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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 10h

I wonder how much potable water this used.

Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 10h

I think the question I'm asking is if he's a criminal or if he removed a camera because he thought he had the right to (wrongfully or not).

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 15h

They sell for $500-$1000 on eBay

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 17h

Public official removes Flock Safety camera that the city unilaterally agreed to remove, gets arrested.

This is what it looks like when a data broker startup has more power than your justice system.

Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 1d

A county commissioner tried to take down a License Plate Reader in his jurisdiction where elected officials had ended their contract w/ Flock. Police arrested him.

Who really runs these counties? Politicians gave blank checks to police and are now learning the genie is out of the bottle.

Camden County commissioner pleads guilty to misdemeanor for removing Flock camera

A Camden County commissioner has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from taking down a Flock camera on Highway 54.Todd Isaac Skelton pleaded guilty

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the 2 (so far) flights picking up the Texas National Guard and delivering them to Chicago to cause further unrest.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 2d

We did it. We've reached peak snowflake.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 4d

I had no idea The Onion existed for music production.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 4d

I converted seismograms near the Chevron refinery last night to audio signals. 🤯

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 5d

Fortunately they backpedaled a little bit and just announced that they'll still allow adb installs for unsigned apps.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 5d

Yet another reason to not buy devices that don't allow you access your own file system.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 5d

Streaming! 🔴
Goopy synths, musical reverbs, and obscure loopers
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VST Slime [Visco 2.0]

YouTube video by Benn [LIVE]

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 5d

Ah yeah. Remove that shit ASAP anyway 😂
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GitHub - MAVProxyUser/CIAJeepDoors

Contribute to MAVProxyUser/CIAJeepDoors development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 5d

The federal government told DJI that they need to pass a security audit by December 23rd, 2025 or would be banned in the USA, but then failed to provide the audit or even respond.

So DJI said "F it" and removed all drone restrictions. Happy flying!

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 5d

You know what's funny?
DJI used to work closely with the FAA and restrict flying into unpermitted airspace.

If you got permission from the FAA, you could even unlock particular areas with a challenge/response system feature on the drone remotes...

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 6d

How this reads to me

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine such a bitch that you need to whine and cry to a captive audience of people looking for hiking information.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 6d

A mailer being sent out to voters in the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee.

"Republican Party Officials will see if you don't vote. You can't afford to have that on your record."

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 6d

The fact that paperwork processing and a the criminal justice system is involved when you have a burnt out headlight instead of the cop just replacing the bulb is absolutely insane to me.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 7d

Not a huge fan of Ventris. R1 is nice, but if you're looking for tails beyond a few seconds there are probably better options.

Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 7d

Everything you need to know about the US economy in a simple post featuring an AI generated image.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 7d

Unless you intend to explain why debt exceeding income is good in one of these scenarios and bad in the other, then you're intentionally not addressing the context of my post at all.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 7d

But they have a very important thing in common:

Debt exceeding income is unsustainable.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 7d

Are these "Democrats" in the room with us right now?

2025 Shutdown:
• White House: Donald Trump ✔️
• Senate Majority: GOP✔️
• House Majority: GOP✔️

2018-2019 Shutdown:
• White House: Donald Trump✔️
• Senate Majority: GOP✔️
• House Majority: GOP✔️

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 8d

I'm not sure I've ever heard of this myth, or anyone getting personal finance and government budgets confused. 😂

But the point is: debt exceeding income is obviously unsustainable.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 8d

If your debt to income ratio was over 45%, you wouldn't be able to get approved for even the most predatory mortgage.

If it was over 50%, you wouldn't be able to buy a used car or rent an apartment.

The current debt to GDP ratio of America is 119% and rising.

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