Derek Arnold

Let's not forget that DEI stands for

Diversity
Equity
Inclusion

So the anti-DEIs are for

Homogeneity (white male version)
Unfairness
Rejection of others

Heater, an orange tabby with a white chest and little mittens, stands at attention on the bed, staring at me with her tongue in mlem formation.

Heated lays on a fabric bench, her paw on the side, lounging and expecting pets.

Heated lays on her side on a rug that looks like a tiger, her little white mittens folded into her soft kitty chest.

Happy International Cat Day from Heater Abughazaleh-Collins 🐈🐈🐈

to what extent does the administration intend to use this money to fund things that congress won't, and also, treating states like conquered territories to be dominated is one of those things that really makes you think the goal of these people is to dissolve the union

I wouldn’t have a job for the shit I have called non cooperative inanimate objects on the job.

RFK Jr. saw 20 million lives saved by mRNA vaccines and thought, 'let's try the opposite!'

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Outstanding! LB bidness!

Don’t. Do not. Do literally anything other than this. See a licensed therapist. Get a plant. Volunteer at an animal shelter. Shitpost 24 hours a day on Bluesky. Anything but this.

this is simply extortion and theft of state monies

How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

ICYMI: How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map, by @robwdavis.bsky.social

Looks like all we will see is BS…

After months of cowardly capitulation to this Administration, Paramount finally got what it wanted.

Now it's time for companies, journalists, and citizens alike to stand up and speak out, because unchecked and unquestioned power has no rightful place in America.

I dissent. 🧵

This is the network that once platformed Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite.

Corporate consolidation of news media has destroyed the foundation of this democracy.

Trump hosted 100 Purple Heart recipients—Veterans wounded in combat defending America—and still made it about himself: “It wasn’t easy for me either.”

From “bone spurs” to mocking POWs, he’s spent his life spitting on service and sacrifice.

The only uniform he’s ever earned is an orange jumpsuit.

I can’t call it because I trust them about as much as Uncle Ruckus trusts them new ones over there…

Odd, I was told money was so tight here in the US that we have no money for healthcare or food for our citizens, or to help people starving to death overseas.

We are neither a serious nor a responsible nation.

Amen.

But they can’t even get it together when the AP and the WSJ are shut out bc the administration is upset at their coverage

our corporate overlords looking down at their gruel eating peasant society

I’m with it.

She’s had such a bead on dude for so long.

How Git Works

Just bought (and read) this zine by @b0rk.jvns.ca and loved it!

It’s bite sized but packs a punch, gives a very good mental model, explains some gotchas and most importantly encourages curiosity.

wizardzines.com/zines/git/

U.S. may require visa applicants to post bond up to $15,000 to enter country The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

Nope…this won’t epically fuck up tourism.

Nope…not at all.

Brazil’s Supreme Court is undeterred by Trump’s tariff tantrums, ordering Bolsonaro to house arrest with no phone, restricted visitors, and an ankle monitor. Imagine that—treating a coup plotter like a criminal.

I’ve been having a few too many conversations like this. Them: Hi Kate, how are things with your work, with the world? Me: the university is under attack, democratic norms being broken in half, so, pretty bad. Them: But everything is going to come back and be okay after the midterms. Me: Uhh, no.

You aren’t.

The End.

AI fakers exposed in tech dev recruitment: postmortem A full-remote security startup nearly hired a backend engineer who doesn’t exist, after a candidate used an AI filter as an on-screen disguise in video interviews. Learnings for tech companies

The investigation in @pragmaticengineer.com where a 6-person US/Polish startup (Vidoc Security) almost got infiltrated: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/ai-fakers

The CNN investigation that shows how US residents help launder paychecks: edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

Folks, I assure you the GOP has more than redistricting up their sleeves to control the 2026 election, if they even allow us to have one.

It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.