"HUGE red flag moment here by DOGE.
US Institute of Peace is a 501c3 - an independent non-profit entity, not a govt agency.
If DOGE can do this to USIP, what's to stop them from breaking into offices of other NGOs that receive US funds?"
-J Konyndyk
"Happening now at the USIP: "DOGE has broken into our building," acc to USIP Acting President & CEO George Moose."
-E Miolene
#USIP #DOGE #Musk #Firings #Coup #Resist #USPol
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New: a map called "DOGEQUEST" claims to be posting addresses of some Tesla owners, DOGE employees, and posting locations of Tesla superchargers and dealerships:
404media.co/dogequest-site-cla…
‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
The site also has information on Tesla dealerships and members of DOGE. “At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest that you can execute from the comfort of your own home.”Joseph Cox (404 Media)
DoGE literally burglarized the headquarters of the US Institute of Peace, a private organization not part of the executive branch, which called the cops on them.
via @w7voa
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Steve Herman (@w7voa@journa.host)
“DOGE has broken into our building,” says USIP CEO George Moose. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/president-trump-politics/us-institute-of-peace-doge-trump-administration/3869923/Journa.host
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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen
Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
#FoodSecurity #gardening #inflation #foraging #NativePlants #DOGE #uspol #usda #food
If you need help gardening/foraging, please feel free to reach out. Tag me with any questions.
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“‘Absolute chaos’ at Department of Agriculture could skyrocket rural grocery prices.”
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'Absolute chaos' at Dept of Agriculture could skyrocket rural grocery prices: report
Wired reports that cuts at the United States Department of Agriculture initiated by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could send grocery prices surging upward again — with rural America taking the brunt of the hit.Brad Reed (Raw Story)
Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?
The latest smishing scam follows a familiar process as ones the industry has seen over the past decade.
cyberscoop.com/toll-road-text-…
#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #scams #phishing #smishing
I suppose if they're still doing it, someone must be falling for it. I can't imagine anyone continuing to run a phishing scam after it stops working.
I have mixed feelings about it.
On one hand, it hurts me thinking about anyone losing their money through a scam. (Goddess knows I've lost some myself through scams (though they were more sophisticated operations), but what is probably drops in the bucket compared to many suckers.)
On the other hand, as long as these low-hanging-scams keep hitting their ROIs, that's fewer groups working on more sophisticated grifts. And frankly, I don't really want to see what they can come up with if they really set their minds to it.
Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.The Conversation
Found an amazing hashtag sicko on YouTube who has been recreating the music from the 8-bit Mega Man games in the soundfont from Mega Man X for the SNES
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Snake Man SNES Remix - Mega Man 3 (Mega Man X 16 Bit Soundfont)
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#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news lawyer-monthly.com/2025/03/sta…
Starbucks Hit with $50M Payout After Scalding Tea Burns Man’s Genitals
Starbucks Hit with $50M Payout After Scalding Tea Burns Man’s Genitals! Delivery driver Michael Garcia left permanently disfigured after Starbucks’ dangerously hot tea spilled in his lap—jury slams coffee giant with massive verdict! Scorching Starbuc…Lawyer Monthly
Writing Tue 18 Mar Leonardo Furore and Diamine Bliss
Todays key equipment
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'Today, we celebrate': Judge says National Park Service must reinstate all fired employees
sfgate.com/california-parks/ar…
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption
He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires -- this weekend he got his second
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330911/los-angeles-marathon-fire-survivors?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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18 March 1905 | A German Jewish woman, Sarah Lassmann, was born in Hainsfarth.
She was deported to #Auschwitz in June 1943. She did not survive.
V guardian, AP:
Hungary’s government submits bill to ban Budapest Pride event
theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
Hungary’s government submits bill to ban Budapest Pride event
Ruling coalition continues its crackdown on LGBTQ+ people under its ‘child protection’ legislationGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
and here it is: the Amiga 1000 Kickstart Eliminator!
github.com/schlae/kickstart-el…
GitHub - schlae/kickstart-eliminator: Amiga 1000 Kickstart Eliminator
Amiga 1000 Kickstart Eliminator. Contribute to schlae/kickstart-eliminator development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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Great to see it’s doable but man, many people will not dare do it themselves.
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Defund Elon Musk. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/trump-plan-to-fund-musks-starlink-over-fiber-called-betrayal-of-rural-us/Free Radical
Tesla dropped LIDAR from their cars and is relying on just camera visuals for their self-driving feature. That’s a big problem. Watch this comparison between a car that incorporates LIDAR vs a Tesla, and see the Tesla slam into the “pedestrian” again & again.
