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I am an admin of The Union Place, and a proud AWU-CWA Local 9009 #Union member. I'm a Staff SRE at Google, but all opinions are my own, and this account and instance […] [bridged from https://union.place/@tim on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Lol I can get $2 for an iPhone SE (2016)? I'll just recycle it, thanks. Anyone want a first gen iPhone SE? Battery doesn't hold a charge super well but it's otherwise fine. It's carrier locked to Total Wireless / Straight Talk Wireless though. Not sure how much storage it has.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Fresh from the Williamsburg VA #MayDay protest, I remain stunned that any, no less a majority, of the negative reactions we got from passing motorists were from women. How on Earth can any rational woman support Trump? He is the definition of mysogony! I just don't even. Positives far […]

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

[uspol] The capacity of people to believe Trump's bald faced lies is ... mind boggling.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

"Disappearing innocent people to a foreign gulag with no due process isn’t something that Americans support." -Brian Tyler Cohen

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Appomattox Court House: not actually where the Civil War ended. That's at the McLean house, behind me as taking this photo. This was in fact the court house, now the visitor center, and of no consequence during the surrender. Ironically the Civil War started on […] [Original post on union.place]

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

I bet the dinosaurs appreciate that we're not consuming their remains while learning about them. #Rivian #RoadTrip #Dinosaurs

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Billionaire-proof open social media is now mission-critical infrastructure for the future of democracy.

submitted 63 days ago • 6 comments

Lol Reddit, you enjoy protecting butthurt Cybertruck owners. I replied to an r/ChargerDrama post of a Cybertruck blocking a charger and not charging, asking "what should I do", with: "It's a Cybertruck, arson is obviously the answer" Or something close to that. Not only did the mods remove it […]

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Greetings from ATOMIC CITY! After spending the night here in Oak Ridge, TN, I expect to have a healthy green glow tomorrow. Visited the K-25 site today. Bummed to see that the buildings are gone, curious to see if my dad has any slides from when we visited back in the 90s. I really think we […]

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

I fed Thorpedo Anna a mint today. She was American Horse of the year 2024. Apparently she doesn't get a sash for that. Or at least wasn't wearing it today. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorpedo_Anna

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

$5.75 for water and $7.25 for a 20oz soda? At a minor league #baseball game in Louisville, KY? That's as bad as Fenway. Pure extortion. #EndBillionaires #PeakCapitalism #LouisvilleBats

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Dear sci-fi authors, Pay attention to your units! Nothing rips me out of a story like it taking minutes to travel "10 klicks" (which you have not defined separately from the well known slang for kilometers) while DEcelerating to at most 999 m/s. Which would cover 10km in... 10 seconds […]

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

"The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government’s contention otherwise, and its argument that the federal courts are powerless to intervene, are […]

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Since taking office, #Trump has moved aggressively to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of #immigrants who were allowed into the country under President #Biden. Now, the admin is taking drastic steps to pressure some of those immigrants & others who had legal status to […]

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

And now, this puppy on my lap. #DogsOfMastodon

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Okay that's four military jet passes in like 20 minutes. Miljets aren't uncommon here but that's definitely above average frequency. Did a rogue general finally get a conscience and send a strike package to the White House?

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

Is an 8GB USB-A flash drive even worth having anymore?

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Another cable type I'd really like to get rid of: USB-A to USB-C

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Dear Apple: live activities really aren't that useful when they ... don't actually update.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Unions Need to Mount a Militant Response to Trump’s Assault https://jacobin.com/2025/04/unions-trump-federal-workers-militancy/ #UnionStrong #TrumpKillsUsAll #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlue #FightFascism #USPol

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Tesla now has "a certain significant public image problem that’s really something we haven’t seen before in this industry.” This didn't just happen. It is fueled by tens of thousands of people showing up at #teslatakedown actions. We're just getting started. techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/e...

submitted 46 days ago • 38 comments

How much should I worry about random flimsy-feeling USB-C cables being able to actually support reasonable wattages (>45-60W, I guess, for lack of a better line)? This seems remarkably difficult to test, even though I have a USB-C power meter. I can't really tell if the cable is the limiter or […]

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Dear Sonos: this is the strangest mix of music ever. Why on earth is "I Just Had Sex (feat. Akon) [Explicit Version]" a thing? (I mean, no shade if that's your thing I guess, but ... it definitely is not mine, and Apple Music definitely knows that...)

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Lol, the $90 NVDA buy I set up a while back triggered. Not sure if that was such a good idea...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Nice turnout for #HandsOff Williamsburg VA! https://youtu.be/MFN2SmT0j0A?si=ZRbqwGVr1v3SEBbw #EndBillionaires #Unions #FuckTrump

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

Be safe out there today everyone. #HandsOff

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments