I listened to the "Adam's morning walk" podcast about the #tailwind layoffs. Adam Wathan a founder of Tailwind. Despite their revenue being down 80% due to AI, they are now using Claude to increase the velocity of the remaining developers to keep delivering timely updates and features. It's a […]

The recent news about #tailwind (revenue down 80%) and #stackoverflow (traffic down 78%) is alarming, but this is just the beginning of what is to come, thanks to #ai. The #llm providers will make more and more money -- while layoffs and closures increase, energy costs go up, computer prices go […]

This is the face of the guy who just shot a U.S. citizen. Musk is already spreading lies that she was a threat to people and was driving them over. That's of course not true, but it's what he needs to say to continue manufacturing consent for ICE's kidnappings.

One of our most important tasks in saving American democracy is to help the wider public understand this: When the Trump regime's masked immigration thugs injure or kill people, as is becoming more common, government statements about what happened are likely to be lies […]

Wow

Searching for #keyboard recommendations. I have a #kinesys Freestyle2, and I'm initially leaning toward getting a Freestyle Pro. What I'm looking for: * fully split keyboard * programmable keys Nice to have: * a carry case * a number pad My Freestyle2 is not programmable. It has a Func key […]

Five years ago.

I know this is pretty small beer in the light of world events, but I was not expecting to have to write “risk of invasion by the USA” into the risk assessment for my fieldwork in Greenland in June.

HAPPY #treasonday! REMINDER: If #obama had done it, #republicans never would have let you forget it. #Jan6

RE: https://mastodon.social/@VeroniqueB99/115822408473038400 JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR: GOING TO THE POST OFFICE TO PERSONALLY HAVE YOUR VOTE POSTMARKED DOES NOT SOLVE VOTER SUPPRESSION THIS IS A POLL TAX. what of the cost to people who don’t have a post office nearby? what of the cost to people […]

RE: https://mastodon.online/@mshiltonj/115826799453322020 Podman was the big winner!

@xvf17 @DemocracyMattersALot Median reported here https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/first-time-homebuyer-median-age-2025/

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 in 2024. In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31. #housing #TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #norepublicanseveragain #USpol

I argued that the dismantling of news media, the campaigns against teachers and educational systems at every level, and the outright attacks on science are all part of an overarching process to transition away from a fact-based shared reality and into a solely “belief” based culture. Thread on X:

In honor of #Skydance #paramount shutting down all the #mtv #music channels, here's a classic #punk song on the topic from the #deadkennedys https://youtu.be/nyvj_V7RgMw?si=7kBA2cmWb57TFk_b

I just love the headline. Sick and Sleepy Trump, 79, Is Begging Staff for Easier Schedule https://www.thedailybeast.com/sick-and-sleepy-trump-79-is-begging-staff-for-easier-schedule/ #trumpmustgo #republicansownthis #americanfascistparty #norepublicanseveragain #USpol

🎵🎵 corporations killed the video star 🎵🎵

Most short form content on the internet -- AI generated or not -- is the intellectual equivalent of shaking a keychain for an infant's amusement.

The US is on a human rights watch list, and there are literally countries warning about visiting the United States of America. All it took was one year of Putin’s puppet being in power again.

One of the finest investigative journalists of our times, a veteran of CBS news foibles himself, has posted a definitive explainer -- with deep context -- of the "60 Minutes" takedown by "oligarch functionary" Bari Weiss […]

Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta. Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.

Democracy shouldn’t end at the login screen. Mastodon is the only major social network that answers to you. As a nonprofit, we’re building a digital commons where transparency, trust, and your participation shape the future. Help us keep the Fediverse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The federal agent described her wounds as “boo-boos.” Nevertheless, the Department of Justice aggressively pursued the alleged perpetrator. They jailed Sidney Lori Reid on a charge of felony assault, accusing her of injuring the agent during a July protest of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown […]

The Antichrist just bombed Nigeria on Christmas Day to protect Christians (control their oil). The next Epstein drop must be a doozy. A medal to the reporter to asks Mango Mussolini, "Did you rape that 13-year old girl and then witness the murder of her baby, and it is that why you kept […]

This comes after the Trump administration began withholding tax refunds and Social Security benefits from some student loan borrowers in default, as it also slashed affordable repayment options for millions of people.

YouTube link to the 60 Minutes segment in CECOT that Bari Weiss spiked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7acXx4E8 Painful to watch, no wonder a Trump regime lackey tried to bury it.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@grickle/115588759661239025 Holy shit, @grickle cartoons are great!

'Right out loud': JD Vance denounced as a 'klansman' for 'openly racist' speech - Raw Story https://www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-racist/

Epstein redactions aren't believable, and they are valuable to fascists specifically because they aren't believable. Fascists prefer lies to truth. Believing in a lie is preferable to believing a truth, if what you want is to dominate. Believing lies dominates truth. So they believe lies.

It's best to understand that fascists see hypocrisy as a virtue. It's how they signal that the things they are doing to people were never meant to be equally applied. It's not an inconsistency. It's very consistent to the only true fascist value, which is domination.

Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

Johnson reveals House GOP won’t allow extension of Obamacare subsidies, leaving 24M Americans at risk | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/obamacare-mike-johnson-health-insurance-b2882130.html

#ai #tech #technology

And in 2014, they did the same to Obama www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014...

You'll remember that when Biden delivered an address in 2022, networks refused to air it because they said it was "political" www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...

Powerful

#ai #tech #technology

Growing up in the mid 90s we were always asked to write essays about ‘the year 2K and beyond’ and ‘our glorious tech future’. I wish I can go back in time to say, ‘30 years from now, democracy will be destroyed by dudes selling hatred in order to sell health supplements and steroids’

NYT op-ed reminds billionaires to heed the French Revolution, mentions Network State cultists Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan. "It’s as if the sheer scale of this wealth, which beggars even the riches of the Gilded Age, has induced a kind of class sociopathy." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

RFK doesn't want any noise from actual experts. Everyone in this regime should be charged with murder. HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hhs-cuts-millions-grants-american-academy-pediatrics-rcna249769 #batshitbob […]

The administration’s actions against Venezuela signal “the total renunciation of liberal internationalism” and further abandonment of “a world governed by common laws,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Yale University professor Greg Grandin.

"Europe needs to recognize this as the crisis it has been waiting for. The continent is in real danger of being sidelined by its most important ally, and its ability to defend itself and secure its future role in the world hinges on its ability to mobilize resources and act collectively. The […]

RE: https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof/115735171390058308 #enshittification