Russell de Grove
@rdegr.bsky.social
Lover of cats, wild mushrooms, cooking, @mmccolley. A software developer near retirement navigating the pivot to AI development.
[Rogelio said his employers cut their rates by 30% to 40%. Other laborers told him they had endured similar treatment.]
If the point is really to get rid of undocumented workers, then every time a worker is deported their employer do a little time in jail.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If the point is really to get rid of undocumented workers, then every time a worker is deported their employer do a little time in jail.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’
In a new series on undocumented workers, construction laborers tell the Guardian fear is fueling wage theft and workplace abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
[Rogelio said his employers cut their rates by 30% to 40%. Other laborers told him they had endured similar treatment.]
If the point is really to get rid of undocumented workers, then every time a worker is deported their employer do a little time in jail.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If the point is really to get rid of undocumented workers, then every time a worker is deported their employer do a little time in jail.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If we confiscated all wealth over 999 million dollars from all the billionaires in the US, they would still be wildly wealthy and we would raise over 4.5 trillion dollars. Which is, coincidentally, the amount that Congressional Republicans recentlyvoted to increase the debt ceiling by.
May 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If we confiscated all wealth over 999 million dollars from all the billionaires in the US, they would still be wildly wealthy and we would raise over 4.5 trillion dollars. Which is, coincidentally, the amount that Congressional Republicans recentlyvoted to increase the debt ceiling by.
I think the time frame for self-sufficient space colonies will be no less than centuries. I can't see it happening in just decades. All attempts to simulate self-supporting environments with humans in them here on this planet have failed to date.
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May 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I think the time frame for self-sufficient space colonies will be no less than centuries. I can't see it happening in just decades. All attempts to simulate self-supporting environments with humans in them here on this planet have failed to date.
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Graft scars on my pear tree from grafts made 3 and 27 months ago.
April 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Graft scars on my pear tree from grafts made 3 and 27 months ago.
"Foreign affairs... involves sensitive country-specific considerations wholly inappropriate for judicial review."
-DOJ lawyers
Trump cut a deal to send prisoners to El Salvador and Trump could get this man back with one phone call. He just doesn't want to.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
-DOJ lawyers
Trump cut a deal to send prisoners to El Salvador and Trump could get this man back with one phone call. He just doesn't want to.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Defusing Showdown With White House, Judge Requests Updates on Deported Man (Gift Article)
Clashes — both inside the courtroom and over the department’s refusal to comply with her demand for a road map to release Mr. Abrego Garcia — left open the possibility of a standoff in the future.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Foreign affairs... involves sensitive country-specific considerations wholly inappropriate for judicial review."
-DOJ lawyers
Trump cut a deal to send prisoners to El Salvador and Trump could get this man back with one phone call. He just doesn't want to.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
-DOJ lawyers
Trump cut a deal to send prisoners to El Salvador and Trump could get this man back with one phone call. He just doesn't want to.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
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Gosh, Joe, I've been a "loser" too, if by that you mean broke, but there is no point at which I would have compromised my values and demonstrated for something I didn't believe in for a few hundred bucks.
March 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Gosh, Joe, I've been a "loser" too, if by that you mean broke, but there is no point at which I would have compromised my values and demonstrated for something I didn't believe in for a few hundred bucks.
The one graft that worked is coming along nicely. The two things I thought when I did this one were "these cuts/this fit is perfect" (I had just adjusted the graft cutter) and "both this graft and my tree seem to be starting to bud out. I bet this is just a little too late".
March 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The one graft that worked is coming along nicely. The two things I thought when I did this one were "these cuts/this fit is perfect" (I had just adjusted the graft cutter) and "both this graft and my tree seem to be starting to bud out. I bet this is just a little too late".
Beautiful AI fail found at www.smallspacegardeningbasics.com/when-to-harv... Pro tip, if you are having AI write your website content at least proofread it.
March 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Beautiful AI fail found at www.smallspacegardeningbasics.com/when-to-harv... Pro tip, if you are having AI write your website content at least proofread it.
Spiderwort and citrus.
March 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Spiderwort and citrus.
Do not torch Teslas. Ethics aside, they aren't selling, and every one that burns is another insurance claim paid out to Tesla.
March 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Do not torch Teslas. Ethics aside, they aren't selling, and every one that burns is another insurance claim paid out to Tesla.
I've seen it argued that we can trust Musk because as a billionaire he doesn't need the money. Guys, if it were about need he would have stopped at a few tens of millions. Acquiring billions is a sign of a hoarding disorder every bit as much as keeping decades of old magazines.
March 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I've seen it argued that we can trust Musk because as a billionaire he doesn't need the money. Guys, if it were about need he would have stopped at a few tens of millions. Acquiring billions is a sign of a hoarding disorder every bit as much as keeping decades of old magazines.
I have texts from senator Schumer's campaign committee but his staff can't be bothered to answer the phone. Even Neal Dunn's staff manage to answer the phone. I really believe Chuck wants nothing from rank and file Democrats except our money.
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I have texts from senator Schumer's campaign committee but his staff can't be bothered to answer the phone. Even Neal Dunn's staff manage to answer the phone. I really believe Chuck wants nothing from rank and file Democrats except our money.
According to the Customs and Immigration website, permanent residents are protected by all laws of the United States, your state of residence and local jurisdictions.
That would include the constitution, where the first amendment calls out "persons", not "citizens".
That would include the constitution, where the first amendment calls out "persons", not "citizens".
March 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
According to the Customs and Immigration website, permanent residents are protected by all laws of the United States, your state of residence and local jurisdictions.
That would include the constitution, where the first amendment calls out "persons", not "citizens".
That would include the constitution, where the first amendment calls out "persons", not "citizens".
Sourdough. I'm getting better at scoring baguettes.
March 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Sourdough. I'm getting better at scoring baguettes.
My Alma Mater gives in without a fight www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
FSU scrubbing DEI keywords from websites. Here's what the president says.
FSU has taken a deep dive into its websites, scrubbing them of keywords such as “women,” “diverse,” “systemic” and “cultural relevance.”
www.tallahassee.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My Alma Mater gives in without a fight www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
You connect the dots.
March 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You connect the dots.
Fuck you, Neil Gaiman! I used to read through the Sandman series every few years. There are *way* too many scenes that will not scan the same way for me now. I will never read them again. I will never support your work again.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
March 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fuck you, Neil Gaiman! I used to read through the Sandman series every few years. There are *way* too many scenes that will not scan the same way for me now. I will never read them again. I will never support your work again.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
DOGE doesn't want competition... especially not competent competition.
18F staffers- who were summarily fired en masse overnight- issue statement expressing shock, bewilderment:
"18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."
"18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
DOGE doesn't want competition... especially not competent competition.
Deep inside we all know that in America the quest to improve our lives has become a frantic chase to increase our wealth, at an ecological cost we work hard to ignore. I've improved my life by planting fruit trees and living in the same place long enough to harvest from them.
February 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Deep inside we all know that in America the quest to improve our lives has become a frantic chase to increase our wealth, at an ecological cost we work hard to ignore. I've improved my life by planting fruit trees and living in the same place long enough to harvest from them.
Free speech for them but not for any who disagree. Much like how the Governor here in Florida prohibits discussion of climate change in state documents and spent 100M of taxpayer money to advertiseagainst ballot initiatives he didn't like last year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | The MAGA War on Speech
If only the powerful are free to speak their minds, it’s not free speech.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Free speech for them but not for any who disagree. Much like how the Governor here in Florida prohibits discussion of climate change in state documents and spent 100M of taxpayer money to advertiseagainst ballot initiatives he didn't like last year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...