@crayonwax.bsky.social
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Anarchist/Socialist rooted politics. Kind of a lurker, but definitely not a bot. Pretty much here to keep up on things
Anarchist/Socialist rooted politics. Kind of a lurker, but definitely not a bot. Pretty much here to keep up on things
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Booker (drained, teary eyed): and with that I yield the floor
(15 minute long raucous standing ovation)
Next order of business the confirmation of Kevin Sorbo to head the department of Housing. And it’s unanimous (gavel bang)
(15 minute long raucous standing ovation)
Next order of business the confirmation of Kevin Sorbo to head the department of Housing. And it’s unanimous (gavel bang)
April 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Booker (drained, teary eyed): and with that I yield the floor
(15 minute long raucous standing ovation)
Next order of business the confirmation of Kevin Sorbo to head the department of Housing. And it’s unanimous (gavel bang)
(15 minute long raucous standing ovation)
Next order of business the confirmation of Kevin Sorbo to head the department of Housing. And it’s unanimous (gavel bang)
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Yup. If the President can unilaterally stop Congressional appropriations, then we're past any 'guardrails.' Congress is now an advisory body; it does not control the power of the purse.
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Yup. If the President can unilaterally stop Congressional appropriations, then we're past any 'guardrails.' Congress is now an advisory body; it does not control the power of the purse.
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For those wondering: Yes, I'm uploading the entire 15 GB public-facing CDC.gov website that I downloaded a few days ago...but it's gonna take awhile to upload...
February 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
For those wondering: Yes, I'm uploading the entire 15 GB public-facing CDC.gov website that I downloaded a few days ago...but it's gonna take awhile to upload...
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UPDATE: The 15th & final batch of CDC.gov links is now available, covering everything from Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers through Zika cases in the U.S.:
acasignups.net/25/02/03/lin...
acasignups.net/25/02/03/lin...
Links to archived versions of every CDC.gov page available pre-purge (Part 15 of 15)
Note: All 15 pages can be found here. As horrific as it is that the Trump/Musk Administration is purging data from federal websites, it's good to know that the Internet Archive has been archiving much...
acasignups.net
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
UPDATE: The 15th & final batch of CDC.gov links is now available, covering everything from Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers through Zika cases in the U.S.:
acasignups.net/25/02/03/lin...
acasignups.net/25/02/03/lin...
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Wasn’t the outrage over Hillary Clinton’s private email server at home the possibility that it *might* contain sensitive information?
But now South African Michael Scott can just install a commercial server at OPM to scoop it all up?
But now South African Michael Scott can just install a commercial server at OPM to scoop it all up?
Elon Musk has taken control of government employees’ private data by having his cronies illegally install a commercial server at the Office of Personnel Management.
Elon Musk Installs Illegal Server to Seize All Federal Workers’ Data
Elon Musk’s DOGE henchmen are helping him make his most terrifying power grab yet.
buff.ly
February 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Wasn’t the outrage over Hillary Clinton’s private email server at home the possibility that it *might* contain sensitive information?
But now South African Michael Scott can just install a commercial server at OPM to scoop it all up?
But now South African Michael Scott can just install a commercial server at OPM to scoop it all up?
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This is absolutely disgusting.
We now know UnitedHealth—under Brian Thompson—illegally overcharged cancer patients by more than 1000%.
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't also deemed murder?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thom...
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't also deemed murder?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thom...
Brian Thompson's Cash Cow: Cancer Patients
HELL Corporations raked in billions exploiting and overcharging cancer patients—and politicians on both sides of the aisle let them
www.qasimrashid.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is absolutely disgusting.
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A man who called independent women “medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome” and said, “Every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering…ditto for med school and the law and every trade” is now on the Board of Trustees of the University of West Florida.
Meet Scott Yenor.
Meet Scott Yenor.
January 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A man who called independent women “medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome” and said, “Every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering…ditto for med school and the law and every trade” is now on the Board of Trustees of the University of West Florida.
