Remember when Republicans told you they were eliminating government waste?

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Yes, X is a cesspool of right-wing propaganda from foreign actors looking to sow division. But #mastodon is not immune nor is #bluesky.

I’ve had at least one extended conversation with an Eastern European troll who stopped following me after I questioned him.

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Saw a strange line of lights in the Minneapolis sky tonight at 6:30pm. The lights moved from west to east and then went out one by one like they went into a cloud. Anyone see these lights?

#minneapolis #meteorite #sky

“We will follow the law. The law passed both chambers,” she said. “We will continue to follow the law, again, while protecting victims but also providing maximum transparency.” - Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi is following the law? This, in itself, should be big news.

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Cory Doctorow makes a lot of sense in his criticism of American big tech. He makes me excited about Mastodon again.

But there are problems. Why is Cory still on X? By participating in big tech, he falls short of practicing what he preaches.

#fediverse #bigtech #apple

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The president said that “a lot of people didn’t like” Jamal Khashoggi, apparently defending his murder.

Do you know who else a lot of people didn’t like? Charlie Kirk. But I would never, ever defend his murder.

This is a dark day for America.

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Trump’s name has been redacted from the Epstein files.

This is not the “most transparent administration in history”.

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This is a story about experience bias - the tendency to treat our personal experiences as universal truths.

I think this bias pervades San Francisco from the top to the bottom. And the apps we use encourage this terrible impulse.

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I watched Adaptation tonight for the first time in over 20 years. The performances hold up: Chris Cooper (amazing), Nicholas Cage (very good) and Meryl Streep (excellent).

The thing that faltered a bit was - ironically - the writing. I
The movie has aged ok, but not great.

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St. Paul is a city in trouble. I wish the new mayor well in her quest to turn the city’s real estate problems around.

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In case you were distracted by the Epstein Files, let’s not forget that Trump’s first nominee for attorney general allegedly paid a homeless, underage girl to have sex with him at a party in front of other people.

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YouTube thinks I need a hoodie. The ad plays nonstop. (I won’t mention the brand here.)

I freaking hate this ad and don’t give 2 💩💩’s about this goddamn hoodie. The guitar noise grates on my soul.

Hoodies must make a lot of money based on the number of serves I’ve had.

The browser on my iOS device is crippled, iOS 26 is a total buggy mess, my wireless CarPlay is now completely unreliable on both my iPhone 17 Pro Max and my wife’s iPhone 16.

But, hey, here’s another way for Apple to be a monopolist.

And here they are with a new
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The Suburbs
First Avenue. April 4, 2025

#Hipstamatic #Peale #Saloon1867 #Minneapolis #FirstAvenue

The Suburbs
First Avenue. April 4, 2025

#Hipstamatic #DiscoStu #BlankoC16 #Minneapolis #FirstAvenue

The Suburbs
First Avenue. April 4, 2025

#Hipstamatic #Carmen85 #Butler1814 #FirstAvenue #Minneapolis