Tif
@darlingdybbuk.bsky.social
Reader, gardener, cat lady, attempted chicken raiser. Taller than you’d expect.
D/3
No resolutions only revolutions.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
D/3
No resolutions only revolutions.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump "blocked states from passing AI laws" with an executive order. Except, that's not how any of this works, and anyone who stayed awake during middle school social studies should know better.
www.techdirt.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
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“I am asking for a human at Apple to review this case. I suspect an automated fraud flag regarding the bad gift card triggered a nuclear response that frontline support cannot override. I have escalated this through my many friends in WWDR and SRE at Apple, with no success.”
Yikes 😳
Yikes 😳
$30,000 of Apple tech is wild.
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple De...
hey.paris
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“I am asking for a human at Apple to review this case. I suspect an automated fraud flag regarding the bad gift card triggered a nuclear response that frontline support cannot override. I have escalated this through my many friends in WWDR and SRE at Apple, with no success.”
Yikes 😳
Yikes 😳
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
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This is what he is like with *the press* - people who have some power over him.
I just want you to imagine what it is like to be a public employee, with an ounce of integrity, who has to try to present any data that contradicts Trump's statements. And what sort of bubble Trump is in as a result.
I just want you to imagine what it is like to be a public employee, with an ounce of integrity, who has to try to present any data that contradicts Trump's statements. And what sort of bubble Trump is in as a result.
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is what he is like with *the press* - people who have some power over him.
I just want you to imagine what it is like to be a public employee, with an ounce of integrity, who has to try to present any data that contradicts Trump's statements. And what sort of bubble Trump is in as a result.
I just want you to imagine what it is like to be a public employee, with an ounce of integrity, who has to try to present any data that contradicts Trump's statements. And what sort of bubble Trump is in as a result.
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A neo-Nazi figure suddenly discovered during his own livestream Wednesday night that he was being sued for violating the civil rights of members of Nashville's Jewish community, leaving the normally bellicose character stunned and searching for words. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'News to me:' Neo-Nazi learns he's being sued for civil rights violations during livestream
Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo discovered during his own livestream that he was being sued for violating the civil rights of members of Nashville's Jewish community.
www.newschannel5.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A neo-Nazi figure suddenly discovered during his own livestream Wednesday night that he was being sued for violating the civil rights of members of Nashville's Jewish community, leaving the normally bellicose character stunned and searching for words. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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Not to worry, articles will soon issue explaining how this is more complicated than it seems.
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Not to worry, articles will soon issue explaining how this is more complicated than it seems.
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Judge Emil Bove's decision to attend a political event for a president whose policies and actions will appear before the court he serves on could cause the public to question his judgment and impartiality. Judges must hold themselves to a higher standard.
Emil Bove Attends Trump Rally in Rare Move for Federal Judge (3)
Emil Bove, a top Trump Justice Department official turned federal appeals court judge, attended a campaign-style presidential rally in Pennsylvania in a highly unusual move for a sitting judge.
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Judge Emil Bove's decision to attend a political event for a president whose policies and actions will appear before the court he serves on could cause the public to question his judgment and impartiality. Judges must hold themselves to a higher standard.
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Abrego Garcia is not a "proven human trafficker." He has merely been *accused by the government* of being one. That's not the same thing. And if Leavitt is so certain of these charges, why is the administration attempting to deport him to Africa to avoid trying him in a US court?
Q: Does the White House have a response to a judge ordering the immediate release of Kilmar Ábrego García from ICE detention? Will you appeal?
LEAVITT: Absolutely. The White House opposes this activism from a judge. He is a proven human trafficker
LEAVITT: Absolutely. The White House opposes this activism from a judge. He is a proven human trafficker
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Abrego Garcia is not a "proven human trafficker." He has merely been *accused by the government* of being one. That's not the same thing. And if Leavitt is so certain of these charges, why is the administration attempting to deport him to Africa to avoid trying him in a US court?
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One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
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Quote of the Week: “You don't forfeit your constitutional rights when you try to board an airplane.” - Dan Alban reason.com/2025/12/03/d...
DHS continues airport cash seizures, a year after the Justice Department ended them due to constitutional concerns
The Justice Department suspended the DEA's airport interdiction program because of significant legal risks. That hasn't stopped DHS.
reason.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Quote of the Week: “You don't forfeit your constitutional rights when you try to board an airplane.” - Dan Alban reason.com/2025/12/03/d...
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In occupied East Jerusalem, the United Nations has condemned a raid by Israeli forces on the headquarters of the U.N.’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, known as UNRWA. A spokesperson for the secretary-general said the raid directly violated international law.
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In occupied East Jerusalem, the United Nations has condemned a raid by Israeli forces on the headquarters of the U.N.’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, known as UNRWA. A spokesperson for the secretary-general said the raid directly violated international law.
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Federal officials are backing away from proposed changes to housing funds that could have put hundreds of formerly unhoused people back out on the streets.
Trump Administration withdraws proposed changes to housing funds
Federal officials are backing away from proposed changes to housing funds that could have put hundreds of formerly unhoused people back out on the streets.
www.wmur.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Federal officials are backing away from proposed changes to housing funds that could have put hundreds of formerly unhoused people back out on the streets.
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After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to shoot down Biden's formal federal student loan forgiveness plan, 7.6M Americans were placed in SAVE forbearance.
Today, Trump moved to strip student debt holders from SAVE, effectively forcing millions of Americans back into debt repayment. trib.al/njfoJ8s
Today, Trump moved to strip student debt holders from SAVE, effectively forcing millions of Americans back into debt repayment. trib.al/njfoJ8s
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to shoot down Biden's formal federal student loan forgiveness plan, 7.6M Americans were placed in SAVE forbearance.
Today, Trump moved to strip student debt holders from SAVE, effectively forcing millions of Americans back into debt repayment. trib.al/njfoJ8s
Today, Trump moved to strip student debt holders from SAVE, effectively forcing millions of Americans back into debt repayment. trib.al/njfoJ8s
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These people are allergic to accountability.
Secretary Talk Show Host is now trying to throw others under the bus for the double-tap strike.
Pete Hegseth needs to be impeached.
Secretary Talk Show Host is now trying to throw others under the bus for the double-tap strike.
Pete Hegseth needs to be impeached.
White House Throws Commanding Admiral Under The Bus In Killing Of Alleged Drug Boat Survivors
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the apparent war crime was legal even as she said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knew nothing about it.
www.huffpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
These people are allergic to accountability.
Secretary Talk Show Host is now trying to throw others under the bus for the double-tap strike.
Pete Hegseth needs to be impeached.
Secretary Talk Show Host is now trying to throw others under the bus for the double-tap strike.
Pete Hegseth needs to be impeached.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Jasmine Crockett just launched her run for Senate! 💙
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Jasmine Crockett just launched her run for Senate! 💙
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Let me just say: I have run more than a dozen marathons and an ultramarathon and I have worked 13-hour days in a cornfield in the scorching-ass sun, and none of those things broke me like breastfeeding.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Let me just say: I have run more than a dozen marathons and an ultramarathon and I have worked 13-hour days in a cornfield in the scorching-ass sun, and none of those things broke me like breastfeeding.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
It’s not a question of will. I am a determined person. Sometimes your body just WONT DO IT.
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The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
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The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.