Meet Scott Yenor.
Meet Scott Yenor.
I guess all social media is just here for the grift at this point. Whatever boosts interaction. The liberal grift took over here fast and is apparently trying to maintain their monopoly
January 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I guess all social media is just here for the grift at this point. Whatever boosts interaction. The liberal grift took over here fast and is apparently trying to maintain their monopoly
There's no real MAGA civil war. Elon successfully bought Trump, because he's always for sale and idolizes oligarchs. And he'll work to sell it to his base. And they'll buy it
January 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
There's no real MAGA civil war. Elon successfully bought Trump, because he's always for sale and idolizes oligarchs. And he'll work to sell it to his base. And they'll buy it
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Bizarre that it’s made to “self-evaluate,” calling its own assumption absurd, as a way to “resolve” the issue at hand. We can say that there’s nothing going on here beyond a program parroting a human, but it’s quite manipulative!
One exchange I forgot to add. I asked “Liv” how it assumed I was Black.
This was its response.
This was its response.
January 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Bizarre that it’s made to “self-evaluate,” calling its own assumption absurd, as a way to “resolve” the issue at hand. We can say that there’s nothing going on here beyond a program parroting a human, but it’s quite manipulative!
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Lol, $95M for 10 years and something like half a billion devices sold in the US? Buying a $1000 phone and the guy flips you a quarter and says "that's the discount for all the spying we're gonna do"
"The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden"
Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Lol, $95M for 10 years and something like half a billion devices sold in the US? Buying a $1000 phone and the guy flips you a quarter and says "that's the discount for all the spying we're gonna do"
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let's play a game
find me an article on today's net neutrality ruling that mentions corruption exists
or that harmful telecom monopolies exist
or that mindlessly taking a hatchet to popular consumer protections isn't populist
or that the telecom lobby spends $320k A DAY lobbying government
find me an article on today's net neutrality ruling that mentions corruption exists
or that harmful telecom monopolies exist
or that mindlessly taking a hatchet to popular consumer protections isn't populist
or that the telecom lobby spends $320k A DAY lobbying government
net neutrality - Google Search
www.google.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
let's play a game
find me an article on today's net neutrality ruling that mentions corruption exists
or that harmful telecom monopolies exist
or that mindlessly taking a hatchet to popular consumer protections isn't populist
or that the telecom lobby spends $320k A DAY lobbying government
find me an article on today's net neutrality ruling that mentions corruption exists
or that harmful telecom monopolies exist
or that mindlessly taking a hatchet to popular consumer protections isn't populist
or that the telecom lobby spends $320k A DAY lobbying government
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I strongly recommend never reading U.S. press coverage on a subject you know a lot about
I'm sure some of this coverage would be better if the U.S. news industry hadn't fired everybody over the age of 35 because they were too cheap to pay health insurance
I'm sure some of this coverage would be better if the U.S. news industry hadn't fired everybody over the age of 35 because they were too cheap to pay health insurance
January 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I strongly recommend never reading U.S. press coverage on a subject you know a lot about
I'm sure some of this coverage would be better if the U.S. news industry hadn't fired everybody over the age of 35 because they were too cheap to pay health insurance
I'm sure some of this coverage would be better if the U.S. news industry hadn't fired everybody over the age of 35 because they were too cheap to pay health insurance
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Great resource for those of us unfortunate enough to care about this agency!
#NLRB #UnionYes
www.nlrbedge.com/p/the-nlrb-r...
#NLRB #UnionYes
www.nlrbedge.com/p/the-nlrb-r...
The NLRB Research Database Is Now Available to the Public
Looking for financial support from unions, law firms, and individuals to keep this resource free.
www.nlrbedge.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Great resource for those of us unfortunate enough to care about this agency!
#NLRB #UnionYes
www.nlrbedge.com/p/the-nlrb-r...
#NLRB #UnionYes
www.nlrbedge.com/p/the-nlrb-r...
