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OK OK I'LL PUT MY SHOES ON
December 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
OK OK I'LL PUT MY SHOES ON
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Our profile of Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s most prolific cost-cutter. He is currently leading much of the DOGE work, despite his budgeting leading to rocket failures at SpaceX and clashes at X. w/ @rmac.bsky.social, of course www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE (Gift Article)
Steve Davis, a longtime Musk loyalist, is effectively the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency. Mr. Musk has likened him to chemotherapy.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our profile of Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s most prolific cost-cutter. He is currently leading much of the DOGE work, despite his budgeting leading to rocket failures at SpaceX and clashes at X. w/ @rmac.bsky.social, of course www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
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Was not expecting tears of joy this morning but here we are!
March 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Was not expecting tears of joy this morning but here we are!
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Repost if you used an invite code to join this site
February 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Repost if you used an invite code to join this site
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
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New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
Truly remarkable how the same people who foamed at the mouth over the server in Hillary Clinton's basement have little to say about the wholesale destruction of federal databases.
February 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Truly remarkable how the same people who foamed at the mouth over the server in Hillary Clinton's basement have little to say about the wholesale destruction of federal databases.
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Ok I put “Freebird” over the airboat in the snow.
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Ok I put “Freebird” over the airboat in the snow.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01/15/l...
Ohio state government shrugs over church-state separation.
Lifewise Academy is an abomination.
Ohio state government shrugs over church-state separation.
Lifewise Academy is an abomination.
LifeWise Academy draws criticism from some Ohio parents, support from religious organizations • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio school districts will soon be required to have a religious release time policy, paving the way for an expansion of LifeWise Academy. While supporters praise it, some parents say their kids have b...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01/15/l...
Ohio state government shrugs over church-state separation.
Lifewise Academy is an abomination.
Ohio state government shrugs over church-state separation.
Lifewise Academy is an abomination.
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Homeschooling should be banned. No parent is qualified to single-handedly educate their children, and Fowler Arthur is a prime example of the pitfalls of that kind of arrogance.
January 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Homeschooling should be banned. No parent is qualified to single-handedly educate their children, and Fowler Arthur is a prime example of the pitfalls of that kind of arrogance.
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Sarah Fowler Arthur has no formal experience with organized education at any level and homeschools her children.
She believes dinosaurs roamed the earth alongside mankind.
Yesterday, she became the new chairwoman of the Ohio House Education Committee.
www.rooster.info/p/attack-of-...
She believes dinosaurs roamed the earth alongside mankind.
Yesterday, she became the new chairwoman of the Ohio House Education Committee.
www.rooster.info/p/attack-of-...
January 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sarah Fowler Arthur has no formal experience with organized education at any level and homeschools her children.
She believes dinosaurs roamed the earth alongside mankind.
Yesterday, she became the new chairwoman of the Ohio House Education Committee.
www.rooster.info/p/attack-of-...
She believes dinosaurs roamed the earth alongside mankind.
Yesterday, she became the new chairwoman of the Ohio House Education Committee.
www.rooster.info/p/attack-of-...
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La folks neighborhood and friends on 88 union st in Pasadena needs these items. They need all the clothes gone next post is what they have please spread the word
January 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
La folks neighborhood and friends on 88 union st in Pasadena needs these items. They need all the clothes gone next post is what they have please spread the word
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Shared this yesterday but doing it again
Jordan is the son of Anthony Mitchell who died in the Eaton fires because he stayed behind with his disabled son Justin. Justin had CP & needed medical evacuation. It never came
Jordan has lost his brother, father & their home
Please boost - it’s being left out of news articles
Jordan has lost his brother, father & their home
Please boost - it’s being left out of news articles
Donate to Help Jordan Rebuild After Eaton Fire & Family Tragedy, organized by Andrew Edwards
Hi, everyone. My name is Andrew, and I’m reaching out on behalf … Andrew Edwards needs your support for Help Jordan Rebuild After Eaton Fire & Family Tragedy
www.gofundme.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Shared this yesterday but doing it again
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East TX folks: a fam friend is looking to find a home for a Siberian Husky whose ppl can't care for him. (And the foster can't keep him inside & doesn't have a fenced yard. He's mostly roaming the piney woods for now.) Local rescues are full.
I said I'd ask y'all for help. Any recs/suggestions?
I said I'd ask y'all for help. Any recs/suggestions?
November 26, 2024 at 5:25 PM
East TX folks: a fam friend is looking to find a home for a Siberian Husky whose ppl can't care for him. (And the foster can't keep him inside & doesn't have a fenced yard. He's mostly roaming the piney woods for now.) Local rescues are full.
I said I'd ask y'all for help. Any recs/suggestions?
I said I'd ask y'all for help. Any recs/suggestions?
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
I opened LinkedIn this morning to find 2 posts celebrating RFK Jr's selection as a candidate to head HHS.
The posts normalized RFK Jr. by crowing about how he's right about junk food. And he's not that bad!
LinkedIn is about to be sent to the same dumpster fire where I sent Xitter last week.
The posts normalized RFK Jr. by crowing about how he's right about junk food. And he's not that bad!
