I want a electric car. More so, I want one that can self-drive.
But I was never going to buy a Tesla, even before Elon Musk showed his true Nazi-loving colors. - Why?
I want to own my car - all of it. Every feature, every function, mine to do with what I wish. And certainly no lifetime subscription fees.
"In his own twisted way, Donald Trump has become a unifying figure. He’s more politically divisive than ever, but his outright attacks on liberal democracy everywhere have managed to rally America’s traditional allies against a common threat — one he sees when he looks in the mirror."
~ Stephen Robinson
#Trump #authoritarianism #Canada #Mexico #Europe #NATO #Putin #democracy
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Trump has united the free world against a grave threat
It's coming from inside the White House.Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Original Video)
Aaliyah - Are You That SomebodyListen & Download 'Are You That Somebody' out now - https://aaliyah.ffm.to/areyouthatsomebody.oydRemastered in 4K coming soon!...YouTube
Ms. Jade's "Big Head" is also excellent work.
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Ms. Jade - Big Head
Music video by Ms. Jade performing Big Head. (C) 2002 Beat Club Records/Interscope RecordsYouTube
Thank you to @maryrobinette for giving me space on her blog today to talk about "My Favorite Bit" of LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD.
I won't keep you in suspense: My favorite bit is Poplar. I mean, it wasn't even close. She really is the best good dog.
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My Favorite Bit: LJ Cohen talks about LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD
[author] is joining us today to talk about her novel, A Litany for a Broken World Here’s the publisher’s description: A young girl’s disastrous first foray through the multiverse cleaves her …Mary Robinette Kowal
Regal Portraits Evoke Myth and Power in Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ Hand-Tufted Textiles
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#art #textiles #fiberart #portraits #feminism
Regal Portraits Evoke Myth and Power in Simone Elizabeth Saunders' Hand-Tufted Textiles — Colossal
Simone Saunders' hand-tufted portraits merge cultural narratives and history with mythology, nostalgia, identity, and personal experiences.Kate Mothes (Colossal)
Joe Pyne: America's first angry talk show host
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Drivers and kernel-level software can't be translated automatically by Windows.
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Epic Games is addressing one of Windows-on-Arm’s last big app compatibility gaps
Drivers and kernel-level software can’t be translated automatically by Windows.Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica)
Can the Trump administration legally deport Palestinian rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil? 3 things to know about green card holders’ rights
Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.The Conversation
HD Hyundai to help commercialise TerraPower SMR
TerraPower has announced a strategic collaboration with South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai to expand the global manufacturing supply chain for Natrium small modular reactors, supporting the rapid commercialisation of the advanced nuclear technology…World Nuclear News
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This is the only angle I have of the stair post and mounted railings before removed, and the red cloth wallpaper was already removed here.
The wife and I are at a crossroads. She wants to leave the bannisters and post out, and go with this open look. I kind of want to put them back, because it was part of the charm. The entry is huge, and this just makes it seem more vast/empty/sterile.
But I don’t know.
I think there’s a safety factor to keep in mind, too.
It would be a nice corner for some LED strips, recessed in that thick wood and oriented to light the steps.
Yes, I'm working just now on a fixture over my workbench, how did you guessed? 😄
A dire warning for everyone in the “LGB” part who thought they could keep themselves safe from the fash by throwing “TQIA+” under the bus:
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And if you’re none of the above, if you thought that is an LGB-specific warning and not addressed to •you•, I promise you, whatever •your• letter is, they’re coming for yours sooner than you think. Stop them now or pay later.
Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage
The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communitiesMaya Yang (The Guardian)
I agree that the alphabet-soup enumeration is useful, but my point is that as a popular term its disadvantages outweigh its advantages. It just sounds elite and effete and academic and pompous and silly, and it's way too hard to deploy in political arguments.
"We're here, we're ell gee bee tee queue eye eh plus, get used to it!" just doesn't have that same ring, now, does it? 😉
Not that it matters, it's too late now; this is just an academic argument about academic terms. Nice chatting with you.
@possibledog
Yeah, “LGBTQIA+” clearly is not good chant material. The detailed enumeration has its place; so do the catchy single words. Many important tools in the kit!
