Leah
@batholithic.bsky.social
Web Dev/Sysadmin to support my dog, nature, gardening, and hiking habits.
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Hey @amyklobuchar.com @klobuchar.senate.gov: just asking, how do you feel about Donald Trump directly saying he's planning to use the law you're championing to take down speech that he feels treats him unfairly?
Is that, I dunno, maybe a concern to you?
Is that, I dunno, maybe a concern to you?
The TAKE IT DOWN Act is bad and dangerous, and I'm amazed that basically no one seems to have pointed out that in his endorsement in front of Congress this week, Trump himself talked about how he would abuse it to remove content he didn't like.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/t...
Trump Promises To Abuse Take It Down Act For Censorship, Just As We Warned
During his address to Congress this week, Donald Trump endorsed the Take It Down Act while openly declaring his plans to abuse it: “And I’m going to use that bill for myself too, if you…
www.techdirt.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Hey @amyklobuchar.com @klobuchar.senate.gov: just asking, how do you feel about Donald Trump directly saying he's planning to use the law you're championing to take down speech that he feels treats him unfairly?
Is that, I dunno, maybe a concern to you?
Is that, I dunno, maybe a concern to you?
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Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Air Force says new recruits will again learn about Tuskegee Airmen
The head of the service's San Antonio-based training command said a video about the pioneering Black aviators would remain in the basic training curriculum.
www.expressnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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•I will not "work together" to build a wall.
•I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims.
•I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries.
•I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims.
•I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries.
January 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
•I will not "work together" to build a wall.
•I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims.
•I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries.
•I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims.
•I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries.
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Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
January 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
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❄️🦌 Enter a winter wonderland with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This charming vintage software showcases early PC graphics & underscores the importance of preserving our digital history.
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
December 22, 2024 at 9:50 PM
❄️🦌 Enter a winter wonderland with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This charming vintage software showcases early PC graphics & underscores the importance of preserving our digital history.
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
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It’s freezing 🥶 but,
December 22, 2024 at 8:15 PM
It’s freezing 🥶 but,
PSA: The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn anyone who might need to know.
Or, if you're a non ovulator, you can put in whatever numbers and state you want 😁
Or, if you're a non ovulator, you can put in whatever numbers and state you want 😁
December 12, 2024 at 3:23 AM
PSA: The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn anyone who might need to know.
Or, if you're a non ovulator, you can put in whatever numbers and state you want 😁
Or, if you're a non ovulator, you can put in whatever numbers and state you want 😁
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Photos from a recent hike on a snowy trail with my dog Hooligan 💖❄️. The snow was fresh and still clinging to the trees.
December 7, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Photos from a recent hike on a snowy trail with my dog Hooligan 💖❄️. The snow was fresh and still clinging to the trees.
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Early days, but another exciting application of vaccine technology.
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer | WashU Medicine
Clinical trial targeted recurrence of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer
medicine.washu.edu
December 6, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Early days, but another exciting application of vaccine technology.
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
And a tough one for antivaxx crowd.
Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer medicine.washu.edu/news/vaccine....
I had forgotten how good social media used to be. This reminds me of Twitter circa 2006-2008.
Clean layout, interesting feeds, no bots, no bullying. I may not post a lot, but am glad to be here. 💖🤟
Clean layout, interesting feeds, no bots, no bullying. I may not post a lot, but am glad to be here. 💖🤟
December 5, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I had forgotten how good social media used to be. This reminds me of Twitter circa 2006-2008.
Clean layout, interesting feeds, no bots, no bullying. I may not post a lot, but am glad to be here. 💖🤟
Clean layout, interesting feeds, no bots, no bullying. I may not post a lot, but am glad to be here. 💖🤟