Howard Holm
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Not particularly a fan of Secrecy Clinton, but she does make some excellent points here. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/war-empathy-hillary-clinton/685809/?gift=5B94ZzbNvcBXi3jd_Ldk4IoHqMU8-EkpsfcY2XrIQhU
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Not particularly a fan of Secrecy Clinton, but she does make some excellent points here. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/war-empathy-hillary-clinton/685809/?gift=5B94ZzbNvcBXi3jd_Ldk4IoHqMU8-EkpsfcY2XrIQhU
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Happy Thanksgiving, friends. Remember: check if the town dump is open before you head over there with your VW microbus full of trash, or be prepared to write a song about it later.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, friends. Remember: check if the town dump is open before you head over there with your VW microbus full of trash, or be prepared to write a song about it later.
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If I understand the Homan thing correctly:
- Last year, undercover FBI agents gave him a bribe, $50,000 in cash.
- The plan was to wait and see whether he followed through with what he was bribed to do once he became part of the new Trump administration, which would strengthen the case.
- But […]
- Last year, undercover FBI agents gave him a bribe, $50,000 in cash.
- The plan was to wait and see whether he followed through with what he was bribed to do once he became part of the new Trump administration, which would strengthen the case.
- But […]
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federate.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If I understand the Homan thing correctly:
- Last year, undercover FBI agents gave him a bribe, $50,000 in cash.
- The plan was to wait and see whether he followed through with what he was bribed to do once he became part of the new Trump administration, which would strengthen the case.
- But […]
- Last year, undercover FBI agents gave him a bribe, $50,000 in cash.
- The plan was to wait and see whether he followed through with what he was bribed to do once he became part of the new Trump administration, which would strengthen the case.
- But […]
Culture Wars Reflection
1. We carry a “God is with us, but not with them” impulse.
One of the greatest temptations for the people of God is to assume God is exclusively on “our side.” This is not a new struggle. When we carry this “God is with us, but not […]
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1. We carry a “God is with us, but not with them” impulse.
One of the greatest temptations for the people of God is to assume God is exclusively on “our side.” This is not a new struggle. When we carry this “God is with us, but not […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
September 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Culture Wars Reflection
1. We carry a “God is with us, but not with them” impulse.
One of the greatest temptations for the people of God is to assume God is exclusively on “our side.” This is not a new struggle. When we carry this “God is with us, but not […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
1. We carry a “God is with us, but not with them” impulse.
One of the greatest temptations for the people of God is to assume God is exclusively on “our side.” This is not a new struggle. When we carry this “God is with us, but not […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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The GOP president is both a dire threat to democratic governance and a clownish mob boss. Plus, an ASSHOLE.
Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-fascism-tyranny/
#trumpkillsamerica #republicansownthis #americanfascistparty […]
Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-fascism-tyranny/
#trumpkillsamerica #republicansownthis #americanfascistparty […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
September 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The GOP president is both a dire threat to democratic governance and a clownish mob boss. Plus, an ASSHOLE.
Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-fascism-tyranny/
#trumpkillsamerica #republicansownthis #americanfascistparty […]
Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-fascism-tyranny/
#trumpkillsamerica #republicansownthis #americanfascistparty […]
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This is a helpful and frightening perspective on why Americans have such different views of who Charlie Kirk was. Screenshot from FB; original poster's name is in the screenshot but I'm not typing it because she might not want it searchable outside FB:
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
September 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is a helpful and frightening perspective on why Americans have such different views of who Charlie Kirk was. Screenshot from FB; original poster's name is in the screenshot but I'm not typing it because she might not want it searchable outside FB:
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
"One thing that […]
[Original post on c.im]
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An excellent keynote from @pluralistic on the enshittification of everything, the policy decisions, actions, and inaction that brought us here, and what we can do collectively in solidarity to counteract it.
https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K091225/
#enshittification #tech #policy
https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K091225/
#enshittification #tech #policy
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September 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
An excellent keynote from @pluralistic on the enshittification of everything, the policy decisions, actions, and inaction that brought us here, and what we can do collectively in solidarity to counteract it.
