Akira Makoto
@akira-makoto.bsky.social
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Akira Makoto
@akira-makoto.bsky.social
· Oct 21
I can not thank #Suneater enough for finally opening me up to sci-fi and specifically space fantasy. I never would have read #RedRising and that would have been a tragedy.
May 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I can not thank #Suneater enough for finally opening me up to sci-fi and specifically space fantasy. I never would have read #RedRising and that would have been a tragedy.
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BREAKING: The Israeli military has hit the Turkish Friendship Hospital for Cancer Patients in central Gaza, the only medical facility delivering cancer care in the besieged enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/81f3yk
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March 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
BREAKING: The Israeli military has hit the Turkish Friendship Hospital for Cancer Patients in central Gaza, the only medical facility delivering cancer care in the besieged enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/81f3yk
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/81f3yk
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Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? We teamed up with history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat to answer the internet's burning questions about authoritarianism and fascism.
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people suppo...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? We teamed up with history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat to answer the internet's burning questions about authoritarianism and fascism.
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So WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."
'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."
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Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
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BREAKING: Trump fires two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), challenging a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling that protects FTC members and other independent agency officials from presidential removal for political reasons.
Trump Fires 2 Democrats from Federal Trade Commission
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
BREAKING: Trump fires two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), challenging a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling that protects FTC members and other independent agency officials from presidential removal for political reasons.
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To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The cases challenge an enormous range of subjects.
Trump calls for the impeachment of a judge, as lawsuits pile up
To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The cases challenge an enormous range of subjects.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The cases challenge an enormous range of subjects.
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NEW: A Maryland federal judge says Elon Musk and DOGE likely violated the Constitution in their efforts to dismantle USAID. The judge ordered DOGE to restore the agency's functionality and blocked Trump from making further attempts to shut down the agency.
DOGE’s USAID Takeover Likely Violated the Constitution, Judge Says
Read more here.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW: A Maryland federal judge says Elon Musk and DOGE likely violated the Constitution in their efforts to dismantle USAID. The judge ordered DOGE to restore the agency's functionality and blocked Trump from making further attempts to shut down the agency.
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The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender servicemembers from the military.
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service
The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender servicemembers from the military.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender servicemembers from the military.
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending $14 billion in climate grants.
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending $14 billion in climate grants.
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"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
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March 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."
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The situation only becomes complicated when you believe some groups of people are less worthy of sovereignty or human rights.
February 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The situation only becomes complicated when you believe some groups of people are less worthy of sovereignty or human rights.
You ever see a book blurb from a self pub author on a video and think “ooo that’s good I want that one” only to go to the site, get it in your cart, then log into BookFunnel only to realize already bought the whole series and thank past you for having good taste? Just me? #BookSky💙📚
January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You ever see a book blurb from a self pub author on a video and think “ooo that’s good I want that one” only to go to the site, get it in your cart, then log into BookFunnel only to realize already bought the whole series and thank past you for having good taste? Just me? #BookSky💙📚
I am not sure what I expected but the ending of Messiah wasn’t it. 😳 guess we’ll see how children of dune goes lol.
#Dune #booksky💙📚
#Dune #booksky💙📚
November 22, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I am not sure what I expected but the ending of Messiah wasn’t it. 😳 guess we’ll see how children of dune goes lol.
#Dune #booksky💙📚
#Dune #booksky💙📚
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November 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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I just figured out I can use my Dymo label printer + shipping labels to print up the recipes I keep using now that I'm cooking more and slap them into one of my blank journals I have for planners. I have come full circle in LAZY COOKBOOKING!!!
November 21, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I just figured out I can use my Dymo label printer + shipping labels to print up the recipes I keep using now that I'm cooking more and slap them into one of my blank journals I have for planners. I have come full circle in LAZY COOKBOOKING!!!
November 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM
On to #dune book 2. “She will be attracted to his maleness”. Obviously this book was written by a man. No woman would ever write that 🙄
#booksky #dunemessiah
#booksky #dunemessiah
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
On to #dune book 2. “She will be attracted to his maleness”. Obviously this book was written by a man. No woman would ever write that 🙄
#booksky #dunemessiah
#booksky #dunemessiah
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1 - ACOTAR, because this was the book responsible for rekindling my love of reading after 10 years.
💙📚
#booksky
#books
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1 - ACOTAR, because this was the book responsible for rekindling my love of reading after 10 years.
💙📚
#booksky
#books
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