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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 7h

Just purchased our tickets. See you in December!

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WIRED @wired.com · 7h

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

www.wired.com

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 9h

More of this! The answer to every such demand ought to be, "Make me, motherfucker."

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown. trib.al/tw3Hd3X

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

trib.al

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 9h

Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭

Nature @nature.com · 12h

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com/4hj9NNV

Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10h

If you're wondering whether or not to get a flu shot, I didn't get one in time, and I just had a fever dream where I was in the Drew Carey Show because several days ago I was on the Wikipedia page for the Drew Carey Show. You don't have to do this to yourself.

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 15h

zohran obviously just blazing trans support this week has been the most heartening but I appreciate john oliver taking time out to talk about bari weiss's bullshit trans clinic article in detail and just how disingenuous she is about everything

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 13h

This is really worth watching.

Paramount/CBS made such a huge mistake there.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 14h

My semi-regular Columbus Day message:

Columbus wasn’t called crazy because he thought the world was round. That had been known for 1000 years.

He was called crazy because he thought it was so small he could reach India by going west. And they were right! He was a delusional fool!

But lucky.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 14h

I love the fact that they had to throw out being realistic about parking because it would take over the whole map.

All those roads, and magic tardis parking for the cars to fit.

www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/c...

From the fuckcars community on Reddit: SimCity's creators couldn't accurately reflect the scale of urban parking lots because if they did the game fell apart.

Explore this post and more from the fuckcars community

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 22h

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 22h

500 @environmentalvoter.bsky.social postcards for the Georgia Public Service Commission race, ready to go in the mail tomorrow.

Many thanks to many helpers in getting the job done!

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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 1d

We had Angela Davis speak at my university a couple of years back. One of the many insightful things she said - protest in the way that aligns with your passion. If that’s poetry do poetry or music etc. Because then you will be able to sustain it. If naked bike rides are your passion, 100% do that.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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Spryte M. ♿🏳️‍🌈♀️🎮✍🏻🪆🧩🦅 @sprytemagnus.bsky.social · 2d

@theradr.bsky.social I believe this is your gem of wisdom

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 1d

Well golly it sounds like you should let long-standing precedents stand until you rule on the merits, then. That is not what you’re doing!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 1d

Boss, we’ve got a problem. Users don’t want this stuff! They keep wanting to turn it off, even when we keep turning it back on!

Boss: I have an idea

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

Also thinking about how extensive L2 charging infrastructure plus something like this could bring power so many places where people are running generators.

evseadapters.com/products/j17...

EV Charger Power Converter

This specially designed power converter is a step-down transformer connected to a J1772 EV charger receptacle, enabling you to operate all standard 110V appliances at electric vehicle charging station...

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

What are the generates running at the soccer event? (Soccer is outside our experience, my kiddo is theater/music activities).

I wonder if some V2L could address a bunch of it.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

If you missed the EV tax credit for the end of Sept, the automakers all are addicted to the sales volume, so they seem to be just giving $7k back in cash for cars on the lot in October.

At some point they will pull back on that, so take advantage while you can!

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

When we were in NYC on Friday, I was thinking about the street food carts as well (had a nice hotdog at one). Man would it be awesome of those were electric instead of having little gas generators driving them.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

Do you have any ins with the GE folks. I did see they had a site there but cold calls on stuff like this without an in are challenging.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

There is one that does tours about 2 hrs west of there. But that's the closest one I can find that seems like it does any kind of public engagement.

www.thefreecenter.org

Free Center

www.thefreecenter.org

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 1d

Hey #GreenSky,

Are there cool clean tech/energy places in the greater Albany, NY region that do group visits? We've done NYISO and the Mechanicsville Hydro site, but looking for additional options.

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