump and Vice President Vance today. If we’re the greatest country in the world, we should act like it. Not whatever that was in the Oval today. 🇺🇦 (wp.me p1Apvp-sIs)

I was stupid and ate something that was left out too long on Monday. It’s now Thursday night, haven’t been able to eat or drink anything since then. Dehydrated, the ER filled me back up and hopefully with the right meds to fix the symptoms and knock out the cause. Bleh. (wp.me p1Apvp-sHN)

Customize WordPress embeds to match your theme #WordPress developer.wordpress....

Well this is a new fear I have www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🛫 MNL➡️LAX➡️AUS Had a great time at #wcasia25. Hope all travel home safe and may we meet up again in Mumbai at #wcasia26! (wp.me p1Apvp-sz5)

Jetpack Fuel If you're wanting something more flavorful than the drip coffee, check out our Jetpack Fuel station. The buko pandan latte is my drink of choice today. #wcasia https://kraft.blog/photo/jetpack-fuel/

Contributor Day and the Sponsor Social Night at #wcasia were a joy, as usual. Great conversation across the board. If you’re here, I’ll be at the Automattic/Jetpack booth until about 10:30 a.m. (wp.me p1Apvp-sy3)

I take a 15-hour flight without Wi-Fi and crash in the hotel… Wake up that the US says that Ukraine shouldn’t be a dictatorship and have a system with valid, legit elections like Russia? #wtf #didIflythroughawormhole (wp.me p1Apvp-sxp)

.bathroom { width: fit-content; } #memes #CSS

🛫 AUS➡️LAX➡️MNL Didn’t realize my phone was in silent mode (kid retreat this weekend…) so overslept, missed my airport shuttle. Walked up to the gate as my boarding zone was called. Rocky start but exit row by myself so looking up! #wcasia (wp.me p1Apvp-swS)

Confirmation Relics My daughter's Confirmation Retreat had a "relics table" with various relics. A 1st class of Bl. Carlo Acutis, a zucchetto (white skull cap) belonging to St. JPII, and a rosary given to a family from Mother Teresa. #catholic… https://kraft.blog/photo/confirmation-relics/

I love to joke about OSHA (and NIOSH) but every single OSHA regulation was written with someone’s blood

I spent the weekend at my daughter’s confirmation retreat. Officially, I wasn’t there except to help with food (her allergies) but she permitted me to hang out at the retreat proper. A real joy to see her spread her wings. #catholic #confirmation (wp.me p1Apvp-swk)

Reminder that Twitter banned Dom Lucre after he posted an image of a child being tortured. Then it reinstated him when Elon took over. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Kudos to the school administrator who wrote this letter for making it clear to families what happened and who they should blame. This is the way to build a coalition--with a shared adversary and a reason to fight.

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Man, I was hoping to at least see a game tonight. Super Bowl 24 had a 45-point winning margin. If they’ll get there is the only thing worth watching for. #superbowl (wp.me p1Apvp-ssw)

❌ NOTICE Federal US website newly deleted. https://childtaxcredit.gov Action taken by the Executive Office of the President at or around 2025-02-08 06:09:04.

The blue dancers should have had white caps to complete the flag effect. #SuperBowl (wp.me p1Apvp-ssq)

I don’t have any reason to feel this way but I want to root against both teams. #SuperBowl (wp.me p1Apvp-ssk)

Dog Stick Library kraft.blog/photo/dog-st...

Texas’ Senator John Cornyn’s DC voicemail is full and not accepting new messages. His Austin office did have a live person answer to accept comment. 512-469-6034 #uspol #presidentmusk (wp.me p1Apvp-sbA)

I sat in on an YouTube live stream workshop on chanting Psalm 95 for Lent from Paul, who runs Sing the Hours. It was impressive his knowledge and skill. https://www.singthehours.org/ #catholic #loth (wp.me p1Apvp-sbf)

Austin ISD has started giving non-Christian religious holidays some of the school holidays, but still have Christmas and time off around Easter. Personally, I’m bummed that we’ll have Easter Monday and not Good Friday off next year (IIRC), but I can’t call that anti-Christian… (wp.me p1Apvp-saw)

I’m really curious. What anti-Christian bias have y’all experienced? Hearing that AG Bondi has a new task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias, so interested. #uspol h/t https://journa.host/@w7voa/113957482371704603 (wp.me p1Apvp-saq)

I know a number of developers who only were flip-flops and shorts. I hope they aren't planning to attend WordCamp Asia.

If George Soros paid $250m into a campaign and then was given full access to the treasury, the Republican response would rightfully be the same. This is unconstitutional and Republicans know it.

What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.

Pres. Trump said he’d be a dictator. He didn’t lie. I didn’t foresee President Musk and his maybe-able-to-drink team entering the ring. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/ (wp.me p1Apvp-rc5)

smugly smugging "whoopsie daisy, one guy fucked up" is *exactly* how you create a culture of continuous "surprising" "accidents".

From watching every episode of Air Diasters—thus making me a complete expert—it makes sense to me that the helicopter is likely at fault, assuming the audio is real (ATC advised if the copter had the plane in sight and the copter requested visual separation). My understanding is this means the

My heart and prayers to those killed in the Army helicopter/American Eagle plane mid-air collision last night and their families. I hope the NTSB is able to determine a preliminary cause quickly and initial corrections can be made right away. (wp.me p1Apvp-raC)

WATCH: Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says the quiet part out loud: Republicans are gearing up to rip health care away from millions of Americans to pay for Trump's tax handout to Elon Musk.