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Intellectual party girl | I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused | PA Main Line | Always restless | Obsessed with: my dog, the Donner Party, democracy | Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, etc.
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Anti-vax activists — more accurately, con artists — affiliated with RFK Jr. are selling a "measles treatment and prevention protocol" for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It
Activists affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are selling a “measles treatment and prevention protocol” for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Anti-vax activists — more accurately, con artists — affiliated with RFK Jr. are selling a "measles treatment and prevention protocol" for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI.
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Wow.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
March 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Wow.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
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IN 1956 NIKITA KHRUSCHEV
SAID
"We do not have to invade the USA we will destroy you from within"
SAID
"We do not have to invade the USA we will destroy you from within"
November 24, 2024 at 8:25 PM
IN 1956 NIKITA KHRUSCHEV
SAID
"We do not have to invade the USA we will destroy you from within"
SAID
"We do not have to invade the USA we will destroy you from within"
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During WW2, four brothers from a Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived.
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky a Hero!
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky a Hero!
March 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
During WW2, four brothers from a Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived.
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky a Hero!
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky a Hero!
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Imagine if Democratic Governors came together as a united front against Elon's fascism? DGAF: Democratic Governors against Fascism. Consider taking a moment to write or call your governor to demand they form an emergency coalition to defend what remains of this nation
#DGAF
www.nga.org/governors/
#DGAF
www.nga.org/governors/
February 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Imagine if Democratic Governors came together as a united front against Elon's fascism? DGAF: Democratic Governors against Fascism. Consider taking a moment to write or call your governor to demand they form an emergency coalition to defend what remains of this nation
#DGAF
www.nga.org/governors/
#DGAF
www.nga.org/governors/
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What the fuck
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions that it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What the fuck
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Any news outlet reporting Mexico conceded anything to Trump to get him to delay tariffs has not done its homework.
Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there
prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...
Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there
prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...
February 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Any news outlet reporting Mexico conceded anything to Trump to get him to delay tariffs has not done its homework.
Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there
prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...
Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there
prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...
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For the people telling us USAID was not created by an act of Congress: Google is your friend
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
February 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For the people telling us USAID was not created by an act of Congress: Google is your friend
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...
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Any other person would be arrested…
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Any other person would be arrested…
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WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.
Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.
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Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
As far as I can tell, @wired.com is the only media outlet with deep coverage of the Musk coup.
EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
As far as I can tell, @wired.com is the only media outlet with deep coverage of the Musk coup.
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federal workers are getting spammed today with “please quit” emails, i’m just told. the ones who still have access to their inboxes.
February 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
federal workers are getting spammed today with “please quit” emails, i’m just told. the ones who still have access to their inboxes.
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Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
February 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
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Ocasio-Cortez: Musk 'raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security': Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said she was alarmed by reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk was able to gain access to U.S. classified information, saying that poses a “grave threat”…
Ocasio-Cortez: Musk 'raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said she was alarmed by reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk was able to gain access to U.S. classified information, saying that poses a “grave threat” to the country’s national security. “This is a five…
thehill.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ocasio-Cortez: Musk 'raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security': Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said she was alarmed by reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk was able to gain access to U.S. classified information, saying that poses a “grave threat”…
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Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
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Elon Musk, an unelected, fascist oligarch, has bought the presidency and is carrying out a swift coup to consolidate power.
We need to have a frank conversation about what has happened, what it will mean, and how we must resist this as individuals.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-coup-in-...
We need to have a frank conversation about what has happened, what it will mean, and how we must resist this as individuals.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-coup-in-...
A Coup in Plain Sight: An Explainer as the Crisis Solidifies
When reality and conditions shift so quickly, we need to stop and rebuild foundational understanding.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Elon Musk, an unelected, fascist oligarch, has bought the presidency and is carrying out a swift coup to consolidate power.
We need to have a frank conversation about what has happened, what it will mean, and how we must resist this as individuals.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-coup-in-...
We need to have a frank conversation about what has happened, what it will mean, and how we must resist this as individuals.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-coup-in-...
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USAID workers at Washington HQ told to stay home on Monday in unexpected, early-morning email
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
USAID workers at Washington HQ told to stay home on Monday in unexpected, early-morning email | CNN Politics
The main office of the US Agency for International Development in Washington was unexpectedly closed Monday and workers were emailed shortly after midnight that they should not come in, according to m...
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
USAID workers at Washington HQ told to stay home on Monday in unexpected, early-morning email
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...