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Moms for Liberty ceremony

Moms for Liberty ceremony

Moms For Liberty named RJ May the South Carolina Legislator of the Year for 2023 for his efforts to protect children from the evils of the LGBTQ community.

He was just sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by 30 years of supervised probation for distributing child pornography.

23.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2016    πŸ” 981    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 168
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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

22.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2948    πŸ” 2235    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 318
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Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

21.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 16850    πŸ” 4207    πŸ’¬ 469    πŸ“Œ 1087
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NJ lawmakers introduce the FUCK ICE Act.

The bill "permits civil action for violations of US Constitution related to immigration enforcement."

20.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5640    πŸ” 1741    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 395

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

18.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 41028    πŸ” 10833    πŸ’¬ 475    πŸ“Œ 1033

Oh shit yikes

19.02.2026 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You may be tempted to roll your eyes and say that this was obvious, but there is a substantive difference between pointing out there is a slippery slope and having solid evidence that Ring's CEO is planning to expand Search Party beyond lost pets. Kudos to 404 Media.

18.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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How did we end up threatening our kids’ lives with AI? - Anil Dash A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

It is a vile scandal that 2 of the biggest AI companies in the world attack children by inciting them to self-harm, and by generating sexually exploitative imagery of kids for profit. I wanted to document this so that people in tech will stop saying they don't know: www.anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...

18.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 561    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 17
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I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.

I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion

People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

18.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4493    πŸ” 2011    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 287

And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.

17.02.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2421    πŸ” 582    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 21
America's Richest People Are Not its Most Generous

America's Richest People Are Not its Most Generous

Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.

At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:

Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600

Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.

www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

16.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 953    πŸ” 454    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 134

β€œ[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.

17.02.2026 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3624    πŸ” 1253    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 78
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35484    πŸ” 16456    πŸ’¬ 1277    πŸ“Œ 2442
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This is how you live a life

17.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4255    πŸ” 1010    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 32
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Wow, Elon Musk sure does like White people | Opinion Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a guy whose social media platform most companies still use, is a BIG fan of White people. Problematically so.

Elon Musk is incessantly promoting vile white supremacy. Why is anyone - and certainly any company - still on X?

My column:

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

16.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 680    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 24
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How Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Hyperloop Failed Before his misadventures in government efficiency, Musk promised to revolutionize commuting with a subway that would speed passengers between DC and Baltimore in a matter of minutes. The project was a...

Great article on what a failure and a joke Elon Musk's "Hyperloop" turned out to be, after he made outlandish promises about how revolutionary it was going to be.

Reminds me of something, just can't put my finger on what...oh yeah, just about everything Musk does

washingtonian.com/2026/02/12/h...

13.02.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 310    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 13

Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.

13.02.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7897    πŸ” 2831    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 46

This article is incredibly damning of RFK Jr., as every single thing about him including his own actions and speeches and existence is.

13.02.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Screenshot of Amazon customer support chat getting refund for a Ring Floodlight Cam

https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/comments/1r0m509/comment/o4jc9xz/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Screenshot of Amazon customer support chat getting refund for a Ring Floodlight Cam https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/comments/1r0m509/comment/o4jc9xz/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Screenshot of chat with Amazon customer support getting refund for a Ring product bought in October 2020

https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/comments/1r0m509/comment/o4k6nqk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Screenshot of chat with Amazon customer support getting refund for a Ring product bought in October 2020 https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/comments/1r0m509/comment/o4k6nqk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Infographic telling Ring customers they can get refunds for their purchases through Amazon

Infographic telling Ring customers they can get refunds for their purchases through Amazon

People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...

10.02.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7469    πŸ” 3343    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 157
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Google and Microsoft offer lucrative deals to promote AI, but even $500,000 won't sway some creators Tech companies including Google and Microsoft are paying influencers hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote AI products.

Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon paying influencers $400k-$600k to post months of AI hype content. Absolutely busted, failed industry, embarrassing era
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...

11.02.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1542    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 81
She adopted him from a shelter after he was lost during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, not long after her own Saint Bernard had died. The story has been told but bears repeating. Master Tank belonged to Steve and Dorreen Couture and their grandson, who was 4, recovering from the murder-suicide of his parents and losing his dog during the storm. Bondi said the dog was a
"walking skeleton" and "dying from heartworms" when she adopted him. The Coutures eventually tracked down Master Tank, but instead of giving him back, Bondi hired a lawyer, who accused the Coutures of abusing the dog, which Bondi had renamed Noah. "She lied," Dorreen told a Palm Beach Post columnist years later. "My little grandson begged her to take the dog home, and she refused. She thought she would

She adopted him from a shelter after he was lost during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, not long after her own Saint Bernard had died. The story has been told but bears repeating. Master Tank belonged to Steve and Dorreen Couture and their grandson, who was 4, recovering from the murder-suicide of his parents and losing his dog during the storm. Bondi said the dog was a "walking skeleton" and "dying from heartworms" when she adopted him. The Coutures eventually tracked down Master Tank, but instead of giving him back, Bondi hired a lawyer, who accused the Coutures of abusing the dog, which Bondi had renamed Noah. "She lied," Dorreen told a Palm Beach Post columnist years later. "My little grandson begged her to take the dog home, and she refused. She thought she would

everyone in this administration is just a sick fuck

11.02.2026 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31271    πŸ” 13782    πŸ’¬ 971    πŸ“Œ 1697

"People are better off using online searches or their own judgement" is an unbelievably harsh indictment of AI chatbots

10.02.2026 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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ah the drone footage of this skiing is INCREDIBLE they're going SO FAST

08.02.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1524    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0

If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby

08.02.2026 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5699    πŸ” 1282    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 23
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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:

08.02.2026 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7174    πŸ” 3748    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 466

Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

07.02.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11864    πŸ” 2933    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 190
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

06.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10557    πŸ” 2376    πŸ’¬ 258    πŸ“Œ 649
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Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator

@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him

05.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5008    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 92

@thedon is following 20 prominent accounts