Ernest Post
@rehmi.bsky.social
doing things with stuff | wave optics | e-textiles | triboelectricity | kernel hacking | AR
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California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country.
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country.
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
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PBS has started going through the huge new batch of Epstein photos, and, yeah. Blech. Click through at your own risk www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
New photos from Epstein’s personal collection show Trump, Clinton and much more
The undated photographs are from Epstein’s email account and computer, according to Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, who published the photographs on Friday.
www.pbs.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
PBS has started going through the huge new batch of Epstein photos, and, yeah. Blech. Click through at your own risk www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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The idea of framing this vainglorious billionaire lot as modern day versions of the gritty, hard-bitten, working class, manual laborers who, for a pittance of wages, risked their lives and used their hands to make real the skyscraper dreams of the wealthy and middle classes is….lunacy.
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The idea of framing this vainglorious billionaire lot as modern day versions of the gritty, hard-bitten, working class, manual laborers who, for a pittance of wages, risked their lives and used their hands to make real the skyscraper dreams of the wealthy and middle classes is….lunacy.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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House Dems on the oversight committee have received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
They just released 19 of them, featuring people like:
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Steve Bannon
Bill Gates
Larry Summers
They just released 19 of them, featuring people like:
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Steve Bannon
Bill Gates
Larry Summers
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
House Dems on the oversight committee have received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
They just released 19 of them, featuring people like:
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Steve Bannon
Bill Gates
Larry Summers
They just released 19 of them, featuring people like:
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Steve Bannon
Bill Gates
Larry Summers
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Oh yeah that, uh, that makes a lot of sense
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Oh yeah that, uh, that makes a lot of sense
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"In a recent batch of emails released by the committee, Epstein claimed that Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, the late Virginia Giuffre. Epstein also wrote in an email that Trump 'knew about the girls.'”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people | CNN Politics
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Tr...
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"In a recent batch of emails released by the committee, Epstein claimed that Trump 'spent hours' with one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, the late Virginia Giuffre. Epstein also wrote in an email that Trump 'knew about the girls.'”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
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Here's some video from July of a hooded passenger being rushed aboard another plane at the same airport.
Is this the WRAP device, or some other form of torture? bsky.app/profile/jjin...
Is this the WRAP device, or some other form of torture? bsky.app/profile/jjin...
🧵 ICE AIR FLIGHTS—14 JUL 2025 ✈️
On Saturday, ICE rushed this hooded abductee up the stairs of an Avelo 737 (tail: N804VL) at Seattle's Boeing Field 👀
(video from: @lalabote.bsky.social 👈 follow)
Follow this thread for ICE Air updates ⤵️
On Saturday, ICE rushed this hooded abductee up the stairs of an Avelo 737 (tail: N804VL) at Seattle's Boeing Field 👀
(video from: @lalabote.bsky.social 👈 follow)
Follow this thread for ICE Air updates ⤵️
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here's some video from July of a hooded passenger being rushed aboard another plane at the same airport.
Is this the WRAP device, or some other form of torture? bsky.app/profile/jjin...
Is this the WRAP device, or some other form of torture? bsky.app/profile/jjin...
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I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
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the way fox news and the con media operates isnt with the goal of securing legal charges or lawsuits against the left. it works because it constantly highlights how "the left" is purportedly working to make the lives of "ordinary people" worse. then, it tells those people the way to retaliate: vote
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
the way fox news and the con media operates isnt with the goal of securing legal charges or lawsuits against the left. it works because it constantly highlights how "the left" is purportedly working to make the lives of "ordinary people" worse. then, it tells those people the way to retaliate: vote
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it makes sense to shame these people because it creates friction and generates interest in their abuses and corruption. almost nothing will result in legal charges or lawsuits and too often liberals bark up those trees like something will happen.
use the attention economy for good
use the attention economy for good
...and? Folks keep acting as though Trump's cabinet members can be shamed. They're Trump's cabinet members - they kiss more ass in a single Cabinet meeting than you will all year. Shamelessness is a prerequisite. Barking up the wrong tree.
Punition, not shame. Perjury charges work better.