https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K091225/
#enshittification #tech #policy
https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K091225/
#enshittification #tech #policy
Pizza Hut is apparently going "passwordless" but rather than using passkeys they insist on a "verifiable" mobile number being associated to the account presumably so that you can log in with only SMS. This seems like a serious misunderstanding of MFA, or really just a misunderstanding of […]
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infosec.exchange
September 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Pizza Hut is apparently going "passwordless" but rather than using passkeys they insist on a "verifiable" mobile number being associated to the account presumably so that you can log in with only SMS. This seems like a serious misunderstanding of MFA, or really just a misunderstanding of […]
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Not to be a stickler @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social , but it was “our girlfriend” 😕
Now Russia’s “girlfriend” is gutting our intelligence department by 40%
Nothing to see here, folks!
Now Russia’s “girlfriend” is gutting our intelligence department by 40%
Nothing to see here, folks!
August 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not to be a stickler @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social , but it was “our girlfriend” 😕
Now Russia’s “girlfriend” is gutting our intelligence department by 40%
Nothing to see here, folks!
Now Russia’s “girlfriend” is gutting our intelligence department by 40%
Nothing to see here, folks!
There is a war on Chirstianity in the US, but it's not what most people mean when they say that. https://youtu.be/sG87FZpvJQg?si=5-hIaxOTBCm3TkUO
August 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
There is a war on Chirstianity in the US, but it's not what most people mean when they say that. https://youtu.be/sG87FZpvJQg?si=5-hIaxOTBCm3TkUO
July 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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a blog post by my friend eevee which is, y’know, preaching to the choir about exactly what you think, but. yeah. https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/
The rise of Whatever / fuzzy notepad
eev.ee
July 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
a blog post by my friend eevee which is, y’know, preaching to the choir about exactly what you think, but. yeah. https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/
June 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
For any who find the technical details of this page hard to follow, the short version is that Meta (i.e., Facebook and Instagram were using their apps on your phone to track which websites you visited and what you did there. Using incognito mode or VPN? Didn’t matter. Their tracking method […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
June 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
For any who find the technical details of this page hard to follow, the short version is that Meta (i.e., Facebook and Instagram were using their apps on your phone to track which websites you visited and what you did there. Using incognito mode or VPN? Didn’t matter. Their tracking method […]
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Brilliant! Idiots making laws getting a deserved comeuppance
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/05/parents-use-republicans-own-law-against-them-to-keep-their-kids-from-being-subjected-to-election-conspiracy-theories/
@mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/05/parents-use-republicans-own-law-against-them-to-keep-their-kids-from-being-subjected-to-election-conspiracy-theories/
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Parents Use Republican’s Own Law Against Them To Keep Their Kids From Being Subjected To Election Conspiracy Theories
This is delicious. Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma have tried to bend the education system to their will. And now they’re finding out it won’t be bent quite as easy as they thought. Fi…
www.techdirt.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Brilliant! Idiots making laws getting a deserved comeuppance
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/05/parents-use-republicans-own-law-against-them-to-keep-their-kids-from-being-subjected-to-election-conspiracy-theories/
@mmasnick.bsky.social
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/05/parents-use-republicans-own-law-against-them-to-keep-their-kids-from-being-subjected-to-election-conspiracy-theories/
@mmasnick.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/south-african-migrants-trump/682790/
People who risked their lives for the US are scheduled to be sent back to the Taliban, but white South Africans get personal phone numbers of government officials as they’re welcomed as refugees to the US […]
People who risked their lives for the US are scheduled to be sent back to the Taliban, but white South Africans get personal phone numbers of government officials as they’re welcomed as refugees to the US […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
May 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/south-african-migrants-trump/682790/
People who risked their lives for the US are scheduled to be sent back to the Taliban, but white South Africans get personal phone numbers of government officials as they’re welcomed as refugees to the US […]
People who risked their lives for the US are scheduled to be sent back to the Taliban, but white South Africans get personal phone numbers of government officials as they’re welcomed as refugees to the US […]
May 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM