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drf5n.bsky.social

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This thread some mages about Trump's white-house destruction and ranting about how the public mapping services are hiding the damage.

drf5n.bsky.social@drf5n.bsky.social

The Copernicus satellite has recent images of Trump's White House destruction, but they are blurry: browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu?zoom=17&lat=...

When I think of this guy and his enabler's goals and efforts toward deporting 21,000,000 people, the next thing I think of is

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Host: The law requires that every person who is going to be deported gets a hearing first. Do you acknowledge that? Trump: I'll have to ask the lawyers about that. Do you think we can give 21 million trials? Is that what you want us to do? Host: The law is the law, sir

Really liked this simple AF recipe last month so I'll make this again tonight: 1 spaghetti squash, halved & seeded, baked 2hr@400F Mix & add to seed-hole: 1.5c Mozzarella 6oz tomato sauce Bake 15min more

Trump is a Russian Asset, not an American one.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Russia is now exempt from the Lindsey O. Graham Russia Sanctions Act. The US government is clearly allied with Putin against Ukraine. Vote Republican enablers out.

There's no possible way this can be "good guys with guns"

drf5n.bsky.social@drf5n.bsky.social

I can't support a US sniper nest on the mall. Statistics-base-rate-fallacy-wise, how many folks are we planning on shooting each year, and how many will be mistakes? If they shoot any of the millions who (used to) use the mall, I'd bet they'd be 99.9999999% mistakes. www.npr.org/2026/09/20/n...

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If only there were a law that said: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned" We could call it 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting

How does a group have a strategy? Does a group have noble goals and values? Or do they suborn their values to a charismatic leader's personality?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."

Should anyone trust a professional lock & key company that pushes AI dreck like this? I'd think that any professional locksmith working for them who saw corporate push any of it would be embarrassed to wear their name on their uniform.

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Replying to @whitehouse.senate.gov

lakemead.water-data.com says: > Pct of Capacity: 26.74%, 188.91 ft below Full Pool (1229'), and down 14.26 ft from a year ago. Water year begins Oct 1st. Depth at Dam: ~400 feet deep, is ~145 ft above Dead Pool (895') and is ~90' above Power Pool (950')

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Replying to @doctorow.pluralistic.net

Fundamentally, Piketty argues that the cheapest way to stop people from building a guillotine on your lawn is to build hospitals and schools; this is cheaper than paying for guards and prisons to lock up would-be guillotine builders. 43/

"Once I realized that talking to lawmakers who don't inherently care about America's children was not a path to catalyze change, I understood we need to elect people who inherently care..." ...proven ones, like a pediatrician:

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

I love this. Senate candidate Annie Andrews says she decided to jump into the race the day RFK Jr was nominated to lead HHS. She’s a pediatrician. Saw what was coming & decided she couldn’t sit on the sidelines. THIS is what I’m talking about. Feeling called to serve & actually following through.

"Data" is "information" if it changes your behavior or helps you make a decision. If it doesn't change your behavior or help you make a decision, it is just "trivia." One person's information can be trivia to everybody else. (My mantras for news and social media.)

If the corrupt chump corruptly tariffs the panels, the cells, the ingots, and the polysilicon raw ingredients, what's an American installer, assembler, refiner, supposed to do? Wait for vertical integrators to get on-line before the chump's tariffs expire? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comTrump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchipsMove to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer

If our Supreme Court finds this lawful, we're not really united states anymore.

tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

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Replying to @doctorow.pluralistic.net

If you really want an "AI strategy" for your country, it should be this: wait for the bubble to burst, then buy hardware and talent at fire-sale prices in the wave of ensuing bankruptcies, and use them to extract more performance from free, open source models. 50/

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Replying to @doctorow.pluralistic.net

Give Trump everything he asks for and he'll demand more. Deny Trump anything and he'll demand more. Sign a contract with Trump and he'll break it. Send Trump an invoice and he'll stiff you. For Trump, "the art of the deal" can be summed up in one word: *renege*. 17/

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"Give Trump everything he asks for and he'll demand more. Deny Trump anything and he'll demand more. Sign a contract with Trump and he'll break it. Send Trump an invoice and he'll stiff you. For Trump, "the art of the deal" can be summed up in one word: renege."

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/07/22/t... 2/

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Replying to @i-left-xitter.bsky.social

What does complying with a system that deports 6% of the US without trials mean? bsky.app/profile/fact... If there's no trial, can you ever work off your alleged debt to society after the US labels you "worst of the worst" and sells you to some foreign concentration camp? Or do you die in prison?

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Host: The law requires that every person who is going to be deported gets a hearing first. Do you acknowledge that? Trump: I'll have to ask the lawyers about that. Do you think we can give 21 million trials? Is that what you want us to do? Host: The law is the law, sir

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They sent Martha Stewart to jail for 5 months for having a chat with her broker and selling some stock to avoid about $45,000 in losses.

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.

"I ended 10 military operations" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The war with Iran. Or whatever you call it. It's not even a war, it's a military operation." (Note how heavily he's slurring ... )

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Replying to @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

They are streamlining the forecast models: bsky.app/profile/drf5... And the replacement forecasts they are switching to aren't quite "available on or about June 9," as promised: www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

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drf5n.bsky.social@drf5n.bsky.social

Trump's NOAA is cutting weather forecast models on 31 August 2026: www.weather.gov/media/notifi... "The [switchover] will occur on the same day." sounds like a recipe for disaster. I use their 12kmX12km x84 hour forecast every single day. www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/wea...

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“We do a Watergate twice a day” is a crazy way to confess your own corruption…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

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Replying to @marisakabas.bsky.social

If you compare it to the pro-fascist rioters of J6 you have to ask how much jail time is a mere stop-the-steal flag should be worth. bsky.app/profile/mari...

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

NEW — The sentencing of the Prairieland demonstrators shows the brutality of Trump's war on dissent, but it's not without precedent, @kimkelly.bsky.social writes. History shows us the government has always punished anti-fascism. But this time we can change the narrative in real time. Read here:

I don't believe my #VA02 Rep #RobWittman. I don't think he understands. I believe he supports Mike Johnson's, Trump's, and this Republican administrations plans to cut, sunset, limit, and retire Social Security. My Mom, Dad, and Sister all depend heavily on their SS, SSDI, and Medicare.

Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social

When asked about Speaker Mike Johnson's comments regarding potential Social Security cuts, Rob Wittman (R-VA) makes fake phone call to avoid reporter’s questions.

Oops, #VA01. I don't believe my #VA01 Rep #RobWittman. I don't think he understands. I believe he supports Mike Johnson's, Trump's, & this Republican administrations plans to cut, sunset, limit, & retire Social Security. My Mom, Dad, and Sister all depend heavily on their SS, SSDI, and Medicare.

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When asked about Speaker Mike Johnson's comments regarding potential Social Security cuts, Rob Wittman (R-VA) makes fake phone call to avoid reporter’s questions.

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The congresswoman who was out there all fucking night just said, 'We would not argue about the workers stopping during a storm. We don't want anyone working in unsafe conditions. But this tarp? That is a Trump thing, so his vanity project can be covered as his names comes down."

[Spooky Name Placeholder]@mxlabradorite.bsky.social

IT'S A TARP!