The tests include a tromp l’oeil wall, which is probably silly, but the other tests are valid.
youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=Mc5HEi…
#selfdriving #AutonomousVehicles
Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?
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Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on TuesdayKiran Stacey (The Guardian)
"I told my mom 'I'm accidentally organizing a protest!'" Elizabeth didn't see a #teslatakedown planned in her community, so she stepped up to host one. Today, >100 folks came out in Grand Rapids on a Monday evening to participate in the 3rd action she's planned! www.wzzm13.com/video/news/m...
Morning+
Today on Morning+, we’re discussing nationwide protests at Tesla dealerships and seeing what local businesses have on tap for St. Patty’s Day.WZZM13.com
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Light Study #171 by Kittichai Rueangchaichan (Razaras)
Source: artstation.com/artwork/oJdyAk
#art #artwork #character #characterart #TTRPG #ttrpgart #dnd #dndart
The image depicts a woman seated on an ornate chair, dressed in a vibrant red tunic with long sleeves and a white undergarment. She wears a white head covering and holds a large sword with a cross-guard, resting it on her lap. Her right hand is raised, and her eyes are closed, suggesting a moment of rest or contemplation. She has a checkered pouch with tassels hanging from her waist. The woman's legs are crossed, and she wears brown boots. To her left, a partially visible figure in an orange and red tunic stands, holding a sword. The background features a banner with triangular flags in various colors, adding to the medieval ambiance. The overall scene is rich in detail, with a focus on the woman's attire and the surrounding elements.
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We’re Scholars Who Study Africa. The Cybertruck Looks Kind of Familiar.
Elon Musk was growing up in Pretoria when the Casspir patrolled the townships.Vivian Chenxue Lu (Slate)
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Good read. Argues that renewable energy is expanding rapidly, especially in China, and less energy is needed for more modern devices such as LED bulbs. Fossil fuels are on the way out.
"The US is taking a big risk by doubling down on fossils and combustion cars. It may find in the 2030s that it has achieved the worst of all worlds: left on the sidelines of the global electro-tech economy, while at the same dependent again on imported oil and gas.
"Will Trump end up being the man who blew America’s energy independence?"
#USpol smh.com.au/business/the-econom…
Trump’s energy dream is set to blow up in his face
A conference in Houston last week gave us a revealing window into the mental world of Trumpism.Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (The Sydney Morning Herald)
#rainbows #photography
THE INTEGRAL TREES (1984)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 28" x 38"
Being suspended in space, floating unencumbered yet in control of one's flight, is as close to pure freedom as I can imagine. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #illustration #larryniven
Very cool!
I remember reading a bunch of Niven books over a short period. This was one of them.
Sorry, I must now go “feed the tree”. 🤣
The image is a four-panel comic strip featuring two characters. In the first panel, a character in red armor with a hood is holding a device with a skull on it, and a larger armored figure stands behind them. The red-armored character says, "So many millennia has already passed... And yet its machine spirit still... SCREAMS!" In the second panel, the red-armored character repeats, "And yet its machine spirit still... SCREAMS!" The larger armored figure asks, "What does it sound like?" In the third panel, the larger armored figure's helmet is shown with a speech bubble saying, "RAGE." The final panel shows the red-armored character and the larger armored figure standing next to a large bulldozer with a speech bubble saying "RAGE." The background is a simple gradient, and the comic strip includes a Patreon link at the bottom right corner.
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Colm Toibin's novel 'Long Island' follows a woman grappling with her husband's betrayal
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-4819107/colm-toibins-novel-long-island-follows-a-woman-grappling-with-her-husbands-betrayal?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly
California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track and disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training. At first glance, this might sound like a reasonable step toward transparency.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Wow, this is a pretty bootlicker position from the EFF, did you folks just get a whole bunch of openai funding or something?
Is your account compromised? Is there an intruder in the building? Respond "pineapple" and I'll send the authorities.
Brian Dear
in reply to Jason Koebler • • •Dan Goodin
in reply to Jason Koebler • • •I know several people who bought Teslas a few years ago. One of them was recently laid off. Another family has a trans kid they're trying to keep safe. They voted for Harris and are as horrified as any of us at what DOGE is doing. They don't have the bandwidth right now to sell their car for pennies on the dollar. Now, because of this site -- which 404 seems to almost be celebrating -- they have to add being doxed to their lists of worries.
So F---ed up!