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How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.

ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

10.01.2026 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I just want to live my life in a way that elephants don't murder me and return to defile my grave

17.05.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am delighted for a life so full of things inspiring gratitude. How rich we are, in this at least.

10.12.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Tom Hollandโ€™s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management Grab your umbrella and your tights.

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.

remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i donโ€™t make the rules.

19.11.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4306    ๐Ÿ” 1532    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 177
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This person took this when they called the race

05.11.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28707    ๐Ÿ” 6949    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 482    ๐Ÿ“Œ 879

therapist: take a break.
me: sure.... let me just send a calendar invite to my anxiety and guilt

31.10.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Therapist: May I suggest you take a break?

Me: Sure! OK! So. I want to be optimally relaxed. I'd like to maximize how refreshed I feel in the shortest amount of time possible. What's the best tactic? How do I reach peak rest? How do I win resting? Can I min/max my leisure?

Therapist: Oh no.

30.10.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 603    ๐Ÿ” 116    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

13.10.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23813    ๐Ÿ” 4868    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1521    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1786

CDC quietly stopped checking food supply for 6 pathogens (campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and yersenia)๏ฟผ about two months ago, leaving everyone more vulnerable.

Less food surveillance = less food safety.

Hey where are you RFK Jr and MAHA moms?

27.08.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 210    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Pronouncing the names correctly at the Hugo ceremony The Hugo ceremony needs to be treated seriously by the organisers. And this year, they didnโ€™t.

Excellent post from @nwhyte.bsky.social, an experienced Hugo administrator, detailing the solved problem of ensuring that names and works are correctly pronounced at the ceremony.

fromtheheartofeurope.eu/pronouncing-...

23.08.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. Itโ€™s always โ€œwhatโ€™s that noise?โ€ and โ€œwhoโ€™s that stranger?โ€ which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.

15.04.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17210    ๐Ÿ” 2147    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 513    ๐Ÿ“Œ 153
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From the massachusetts community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the massachusetts community

When someone posts about resisting #ICE, there are often knee-jerk comments about "illegals" even when we've seen how much they're targeting people with legal status. Some are trolls, but some honestly think that way. How to get some to shift their thinking?
www.reddit.com/r/massachuse...
#resist

02.04.2025 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œI believe it has been ratifiedโ€ is not โ€œI have ordered the National Archivist to certify the ERA as the thirty-fourth amendment to the Constitution, and publish it as such.โ€

Doing that four years ago would have been better.

17.01.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 610    ๐Ÿ” 125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

An official directive to ratify the amendment? That would be a thing to do, instead of just tossing it offhand.

Doing it sooner than three days before the inauguration? Also a thing to do.

17.01.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ANTEDILUVIAN. Animated Short Film
YouTube video by Mario Lanzas ANTEDILUVIAN. Animated Short Film

This is a really beautifully done short animation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHsz...

17.12.2024 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Migrant teen stabbed to death in NYC by group of men who asked if he spoke English Mayor Eric Adams said the incident could be classified as a hate crime

Unless Iโ€™m mistaken, @nytimes.com has not deigned to cover this manhattan murder at all. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

08.12.2024 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4961    ๐Ÿ” 1650    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81

I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that a memecoin themed around fellatio would hit its peak very quickly and then go completely flat

06.12.2024 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 210    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As we say at work: My Mark is Twaining right now.

06.12.2024 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 328    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court What You Can Do About a Garbage Supreme Court By Chad M. Topaz, @chadtopaz.bsky.social Drafted: December 4, 2024 Strategic Note: Itโ€™s important to check if there are existing groups working toward si...

Do not despair about the Supreme Court. I know it feels daunting but you are not as powerless as you think. Check out some concrete steps you can take (and learn a little bit of history) in the guide I just cranked out, "What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court."

04.12.2024 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 273    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Yeah, dropping my subscription a few years back means I donโ€™t get as exposed to them, but this piece definitely speaks to the onion callout.

26.11.2024 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

รœberraschungsfleisch is my German power metal band name.

26.11.2024 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

several dozen ppl have told me they're taking part in this action, most trans. would love to get more cis queers & allies on board โ€“ย all you have to do is publish a post or video on December 3rd โ€“ย details below!

26.11.2024 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 135    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

UBI saves a ton of public money, but its lack of cruelty sends certain people into a rage, so itโ€™s hard to put into practice.

26.11.2024 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5816    ๐Ÿ” 2197    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

Iโ€™m both sad and not sad that I donโ€™t know *which* NYTimes thing this is a response to.

26.11.2024 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œUnexpected Meatโ€ is my Gravy Train cover band.

#nocontext

25.11.2024 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well-behaved copper merchants rarely make history.

14.11.2024 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 584    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Okay, Iโ€™m not a feminist anymore. I give up! Straight women are on their own. God bless. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

11.11.2024 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 948    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
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Alยญvarยญlegt slys er รญsยญhellir hrundi รญ Breiรฐaยญmerkurยญjรถkli - Vรญsir รshellir hrundi รญ Breiรฐamerkurjรถkli fyrr รญ dag og er fรณlk fast inni รญ hellinum. Tilkynnt var um slysiรฐ um klukkan 15 รญ dag.

Oh god an ice cave in Breiรฐamerkurjรถkull glacier in east Iceland just collapsed with tourists inside. There are serious injuries and people are still stuck in the cave.

25.08.2024 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 171    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Have finally coded a Small Language model. Responds to any input with โ€œwow, thatโ€™s a lot of wordsโ€ and then shuts down

26.08.2024 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3193    ๐Ÿ” 532    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
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Nation's largest single-family home landlord to pay $3.7 million in California rent-gouging case Dallas-based Invitation Homes will pay $3.7 million in civil penalties and restitution for violations of California's tenant laws, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announces.

BREAKING: Invitation Homes, the nation's largest operator of single-family home rentals will pay $3.7 million to settle allegations it violated California's anti-rent gouging laws affecting 1,900 tenants, AG Rob Bonta announced today. www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...

08.01.2024 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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