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@sigmabetazed.bsky.social

πŸ“Mobile, AL Perpetually curious higher education professional. Associate Director of Student Activities at University of South Alabama. *Opinions my own and do not reflect the views of my employer*

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The Trump regime has abandoned the constitution:

- declared war without Congressional authorization

- ignoring multiple court orders

- impounding Congressional authorized funds

- ignoring the freedom of speech and assembly

It’s a lawless regime that has no legitimacy.

04.03.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5313    πŸ” 1515    πŸ’¬ 321    πŸ“Œ 98
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THIS.

28.02.2026 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 27751    πŸ” 11357    πŸ’¬ 1004    πŸ“Œ 604
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Tesla slashes Cybertruck prices as it tries to move (unpainted) metal The stainless steel pickup truck is Tesla's first real flop.

Ope
arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02... #Tesla #Cybertruck

25.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want an AI overview of my emails, I just want my emails.

31.01.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brigitte Macron - Wikipedia

with his wife / former teacher that is *24* years older
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitt...

22.01.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We’ve heard this story before, when oil revenues were intended to fund the reconstruction of Iraq. It wasn’t true then, and it won’t be true now."

18.01.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Making sense of the US military operation in Venezuela | Brookings Brookings experts consider the immediate implications of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

"He seems to believe that oil revenues will fund the ongoing presence, stating that, 'We’ll be selling large amounts of oil to other countries,' and that running Venezuela 'won’t cost us anything.'

This is nonsense."
www.brookings.edu/articles/mak...

18.01.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indiana isn't the only state with weighty matters like a state sandwich on our plate β€’ Indiana Capital Chronicle State symbols and icons are all the rage. The tenderloin is leading the debate this year in Indiana but other states are giving me ideas.

I guess it would just make the unofficial official: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/16/i... #Indiana

18.01.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Texas A&M restrictions on race, gender could affect 200 courses With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.

Not teaching Plato because it's too woke is WILD www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...

18.01.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The world has a lot of monsters but only one of them commands the US military.

17.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Independence of the Federal Reserve: Why It Matters
YouTube video by Brookings Institution The Independence of the Federal Reserve: Why It Matters

This is good. Two former Fed Chairs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeIA... #FederalReserve

18.01.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I participated in my first protest today. Here's what I learned: you are not alone. If you're sick and tired and overwhelmed by everything going on, you're not just stuck behind a screen reading headlines. There are people out there motivated to do something about it. The tide is turning.

18.01.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.

MAYBE because the Orange Man in the White House is a r*pist and a p*dophile. apnews.com/article/kenn...

31.12.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

people get drunk and mad about sports in almost every country in the world. they only shoot up their own family in this one.

27.12.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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Photos of Trump's name being added to the Kennedy Center WASHINGTON (AP) β€” The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump’s name to the building after its board, handpicked by Trump, voted to rename it The Donald J.

This is so stupid and un-American. apnews.com/photo-galler...

20.12.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI desperate to avoid explaining why it deleted pirated book datasets OpenAI risks increased fines after deleting pirated books datasets.

Too little too late to stop the AI juggernaut: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

18.12.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alabama PSC approves Alabama Power's request for rate freeze | Alabama Reflector The consent order halts future potential rate increases that Alabama Power could impose for the next two years as requested by the company.

"...a forecasted surge in electricity demand from data centers...."

Here's an idea: why don't data centers pay a premium for their electricity to offset increased infrastructure costs?

alabamareflector.com/2025/12/03/a...

18.12.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doug Jones kicks off Alabama gubernatorial campaign with vision of 'crowded table' | Alabama Reflector Speaking to more than 1,000 people on the eighth anniversary of his’ victory in the 2017 special U.S. Senate election, Jones, referencing a song by the country group the Highwomen, said he wanted to m...

I'm hopeful for the Jones campaign: alabamareflector.com/2025/12/12/d... #Alabama

18.12.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indiana must put guardrails on the use of automatic license plate readers β€’ Indiana Capital Chronicle In most areas of the country, including Indiana, the data collected by license plate readers can be stored indefinitely with few protections

"...the government should not invade our privacy just in case we do something illegal." indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/i...

17.12.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents.

Will be interested to see macro effects over the long run: apnews.com/article/sant... #MinimumWage

17.12.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Make America Affordable Again" is just MAAAAAAAAA which basically sums up this presidency.

16.12.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We've hit another storage shortage so putting out another call for your hard drives: HDD, SDD, NVME, SAS or SATA, whatever you've got, aren't using, & can donate to the cause it'll be used directly for the long time archival of NCAA football broadcasts (and occasional news coverage). DM me! Thanks!

05.11.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bobcat hunting season quickly hits limit β€’ Indiana Capital Chronicle The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has closed the bobcat trapping season after reaching the statewide quota of 250 bobcats in just four weeks.

I grew up in Indiana. My siblings and cousins and I were playing outside one day when we were kids. My cousin thought he saw a bobcat near the barn out back. "A bobcat in Indiana?!? There's no way..." we thought.

And now there's a hunting season: indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/bobca...
#Indiana

13.12.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding carriage The announcement of the planned Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros, one of the last remaining major studios, is shedding light on a key issue we often overlook when thinking about culture, creativi…

"...one company will control what gets made and what gets seen." seths.blog/2025/12/unde... #Netflix #WarnerBros

13.12.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says he wants to 'permanently pause' migration to the US from poorer countries President Donald Trump says he wants to β€œpermanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status...

The most un-American President: apnews.com/article/trum...

28.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Les Barnett | CIST Les Barnett, CFITS Director, Computer Science Department

The only person who voted no: www.southalabama.edu/colleges/soc...

28.11.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alabama Public Television to maintain PBS programming | Alabama Reflector The Alabama Educational Television Foundation voted Tuesday to maintain PBS programming after backlash from the public.

Good job, Alabama: alabamareflector.com/2025/11/19/a... #PBS

28.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is where i insist you have to tell your family stories like this at Thanksgiving! it's the only way they'll ever actually learn what's happening!

27.11.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.

27.11.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 30282    πŸ” 4923    πŸ’¬ 392    πŸ“Œ 154

Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?

What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?

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