Sinapps
@sinapps.bsky.social
Former bookseller, writer, webmaster. Interested in literature, art, classical music, investments, civil rights, design, science, cooking. Progressive, ally. #RESIST
California now 4th largest economy in the world, with a GDP greater than Japan's #California #GDP #Economy abc7news.com/post/califor...
California now 4th largest economy in the world
New data shows California's nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan's $4.02 trillion.
abc7news.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
California now 4th largest economy in the world, with a GDP greater than Japan's #California #GDP #Economy abc7news.com/post/califor...
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Yes, Trump's Easter message attacked political opponents, judges, law enforcement and others #Trump #Easter www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
April 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Yes, Trump's Easter message attacked political opponents, judges, law enforcement and others #Trump #Easter www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
#Congress Takes Another Step Toward Enabling Broad Internet #Censorship: #Trump said earlier this year that he would personally use the takedown provisions to censor speech critical of the president #FreeSpeech www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Congress Takes Another Step Toward Enabling Broad Internet Censorship
Fast tracking a censorship bill is always troubling. TAKE IT DOWN is the wrong approach to helping people whose intimate images are shared without their consent. We can help victims of online harassme...
www.eff.org
April 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#Congress Takes Another Step Toward Enabling Broad Internet #Censorship: #Trump said earlier this year that he would personally use the takedown provisions to censor speech critical of the president #FreeSpeech www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Tesla accused of using sneaky tactic to dodge car repairs: a class-action lawsuit for alleges it's avoid fulfilling obligations in warranty agreements attached to its customers’ vehicles #Tesla #Musk www.thestreet.com/automotive/t...
Tesla accused of using sneaky tactic to dodge car repairs
The automotive company has another major problem on its hands.
www.thestreet.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Tesla accused of using sneaky tactic to dodge car repairs: a class-action lawsuit for alleges it's avoid fulfilling obligations in warranty agreements attached to its customers’ vehicles #Tesla #Musk www.thestreet.com/automotive/t...
Kiss up prize of the century goes to El Salvador's President Bukele who tweeted: #Trump #Bukele #ElSalvador
April 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Kiss up prize of the century goes to El Salvador's President Bukele who tweeted: #Trump #Bukele #ElSalvador
Gustave Caillebotte - Young Man at His Window (1876) There's a quality in his technique, sometimes that reminds me of Magritte, oddly enough. #PAINTING #ART #IMPRESSIONISTS
April 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gustave Caillebotte - Young Man at His Window (1876) There's a quality in his technique, sometimes that reminds me of Magritte, oddly enough. #PAINTING #ART #IMPRESSIONISTS
Arizona and the Sonoran Desert's iconic Saguaro cacti are dying at intense rate due to extreme heat: 20% dead since 2020.
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis
Arizona and the Sonoran Desert's iconic Saguaro cacti are dying at intense rate due to extreme heat
Arizona's iconic Saguaro cactus is dying off at an intense rate with the Desert Botanical Garden saying nearly 20% of their plants have died since 2020.
www.fox10phoenix.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Arizona and the Sonoran Desert's iconic Saguaro cacti are dying at intense rate due to extreme heat: 20% dead since 2020.
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis
Edgar Degas - The Orchestra of the Opera (c1870, oil) #PAINTING #ART Interesting that the orchestra is painted in a relatively realistic style similar to Manet's up to that time, but the dancers in the background have a more impressionistic look, much as in his later works featuring dancers.
April 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Some #algorithm, #YouTube. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Do YOU know it's April?
April 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Some #algorithm, #YouTube. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Do YOU know it's April?
Watching #Trump's "government" in action is like watching a game of pin the tail on the donkey #CASHPATL #FBI #ATF apnews.com/article/atf-...
Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say
FBI Director Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Watching #Trump's "government" in action is like watching a game of pin the tail on the donkey #CASHPATL #FBI #ATF apnews.com/article/atf-...
April 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
When "no #DEI" simply means blatant #racism: #Holocaust book, Maya Angelou's autobiography among nearly 400 items pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-pur...
Holocaust book, Maya Angelou's autobiography among nearly 400 items pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
A book on the Holocaust and Maya Angelou's autobiography were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy's library this week.
www.cbsnews.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When "no #DEI" simply means blatant #racism: #Holocaust book, Maya Angelou's autobiography among nearly 400 items pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-pur...
