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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · 4d

Ever accidentally erase your C:\ drive? You might... WARNING: Windows 11 changes folder permissions!
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WARNING: Windows 11 changes Folder Permissions – NuAngel.net

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Jun 29

Anybody else having weird internet problems today? Several sites I tried to visit have been down. Multiple internet connections. Multiple ISPs.

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Micah @rincewind.run · May 28

the mRNA vaccines are an absolute miracle of science that saved millions of lives and we're going to throw the entire technology out because they could not vaccinate society against putting the worst and most ignorant people alive in charge of our medical system

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · May 28

BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...

HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics

HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.

www.statnews.com

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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · Apr 10

tl:dr

Trump Admin: "He's a terrorist! He leads MS-13! He has committed unspeakable crimes! He is a danger to the national security of the US and must be punished!"

Courts: "Wow... ok. Show us the evidence and we'll expedite."

Trump Admin: "... uh... never mind."

apnews.com/article/ms13...

Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead

The Justice Department has moved to drop a criminal case against the alleged East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang less than a month after he was charged, saying they plan to deport him instead.

apnews.com

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Apr 9

Bat shit insane if you know this industry.

Greg Otto @gregotto.bsky.social · Apr 9

Trump signs order stripping Chris Krebs of security clearance

The executive order also eliminates security clearances for SentinelOne employees.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Apr 2

OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.

hi, no thanks @hmmvryintrstng.bsky.social · Apr 2

james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country

"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us.

So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Apr 2

Tank markets, rich buy cheap stocks, Americans suffer, ultra wealthy are fine.

When will you realize you're not like him?

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Apr 2

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Feb 27

I still feel bad because when the original framework 16 launched, I asked for a numberpads - when the numpad launched, I had literally JUST bought another laptop like the week before!

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Feb 27

I'd make it work! I just love numberpads, but I also love tiny form factor laptops and tablets. I wish I didn't mind the USB number pads.

Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Feb 26

@frame.work okay, but hear me out...
12 inch laptop... with a numberpad.

Ignore the fact that I am not a graphic artist. lol

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ACLU @aclu.org · Feb 21

It's simple: Discussions about trans youth's health care belong between them, their families, and their doctors. Not the government.

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Feb 21

I don't wanna tell ya what to do, @aclu.org, but I recommend a MyDogeDividendPledge.org or something similar to encourage people to give some or all of their supposed upcoming "Doge Dividend" to you. You're welcome for that one.

Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Feb 10

So I'm trying to tick some checkboxes on some internal software and looking everywhere for a downloadable "clickjack" vulnerability tester and keep just finding websites for testing other websites. It finally occurs to me there's just a simple Firefox plugin to do what I need! Hooray!

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Iain Thomson @iainthomson.bsky.social · Jan 30

'When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.' - Attributed tpo Sinclair Lewis.

As a Brit I'm deeply ashamed of this grifter.

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · Jan 29

Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.

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🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · Jan 29

The whole point of all these EOs at once is to overwhelm us. Have a few issues that you’re expert at/really care a lot about? Great! It’s likely better to stick to trying to make a difference in those rather than spreading yourself so thin that you can do much about anything. 1/2

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Jan 29

WTF

"graduated from high school in 2024, according to a mirrored copy of an online résumé and his high school’s student magazine; he lists jobs as a camp counselor and a bicycle mechanic among his professional experiences, as well as a summer role at Neuralink..."

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Jan 28

Not a great sign when Wired says it won't name at least two fo the people Musk has installed to run the Office of Personnel Management because they may be minors www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management

Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

www.wired.com

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Jan 29

I just doubt everyone's willingness to fight, citizen and civil servant alike. The election felt like a war of attrition, but the week after the inauguration was Hiroshima.

Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Jan 26

Could ya'll go ahead and draft up a how to guide?

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jan 26

BREAKING: South Korea’s prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon for insurrection aje.io/5kvmhf

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · Jan 22

NEW: The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites, social media posts, according to officials and others familiar. Our story.

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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Jan 22

They could've talked about chromosomes, but instead they talked about production of Egg vs. Sperm *at conception.* Since there is no possible way that a Y chromosome can activate the SOX9 gene that early, by the official White House definition, we're all female now! Glad that's settled.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · Jan 21

Here's the J6 pardon / commutation order, which deserves enduring infamy. The thugs who broke cops' skulls, the creeps who used bear spray against the Republic's defenders, above all the organizers who planned and executed it all -- they're all walking free because they did it for Trump.

Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021 – The White House

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the

www.whitehouse.gov

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Jan 16

Republican Rep. Mike Waltz, who called TikTok "CCP spyware" last year, now - as Trump’s pick for national security adviser - says it's a "great platform that many Americans use and has been great for [Trump's] campaign"

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Garrett C. @nuangel.bsky.social · Jan 14

Don't drag your feet next time the fate of millions rests in the balance. If I have to say "I told you so" in the next four years over anything more than grocery prices and tarrifs, I'm gonna lose it.

Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · Jan 14

Jack Smith’s final report: “Indeed, but for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence [post-immunity decision] was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial”

Read Jack Smith's final report on Trump's Jan. 6 case

The Justice Department released the special counsel's report on his investigation into Trump's interference in the 2020 election.

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