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Utopia should be the least that we can do.
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This was three months ago.
April 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This was three months ago.
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I understand why folks are reacting like this. But again, this is a temporary pause from a Court that doesn't like having a matter of hours to decide even disputes that we might all think are entirely obvious, and in a context in which it doesn't want to give Trump *any* excuse to not comply.
This right here feels like the end. The Gestapo. We have no rights. Devastating. Can't even imagine their reasoning.
BREAKING: Chief Justice Roberts has indefinitely blocked the court order requiring Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return tonight. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I understand why folks are reacting like this. But again, this is a temporary pause from a Court that doesn't like having a matter of hours to decide even disputes that we might all think are entirely obvious, and in a context in which it doesn't want to give Trump *any* excuse to not comply.
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Just as people’s retirement is being gutted, Social Security agency is being hollowed out, putting delivery of benefits at risk. It is really really really reckless. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff
The worsening problems come as Elon Musk’s DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the department that oversees the website.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just as people’s retirement is being gutted, Social Security agency is being hollowed out, putting delivery of benefits at risk. It is really really really reckless. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday: cnn.it/4hYKFL3
April 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday: cnn.it/4hYKFL3
Credit where due, CNN is not weaseling around with “…1000s of protests” and “…tens of thousands of people”, like so many of their media peers had this morning.
Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday: cnn.it/4hYKFL3
April 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Credit where due, CNN is not weaseling around with “…1000s of protests” and “…tens of thousands of people”, like so many of their media peers had this morning.
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Q for Lutnick:
Find a single iPhone factory where "millions of human beings are screwing in little screws"
I've been inside a lot of these places. He is now proving that he never has. Even 5 years ago you'd see people monitoring robots, and doing quality-check. not the little screws
Find a single iPhone factory where "millions of human beings are screwing in little screws"
I've been inside a lot of these places. He is now proving that he never has. Even 5 years ago you'd see people monitoring robots, and doing quality-check. not the little screws
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Q for Lutnick:
Find a single iPhone factory where "millions of human beings are screwing in little screws"
I've been inside a lot of these places. He is now proving that he never has. Even 5 years ago you'd see people monitoring robots, and doing quality-check. not the little screws
Find a single iPhone factory where "millions of human beings are screwing in little screws"
I've been inside a lot of these places. He is now proving that he never has. Even 5 years ago you'd see people monitoring robots, and doing quality-check. not the little screws
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he wants to abolish the income tax and fund the government almost entirely through tariffs, thereby delivering the most regressive bonanza to the rich in the history of American taxation. He has said this many many times. He said it *at the announcement* and yet pieces like this just ignore it.
April 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
he wants to abolish the income tax and fund the government almost entirely through tariffs, thereby delivering the most regressive bonanza to the rich in the history of American taxation. He has said this many many times. He said it *at the announcement* and yet pieces like this just ignore it.
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
The scope, intent and rate of the project reported here is utterly horrifying.
Dumping time-honed, compartmentalized security for a single…cloud API?
Tears , Ending In.
More incredible reporting from Wired
Dumping time-honed, compartmentalized security for a single…cloud API?
Tears , Ending In.
More incredible reporting from Wired
SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The scope, intent and rate of the project reported here is utterly horrifying.
Dumping time-honed, compartmentalized security for a single…cloud API?
Tears , Ending In.
More incredible reporting from Wired
Dumping time-honed, compartmentalized security for a single…cloud API?
Tears , Ending In.
More incredible reporting from Wired
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Not a single person saying this is going to work one of these jobs, nor have they likely ever worked these jobs in the past. But also, what made these jobs bearable was they were well-paying union jobs where you traded monotony, physical toil for a good middle-class life. They aren’t offering that.
White dudes are just bored, that’s why we need to destroy the economy.
April 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not a single person saying this is going to work one of these jobs, nor have they likely ever worked these jobs in the past. But also, what made these jobs bearable was they were well-paying union jobs where you traded monotony, physical toil for a good middle-class life. They aren’t offering that.
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Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever
Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."
www.404media.co
April 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
www.404media.co/nih-archives...
