It’s one thing if I—a four-year college grad with a B.A. in sociology—say that the political situation is deteriorating here in the United States. It’s quite another when it’s Yale professor Jason Stanley, who studies fascism specifically. After Columbia University’s cowardly capitulation to the Trump administration, he packed his bags, headed to Canada, and joined the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy—where hopefully, he can continue to study fascism without being the target of it.
Do I have to tell you this is a bad sign? Y’all, THIS IS A BAD SIGN.
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Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada
Jason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’Rachel Leingang (The Guardian)
A ten year old could figure out that this was Classified information.
This Coverup will only get worse.
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Administration trying to avoid that Signal chat is massive security breach, Goldberg says
Details about U.S. military strikes being discussed on Signal have shocked many in the national security community. But President Trump called the whole epis...YouTube
Well, I am definitely headed for the gulag now. But Fuck ICE.
#SomervilleMA #RumeysaOzturk #PowderAlarm
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Thousands rally for scholar Rumeysa Ozturk, taken from Somerville street by federal agents - Cambridge Day
As many as 3,000 people came together for an “emergency protest” for people who have been swept up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Jodi Hilton (Cambridge Day)
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to everyone:
If you see this shit happening and you are a US citizen and feel safe, you can potentially do a couple of things to interfere: request to see the agents identification cards, ask to see a warrant, and record them on video. They should not feel comfortable while they are disappearing our neighbors.
Look for trainings in your area so you can be prepared and know your rights and how to support others when interacting with ICE.
This video of a woman in the USA, alone on the street, being kidnapped by masked men in unmarked cars is absolutely horrifying and brings back the images of Nazi officials picking up Jews from the streets in the 1930s.
If this is what the Administration calls: 'we are only going after the tugs and the criminals', then all US residents should be afraid.
Most likely, she will be denied due process under the 1798 law that Trump invoked.
@elbienmaspreciado
#USA #1798law #Horrifying #Nazi
"don’t even get me started on the security risks this poses. You could be a few clicks away from leaking all your data by signing up for some cool thing"
*Has Jeffrey Goldberg been informed
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Cracking the code of vibe coding | UX Collective
WTF is vibe coding? Why you care and why this is the future of design and business.Pete Sena (UX Collective)
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I'm pleased Zorin is still going strong, but the choice to use Brave as a default browser going forward feels rather unfortunate.
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With a little adjustment for casual users, LibreWolf would be up to the task, IMO.
linux mint is still ubuntu-based and handles proprietary drivers for ya.
chimera-linux.org/ is my current infatuation, tho.
Oh, I definitely have enough resources to run it (8GB RAM, I think?), but I'd prefer lower needed resources for the OS so that the programs get more...
(Also, I was planning on recommending something for older relatives with slower machines and Zorin seemed good for that: easy to use yet lighter weight than Ubuntu-distros usually are).
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for Killarney National Park and Ring of Kerry - Ireland Purple Travel Guide
We start in Killarney National Park where we will visit Ross Castle and Muckross House, and then we will drive the popular Ring of Kerry, where we will relax on Derrynane Beach, before we drive for 3h to our hotel outside Bunratty.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
#Rayhunter, a new #opensource tool to detect cell site simulator #surveillance
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Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS) around the world.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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wish I could afford these.
my only set of headphones leak sound so bad it’s almost impossible to use if I’m not plugged in to the recording machine.
if I’m trying to mike an instrument that’s incapable of plugging in directly I end up with lots of extra work at mixing time.
Shaolin Vocals Vol 1 - Kung Fu Movie Vocals Sample Pack
About Shaolin Vocals Vol 1Shaolin Vocals Vol 1 is the follow up to our first vocal sample pack, Vintage Movie Cuts Vol 1.Gumroad
Parents Followed RFK Jr’s Crackpot Advice and Had to Send Their Kids to the Hospital With Yellowed Skin
"I did not hear anything about Vitamin A until he said it on television."
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#news #health #medicine #rfkjr #maha #antivax #brainworm
Parents Followed RFK Jr’s Crackpot Advice and Had to Send Their Kids to the Hospital With Yellowed Skin
Unvaccinated children with measles are experiencing complications due to an alternative treatment promoted by RFK Jr.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
SpaceX Urges FCC to Greenlight Gigabit Starlink Upgrades, Fires Back at Critics
This comes after several SpaceX competitors—including EchoStar, Viasat, and Globalstar—told the FCC that the proposed upgrades threaten the satellite industry as a whole.Michael Kan (PCMag)
With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there
Lewd customers, backstabbing co-workers and managers making unrealistic demands can take a toll.The Conversation
When Weird Al sang All About The Pentiums in 1999, he bragged of the existence of some stupidly powerful computer far beyond the limits of contemporary technology.
