Sal
@cathgaredig.bsky.social
Mom to a terrific daughter and a bunch of cats; 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ friendly - I am a safe place for all LGBTQIA+ (except the MAGATs). Socialist (as in Northern Europe, NOT China/Russia!! - leftist AF here!) Network engineer and photographer. Let's Go, Caps!!!
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What we need is a tax system that severely punishes companies for being anything more than modestly profitable
February 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What we need is a tax system that severely punishes companies for being anything more than modestly profitable
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February 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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DOGE savings (WSJ): $2.6b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
February 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
DOGE savings (WSJ): $2.6b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b
Annual increase in deficit: $900b
Cuts to Medicare: $880b
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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Just in case there was any misunderstanding of the cast of characters, Zelensky is the hero, Trump is the bully, and Putin is the thug.
U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
President Trump had insisted he wanted “payback” for past aid, shifting America’s three-year alliance with Ukraine to a mercantile footing.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just in case there was any misunderstanding of the cast of characters, Zelensky is the hero, Trump is the bully, and Putin is the thug.
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Jane Fonda’s perfect explanation of ‘wokeness’ in her SAG Awards speech is a reminder we all need
Jane Fonda explains 'wokeness' in the best way in her SAG Awards speech
Jane Fonda gave audience members at the SAG Awards 2025 a lesson in “wokeness”, and it was a reminder we all needed.
www.thepinknews.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Jane Fonda’s perfect explanation of ‘wokeness’ in her SAG Awards speech is a reminder we all need
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As a casual non-white observer, it’s so bizarre to see folks work so hard to try to prove their superiority over someone like me when they could spend that time actually bettering their own lives and…I don’t know, be happy instead of miserable fucks.
January 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As a casual non-white observer, it’s so bizarre to see folks work so hard to try to prove their superiority over someone like me when they could spend that time actually bettering their own lives and…I don’t know, be happy instead of miserable fucks.
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What is Elon Musk’s immigration status, and are people really calling the ICE hotline to report him?
What is Musk's immigration status – are people really calling ICE to report him?
A joke tweet about reporting Elon Musk to ICE has gone viral and shone a light on the curious immigration history of the world's richest man.
www.thepinknews.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What is Elon Musk’s immigration status, and are people really calling the ICE hotline to report him?
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January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
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Pardoned Trump insurrectionist Matthew Huttle killed by police in traffic stop shooting
Pardoned Trump insurrectionist killed by police in traffic stop shooting
Matthew Huttle, who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his involvement in the 6 January insurrection, was killed by police.
www.thepinknews.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Pardoned Trump insurrectionist Matthew Huttle killed by police in traffic stop shooting
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January 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"Mr. President, together with their fellow citizens, American Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities, and to rejecting every form of unjust discrimination (2015)." #PopeFrancis #PrayForAmerica
January 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Mr. President, together with their fellow citizens, American Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities, and to rejecting every form of unjust discrimination (2015)." #PopeFrancis #PrayForAmerica
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Happy to stump up a quid for my Bluesky Charity Swear Box for this...
January 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Happy to stump up a quid for my Bluesky Charity Swear Box for this...
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News: Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, DC, apologizes to LGBTQ people: "The way that we have treated our LGBTQ brothers and sisters has brought them tears and too many of us disgrace."
outreach.faith/2025/01/card...
outreach.faith/2025/01/card...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory: I apologize to LGBTQ Catholics
The outgoing archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Wilton Gregory, said that LBGTQ people in the church have not been treated well and offered an apology.
outreach.faith
January 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
News: Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, DC, apologizes to LGBTQ people: "The way that we have treated our LGBTQ brothers and sisters has brought them tears and too many of us disgrace."
outreach.faith/2025/01/card...
outreach.faith/2025/01/card...
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For those interested in politics, don’t ignore AI. AI models will further change politics into something that is probably unrecognizable.
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Remember when we were arguing about the term "foundation models"? It feels like ages ago! With those base models culminating in DeepSeek v3 in Dec 2024, 2025 will likely be the year of LLM specialization!
Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
January 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For those interested in politics, don’t ignore AI. AI models will further change politics into something that is probably unrecognizable.
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
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Not to get all political on you but actually I do think you should be talking to people you know about this
cool how Project 2025 went viral during the election, we were told Trump disavowed it and wouldn't do it, he got elected and started implementing it immediately and now we're being told "well this is what people voted for"
they very explicitly did not
they very explicitly did not
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Not to get all political on you but actually I do think you should be talking to people you know about this
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The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
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we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.
January 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.