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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

Did someone mention Doug Wilson?

My guess... I could be wrong... They want all the evil tech bros dead...humm I might be projecting a little.
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I didn’t say it; Wonder Woman said it.

ChatGPT got fundamental properties wrong on one of the systems I studied for my PhD thesis when I asked it basic questions. Then it offered to make an orbital diagram of the TOI-700 system and returned this gem. "Optimistive Habitable Zone" made me literally laugh out loud

“All actual states are corrupt. Good men must not obey the law too well.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Story, live and location”

Very concerned for all my mutuals displaying their location on Instagram’s new map feature. I turned it off IMMEDIATELY, but what if you don’t see that screen to opt out? Here’s where that (extremely hidden!!!) setting is buried, please double check and protect yourself!

I joined @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social on a recent episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 to talk more about OpenAI's transparent desire to and attempts at this hollowing out of institutional capacities in higher education (and in K-12 too).

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This is brave reporting—and it smartly took advantage of bread crumbs to identify the person.

The fact that he was selling merch was his undoing.

I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)

Excellent Thread.

People’s AI Action Plan Launches to Provide Counter-Weight to Trump’s Industry-Backed AI Plan and EOs View the joint statement and coalition website here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a broad coalition of 90+ tech, economic justice, consumer protection, labor, environmental justice, and civil society…

People’s AI Action Plan Launches to Provide Counter-Weight to Trump’s Industry-Backed AI Plan and EOs buff.ly/NtFYW1l

Donald Trump needs to be held accountable for this. He needs to be in prison. There’s absolutely no excuse for this.

WTF!
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Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

NEW: We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Alaska Voters Think Legislature Should Override the Education Funding Veto. Description: The governor recently used his veto power to lower the state's funding for Alaska's public schools for the upcoming school year. Do you think the legislature should or should not override the governor's veto? Response Options: A) The legislature should override the veto and maintain the current level of school funding B) Don't know C) The veto should stand and the state should decrease school funding All likely voters — 59% chose A, 7% chose B, 34% chose C Democrat — 91% chose A, 3% chose B, 6% chose C Independent / Third party — 65% chose A, 8% chose B, 27% chose C Republican — 35% chose A, 6% chose B, 59% chose C July 21–27, 2025 survey of 678 Alaska likely voters.

NEW ALASKA POLL:

As the state legislature convenes for a special session this Saturday, a majority of Alaska voters want to override Gov. Dunleavy's veto of education funding.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/7/...

GitHub - joethei/obsidian-rss: Read RSS Feeds from inside Obsidian Read RSS Feeds from inside Obsidian. Contribute to joethei/obsidian-rss development by creating an account on GitHub.

Excellent stuff. I am liking inoreader a lot. As a backup I have started checking out an Obsidian plugin for local off cloud capture. It is pretty cool.

RSS Reader
github.com/joethei/obsi...

Important Thread.
YES! RSS is the old new avoid enshitfication bullshit social & website not letting you see who & what you followed thing. Do it. See less shit.

Screenshot of Obsidian note taking system. Modifying a daily note template.

The deeper I get into Obsidian the more I love it. #Obsidian

We’re not books but we went from not having a newspaper to being one of the most subscribed to newspapers in America in less than a year, and our social media conversion numbers are attributable to Bluesky by a good plurality.

Facing lawsuit, Illinois county removes Ten Commandments monument from courthouse Jefferson County’s Christian monument sparked outrage, a lawsuit, and, ultimately, a legal retreat

A massive Ten Commandments monument outside an Illinois courthouse has come down.

All it took was:

✅ A lawsuit
✅ The county's lawyer saying it was illegal
✅ The county's insurance company saying it wouldn't pay for the inevitable loss

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/facing-law...

East Texans condemn Dallas millionaire’s plan to pump 16 billion gallons of their groundwater to other parts of the state — every year Texas law largely allows landowners to do what they want with the groundwater beneath them, potentially protecting the latest plan to ship water out of East Texas.

East Texans condemn Dallas millionaire’s plan to pump 16 billion gallons of their groundwater to other parts of the state — every year www.texastribune.org/2025/07/29/t... via @texastribune.org

YouTube video by Tinzo + Jojo Uplifting Groovy House Mix in Toronto | Tinzo + Jojo

Uplifting Groovy House Mix in Toronto | Tinzo + Jojo youtu.be/sMMz67hiEZk?...

YouTube video by Luke Thomas LUKE THOMAS: Boxing is now in DEEP Trouble

Welcome to the end of boxing as you know it.

Let's talk about the new legislation proposed in Congress and why it's nothing more than designer legislation meant to benefit one company and one company alone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N17-...

Palantir is now valued at $375 billion.

This places the surveillance company ahead of Home Depot, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola.

Co-founder Peter Thiel bankrolled JD Vance's entry into politics, and under Trump the company has seen a surge in government contracts.

Ryan Walters' TV displayed "nude women" during a meeting. Now he's blaming the media. The Oklahoma schools chief who crusades against smut now faces an investigation into his own explicit screen time

Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma schools chief who wants bibles in the classroom and Christianity taught to kids, just got caught watching adult content.

On his work computer.

During a Board of Education meeting.

Read that again.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walte...

Chrome vibes, metal beats, and 3dfx Glide like it's 1999 all over again.

His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp. Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a...

NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers.

Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.

“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.

YouTube video by Derrick Gee Is Book Club Radio Boiler Room 2.0? + Online vs Offline Club Culture | Book Club Radio Speak Volumes

p.s. I love this conversation. Many Thank yous to @tin-zo.bsky.social @jojolorenzo.bsky.social for doing what you do. As well to @derrickgee.bsky.social. Cheers. youtu.be/J9p6_aiSX-M?...