Ben Schreiber

As someone who has been on antidepressants long term, this is rather depressing news :(

Patients call for research into antidepressant withdrawal symptoms : Shots - Health News […]

“To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.” - President Trump in memo to DoD, DoJ and DHS […]

OMG!

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/

A sad truth 😭

Opinion | Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age - The Guardian https://apple.news/Ac5l8mNnATJ-KKKL3vcMK2A

Undergraduate Disproves 40-Year-Old Conjecture, Invents New Kind of Hash Table A young computer scientist and two colleagues show that searches within data structures called hash tables can be much faster than previously deemed possible.

Wow, just wow. I want more details on how this new data structure works, but if it is as good as the article says my mind is blown.

Not a single Republican is going to say anything about POTUS's shameful treatment of veterans? Especially those most in need? All cowards. This is hard to read without wincing, and it's an utter disgrace for the United States to treat its veterans this way.

"Late in February, as the Trump […]

History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."

Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.

Opinion | Notes to the American People — and Government Workers — on How to Stop Trump — POLITICO Resistance to Trump can work. I’ve seen it happen.

#resist

Opinion | Notes to the American People — and Government Workers — on How to Stop Trump - POLITICO https://apple.news/A7rGCH9W_R8WzvIy0-T6XkA

After Trump’s remarks on Gaza, some in Dearborn, Michigan ‘think we screwed up’ — POLITICO Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza was met with outrage in Dearborn, Michigan, an Arab American enclave.

FAFO.

After Trump’s remarks on Gaza, some in Dearborn, Michigan ‘think we screwed up’ - POLITICO https://apple.news/AgMuMXPJYRdqsklFrFDJm6A

If you’re feeling concerned about getting storage and/or compute from sources subject to US jurisdiction or US big-tech, I believe the best bet is to use EU-based companies. Here’s a resource I found; YMMV:

https://european-alternatives.eu/category/cloud-computing-platforms

"Thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Hannah Arendt warned us that the point of this deluge is not to persuade, but to overwhelm and paralyze our capacity to act. More recently, researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims […]

Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip — NPR Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the “Riviera of the Middle East” under U.S. ownership.

OMG! He’s making more trouble for the US - and for Israel! Makes me ashamed to hold both citizenships!

Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip - NPR https://apple.news/AjmIq51VbQKW6H1nSe6dadw

@smarier.bsky.social Ugh!

p.s. source?

How the first three vertical miniflyers handled being outside for three months.

the glue seal on the edges did not hold completely, but also didn't fail completely. I saw that the worst failed almost immediately; the other two lasted much longer. the […]

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Cool new art by indigenous art along the new bike route along the new waterfront downtown:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QOG4-BOOPmE

#seattle #art