Fast forward to the modern era... and the specs are kind of unimpressive.
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Weird Al’s Monster Battlestation Is Now Just A Reasonably Fast PC
Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers. If the vintage computing community ever chooses an official anthem, count my vote for It’s All About The Pentiums by “Weird Al” Yankovic. More than twenty…Hackaday
Messed up & totally illegal
#MotherJones is reporting that one of the men “deported” to #ElSalvador’s #CECOT is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An #ICE agent told him they were questioning ALL MEN WITH #TATTOOS.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother w/ #autism.
#law #immigration #FreedomOfExpression #Constitution #AlienEnemiesAct #CivilRights
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The men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoos
The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.Mother Jones
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As U.S. foreign aid grants get slashed, Greenland gets money for a dog race
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5341322/greenland-trump-vance-dog-sled-race?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why
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#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #elonmusk #nazi #corruption #doge
Hey, we're live over here now! hackers.town/@OffTheHook/11423…
We're now live on "Off the Hook Overtime," and we'll invite your thoughts there by phone (US phone number 1-802-321-4225/1-802-321-HACK) and by live YouTube chat!youtube.com/watch?v=z_QAwnOmGG…
Off The Hook Overtime 2025-03-26
A post-show stream designed to take listener phone calls off-air and online. The show itself airs from 7 to 8 pm ET on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City. www.260...YouTube
We are heartbroken and outraged to learn that Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez was violently detained by ICE while dropping his partner off at work. He is reportedly being held at a private detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Lelo is a community organizer, Indivisible group member, and fierce advocate for farmworker and immigrant justice — and most of all, a human being who deserves respect and justice. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/…
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Indivisibles across WA have already jumped into action, joining mobilizations to demand his release and calling on their elected officials to intervene. Our movement stands firmly behind these demands, and links arms with those opposing the Trump administration's inhumane treatment of our neighbors.
We join the pleas of Washington Indivisibles that members of WA’s congressional delegation do everything in their power to ensure Lelo's rights are protected and he is released.
Trump, and authoritarians like him, want us to be afraid. Unmarked agents of the state grabbing our friends and neighbors off the street and hauling them off to prison sites is a deliberate strategy to quash dissent and stoke fear. We won't stand for it, and we will only fight back harder until everyone involved in this cruelty is thrown out of power.
Please follow leaders on the ground with Community to Community for additional ways you can support. foodjustice.org/
We're now live on "Off the Hook Overtime," and we'll invite your thoughts there by phone (US phone number 1-802-321-4225/1-802-321-HACK) and by live YouTube chat!
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Off The Hook Overtime 2025-03-26
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Travel Guide for MCCONNELLS MILL STATE PARK - Pittsburgh Purple Travel Guide
We tell you why you should visit MCCONNELLS MILL STATE PARK in the Pittsburgh area and what you need to know.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
27 March 1897 | German Jew, Gerhard Brock, was born in Stettin (today Szczecin in Poland). An engineer. He lived in Berlin.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Berlin on 2 March 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
President Trump announces 25% tariffs on all cars shipped to the U.S.
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Writing Thu 27 Mar Nahvalur Schuylkill and Diamine Walnut
What are you writing with today?
Nahvalur Schuylkill <Medium> + Diamine Walnut
#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #NahvalurSchuylkill #Nahvalur #Diamine #DiamineWalnut
Lawyers advise Canadians working in U.S. to avoid travel amid border crackdown | The Globe and Mail
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Lawyers advise Canadians working in U.S. to avoid travel amid border crackdown
Hostile tone from White House has encouraged border agents to detain or deny entrance to some non-citizens even if they have right to work in the countryVanmala Subramaniam (The Globe and Mail)
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #mikewalz#ethics #corruption
This isn't even middle though, just faux archaic modern...
Ironic, innit, that it mistakenly has "thine mistakes" instead of "thy mistakes"
And... "ere aforetime"?
Oh. It's renfest-speech. Carry on! 🤪
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Social Security officials partially walk back plans for in-person verification
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in reply to mem_somerville • • •David Nash
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in reply to mem_somerville • • •mem_somerville
in reply to GaryO • • •@oberbrunner It was way bigger than I expected. I was looking for others and I got buried layers into the crowd.
I am pleased that we might be over that tyrant-tossing threshold...
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To overthrow a tyrant, try the 3.5 Percent Solution
Charles Euchner (Big Think)GaryO
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in reply to mem_somerville • • •but Gulag is nice, get some meat in there, simmer for hours, get some black beans and rice...
oh wait, thats Goulash