daryl
@darylgibson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
From Jackeroo to a Master's in Physics
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#Dosimetry
#australia
#covid
#DogsOfMastodon
#Flowers
#homosexual
#HIV
#artist
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Reclusive ATM
#Dosimetry
#australia
#covid
#DogsOfMastodon
#Flowers
#homosexual
#HIV
#artist
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wow — @60Minutes yanks a segment about Trump sending immigrants to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions”
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
December 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
wow — @60Minutes yanks a segment about Trump sending immigrants to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions”
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
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To spell it out more clearly:
It’s not that the Black person need not provide evidence of claims or racism.
It’s that *you* think you get to judge whether that is racist, that is racist.
It’s not that the Black person need not provide evidence of claims or racism.
It’s that *you* think you get to judge whether that is racist, that is racist.
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
To spell it out more clearly:
It’s not that the Black person need not provide evidence of claims or racism.
It’s that *you* think you get to judge whether that is racist, that is racist.
It’s not that the Black person need not provide evidence of claims or racism.
It’s that *you* think you get to judge whether that is racist, that is racist.
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In possibly related news, many servers saw a massive scraping session over the past week by a known LLM provider. So all those posts have been scraped up and used for training now.
I will not be sending any more reports. I may publish a list of accounts for people to review, and file their own […]
I will not be sending any more reports. I may publish a list of accounts for people to review, and file their own […]
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mastodon.iftas.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In possibly related news, many servers saw a massive scraping session over the past week by a known LLM provider. So all those posts have been scraped up and used for training now.
I will not be sending any more reports. I may publish a list of accounts for people to review, and file their own […]
I will not be sending any more reports. I may publish a list of accounts for people to review, and file their own […]
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US politics make more sense when you recognize that a lot more people are susceptible to delusions than most folks probably assume.
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
US politics make more sense when you recognize that a lot more people are susceptible to delusions than most folks probably assume.
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Good move, Amtrak! Come on, corporations—do the right thing here; it’s actually good for business too!
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
https://fortune.com/2025/12/12/amtrak-bonuses-for-18000-workers-900-apiece/
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
https://fortune.com/2025/12/12/amtrak-bonuses-for-18000-workers-900-apiece/
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers | Fortune
"This long-overdue recognition of the employees who keep the railroad moving is a step in the right direction,” said union leader Mark Wallace.
fortune.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Good move, Amtrak! Come on, corporations—do the right thing here; it’s actually good for business too!
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
https://fortune.com/2025/12/12/amtrak-bonuses-for-18000-workers-900-apiece/
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
https://fortune.com/2025/12/12/amtrak-bonuses-for-18000-workers-900-apiece/
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Aw, man, the accused DC pipe bomber was a *Black* Trumpie. I'm pretty sure that right there would make a successful insanity defense.
Pipe bomb suspect believed in 2020 election conspiracies, reports say, as new details about his background are revealed | The Independent […]
Pipe bomb suspect believed in 2020 election conspiracies, reports say, as new details about his background are revealed | The Independent […]
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c.im
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Aw, man, the accused DC pipe bomber was a *Black* Trumpie. I'm pretty sure that right there would make a successful insanity defense.
Pipe bomb suspect believed in 2020 election conspiracies, reports say, as new details about his background are revealed | The Independent […]
Pipe bomb suspect believed in 2020 election conspiracies, reports say, as new details about his background are revealed | The Independent […]
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I'll say it again: there is a hard limit to how many satellites you can have in orbit without terrible consequences, and I am quite sure we are already above that limit, mostly thanks to Starlink.
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I'll say it again: there is a hard limit to how many satellites you can have in orbit without terrible consequences, and I am quite sure we are already above that limit, mostly thanks to Starlink.
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A Nativity display at a church in Massachusetts is sparking a debate after swapping Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus for a sign that reads "ICE was here."
https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/ice-was-here-massachusetts-church-displays-message-in-nativity-scene/
https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/ice-was-here-massachusetts-church-displays-message-in-nativity-scene/
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A Nativity display at a church in Massachusetts is sparking a debate after swapping Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus for a sign that reads "ICE was here."
https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/ice-was-here-massachusetts-church-displays-message-in-nativity-scene/
https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/ice-was-here-massachusetts-church-displays-message-in-nativity-scene/
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It’s time for Europe to take over negotiations
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It’s time for Europe to take over negotiations
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It's funny that Hegseth calls himself "Secretary of War" and the admin talks about the "Department of War" when that's just... an unofficial rebrand. Congress never changed it. He's the Secretary of Defense, legally. They're just doing a bit. They changed the website to war dot gov and everything.
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It's funny that Hegseth calls himself "Secretary of War" and the admin talks about the "Department of War" when that's just... an unofficial rebrand. Congress never changed it. He's the Secretary of Defense, legally. They're just doing a bit. They changed the website to war dot gov and everything.
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In an unusual move, a group calling itself “National Alliance of Retired and Active-Duty FBI Special Agents and Analysts” has released a report for Congress critiquing the leadership of FBI Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino.
