Joseph Rayle
@jmrayle.bsky.social
Tall, grumpy, and bass-playing.
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“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE targets child support database full of income data
The U.S. DOGE Service’s attempt to access a federal database with sensitive information has provoked yet another internal disagreement.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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One more time for the people in the back.
March 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One more time for the people in the back.
I learned that at the Holocaust Museum in DC. Here's an article, just in case you ain't concerned enough: www.theguardian.com/world/2002/m...
IBM 'dealt directly with Holocaust organisers'
Newly discovered documents from Hitler's Germany prove that IBM directly supplied the Nazis with technology which was used to help transport millions of people to their deaths in the concentration cam...
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I learned that at the Holocaust Museum in DC. Here's an article, just in case you ain't concerned enough: www.theguardian.com/world/2002/m...
Also, I liked this, even though it gets crap reviews on Amazon: www.amazon.com/The-Minutema...
The Minuteman
Amazon.com: The Minuteman (Audible Audio Edition): Greg Donahue, Jonathan Davis, Audible Originals: Books
www.amazon.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Also, I liked this, even though it gets crap reviews on Amazon: www.amazon.com/The-Minutema...
Could be. They used IBM gear to organize things in the '30s. They've got much more sophisticated computing and communication infrastructure now.
I've been talking to these people: socialistra.org
I've been talking to these people: socialistra.org
Socialist Rifle Association
The Socialist Rifle Association's mission is to uphold the right of the working class to keep and bear arms and maintain the skills necessary for self and community defense.
socialistra.org
February 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Could be. They used IBM gear to organize things in the '30s. They've got much more sophisticated computing and communication infrastructure now.
I've been talking to these people: socialistra.org
I've been talking to these people: socialistra.org
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We really are though.
February 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We really are though.
Of course he did.
February 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Of course he did.
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"Deport ICE"
Garfield mural seen in Miami
Garfield mural seen in Miami
February 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Deport ICE"
Garfield mural seen in Miami
Garfield mural seen in Miami
The Nazis took a while to dismantle Weimar gov't institutions. They came to power in 1932. Things jumped off in a big way in 1938. It slowly got worse, not all at once.
February 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Nazis took a while to dismantle Weimar gov't institutions. They came to power in 1932. Things jumped off in a big way in 1938. It slowly got worse, not all at once.
Unfuckingbelievable.
January 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Unfuckingbelievable.
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CJR has a fair-minded piece on why I left the Times. All in the past now; I'm basically full-time on Substack www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
CJR has a fair-minded piece on why I left the Times. All in the past now; I'm basically full-time on Substack www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
January 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
I think it’s gonna be my mantra.
January 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I think it’s gonna be my mantra.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Remember, Frenchie: I’m just here to see the monkeys fuck.
January 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Remember, Frenchie: I’m just here to see the monkeys fuck.
A History of Socks
YouTube video by The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I reckon it’s better to be feared than liked.
January 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I reckon it’s better to be feared than liked.
For God’s sake tell me he’s just winding us up!?
January 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
For God’s sake tell me he’s just winding us up!?
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I reckon we’re gonna foot the bill.
January 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I reckon we’re gonna foot the bill.