Aleatha
@aleatha.bsky.social
A little bit of everything, all of the time. Come for the privacy engineering, stay for the snark and science snacks. Not that kind of doctor.
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Finally, Elon has made a change to his social media platform that I approve of: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Finally, Elon has made a change to his social media platform that I approve of: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
My single greatest productivity gain from vibe coding tools may be having something to walk me through 'git rebase' in plain English without 45 extra minutes of condescension.
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My single greatest productivity gain from vibe coding tools may be having something to walk me through 'git rebase' in plain English without 45 extra minutes of condescension.
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Pretty sure I have the scariest engineering costume of the day.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Pretty sure I have the scariest engineering costume of the day.
I suppose it was only a matter of time until they came for diversity in yeast. I think cheese is next on the list. Any cheese with visible mold is now woke. Cheddar, jack, and mozzarella will be the only cheeses approved by the Committee for American Cultural Purity. Still debating on pepperjack.
September 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I suppose it was only a matter of time until they came for diversity in yeast. I think cheese is next on the list. Any cheese with visible mold is now woke. Cheddar, jack, and mozzarella will be the only cheeses approved by the Committee for American Cultural Purity. Still debating on pepperjack.
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Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
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TS/SCI means the information must be transmitted over Text or Signal with Some Civilians Invited
March 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
TS/SCI means the information must be transmitted over Text or Signal with Some Civilians Invited
The only dating advice I can offer is that if someone isn't using ISO 8601, that's 😬🚩🚩 and you are gonna regret every single second past the epoch you wasted on them.
The only dating advice I can offer is that someone somewhere will have forgotten about leap years and it will break all your code.
The only dating advice I can offer is that if the date isn't written on an archival document, you may determine a date from context clues and use "circa," or else use "undated."
March 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The only dating advice I can offer is that if someone isn't using ISO 8601, that's 😬🚩🚩 and you are gonna regret every single second past the epoch you wasted on them.
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-Lax inspections- FDA & multiple states let PCA keep operating filthy for decades.
-PCA undercuts higher-quality facilities, forcing them out of the market & acquiring market share.
-PCA finally makes a lot of people sick & shuts down.
-PCA undercuts higher-quality facilities, forcing them out of the market & acquiring market share.
-PCA finally makes a lot of people sick & shuts down.
March 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
-Lax inspections- FDA & multiple states let PCA keep operating filthy for decades.
-PCA undercuts higher-quality facilities, forcing them out of the market & acquiring market share.
-PCA finally makes a lot of people sick & shuts down.
-PCA undercuts higher-quality facilities, forcing them out of the market & acquiring market share.
-PCA finally makes a lot of people sick & shuts down.
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A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly (Columbia Journalism Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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March 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly (Columbia Journalism Review)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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It is remarkable (compared to other backsliding regimes) how brazen and transparent Trump is in targeting his "enemies." In Turkey, it would take months and an enterprising journalist to uncover that a university had its funds cut off, a firm blacklisted, contracts rescinded, or thousands fired.
March 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It is remarkable (compared to other backsliding regimes) how brazen and transparent Trump is in targeting his "enemies." In Turkey, it would take months and an enterprising journalist to uncover that a university had its funds cut off, a firm blacklisted, contracts rescinded, or thousands fired.
Being too impatient to understand how systems work is Trusk's greatest failing, don't fall into the same anti-intellectual trap.
Something to note.
Congress is run by the seniority system.
Which means the head of committees are determined by who has the longest tenure on the committee and that is it.
It’s not right, but it’s how it works do with that information what you will.
Congress is run by the seniority system.
Which means the head of committees are determined by who has the longest tenure on the committee and that is it.
It’s not right, but it’s how it works do with that information what you will.
February 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Being too impatient to understand how systems work is Trusk's greatest failing, don't fall into the same anti-intellectual trap.
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this is the best pov i've seen on this so far tbh, i am v much seeing this thing today as opening the door to people who otherwise might not have realized how varied activism actually is and how many opportunities there are to participate
If someone new to activism tells you about something like Blackout Friday, my feeling is you respond and say, “Cool!” and take part because it costs you nothing, then follow up with “Thanks for telling me about that—do you want to join me on [sustained action]?”
February 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
this is the best pov i've seen on this so far tbh, i am v much seeing this thing today as opening the door to people who otherwise might not have realized how varied activism actually is and how many opportunities there are to participate
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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
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2/ The case is American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. OPM (3:25-cv-01780)
Ruling applies directly to DoD, National Park Service, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration. But may be expanded.
Ruling applies directly to DoD, National Park Service, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration. But may be expanded.
Federal judge invalidates OPM’s directives to terminate federal probationary workers
A federal court said OPM's directives on probationary firings have no legal effect, since the office has no authority to order firings in other agencies.
federalnewsnetwork.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
2/ The case is American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. OPM (3:25-cv-01780)
Ruling applies directly to DoD, National Park Service, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration. But may be expanded.
Ruling applies directly to DoD, National Park Service, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration. But may be expanded.
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(5/X) It's fun, it's self-sustaining. Is it cringe? Yes, but who cares. Liberals also have a problem of being too cool to approve of anything, of only liking the first album or the unreleased demos.
We need an army of cringe normies to save our country. And I think we've got one on tap.
We need an army of cringe normies to save our country. And I think we've got one on tap.
February 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
(5/X) It's fun, it's self-sustaining. Is it cringe? Yes, but who cares. Liberals also have a problem of being too cool to approve of anything, of only liking the first album or the unreleased demos.
We need an army of cringe normies to save our country. And I think we've got one on tap.
We need an army of cringe normies to save our country. And I think we've got one on tap.
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Our editorial line is to support free markets. Here’s why we will never criticize Trump’s tariffs.
by Jeff Bezos
by Jeff Bezos
February 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Our editorial line is to support free markets. Here’s why we will never criticize Trump’s tariffs.
by Jeff Bezos
by Jeff Bezos
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Sharing these numbers because I wasn't aware of them myself. In the US:
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
Measles – NFID
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can result in severe, sometimes permanent, complications including pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and even death
www.nfid.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sharing these numbers because I wasn't aware of them myself. In the US:
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
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🚨If YOU live in 1 of these REPUBLICAN districts, these are the MOST vulnerable R's whose seats will be FLIPPED next year if they vote YES to cut Medicaid.
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🚨If YOU live in 1 of these REPUBLICAN districts, these are the MOST vulnerable R's whose seats will be FLIPPED next year if they vote YES to cut Medicaid.
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
February 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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👏PRESSURE👏 WORKS👏
www.ajc.com/politics/aft...
www.ajc.com/politics/aft...
After angry town hall, McCormick urges caution as Trump pushes cuts at breakneck speed
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick said the Trump administration should slow the pace of its DOGE-inspired cuts and analyze their impact.
www.ajc.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
👏PRESSURE👏 WORKS👏
www.ajc.com/politics/aft...
www.ajc.com/politics/aft...
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“I don't think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months.”
Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator, Connecticut
Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator, Connecticut
A really important email from my friend Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social . As he says "this is a 5 alarm fire."
America is under attack right now.
America is under attack right now.
February 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“I don't think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months.”
Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator, Connecticut
Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator, Connecticut
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
Is this...actual journalism? Amazing! About to go check who owns them and how their national coverage is. I may need a subscription.
February 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Is this...actual journalism? Amazing! About to go check who owns them and how their national coverage is. I may need a subscription.