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There should be a way, when you get solicited by a scammer, to give that fraudster a fake card number. And when that fraudster tries to steal your money, it makes their location pop up on a government computer. And then someone pushes a button and drone-strikes their house.

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In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

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I just had to kill a bunch of zombies to keep them from stealing my mail. I love working in software.

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The cat does not like news helicopters.

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The schools are closed and we have to shelter in place because of an explosion at the local arsenic factory. It’s Day 29.

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Normal people: We should borrow ideas from countries where government works and people like their leaders. Republican weirdos: Like North Korea! Norms: no

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

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There is a concept of “gorilla testing” software where you intentionally stress the system by making random stuff fail. Elon is now trying to apply that methodology to foreign policy, cancer research, the national airspace system, and the US financial system.

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I sincerely hope Jason Kelce shows up to the parade tomorrow and has the most ✨amazing✨ time. 🦅

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The "law and order" administration would like you to please stop investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by rich people.

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New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.

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As an aviator and a software guy let me tell you: the idea of Elon tasking a bunch of 20-somethings without any legal authority or accountability to replace the national airspace system with a hacked-together AI-driven solution over a weekend should be terrifying.

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So, Elon’s got all the Trump kompromat now, right? Tax returns, pee tape(s), the Epstein files, the stuff with the Saudis, all of it.

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Left: Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin dismisses Jan. 6 case of Jose Padilla on Jan. 21, 2025 Right: Interim US Attorney Ed Martin seeks withdraw as Padilla’s counsel of record on Feb. 5, 2025 He signed a dismissal for a client he was still recorded as representing.

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Remember twenty years ago, when Republicans tried to demonize France in order to distract us from the war crimes they were committing?

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Game executive pleads guilty to recklessly flying drone in TFR over Palisades wildfire, damaging Canadian fire-fighting plane. $65K damages, 150 hours community service. gizmodo.com/video-game-e...

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Is there an example anywhere of an election boycott producing the intended result?

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Here are the products that will be affected by Canada's Phase-One 25% tariff on Tuesday: www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

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It’s far too soon to ascribe responsibility for the horrific DC plane collision, but it’s not too soon to say that dismantling the safeguards afforded by a functioning federal government put us at significant risk. And it’s irrefutable that, since January 20th, we are all less safe.

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Just got this tip from an airline pilot

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Elon Musk, who has not been elected or officially appointed to any office, successfully pushed the FAA Administrator to resign 9 days ago.

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You notice the narrative is "Chinese startup wipes out $1 trillion in US market value" and not "Management at US-based AI companies surprised to learn that other countries know how computers work"

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So, now that Trump has taken away all the funding for every nonprofit and university, are they going to hit up the billionaire class to donate to make up the gaps? Or are they just going to shake down us poors?

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go birds

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Update on the scenery at Vair. Behold the hill on which I grow my fvcks. Plaster, sculptamold, latex paint. What can brown do for you? #hoscale

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Reminded of and crying about the fact that Rev. Budde is also the person who provided Matthew Shepard's family with a safe haven for their son's remains. This is the person these fascists trying to brand themselves as Christians are targeting with hate, right now. www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6....

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Somebody got an emergency trip to the vet this morning and has to sleep off the drugs. She’ll be fine, just ripped off a claw.

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Trump sic'd his followers against a 65-year-old woman for quoting Jesus to his face, in case you were wondering what he's afraid of.

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This job is 80-100% remote, but we will only consider candidates from the two most expensive housing markets in the US. You will be leading a team of offshore developers.

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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

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