ckd1067.bsky.social
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Grouchy lover of democracy
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“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
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The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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“The situation is tense” – How Orbán has tried overcome Fidesz’s internal crisis
Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them.
www.direkt36.hu/en/kielezett...
Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them.
www.direkt36.hu/en/kielezett...
”The situation is tense” – How Orbán has tried overcome Fidesz’s internal crisis - Direkt36
Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them. Direkt36 reveals how Viktor Orbán launched his spring offensive against Ma...
www.direkt36.hu
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
“The situation is tense” – How Orbán has tried overcome Fidesz’s internal crisis
Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them.
www.direkt36.hu/en/kielezett...
Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them.
www.direkt36.hu/en/kielezett...
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🎁
In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies. In Texas, a small company canceled plans to build a factory that would have created new jobs manufacturing a technology used in vaccines. In San Diego, another manufacturing company laid off workers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies. In Texas, a small company canceled plans to build a factory that would have created new jobs manufacturing a technology used in vaccines. In San Diego, another manufacturing company laid off workers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
February 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies. In Texas, a small company canceled plans to build a factory that would have created new jobs manufacturing a technology used in vaccines. In San Diego, another manufacturing company laid off workers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies. In Texas, a small company canceled plans to build a factory that would have created new jobs manufacturing a technology used in vaccines. In San Diego, another manufacturing company laid off workers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
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ICE is being sued for-among other things-using unconstitutional racial bias while detaining families and zip tying children during a raid in Idaho
February 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
ICE is being sued for-among other things-using unconstitutional racial bias while detaining families and zip tying children during a raid in Idaho
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published Feb. 2025)
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published Feb. 2025)
(Published Feb. 2025)
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ICE admits to sexually assaulting detained protesters—brags that "she liked it."
"That's the one that grabbed my tit," woman cries. "She full titty grabbed me!"
"Yeah, you liked it," agent beams with pride. "I remember you were shivering and crying in there."
Portland, Oregon.
"That's the one that grabbed my tit," woman cries. "She full titty grabbed me!"
"Yeah, you liked it," agent beams with pride. "I remember you were shivering and crying in there."
Portland, Oregon.
February 17, 2026 at 4:34 AM
ICE admits to sexually assaulting detained protesters—brags that "she liked it."
"That's the one that grabbed my tit," woman cries. "She full titty grabbed me!"
"Yeah, you liked it," agent beams with pride. "I remember you were shivering and crying in there."
Portland, Oregon.
"That's the one that grabbed my tit," woman cries. "She full titty grabbed me!"
"Yeah, you liked it," agent beams with pride. "I remember you were shivering and crying in there."
Portland, Oregon.
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The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.
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In 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life & History...to write Black Americans into the nation’s history. I raise a #CupOfJoe to him this morning.
Read about the #FatherOfBlackHistory www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-...
#BlackHistoryMonth
Read about the #FatherOfBlackHistory www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-...
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
In 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life & History...to write Black Americans into the nation’s history. I raise a #CupOfJoe to him this morning.
Read about the #FatherOfBlackHistory www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-...
#BlackHistoryMonth
Read about the #FatherOfBlackHistory www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-...
#BlackHistoryMonth
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'Make America Great' billionaire slammed as he moves to offshore factory jobs to China
www.rawstory.com/make-america...
www.rawstory.com/make-america...
'Make America Great' billionaire slammed as he moves to offshore factory jobs to China
One of Donald Trump's earliest Wall Street backers is planning to move his Ohio manufacturing operation to China — and workers are calling on the president to save their jobs.Workers are furious at he...
www.rawstory.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
'Make America Great' billionaire slammed as he moves to offshore factory jobs to China
www.rawstory.com/make-america...
www.rawstory.com/make-america...
