Jason Norman
@blixco.bsky.social
I could never write about myself.
Getting off all social media for a while. The fall of the United States via social media is making me pretty crazy.
February 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Getting off all social media for a while. The fall of the United States via social media is making me pretty crazy.
I'm home with covid so I informed Chat GPT about Musk's takeover of what used to be the United States. It has some good advice, here's the tail end of it.
February 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm home with covid so I informed Chat GPT about Musk's takeover of what used to be the United States. It has some good advice, here's the tail end of it.
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For friends who are in the federal government, this is a very good guide on why you should be using Signal. In short, it’s safe and it’s free! a.wholelottanothing.org/a-guide-to-u...
A guide to using Signal for government workers
🔒Editor's note: A friend of mine works in the federal government and wrote a guide for their fellow federal workers on how to use Signal. There are lots of good reasons for switching to Signal for mes...
a.wholelottanothing.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
For friends who are in the federal government, this is a very good guide on why you should be using Signal. In short, it’s safe and it’s free! a.wholelottanothing.org/a-guide-to-u...
It's this thing where Republicans love something they call America but really genuinely hate The United States.
February 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's this thing where Republicans love something they call America but really genuinely hate The United States.
When I think of the Democrats, this is what I think of: toothless investors constantly selling their lack of capability to a gullible electorate. There are a few, like AOC, who might actually be capable of doing things. The rest can hang with the Republicans.
February 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When I think of the Democrats, this is what I think of: toothless investors constantly selling their lack of capability to a gullible electorate. There are a few, like AOC, who might actually be capable of doing things. The rest can hang with the Republicans.
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Over the last nine days, the house has been out of session while the Democracy is sold for parts.
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
February 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Over the last nine days, the house has been out of session while the Democracy is sold for parts.
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
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Breaking: Democratic Senators agree to come together and perform a heartfelt rendition of Imagine.
February 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Breaking: Democratic Senators agree to come together and perform a heartfelt rendition of Imagine.
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This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests
This is "We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests" by MediaTank on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
Wired kicking ass.
Let's make sure these kids and everyone they know can't find work ever again. Traitors.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Let's make sure these kids and everyone they know can't find work ever again. Traitors.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Wired kicking ass.
Let's make sure these kids and everyone they know can't find work ever again. Traitors.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Let's make sure these kids and everyone they know can't find work ever again. Traitors.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The headline reads a bit hyperbolic but there is no longer any hyperbole in America.
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump Is at War with America
He sees himself as a wartime president.
www.thebulwark.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The headline reads a bit hyperbolic but there is no longer any hyperbole in America.
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
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This isn't about which side has better billionaires, it's about ridding billionaires from our elections once & for all to usher in a new Democratic Party led for & by the working class.
Read more frm Justice Democrats' Alexandra Rojas & Usamah Andrabi in @zeteo.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/justice-de...
Read more frm Justice Democrats' Alexandra Rojas & Usamah Andrabi in @zeteo.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/justice-de...
To Be the Party of the Working Class, We Need More Working-Class Leaders in Congress
The Democratic Party is at a pivotal moment. Will we let the billionaire class handpick corporate Democrats or empower the working-class instead?
zeteo.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This isn't about which side has better billionaires, it's about ridding billionaires from our elections once & for all to usher in a new Democratic Party led for & by the working class.
Read more frm Justice Democrats' Alexandra Rojas & Usamah Andrabi in @zeteo.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/justice-de...
Read more frm Justice Democrats' Alexandra Rojas & Usamah Andrabi in @zeteo.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/justice-de...
Thankfully they're all really really terrible.
Unlike Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, which reportedly struggled to book high-profile performers, several well-known artists will partake in this year's inaugural events.
Here's everyone performing at the presidential inauguration
Unlike Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, which reportedly struggled to book high-profile performers, several well-known artists will partake in this year's inaugural events.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thankfully they're all really really terrible.
I am actually curious, and would be interested in an answer from a billionaire: why? What's the end game when you own everything and no one is left to serve you? What was your goal?
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I am actually curious, and would be interested in an answer from a billionaire: why? What's the end game when you own everything and no one is left to serve you? What was your goal?
More snow tonight. More shoveling tomorrow.
January 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
More snow tonight. More shoveling tomorrow.
I mean, I don't much like the Internet, and I can't smoke the marijuanas...
January 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I mean, I don't much like the Internet, and I can't smoke the marijuanas...
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People have a lot to say about prisoner firefighters in California some of which is not particularly true. This 2020 legislation let them pursue firefighting careers upon release:
www.npr.org/2020/09/11/9...
www.npr.org/2020/09/11/9...
California Bill Clears Path For Ex-Inmates To Become Firefighters
"Inmates who have stood on the frontlines, battling historic fires should not be denied the right to later become a professional firefighter," Gov. Gavin Newsom said upon signing the bill on Friday.
www.npr.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
People have a lot to say about prisoner firefighters in California some of which is not particularly true. This 2020 legislation let them pursue firefighting careers upon release:
www.npr.org/2020/09/11/9...
www.npr.org/2020/09/11/9...
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Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys.
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys.
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
Christmas! Laurea put this together. She restored this fireplace and put an electric fire in it. It's pretty great.
December 24, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Christmas! Laurea put this together. She restored this fireplace and put an electric fire in it. It's pretty great.
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I dug into the origin story of the 3D-printed gun found on alleged United Healthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione: the FMDA 19.2, an acronym for "Free Men Don't Ask," released by the libertarian gun rights group "the Gatalog." www.wired.com/story/luigi-...
The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
The design of the gun police say they found on the alleged United Healthcare CEO's killer—the FMDA or “Free Men Don’t Ask”—was released by a libertarian group.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:30 AM
I dug into the origin story of the 3D-printed gun found on alleged United Healthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione: the FMDA 19.2, an acronym for "Free Men Don't Ask," released by the libertarian gun rights group "the Gatalog." www.wired.com/story/luigi-...
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other things to consider:
📝 subpoena includes access to 404 journos' notes and drafts, tangential to the org's reporting
⚖️ with a federal #PRESSact still up in the air, journos' only protection resides in state shield laws, which are NOT ENOUGH
💸 it costs money to go to court. support journalism
📝 subpoena includes access to 404 journos' notes and drafts, tangential to the org's reporting
⚖️ with a federal #PRESSact still up in the air, journos' only protection resides in state shield laws, which are NOT ENOUGH
💸 it costs money to go to court. support journalism
Texas AG Ken Paxton has subpoenaed 404 Media's reporting about an internal Google privacy incident database. Our lawyers formally objected to subpoena. You can read both the subpoena and the objection here: www.404media.co/404-media-ob...
404 Media Objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Subpoena to Access Our Reporting
404 Media's reporting on an internal Google privacy violation database has been subpoenaed by the State of Texas. We are fighting it.
www.404media.co
December 10, 2024 at 2:48 AM
other things to consider:
📝 subpoena includes access to 404 journos' notes and drafts, tangential to the org's reporting
⚖️ with a federal #PRESSact still up in the air, journos' only protection resides in state shield laws, which are NOT ENOUGH
💸 it costs money to go to court. support journalism
📝 subpoena includes access to 404 journos' notes and drafts, tangential to the org's reporting
⚖️ with a federal #PRESSact still up in the air, journos' only protection resides in state shield laws, which are NOT ENOUGH
💸 it costs money to go to court. support journalism