Shamus Go’gin’s
@nickelback.bsky.social
I really just want my nickel back, ya know?
When the "expert" on open source software governance tramples on all the literal rules memorialized in your project charter ... That's Machiavellian, baby!
(But, seriously, wtf?) Perhaps merely a complete lack of self-awareness.
(But, seriously, wtf?) Perhaps merely a complete lack of self-awareness.
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When the "expert" on open source software governance tramples on all the literal rules memorialized in your project charter ... That's Machiavellian, baby!
(But, seriously, wtf?) Perhaps merely a complete lack of self-awareness.
(But, seriously, wtf?) Perhaps merely a complete lack of self-awareness.
It’s a little known fact that @amazon web services originated with Amazon’s management of French rail engineers in the 19th century.
October 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s a little known fact that @amazon web services originated with Amazon’s management of French rail engineers in the 19th century.
Thanks to @unitedhealtcare.bsky.social Americans now spend more money on health care than on food or utilities. We don’t need the middle man. Let’s get rid of these companies that make money off denying us health care and god to single payer!!
October 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Thanks to @unitedhealtcare.bsky.social Americans now spend more money on health care than on food or utilities. We don’t need the middle man. Let’s get rid of these companies that make money off denying us health care and god to single payer!!
Today’s the day for my periodic observation that “software” is a pre-requisite for “open source software” … so the open source software project should probably focus to some extent on software. I wish I was kidding.
October 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today’s the day for my periodic observation that “software” is a pre-requisite for “open source software” … so the open source software project should probably focus to some extent on software. I wish I was kidding.
The POTUS may deploy the National Guard NOT whenever the president “deems it’s appropriate,” but rather to “repel” an “invasion,” “suppress” a “rebellion,” or execute laws that he is unable to “with the regular forces”— a Trump-nominated Federal Judge ruled NONE of these LEGAL CRITERIA are MET
Leavitt Can’t Answer One Very Easy Question on Troops in Portland
Karoline Leavitt can’t defend the White House’s main talking point on deploying troops to Portland.
newrepublic.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The POTUS may deploy the National Guard NOT whenever the president “deems it’s appropriate,” but rather to “repel” an “invasion,” “suppress” a “rebellion,” or execute laws that he is unable to “with the regular forces”— a Trump-nominated Federal Judge ruled NONE of these LEGAL CRITERIA are MET
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Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted BUT many in the industry have added code to pages that block consumers from finding the pathway to opt out.
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found.
www.wired.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted BUT many in the industry have added code to pages that block consumers from finding the pathway to opt out.
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
www.wired.com/story/data-b...
“Homelessness is down almost 20% for individuals in Washington DC in 2025 compared to five years ago, said Ralph Boyd, the president and chief executive of So Others Might Eat (SOME) - a group that provides people in the city with housing, clothing and other social services.”
Live updates: National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC on Trump's orders
The president has also pledged to take control of the city's police force to beef up law and order, despite figures showing a decrease in violent crime.
www.bbc.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Homelessness is down almost 20% for individuals in Washington DC in 2025 compared to five years ago, said Ralph Boyd, the president and chief executive of So Others Might Eat (SOME) - a group that provides people in the city with housing, clothing and other social services.”
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb think they have a clue.
July 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb think they have a clue.
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Fuck this shit.
The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.
I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Fuck this shit.
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Weird how all the corrupt politicians in New York don’t want Mamdani to win
Former Gov. David Paterson called on independent candidates in the race for mayor to form a strategic alliance to defeat Zohran Mamdani in the November general election.
Read more:
Read more:
Former NY governor calls for unity in mayor's race
Paterson supported Cuomo.
specne.ws
July 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Weird how all the corrupt politicians in New York don’t want Mamdani to win
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Personally speaking. I think we should disband an agency that thinks it's acceptable to just rock up to a random park carrying m4s while wearing masks and full kit.
Frankly this feels like a show of force in many ways. CBP has their own press guys here, lots of their own folks taking photos of bystanders
July 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Personally speaking. I think we should disband an agency that thinks it's acceptable to just rock up to a random park carrying m4s while wearing masks and full kit.
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Holy shit, a real masks-off moment. Trump's IRS says churches can continue to claim tax benefits as a nonprofit even while explicitly endorsing candidates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Holy shit, a real masks-off moment. Trump's IRS says churches can continue to claim tax benefits as a nonprofit even while explicitly endorsing candidates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
Depressingly true. Palantir and its CEO are the inspiration for the CEO character in “Don’t Look Up”.
The current administration is undoing the civil service and reverting to political cronyism all the way down.
Powerful politically-aligned groups are now capitalizing on this, such as Palantir creating teams specifically to work inside the federal government and work the will of big tech.
Powerful politically-aligned groups are now capitalizing on this, such as Palantir creating teams specifically to work inside the federal government and work the will of big tech.
July 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Depressingly true. Palantir and its CEO are the inspiration for the CEO character in “Don’t Look Up”.
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Saying science isn’t MAGA’s strong suit is like saying that my strong suit is not as a starting pitcher for the Yankees.
Well, science has never been MAGA's strong suit.
MAGA Lawmaker Tries To Explain What 'Chemtrails' Are After Proposing Bonkers Ban—And It Doesn't Go Well
Science isn't MAGA's strong suit.
www.comicsands.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Saying science isn’t MAGA’s strong suit is like saying that my strong suit is not as a starting pitcher for the Yankees.
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Which 1/3 are you?
July 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Which 1/3 are you?
Live Updates: Frantic Search for the Missing After at Least 13 Killed in Texas Flood
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
