What is the 'state secrets privilege' invoked by the Trump administration?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5339507/what-is-state-secrets-privilege-trump-administration?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
Why is this so expensive, it's just a couple steel tubes welded together and I don't believe for a second they used any fancy Hardox on this thing.
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Gonna have to make my own 
#Tractor #Forklift #ThreePointHitch
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Every account on Mastodon and the rest of the Fediverse has a unique "Fediverse address" like this:
@ (user) @ (server)
You can see an account's address on its profile page, and it's also on all posts below the username.
Fediverse addresses let you easily follow any Fediverse account by pasting the address into your server's search box. It works with addresses from all kinds of Fedi servers including Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube etc.
Lots more info at:
➡️ fedi.tips/whats-my-accounts-ad…
What’s my account’s address? How do I follow other people’s addresses? How can people follow my address? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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In 'The Studio,' Seth Rogen offers a hilarious take on Hollywood filmmaking
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5341375/the-studio-review?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Television @television-npr
Emptywheel calls this a big fucking deal.. via NYCSouthpaw:
Something I hadn’t appreciated from the initial story is that Waltz adds Stephen Miller to the group *after* JD Vance had started questioning the plan and while Waltz is in the process of arguing back at him. It’s shortly after this that Miller swoops in with his reading of the president’s mood.
V. is away visiting #Funcik. Check out the weird happy grin he does when he's really excited. No, it's not a snarl, he's smiling - perhaps something he learnt from humans.
Meanwhile I'm using the opportunity to shift the furniture out of the living room, scrub the floors and then lay down that cheapest of carpets we bought a while ago.
An interim solution for X years until we get around to tearing up the floor and putting in a new one.
#Renovation #Homestead #DIY #Dog
When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic)
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Cleo Sol will see you now
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-56034/cleo-sol-radio-city-music-hall-concert-review?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Music @music-npr
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
wired.com/story/nist-doge-layo…
#news #science #nist #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption
Since no one has done it, i'll try to make something in the same vibe but in a creative commons licence, so it don't breaks any intellectual property
I'll try my best, as I am learning graphism
And i'll post progress here
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3/26: Starting at 8PM Eastern, we live toot Star Trek episodes playing on the H&I network, using the hashtag #AllStarTrek. If you don’t get the H&I station, you can also stream. Join our group @allstartrek for updates!
We get double the fun with double the Picard!
TOS (8ET): Tomorrow Is Yesterday
TNG (9ET): Time Squared
DS9 (10ET): Explorers
VOY (11 ET): One Small Step
ENT (midnight): Northstar
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#StarTrekTOS
#StarTrekTNG
#TNG
#StarTrekDS9
#DS9
#StarTrekVoyager
#StarTrekVOY
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#Enterprise
Look at this face and read the brilliant @AmandaMarcotte on #MAGA's anti-aesthetic.
salon.com/2025/03/24/from-mar-…
"Mar-a-Lago" face: Why MAGA's gone ugly
One of the swiftest ways to "trigger" the liberals is looking awfulSalon.com
Unable to create good or beautiful things, they express dominance by turning everything ugly.
Hot damn, this is the best summary of conservative thinking I've ever seen.
Use the temporary theme changes on vmst.io to revisit semaphore.social and elk.zone for the first time in a while. Because, why not?
(Elk Zone is closer to the theme I prefer than the default. 
Semaphore is just a very different way to browse that's good to try out again now and then, plus it still has a TOOT! button.)
Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up
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Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.
propublica.org/article/trump-c…
#News #Consumer #Business #Law #Meta #Tech #Trump #DOGE #Musk
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Have you:
• Filed a complaint with the CFPB in the past year?
• Had problems with a company whose case the CFPB dismissed or stopped investigating?
• Been in touch with the CFPB regarding investigations or resolutions in the past year?
Let us know 👇
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Have You Recently Sought Help From the CFPB? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is walking away from cases that might have helped return money to consumers across the U.S. We want to hear from people who feel left behind.ProPublica
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I do not care what your political affiliation is but current group of greedy grifters in WH will not help any of us working for wages, regarding cost of living, healthcare, social security, or energy.
All who live on their wages: we have something real in common. Let us all act on it together.
