Bratling
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Should be a front page story in every major news outlet tomorrow but our major news outlets don’t cover Trump like that anymore
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Should be a front page story in every major news outlet tomorrow but our major news outlets don’t cover Trump like that anymore
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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This ain’t about abortion, it’s about punishing folks who can’t afford private care and women who dare to demand control over their own bodies.
Shutting down clinics means more undiagnosed cancer, more untreated STIs, and more folks left out here with nowhere to turn.
Shutting down clinics means more undiagnosed cancer, more untreated STIs, and more folks left out here with nowhere to turn.
thehill.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This ain’t about abortion, it’s about punishing folks who can’t afford private care and women who dare to demand control over their own bodies.
Shutting down clinics means more undiagnosed cancer, more untreated STIs, and more folks left out here with nowhere to turn.
Shutting down clinics means more undiagnosed cancer, more untreated STIs, and more folks left out here with nowhere to turn.
Happy Anniversary to the Republican Party!
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy Anniversary to the Republican Party!
Let’s all get excited for the Republican party’s Big, Beautiful Tax Hike on people who work for a living. Remember, it’s patriotic to give your earnings to the wealthy! apnews.com/article/trum...
GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO says
The Republican tax bill approved by the House would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.
apnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Let’s all get excited for the Republican party’s Big, Beautiful Tax Hike on people who work for a living. Remember, it’s patriotic to give your earnings to the wealthy! apnews.com/article/trum...
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
May 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
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It's crazy to discover how many people believe they love you, but will walk all over you when they know you have no way to hold them accountable, and no means of fighting back ♿
May 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's crazy to discover how many people believe they love you, but will walk all over you when they know you have no way to hold them accountable, and no means of fighting back ♿
You’re not wrong. But it is a choice to enforce that which is easy to measure, rather than what is a danger. The danger is distracted, impaired, or reckless driving. Speed is just a subset.
If we put governors on cars, can we also _please_ mandate blocking messaging apps while in moving cars?
If we put governors on cars, can we also _please_ mandate blocking messaging apps while in moving cars?
If someone gets cited for driving >100mph, why *wouldn't* you want tech to prevent them from doing it again?
That's the logic behind this new batch of state bills about Intelligent Speed Assist. It makes total sense.
That's the logic behind this new batch of state bills about Intelligent Speed Assist. It makes total sense.
Some good news in transportation policy (for a change):
From Virginia to California, states are ready to use Intelligent Speed Assist to prevent habitually reckless drivers from super-speeding.
Both Rs and Ds are supportive.
Me, in @fastcompany.com 🧵
From Virginia to California, states are ready to use Intelligent Speed Assist to prevent habitually reckless drivers from super-speeding.
Both Rs and Ds are supportive.
Me, in @fastcompany.com 🧵
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You’re not wrong. But it is a choice to enforce that which is easy to measure, rather than what is a danger. The danger is distracted, impaired, or reckless driving. Speed is just a subset.
If we put governors on cars, can we also _please_ mandate blocking messaging apps while in moving cars?
If we put governors on cars, can we also _please_ mandate blocking messaging apps while in moving cars?
ICE has again deported a US citizen child with cancer. No medical provisions were made, a violation of ICE policy.
This is systemic cruelty backed by a psychopath in chief.
This is systemic cruelty backed by a psychopath in chief.
April 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
ICE has again deported a US citizen child with cancer. No medical provisions were made, a violation of ICE policy.
This is systemic cruelty backed by a psychopath in chief.
This is systemic cruelty backed by a psychopath in chief.
a badly needed chuckle:
Literally just saw an ad for something claiming to ‘combine AI and NFTs’ and it’s like they decided to manifest my literal nightmare WTAF
a man is saying cast it into the fire
Alt: Elrond saying ‘cast it into the fire’
media.tenor.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
a badly needed chuckle:
beautiful aurora borealis video:
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
beautiful aurora borealis video:
a little visibility for Glenn Fleishman’s Six Centuries of Type and Printing kickstarter. so close to being over the finish line! if you love history and/or typography, check out this project and consider backing it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...
Six Centuries of Type & Printing: New Edition
Help create an affordably priced version of this book that spans 600 years of the history of typography, type casting, and printing
www.kickstarter.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
a little visibility for Glenn Fleishman’s Six Centuries of Type and Printing kickstarter. so close to being over the finish line! if you love history and/or typography, check out this project and consider backing it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...
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US senator traveling to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia | Click on the image to read the full story
US senator traveling to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Tuesday night that he will travel to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition.
www.wcvb.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
US senator traveling to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia | Click on the image to read the full story
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Call me crazy but I don't think it should cost $150,000 to $200,000 walk again, especially if there's only a 50/50 chance it will work.
