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If democracy survives, we’ll look at what Elon is doing now the same way we now view the aftermath of 9/11 or January 6th itself—unforgivable attacks on our democracy that, in retrospect, everyone should have seen coming.

submitted 19 hours ago • 24 comments

There were certainly signs

submitted 2 days ago • 1720 comments

Show me a picture of Steve Bannon wearing a suite in the Oval Office.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Can’t imagine being a dedicated career federal employee, coming off the elevator and seeing this. What a time to be alive.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I guess the FAA layoffs hit them hard in their IT department. System keeps crashing as I’m trying to grade my recurrent Part 107.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Earth is working on her core? Good for her

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

The Word of the Day is “chaos”.

submitted 19 days ago • 42 comments

CNN: “.. in Gaines County, .. nearly 1 in 5 incoming kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year did not get the vaccine. The 18% vaccine exemption rate for the county is one of the highest in the state ..” www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...

submitted 22 days ago • 120 comments

How are we? Like, as a collective?

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

For those interested in politics, don’t ignore AI. AI models will further change politics into something that is probably unrecognizable. Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC

submitted 34 days ago • 592 comments

There’s so much fencing in dc right now, I don’t know what side of it I’m on.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

www.axios.com/2025/01/16/c...

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Big news from @rjleung7.bsky.social: The CFPB is suing Capital One for “cheating” customers out of more than $2 billion in interest. The agency said the banking giant used deceptive marketing to obscure differences in interest rates between two of its savings-account options.

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

Very much enjoyed having the chance to shoot a sit down interview with Janet Yellen as she wraps up her tenure as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury. The Cash Room at the Treasury did not disappoint.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

submitted 52 days ago • 819 comments

Watching this eagles game on fox, not sure if it’s the clouds in and out or what, but every camera has a different white balance and it’s driving me nuts.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

I haven’t/won’t comment much on #J28432. By the time I saw the news there was already very clear evidence that it was no accident and likely that Russia has shot down a civilian airliner for the second time in a decade. The circumstances are vastly different this time, but it’s still incredibly sad.

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

The fact that Russia shooting down ANOTHER civilian airliner isn’t a bigger story is honestly wild.

submitted 66 days ago • 15 comments

A front page for the ages.

submitted 68 days ago • 1016 comments

I'm not Mr. A....

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

We are so stupid it rocks

submitted 73 days ago • 125 comments

The break up between Musk and Trump, when it happens, (and believe me it will happen) will be Earth shaking.

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

the feds: stop trying to turn this guy into some cool antihero with a badass public image also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*

submitted 73 days ago • 1384 comments

Biden grants clemency to former doctor called ‘the biggest pill-pusher in North Alabama’ www.al.com/news/2024/12...

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Gov shutdown looming during peak holiday travel. Nothing like leaving your life in the hands of unpaid TSA and ATC.

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

FAA says that pilot reports of stupid idiot morons hitting aircraft with lasers over New Jersey is up 269% this month compared to 2023. STOP IT!

submitted 74 days ago • 5 comments

This is actually a legitimate question now.

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

If Elon Musk becomes Speaker of the House, does he get to keep his corporate roles?

submitted 73 days ago • 2 comments

We are officially under a government of the Twitter, by the Twitter, and for the Twitter. Buckle up folks. It’s just getting started.

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

The only thing I can say definitively after reviewing hundreds of drone videos is that all of your camera skills are terrible.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination www.cnbc.com/2024/12/16/w... by @jennelias.bsky.social & @lorak.bsky.social

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

What a photo for the story.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

wild.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style. And these tankers are now all over the world.

submitted 75 days ago • 1193 comments

well, this is... unsettling.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Overall #homebuilder sentiment unch in Dec v Nov. Still in negative territory, but component measuring sales expectations over next 6 months hit highest level since 4/22. #Builders cite "regulatory relief in the aftermath of the election." @nahb.bsky.social #housing #realestate #realestateinvesting

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

STOP.SHOWING.CONSUMER.DRONES.PICTURES.IN.YOUR.NEWS.ARTICLES.ABOUT.DRONE.SITINGS.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments