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I would rather attempt to give a crocodile a proctology exam in a telephone booth
The VergeX Money is launching in the US starting today
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Benjamin Root
Senior Scientific Programmer at AER. Python guru. Matplotlib developer Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@WeatherGod GitHub: https://github.com/WeatherGod LinkdIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-v-root/ Was weather_god at the bad place. (he/him)
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Why does no one care that we're about to put a global private-prison and deportation executive in charge of TSA? It's not mentioned in reporting, not raised by senators, not even in opposition to Cummins
Brad JohnsonIt's weirdly under-reported the David Cummins, Trump's nominee to run TSA, works for Serco, the private-prison-&-aviation giant known as the "ICE of Europe" for its wide-ranging detention & deportation business. His nomination hearing before Senate Commerce is this Thursday
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East coast friends! This very good boy is in Boston, and he *could* be in your lap.
Judge Judy and ExecutionerSibling has to surrender their dog because he keeps attacking another dog in the house because of his anxiety. The shelter they reached out to said he isn't a candidate for adoption but he is for euthanasia and I wish a very fuck you forever that Boston-area shelter. Look at this good boy.
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Over a year ago, we built a prototype for a new Myst Universe game meant for publisher eyes only. This project is NOT in active development, but we're proud of the work the team did, and wanted to share it with you all. Presenting: Project Anglerfish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNGt02yZNc
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If you're still on X - and I know some of you are - how's things going over there? I hope you're able to easily ignore all of this fascist shit. Or maybe you're there to fight the good fight, eh. How's that going? I'm not seeing any progress…
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"
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Vote Blue vote.org #VoteBlue No excuses.
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.vote.orgHeadquartersLeader Jeffries: In 100 days, you can vote for an America that is affordable. In 100 days, you can vote for an America that puts an end to Trump’s reckless war of choice in Iran. In 100 days, you can vote for an America that gets ICE under control. We have 100 days to change America.
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“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese. … Because, you know, cheese is resistant to pathogens.” - Mark McAfee, raw-milk dairy owner Research has shown that isn't true:
5 Raw Quotes From America’s Largest Raw-Milk Dairy OwnerI toured Mark McAfee’s Raw Farm for a story about raw milk’s foothold in America despite its health dangers. Here’s what he told me about recalls, outbreaks and his relationship with the federal gover...www.propublica.org
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Garbage trucks could soon be spying on you. Officials in Cape Coral, Florida, recently considered equipping sanitation trucks with AI-powered cameras that would photograph properties as crews complete their normal collection routes.
Your Neighborhood Garbage Truck Is About to Start Spying on You. Your Car Already Did, and Got Fined for It.Cape Coral, Florida is looking at a proposal to strap AI-powered cameras onto its garbage trucks. As the trucks roll their normal routes, the cameras would scan yards and house fronts for code violati...www.yahoo.com
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Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"
