Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
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I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card
But thankful it happened
But thankful it happened
April 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card
But thankful it happened
But thankful it happened
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The head of Homeland Security lost her badge, passport, & $3k in cash. Her reputation for being an ineffective cosplaying figure head remains in tact.
April 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The head of Homeland Security lost her badge, passport, & $3k in cash. Her reputation for being an ineffective cosplaying figure head remains in tact.
When Germany is giving travel warnings about the US
Germany’s updated travel advisory now explicitly warns that “entry to the United States is at the sole discretion of U.S. border authorities.
Germany’s updated travel advisory now explicitly warns that “entry to the United States is at the sole discretion of U.S. border authorities.
Why These Hawaii Travelers Were Jailed And Deported
Two young travelers expected their Hawaii trip to be the highlight of a long awaited world adventure. Instead, their arrival in Honolulu ended in handcuffs, jail, and deportation.
beatofhawaii.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When Germany is giving travel warnings about the US
Germany’s updated travel advisory now explicitly warns that “entry to the United States is at the sole discretion of U.S. border authorities.
Germany’s updated travel advisory now explicitly warns that “entry to the United States is at the sole discretion of U.S. border authorities.
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About to write a doctoral thesis on the century of American politics that took place over Easter weekend of 2025
- the president posting falsified evidence to deny due process
- the secretary of defense leaking classified information for a second time
- a congressional rep posting a public meltdown
- the president posting falsified evidence to deny due process
- the secretary of defense leaking classified information for a second time
- a congressional rep posting a public meltdown
April 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
About to write a doctoral thesis on the century of American politics that took place over Easter weekend of 2025
- the president posting falsified evidence to deny due process
- the secretary of defense leaking classified information for a second time
- a congressional rep posting a public meltdown
- the president posting falsified evidence to deny due process
- the secretary of defense leaking classified information for a second time
- a congressional rep posting a public meltdown
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I am going to give a talk on the physics of punting (with an actual physicist) at CONvergence in Minneapolis in July that they already had to move out of a normal conference room to the big auditorium due to demand, and I highly doubt the NYT is going to send someone to cover it
what could your bluesky-con be about that could draw 200 people
“darthcon” would have dogs to pet and fried potato dishes to sample
“darthcon” would have dogs to pet and fried potato dishes to sample
i think that if i organized a “Bouiecon” where people got together and, i don’t know, talked breakfast cereals and the constitution, i could get more than 200 people to show up
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I am going to give a talk on the physics of punting (with an actual physicist) at CONvergence in Minneapolis in July that they already had to move out of a normal conference room to the big auditorium due to demand, and I highly doubt the NYT is going to send someone to cover it
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Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know with @alanayzola.com.
Full guide: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Full guide: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
April 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know with @alanayzola.com.
Full guide: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Full guide: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Fuck yeah, MN!
In response to President Trump's demand that K-12 schools sign certification against “DEI programs” to receive federal funding, Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner says he will NOT sign, as it would "unilaterally overrule the will of Congress."
April 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fuck yeah, MN!
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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State Senator Justin Eichorn has fought against the equal rights amendment and against trans rights for years, claiming all along it is to "protect children" from the queer community.
I hate that this stuff is so often a projection of their own sick desires to harm others.
I hate that this stuff is so often a projection of their own sick desires to harm others.
Minnesota state Sen. Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor
Bloomington police say Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution. He was booked into the Bloomington city jail and remain...
www.mprnews.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
State Senator Justin Eichorn has fought against the equal rights amendment and against trans rights for years, claiming all along it is to "protect children" from the queer community.
I hate that this stuff is so often a projection of their own sick desires to harm others.
I hate that this stuff is so often a projection of their own sick desires to harm others.
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PSA: if you’re trying to read an article behind a paywall, you can also open the link in a private browser to get around a paywall on anything but if using Chrome this trick works too!
if ppl are opening articles on chrome go to the little page options button near the url and block javascript. free articles for life.
March 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
PSA: if you’re trying to read an article behind a paywall, you can also open the link in a private browser to get around a paywall on anything but if using Chrome this trick works too!
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🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
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Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
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The National Academies remained silent about the destruction of American science. They did nothing for the scientists comprising their membership
They calculated that they would be spared if they didn't make themselves a target.
They will not be spared.
www.foxnews.com/politics/str...
They calculated that they would be spared if they didn't make themselves a target.
They will not be spared.
www.foxnews.com/politics/str...
'Structural racism': Top taxpayer-funded academy rife with DEI programs, hefty executive salaries
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has received millions of dollars of taxpayer grants while promoting a variety of left-wing causes.
www.foxnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The National Academies remained silent about the destruction of American science. They did nothing for the scientists comprising their membership
They calculated that they would be spared if they didn't make themselves a target.
They will not be spared.
www.foxnews.com/politics/str...
They calculated that they would be spared if they didn't make themselves a target.
They will not be spared.
www.foxnews.com/politics/str...
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In times of revolution, many things change. If we are able to rebuild our research bodies, one thing we would Iike to see change is for-profit scientific journals.
Scientific publications should be open access if government-funded and journals should at minimum be non-profit.
💙 Aaron Swartz
Scientific publications should be open access if government-funded and journals should at minimum be non-profit.
💙 Aaron Swartz
How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress
www.thenation.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In times of revolution, many things change. If we are able to rebuild our research bodies, one thing we would Iike to see change is for-profit scientific journals.
Scientific publications should be open access if government-funded and journals should at minimum be non-profit.
💙 Aaron Swartz
Scientific publications should be open access if government-funded and journals should at minimum be non-profit.
💙 Aaron Swartz
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This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.
February 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.
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You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
February 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
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This is a flat-out, clear-cut violation of the First Amendment.
Associated Press: “Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is a flat-out, clear-cut violation of the First Amendment.
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The "Gulf of America" thing is ridiculous, but if the press gives in on this, the administration will just keep pushing - maybe conditioning access on deadnaming people, saying Trump won the 2020 election, you name it. Draw a line in the sand now, while the stakes seem small.
Associated Press: “Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“
February 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The "Gulf of America" thing is ridiculous, but if the press gives in on this, the administration will just keep pushing - maybe conditioning access on deadnaming people, saying Trump won the 2020 election, you name it. Draw a line in the sand now, while the stakes seem small.
My job is to assist faculty in applying for research grants, the majority of which are NIH funded. If they succeed in capping the F&A rates to 15% I'd likely be out of a job since this is what funds my salary.
Save NIH and NSF Research Funding ⭑ 5 Calls
On February 7, the Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science …
5calls.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My job is to assist faculty in applying for research grants, the majority of which are NIH funded. If they succeed in capping the F&A rates to 15% I'd likely be out of a job since this is what funds my salary.
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Finally there is people who are saying this. This is so bad.
New from me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social: An internal analysis at Treasury found that DOGE was “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
@wired.com
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A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
www.wired.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Finally there is people who are saying this. This is so bad.