Letβs be clear: Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal department created by Congress.
So this GOP attack on public education will have to end with Congress β and that means we need to maximize pressure on Congress to ensure the Department of Education outlasts the Trump Administration. indivisibleteam.medium.com/truβ¦
Trumpβs newest target: The Department of Education - Indivisible Guide - Medium
Today, Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to eliminate the Department of Education. Emphasis on βaims to.β Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal department created by Congressβ¦Indivisible Guide (Medium)
...and now the court says all my visitations have to be supervised.
#DnD #Dndmemes #funny #TTRPG #TTRPGMemes #DungeonsandDragons
A federal judge on Thursday blocked DOGE's access to systems at the Social Security Administration that store huge amounts of highly sensitive information on millions of America, calling the access tantamount to a "fishing expedition."
techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/fedeβ¦
Federal judge blocks DOGE's access to Social Security Administration's banks of personal information | TechCrunch
The order accused DOGE of engaging in a "fishing expedition" at the federal agency.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
![repeated the same general information about the flights: "On March 15, 2025, two flights carrying aliens being removed under the AEA departed U.S. airspace before the Court's minute
order of 7:25 PM EDT, and before the Court's oral statements during the hearing." Decl. of Robert L. Cerna, I 5. He then stated, "I understand that Cabinet Secretaries are currently actively considering whether to invoke the state secrets privilege over the other facts requested
by the Court's order. Doing so is a serious matter that requires careful consideration of national
security and foreign relations, and it cannot properly be undertaken in just 24 hours." Id., 16 (emphasis added).
This is woefully insufficient. To begin, the Government cannot proffer a regional ICE
official to attest to Cabinet-level discussions of the state-secrets privilege; indeed, his declaration
on that point, not surprisingly, is based solely on his unsubstantiated "understand[ing]."
Although its skepticism concerning the suitability of such privilege expressed in yesterday's
Order remains, the Court at a minimum requires an official with direct involvement to swear that deliberations of the privilege's invocation are ongoing at the level Cerna attests. It further
expects such deliberations to be concluded by March 25, 2025, which only exceedingly good
cause may excuse.
In addition, to avoid further delay, the Court will require Defendants to show cause on
the facts that they have already disclosed as to why the failure to return the class members
aboard the two earliest planes did not violate the Court's Temporary Restraining Orders. Further supplementation may be required once particulars are ultimately disclosed.
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order of 7:25 PM EDT, and before the Court's oral statements during the hearing.\" Decl. of Robert L. Cerna, I 5. He then stated, \"I understand that Cabinet Secretaries are currently actively considering whether to invoke the state secrets privilege over the other facts requested
by the Court's order. Doing so is a serious matter that requires careful consideration of national
security and foreign relations, and it cannot properly be undertaken in just 24 hours.\" Id., 16 (emphasis added).
This is woefully insufficient. To begin, the Government cannot proffer a regional ICE
official to attest to Cabinet-level discussions of the state-secrets privilege; indeed, his declaration
on that point, not surprisingly, is based solely on his unsubstantiated \"understand[ing].\"
Although its skepticism concerning the suitability of such privilege expressed in yesterday's
Order remains, the Court at a minimum requires an official with direct involvement to swear that deliberations of the privilege's invocation are ongoing at the level Cerna attests. It further
expects such deliberations to be concluded by March 25, 2025, which only exceedingly good
cause may excuse.
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![This is woefully insufficient. To begin, the Government cannot proffer a regional ICE
official to attest to Cabinet-level discussions of the state-secrets privilege; indeed, his declaration on that point, not surprisingly, is based solely on his unsubstantiated "understand[ing]." Although its skepticism concerning the suitability of such privilege expressed in yesterday's
Order remains, the Court at a minimum requires an official with direct involvement to swear that deliberations of the privilege's invocation are ongoing at the level Cerna attests. It further expects such deliberations to be concluded by March 25, 2025, which only exceedingly good
cause may excuse.
In addition, to avoid further delay, the Court will require Defendants to show cause on
the facts that they have already disclosed as to why the failure to return the class members
aboard the two earliest planes did not violate the Court's Temporary Restraining Orders. Further
supplementation may be required once particulars are ultimately disclosed.](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/300980 "This is woefully insufficient. To begin, the Government cannot proffer a regional ICE
official to attest to Cabinet-level discussions of the state-secrets privilege; indeed, his declaration on that point, not surprisingly, is based solely on his unsubstantiated \"understand[ing].\" Although its skepticism concerning the suitability of such privilege expressed in yesterday's
Order remains, the Court at a minimum requires an official with direct involvement to swear that deliberations of the privilege's invocation are ongoing at the level Cerna attests. It further expects such deliberations to be concluded by March 25, 2025, which only exceedingly good
cause may excuse.