Nice chatting with you too.
13 March 1913 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Henriette Roode, was born in Onstwedde.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
I read that Meta/Facebook was took legal action to halt the promotion of "Careless People", the recently released tell-all memoire from whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams.
So I did the logical thing and purchased a copy from Bookshop.org. I sure Zuck would hate it if others did the same thing.
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Eigentlich war ich schon raus, doch nun muss der alte Bundestag noch einmal ran: Heute und am Dienstag entscheiden wir über Grundgesetzänderungen – zur Schuldenbremse und zum Sondervermögen Infrastruktur.
Wir Grünen gehen mit einem eigenen Antrag in die Verhandlungen. Was CDU/CSU und SPD jetzt fordern, sagen wir seit Langem – auch im Wahlkampf. Doch erst, wenn die Realität sie einholt, kommt die Einsicht. Das ist nicht glaubwürdig.
31 separate actions roll back restrictions on air and water pollution.
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Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.The New Republic
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“Here’s hoping Elon #Musk won’t have to personally fix Trump’s new EV anytime soon.
Donald #Trump Bought a $90,000 #Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It” | WIRED wired.com/story/donald-trump-b…
Trump before the election: “On day one, I will lower grocery prices”
Trump now (attached): “… the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS …”
Let him do it — the US voters will soon realize, living in a Trump economy where everything is tariffed to death, will only crash the US economy.
31 separate actions roll back restrictions on air and water pollution.
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Etiquette Question:
Should I have Molson's and Nanaimo bars ready in case we become Southern Canada?
@nusher That's a pretty good description.
For some reason nanaimo bars seem to have flown under the radar here in the UK, but they're absolutely delicious and easy to make. You can experiment with all sorts of flavours and colours, too.
Previously: sensory input was set on "off.”
Recently: sensory input switched to “max +.”
Exception: sensory input reverts to "off” around other people.
Goal: sensory input in the "not overwhelming but also not muted" range.
#CatsOfMastadon #DogsOfMastadon #Retirement
~ Tom Waits
I like the first half of that quote too.
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All The Bad Days - Tom Waits Speech (Official Audio)
An amazing little poem as featured in Tom Waits' Big Time (1988) in new edit.Text:This is about all the bad days in the world...I used to have some little ba...YouTube
Auntie PJ said while she was crocheting that it was just 3D printing by hand. I’m pretty sure that’s the most hardcore thing she’s ever said…
I have lost count of the number of people at Embedded World who have asked me ’what is memory safety?'
If anyone is wondering how embedded security is going...
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EPA administrator Zeldin says it is necessary "to protect consumer choice."
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The EPA is scrapping fuel economy regs, claiming it will bring back US jobs
EPA administrator Zeldin says it is necessary “to protect consumer choice.”…Jonathan M. Gitlin (Ars Technica)
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"We don’t know why Trump is doing Putin’s bidding, but we do know that by creating senseless tensions between the US and our historic allies in North America and Europe, he’s doing it all the same."
#Trump #authoritarianism #Canada #Mexico #Europe #NATO #Putin #democracy
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •“Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing.”
~ Don Moynihan
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
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Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system
Don Moynihan (Can We Still Govern?)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"It's not the sort of old empire style of 20th century dictatorship. It is transnational organized crime mixed with technology."
~ Sarah Kendzior
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power #broligarchy #crime
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How The Broligarchy Conquered America: An Interview With Sarah Kendzior
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •""In 2025 the Republicans in charge of the United States of America are not the conservatives they call themselves; they are the dangerous ideological radicals [Edmund] Burke feared. They are abruptly dismantling a government that has kept the United States relatively prosperous, secure, and healthy for the past 80 years."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
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March 12, 2025
Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Laurie Winer cites history to insist that "MAGA will continue to believe what the leader says up until the very brink of disaster":
In the summer of 1939, three months after Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, Robert Jamieson, a British English teacher living in Essen, wrote to Lord Londonderry, who had recently acted as a go-between British and Nazi leaders:"
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #MAGA
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Catastrophe
Timothy Snyder (Thinking about...)