Any developers following me? Click the link to take part in the JetBrains Developer Ecosystem 2025 survey
surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer...
surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer...
Developer Ecosystem Survey 2025
Take our survey, shape the future, and seize the chance to win a MacBook Pro or other rewards!
surveys.jetbrains.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Any developers following me? Click the link to take part in the JetBrains Developer Ecosystem 2025 survey
surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer...
surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer...
Reposted by clpo13
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
March 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
Calling himself a king is distracting from the actions he’s taking to make himself (or Elon) a king?
Dear media:
Please do not waste time hyperventilating about this dumb comment.
It’s intended to be a distraction from all of the damaging actions he’s taking.
Focus on those.
Please do not waste time hyperventilating about this dumb comment.
It’s intended to be a distraction from all of the damaging actions he’s taking.
Focus on those.
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Calling himself a king is distracting from the actions he’s taking to make himself (or Elon) a king?
Reposted by clpo13
For obvious reasons, the lesson—the internet wisdom—behind ‘don’t feed the trolls’ is applicable to random comment board participants but not the president of the United States. The president and his White House staff spending time fantasizing about a monarchy is not wise to ignore.
February 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For obvious reasons, the lesson—the internet wisdom—behind ‘don’t feed the trolls’ is applicable to random comment board participants but not the president of the United States. The president and his White House staff spending time fantasizing about a monarchy is not wise to ignore.
Reposted by clpo13
The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Reposted by clpo13
Musk has no technical skills whatsoever, but he wants to appear smart. So he takes bits of information like this, told to him by junior engineers, and regurgitates it to appear smart.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
One of Musk's defining qualities is that he is a conspiracy theorist when it comes to government. He will see some ambiguous information or be presented with an easily debunked tale and he immediately believes the worst.
February 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Musk has no technical skills whatsoever, but he wants to appear smart. So he takes bits of information like this, told to him by junior engineers, and regurgitates it to appear smart.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
Musk did this with the Twitter stack and Twitter's senior architects called him out publicly, then he fired them.
Reposted by clpo13
Elon endorses sending US citizens to prisons in El Salvador. Elon is an existential threat to every US citizen.
February 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Elon endorses sending US citizens to prisons in El Salvador. Elon is an existential threat to every US citizen.
Reposted by clpo13
US President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a White House official said reut.rs/4hdufPr
Trump to target UN Human Rights Council, UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
The move coincides with a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
reut.rs
February 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
US President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a White House official said reut.rs/4hdufPr
Reposted by clpo13
At.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Reposted by clpo13
NEW: The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NEW: The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
from @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Reposted by clpo13
It is political malpractice for the Democrats not to bring this up every day between now and Tax Day. Maybe the price-of-eggs voters will finally care enough to pay attention.
February 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It is political malpractice for the Democrats not to bring this up every day between now and Tax Day. Maybe the price-of-eggs voters will finally care enough to pay attention.
Reposted by clpo13
in addition to musk stealing the data for his own purposes, I imagine that they think they can simply shut off payments to whoever doesn’t comply. I would not be shocked if they tried to turn off Social Security for an entire state of course that’s dissolution of the union territory.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
in addition to musk stealing the data for his own purposes, I imagine that they think they can simply shut off payments to whoever doesn’t comply. I would not be shocked if they tried to turn off Social Security for an entire state of course that’s dissolution of the union territory.
Reposted by clpo13
Purely from the perspective of whatever your conception of American greatness is, soft power is a lot cheaper than military spending.
“Many of those interviewed broke down in tears as they described the rapid destruction of decades of work.
The programs that have frozen or folded over the past six days supported frontline care for infectious disease, providing treatments and preventive measures that help avert millions of deaths”
The programs that have frozen or folded over the past six days supported frontline care for infectious disease, providing treatments and preventive measures that help avert millions of deaths”
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Purely from the perspective of whatever your conception of American greatness is, soft power is a lot cheaper than military spending.
Reposted by clpo13
Read @marisakabas.bsky.social’s excellent reporting on Friday’s developments. www.thehandbasket.co/p/musk-frida...
Did you hear about the Friday coup?
Elon Musk is in control.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Read @marisakabas.bsky.social’s excellent reporting on Friday’s developments. www.thehandbasket.co/p/musk-frida...
Reposted by clpo13
The Founders said we would be destroyed by faction, and the malign influence of foreign powers. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the Founders.
it is honestly kind of striking to me that the founders were basically on target re: “things that could end our republic”
well, the founders’ nightmare of a foreign born subversive with no inherent loyalty to america grabbing power now looks very relevant. however they didn’t predict he would be a dope fiend too
February 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Founders said we would be destroyed by faction, and the malign influence of foreign powers. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the Founders.
Reposted by clpo13
The unprecedented firings of EEOC Commissioners and NLRB Members without cause are yet more lawless actions by a president who thinks he is above the law and clearly could not care less about the rights of workers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump moves to fire members of EEOC, NLRB boards, breaking with precedent
The dismissals target two independent agencies that oversee swaths of U.S. workers, employers and labor unions.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The unprecedented firings of EEOC Commissioners and NLRB Members without cause are yet more lawless actions by a president who thinks he is above the law and clearly could not care less about the rights of workers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by clpo13
laptops getting rid of the cd/dvd drive is my most millennial complaint bc why the fuck would you do that!!! some of us still have the damn CDs to our sims games 😭😭😭
January 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
laptops getting rid of the cd/dvd drive is my most millennial complaint bc why the fuck would you do that!!! some of us still have the damn CDs to our sims games 😭😭😭
Reposted by clpo13
WIC. They are pausing WIC.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
Broader agreement that it to applies to discretionary spending payments (Head Start, WIC, etc).
January 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
WIC. They are pausing WIC.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
Reposted by clpo13
this is an illegal order. the president does not have the legal authority to discriminate against entire categories of americans on the basis of sex. this order is no different than if he had issued one reinstituting segregation.
NEW: Here is Trump's anti-trans military executive order. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
www.whitehouse.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
this is an illegal order. the president does not have the legal authority to discriminate against entire categories of americans on the basis of sex. this order is no different than if he had issued one reinstituting segregation.
Reposted by clpo13
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
September 29, 2023 at 3:00 AM
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.