Sauna Aika
@saunaaika.bsky.social
Former troglodyte: most people try to go up in the world. I went down - a half-mile down. Worked in IT, supporting research in high energy physics and dark matter searches
LGBTQIA+ Ally
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I invited western journalists to see a city we then retreated from
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I invited western journalists to see a city we then retreated from
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Because AI has no notion of fact, we'll see more of this where AI accelerates mis/disinformation.
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Because AI has no notion of fact, we'll see more of this where AI accelerates mis/disinformation.
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Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Larry the cat @number10cat.bsky.social photobombed by UK PM Starmer and President Zelenskyy
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Larry the cat @number10cat.bsky.social photobombed by UK PM Starmer and President Zelenskyy
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Idk I feel like we should put Christ back in Christian before worrying about Christmas.
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Idk I feel like we should put Christ back in Christian before worrying about Christmas.
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Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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This is the way I understand it.
Biz paid the tariffs to gov
Biz raised prices to offset tariffs
Consumers paid higher prices
Gov will now refund tariff money to biz
Biz keeps their prices higher
Consumers continue to pay more money
Biz gets tariff money back and keeps high prices
Biz paid the tariffs to gov
Biz raised prices to offset tariffs
Consumers paid higher prices
Gov will now refund tariff money to biz
Biz keeps their prices higher
Consumers continue to pay more money
Biz gets tariff money back and keeps high prices
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is the way I understand it.
Biz paid the tariffs to gov
Biz raised prices to offset tariffs
Consumers paid higher prices
Gov will now refund tariff money to biz
Biz keeps their prices higher
Consumers continue to pay more money
Biz gets tariff money back and keeps high prices
Biz paid the tariffs to gov
Biz raised prices to offset tariffs
Consumers paid higher prices
Gov will now refund tariff money to biz
Biz keeps their prices higher
Consumers continue to pay more money
Biz gets tariff money back and keeps high prices
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Yes, Hagueseth needs to burn for. Any other commander who was not in the field needs to burn. But this really falls on Bradley.
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Yes, Hagueseth needs to burn for. Any other commander who was not in the field needs to burn. But this really falls on Bradley.
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This is amazing. This guy gets it.
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is amazing. This guy gets it.
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This point needs to be made and frequently.
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This point needs to be made and frequently.
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Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
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Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
“The President’s appeasement plan to Russia is forcing our hand" - Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Congress Rebuked Trump On His Epstein Cover Up. Now It Must Rebuke Him On His Surrendering Of Ukraine To Putin
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Arduino really is dead. It's time for the community to create something similar, without Qualcomm/Arduino involved. There is plenty already in place. www.linkedin.com/posts/adafru...
#opensource #privacy #techpolicy #hardware #iot #surveillance #qualcomm #arduino #makers #infosec #datarights #termsandconditions #cloudcomputing | Adafruit Industries | 188 comments
Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform.
The new do...
www.linkedin.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Arduino really is dead. It's time for the community to create something similar, without Qualcomm/Arduino involved. There is plenty already in place. www.linkedin.com/posts/adafru...
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Hear, hear.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Hear, hear.
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some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
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@faithandjustice.bsky.social recently launched a campaign encouraging people to pledge not to shop on Amazon during this Advent season — and A Public Witness is one of the official partners.
No Amazon for Advent
For many businesses, it’s almost the most wonderful time of year — the Christmas shopping season.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@faithandjustice.bsky.social recently launched a campaign encouraging people to pledge not to shop on Amazon during this Advent season — and A Public Witness is one of the official partners.
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Our neighbor was, effectively, killed by his insurance company. He went in for back surgery, and they sent him home with no medical assistance. There's no medical help out here. He developed bedsores and died last week.
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus.
#healthinsurance
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus.
#healthinsurance
October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Our neighbor was, effectively, killed by his insurance company. He went in for back surgery, and they sent him home with no medical assistance. There's no medical help out here. He developed bedsores and died last week.
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus.
#healthinsurance
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus.
#healthinsurance
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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You need to read this entire thread. Trust me.
Hey, so as a veteran and incident responder I need to warn you to pay attention to something in America.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
You need to read this entire thread. Trust me.
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