Justin M
@justinmm2.bsky.social
Here for dogs, whisky, politics/protesting, M:TG, and urbanism. I also sometimes pair movies with whisky, and talk about them.
🏡: DC
(Seeking employment! I'm an ex-Googler who does DevOps-y things, and knows Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud environments well)
🏡: DC
(Seeking employment! I'm an ex-Googler who does DevOps-y things, and knows Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud environments well)
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
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as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
When I worked in Broadcom's lobbying office, people would see photos of Trump putting a medal around Hock Tan's neck and ask if he was a Republican. The reply was a bog standard "We don't know, we just know he likes money"
Sources detail how Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others brokered a call between SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and Trump to stop National Guard deployment (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
When I worked in Broadcom's lobbying office, people would see photos of Trump putting a medal around Hock Tan's neck and ask if he was a Republican. The reply was a bog standard "We don't know, we just know he likes money"
East Potomac Park is a DC gem that doesn't deserve to be turned into a slipshod dumping ground by a draft-dodging despot
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
East Potomac Park is a DC gem that doesn't deserve to be turned into a slipshod dumping ground by a draft-dodging despot
The military doesn't "traditionally rely on public funds appropriated by Congress", it *Constitutionally* relies on public funds appropriated by Congress. There are good reasons we don't want private citizens funding the military, even if it's just drops in the bucket www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The military doesn't "traditionally rely on public funds appropriated by Congress", it *Constitutionally* relies on public funds appropriated by Congress. There are good reasons we don't want private citizens funding the military, even if it's just drops in the bucket www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
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Awful: Trump's $230 million shakedown from DOJ can be paid to him confidentially at first, without the public ever finding out about it until later, Rep Jamie Raskin tells me.
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.
newrepublic.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Awful: Trump's $230 million shakedown from DOJ can be paid to him confidentially at first, without the public ever finding out about it until later, Rep Jamie Raskin tells me.
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
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Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.
Maybe the CHP should reconsider providing protective services to federal officials like the President and Vice President
"The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD Vance" because the ordnance "detonated overhead prematurely"
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www.latimes.com/california/s...
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www.latimes.com/california/s...
Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says
The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD V...
www.latimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Maybe the CHP should reconsider providing protective services to federal officials like the President and Vice President
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Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
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Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.
October 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.
"It was not immediately clear where the funding for the jets came from."
NYT - DHS has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Secretary Kristi Noem and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"It was not immediately clear where the funding for the jets came from."
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I recently saw an amazing Navajo rug at the National Gallery of Art. It looks abstract at first, but it is a detailed representation of the Intel Pentium processor. Called "Replica of a Chip", it was created in 1994 by Marilou Schultz, a Navajo/Diné weaver and math teacher. 1/n
November 25, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I recently saw an amazing Navajo rug at the National Gallery of Art. It looks abstract at first, but it is a detailed representation of the Intel Pentium processor. Called "Replica of a Chip", it was created in 1994 by Marilou Schultz, a Navajo/Diné weaver and math teacher. 1/n
Spent 27 minutes today watching the Saul Bass Pitch video for redoing the AT&T logo in 1969. The second half goes into the logistics: legibility for visual elements, fonts, etc. But the first half is a weird jumble of establishmentarianism and Simon & Garfunkel www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKu2...
AT&T Archives: Saul Bass Pitch Video for Bell System Logo Redesign
YouTube video by AT&T Tech Channel
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Spent 27 minutes today watching the Saul Bass Pitch video for redoing the AT&T logo in 1969. The second half goes into the logistics: legibility for visual elements, fonts, etc. But the first half is a weird jumble of establishmentarianism and Simon & Garfunkel www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKu2...
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Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
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These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
October 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In Durham today for Luftgekühlt 11 #luftgekuhlt
October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In Durham today for Luftgekühlt 11 #luftgekuhlt
Remy, the family pup, had his last ride today. Miss you, bud
September 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Remy, the family pup, had his last ride today. Miss you, bud
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tired: it's always DNS
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
September 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
tired: it's always DNS
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
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The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
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I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
They don't want to govern; they want to dictate, and they don't want to stop
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
They don't want to govern; they want to dictate, and they don't want to stop
I have also finally acquired the Lando Norris Monster Energy drink, via Iceland
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I have also finally acquired the Lando Norris Monster Energy drink, via Iceland
It’s really easy to tell which Guardsmen are from DC, and who’s from out of state. These valiant soldiers guarding the Shaw Library started mockingly waving at me as I took my phone out. I gave them the finger, and don’t feel bad about it 🤷♂️
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It’s really easy to tell which Guardsmen are from DC, and who’s from out of state. These valiant soldiers guarding the Shaw Library started mockingly waving at me as I took my phone out. I gave them the finger, and don’t feel bad about it 🤷♂️