Demetrios
@dco.st
Lurching from one tech oligarch’s playground to another. Grizzled old UX/product designer who’s worked in telephony, ed tech, and now network security. NYC resident.
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The aftermath of DOGE and Musk illegally dismantling USAID. This is the only thing any of them should be remembered for.
"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The aftermath of DOGE and Musk illegally dismantling USAID. This is the only thing any of them should be remembered for.
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The absolute vacancy of Donald Trump remains, perversely, one of the most compelling things about him
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The absolute vacancy of Donald Trump remains, perversely, one of the most compelling things about him
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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Retweeting this is my favorite social-media Christmas tradition
*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird
December 21, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Retweeting this is my favorite social-media Christmas tradition
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Schools, colleges and unis need to do this too
December 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Schools, colleges and unis need to do this too
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lol
BREAKING on MS NOW:
A grand jury just rejected the Trump Justice Department's third attempt to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations she engaged in mortgage fraud, according to two sources familiar with the presentation.
A grand jury just rejected the Trump Justice Department's third attempt to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations she engaged in mortgage fraud, according to two sources familiar with the presentation.
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
lol
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This is quite a thing from the people who brought you a copyright extension act that strains the rule against perpetuities. Actual human artists can't tell stories with your characters for decades to come, but Sam Altman's toy can put them into porn, no problem.
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is quite a thing from the people who brought you a copyright extension act that strains the rule against perpetuities. Actual human artists can't tell stories with your characters for decades to come, but Sam Altman's toy can put them into porn, no problem.
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Please treat our treasured IP like trash
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Please treat our treasured IP like trash
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Important, exciting research — air pollution dropped 22% in NYC's congestion relief zone within the first 6 months of #CongestionPricing (with reductions in the surrounding neighborhoods, too)
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Important, exciting research — air pollution dropped 22% in NYC's congestion relief zone within the first 6 months of #CongestionPricing (with reductions in the surrounding neighborhoods, too)
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
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December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
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Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
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Everything is a goddamn scam.
Zillow, the nation’s largest real estate listing website, has removed extreme weather risk data meant to help buyers figure out if the biggest purchase of their life is particularly susceptible to floods, high winds or wildfires. https://cnn.it/48gR0A5
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Everything is a goddamn scam.
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"Sir, you make the sun come back after it disappears every day and nobody knows where it goes."
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Sir, you make the sun come back after it disappears every day and nobody knows where it goes."
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
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i saw a post about how many people use ai and how many people used fb and i wonder how many people use heroin
i feel like a lot of the disconnect between the ai boosters and the rest of us is about the fact that they do not think the humanities matter, therefore political, sociological, and cultural critiques don’t matter. “people are using this” is not an answer to “this is a detriment to society”
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
i saw a post about how many people use ai and how many people used fb and i wonder how many people use heroin
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this.weekinsecurity.com/banning-tp-l...
While @zackwhittaker.com notes that the WSJ covered this story as far back as December 2024, I covered it three months earlier in September 2024 when the rumblings of a ban began, based on zero evidence.
www.csoonline.com/article/3504...
While @zackwhittaker.com notes that the WSJ covered this story as far back as December 2024, I covered it three months earlier in September 2024 when the rumblings of a ban began, based on zero evidence.
www.csoonline.com/article/3504...
Banning TP-Link won't save America from its own terrible cybersecurity
TP-Link routers face a ban in the U.S. over the company's alleged links to China, but shoddy cybersecurity is the real insider threat to the United States.
this.weekinsecurity.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
this.weekinsecurity.com/banning-tp-l...
While @zackwhittaker.com notes that the WSJ covered this story as far back as December 2024, I covered it three months earlier in September 2024 when the rumblings of a ban began, based on zero evidence.
www.csoonline.com/article/3504...
While @zackwhittaker.com notes that the WSJ covered this story as far back as December 2024, I covered it three months earlier in September 2024 when the rumblings of a ban began, based on zero evidence.
www.csoonline.com/article/3504...
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Under Roberts, American democracy felt humiliating, looked like a joke, and became increasingly tenuous.
How John Roberts brought back Donald Trump
The Supreme Court empowered billionaires, blocked voters, and ran interference.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Under Roberts, American democracy felt humiliating, looked like a joke, and became increasingly tenuous.
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Let's talk about Peto's paradox, the multi-hit hypothesis & DNA repair.
Peto's Paradox:
Whales can live to 200 yrs old & they have 1,000 times as many cells as you do, any one of which could be the seed for tumor formation.
So why aren't they getting cancer at 1,000 times the rate of humans? 🐳🧪
Peto's Paradox:
Whales can live to 200 yrs old & they have 1,000 times as many cells as you do, any one of which could be the seed for tumor formation.
So why aren't they getting cancer at 1,000 times the rate of humans? 🐳🧪
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Let's talk about Peto's paradox, the multi-hit hypothesis & DNA repair.
Peto's Paradox:
Whales can live to 200 yrs old & they have 1,000 times as many cells as you do, any one of which could be the seed for tumor formation.
So why aren't they getting cancer at 1,000 times the rate of humans? 🐳🧪
Peto's Paradox:
Whales can live to 200 yrs old & they have 1,000 times as many cells as you do, any one of which could be the seed for tumor formation.
So why aren't they getting cancer at 1,000 times the rate of humans? 🐳🧪
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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The children haven’t returned to school since last Thursday, too afraid to leave their mother’s side.
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived there and didn't show a warrant or identify themselves. Days later, the children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The children haven’t returned to school since last Thursday, too afraid to leave their mother’s side.
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Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
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The executive order Trump is currently considering would require the federal government to file lawsuits against states with AI laws and prevent states with AI laws from obtaining broadband funding.
Trump revives unpopular Ted Cruz plan to punish states that impose AI laws
Cruz plan to block broadband funding lost 99-1, but now it’s back—in Trump form.
arstechnica.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The executive order Trump is currently considering would require the federal government to file lawsuits against states with AI laws and prevent states with AI laws from obtaining broadband funding.