@flyingfox44.bsky.social
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We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
So DOGE is discovering fraud …
🚨NEWS: Elon Musk’s sudden renewed push to kill the CFPB came 10 days after his social media company cut a deal with Visa to go into a scandal-plagued payment business the agency has been trying to regulate to make sure Americans’ money isn’t stolen. https://buff.ly/4hSGFMq
Musk Targets His Companies’ Regulators
The billionaire’s push to kill the CFPB followed his social media company’s deal that might have been scrutinized by the agency.
buff.ly
February 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So DOGE is discovering fraud …
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2. They are very different technologies to previous generations of nuclear plants. Far from creating nuclear waste, some designs have the potential to use existing waste as fuel, generating electricity while solving a knotty problem. There are none of the safety issues involved in earlier nukes.
February 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
2. They are very different technologies to previous generations of nuclear plants. Far from creating nuclear waste, some designs have the potential to use existing waste as fuel, generating electricity while solving a knotty problem. There are none of the safety issues involved in earlier nukes.
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I was trying to explain this earlier today, and this is a much better explanation. Also why I was just sighing, seeing comments about “what’s the underlying db? That’s what’s really important, just restore from most recent backup”.
Expanding out the logic of a single string can be pages and pages.
Expanding out the logic of a single string can be pages and pages.
BFS = Bureau of Fiscal Services
::sigh::
A 25-year-old with no experience at business logic systems mapping. (He may actually have some experience with spacecraft systems logic mapping, but…)
So what *is* business logic systems mapping? 1/
::sigh::
A 25-year-old with no experience at business logic systems mapping. (He may actually have some experience with spacecraft systems logic mapping, but…)
So what *is* business logic systems mapping? 1/
EMERGENCY PIECE: Previous reports that Musk's DOGE programmers only have "read only" access is inaccurate. I can confirm what @wired.com first reported at 1 AM today that they have Read & WRITE access with a source in BFS referring to this as "apocalyptic"
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
February 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I was trying to explain this earlier today, and this is a much better explanation. Also why I was just sighing, seeing comments about “what’s the underlying db? That’s what’s really important, just restore from most recent backup”.
Expanding out the logic of a single string can be pages and pages.
Expanding out the logic of a single string can be pages and pages.
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No one is coming to save us.
Brace for impact.
Brace for impact.
November 28, 2024 at 9:22 PM
No one is coming to save us.
Brace for impact.
Brace for impact.
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Everybody is freaking out about tariffs, and rightly so. But bear in mind on January 20, we will be nearly three weeks into a debt ceiling crisis and potential US default. Tariffs will be the least terrifying thing happening.
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
The Wide Angle: Peter Thiel and the American Apocalypse
Between the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the rapid coalescence around Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, everyone’s rushing to u...
washingtonspectator.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Everybody is freaking out about tariffs, and rightly so. But bear in mind on January 20, we will be nearly three weeks into a debt ceiling crisis and potential US default. Tariffs will be the least terrifying thing happening.
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
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Spot the difference … @davetroy.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Spot the difference … @davetroy.com
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I first reported on Ripple/XRP and Musk back in October 2022. Will update on this network as we learn more.
washingtonspectator.org/wide-angle-t...
washingtonspectator.org/wide-angle-t...
November 24, 2024 at 9:20 AM
I first reported on Ripple/XRP and Musk back in October 2022. Will update on this network as we learn more.
washingtonspectator.org/wide-angle-t...
washingtonspectator.org/wide-angle-t...
Spot the difference … @davetroy.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Spot the difference … @davetroy.com
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"The scientific community must fight scientific mis- and disinformation as though lives depended on truth and trust, because they do." I couldn't agree more. The idea that this can be done now in the US without being seen as "political" is, however, absurd.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Science is neither red nor blue
Long before the 5 November US presidential election, I had become ever more concerned that science has fallen victim to the same political divisiveness tearing at the seams of American society. This i...
www.science.org
November 16, 2024 at 9:57 PM
"The scientific community must fight scientific mis- and disinformation as though lives depended on truth and trust, because they do." I couldn't agree more. The idea that this can be done now in the US without being seen as "political" is, however, absurd.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Not that anyone cares, but Trump is looking to buy a crypto exchange.
Why? B/c he can shield it from any/all SEC oversight, which is a valuable forking thing.
(And the exchange he's looking to buy is owned by Kelly Loeffler's husband.) www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-cry...
Why? B/c he can shield it from any/all SEC oversight, which is a valuable forking thing.
(And the exchange he's looking to buy is owned by Kelly Loeffler's husband.) www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-cry...
Trump’s Crypto Scheme: A Layer Cake of Corruption
America is a banana republic now.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Not that anyone cares, but Trump is looking to buy a crypto exchange.
Why? B/c he can shield it from any/all SEC oversight, which is a valuable forking thing.
(And the exchange he's looking to buy is owned by Kelly Loeffler's husband.) www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-cry...
Why? B/c he can shield it from any/all SEC oversight, which is a valuable forking thing.
(And the exchange he's looking to buy is owned by Kelly Loeffler's husband.) www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-cry...
And the reason everyone in the admin is pro crypto is they plan to use it and the “SBR” as a bridge between now and post crash to preserve their wealth while everyone else gets screwed.
Everybody is waiting for Trump to turn on Musk. The better frame is what happens when Musk turns on Trump; also, the best chance to stop this is to awaken R’s to the fact that they will soon be broke unless Musk is stopped.
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
MANAGING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY IN 2025
docs.google.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 AM
And the reason everyone in the admin is pro crypto is they plan to use it and the “SBR” as a bridge between now and post crash to preserve their wealth while everyone else gets screwed.
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This is really bad. Turns out this is Brock Pierce and friends. Pierce is tight with Bannon, Eric Adams, Brittany Kaiser. Russia capture, ultimately. Ride it while you can I guess but expect disaster down the road.
Bluesky’s most recent funding round came from Blockchain Capital LLC. Given that crypto interests spent at least $200mm (more than Big Oil) in this last cycle, this should be of some concern. Crypto interests are trying to capture governments globally. If Bluesky is part of that, it’s a problem.
November 13, 2024 at 12:06 AM
This is really bad. Turns out this is Brock Pierce and friends. Pierce is tight with Bannon, Eric Adams, Brittany Kaiser. Russia capture, ultimately. Ride it while you can I guess but expect disaster down the road.