In addition, to avoid further delay, the Court will require Defendants to show cause on
the facts that they have already disclosed as to why the failure to return the class members
aboard the two earliest planes did not violate the Court's Temporary Restraining Orders. Further
supplementation may be required once particulars are ultimately disclosed.")
A helpful thread from Owen documenting how Judge Boasberg has been acting with *lightning speed*βthe complaint was filed on Saturday, five days ago, and Boasberg held a Zoom hearing from his vacation! The real problem is Trump's executive order making every day last a thousand years.
Checking out an early version, headed by X-COM creator Julian Gollop.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03β¦
Thinking I might write an automated calibration routine
250 meter long Elon Musk Hitler salute carved into beach in Wales:
youtu.be/JKvxEKHySyE?si=ICo485β¦
Elon Musk βsaluteβ carved into sand in worldβs largest Tesla protest
Elon Muskβs notorious βsaluteβ has been carved into sand at the worldβs largest Tesla protest.A 250m-long βDonβt buy a Teslaβ messageβ was carved into the sa...YouTube
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3 people face federal charges for Tesla attacks. Are such acts domestic terrorism?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5333315/tesla-attacks-ag-bondi-domestic-terrorism-trump-musk?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Building a Tech Industry in Syria From Scratch : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/1239646563/building-a-tech-industry-in-syria-from-scratch?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into World News @world-news-npr
The opposite of fascism
Living well and fighting back in a time of terrorsAnand Giridharadas (The.Ink)
Segway is recalling over 200,000 electric scooters that can collapse mid-ride
Segway is recalling its Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP electric scooters and asking consumers to reach out for a free maintenance kit.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
Judge calls 'woefully insufficient' the Trump administration response to his order
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/g-s1-54984/judge-boasberg-legal-alien-enemies-act?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
Tesla recalls nearly all of its #Cybertrucks yet again
This time it's a different issue.
mashable.com/article/tesla-cybβ¦
#news #politics #uspol #elonmusk #nazi #doge #firemusk #teslatakedown #tesla
Well, itβs doneβ¦
#Trump Signs Order Aimed at Closing #Education Dept.
Trump signed an #ExecutiveOrder that he said would βbegin eliminating the federal Department of Education once & for all,β although the agency cannot be closed without the approval of #Congress. Some critical functions, including those related to student loans & special education funding, are *expected* to continue to be run out of the reduced agency.
#USpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #schools #students #kids #children
![βOkay now, everybody show your workβ [actually a photo of Trump holding up the executive order he signed on Thurs instructing Education Secy Linda McMahon to begin shutting down the agency, 2 children are seen in the background apparently also issuing executive orders, probably better, more legal ones]](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/300551 "βOkay now, everybody show your workβ [actually a photo of Trump holding up the executive order he signed on Thurs instructing Education Secy Linda McMahon to begin shutting down the agency, 2 children are seen in the background apparently also issuing executive orders, probably better, more legal ones]")
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Ignore orders.
Congress, Wake Up!
Do you want your offspring to be uneducated?
Are you so vain to not care?
They donβt care. Congress members are so wealthy they all send their kids to private schools, at least the Republicans anyway.
The purpose of this is to commercialize everything in America. Ending Public School and forcing those that want and can afford to educate their children to use private schools provided by corporations.
This is horrible as the poor will likely be left with no options for education. Maybe some religious schools will open their doors to a limited number of poor students but that means getting your children indoctrinated (brain washed) in exchange for an education which would not be worth it at all. You would be better off doing the best you can at home schooling.
20 March 1907 | Norwegian Jew, Isak Shotland, was born in Trondheim.
In #Auschwitz from 1 December 1942. He was beaten do death in Auschwitz III-Monowitz on 29 January 1943.
The recording of the March 20th, 2025 #bhyve Production User Call is up:
We discussed bhyve on #ARM64, RISC-V, and Power, an updated EDK2 firmware port featuring a bhyve logo, KVM on LineageOS on a Pixel 7 with the goal of running a FreeBSD guest, Legacy/CMS requirements, and more!
"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."
