Mark Branly
@markbranly.bsky.social
Mostly just here to lurk and like.
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Tony: Hey Dave. Check it out. I added a button to the login page.
Dave: Oh yeah?
Tony: Yeah it's right there. See that right there, little oval in blue with a check mark next to it, says "stay logged in on this device"?
Dave: Oh yeah ok cool. What's it do?
Tony: literally nothing
Dave: Oh yeah?
Tony: Yeah it's right there. See that right there, little oval in blue with a check mark next to it, says "stay logged in on this device"?
Dave: Oh yeah ok cool. What's it do?
Tony: literally nothing
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tony: Hey Dave. Check it out. I added a button to the login page.
Dave: Oh yeah?
Tony: Yeah it's right there. See that right there, little oval in blue with a check mark next to it, says "stay logged in on this device"?
Dave: Oh yeah ok cool. What's it do?
Tony: literally nothing
Dave: Oh yeah?
Tony: Yeah it's right there. See that right there, little oval in blue with a check mark next to it, says "stay logged in on this device"?
Dave: Oh yeah ok cool. What's it do?
Tony: literally nothing
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Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"
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Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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I always have to remind myself that I’m a better leader when I exercise. I think more clearly, have more cycles to care for others.
For me, exercise is even more about mental health than physical.
For me, exercise is even more about mental health than physical.
August 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I always have to remind myself that I’m a better leader when I exercise. I think more clearly, have more cycles to care for others.
For me, exercise is even more about mental health than physical.
For me, exercise is even more about mental health than physical.
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Almost every other serious problem in America is visible in the subtext of this chart
July 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Almost every other serious problem in America is visible in the subtext of this chart
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Everyone: Tax the rich!
Govt: Screenshot this QR code to send us money via Venmo
Govt: Screenshot this QR code to send us money via Venmo
July 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Everyone: Tax the rich!
Govt: Screenshot this QR code to send us money via Venmo
Govt: Screenshot this QR code to send us money via Venmo
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Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
June 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
Honestly could not believe how funny #28YearsLater was. OMG that ending.
June 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Honestly could not believe how funny #28YearsLater was. OMG that ending.
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I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
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As Elon Musk laid waste to the federal government, the Department of Transportation quietly met with and consulted his tunneling firm, the Boring Company, a $6 billion Amtrak tunnel project connecting Baltimore, DC and Virginia.
Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...
Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As Elon Musk laid waste to the federal government, the Department of Transportation quietly met with and consulted his tunneling firm, the Boring Company, a $6 billion Amtrak tunnel project connecting Baltimore, DC and Virginia.
Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...
Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...
These look incredibly helpful! Can’t wait to try them out.
Two neat email tools for email nerds:
github.com/terhechte/po...
"Postsack" visually cluster your emails by sender, domain, etc.
github.com/marcboeker/g...
"Gmail to #SQLite" download emails from #Gmail and stores them in a SQLite database for further analysis.
#Rust #Python #Webtools
github.com/terhechte/po...
"Postsack" visually cluster your emails by sender, domain, etc.
github.com/marcboeker/g...
"Gmail to #SQLite" download emails from #Gmail and stores them in a SQLite database for further analysis.
#Rust #Python #Webtools
May 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
These look incredibly helpful! Can’t wait to try them out.
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NEW: Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, ...
www.wired.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
NEW: Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
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So just to recap, the Transportation Secretary is scared shitless of public transport. The Education Secretary is being sued for enabling child sex abuse. The Health Secretary is bringing back measles. And the Defense Secretary is texting classified war plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic
That would be Secretary of Education Linda McMahon who's being sued for aiding and abetting systemic child molestation, just to be clear
Amended complaint has been filed in the ring boys sexual abuse lawsuit against WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon. Three new plaintiffs have joined the original five, one of which accuses Pat Patterson of also participating in the abuse.
PDF link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PDF link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
So just to recap, the Transportation Secretary is scared shitless of public transport. The Education Secretary is being sued for enabling child sex abuse. The Health Secretary is bringing back measles. And the Defense Secretary is texting classified war plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic
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Arnold Schwarzenegger (2017)
April 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger (2017)
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If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from reporting on the current DOGE collection of govt data, it is that the people who’ve previously spent their careers carefully handling this information believe there is almost no limit to how it could be abused (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
American Panopticon
The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next.
www.theatlantic.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from reporting on the current DOGE collection of govt data, it is that the people who’ve previously spent their careers carefully handling this information believe there is almost no limit to how it could be abused (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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No one ever goes there...like a Tesla dealership these days.
March 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
No one ever goes there...like a Tesla dealership these days.
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
Of all the things we can’t afford in this country, brain drain has got to be pretty high on the list. Somewhere near eggs.
A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
March 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Of all the things we can’t afford in this country, brain drain has got to be pretty high on the list. Somewhere near eggs.
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A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
March 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mark Klein. In 2006, Mark showed up at EFF’s front door with a simple question: “Do you folks care about privacy?” We did. And what Mark told us changed everything.
In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of m...
www.eff.org
March 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mark Klein. In 2006, Mark showed up at EFF’s front door with a simple question: “Do you folks care about privacy?” We did. And what Mark told us changed everything.
Gods, we really are behind in the world. They’ve already been doing this for years in China. Pathetic.
You apparently can now be fired from a university for stuff an AI hallucinated about you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Gods, we really are behind in the world. They’ve already been doing this for years in China. Pathetic.
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@schumer.senate.gov If you vote for cloture you are a stain on this country’s history that will never go away. You are willingly passing power to a tyrant in waiting, and you are a disgrace to every oath of office any senator has ever sworn. Your legacy will be one of cowardice and contempt.
March 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
@schumer.senate.gov If you vote for cloture you are a stain on this country’s history that will never go away. You are willingly passing power to a tyrant in waiting, and you are a disgrace to every oath of office any senator has ever sworn. Your legacy will be one of cowardice and contempt.
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