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Waymo is peak American innovation. With way less money they could have built a reliable public transport network, but instead someone was like "what if we could find a way for empty vehicles to contribute to traffic too? There's no reason we can't have more cars on the road than there are drivers"
December 30, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Waymo is peak American innovation. With way less money they could have built a reliable public transport network, but instead someone was like "what if we could find a way for empty vehicles to contribute to traffic too? There's no reason we can't have more cars on the road than there are drivers"
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Miller sent a 12/23 letter threatening 249 officials would be jailed for opposing Trump’s deportation plans. His letter doesn’t cite any legal authorities. CA’s sanctuary law was upheld by courts and SCOTUS refused to hear Trump’s appeal #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
calmatters.org/justice/2024...
calmatters.org/justice/2024...
Trump allies warn California leaders they could go to prison over sanctuary city laws
The America First Legal Foundation sent letters to Los Angeles and San Diego leaders warning of 'consequences' over sanctuary policies for undocumented residents.
calmatters.org
December 31, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Miller sent a 12/23 letter threatening 249 officials would be jailed for opposing Trump’s deportation plans. His letter doesn’t cite any legal authorities. CA’s sanctuary law was upheld by courts and SCOTUS refused to hear Trump’s appeal #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
calmatters.org/justice/2024...
calmatters.org/justice/2024...
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This is a bizarre, but genuine preoccupation of academy adjacent folks who are annoyed with partisans who are academics/public intellectuals. It’s not a substantive complaint about the Dem party who almost entirely ignores us. And who ran Harris & Walz who never even approached this vocab & tone.
Good Q&A here with @schatz.bsky.social on politico. Abt as close to my thinking as any major pol on next steps. Talk like normal people is definitely high on the list. It’s mass politics, not problematizing grad school seminar. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Brian Schatz to Democrats: Please, Stop With 'Center' and 'Making Space'
As the Hawaii senator charts his path up the Senate hierarchy, he reflects on his party’s major challenges.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:40 PM
This is a bizarre, but genuine preoccupation of academy adjacent folks who are annoyed with partisans who are academics/public intellectuals. It’s not a substantive complaint about the Dem party who almost entirely ignores us. And who ran Harris & Walz who never even approached this vocab & tone.
Why can't Minneapolis figure out public transit? It's like booking a flight here. Seriously. Other cities made this shit intuitive decades ago
December 28, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Why can't Minneapolis figure out public transit? It's like booking a flight here. Seriously. Other cities made this shit intuitive decades ago
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Republicans Have Crashed a National Economy Before To Enable Power Grabs and Privatizations
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
Republicans Have Crashed a National Economy Before To Enable Power Grabs and Privatizations
Lessons from Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
open.substack.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Republicans Have Crashed a National Economy Before To Enable Power Grabs and Privatizations
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
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we already have a hotline that only responds for rich people, it’s called 911.
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:32 PM
we already have a hotline that only responds for rich people, it’s called 911.
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Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
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Newsflash! Only an alcoholic in denial “promises to stop drinking if they get the job”. 37 years sober here
December 4, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Newsflash! Only an alcoholic in denial “promises to stop drinking if they get the job”. 37 years sober here
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Frey to workers: “A big part of that is making sure we have a Labor Standards Board.”
Frey to his wealthy donors: “I was proud to veto the Labor Standards Board."
We might not be able to trust this guy.
Tell your Council Member to override the veto: buff.ly/3Z0wldx
Frey to his wealthy donors: “I was proud to veto the Labor Standards Board."
We might not be able to trust this guy.
Tell your Council Member to override the veto: buff.ly/3Z0wldx
December 5, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Frey to workers: “A big part of that is making sure we have a Labor Standards Board.”
Frey to his wealthy donors: “I was proud to veto the Labor Standards Board."
We might not be able to trust this guy.
Tell your Council Member to override the veto: buff.ly/3Z0wldx
Frey to his wealthy donors: “I was proud to veto the Labor Standards Board."
We might not be able to trust this guy.
Tell your Council Member to override the veto: buff.ly/3Z0wldx