2025-03-20 bhyve Production User Call
The recording of the March 20th, 2025 bhyve Production User CallWe discussed bhyve on ARM64, RISC-V, and Power, an updated EDK2 firmware port featuring a bhy...YouTube
Israel expands its ground offensive in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets back
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334420/israel-gaza-hamas-rockets?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into All Things Considered @all-things-considered-npr
Trump is taking the first step in bringing back racial segregation.
thenation.com/article/politicsβ¦
Via @PeterHald
The Trump-Musk Regime Wants to Make Segregation Great Again | The Nation
In a boon for racist businesses, the administration has ended a ban on segregated facilities for federal contractors.The Nation
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Elon Musk Invests Millions In Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Musk thinks he can buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat...let's prove him wrongThe Big Picture
ABC News: Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of stock in recent weeks
Shares of Tesla have plunged nearly 50% since a peak in mid-December.
Teslaβs (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion is missing.
Many Tesla shorts and detractors have questioned Teslaβs accounting for years, but they have never gained much traction β until now.
ft.com/content/62df8d8d-31f2-4β¦
$1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla
When money spent on assets doesnβt result in assetsDan McCrum (Financial Times)
america2.news/democrats-dont-uβ¦
How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught
Automatic license plate readers, Instagram captions, and fingerprints.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses 'you serve no man'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5330879/trump-justice-doj-prosecutor-resignation-jan-6?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into U.S. News @u-s-news-npr
simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/20/β¦
New audio models from OpenAI, but how much can we rely on them?
OpenAI announced several new audio-related API features today, for both text-to-speech and speech-to-text. Theyβre very promising new models, but they appear to suffer from the ever-present risk of accidental (or β¦Simon Willisonβs Weblog
torrent the books, you can play without figures with good ol "theater of the mind"
But it is nice having the figures and a terrain set up for battles
We used to use MS paint and a TV for that lol
The problem, aside from the product recalls, the fact you can die inside when it catches fire and the doors lock, the substandard programming and the fact they look like the entire genre of vaporwave shit itself in vehicle form, is the fact that at this point it is known the only people who want one are fascists and/or smug dicks with raging compensation issues. This is the truck you buy when you hate yourself and everyone else.
electrek.co/2025/03/20/tesla-cβ¦
Tesla confirms it canβt sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts
Tesla has revealed Cybertruck deliveries in the US, confirming that it canβt sell the electric truck even with federal tax...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
"The truck you buy when the biggest F150 with 26 inch aftermarket wheels, a ten-inch lift kit, and an enormous set of illuminated truck nuts just won't do".
#TruckNutz #TruckNuts #IncelCamino #cybertruck #tesla #swasticar #SDE
Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say | RCI
Voting day will either be April 28 or May 5, according to sourcesRadio-Canada.ca
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Amid Delays, Tim Cook Hands Control of Siri to Vision Pro Creator
Mike Rockwell takes ownership of Siri from AI head John Giannandrea, Bloomberg reports.Emily Forlini (PCMag)
US Big Tech attacking Australian sovereignty via Trump Whitehouse.
Need to be told to get fucked in the strongest terms or we're effectively a province of the US Empire and it will never end.
abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/us-β¦
US tech giants lobby Trump to tackle Australian social media rules
Silicon Valley, whose top executives have cultivated close relationships with Donald Trump, is now pushing him to pressure Australia to relax its regulations or risk retaliation.ΒBrad Ryan (ABC News)
@randahl Absolutely. They talk about fentanyl, dairy, cars, steel and aluminum with Canada, but I believe the real targets are our critical minerals and the Digital Servcies Tax...because none of their claims about other issues pass the smell test.
canada.ca/en/services/taxes/exβ¦
Digital services tax - Canada.ca
The Government of Canada has introduced the Digital Services Tax (DST). The DST requires foreign and domestic large businesses to pay tax on certain revenue earned from engaging with online users in Canada if they meet certain conditions.www.canada.ca
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in reply to Indivisible βπ • • •Republicans need the most pressure right now, but itβs also important for Democrats to know they want us to fight back against the biggest attack on public education in U.S. history. Contact your elected officials NOW.
GOP: act.indivisible.org/sign/opposβ¦
Democrats: act.indivisible.org/sign/dems-β¦
Demand Republicans Take a Stand Against Trumpβs Attack on Public Education
Indivisible GuideIndivisible βπ
in reply to Indivisible βπ • • •We need to light up the phone lines and ensure Congress canβt ignore the public outcry to protect our schools. Call now.
GOP Senate: indivisible.org/resource/call-β¦
GOP House: indivisible.org/resource/call-β¦
Dem Senate: indivisible.org/resource/call-β¦
Dem House: indivisible.org/resource/call-β¦
CALL NOW: Ask Senate Republicans to Pick a SideβTrump or Students
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