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YOU NEED TO START OFF POSTS LIKE THIS BY SAYING THE PERSON IS ALIVE AND OK

Figma Grok integration

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

Yeti Crossroads has worked pretty well for me. www.yeti.com/bags/backpac... comes in different sizes . Bonus is that it will securely slide over your carry-on bags handle

Apologies for not adding alt text to all these photos. My cat is screaming her head off and if I don't let her outside right this instance, where I have to accompany her, I might die.

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

I'm not gonna lie, y'all: even nearly a decade into this, it still feels surreal that a sitting POTUS can do one long, bizarre stream-of-consciousness ramble about whatever silly shit happens to pop into his head on national television, and political media still shrug their shoulders + write it up.

I'm not kidding that any Dem who wants to run in 2028 should get out ahead of this and loudly say if El Salvador puts American citizens in Trump's gulag we'll fucking invade.

Trump rescinded Biden's Executive Order to lower prescription drug costs for Americans, which will be devastating for tens of millions of people.

We need to stay focused on issues like that—not on the shiny, offensive distractions like Elon's weird salute.

Bluesky 2024 Moderation Report - Bluesky Throughout 2024, our Trust & Safety team has worked to protect our growing userbase and uphold our community standards.

In 2024, Bluesky grew from 2.9M to 25.9M users. With this growth came anticipated challenges in scaling Trust & Safety, from adding workstreams to adapting to new harms.

In our newly published 2024 Moderation Report, we share details on what the year looked like for our Trust & Safety team.

The Hegseth Hearing Was a National Embarrassment America’s allies and enemies watched as Trump’s pick for the secretary of defense failed to quell concerns about his character and qualifications.

America’s allies should be deeply concerned about Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing. America’s enemies, meanwhile, are almost certainly laughing in amazement at their unexpected good fortune.
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Damn…Max pulled The West Wing

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Congratulations! We are all within hours of surviving 2024 & ready to face the challenges of the decade that will be 2025.

I just watched this episode of The West Wing last night S05E08. Crazy timing 🍿

Creating a Culture of Flow to Boost Team Performance-with DHH, CTO at 37 Signals I had the pleasure of hosting David Heinemeier Hansson, co-owner and CTO at 37signals.

Really enjoyed this podcast with DHH. insights.toshotrajanov.com/p/creating-a...

Co-branch managers

Designspiration is still a good source depending on what you’re looking for

Do we have to pay student loans back if the loan company (Dept of Education) doesn’t exist? How does that play out?

Some colleges are targeting financial aid to middle-class families Many middle-income families are frustrated by the cost of higher education, feeling they earn too much for financial aid, but not enough to pay for it themselves.

Many middle-income families are frustrated by the cost of higher education, feeling they earn too much for financial aid, but not enough to pay for it themselves.

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Captain Ramius from Hunt For Red October saying "they don't know why I'm detecting with this shubmarine. And people dancing saying it's the anniversary of his wife's death and did you know he's Lithuanian?

DO NOT CONGRATULATE

Putting Gatorade into the humidifier to become athletic during sleep

A reminder that pioneers are rarely the settlers

NYT: Joe should quit, he stutters

Philly Inquirer: Trump is a fucking criminal what the fuck are we doing here

When I saw Biden at a fundraiser early this month, he sounded tired and a bit feeble, particularly contrasted with Obama talking right next to him.

But the choice between enfeebled and a narcissistic sociopath surrounded by younger narcissistic sociopaths is not even a little difficult.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing. Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and landed full-time jobs.

Individuals who received the $1,000/mo or $500/mo payments were more likely to find a stable, full-time job than before they received the basic income.

Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs.

"It's freedom. It's freedom from poverty..."

What if

A better economy makes for less crime

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Sometimes SSO feels like the tunnel in the OG Willy Wonka