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@reckless.bsky.social March 20 Decoder I was listening and absorbing until the guest started confidently making incorrect claims about my domain of expertise (spaceflight). It really made me question all the other claims he made with confidence. Is there a follow up fact check I can hit up?

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As 23andMe files for bankruptcy, learn what you can do as a user of the genetic genealogy testing company if you’re worried about what happens next.

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Real men cry. #masculinity

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I think I will be buying e-books and eventually publishing through Bookshop.org in the near future: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

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Listening to The Daily by the New York Times lately, I’m now convinced I could hand them any plot from Black Mirror and they’d have a segment of the episode really exploring why the autonomous murder robots may actually be a good thing.

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@profgalloway.com Seeing all of the layoffs happening around the country seemingly at the same time (Meta, Microsoft, Blue Origin, etc); does that seem like businesses leaning out for hard times or is it just a trend right now?

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@profgalloway.com Agree the legal system should stop Musk from doing illegal things and he should be prosecuted, but for the next four years he will be pardoned for anything he does. There will be no consequences.

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@reckless.bsky.social Question: Does Musk now being part of the government impact his ability to legally influence moderation on Twitter?

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@karaswisher.bsky.social This is what they’re doing locally while they distract us: legiscan.com/NH/text/HB28...

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The courts have once again ignored the demands of millions of Americans by thwarting sensible federal net neutrality regulations. That means Congress and the states must step in to preserve a free and open internet, EFF’s Corynne McSherry wrote in The Well News.

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While chaos distracts us in DC, local Republicans can propose some truly heinous bills locally with very little coverage: legiscan.com/NH/text/HB28... (Removes a lot of history and civics from public school curriculum)

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It is astonishing that mainstream media is covering this like it is a shruggie vibe 🤷‍♂️

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@nytimes.com While I’m glad you covered it, your assertion that the Musk ‘gesture’ is different from the salute in question because of touching his chest is factually incorrect. See modern hate groups using it: media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2...

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“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social

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Lodge > Le Creuset I can’t even with that enamel anymore

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Something to keep in mind for 2025 Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction

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Outer Wilds has prepared me for the coming years

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Be grateful this holiday season. If you get coal in your stocking, remember that’s the gift of sight to a snowman!

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Have you received an email from an alleged hacker with an attached PDF that includes your name, a picture of your house, and a threat to leak embarrassing info or photos to your friends and family? Don’t panic. 🧵 (1/7)

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Location surveillance poses a serious danger to abortion-seekers across the country. Lawmakers must act to: - Limit what corporations can do with our data - Limit how law enforcement can get our data - Make states data sanctuaries

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My hot take today is that the new Nest thermostat is not good looking from any angle other than dead on from the front. Every other angle looks like a disc stapled to a standoff that shouldn’t exist.

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“The best way to keep a conversation private in the real world is with face-to-face communication,” EFF’s @jmullin.bsky.social told @inc.com. "To replicate that in the online world, end-to-end encryption is like the next best thing.”

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Tell Congress to oppose H.R. 9495, which would give the executive branch power to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status without due process, chill nonprofit activity, and endanger any organization that may be targeted by an administration.

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I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.

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