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Chad Scott
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Adopted San Franciscan that designs and builds secure infrastructure for a living. I also occasionally have fun. Father, husband, son, class clown. 🧷🌈
Welp, taking Ford, GM, and Stellantis off my car shopping list, which is a shame because Ford has some up-and-coming EVs. Rivian, Audi, or Kia it is, I guess.

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Trump to scrap Biden's fuel-economy standards, sparking climate outcry — AFP News
President Donald Trump is poised to roll back his predecessor Joe Biden's tough fuel-economy standards, arguing the move will lower car prices even as critics warn it will leave drivers paying more at...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
lol. “Pressure grows on Hegseth”… in what way? That he’ll have to wait until the last day of the administration for his pardon?

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Pressure grows on Hegseth amid boat strike fallout — The Hill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in the Caribbean, with Democrats alleging a po...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I’ve been playing around with AI pipelines that use vision to describe a real photo in the form of a detailed text prompt for an image diffusion model. Basically image-to-text-to-image. The results are sometimes eerily close.
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I honestly don’t think it’s the daily batshit crazy talk or even the completely unscientific conclusions… it’s that a large chunk of the US hears this stuff and nods in agreement as if it made sense.
September 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Oh what a load of horse shit. Corroborate it with the actual files already. apple.news/AGMos9oqAQ_S...
Ghislaine Maxwell Discusses Trump, Epstein History in Justice Department Interview — The Wall Street Journal
Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate, in interview with a top official, says she didn’t witness the president doing anything ‘inappropriate with anybody’
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August 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
August 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Soon he’ll write “obliterated” over Iran on a map apple.news/AHBaygOd6Q4-...
'Obliterated': The firestorm over how Trump described damage to Iran nuclear sites — ABC News
He's sticking with that word despite a U.S. intel report suggesting otherwise.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
What happened to Mister “Art of the Deal”? I thought he could negotiate anything and it was easy and would only take a couple days?

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Trump faces uproar from MAGA base over possible Iran strike — Reuters
The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Donald Trump to power, with some of his base urging him not to get the country in...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings
June 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Netanyahu stop!” — Trump, probably
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Good grief… say it with me: WE pay for the tariffs. Just because prices haven’t gone up doesn’t mean they won’t. I don’t know why this is so hard to understand. 😩
June 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This could be the end of the Republican Party. One can only hope.
June 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Sora is getting pretty good! It’s a little uncanny valley but passable.
May 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Signal boosting a needed Kickstarter book from a reputable source: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kim...
Digital Safety in a Dangerous World
Cybersecurity tips for activists and ordinary people surviving a hostile new era
www.kickstarter.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
April 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Had a little blip on my verified username because, in my rush to fire Amazon AWS, I forgot to transfer those DNS records. Oops!
March 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It’s so ridiculous a child has died of the measles in the United States. The only significant effect of the measles vaccine is not getting the measles.
February 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.

Now.

Print hard copies.

And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Informal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel Actions
There is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I'm not sure who needs to know about this but Apple has a feedback form for their Maps app and a category is "incorrect business or place info." You know what to do.

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Feedback - Maps for iOS and iPadOS - Apple
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February 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Skyline Chili time!
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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She speaks truth.
February 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Shat but… you’re dead, Jim!

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Star Trek Actor William Shatner Wants To Return as Captain Kirk — Game Rant
Star Trek actor William Shatner wants to return as Captain Kirk, but he seemingly doesn't want to be involved in the process, somehow.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM