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One major power NOT delegated to the federal government is the general power to keep the peace. That is reserved to the states. Also embedded in U.S. is the principle that the military shall neither occupy the states nor be used for domestic law enforcement. See the 3rd Amendment, prohibiting […]

I finally have finished reading the 69 page complaint and multiple exhibits filed by the state of Illinois and City of Chicago against Trump, Noem, Hegseth etc., seeking to prohibit them deploying federalized National Guard troops in #Chicago. #Chicagoland #LawFedi […]

A glittery heart shaped sticker with a multi-color background & silver edge. It has a picture of Trump and Epstein side-by-side under the text: "Republicans Protect Pedos."

[A snarky sticker with pictures of Trump and Epstein's stupid faces]

I got the best tip today. My customers are cool.

"woah, she's gorgeous, who is she?"
*clicks on the profile*
"oh, someone photoshopped boobs on kevin james. apparently she'd be a 'would'."

If Dems win in 2026, we need hearings to publicize the abuses by federal law enforcement. Then pass a bill creating a path to sue for those abuses. Trump will veto it. Let him. Let the public see these videos & hear from victims, & then learn there's no way to hold the abusive officers accountable.

Cory Doctorow gave us the term #Enshitification

Learned today he's classified this era as

The Great Enshittening

and I'm just laughing....perfect, no notes

Black-and-white street art of a hare holding a protest sign that reads, “The Earth isn’t dying, it’s being killed — and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” Painted on a graffitied wall with turquoise tags in the background, the artwork delivers a stark environmental message about accountability for ecological destruction.

important

Uncontactable tribe... er... Noble Prize Winner

The Guardian: Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and […]

Sorry I haven't been around much, my brain has the blahs. Love you friends, especially #Monsterdon & #CultOfRamenCatholicism & people who share cool pics.

Should the #CultOfRamenCatholicism compound have a mini-golf course?

I think we should nominate Greta for the Nobel Peace Prize ✌️

Some of the people I cherish most in my life have a reputation with others for being kind of rude and off-putting when they are, instead, just very direct and not good at being "likable" so they don't bother.

Thing is. THAT is what I like best in a long term friendship.

This is your (my) reminder to unclench your jaw.

Maybe drink some water while you're at it.

Trump Shares Meme Calling Dems the Party of “Hate, Evil and Satan” Amid His Demands for Them to Tone Down Rhetoric Trump has shared vitriolic and racist social media posts targeting Democratic leaders during the government shutdown.

It's called projection

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-shares-meme-calling-dems-the-party-of-hate-evil-and-satan/

#HelluvaBoss - come for the horny cartoon demons, stay for the help with processing trauma.

Finally saw a link.

However clear you want to make it, the law is dead. This and the use of websites to blame the Democratic Party for Trump's shutdown are as clear violations of the Hatch Act as you can possibly imagine.

And yet.

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Education Department employees surprised to find their […]

Do we need AI IP protections for Vibe Coded software?! What happens when someone vibe codes an app, it takes off, and then a Reddit user says, “let me share the link to this app and have GPT build a clone with some tweaks”? The same GPT that helped build the original can basically flush it out in days. It knows the problems the vibe coder had to solve, the edge cases, the fixes. Boom -- delivered. That’s terrifying. IT STILL takes a lot of work to vibe code complex apps. It IS not easy especially if you don't have formal engineering experience. I don't want my work to just get cloned when I worked with AI to solve a complex software problem and build out a full UX etc and now someone else does it because it was previously trained on the exact same problems and app I was making (Claude will now use your conversations and history to train it's data) - I think others might also to better tune their models in real time. We need tools and laws that let people patent their apps, and once published, major AI companies shouldn’t be allowed to spit out clones. That protects the time and value of someone who vibe coded something real. It hasn’t hit yet, but if only a few companies own the AI infrastructure and distribution, this will be a huge issue. Think about it like this: I can’t just walk into a shop and clone a Ford Raptor or a MacBook with small changes. There’s a barrier. That’s what IP does -- it stops easy copycats. But with digital AI, anyone can clone [an app]

["AI" schadenfreude, reddit screenshot]

"What if someone uses an LLM to rip off my app that I ripped off with an LLM????"

[Fascism Is Here, Chicago Edition, Violent Video]

ABC Chicago: Chicago alderperson says federal agents handcuffed her at Humboldt Park medical facility

Local leaders speak out on 'militarized' immigration enforcement in Humboldt Park area

"...She said when she asked the agents if they had a […]

I want to live in a world where the flags are lowered for Jane Goodall.

I miss the part of my childhood when I believed that America celebrated being a "melting pot" of cultures and beliefs.

A matrix on how to deal with each of seven tactics from "populists," including: Provocative statement Blatant lie Attack on media Extreme idea Personal softening Flooding the zone False balance point It shows that blatant lies and attacks on media, especially, cannot be ignored. It provides a series of adapted techniques on how to respond.

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

“It’s easier to talk here [in Saudi Arabia] than it is in America," Dave Chapelle told an audience after first double checking his Riyadh Comedy Festival contract for which jokes, if told, would result in his summary execution.

xkcd 2347 with a stack diagram called "all modern digital infrastructure" holding up together – right next to it there's the angry birds slingshot with red (called "AI") pointed at that stack

A scientist stands in front of an enormous contraption "I created this device to test my theory that our entire reality is a simulation, but the readings I'm getting suggest something much worse" "What?" Asks a second scientist. "We're living in a cartoon!" Says the first. "Does it at least have a good punchline?" says the second. The fiorst scientist carefully looks over the data, then eventually replies "Nope" From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.com

A cartoon from my new book, 'Physics for Cats'. Out next week: www.tomgauld.com

Criticizing Linux on Mastodon is really the best way to make men type paragraphs, isn't it?

"You freaking normie" is probably the worst insult I've ever issued on the fedi.

Press Enterprise (Riverside County, CA): Lawsuits accuse former pastor of Riverside-based Harvest Christian Fellowship of child sex abuse […]

Saw the queen this morning when feeding the colony and she looks great! She’s almost five years old which is impressive for a little bug. She’s almost five was busy laying eggs as ever. Such a handsome ant. 🐜

email from Humana.com Medicare Advantage plan, content irrelevant .

Have had a dedicated email address literally used only for official Social Security and Medicare since January 14, 2010 for logging in, account purposes, etc. The only email that I have received has come from .gov email accounts.

For the first time ever, I […]

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