LinkedIn is about to be sent to the same dumpster fire where I sent Xitter last week.
November 17, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I opened LinkedIn this morning to find 2 posts celebrating RFK Jr's selection as a candidate to head HHS.
The posts normalized RFK Jr. by crowing about how he's right about junk food. And he's not that bad!
LinkedIn is about to be sent to the same dumpster fire where I sent Xitter last week.
The posts normalized RFK Jr. by crowing about how he's right about junk food. And he's not that bad!
LinkedIn is about to be sent to the same dumpster fire where I sent Xitter last week.
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If you’ve been on Bluesky for a while and have a sense that this is a small community where you can say anything without blowback from fascists, be aware that the recent exodus from Twitter has put a new spotlight here. I know most people don’t care, but it’s good to be reminded this is all public.
November 12, 2024 at 3:26 PM
If you’ve been on Bluesky for a while and have a sense that this is a small community where you can say anything without blowback from fascists, be aware that the recent exodus from Twitter has put a new spotlight here. I know most people don’t care, but it’s good to be reminded this is all public.
I just finished deactivating my X account. What can I say? I had a morbid curiosity about what would happen to the platform after the election.
Viva la Bluesky!
Viva la Bluesky!
November 11, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I just finished deactivating my X account. What can I say? I had a morbid curiosity about what would happen to the platform after the election.
Viva la Bluesky!
Viva la Bluesky!
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We fuckin warned you
“Over the 3 million job, race and gender combinations tested, Black men fared the worst with the models preferring other candidates nearly 100% of the time.”
AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias
Kyra Wilson, left, University of Washington doctoral student in the Information School and Aylin Caliskan, a UW assistant professor in the iSchool. (UW
www.geekwire.com
November 1, 2024 at 6:01 PM
We fuckin warned you
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Meanwhile on LinkedIn, RFK Jr.'s Children's Health Defense is fear mongering over super safe, super effective Vitamin K shots for newborns used for decades. So they are essentially promoting brain bleeds in babies.
Another move to harm kids. Should change its name to Children's Health Offense. 🛟🩺
Another move to harm kids. Should change its name to Children's Health Offense. 🛟🩺
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” draws wellness influencers to MAGA
A purported coalition for health and wellness signs on with the GOP's deregulation agenda.
www.motherjones.com
October 30, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Meanwhile on LinkedIn, RFK Jr.'s Children's Health Defense is fear mongering over super safe, super effective Vitamin K shots for newborns used for decades. So they are essentially promoting brain bleeds in babies.
Another move to harm kids. Should change its name to Children's Health Offense. 🛟🩺
Another move to harm kids. Should change its name to Children's Health Offense. 🛟🩺
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My uni is hiring 30 -- thirty -- faculty members in AI.
This year, not a single hire in the College of Arts and Humanities.
This year, not a single hire in the College of Arts and Humanities.
The University of Maryland is hiring 30(!!!) faculty members in Artificial Intelligence (broadly defined):
ejobs.umd.edu/postings/123...
ejobs.umd.edu/postings/123...
Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor
The Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM; aim.umd.edu) has openings for 30 tenured and/or tenure-track faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence, broadly defined.We ...
ejobs.umd.edu
October 30, 2024 at 7:28 PM
My uni is hiring 30 -- thirty -- faculty members in AI.
This year, not a single hire in the College of Arts and Humanities.
This year, not a single hire in the College of Arts and Humanities.
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AND. THEY. FOUND. MULTIPLE. WAYS. TO. SOLVE. IT.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000 year-old mathematical theory | CNN
Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
AND. THEY. FOUND. MULTIPLE. WAYS. TO. SOLVE. IT.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
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This is not theoretical: women are dying because they can't get miscarriage care in states with strict abortion laws. *Miscarriage* care. www.texastribune.org/2024/10/30/t...
A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a crime to intervene in her miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.
www.texastribune.org
October 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
This is not theoretical: women are dying because they can't get miscarriage care in states with strict abortion laws. *Miscarriage* care. www.texastribune.org/2024/10/30/t...
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I feel like I'm preaching to the choir, but science funding in the US is very much on the ballot.
Trump proposed massive cuts to science infrastructure in every budget he submitted, including complete elimination or defunding of agencies.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump proposed massive cuts to science infrastructure in every budget he submitted, including complete elimination or defunding of agencies.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 30, 2024 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm preaching to the choir, but science funding in the US is very much on the ballot.
Trump proposed massive cuts to science infrastructure in every budget he submitted, including complete elimination or defunding of agencies.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump proposed massive cuts to science infrastructure in every budget he submitted, including complete elimination or defunding of agencies.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Elon Musk dragged ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs into the Trump crosshairs by repeating his warning that current AI models are too “woke” and “politically correct.”
If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.
If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.
Elon Musk’s Criticism of ‘Woke AI’ Suggests ChatGPT Could Be a Trump Administration Target
If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Elon Musk dragged ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs into the Trump crosshairs by repeating his warning that current AI models are too “woke” and “politically correct.”
If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.
If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.