Olivier Chassé St-Laurent

Olivier Chassé St-Laurent

@ocstl.bsky.social

Self-employed. Avid reader (SF mostly, but also non-fiction). Unprofessional programmer (Rust).

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A new era of government censorship has begun. It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

washingtonpost.comOpinion | A new era of government censorship has dawnedDonald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?

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A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

slate.comYou’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.

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No, seriously, do yourselves a favour and read this, it's like discovering the great gatsby for the first time just with more, you know, hitler and bodily fluids

A father and son get in a car crash and are rushed to the hospital. The father dies. The boy is taken to the operating room and the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy, because he’s my son.” That man's name? Connor MacLeod.

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"Listen, I’m a designer, not an office rat. I create spaces that aren’t functional for the people using them, but that look cool to me. I like cold concrete, tall plants, and a couple of hard couches where you can have public mental breakdowns."

buff.lyI’m the Person Who Designs Open-Plan Office Spaces, Despite Never Having Actually Worked in OneI’m the person who designs offices that have no walls or sound barriers so you have a tighter sense of community while you and your coworkers shout...

I am starting to understand why MAGA supporters are so anxious and fearful all the time. If you believe that it is okay to deport a child undergoing treatment for cancer, the fact that you utterly lack any shred of human decency means you really can be replaced by AI. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

aclu.orgICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties UnionFamilies disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well

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Dead people telling the President to pursue a trade war with an uninhabited island is real George III territory

Alex Says Stuff@alexsaysstuff.bsky.social

Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.

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We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff

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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

theatln.tcThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Rubio’s position seems to be: - We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us. - Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges. - After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.

What I'd love to see is for Canada to do nothing about the tariffs. If the US want to shoot themselves in the foot, that's their business. Barring that, I think a retaliatory 25% *export* tariff to the US. would be the best move. If Americans are going to pay more tax, pay it to Canada instead.

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Here are the final stats for 2024 and what a year it's been for stats fans! - Incredible comeback by Horses (excluding 1998-2001) 🏆 - Disappointment for fans of coastal erosion 💔 - 11th place finishes in 5th place 🤯 - Number 74 up to Jth ⬆️ - The elderly lady emoji takes a spot in the top 9b 👵

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This was my tenth(!) year building 25 days of puzzles for #AdventOfCode. You can solve them all for free! Most people write code to solve them, but you can solve them however you like. I hope they help people become better programmers. 🌟 The first puzzle comes out in two hours: adventofcode.com

adventofcode.comAdvent of Code 2024

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Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

nytimes.comThe Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of BankruptcyThe satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

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