splatcat
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Building more housing is great but if we don't address the speculation market no one will be able to afford them.
Investment firms shouldn't be allowed to own cities worth of property
Investment firms shouldn't be allowed to own cities worth of property
March 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Building more housing is great but if we don't address the speculation market no one will be able to afford them.
Investment firms shouldn't be allowed to own cities worth of property
Investment firms shouldn't be allowed to own cities worth of property
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📢 Unregulated social media platforms are harming young people’s mental health. Social media giants must stop prioritizing profit over users’ safety.
Call on governments and lawmakers to put an end to this vile business model. Add your name 👇
Call on governments and lawmakers to put an end to this vile business model. Add your name 👇
Social Media Platforms Regulation for A Safer Internet
From Meta and TikTok enabling harmful content to reach teens, to X becoming a cesspit of hate and disinformation, the era of social media self-regulation must end. Lawmakers must step up.
buff.ly
March 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
📢 Unregulated social media platforms are harming young people’s mental health. Social media giants must stop prioritizing profit over users’ safety.
Call on governments and lawmakers to put an end to this vile business model. Add your name 👇
Call on governments and lawmakers to put an end to this vile business model. Add your name 👇
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Meredith Whittaker on the security and privacy risks of Ai agents in messaging platforms, which I also worry about a lot. techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/s...
Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having 'profound' security and privacy issues | TechCrunch
Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned Friday that agentic AI could come with a risk to user privacy. Speaking onstage at the SXSW conference in
techcrunch.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Meredith Whittaker on the security and privacy risks of Ai agents in messaging platforms, which I also worry about a lot. techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/s...
Just occurred to me that DOGE is Fyre festivaling America 🥪
March 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just occurred to me that DOGE is Fyre festivaling America 🥪
Relatable 🤣🔥❤️🔥
You: Oh my god the house is on fire!
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,
March 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Relatable 🤣🔥❤️🔥
WSJ is displeased
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rally👏those👏boomers👏
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rally👏those👏boomers👏
WSJ editorial board: "But as with the war, Mr. Zelensky didn’t start this Oval Office exchange. Was he supposed to tolerate an extended public denigration of the Ukrainian people, who have been fighting a war for survival for three years?"
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board comes out swinging against JD Vance.
Indeed, key moment in downward spiral was Vance lashing out in response to Zelenskyy's point on diplomacy with Putin
WSJ: "It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength."
Indeed, key moment in downward spiral was Vance lashing out in response to Zelenskyy's point on diplomacy with Putin
WSJ: "It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength."
March 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
WSJ is displeased
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rally👏those👏boomers👏
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rally👏those👏boomers👏
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes
me pushing both bluesky and flashes by bluesky
February 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
me pushing both bluesky and flashes by bluesky
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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
propub.li
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
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NEW: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content
Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
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Wherein Elon says the quiet, corrupt part out loud:
He intends to steal the private IRS data of his political enemies.
How soon before he does the same to his economic competitors?
Or you?
He intends to steal the private IRS data of his political enemies.
How soon before he does the same to his economic competitors?
Or you?
February 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Wherein Elon says the quiet, corrupt part out loud:
He intends to steal the private IRS data of his political enemies.
How soon before he does the same to his economic competitors?
Or you?
He intends to steal the private IRS data of his political enemies.
How soon before he does the same to his economic competitors?
Or you?
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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Conservative prosecutors are resigning instead of carrying out Trump DOJ political orders.
“You will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Republicans in Congress—STAND UP.
“You will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Republicans in Congress—STAND UP.
February 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Conservative prosecutors are resigning instead of carrying out Trump DOJ political orders.
“You will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Republicans in Congress—STAND UP.
“You will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Republicans in Congress—STAND UP.
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Who cares about Congress passing tax cuts if Musk can do whatever he wants at the IRS without Congress doing anything? This should not be the top line news story today.
February 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Who cares about Congress passing tax cuts if Musk can do whatever he wants at the IRS without Congress doing anything? This should not be the top line news story today.
YES.
Ego is a core American trait. Use it to protect the vulnerable.
Prioritize results, relevance. Many cis het working class men who vote MAGA only hear about marginalized groups from dems. You can talk to them w/o throwing anyone under the bus. It's not zero sum.
open.spotify.com/episode/24VA...
Ego is a core American trait. Use it to protect the vulnerable.
Prioritize results, relevance. Many cis het working class men who vote MAGA only hear about marginalized groups from dems. You can talk to them w/o throwing anyone under the bus. It's not zero sum.
open.spotify.com/episode/24VA...
'The Interview': Senator Ruben Gallego on the Democrats’ Problem: ‘We’re Always Afraid’
The Daily · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
YES.
Ego is a core American trait. Use it to protect the vulnerable.
Prioritize results, relevance. Many cis het working class men who vote MAGA only hear about marginalized groups from dems. You can talk to them w/o throwing anyone under the bus. It's not zero sum.
open.spotify.com/episode/24VA...
Ego is a core American trait. Use it to protect the vulnerable.
Prioritize results, relevance. Many cis het working class men who vote MAGA only hear about marginalized groups from dems. You can talk to them w/o throwing anyone under the bus. It's not zero sum.
open.spotify.com/episode/24VA...
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Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
February 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
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I’m heading to the Senate floor right now to speak through midnight to make it clear: we cannot confirm Russell Vought to the Office of Management and Budget. Tune in to C-Span and find out why…
February 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I’m heading to the Senate floor right now to speak through midnight to make it clear: we cannot confirm Russell Vought to the Office of Management and Budget. Tune in to C-Span and find out why…
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I've been working out a few principles for myself to cover Trump this time around. There are three big ones
1) Focus is power - can't cover everything and need to stay on topics that are tempting to drop in favor of something new
1) Focus is power - can't cover everything and need to stay on topics that are tempting to drop in favor of something new
January 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've been working out a few principles for myself to cover Trump this time around. There are three big ones
1) Focus is power - can't cover everything and need to stay on topics that are tempting to drop in favor of something new
1) Focus is power - can't cover everything and need to stay on topics that are tempting to drop in favor of something new
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Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
February 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
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The Trump’s campaign promise was to finish the job they started on Jan 6 and this is what it looks like.
The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Trump’s campaign promise was to finish the job they started on Jan 6 and this is what it looks like.
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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin just getting around to withdrawing as counsel of record in the Jan. 6 case of KC Proud Boy William Chrestman.
February 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Interim US Attorney Ed Martin just getting around to withdrawing as counsel of record in the Jan. 6 case of KC Proud Boy William Chrestman.
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Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work
February 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work
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Left: Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin dismisses Jan. 6 case of Jose Padilla on Jan. 21, 2025
Right: Interim US Attorney Ed Martin seeks withdraw as Padilla’s counsel of record on Feb. 5, 2025
He signed a dismissal for a client he was still recorded as representing.
Right: Interim US Attorney Ed Martin seeks withdraw as Padilla’s counsel of record on Feb. 5, 2025
He signed a dismissal for a client he was still recorded as representing.
February 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Left: Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin dismisses Jan. 6 case of Jose Padilla on Jan. 21, 2025
Right: Interim US Attorney Ed Martin seeks withdraw as Padilla’s counsel of record on Feb. 5, 2025
He signed a dismissal for a client he was still recorded as representing.
Right: Interim US Attorney Ed Martin seeks withdraw as Padilla’s counsel of record on Feb. 5, 2025
He signed a dismissal for a client he was still recorded as representing.