Ben (Leaf) B.
@leafbee.bsky.social
I live on the shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin... I keep myself out of trouble in various ways: reading, painting, writing, hiking, cooking, witchy/Pagan shenanigans, playing Irish music, snuggling my cattoes, etc
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#America rushing to see how we can go from the smartest to the dumbest the fastest.
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
NIH is again throttling research funding in defiance of a federal court order
A freeze on "new and continuation awards" will "remain in place" pending DEI review, states a new internal memo.
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#America rushing to see how we can go from the smartest to the dumbest the fastest.
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
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What if, and I know this sounds crazy, but what if the federal workforce was actually doing a really good job before all this bullshit?
February 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
What if, and I know this sounds crazy, but what if the federal workforce was actually doing a really good job before all this bullshit?
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ah yes, the party of personal responsibility, proudly ensures we all know the buck stops anywhere but here.
January 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
ah yes, the party of personal responsibility, proudly ensures we all know the buck stops anywhere but here.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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He's not blaming DEI, he's blaming women and non white people.
January 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
He's not blaming DEI, he's blaming women and non white people.
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this headline deserves a medal
"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks"
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
Zuckerberg Says 'Everything I Say Leaks' in Leaked Meeting Audio
"There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I’m not going to talk about those."
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
this headline deserves a medal
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It’s no surprise that billionaire Jeff Bezos is dumping a million dollars into Trump’s inauguration.
Trump’s tax giveaways could hand Amazon $2.5 billion — and working people would foot the bill.
Trump’s tax giveaways could hand Amazon $2.5 billion — and working people would foot the bill.
Exclusive | Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump’s Inauguration
Tech leaders are striving to shore up ties with the incoming administration.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It’s no surprise that billionaire Jeff Bezos is dumping a million dollars into Trump’s inauguration.
Trump’s tax giveaways could hand Amazon $2.5 billion — and working people would foot the bill.
Trump’s tax giveaways could hand Amazon $2.5 billion — and working people would foot the bill.
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2025 in a nutshell…
January 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
2025 in a nutshell…
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About as succinct as it gets
January 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
About as succinct as it gets
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So: there is sadly little to no correlation between one's real life acts and the acts described in one's fiction.
And no moral value in having known a person was problematic before others did.
It is ok not to have known.
And no moral value in having known a person was problematic before others did.
It is ok not to have known.
January 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So: there is sadly little to no correlation between one's real life acts and the acts described in one's fiction.
And no moral value in having known a person was problematic before others did.
It is ok not to have known.
And no moral value in having known a person was problematic before others did.
It is ok not to have known.
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A great example of why my "stop throwing tech at everything" mantra isn't just me being a crank.
We're much too eager these days to do "what everyone else seems to be doing" before we look at simpler solutions, and it's a mindset that's literally wasting our time and money.
We're much too eager these days to do "what everyone else seems to be doing" before we look at simpler solutions, and it's a mindset that's literally wasting our time and money.
A thread: this is an MTA problem that can actually be solved very cheaply. 1/
gothamist.com/news/driving...
gothamist.com/news/driving...
Driving blind: NYC subways steered by 1930s tech, paper maps and a lot of hope
Ever experience a subway delay at DeKalb Avenue near the foot of the Manhattan bridge? Thank Great Depression era-tech.
gothamist.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A great example of why my "stop throwing tech at everything" mantra isn't just me being a crank.
We're much too eager these days to do "what everyone else seems to be doing" before we look at simpler solutions, and it's a mindset that's literally wasting our time and money.
We're much too eager these days to do "what everyone else seems to be doing" before we look at simpler solutions, and it's a mindset that's literally wasting our time and money.
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i can think of one word for a dude too scared to say his words with his whole chest
If you’re not afraid of getting canceled, you fucking coward, why didn’t you let them print your name?
January 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
i can think of one word for a dude too scared to say his words with his whole chest
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"Look, man, I'm a friggin' wolf, okay? Set me down."
January 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Look, man, I'm a friggin' wolf, okay? Set me down."
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Hello? More than 15K doctors have diagnosed a Serious Problem accurately: RFK, Jr. as head of HHS would be a life-threatening choice to the collective health of the USA.
Instead, let's make RFK, Jr head of the Road Kill section of the Interior Department.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Instead, let's make RFK, Jr head of the Road Kill section of the Interior Department.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 15,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr as health secretary
Physicians call Kennedy ‘dangerous’ and point to harmful conspiracy theories about vaccines and science
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hello? More than 15K doctors have diagnosed a Serious Problem accurately: RFK, Jr. as head of HHS would be a life-threatening choice to the collective health of the USA.
Instead, let's make RFK, Jr head of the Road Kill section of the Interior Department.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Instead, let's make RFK, Jr head of the Road Kill section of the Interior Department.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Well, things just keeps getting worse and worse.
My only intention here was to say that I was safe. But I’ve been through brushfires, and I really haven’t seen anything like this before.
My only intention here was to say that I was safe. But I’ve been through brushfires, and I really haven’t seen anything like this before.
Safe from the fires, at least for now. But I have places to go if we need to evacuate.
I’ve lived in very brushfire-prone places before. Not my first rodeo. Although this is quite a different rodeo than I’m used to.
I’ve lived in very brushfire-prone places before. Not my first rodeo. Although this is quite a different rodeo than I’m used to.
January 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Well, things just keeps getting worse and worse.
My only intention here was to say that I was safe. But I’ve been through brushfires, and I really haven’t seen anything like this before.
My only intention here was to say that I was safe. But I’ve been through brushfires, and I really haven’t seen anything like this before.
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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
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when RAND corporation released their report on neo-medievalism I don't think they were expecting it to be this medieval
January 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
when RAND corporation released their report on neo-medievalism I don't think they were expecting it to be this medieval
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NEW: Smith has filed his opposition to Aileen Cannon’s injunction. He transmitted the report to Garland yesterday, who intends to make Vol I PUBLIC and to keep Vol II only to Congress as it’s still pending. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
s3.documentcloud.org
January 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NEW: Smith has filed his opposition to Aileen Cannon’s injunction. He transmitted the report to Garland yesterday, who intends to make Vol I PUBLIC and to keep Vol II only to Congress as it’s still pending. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