It can be viewed via this NYPost piece or the Scribd link within:
It can be viewed via this NYPost piece or the Scribd link within:
Damning report labels FBI ‘rudderless ship’ under Kash Patel — with him and Dan Bongino more concerned with building ‘personal résumés’
FBI Director Kash Patel is facing withering criticism days after the White House denied media reports that the president is about to fire him.
nypost.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In an unusual move, a group calling itself “National Alliance of Retired and Active-Duty FBI Special Agents and Analysts” has released a report for Congress critiquing the leadership of FBI Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino.
It can be viewed via this NYPost piece or the Scribd link within:
It can be viewed via this NYPost piece or the Scribd link within:
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Bad business & bad ethics demands boycott. No CEO in the world is worth that kind of salary. All companies rest on the shoulders of their employees - always.
#starbucks #berniesanders
#starbucks #berniesanders
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Bad business & bad ethics demands boycott. No CEO in the world is worth that kind of salary. All companies rest on the shoulders of their employees - always.
#starbucks #berniesanders
#starbucks #berniesanders
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So back in 1944, a German U-Boat Commander named Heinz-Wilhelm Eck did exactly what US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered US military forces to do - kill the survivors of a destroyed boat at sea.
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
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mastodon.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So back in 1944, a German U-Boat Commander named Heinz-Wilhelm Eck did exactly what US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered US military forces to do - kill the survivors of a destroyed boat at sea.
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
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I first met Perry when he was just 17, the youngest #trans person I'd ever known. Now he and every #transgender person in the U.S,. face a mortal threat from their own government, and it's time for all of us to stand up. Thank you for taking the time to read this […]
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mas.to
October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I first met Perry when he was just 17, the youngest #trans person I'd ever known. Now he and every #transgender person in the U.S,. face a mortal threat from their own government, and it's time for all of us to stand up. Thank you for taking the time to read this […]
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Caaaareful.....
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Caaaareful.....
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To make matters worse, not one other person stood up for her. Not one.
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumplies #trumpisstillapedo
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumplies #trumpisstillapedo
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
To make matters worse, not one other person stood up for her. Not one.
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumplies #trumpisstillapedo
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumplies #trumpisstillapedo
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I posted what could be insight, based on personal experiences in DC half a century ago, on why eight Senators surrendered to Trump:
https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/11/15/week-of-what-the-hell/#DemocratsCave
https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/11/15/week-of-what-the-hell/#DemocratsCave
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I posted what could be insight, based on personal experiences in DC half a century ago, on why eight Senators surrendered to Trump:
https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/11/15/week-of-what-the-hell/#DemocratsCave
https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/11/15/week-of-what-the-hell/#DemocratsCave
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"The only way to protect data is not to collect it."
#signal head Meredith Whittaker at SXSW.
#privacy
https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg
#signal head Meredith Whittaker at SXSW.
#privacy
https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"The only way to protect data is not to collect it."
#signal head Meredith Whittaker at SXSW.
#privacy
https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg
#signal head Meredith Whittaker at SXSW.
#privacy
https://www.youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg
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under any other administration this alone would have been a massive news-cycle-swallowing scandal, now the AG is just like "yes, the president weaponized us, to distract from all the news implicating him with the pedophile rape gang he participated in with his best friend"
Acceding to President Donald Trump's demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump political foes. n.pr/4i25hnd
At Trump's urging, Bondi says U.S. will investigate Epstein's ties to political foes
Acceding to President Donald Trump's demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump political foes.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
under any other administration this alone would have been a massive news-cycle-swallowing scandal, now the AG is just like "yes, the president weaponized us, to distract from all the news implicating him with the pedophile rape gang he participated in with his best friend"
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“…the most influential ramifications of the name change might lie in what it seems to signal about the sort of behavior that the department will tolerate or even endorse among the rank-and-file. Hegseth has previously defended U.S. service members accused of war crimes.”
A crucial point here
A crucial point here
Trump and Hegseth's "Department of War" rebranding is more than just a name. It signals their vision of a force that disdains legality, as if whoever commits the most war crimes wins.
But as new research by @doncasler.bsky.social and @robertralston.bsky.social shows, the change is very unpopular,
But as new research by @doncasler.bsky.social and @robertralston.bsky.social shows, the change is very unpopular,
Most Americans oppose the ’Department of War’ rebranding
Even 42% of Republicans are no fans of the change.
goodauthority.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“…the most influential ramifications of the name change might lie in what it seems to signal about the sort of behavior that the department will tolerate or even endorse among the rank-and-file. Hegseth has previously defended U.S. service members accused of war crimes.”
A crucial point here
A crucial point here
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Apropos of nothing, I was just reflecting on how odd it was that when the FAA announced it was banning private jets at major airports, suddenly the senate has enough votes to pass the CR. I'm sure it's a coincidence.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Apropos of nothing, I was just reflecting on how odd it was that when the FAA announced it was banning private jets at major airports, suddenly the senate has enough votes to pass the CR. I'm sure it's a coincidence.
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Surprisingly Sen. Warner (D-VA) is a no, splitting with Kaine after the Cave Caucus dangled the RIF prohibition.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Surprisingly Sen. Warner (D-VA) is a no, splitting with Kaine after the Cave Caucus dangled the RIF prohibition.
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Oh the irony that this bill is going to have problems passing because House members will struggle mightily to get into Washington... because of the air travel meltdown, thanks to the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Oh the irony that this bill is going to have problems passing because House members will struggle mightily to get into Washington... because of the air travel meltdown, thanks to the shutdown