But imagine if I lived in a place where they invested in healthcare. Logically they'd get 25-30 more years of work out of me. It would pay for itself 20x over.
But imagine if I lived in a place where they invested in healthcare. Logically they'd get 25-30 more years of work out of me. It would pay for itself 20x over.
April 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Call me crazy but I don't think it should cost $150,000 to $200,000 walk again, especially if there's only a 50/50 chance it will work.
But imagine if I lived in a place where they invested in healthcare. Logically they'd get 25-30 more years of work out of me. It would pay for itself 20x over.
But imagine if I lived in a place where they invested in healthcare. Logically they'd get 25-30 more years of work out of me. It would pay for itself 20x over.
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Fourth Circuit panel, including conservative icon J. Harvie Wilkinson, unanimous in rejecting Trump administration position in case of El Salvador abductee Abrego Garcia.
Judge Thacker (Obama), joined by Judge King (Clinton), wrote that first concurrence. Judge Wilkinson (Reagan), then, wrote his own concurrence.
Wilkinson: "It takes no small amount of imagination to understand that this is a path of perfect lawlessness, one that courts cannot condone."
Wilkinson: "It takes no small amount of imagination to understand that this is a path of perfect lawlessness, one that courts cannot condone."
April 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Fourth Circuit panel, including conservative icon J. Harvie Wilkinson, unanimous in rejecting Trump administration position in case of El Salvador abductee Abrego Garcia.
Trump is really leaning into the mafia extortion racket thing:
“They want to talk but there’s no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis.”
Mafia nickname: ‘Donald “RICO” Trump’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
“They want to talk but there’s no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis.”
Mafia nickname: ‘Donald “RICO” Trump’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Trump says Federal Reserve should cut rates as markets plunge after tariffs – US politics live
US economic council head denies tariffs were part of strategy to crash financial markets and pressure fed to cut interest rates
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Trump is really leaning into the mafia extortion racket thing:
“They want to talk but there’s no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis.”
Mafia nickname: ‘Donald “RICO” Trump’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
“They want to talk but there’s no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis.”
Mafia nickname: ‘Donald “RICO” Trump’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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5:10 am in Kyiv.
Explosions.
Kyiv is under ballistic missiles’ attack.
Explosions.
Kyiv is under ballistic missiles’ attack.
April 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
5:10 am in Kyiv.
Explosions.
Kyiv is under ballistic missiles’ attack.
Explosions.
Kyiv is under ballistic missiles’ attack.
erika hall is smarter than i am. you should follow her.
"Huh, I hadn't thought about it like that. Thank you."
is a very useful phrase for conversational de-escalation, especially for any person with privilege as an alternative to taking criticism (real or imagined) personally and going to war.
is a very useful phrase for conversational de-escalation, especially for any person with privilege as an alternative to taking criticism (real or imagined) personally and going to war.
April 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
erika hall is smarter than i am. you should follow her.
The Senator from CT nails it: Trump's tariffs are "a means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief." Which is all of them.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Senator from CT nails it: Trump's tariffs are "a means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief." Which is all of them.
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Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
Today in "Android is Open": Android development work in AOSP will now be private. This is done to reduce Google's costs.
Google says "this will allow developers to focus on supporting their apps"… weak sauce.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Google says "this will allow developers to focus on supporting their apps"… weak sauce.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.
arstechnica.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Today in "Android is Open": Android development work in AOSP will now be private. This is done to reduce Google's costs.
Google says "this will allow developers to focus on supporting their apps"… weak sauce.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Google says "this will allow developers to focus on supporting their apps"… weak sauce.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Figma quietly installed some sort of background process during an update. This is not your Mac, @figma.com Product Managers! Do not install things without user permission. NOT OK.
(Thanks, macOS, for telling me when an app does this particular anti-pattern.)
(Thanks, macOS, for telling me when an app does this particular anti-pattern.)
March 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Figma quietly installed some sort of background process during an update. This is not your Mac, @figma.com Product Managers! Do not install things without user permission. NOT OK.
(Thanks, macOS, for telling me when an app does this particular anti-pattern.)
(Thanks, macOS, for telling me when an app does this particular anti-pattern.)
It’s adorable that DOJ thinks there is a chance in heck of this happening. arstechnica.com/google/2025/...
DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next
Google says government proposals would “harm America’s consumers.”…
arstechnica.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s adorable that DOJ thinks there is a chance in heck of this happening. arstechnica.com/google/2025/...
science is faith. it is a faith of doubt, questioning, evidence, empiricism, and change.
science is my religion.
science is my religion.
March 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
science is faith. it is a faith of doubt, questioning, evidence, empiricism, and change.
science is my religion.
science is my religion.