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NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
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We live in an autocratic oligarchic hellhole.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates
The Pentagon may label Anthropic a "supply chain risk," forcing all its vendors to sever ties.
www.axios.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
We live in an autocratic oligarchic hellhole.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
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I have a post up on this and the Boston Globe piece today on the Kennedy/Trump-led destruction of US biomedical al research infrastructure. At Inverse Square and Balloon Juice.
balloon-juice.com/2026/02/16/t...
balloon-juice.com/2026/02/16/t...
February 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I have a post up on this and the Boston Globe piece today on the Kennedy/Trump-led destruction of US biomedical al research infrastructure. At Inverse Square and Balloon Juice.
balloon-juice.com/2026/02/16/t...
balloon-juice.com/2026/02/16/t...
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Married and own a home by 30 years old in the US
1960: 52%
1970: 48%
1980: 45%
1990: 43%
2000: 35%
2010: 25%
2025: 12%
I’m sure everything is fine.
1960: 52%
1970: 48%
1980: 45%
1990: 43%
2000: 35%
2010: 25%
2025: 12%
I’m sure everything is fine.
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Married and own a home by 30 years old in the US
1960: 52%
1970: 48%
1980: 45%
1990: 43%
2000: 35%
2010: 25%
2025: 12%
I’m sure everything is fine.
1960: 52%
1970: 48%
1980: 45%
1990: 43%
2000: 35%
2010: 25%
2025: 12%
I’m sure everything is fine.
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I wrote about MAGA’s war against normal American drone users - and how they’re trying to take control of the skies for themselves.
The U.S. Is Launching a Regulatory Assault on Drone Users
New restrictions try to shield ICE from being watched from above.
foreignpolicy.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I wrote about MAGA’s war against normal American drone users - and how they’re trying to take control of the skies for themselves.
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🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
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Judge orders US government to bring back Babson College student mistakenly deported to Honduras.
She’s lost a semester of college so far.
apnews.com/article/babs...
She’s lost a semester of college so far.
apnews.com/article/babs...
Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving
A federal judge says the U.S. government has to bring a Babson College freshman back after officials deported her to Honduras.
apnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Judge orders US government to bring back Babson College student mistakenly deported to Honduras.
She’s lost a semester of college so far.
apnews.com/article/babs...
She’s lost a semester of college so far.
apnews.com/article/babs...
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.
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VOTE 🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️ as if your life depends on it.
Democracy surely depends on it 🗳️
Democracy surely depends on it 🗳️
Voter fraud is not a real problem.
Our problem isn’t non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. The real problem is American citizens not voting in our elections.
And our even bigger problem is voter suppression.
Our problem isn’t non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. The real problem is American citizens not voting in our elections.
And our even bigger problem is voter suppression.
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
VOTE 🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️ as if your life depends on it.
Democracy surely depends on it 🗳️
Democracy surely depends on it 🗳️
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Another asshole who needs to be arrested for crimes against humanity. He is the one who pushed the Project 2025.
TRICKLE UP!!!💯💯🤬🤬🤬💯💯
tRumpstein's budget chief Russell Vought reportedly DIVERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR USAID!!!
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ONCE PROVIDED GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC AID 😪
IN ORDER TO PAY FOR HIS SECURITY DETAIL!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
tRumpstein's budget chief Russell Vought reportedly DIVERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR USAID!!!
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ONCE PROVIDED GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC AID 😪
IN ORDER TO PAY FOR HIS SECURITY DETAIL!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Millions of Dollars from Now-Defunct USAID Reportedly Paying For Russell Vought’s Security Detail
Russell Vought reportedly diverted millions of dollars earmarked for the federal agency that once provided global humanitarian and economic aid.
www.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Another asshole who needs to be arrested for crimes against humanity. He is the one who pushed the Project 2025.
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A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s... #USDemocracy #PoudBlue DHS SAVE program identifies less than 0.01% of voters as non citizens. SAVE disproves Trump’s claim of “massive voter fraud” pushing the SAVE Act
SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune
DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.texastribune.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s... #USDemocracy #PoudBlue DHS SAVE program identifies less than 0.01% of voters as non citizens. SAVE disproves Trump’s claim of “massive voter fraud” pushing the SAVE Act