Rhinestone TRex
@mdmedeflatrmaus.bsky.social
What do I do, I help progress the world towards NZCiO goals one small project at a time. How do I do it, crying at my desk for progress. Also, cats and vintage.
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Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
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Day 1237 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and a little friend said thank you for the work I did on the lawn where she/he lives this morning 🤗❤️ #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#365DaysWild
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Day 1237 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and a little friend said thank you for the work I did on the lawn where she/he lives this morning 🤗❤️ #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#365DaysWild
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🧪About that “152×” Yellowstone aspen claim (see WaPo headline). In a new preprint we show it’s a math error that inflated the effect by 768%. Corrected: 17.5×. Preprint: doi.org/10.32942/X2W...
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
🧪About that “152×” Yellowstone aspen claim (see WaPo headline). In a new preprint we show it’s a math error that inflated the effect by 768%. Corrected: 17.5×. Preprint: doi.org/10.32942/X2W...
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“The bird is descended from a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), which is native to the eastern and central United States, and a green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), which traditionally occurs in Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas.”
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/grue-jay-spo...
🧪 🦉
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/grue-jay-spo...
🧪 🦉
'Grue Jay' Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid
An odd bird found in a Texas backyard is the offspring of two distantly related species, separated by 7 million years of evolution, whose ranges only recently began to overlap due to climate change, r...
www.sciencealert.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“The bird is descended from a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), which is native to the eastern and central United States, and a green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus), which traditionally occurs in Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas.”
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/grue-jay-spo...
🧪 🦉
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/grue-jay-spo...
🧪 🦉
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It’s pronounced cyclist.
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s pronounced cyclist.
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Almost all renewables cost lesd thsn fossil furls now www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, UN report shows
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
www.euronews.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Almost all renewables cost lesd thsn fossil furls now www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a letter shared with members, has requested a one-on-one debate on the House floor with Speaker Mike Johnson on the budget.
April 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a letter shared with members, has requested a one-on-one debate on the House floor with Speaker Mike Johnson on the budget.
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ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
April 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
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The founder of Signal releases a response to SignalGate:
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
March 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The founder of Signal releases a response to SignalGate:
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.
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Guess who announced on national television with the president of FIFA that the election was rigged and that’s how he became president this time.
“ and then what happened is they rigged the election and I became president and that’s a good thing”
Mark 2:22 to 2:27
www.youtube.com/live/44PSaIf...
“ and then what happened is they rigged the election and I became president and that’s a good thing”
Mark 2:22 to 2:27
www.youtube.com/live/44PSaIf...
🔴Trump speaks in Oval Office with FIFA president
YouTube video by FOX 5 New York
www.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Guess who announced on national television with the president of FIFA that the election was rigged and that’s how he became president this time.
“ and then what happened is they rigged the election and I became president and that’s a good thing”
Mark 2:22 to 2:27
www.youtube.com/live/44PSaIf...
“ and then what happened is they rigged the election and I became president and that’s a good thing”
Mark 2:22 to 2:27
www.youtube.com/live/44PSaIf...
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My biggest pet peeve about living in London is taking a train and actively seeking out a quiet carriage to enter to loud vapid conversations. Like, mutha fudger, can’t you have a little respect.
February 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My biggest pet peeve about living in London is taking a train and actively seeking out a quiet carriage to enter to loud vapid conversations. Like, mutha fudger, can’t you have a little respect.
Can we please have this Elon, the other one is horrific.
February 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Can we please have this Elon, the other one is horrific.
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BREAKING: David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting just been elected Vice Chair of the DNC.
CONGRATS!
CONGRATS!
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
BREAKING: David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting just been elected Vice Chair of the DNC.
CONGRATS!
CONGRATS!
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...