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3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
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First off, they will almost certainly discover that COBOL is hard to improve on
Old COBOL often runs *great*
COBOL systems are very often fast as hell -- they're torqued specifically for the hardware they run on
This is why banks today still rely on COBOL bank-end systems:
They *rip*
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Old COBOL often runs *great*
COBOL systems are very often fast as hell -- they're torqued specifically for the hardware they run on
This is why banks today still rely on COBOL bank-end systems:
They *rip*
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March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
First off, they will almost certainly discover that COBOL is hard to improve on
Old COBOL often runs *great*
COBOL systems are very often fast as hell -- they're torqued specifically for the hardware they run on
This is why banks today still rely on COBOL bank-end systems:
They *rip*
2/9
Old COBOL often runs *great*
COBOL systems are very often fast as hell -- they're torqued specifically for the hardware they run on
This is why banks today still rely on COBOL bank-end systems:
They *rip*
2/9
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We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
We knew this was coming but just look at the toxic hubris here. All of the EXISTING modernizing planning -years worth- apparently to be thrown away in favor of manic-paced yolo AI.
And that side note about purging of web pages on Admiral Grace Hopper (COBOL pioneer) : just staggeringly horrible.
And that side note about purging of web pages on Admiral Grace Hopper (COBOL pioneer) : just staggeringly horrible.
SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We knew this was coming but just look at the toxic hubris here. All of the EXISTING modernizing planning -years worth- apparently to be thrown away in favor of manic-paced yolo AI.
And that side note about purging of web pages on Admiral Grace Hopper (COBOL pioneer) : just staggeringly horrible.
And that side note about purging of web pages on Admiral Grace Hopper (COBOL pioneer) : just staggeringly horrible.
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I keep saying this but the reason members of congress want to stay in office until they die is they can't buy that kind of elder care anywhere else, even if they are rich
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I keep saying this but the reason members of congress want to stay in office until they die is they can't buy that kind of elder care anywhere else, even if they are rich
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It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is planning to eliminate an entire team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology responsible for publishing critical data that underpins advanced scientific research around the world. from me and @willknight.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/nist-d...
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
The team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology publishes measurement data crucial for advanced research in areas like astrophysics, nuclear fusion, and semiconductors.
www.wired.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration is planning to eliminate an entire team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology responsible for publishing critical data that underpins advanced scientific research around the world. from me and @willknight.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/nist-d...
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1. EXCLUSIVE
An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency.
The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result.
Follow this thread for details.
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An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency.
The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result.
Follow this thread for details.
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EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency.
The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result.
Follow this thread for details.
🧵
An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency.
The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result.
Follow this thread for details.
🧵
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BREAKING: The head of the $42 billion federal BEAD program that aims to bring broadband internet to rural and unserved areas has left the Commerce Dept.
He sent a departing email warning of "deeply negative outcomes" for people if the Trump admin shifts $$ from fiber internet to Musk's Starlink:
He sent a departing email warning of "deeply negative outcomes" for people if the Trump admin shifts $$ from fiber internet to Musk's Starlink:
March 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
BREAKING: The head of the $42 billion federal BEAD program that aims to bring broadband internet to rural and unserved areas has left the Commerce Dept.
He sent a departing email warning of "deeply negative outcomes" for people if the Trump admin shifts $$ from fiber internet to Musk's Starlink:
He sent a departing email warning of "deeply negative outcomes" for people if the Trump admin shifts $$ from fiber internet to Musk's Starlink:
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There is pretty soon - maybe even this week - going to be contempt judgments against the govt, and we need a new Senate Minority Leader in place before that happens.
Schumer cannot be on watch when it does. Because it's huge and he'll miss it. He'll just call it a Tuesday and rant a bit about eggs.
Schumer cannot be on watch when it does. Because it's huge and he'll miss it. He'll just call it a Tuesday and rant a bit about eggs.
A timeline of how the Trump administration raced to use the Alien Enemies Act yesterday, delivering 250 Venezuelan people to El Salvador's brutal prison system without any chance to defend themselves, just before a judge could stop the planes.
March 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
There is pretty soon - maybe even this week - going to be contempt judgments against the govt, and we need a new Senate Minority Leader in place before that happens.
Schumer cannot be on watch when it does. Because it's huge and he'll miss it. He'll just call it a Tuesday and rant a bit about eggs.
Schumer cannot be on watch when it does. Because it's huge and he'll miss it. He'll just call it a Tuesday and rant a bit about eggs.
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH