Magic sparkle pizza rat
@hi-its-devin.bsky.social
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We do not hate the media enough
This is the Washington Post - today - describing the fact that RFK Jr. does not believe that HIV is the cause of AIDS.
It is not controversial at all. It is a fringe, extremist conspiracy based in science denial and it is objectively false.
It is not controversial at all. It is a fringe, extremist conspiracy based in science denial and it is objectively false.
June 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We do not hate the media enough
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Breaking: Transgender people lose Skrmetti, SCOTUS rules that Tennessee's law banning gender affirming care is not subject to heightened scrutiny.
I'll be reading and reporting more fully today.
Terrible day for transgender people.
Full decision here:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
I'll be reading and reporting more fully today.
Terrible day for transgender people.
Full decision here:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Breaking: Transgender people lose Skrmetti, SCOTUS rules that Tennessee's law banning gender affirming care is not subject to heightened scrutiny.
I'll be reading and reporting more fully today.
Terrible day for transgender people.
Full decision here:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
I'll be reading and reporting more fully today.
Terrible day for transgender people.
Full decision here:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Keep in mind public land is land owned BY YOU, the taxpayer. Republicans want to sell it off so they can pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
wilderness.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Keep in mind public land is land owned BY YOU, the taxpayer. Republicans want to sell it off so they can pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.
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NEW: It looks like Palantir is helping Trump build a mega-database of Americans' private information so he can target and spy on his enemies, or anyone. @aoc.bsky.social and I are demanding answers directly from Palantir.
NEWS: Wyden, Ocasio-Cortez Demand Answers from Palantir About Plans to Build IRS “Mega-Database” of American Citizens
Wyden, Ocasio-Cortez Demand Answers from Palantir About Plans to Build IRS “Mega-Database” of American Citizens | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden, Ocasio-Cortez Demand Answers from Palantir About Plans to Build IRS “Mega-Database” of American Citizens
www.finance.senate.gov
June 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
NEW: It looks like Palantir is helping Trump build a mega-database of Americans' private information so he can target and spy on his enemies, or anyone. @aoc.bsky.social and I are demanding answers directly from Palantir.
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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
June 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
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If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
June 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
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"Yeah, get him. Take him. Go ahead, take him,” said one masked thug to another masked thug.
Afghani who aided U.S. Army detained by ICE in San Diego Immigration Court
“I came here to make a better life,” said the client during his arrest. “I didn’t know that this would happen… I worked with the U.S. Military.”
timesofsandiego.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Yeah, get him. Take him. Go ahead, take him,” said one masked thug to another masked thug.
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Whether you’re concerned with public health or retribution for your political opinions, you should not be punished or criminalized for wearing a mask at a protest.
Criminalizing Masks at Protests is Wrong
There has been a crescendo of states attempting to criminalize the wearing of face coverings while attending protests. Now the President has demanded, in the context of ongoing protests in Los Angeles...
www.eff.org
June 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Whether you’re concerned with public health or retribution for your political opinions, you should not be punished or criminalized for wearing a mask at a protest.
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The tech industry needs serious, meaningful regulation about the things it can sell and how it can sell them, and the neoliberal bullshit of “free markets” has allowed this nakedly harmful software to proliferate, taking advantage of the fact that more people than ever feel alone and desperate
Don’t think I’ve ever muttered the words “fuck me sideways” quite so much reading a story as this one.
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The tech industry needs serious, meaningful regulation about the things it can sell and how it can sell them, and the neoliberal bullshit of “free markets” has allowed this nakedly harmful software to proliferate, taking advantage of the fact that more people than ever feel alone and desperate
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Ready to level up? Almost every local media affiliate offers a "Live Event" stream on their website. Find your local affiliates below, navigate to their website, and look for a "Watch Live" or similar section. Click through to that.
Hey folks! Fun trick when you're following a major event in a big city like Los Angeles.
If the event is large enough, you'll see at least 2, probably 3-4 media aircraft overhead. And often, you can get the raw, non-narrated version of the feed if you look in the right place.
If the event is large enough, you'll see at least 2, probably 3-4 media aircraft overhead. And often, you can get the raw, non-narrated version of the feed if you look in the right place.
June 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ready to level up? Almost every local media affiliate offers a "Live Event" stream on their website. Find your local affiliates below, navigate to their website, and look for a "Watch Live" or similar section. Click through to that.
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The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
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The leftist podcast Chapo Trap House paid RXKNephew $500 to make a John Fetterman diss track
RXKNephew Made A John Fetterman Diss Track For 'Chapo Trap House': Listen
The last time that Rochester rap eccentric and onetime Stereogum Artist To Watch RXKNephew popped up on this website was a few months ago, when he directed the 12-minute diss track “The Truth” at fell...
www.stereogum.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The leftist podcast Chapo Trap House paid RXKNephew $500 to make a John Fetterman diss track
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Are you still using #Google?
Also, #Palantir is owned by #PeterThiel, of #Project2025
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
Also, #Palantir is owned by #PeterThiel, of #Project2025
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
June 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Are you still using #Google?
Also, #Palantir is owned by #PeterThiel, of #Project2025
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
Also, #Palantir is owned by #PeterThiel, of #Project2025
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
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It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
wrd.cm
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
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Lmao
The titans of the tech industry say A.I. will soon match the powers of humans’ brains. Are they underestimating us? “Claims of A.G.I.’s imminent arrival are based on statistical extrapolations — and wishful thinking,” Cade Metz writes.
Why We’re Unlikely to Get Artificial General Intelligence Anytime Soon
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Lmao
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This phrasing of the ICE action in Worcester, MA as a kidnapping is horrifically accurate
You cannot deprive a person of their liberty without either probable cause that the person committed a crime or a warrant to arrest that person
That’s directly stated in the 4th Amendment of the Constitution
You cannot deprive a person of their liberty without either probable cause that the person committed a crime or a warrant to arrest that person
That’s directly stated in the 4th Amendment of the Constitution
May 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This phrasing of the ICE action in Worcester, MA as a kidnapping is horrifically accurate
You cannot deprive a person of their liberty without either probable cause that the person committed a crime or a warrant to arrest that person
That’s directly stated in the 4th Amendment of the Constitution
You cannot deprive a person of their liberty without either probable cause that the person committed a crime or a warrant to arrest that person
That’s directly stated in the 4th Amendment of the Constitution
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Your location data isn’t just a pin on a map. It can reveal where you work, worship, protest, or seek healthcare—and it’s being harvested, sold, and weaponized. Lawmakers must act now to protect our privacy.
Privacy on the Map: How States Are Fighting Location Surveillance
Location data is highly sensitive, and without proper protections, it can be used to harm those who are already vulnerable. The digital trail we leave behind can reveal far more than we think, and wit...
www.eff.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Your location data isn’t just a pin on a map. It can reveal where you work, worship, protest, or seek healthcare—and it’s being harvested, sold, and weaponized. Lawmakers must act now to protect our privacy.
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when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.
Lawmakers and Advocates Denounce a Plan to Eliminate Critical Product Safety Agency - Consumer Reports
A leaked budget proposal would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an independent agency. Safety advocates are raising the alarm.
www.consumerreports.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
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Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu’s office says it is imposing blockade as Hamas will not accept plan that Israel says US envoy put forward
Israel has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas into accepting a change in the ceasefire agreement to…
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
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Please read—this is becoming serious!
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Please read—this is becoming serious!