Peter L.

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11.01.2025 03:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era (Gift Article) After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are jus...

“Meta… eliminated its chief diversity officer role, ended its diversity hiring goals that called for the employment of a certain number of women and minorities, and said it would no longer prioritize minority-owned businesses when hiring vendors.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/t...

10.01.2025 20:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

08.01.2025 20:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the ima…

www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...

09.01.2025 17:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech The court, which hears arguments on Friday in a challenge to a law banning the app, has issued varying rulings when those two interests clashed.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday over whether protecting national security requires TikTok to be sold or closed. The core question is whether the judgments about the threat the platform is said to pose are sufficient to overcome the U.S. commitment to free speech.

09.01.2025 17:21 — 👍 104    🔁 29    💬 28    📌 7

I’ve created a public list of troll, catfish, mail order bride, or other garbage accounts that I’ve blocked or muted.

I think it would be great if BlueSky added a feature block-all-in-this list.

09.01.2025 17:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve seen Trump attack Newsom, I’ve seen him spread disinformation, I’ve seen him blame Biden & I’ve seen lie about the state’s emergency response to the crisis, but has he extended any condolences? Has he expressed any worry or concern? Promised a helping hand?

Did I miss that?

09.01.2025 03:58 — 👍 10603    🔁 1931    💬 828    📌 128

Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

08.01.2025 20:03 — 👍 40017    🔁 14830    💬 1237    📌 664

Yep.

07.01.2025 21:10 — 👍 30411    🔁 7933    💬 1121    📌 429

Even after 4 years in office before - he STILL doesn’t understand what the Dept of Energy does 🤦🏻‍♂️

16.11.2024 23:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An example of Acción Ortográfica Quito doing the Lord's work (graffiti on a wall corrected with red spray paint)

Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.

15.11.2024 12:56 — 👍 38235    🔁 4242    💬 801    📌 585