Hyperion
@scholarsim.bsky.social
Sociology, Philosophy, Paganism, & Nerd $#!7
Novice of OBOD
Novice of OBOD
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Over the past 17 days, Donald Trump has unleashed a firehose of executive actions designed to overwhelm us, many of which are illegal or unconstitutional. Todd Beeton broke down the most egregious and looked at how Democrats and the courts are taking a stand against them for the Big Picture.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Over the past 17 days, Donald Trump has unleashed a firehose of executive actions designed to overwhelm us, many of which are illegal or unconstitutional. Todd Beeton broke down the most egregious and looked at how Democrats and the courts are taking a stand against them for the Big Picture.
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Elon Musk’s team is set to delve into the nation’s aviation system, with his 20-year-old staffers utilizing AI to assist the FAA in a rapid overhaul of aviation technology. However, a more practical solution would be to simply hire more workers, as the FAA is severely short-staffed.
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Elon Musk’s team is set to delve into the nation’s aviation system, with his 20-year-old staffers utilizing AI to assist the FAA in a rapid overhaul of aviation technology. However, a more practical solution would be to simply hire more workers, as the FAA is severely short-staffed.
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Ok so who is in the DC/MD/VA area and wants to paper the town with this guy’s mug shot?!
February 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Ok so who is in the DC/MD/VA area and wants to paper the town with this guy’s mug shot?!
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Ok just finished this for people who have family and friends who are wary on joining the MeWe app and specifically the community network we are making
meweusa.carrd.co
It’s a website with the important info about what we are trying to do, what groups have been made SO FAR & what states. #mewe
meweusa.carrd.co
It’s a website with the important info about what we are trying to do, what groups have been made SO FAR & what states. #mewe
Nationwide MeWe Community
a website to save as many resources
meweusa.carrd.co
February 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Ok just finished this for people who have family and friends who are wary on joining the MeWe app and specifically the community network we are making
meweusa.carrd.co
It’s a website with the important info about what we are trying to do, what groups have been made SO FAR & what states. #mewe
meweusa.carrd.co
It’s a website with the important info about what we are trying to do, what groups have been made SO FAR & what states. #mewe
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President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Trump fires head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | CNN Business
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, posted a letter Saturday on X to President Donald Trump that he would no longer serve in the role.
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
President Donald Trump has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
@aoc.bsky.social is still over on Twitter pretending to do anything. As everyone predicted, the activism returned once Dems were out. They all need to go.
January 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
@aoc.bsky.social is still over on Twitter pretending to do anything. As everyone predicted, the activism returned once Dems were out. They all need to go.
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That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism
Extreme libertarians built blockchain to decentralize government and corporate power. It could consolidate their control instead.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
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Fuck. This is so fucking stupid.
January 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Fuck. This is so fucking stupid.
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I always said “this is the best year so far in human history to get cancer” and John retorted, “yeah, but next year would have been better.”
Truly ridiculous how right he was…
Truly ridiculous how right he was…
January 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I always said “this is the best year so far in human history to get cancer” and John retorted, “yeah, but next year would have been better.”
Truly ridiculous how right he was…
Truly ridiculous how right he was…
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Please stop saying "rolled back diversity goals" and start saying "the company capitulated to a segregationist movement."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals
The company rolled out a series of diversity initiatives in 2021 after a spate of sexual harrassment lawsuits and a lawsuit alleging discrimination by a group of Black former owners of McDonald’s fran...
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Please stop saying "rolled back diversity goals" and start saying "the company capitulated to a segregationist movement."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Am I crazy for not listening to a fucking word Trump is saying right now?
January 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Am I crazy for not listening to a fucking word Trump is saying right now?
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Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
January 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
I'm going to try to do little posts from time to time. Try to get back into reading, even though I have less time than ever before. I've work I want to do, but motivation, time, & energy rarely align. I hope I can do this.
January 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I'm going to try to do little posts from time to time. Try to get back into reading, even though I have less time than ever before. I've work I want to do, but motivation, time, & energy rarely align. I hope I can do this.
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At risk of repeating myself: The Luddites weren’t against technology. They were against getting put out of work by a technology that did a version of their job faster but worse, in the service of increasing profits for their bosses.
December 26, 2024 at 7:13 PM
At risk of repeating myself: The Luddites weren’t against technology. They were against getting put out of work by a technology that did a version of their job faster but worse, in the service of increasing profits for their bosses.
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just from a folklore point of view, "attractive hooded man kills billionaire head of hated business with bullets inscribed with political slogans and then vanishes" is narratively breathtaking
December 7, 2024 at 9:54 AM
just from a folklore point of view, "attractive hooded man kills billionaire head of hated business with bullets inscribed with political slogans and then vanishes" is narratively breathtaking
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"A tiny minority of accounts.. ~50 in the Anglosphere.. constantly citing each other, appearing in each other’s channels, using each other to provide a veneer of credibility, and doing what disinfo needs to in order to survive: create the impression of critical mas." #SciComm 🧪 🌏
Who’s behind one of the major accounts promoting climate denialism on X?
Wide Awake Media has built a huge following assailing what it calls the “climate hoax.”
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:24 AM
"A tiny minority of accounts.. ~50 in the Anglosphere.. constantly citing each other, appearing in each other’s channels, using each other to provide a veneer of credibility, and doing what disinfo needs to in order to survive: create the impression of critical mas." #SciComm 🧪 🌏
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Oh it’s super clear now, Elon.
December 6, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Oh it’s super clear now, Elon.
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Lee: When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD
November 20, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Lee: When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD