Duran Goodyear

Just learned from LinkedIn that a Heritage Foundation affiliate is now FOIA-ing (or equivalent) instructors’ syllabi to go snooping for supposed illegal DEI at state universities. It’s hard to describe how far past McCarthyism we’re headed here.

@destinythegame.bungie.net the sieve encounter shouldn’t be time limited. Some of us don’t have enough time to play to wait 30, 40 minutes.

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Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why. Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.

#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

the thing about layoffs of this scale is that so much is happening it involves days and days of discovering fresh horrors

Earth is Trapping much more Heat than Climate Models Forecast – and the Rate has Doubled in 20 Years By Steven Sherwood, UNSW Sydney; Benoit Meyssignac, Université de Toulouse, and Thorsten Mauritsen, Stockholm University (The Conversation) – How do you measure climate change? One way is by recording temperatures in different places over a long period of time. While this works well, natural variation can make it harder to see longer-term trends. But another […]

Earth is Trapping much more Heat than Climate Models Forecast – and the Rate has Doubled in 20 Years

I’m not disagreeing with your political position. But those are still US citizens and equipment. In the context of “attacking the United States”. That’s what happened. That’s what the reality of the escalation would be based on.

Qatar hosts the largest USA military base in the Middle East. Which is the command for all US military operations in the Middle East. This attack was targeting that base.

Iran is attacking the USA now.

As I've been saying www.readtpa.com/p/the-grok-w...

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

And that crowd extends down to city hall.

And on top of that, year after year, the price goes up $5 like clockwork. And no, the core product hasn't changed, they don't even integrate well with 3rd party tools. They just keep adding shit no on asked for, and slamming it down your throat. No, I can't find where to turn off the AI crap.

QB has been doing this for ever. And the anti patterns they build in to it are nefarious.

A few years ago they put a button, thats was bigger and more visual prominent next to the "send invoice" button, that actually sent you to a loan application for zero day payments on your invoicing.

And, worse! Each invoice was getting DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.

I have had the same templated boilerplate for years, and now this morning

"Pay Duran Goodyear, the requested amount"

"Alphex Information Solutions is asking for your payment."

Were some of the made up bullshit I had to catch.

Quickbooks is one of the worst products I've used ever. Not because it doesn't do what I need it to do... Its because they keep fucking with how it does it. Today I sent a round of invoices, as I do every 1st of the month, and noticed that AI was changing the templated messages I send.

Easy to be flippant, but Trump going on the record to tell the media he is not in control of his govt and is being misinformed by advisors. Someone else is running the country.

So many remarkable exchanges in the Time transcript. A less remarked upon bit is that Trump appears to learn information that has been driving markets *from the interviewer*. time.com/7280114/dona...

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@freefromxhell.bsky.social what a weird world -- I walked by you the other day and complimented you on the Dog Father tshirt you were wearing... -- small world.

the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States that, as long as South Africa continues these unjust and immoral practices that harm our Nation: (a) the United States shall not provide aid or assistance to South Africa; and (b) the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation. Sec. 3. Assistance. (a) All executive departments and agencies (agencies), including the United States Agency for International Development, shall, to the maximum extent allowed by law, halt foreign aid or assistance delivered or provided to South Africa, and shall promptly exercise all available authorities and discretion to halt such aid or assistance. (b) The head of each agency may permit the provision of any such foreign aid or assistance that, in the discretion of the relevant agency head, is necessary or appropriate. Sec. 4. Refugee Resettlement and Other Humanitarian Considerations. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take appropriate steps, consistent with law, to prioritize humanitarian relief, including admission and resettlement through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination. Such plan shall be submitted to the President through the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

Trump just issued an executive order titled: ADDRESSING EGREGIOUS ACTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

It says "the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation"

So, what are you doing about it?

Bumping this with the hope that a senator might see it

To all personnel: At the direction of Agency leadership, the USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. will be closed to Agency personnel on Monday, February 3, 2025. Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely tomorrow, with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership. Further guidance will be forthcoming.

New — USAID staff received an email just a few minutes ago letting them know HQ would be closed to all personnel Monday. It’s likely some employees will miss the overnight email, show up and be turned away.

It was sent by Gavin Kliger, one of the young guys at DOGE doing Musk’s bidding.

Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.

Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.

Costco egg recall for salmonella receives FDA's most severe designation The FDA has classified its recall of eggs sold under Costco's Kirkland brand as a Class I recall, a designation reserved for instances of the highest potential health risk — including death.

The FDA has classified its recall of eggs sold under Costco's Kirkland brand as a Class I recall, a designation reserved for instances of the highest potential health risk — including death.