Also, the First Amendment is a bitch. PS: It’s ok when conservatives mock liberal administrations though, e.g. “Let’s Go Brandon”. https://oldbytes.space/@pixel/115247976460288363

I’m shocked that it’s basically *impossible* to get photo prints online that have 4:3 aspect ratio, which is the aspect ratio used by the vast majority of mobile phones, you knew, the device that probably 99% of new photos are taken on? How are people printing their photos? Are they just […]

[shitpost, charlie kirk] chorlie kork

I heard that Tom Matano, the chief designer of the Mazda Miata, has passed away today. RIP Tom. #cars #miata

All the feckless scheming by the Democrats isn't going to unseat the Orange Tyrant in the White House. It's going to take mass public demonstrations, extended work stoppages/strikes, govt shutdowns, and sustained and viral boycotts of companies that bent the knee for profit or because they have […]

No particular reason

Interesting to note that NBC News is reporting this, because they (Comcast) are likely next. Will they stand up when Trump wants to cancel Seth Meyers or SNL? https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust/115240231291261231

Ooooh, okay, it's a bribery scheme. #uspol #uspolitics #Corruption #trump #h1b #visa #bribery #fucktrump #fuckmaga

Leak? What leak? "For 18 years, the tank held vast amounts of super-cold fuel bound for Asia, before its source in the Timor Sea finally dried up. It sits empty now, but documents seen by the ABC suggest the scale of leaking pollutants could be equivalent to 8,300 new cars on the road every […]

Starting today I'm going to become more aggressive about supporting independent media and journalism. I'm not wealthy enough to make a big difference on my own but I think this is something that could have an impact if enough people with a little handful of disposable income and deep concerns […]

[Politics] Pat Bagley's cartoon

Never elect a cop into office. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m65ifh7vn5zdgs7izcmht4gy/post/3lzckncx6v22v

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve *ever* seen the Truth Sandwich method being used in news reporting.

[shitpost, vine, meme] Liam Neeson Liam Neeson’s knees, son Liam Neeson’s niece on his knees on Es on a Nissan

But they won’t stop trying! https://mastodon.social/@xs4me2/115238634683310149

“This is a direct assault on independent journalism at the very place where independent scrutiny matters most: the U.S. military.” - National Press Club President Mike Balsamo https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-statement-pentagon-restrictions-threaten-independent-reporting

This article seems like a fluff piece at first, but the more I read it, the more I realized that it describes an insidious and serious problem that’s spreading undetected across society. I know (thankfully few) people who regularly talk to ChatGPT about their day. ChatGPT being a statistical […]

Protip: .50 cents is half a cent, not fifty.

“95 Democrats in support” smh https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/115231712113709431

“Tampa Pride 2026 canceled due to ‘current political and economic climate’” #pride #fascism #kakistocracy #lgbtq https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-pride-2026-canceled-due-to-current-political-and-economic-climate/

A new offline Wikipedia snapshot from Aug 24, 2025 is now available! The Maxi version comes in at 111 GB. #kiwix #wikipedia https://sfba.social/@drahardja/114842550827750911

It's never too late.

“Come into the US legally” *makes it harder to come into the US legally* #kakistocracy https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid/115233991201513651

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Defend Public Health’s Press Release on RFK Jr.’s ACIP. “I have never personally witnessed more dangerous misinformation presented at a putative scientific meeting in my entire life”. -Me

[uspol: wha happen] Ted Cruz: The Voice Of Reason Gotta check the calendar if it’s Opposite Day today. “‘Dangerous as hell’: Ted Cruz compares FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics” https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/politics/ted-cruz-fcc-abc-mob

#goodnews “Judge throws out Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against New York Times” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/19/judge-trump-lawsuit-new-york-times/86241281007/

PSA: What happened to Jimmy Kimmel was not “cancel culture”. What the right termed “cancel culture” refers to a *popular* movement to not do business with someone. Jimmy Kimmel was targeted by a government agent. The government interrupted a citizen’s (and probably dozens of coworkers’) career […]

Tell #linkedin to stop using your data for training its #ai. The switch is under Settings → Data Privacy → Data for Generative AI Improvement.

I want to hear a lot more noise from cis allies than I'm hearing right now. A *lot* more. The trans community should not have to be dealing with this mostly by itself.

Share this far and wide. #kimmel #abc #nexstar #uspol

I’ve been talking to health insurance phone tree robot and I’m exhausted

That #ICE raid on the #Hyundai plant in #Georgia has #Koreans so pissed off they're shunning American cars. #Trump#koreans#georgia#hyundai#icedestroying our economy. https://insideevs.com/news/772867/koreans-cancel-tesla-orders-hyundai-immigration-raid/

Luckily, it is possible to provide alternative, community-funded package indexes. A single index for npm packages and rubygems (and pypi) is nice, but there’s nothing stopping someone else from hosting a non-captured alternative. Most large software corporations have their own clones of these […]

*nervously glancing at pypi*

The Trump regime's security forces zip-tied and arrested more than a dozen New York lawmakers yesterday as they insisted on their right to inspect an ICE facility that's been accused of holding prisoners in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. I don't see how, at this point, anyone can fail to […]

I don't know how the US can square the circle of having a tolerant, cosmopolitan, pluralist society when there’s a sizable minority that wants everyone to live under a Christian version of the Taliban. It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, depending on who wins the gerrymandered elections.

“Goebbels Ends Careers of Five ‘Aryan’ Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime”

[Lost Records Bloom & Rage game spoilers] I finished Dontnod’s Lost Records: Bloom and Rage today. I think it works well continues to showcase their wonderfully compelling storytelling skill. The multitude of choices and consequences in the game is quite numerous, and lead to a great number of […]

Ann Telnaes has always been a truth-teller. Shame on #washingtonpost for pushing her out. https://mastodon.online/@dcdeejay/115228572672450206

I’ve started listening to some podcasts again and I guess I should have expected it, but almost every popular show now has some #ai company as a sponsor, which makes me sad.

So, I guess SOUND OF MUSIC is now about an insufferably woke family.

[uspol: no such thing as hate speech] I am not a lawyer™, but as far as I can surmise, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HATE SPEECH in US law. The SCOTUS has consistently ruled against hate speech regulation in favor the First Amendment. So when Federal officials mention “hate speech”, it literally […]

This is me, but US news https://infosec.exchange/@i0null/115227098043748552

Apropos of nothing: I remember someone posting that a good way to filter out North Korean agents attempting to interview as an employee is to ask them to describe how fat Kim Jong Un is on video.

[uspol: wha happen] I am slowly losing the plot #kakistocracy #what #rightwing #huh “Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment” […]