Punition, not shame. Perjury charges work better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
it makes sense to shame these people because it creates friction and generates interest in their abuses and corruption. almost nothing will result in legal charges or lawsuits and too often liberals bark up those trees like something will happen.
use the attention economy for good
use the attention economy for good
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“Sulzberger was the lead author of the Innovation Report, which documented in "clinical detail" how the Times was losing ground to "nimbler competitors" and "called for revolutionary changes".
He was part of the group that outlined the Times' plan to double digital revenue by 2020…”
He was part of the group that outlined the Times' plan to double digital revenue by 2020…”
![2013, Sulzberger was tapped by then- executive editor Jill Abramson to lead the team that produced the Times' Innovation Report, [16] an internal assessment of the challenges facing the Times in the digital age. 17/181|191 He was the lead author of the 97-page report, 131/17 which documented in "clinical detail" how the Times
was losing ground to "nimbler competitors" and "called for revolutionary changes". (201 The Innovation Report was leaked to BuzzFeed News
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December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“Sulzberger was the lead author of the Innovation Report, which documented in "clinical detail" how the Times was losing ground to "nimbler competitors" and "called for revolutionary changes".
He was part of the group that outlined the Times' plan to double digital revenue by 2020…”
He was part of the group that outlined the Times' plan to double digital revenue by 2020…”
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The NYT is run by an MBA Golfbro
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The NYT is run by an MBA Golfbro
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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Russell Vought came from Heritage Action — the Heritage Foundation’s dark money division. Vought is now Trump's shadow president, director of OMB.
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Russell Vought came from Heritage Action — the Heritage Foundation’s dark money division. Vought is now Trump's shadow president, director of OMB.
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
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Conservatives being shocked at the logical endpoint of their ideological commitments would be funny if it wasn't so costly to everyone who cares about democracy, equal rights, common decency, etc.
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Conservatives being shocked at the logical endpoint of their ideological commitments would be funny if it wasn't so costly to everyone who cares about democracy, equal rights, common decency, etc.
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Trump: "We also know that a big part our economy -- it could be 50%, 60% of our economy going forward for a period of time at least -- is AI and AI based.
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Trump: "We also know that a big part our economy -- it could be 50%, 60% of our economy going forward for a period of time at least -- is AI and AI based.
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United States Congressman Randy Fine, an ally of President has suggested that “mainstream Muslims” should be destroyed, boasting that he is not afraid to be called Islamophobic.
US Congressman Randy Fine suggests Muslims should ‘be destroyed’
The Republican lawmaker, a Trump ally, says during a congressional hearing he is 'not afraid' to be called Islamophobic.
www.aljazeera.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
United States Congressman Randy Fine, an ally of President has suggested that “mainstream Muslims” should be destroyed, boasting that he is not afraid to be called Islamophobic.
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Musk is just straight up white nationalist now.
(And helpfully decoding that Western Civilization=Whites)
(And helpfully decoding that Western Civilization=Whites)
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Musk is just straight up white nationalist now.
(And helpfully decoding that Western Civilization=Whites)
(And helpfully decoding that Western Civilization=Whites)
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turning a big dial that says transphobia and looking back at the audience like a contestant on the price is right
Now that the GOP is attacking him as being too pro trans, Newsom is pushing back. Hmm.
December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
turning a big dial that says transphobia and looking back at the audience like a contestant on the price is right
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Lol at every university trustee and law firm partner who concluded they had no choice but to play ball with this bumbling fool
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Lol at every university trustee and law firm partner who concluded they had no choice but to play ball with this bumbling fool
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Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Interesting. I was told I would be completely discredited when the evidence comes out.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Interesting. I was told I would be completely discredited when the evidence comes out.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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You would think that 100k people under evacuation orders from flooding would feature more prominently in national news? www.kuow.org/stories/go-n...
Live updates: 100,000 evacuated in historic Skagit Valley flood in Washington state
"Catastrophic" conditions continue to threaten Western Washington as an atmospheric river sweeps through the Pacific Northwest. 100,000 people have been placed under evacuation orders from their homes...
www.kuow.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You would think that 100k people under evacuation orders from flooding would feature more prominently in national news? www.kuow.org/stories/go-n...