🎯 by @ellabaron.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

what a day

A Thread: As someone who has worked with large databases, Elon Musk's cosplaying as a database expert is tiring.

All large databases contain errors and oddities, especially long-standing ones.

Queries used to extract data for payments etc. will always have validation routines. 1/

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

The Swasticar

Republicans want to turn this country into a fascist theocracy. As Democrats, we must put aside our differences and work with them to help achieve this reality.

A reminder for confused American journalists about what constitutes a Nazi salute.

If a man can’t give a Nazi salute at a party for a racist convicted fraudster and proven sex offender, then what kind of sick world are we living in, I ask you.

In the past week, I have streamed Backdraft and half a season of Station 19. Here are my critiques of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s wildfire response. 1/37….

Touching picture of Simon Harris gently explaining to a young and nervous voter all the ways he and Fine Gael will support them if he gets reelected.