mrbula
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Minneapolis. My journalism degree is over on the shelf. Old posts are from Twitter🪦. This is not a burger emoji: 🍔
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This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'
Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
Inappropriate NYT Strands today. Should have been pulled and replaced.
May 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Inappropriate NYT Strands today. Should have been pulled and replaced.
Let’s check in on how things are going over at Tesla.
Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk
With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.
www.wsj.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Let’s check in on how things are going over at Tesla.
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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
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No fun at the Holiday on Central Ave in NE Mpls.
April 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
No fun at the Holiday on Central Ave in NE Mpls.
This NYT photo of J.D. Vance has a lot of potential.
March 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This NYT photo of J.D. Vance has a lot of potential.
It’s always been about the graft.
Tariffs Could Give Tesla and Musk a Leg Up on Rivals
The company led by President Trump’s confidant Elon Musk builds all the cars it sells in the United States domestically and will be exempt from tariffs on finished vehicles.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It’s always been about the graft.
Democrats need to be calling for Hegseth’s head. Now. Relentlessly.
March 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Democrats need to be calling for Hegseth’s head. Now. Relentlessly.
Let’s check in on how things are going over at Tesla.
$1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla
When money spent on assets doesn’t result in assets
www.ft.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Let’s check in on how things are going over at Tesla.
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is he trying to speedrun getting us there or what
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
is he trying to speedrun getting us there or what
Life comes at you fast.
March 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Life comes at you fast.
Let’s check in on how things are going over at Tesla.
Tesla fans expose Tesla's own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash
A group of Tesla fans and investors has inadvertently exposed Tesla’s shadiness regarding crashes involving Autopilot by attempting to claim...
electrek.co
March 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Let’s check in on how things are going over at Tesla.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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This is one of the things that's been clearly true about Trump from the beginning. He doesn't just punish his enemies, he punishes his allies -- the people who offered concessions, who made deals, who tried to be conciliatory.
There is no upside to working with Trump.
There is no upside to working with Trump.
Columbia University sold out to fascists and brutally cracked down on kids whose only sin was opposing genocide.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
March 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is one of the things that's been clearly true about Trump from the beginning. He doesn't just punish his enemies, he punishes his allies -- the people who offered concessions, who made deals, who tried to be conciliatory.
There is no upside to working with Trump.
There is no upside to working with Trump.
Let’s check in on TruthSocial. Oh.
March 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Let’s check in on TruthSocial. Oh.
LOL. Look at the Dems finally realizing free elections are over. Too late you milquetoast jackasses.
Democratic National Committee Files Lawsuit Against Trump (Gift Article)
The party claims President Trump’s executive order aimed at independent agencies will gut the Federal Election Commission.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
LOL. Look at the Dems finally realizing free elections are over. Too late you milquetoast jackasses.
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*Musk pushed for removal of FAA head that regulates one of his businesses
*Planes crash
*Musk says he will help FAA
*FAA ends up purchasing products from another of Musk's businesses
*Planes crash
*Musk says he will help FAA
*FAA ends up purchasing products from another of Musk's businesses
SCOOP: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate an upgrade of the information technology networks that support the US Federal Aviation Administration’s national airspace system
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk Seeks to Install Starlink Terminals in US Airspace Network
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate an upgrade of the information technology networks that support the US Federal Aviation Administration’s...
www.bloomberg.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
*Musk pushed for removal of FAA head that regulates one of his businesses
*Planes crash
*Musk says he will help FAA
*FAA ends up purchasing products from another of Musk's businesses
*Planes crash
*Musk says he will help FAA
*FAA ends up purchasing products from another of Musk's businesses
Good intent, but this language is ridiculously wide. This is a recipe for mass data collection and, ironically, privacy invasion—there’s no other way to enforce it. The description covers almost any professional image editing software. /1
![Language from the proposed bill:
Section 1. new text begin [325E.91] PROHIBITION ON NUDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end
new text begin (b) "Intimate part" has the meaning given in section 604.32, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). new text end
new text begin (c) "Nudify" means the process by which: new text end
new text begin (1) an image or video is altered to reveal an intimate part not depicted in the original unaltered image or video; or new text end
new text begin (2) the depiction is so realistic that a reasonable person would believe the depiction reveals an intimate part of an identifiable individual. new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Nudification prohibited. new text end new text begin A person who owns or controls a website, application, software, or program must not allow a user to access, download, or use the website to nudify an image or video.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:anjnvk7qfld7u7oi3ubazqqo/bafkreihn64hdrsrn2v56jp5gascurylr53qff5o72ps7u77624nmym63gq@jpeg)
February 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Good intent, but this language is ridiculously wide. This is a recipe for mass data collection and, ironically, privacy invasion—there’s no other way to enforce it. The description covers almost any professional image editing software. /1
Maybe this is why Amy Klobuchar likes Elon so much.
This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.
February 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Maybe this is why Amy Klobuchar likes Elon so much.
“Maybe if Democratic leaders pretended Elon Musk was a 22-year-old Palestinian from Dearborn, Michigan, they’d show more fight.”
Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.
www.thenation.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“Maybe if Democratic leaders pretended Elon Musk was a 22-year-old Palestinian from Dearborn, Michigan, they’d show more fight.”
Huh. Wonder why he wants that.
Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current...
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Huh. Wonder why he wants that.
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from “Parable of the Talents” (1998) by Octavia Butler
February 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
from “Parable of the Talents” (1998) by Octavia Butler
I look forward to the inevitable HBR case study.
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I look forward to the inevitable HBR case study.
RFK’s spiritual side! “No one can be fully aware of another human being unless we love them. By that love, we see potential in our beloved. Through that love, we allow our beloved to see their potential. Expressing that love, our beloveds potential comes true.” Oh, wait, that was Hannibal Lecter.
RFK Jr., addressing HHS employees for the first time, said his inquiry into the causes of chronic disease will include the childhood vax schedule and psychiatric drugs. But he also showed his spiritual side. w/ @by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Kennedy Says ‘Nothing’ Off Limits in Scrutinizing Chronic Disease
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., laying out his early health agenda, said he would examine childhood vaccines, psychiatric drugs and other “formerly taboo” topics in investigating the causes of chronic disease.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
RFK’s spiritual side! “No one can be fully aware of another human being unless we love them. By that love, we see potential in our beloved. Through that love, we allow our beloved to see their potential. Expressing that love, our beloveds potential comes true.” Oh, wait, that was Hannibal Lecter.
The right has Libs of TikTok. Maybe the left needs Bootlickers of LinkedIn.
February 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The right has Libs of TikTok. Maybe the left needs Bootlickers of LinkedIn.