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IT guy in Memphis, TN. Solver of problems; breaker of things; unrelenting learner. Never settle for perfect when good enough will do. 💙 Linux, FreeBSD, PHP, SQL, privacy, gardening, fishing, cats ᓚᕠᗢ 🚫 Fascism, "AI", shitcoins, techbros

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parseword @parseword.bsky.social · Jul 7

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of police
And the home of the 'fraid

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🖼️ Aïda Amer

An artist's depiction of an American flag. The thirteen horizontal stripes are made of barbed wire. In the upper left, a section of chain link fencing represents the stars. Artwork copyright Aida Amer, https://www.aidaamer.com/

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 2h

It’s really hard to tell what’s AI and whats real when a bunch of ICE goons kidnapping a giraffe in a thong for singing is just America in 2025

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Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 3h

I really think we need to reconceptualize this shutdown as the last stand for the rule of law and Art I. Bring it to default if that’s what it takes. If Congress can’t assert the power of the purse, we are in “move to Portugal” territory of screwed.

Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 4h

This cannot just be about healthcare. The existing constitutional system hangs in the balance. The rule of law is now baked into this shutdown in a huge way.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 8h

Or they could just, you know, fucking pay taxes

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

How Promote Giving, a new investment model, will raise millions for charities

Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity.

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rapslav.bsky.social @rapslav.bsky.social · 7h

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Markoff Chaney @markoffchaney.bsky.social · 7h

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Agreiz @agreiz.bsky.social · 18h

Reminder that Tucker Carlson's legal defense against a slander lawsuit was that he's not a journalist and that nobody ever believes anything he says.

That's what the Fox News lawyers had to say, and that got him acquitted by the way.

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 8h

The subtext of this comment is that the Mayor of Boston is Asian-American, whereas the Mayor of Chicago (like almost everyone else that Trump refers to as “a low IQ person”) is Black.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "Boston had a bad mayor who at least is a reasonable IQ person. Most of them are low IQ. I mean, what's going on in Chicago ... "

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 7h

Gosh. The guy who promised "we're going to put kids in cages" and "it will be glorious" is still shitty? Who knew? www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-likel...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 7h

Any federal privacy law should set basic privacy rights for everyone and let states build on them. “The main problem I have with state-by-state regulation… is that you have a lot of people who have no policy protections,” EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told Tech Brew.
www.techbrew.com/stories/202...

Will US AI regulation follow the same path as data privacy?

Just like privacy, the battle rages in individual states, with little hope for federal law.

www.techbrew.com

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 8h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 7h

Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious and has his ribs broken by Israeli prison guards and his family fears for his life, his son has said, citing evidence given by former Palestinian detainees released this week as part of the ceasefire deal.

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons

www.theguardian.com

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parseword @parseword.bsky.social · 7h

Who needs a budget when we have a royal exchequer 🤷‍♂️

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 8h

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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WIRED @wired.com · 14h

Protesting this weekend? Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy.

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

www.wired.com

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parseword @parseword.bsky.social · 13h

Move fast and break things, they said. I don’t think I’m ever gonna own a vehicle manufactured after 2010 or so.

“A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed”

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

“Please exercise extreme caution”

www.thestack.technology

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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parseword @parseword.bsky.social · 13h

October is Cyber Juche Awareness Month, so I hope there’ll be some breakout sessions about Living Off the Land

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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 1d

Banner Brigade Protest Special Edition
Oct. 15, 4:30-6:00 PM | Shady Grove Rd. I240 Overpass
Parking on Ransom Ln., west of I-240

Join the resistance against the Trump Administration and authoritarian policies. Be seen. Be heard. Be in the fight.

#IndivisibleMemphis
#BannerBrigade
#FreeThe901

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 16h

“Footage, obtained by the outlet, captured the musician face-down in the mud, with her instrument about two feet to her left, struggling as what appears to be a federal agent straddled her backside. A police officer stood next to the pair.”
The Feds then jailed her across state lines. For music.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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parseword @parseword.bsky.social · 13h

Mildly disappointed the video is 37 minutes long instead of 51 hours 😜

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.

But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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