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Too exhausted to make this social/informative, but not a bot-just here to follow/learn
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When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?
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Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
BREAKING: Amazon Web Services
A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours
Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe
A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours
Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe
October 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.
Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.
Using my time furloughed in the government shutdown productively. I’m replying to the text spammers and wasting their time. Actually kinda fun😂
October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Using my time furloughed in the government shutdown productively. I’m replying to the text spammers and wasting their time. Actually kinda fun😂
Somehow three cops tackling a 53 yr old woman in an inflatable penis costume just encapsulates where we are today…I hope this makes it into the history books
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Somehow three cops tackling a 53 yr old woman in an inflatable penis costume just encapsulates where we are today…I hope this makes it into the history books
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That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
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the American government is effectively ending its space program.
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
the American government is effectively ending its space program.
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Per @npr.org, the Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the White House U.S. DOGE Service, has built a searchable national citizenship register with data from the Social Security Administration & immigration records— without public notice & comment.
Infrastructure for a police state.
Infrastructure for a police state.
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
www.npr.org
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Per @npr.org, the Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the White House U.S. DOGE Service, has built a searchable national citizenship register with data from the Social Security Administration & immigration records— without public notice & comment.
Infrastructure for a police state.
Infrastructure for a police state.
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Staff levels in the DOJ National Security Division have dropped by as much as two-thirds. Its counterintelligence and export control section — which tracks foreign espionage in the U.S. by Iran and other foreign rivals — has lost about a third of its workforce.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
As U.S. braces for Iranian attack, a 'brain drain' weakens its defenses, former officials say
Resignations have reduced the capacity of DOJ and FBI units that could help thwart an Iranian attack, former officials say. Trump administration officials say the units remain strong.
www.nbcnews.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Staff levels in the DOJ National Security Division have dropped by as much as two-thirds. Its counterintelligence and export control section — which tracks foreign espionage in the U.S. by Iran and other foreign rivals — has lost about a third of its workforce.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
The lack of badges and any other identification is incredibly troubling…are they actually law officers or just thugs…this is so wrong
Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
June 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The lack of badges and any other identification is incredibly troubling…are they actually law officers or just thugs…this is so wrong
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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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WATCH: “I WAS AN INTERPRETER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 3 YEARS.”
ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal.
Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.
ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal.
Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.
June 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
WATCH: “I WAS AN INTERPRETER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 3 YEARS.”
ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal.
Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.
ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal.
Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.
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"Drill Baby Drill" looking less likely: U.S. energy firms cut number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a sixth week in a row. They're now at the lowest since November 2021 www.reuters.com/business/ene...
US oil/gas rig count falls for 6th week to 2021 lows, Baker Hughes says
U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a sixth week in a row for the first time since September 2023, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.
www.reuters.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Drill Baby Drill" looking less likely: U.S. energy firms cut number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a sixth week in a row. They're now at the lowest since November 2021 www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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(Bloomberg) - Hong Kong’s pension fund managers have flagged the risk of potential forced selling on their Treasury holdings after a downgrade by Moody’s Ratings of US debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
May 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
(Bloomberg) - Hong Kong’s pension fund managers have flagged the risk of potential forced selling on their Treasury holdings after a downgrade by Moody’s Ratings of US debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fascinating
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Fascinating
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WATCH: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park react to Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook San Diego County. The elephants formed an "alert circle" meant to protect the young and the entire herd from any threats, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
April 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
WATCH: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park react to Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook San Diego County. The elephants formed an "alert circle" meant to protect the young and the entire herd from any threats, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
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I want an Alexa style screen on a mount I can put on my office desk that’s sole function is to that of a dictionary/Encyclopedia, to define words I don’t know the definition of while I read. I want to be able to say… “Webster: Neurasthenia” & have it spit out the definition, no wifi needed
February 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I want an Alexa style screen on a mount I can put on my office desk that’s sole function is to that of a dictionary/Encyclopedia, to define words I don’t know the definition of while I read. I want to be able to say… “Webster: Neurasthenia” & have it spit out the definition, no wifi needed
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Happy “Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder” Day to all those who celebrate.
January 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Happy “Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder” Day to all those who celebrate.
Warm enough today to sit outside and drink coffee and listen to the sandhill cranes. Find joy where you can…
January 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Warm enough today to sit outside and drink coffee and listen to the sandhill cranes. Find joy where you can…
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You know why I love reading? These days it’s one of the few respites from being constantly advertised to.
December 31, 2024 at 4:54 AM
You know why I love reading? These days it’s one of the few respites from being constantly advertised to.
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when the star on the tree is an actual star lol
A NASA photo of the Christmas Tree Cluster 🎄
A NASA photo of the Christmas Tree Cluster 🎄
December 24, 2024 at 7:08 PM
when the star on the tree is an actual star lol
A NASA photo of the Christmas Tree Cluster 🎄
A NASA photo of the Christmas Tree Cluster 🎄
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All I want for Christmas is to pull a loose book from a bookshelf and finally, at long last, find that it opens a hidden door.
December 24, 2024 at 11:53 AM
All I want for Christmas is to pull a loose book from a bookshelf and finally, at long last, find that it opens a hidden door.
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Government shutdown has been averted.
The Senate just voted after midnight to pass the CR and now it’ll go to President Biden who will sign it.
The Senate just voted after midnight to pass the CR and now it’ll go to President Biden who will sign it.
December 21, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Government shutdown has been averted.
The Senate just voted after midnight to pass the CR and now it’ll go to President Biden who will sign it.
The Senate just voted after midnight to pass the CR and now it’ll go to President Biden who will sign it.
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There’s no such thing as “too many books”—only not enough shelves, not enough time, and not enough space for the dream library with a sliding ladder. But let’s be honest… we’ll keep buying books anyway.
December 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM
There’s no such thing as “too many books”—only not enough shelves, not enough time, and not enough space for the dream library with a sliding ladder. But let’s be honest… we’ll keep buying books anyway.