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The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike. n.pr/440Ovz4
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike. n.pr/440Ovz4
How many of y'all find Bluesky to be just annoying enough to use that legacy social media continues to be your first choice?
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How many of y'all find Bluesky to be just annoying enough to use that legacy social media continues to be your first choice?
My latest chicken pot pie experiment. Hopefully it's enough gravy and not too much. There's definitely gravy though, so a step in the right direction!
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My latest chicken pot pie experiment. Hopefully it's enough gravy and not too much. There's definitely gravy though, so a step in the right direction!
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![Comic. Two-column table. Column A lists planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Column B has checkmark boxes for whether the planets have rings: the outer planets’ boxes are checked, and Earth has a red check. [Earth with a ring with an array pf points around it. An arrow labeled “Geostationary Satellite Bel”t points to the ring.] [caption] Astronomy fact: A century ago, Earth didn’t have rings, but we have one now! It’s where all the satellite dishes are pointed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifauh76r3os5nnzjvkcz5sl2pgx5iz4sgkxebqjw3aogjn6e677aa@jpeg)
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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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.
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
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It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. n.pr/4n4s82s
How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.
n.pr
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. n.pr/4n4s82s
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Runners have to stick together. The Sixth World will chew you up if you aren't prepared. With Shoot Straight get all of the advice you would need to make sure your first run ain't your last, chummer.
Get your copy of Shoot Straight today!
bit.ly/SR-Shoot-Straight
#ttrpg #Shadowrun
Get your copy of Shoot Straight today!
bit.ly/SR-Shoot-Straight
#ttrpg #Shadowrun
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Runners have to stick together. The Sixth World will chew you up if you aren't prepared. With Shoot Straight get all of the advice you would need to make sure your first run ain't your last, chummer.
Get your copy of Shoot Straight today!
bit.ly/SR-Shoot-Straight
#ttrpg #Shadowrun
Get your copy of Shoot Straight today!
bit.ly/SR-Shoot-Straight
#ttrpg #Shadowrun
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The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
October 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
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Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.
The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.
The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.
The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Meta has removed a Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page.
The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.
The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
The move follows Apple and Google removing ICE activity tracking apps from their app stores.
The removals came after a demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
Proof of how little executives in charge of cybersecurity actually understand it.
www.pcgamer.com/software/sec...
www.pcgamer.com/software/sec...
'They just really didn't think anyone would look up': Researchers snooped on unencrypted satellite data with basic equipment, finding private calls, text messages, and even military communications
'They assumed that no one was ever going to check and scan all these satellites and see what was out there. That was their method of security.'
www.pcgamer.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Proof of how little executives in charge of cybersecurity actually understand it.
www.pcgamer.com/software/sec...
www.pcgamer.com/software/sec...
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Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
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Trump isn’t just axing the Constitution. He’s axing something we all love. Watch. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
Donald Trump’s New Enemy? Our National Parks
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump isn’t just axing the Constitution. He’s axing something we all love. Watch. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
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It's one of the most famous rock songs ever — Bohemian Rhapsody — and now, for the first time, it's been translated with Queen's blessing into Zulu.
Queen's Classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' finds a new voice in Zulu
It's one of the most famous rock songs ever — Bohemian Rhapsody — and now, for the first time, it's been translated with Queen's blessing into Zulu.
n.pr
September 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's one of the most famous rock songs ever — Bohemian Rhapsody — and now, for the first time, it's been translated with Queen's blessing into Zulu.
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Build an Victorian-era inspired lamp using an LED Noodle learn.adafruit.com/led-noodle-lamp #3dprinting #adafruit youtu.be/kKNC-wLjxdk
September 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Build an Victorian-era inspired lamp using an LED Noodle learn.adafruit.com/led-noodle-lamp #3dprinting #adafruit youtu.be/kKNC-wLjxdk
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Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
Hurricane science has come far since Katrina. That progress is now at risk
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
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Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Ham, caramelized red onion, and sharp white cheddar quiche.
August 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Ham, caramelized red onion, and sharp white cheddar quiche.
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NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over
NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
n.pr
August 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
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The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
n.pr
August 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
Still waiting for Bluesky to improve their posting. What takes two clicks for Google to Facebook or vice versa is at least five for posting here. The longer this lasts, the less I use this app. I don't need another news aggregator.
#BlueskySucks
#BlueskySucks
July 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Still waiting for Bluesky to improve their posting. What takes two clicks for Google to Facebook or vice versa is at least five for posting here. The longer this lasts, the less I use this app. I don't need another news aggregator.
#BlueskySucks
#BlueskySucks
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The IRS's free tax filing tool is now reportedly "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
July 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The IRS's free tax filing tool is now reportedly "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
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This was announced as 150 million people across the country were under heat alerts.
Fossil fuel interests spent nearly $100 million on Trump's re-election. Then the industry pumped $19 million into his inaugural fund.
They're cashing in at the expense of the rest of us.
Fossil fuel interests spent nearly $100 million on Trump's re-election. Then the industry pumped $19 million into his inaugural fund.
They're cashing in at the expense of the rest of us.
EPA moves to end climate regulation under Clean Air Act
The agency proposal would rescind the landmark “endangerment finding,” which states that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This was announced as 150 million people across the country were under heat alerts.
Fossil fuel interests spent nearly $100 million on Trump's re-election. Then the industry pumped $19 million into his inaugural fund.
They're cashing in at the expense of the rest of us.
Fossil fuel interests spent nearly $100 million on Trump's re-election. Then the industry pumped $19 million into his inaugural fund.
They're cashing in at the expense of the rest of us.
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The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
n.pr
July 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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Reminder that as a corporate lobbyist, Pam Bondi represented scores of clients facing federal regulatory scrutiny — including Amazon, Uber, and GM.
She also represented the government of Qatar and ICE contractor GEO Group.
"Conflicts of interest" is an understatement.
She also represented the government of Qatar and ICE contractor GEO Group.
"Conflicts of interest" is an understatement.
July 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reminder that as a corporate lobbyist, Pam Bondi represented scores of clients facing federal regulatory scrutiny — including Amazon, Uber, and GM.
She also represented the government of Qatar and ICE contractor GEO Group.
"Conflicts of interest" is an understatement.
She also represented the government of Qatar and ICE contractor GEO Group.
"Conflicts of interest" is an understatement.