Darpan

It is important to know that despite its prominence TikTok loses billions of dollars and tweaking algorithms lays havoc to your ad sales. Oracle is gonna destroy this thing and it’s going to combine with the data center debt and consume it whole
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Ah, we didn’t notice because he was wearing a hood.

Business as usual much!? Back in 2009, when Obama was being elected with 70% approval rating, Mitch McConnell laid out his plan to reign on popular president, and his plan was “total obstruction”, on every front.

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Have you no shame, Democrats at power!? Stand up from that cuck-chair once in a while!

sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Whether it's right-wing ICE agents murdering protesters or left-wing social media users writing "just words" in the replies of Hakeem Jeffries' tweets, both sides have a civility problem.

Damn, NY Times Pitchbot always delivers!

Tim Walz 2028.

A good thread
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Katie Porter is running for Governor of California. Will you chip in $5 or more to help her stand up to Trump and far-right extremism?

We’re building this campaign the right way–with grassroots donations from people who believe that California deserves a governor who is fighting for working families and making this state more affordable for everyone.

Can you chip in a few bucks ahead of our end-of-year deadline?

Yay!

How an ex-US marine became vital in the fight against Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement When Trump began deploying troops to US cities, Janessa Goldbeck’s Vet Voice Foundation was ready – now they’re preparing for what may be next

Inspiration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Day Three of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has begun. Stay tuned for more coverage at All Rise News.

ICYMI, yesterday, a fellow judge in Dugan’s court testified against her. buff.ly/uTfZCOl

And so did a parade of law enforcement witnesses. buff.ly/Vcdf7M0

Congrats to re-elected Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller (D).

This is the first, but it may not be the only electoral victory for someone who has appeared on PLURIBUS.

Strong floor, no ceiling, amirite!?

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández—pardoned by Trump while the counting in Honduras’ current presidential election is still in progress—-was accused not only of drug trafficking, but also of election fraud during the 2013 and 2017 Honduran presidential elections. 1/

Winter also wrote or co-wrote just about every significant transpo bill over the last decade. Funding, speed cameras, etc. She was a giant in that world.

What a terrible thing. Rest in peace, Senator.

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

I read this piece on how we need a nonprofit journalistic outlet, and I'm a bit puzzled because... they already exist?

What they need is more support!

1. Obviously, I'll start with Bolts: this right here is what we want to do! What we need is for you to become our reader: boltsmag.org/newsletter

What do you fear most about climate change?

Here’s the beginner schedule nobody wants to hear because it’s not “hardcore” enough:

✅ 2–3 runs per week

✅ Easy pace (you can talk in full sentences)

✅ 20–30 minutes total including walk breaks

✅ Rest or cross-train on other days

Boring? Maybe. Effective? Absolutely.

The committee from The Good Place arguing: “He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy.”

Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response

What do you mean, you clearly are a “Mayer”! 😆😆

The Inside Story of How Gen Z Toppled Nepal’s Leader and Chose a New One on Discord The revolution started on social media. It ended with protests, violence, and an online poll to pick the new prime minister.

An absolutely fascinating look at how tech platforms like Discord fuelled Nepal's revolution

The most striking aspect of it was just how fast it all happened.

www.wired.com/story/nepal-...

Good story, David.

Meme showing six logical operators illustrated with jack-o’-lantern images. trick OR treat trick AND treat trick XOR treat trick NOR treat trick NAND treat trick XNOR treat

Happy logical operator Halloween! 🎃

Just for the record, I have been hating on bad-faith Centrist since 2011, before it was cool.