carlmalamud

carlmalamud

@yeswescan.org

Practitioner of edicts of government at Public.Resource.Org.

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carlmalamud
@yeswescan.org

The California Building Code is $1600 and is tightly restricted even at that price. The Trump Code is much more expensive and it is inscrutable, so it must be even better.

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social

The first architect on Trump's ballroom who quit last year had clashed with the president on design flaws, arguing that the plan violated building safety codes. "I am the code," Trump replied. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

washingtonpost.com‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issuesJames McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.

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Ben Collins
@bencollins.bsky.social

New kind of racism just dropped.

The Playlist@theplaylist.bsky.social

Paul Schrader Says He Turned To AI Because “No Black Actors Wanted To Play In A Movie Where There Are No Good Black People”

dlvr.itPaul Schrader Says He Turned To AI Because “No Black Actors Wanted To Play In A Movie Where There Are No Good Black People”Just days after Paul Schrader revealed that he plans to make his long-gestating crime noir “Three Guns At Dawn” entirely with AI-generated performers, the filmmaker has explained why he abandoned human actors in the first place. According to Schrader, Black actors rejected the original version because all three of its Black protagonists were criminals. His solution? Make the movie without them. Schrader has spent the past week gradually clarifying his plans for “Three Guns At Dawn.” As The Playlist previously reported, the filmmaker originally conceived the South Central Los Angeles noir around three Black brothers—a corrupt cop, a drug trafficker, and a third criminal—with Antoine Fuqua attached to produce. Continue reading Paul Schrader Says He Turned To AI Because “No Black Actors Wanted To Play In A Movie Where There Are No Good Black People” at The Playlist.

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DEF CON
@defcon.bsky.social

Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities are prohibited at DEF CON. There is no exception for recording glasses with prescription lenses. Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them. Please see our Photo policies for more. defcon.org/html/links/d...

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Watch Duty
@watchduty.org

In May, a Watch Duty reporter was flying United into LAX when he spotted the Sandy Fire below. He photographed it from his window seat and sent the image straight to the reporters covering the fire on the ground.

carlmalamud
@yeswescan.org

Went to the annual Wine Country to the Rescue fundraiser. The event begins with the presentation of the colors and then the President of the California Senate (a local boy!) is the auctioneer. The event raises close to $1m a year.

carlmalamud
@yeswescan.org

Here’s Mike McGuire doing his auctioneer duty with his son. Mike was president of the student council here when he was in high school, then was the youngest ever Healdsburg City Council member. Now President Pro Tem of the Senate, running for US Congress. He has my vote.

carlmalamud
@yeswescan.org

We signed an agreement with the Government of Karnataka to digitize and post 18,000 rare archeology books in the Mysore Palace library. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... ht @omshivaprakash.bsky.social

thehindu.com18,000 rare books, 1,000 archives in Mysuru to go digitalThe Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Government of Karnataka, and the Anubhava Mantapa Servants of Knowledge Association (“Servants of Knowledge”) have entered into a memorandum of und...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@mayor.nyc.gov

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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The Onion
@theonion.com

WASHINGTON—Claiming there were strings of explosive devices planted throughout the National Mall, President Donald Trump reportedly attempt to cover up low attendance at the Great American State Fair this week by calling in a bomb threat.

carlmalamud
@yeswescan.org

I’m very excited. After over two years on the waiting list, I have now been accepted to the @ranchogordo.bsky.social bean club. They have a rigorous vetting process, it’s a high honor to have been selected. Let the legumes roll down like waters until righteousness becomes a mighty stream.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

Transaction Denied, a new book by former EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman from @beaconpress.bsky.social, asks the question: Is it ever OK for financial intermediaries to act as the arbiters of online expression?

eff.orgFormer EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like CensorsTransaction Denied sheds new light on a serious problem that often hides in the shadows, and pushes us to ask an increasingly important question: “Is it ever OK for financial intermediaries to act as ...
carlmalamud
@yeswescan.org

Kudos to @lesliestreet.bsky.social and @archive.org for making this happen. Substantial gift from William and Mary, substantial effort by the Internet Archive.

Internet Archive@archive.org

🧵 U.S. Supreme Court filings reveal the real-world consequences of laws, informing decisions such as Loving v. Virginia. 125,000+ such records & briefs are now accessible due to a gift from @WolfLawLibrary.bsky.social at William & Mary Law School. Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...