Stompykilt

Stompykilt

@stompykilt.bsky.social

History buff, sci-fi inhaler, martial artist, bouncer, bartender, industrial stitcher, former actor/singer/dancer. Occasionally funny.

1.2K followers224 following486 posts

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Go, go GAO!!! See also: water is wet. Seriously, THIS is why Forensic Accounting exists.

CNN@cnn.com

The Department of Government Efficiency incorrectly estimated some savings or did not provide evidence to support some claims, according to a US Government Accountability Office report released Thursday. https://cnn.it/4z9dZZh

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Wut? I remember when the original story broke. That the DoJ is targeting the reporter is further damning them. The Seals Screwed the Pooch, and ended up with a face full of egg.

Reuters@reuters.com

US Justice Department subpoenas New York Times freelancer over North Korea story, paper says reut.rs/4fJQInF

reut.rsUS Justice Department subpoenas New York Times freelancer over North Korea story, paper saysThe Justice Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance journalist for the New York Times as ​part of a probe into the sourcing of a ‌2025 story about a botched U.S. military operation in North Korea, the newspaper said on Saturday.
Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Inert salts/geothermal heat sinks, solar panel-powered desalination/waste treatment plants, data centers: if we're gonna waste resources on data centers, trying to create Machine Intelligence, why aren't we aiming ONE of those data centers at solving it's own energy efficiency issues?

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

In addition to making use of the waste heat, from the data centers, we should be able to use treated waste water to cool them.

ContempraInn 🌹@contemprainn.bsky.social

Finland's underground data centers heat entire city blocks using server waste heat #Tech #FutureTech #Engineering #SaturdayMotivation

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Hey, Gov. Pritzker: why not deploy the Illinois National Guard to monitor the federal deployments in Chicago? Military Rules of Engagement are crystal clear, and both sets of forces are intimately aware of it. ICE/CBP, not so much.

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Call Now: Operators are standing by...

Peter Morley ♿️@petermorley.bsky.social

List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information: Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124 Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744 Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665 Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004 Arizona Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235 Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521 1/17

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

The Boys of Lewis-McChord going for a Troll Stroll... Seriously, they don't even salute, while passing-in-review.

Bob Morris, MD, PhD@rdmorris.bsky.social

The band playing "Fortunate Son" might have been the best part of the whole parade. In case you don't know the lyrics, here they are. A perfect gift for a flawed man.

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D.
@drharmony.net

How to Build a Safehouse Network (Without Screaming “It’s a Safehouse”) - Resistance Directory resistancedirectory.com/links/how-to...

resistancedirectory.comHow to Build a Safehouse Network (Without Screaming “It’s a Safehouse”) - Resistance DirectoryWant to hide people, not headlines? This Resistance Kitty guide breaks down how to build underground networks that are safe, stealthy, and not begging
Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

What if the point of this Military Parade is an entrenchment of the Capitol, prior to a declaration of Martial Law?? And the L.A. ICE Action is an intentional agitation and an instigation?

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Offshore for the correct reasons.

WIRED@wired.com

Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options for browsers, search engines, and email providers to get you started.

wrd.cmThe Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and SearchThanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started.
Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

The Republican Party wants to pass "The Big Beautiful Lie". We The People will Remember.

Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" cuts Medicaid. Cuts to health care for babies and new moms. Cuts to heath care for seniors in nursing homes. Cuts to health care for rural hospitals. Cuts to health care for people with disabilities. Republicans in Congress approved these cuts.

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Oh-HO:

WIRED@wired.com

More than 100 satellites have been launched from China since August for two broadband networks that could eventually rival the service from Elon Musk's SpaceX. But progress is hampered by launch bottlenecks and high failure rates.

wrd.cmChina’s Effort to Build a Competitor to Starlink Is Off to a Bumpy StartChina has launched over 100 satellites for two broadband networks that could eventually rival the service from Elon Musk's SpaceX, but progress is hampered by launch bottlenecks and high failure…
Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

People will die, and we will blame Felon 47, felon, and DOGE (pronounced dodgey).

WIRED@wired.com

SCOOP: Less than two weeks before the start of hurricane season, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rescinded the agency’s strategic plan, which includes a document that guides agency priorities when responding to disasters, WIRED has learned.

wired.comFEMA Has Canceled Its Four-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane SeasonMultiple FEMA employees tell WIRED that they did not know of another time when a strategic plan was rescinded without another in place.
Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

LOUDER, for the folx in the back of the everywhere:

Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com

The mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children by Russia is an atrocity. That's why I'm leading a bipartisan resolution with Sen. Grassley to call for the return of these abducted kids. They cannot be used as pawns in this war.

Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

Civil Contempt carries the ability to leverage fines. Cited in the story as hypothetical: $1k a day, compounding daily... Gets Expensive Quickly.

Michael O’Grady 🇨🇦@mog7546.bsky.social

Professor reveals 'centuries-old' tool that can stop Trump Civil contempt sanctions are more likely to work in this case than criminal sanctions: "The sort of authority used for punishment, to sanction past wrongdoing, is the criminal contempt power. #MOG8 www.rawstory.com/trump-civil-...

rawstory.comProfessor reveals 'centuries-old' tool that can stop TrumpPresident Donald Trump has set up an endless series of showdowns and confrontations with federal courts, walking right up to the line of ignoring court orders and, in some cases, being accused of actu...
Stompykilt
@stompykilt.bsky.social

How to infiltrate a raid, and release detainees:

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"