Nickelback’s Vanguard
@novadam.bsky.social
I’m a truth addict. Aw shit, I got a head rush.
date of radicalization: ~Jan 20, 2025
date of radicalization: ~Jan 20, 2025
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no one follows me and no one will ever see this, but I want to show genuine gratitude to the people who are sharing their fears and frustrations On Here (and on Reddit, etc).
knowing you aren’t alone is sanity-saving in and of itself.
knowing you aren’t alone is sanity-saving in and of itself.
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The mental health effects of authoritarianism are real and people need to start thinking about how we deal with them or we are going to see social conflict at scale.There has been a fair amount of work done on the social psychology and individual psychology of those victimized by authoritarianism.
February 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The mental health effects of authoritarianism are real and people need to start thinking about how we deal with them or we are going to see social conflict at scale.There has been a fair amount of work done on the social psychology and individual psychology of those victimized by authoritarianism.
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I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated.
Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!
Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!
Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
February 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated.
Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!
Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!
fyi bezos owns Whole Foods as well. Not just Amazon.
February 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
fyi bezos owns Whole Foods as well. Not just Amazon.
Someone needs to solve this with a gun.
February 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Someone needs to solve this with a gun.
my homeowners and car insurance just sent me a letter that I am cancelled.
how much can one person take
how much can one person take
February 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
my homeowners and car insurance just sent me a letter that I am cancelled.
how much can one person take
how much can one person take
my MAGA neighbors seem upset by me having bought a gun
That’s a bitch sorry guys
That’s a bitch sorry guys
February 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
my MAGA neighbors seem upset by me having bought a gun
That’s a bitch sorry guys
That’s a bitch sorry guys
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G Fund (like in the TSP) is the safest place if you have access to it
February 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
G Fund (like in the TSP) is the safest place if you have access to it
just bought my first firearm. the other customer in the gun shop was a trans woman. she bought a desert eagle.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
just bought my first firearm. the other customer in the gun shop was a trans woman. she bought a desert eagle.
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The power of stories and art. I’ve had this panel saved to my phone for years now.
February 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The power of stories and art. I’ve had this panel saved to my phone for years now.
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Lord, please let a wave of measles, mumps and rubella roll over the lives of anyone making over 1 billion american dollars in a a single, solitary year.
Boils and locusts, Lord!
Boils and locusts, Lord!
February 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Lord, please let a wave of measles, mumps and rubella roll over the lives of anyone making over 1 billion american dollars in a a single, solitary year.
Boils and locusts, Lord!
Boils and locusts, Lord!
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When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
February 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
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One thing that I'm increasingly coming to believe is that stories are going to be central to what comes next. Stories of the harm done. Stories of the great things achieved by government in the past. Stories of valor kindness and quotidian simple resistance.
February 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
One thing that I'm increasingly coming to believe is that stories are going to be central to what comes next. Stories of the harm done. Stories of the great things achieved by government in the past. Stories of valor kindness and quotidian simple resistance.
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“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
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Like @schatz.bsky.social, you know I respect you a lot but people are just extremely cognizant of the things not being said and the ways you and your colleagues aren’t saying them. That’s why you’re all getting so much backlash
February 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Like @schatz.bsky.social, you know I respect you a lot but people are just extremely cognizant of the things not being said and the ways you and your colleagues aren’t saying them. That’s why you’re all getting so much backlash
this is in every story, because free speech or something
we are “governed” by fascists
we are “governed” by fascists
February 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
this is in every story, because free speech or something
we are “governed” by fascists
we are “governed” by fascists
kinda feels like living a game of Dungeons and Dragons with the world’s most psychotic dungeonmaster
February 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
kinda feels like living a game of Dungeons and Dragons with the world’s most psychotic dungeonmaster
so grateful I’ve been stockpiling albuterol inhalers
February 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
so grateful I’ve been stockpiling albuterol inhalers
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NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...
propub.li
February 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.
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The DOGE website is reportedly hosted on non-government servers, not secured against database attacks and can be easily defaced, 404 reports www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The DOGE website is reportedly hosted on non-government servers, not secured against database attacks and can be easily defaced, 404 reports www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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Remember those technologists I hired using an authority designed to bring private sector tech talent to gov, legally? They were looking into big tech.
Trump just fired them. All of them.
consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/…
Trump just fired them. All of them.
consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/…
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Remember those technologists I hired using an authority designed to bring private sector tech talent to gov, legally? They were looking into big tech.
Trump just fired them. All of them.
consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/…
Trump just fired them. All of them.
consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/…
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B of A: “.. Washington D.C. recession beginning (see spike in D.C. initial jobless claims.)” [Hartnett]
February 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
B of A: “.. Washington D.C. recession beginning (see spike in D.C. initial jobless claims.)” [Hartnett]
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There are a whole bunch of Senators who could learn a thing or two from Danielle Sassoon about putting the good of the country before their personal ambition.
February 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
There are a whole bunch of Senators who could learn a thing or two from Danielle Sassoon about putting the good of the country before their personal ambition.
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