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'An unbelievable cocktail of incompetence': a U.S. representative on Signal messages
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5339796/atlantic-releases-texts-signal-war-plans?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Morning Edition @morning-edition-npr
Genuine props to @theatlantic.com for releasing the war plans It was obvious that everyone in the Trump administration was lying about it, but it's still nice having firm confirmation that none of them can be trusted
🇨🇦 #WarJournal Day 1. The US announces that they will be removing sanctions from Russian pot ash and of course that combined with an upcoming 25% tariff on Canadian pot ash is a serious blow to the economy of Saskatchewan. If Russia can meet demand it also takes away an important Canadian lever in the trade war. Not to mention it enriches a European autocrat currently in a shooting war with one of our allies. #ElbowsUp #CanadianPoli
leaderpost.com/news/saskatchew…
Saskatchewan premier says Trump has gone 'too far' with plan to lift sanctions on Russian goods, including potash
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it was "disturbing" to see the U.S. help bring Russian fertilizer back into the global market.Alec Salloum (Regina Leader Post)
reuters.com/world/americas/can….
cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wi…
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia
cbsnews.com/news/trump-envoy-s…
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption #Russia #Putin
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia
As top Trump cabinet members sent texts in a Signal group chat, CBS News analysis shows one of them, Steve Witkoff, was in Russia.Joanne Stocker (CBS News)
The Office but it’s Severance
From the studio who brought you Arrested Development but it’s Succession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g4lq7Qx_4UEdited by Luís Azevedo.Like this video? ...YouTube
What's soil blocking? This seeding method helps gardeners use less plastic and peat
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5334478/gardening-soil-blocking?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Arts & Life @arts-life-npr
Trump Officials Insist 'War Plans' Signal Chat Not Classified, Dems Skeptical
At a Tuesday hearing, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and DNI Tulsi Gabbard struggle to explain how info about targets, weapons, and attack sequencing is unclassified. Democrats weren't having it.Chloe Albanesius (PCMag)
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Here’s another mutual aid campaign to help a family trapped in Gaza. I know it feels weird to give money to some random online campaign. @shantini and her sister personally vet these, which gave me confidence to chip in a little. If you have a few bucks to spare, consider it. Chipping in a few bucks is about the easiest way to make a positive impact on the world you’re going to encounter all day. techhub.social/@shantini/11422…
Ok so friends this is one of those really urgent ones! I need as many boosts as I can get. This family is barely able to stay fed right now. And send $5 if you can, everything helpsDonate to Help the Abdelwahed family evacuate Gaza, organized by Akram Abdelwahed
Hello, my name is Akram. I am 29 years old and from Gaza. After my father's … Akram Abdelwahed needs your support for Help the Abdelwahed family evacuate Gazagofundme.com
Trump cuts threaten measurement lab critical for advanced chips and medical devices
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5340687/trump-cuts-nist-atomic-spectra-lab-advanced-chips-medical-devices?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Science @science-npr
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WaPo: D.C. police investigating vandalism to Teslas as possible hate crimes
🙄 (did they make "Tesla vehicles" or "richest person in the world" a protected class of people when I was sleeping?)
*Well, yeah, who wouldn't #cyberwar
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/t…
Signals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger
Russia state-aligned threat actors target Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia's intelligence services.Google Threat Intelligence Group (Google Cloud)
It's garden planning time in our neck of the woods and I'm working on a planting list for the small rock garden I built last summer. Any suggestions or discussion of suitable plants would be welcome.
So far I have 2 small sedums to move in from a temporary location and an abundance of wild strawberry and creeping thyme all over the place.
The garden is south facing on a slope in full sun, North American climate Zone 4a, min winter temp -30C to -35C. There's a paved path on the south and west sides and a wall of the house on the east. This makes it fairly warm, and thus dry, in spite of the 80 to 100 cm of precipitation (much of that snow) it gets every year.
#gardening #mastogardening #RockGarden #rockgardenplants #perennialgardens #xeriscaping
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Tulsi Gabbard yesterday, under oath:
“I don’t recall specific weapons systems being named.”
The Atlantic today:
“1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)”
“1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts”
“1415: Strike Drones on Target”
That’s called lying under oath which *I do recall* is a crime
18 U.S. Code § 1621: Perjury before Congress.
Punishable by up to 5 years in America. Not Russia, hunny bunny.
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Yup, it's OwnCast, a Twitch-style livestreaming platform on the Fediverse. More info at fedi.tips/owncast-live-streami…
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Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try to keep an eye out for something like that!
JamesTDG
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •(Good chance it's no, but it would give me a chuckle if it were true)
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Could you message my other account @FediFollows ? Thanks 😀
Matthew Hall
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •got any tip or site to point me to that explains why toots are showing up in my "Following" feed but I don't follow them at all, nor has anyone I follow engaged with their content?
I've seen content showing up in this feed lately and wondering why.
Fedi.Tips
in reply to Matthew Hall • • •It's probably because you're following hashtags that are in those toots?
You can check which hashtags you follow by going to your profile page. If you're on the official app you can click the # at the top to see your followed tags. If you're on the website click ... and then "followed hashtags". Third party apps have various interfaces for checking.
Matthew Hall
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Okay, glad to hear it worked! A number of people have asked about this same thing lately, I'll do a post about it.
Maybe Mastodon needs to label these hashtag-subscription posts so people understand where they are coming from?
Matthew Hall
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