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Thomas Leavitt
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Co-founded the world’s first self-service web host, WebCom.com, in May of ‘94. Co-founder, Space.Org. Online since 1981. On the Internet since 1990.
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iwantyoustudio.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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thebulwark.com
"Our tech oligarchs are right to see themselves characters straight out of an Ayn Rand novel—they are the villains."
Elon Musk Thinks He’s an Ayn Rand Hero. Nope: He’s One of Her Villains.
Recent years have revealed the Silicon Valley venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs who worship Rand to be racists, fraudsters, and looters.
www.thebulwark.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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thisisbiscuit.org.uk
We've actually updated this for pride season this year. It's now smaller and double sided.
Bi Plus Flags: a spotter’s guide: Bisexuality is considered an 'umbrella' identity Term. There are lots of identites that fall ‘under the bi umbrella, but these are the most common flags you're likely to see. Abrosexual - Abrosexual people experience attraction that fluctuates over time, sometimes aligning more with one label and sometimes another. They may choose to change labels as it suits them or just stick to one for ease. Bisexual - The most widely used bi+ term. Bisexual people are attraced to more than one gender. They may or may not have a gender preference or consider gender a factor in who they're attracted to. Omnisexual - Omnisexual people experience attraction to all genders. They may use the label to emphasise that gender expression is a factor in who they are attracted to. Pansexual - Around one third of people attracted to more than one gender are pansexual. Pansexual people do not consider gender to be a defining factor in who they are attracted to, and some may not really notice gender at all. Polysexual - Polysexual is the least used identity term on this list. Polysexual people experience attraction to many, but not all, genders. Gender expression may or may not play a part in that attraction. Queer - Lots of people choose to call themselves queer rather than using a more specific term because it is ambiguous, and others use it alongside other terms. Not everyone who considers themselves part of the queer commuity uses the word. The bisexual umbrella contains dozens of identity labels. Some of them are informal or slang terms, others are scientific or medical sounding Latin derived words and others are puns and reclaimed words. There's no right way to be attracted to more than one gender.
March 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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shutdowntyranny.bsky.social
In Anniston, Alabama
March 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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johncusack.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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strandjunker.com
There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
March 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
Absolutely zero chill at the moment.
March 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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katfrogg.bsky.social
“A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.” Jimmy Carter
March 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
Every goddamn day since January 20th. Maybe January 20th, 2017? My entire adult life? #muppets #beaker
a close up of a stuffed animal with big eyes and a red beak
Alt: Animated GIF of Beaker the Muppet pointing in horror at something off camera and covering his mouth.
media.tenor.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
I hate it here…
jennycohn.bsky.social Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · Feb 4
Joshua Steinman was in the 1st Trump admin. Tech billionaire Peter Thiel backs Steinman’s company, Galvinick, via Founders Fund. Yesterday, Steinman wrote, “Nobody wants to talk about this, but the # of men one wld need to take South Africa right now is embarrassingly small.” He cc’d Erik Prince. 1/
February 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
Background: 60 USAID employees had been placed on leave for “undermining” Trump’s executive orders. Nick Gottlieb was told by DOGE to then fire them. Instead he emailed all of them earlier saying he found no evidence of misconduct and used his power to take them off leave. Then he was put on leave.
Update: Cancellation of Your Administrative Leave Status Under My Authority 1 message Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM All: Attached, please find a memorandum documenting the cancellation of your administrative leave status under my authority. Before you get your hopes up, your systems accesses remain severed; you may receive another email within the day reinstating your leave status. However, that notice will not come from me. I have reviewed the materials that served as the purported basis for your placement in this status. Most of you had no role whatsoever in those materials. For the small number of you actually involved, the materials show no evidence that you engaged in misconduct. As a result, I no longer have authority to maintain you in this status. Someone else may claim to have that authority and I wish them the best in making a colorable argument to that end. I may not maintain my own accesses for much longer, so if you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached at I wish you all the best - you do not deserve this. Sincerely,
January 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A USAID HR director sent out this email today to staff letting them know he was placed on administrative leave.

“Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees.”
Farewell and Thanks (Again) - Illegal Activity in the USAID Front Office Inbox Nicholas Gottlieb to amsofficercouncil, ALL, HCTM.ELR, Alpana, Danielle, Sheila, Sepideh, William, Anya, Stephanie, Lindsey - All: 4:19 PM (4 minutes ago) # Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees without due process. I refused and have provided Acting Administrator Gray with written notification of my refusal. I have recommended in that written notification that his office cease ar desist from further illegal activity. It is and has always been my office's commitment to the workforce that we ensure all employees receive their due process in any of our actions. I will not be party to a violation of that commitment. I was notified moments ago that I will be placed on administrative leave, effective immediately. It has been an honor working with all of you at this Agency, which i treasure. Please be kind and considerate of my staff at hctm.eir@usaid.gov. who will be very short-staffed and pressed over the coming months. Until you hear otherwise, Kirsten Gunsolus will be acting in my absence. If you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached a wish you all the best. Sincerely, Nicholas Gottlieb Director, Employee and Labor Relations US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HCTM, Rm. 4.07A RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523 USAID gov | @USAID
January 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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irish-pickle.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Ah, yes, the legendary Badlands Tweets!
November 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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didikins4life.bsky.social
In calls with foreign heads of state, Trump has cut out the State Department, its secure lines and its official interpreters. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says.
Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:53 AM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
Reposting with untypoed URL. Which explains why I didn’t get a preview the first time. Doh!

Tiny little project, runs on a $4/mo. DigitalOcean “droplet”. Random selections from the Gospel of Thomas via the classic “fortune” as implemented in PHP.

www.gospelofthomas.net
Gospel of Thomas Home
Gospel of Thomas Quotes
www.gospelofthomas.net
November 19, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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irish-pickle.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 AM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
Big project. Transforming the economics and process of spacecraft design via modularity. #space #areospace #startups

www.space.org
Space.Org, Inc.
Coming Soon: A Fast Track to the New Space Economy
www.space.org
November 14, 2024 at 9:35 AM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
Tiny little project, runs on a $4/mo. DigitalOcean “droplet”. Random selections from the Gospel of Thomas ala the classic “fortune” as implemented in PHP.

www.gosprlofthomas.net
www.gosprlofthomas.net
November 14, 2024 at 9:28 AM
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irish-pickle.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 2:43 PM
tvleavitt.bsky.social
I joined BlueSky just out of curiosity. Noise. More time and attention consuming noise. Like most digital communications tech at this point (email, forums, social media).
November 14, 2024 at 3:16 AM