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The latest Android update for Pixel phones converts the one-tap do not disturb button into a multi-tap process of selecting a mode. Do not...

The latest Android update for Pixel phones converts the one-tap do not disturb button into a multi-tap process of selecting a mode. Do not like.

"[C]ostly and logistically complicated," aka really stupid.#Gitmo #USPol #Migrantshttps://wapo.st/4hzobQs

"[C]ostly and logistically complicated," aka really stupid.
#Gitmo #USPol #Migrants
https://wapo.st/4hzobQs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost every gain since September 2024. The announcement of the tariffs being suspended again has cause...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost every gain since September 2024. The announcement of the tariffs being suspended again has cause NO positive movement. Wall Street isn't winding up to kick Lucy's football this time.

#USPol #DJIA #Dow

"Since the start of this current bird flu in 2021, egg production has only fallen by 3.5%. But even that picture is misleading, because...

"Since the start of this current bird flu in 2021, egg production has only fallen by 3.5%. But even that picture is misleading, because American egg consumption has dropped over the same period by 7.5%."

Just profiteering, as usual.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/10/demand-and-supply/

"Several photos of an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California were marked for deletion, apparently because a local...

"Several photos of an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California were marked for deletion, apparently because a local engineer in the photo had the last name Gay. And a photo of Army Corps biologists was on the list, seemingly because it mentioned they were recording data about fish – including their weight, size, hatchery and gender."

"[P]hotos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word gay, including service members with that last...

"[P]hotos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word gay, including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during the second world war.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/military-images-trump-dei

Grading scholarship essays, I get to see a lot of unusual spellings for human given names. Could we maybe stop slapping the letter Y into...

Grading scholarship essays, I get to see a lot of unusual spellings for human given names. Could we maybe stop slapping the letter Y into every name? It's not edgy, it's just confusing. You're sentencing your child to a lifetime of spelling their name aloud.

"Please note that, by this memorandum, OPM is not directing agencies to take any specific performance-based actions regarding...

"Please note that, by this memorandum, OPM is not directing agencies to take any specific performance-based actions regarding probationary employees. Agencies have ultimate decision making authority over, and responsibility for, such personnel actions."

RIIIIGHT. We're all just going to pretend that President Musk didn't say, "fire these people" now. OOOKAY.

https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Guidance%20Memo%20on%20Probationary%20Periods%2C%20Administrative%20Leave%20and%20Details%203-4-2025.pdf

$250 for the limited edition version, or $150 for the version minus all the metal and wooden bits -...

$250 for the limited edition version, or $150 for the version minus all the metal and wooden bits - yikes.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/152730994/champions-of-midgard-10th-anniversary-edition

https://youtu.be/EhZba-P7R18?si=6LgjHWAvK4ftmUCs

https://youtu.be/EhZba-P7R18?si=6LgjHWAvK4ftmUCs

This building looks like the Battlestar Galactica, but was built before the OG series. https://youtu.be/sYFbyZBvnlU?si=D-wnRBoP-5RH_pnz

This building looks like the Battlestar Galactica, but was built before the OG series.

https://youtu.be/sYFbyZBvnlU?si=D-wnRBoP-5RH_pnz

I think it's been firmly established that DOGE's work is mostly illegal, definitely unethical, and mostly counterproductive....

I think it's been firmly established that DOGE's work is mostly illegal, definitely unethical, and mostly counterproductive. Meanwhile, Musk is either running or not running DOGE, depending on whether the person answering is under oath.

The Supreme Court held that an officer must themself be subject to Senate confirmation unless they are “directed and supervised” by...

The Supreme Court held that an officer must themself be subject to Senate confirmation unless they are “directed and supervised” by someone else who was themself confirmed by the Senate. In other words, the Senate cannot be cut out entirely.

How the fuck is this our country right now?

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-lawsuit-illegal-white-house-job.html

Latest episode of The Next World War. They're going into PLA cyberattacks, in contrast to the first season's focus on more...

Latest episode of The Next World War. They're going into PLA cyberattacks, in contrast to the first season's focus on more conventional action in Europe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzQX7C-bWfQ

"U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes had asked the Justice Department to explain how pronoun usage would impact military readiness during...

"U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes had asked the Justice Department to explain how pronoun usage would impact military readiness during a hearing on Trump's order."

Because it's obvious bullshit.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-attorney-heated-exchange-pronouns-trump-transgender-military-ban-rcna192728

Hey, we're increasing unemployment by firing tens of thousands of highly qualified people who have done nothing wrong, but at least we...

Hey, we're increasing unemployment by firing tens of thousands of highly qualified people who have done nothing wrong, but at least we can joke about it!

https://www.theverge.com/elon-musk/617090/elon-musk-cpac-2025-transcript

"[I]t is illegal to detain people in Panama for more than 24 hours without a court order."Panama’s deputy foreign minister,...

"[I]t is illegal to detain people in Panama for more than 24 hours without a court order.

"Panama’s deputy foreign minister, Carlos Ruiz-Hernández, confirmed that 97 people had been transferred to the camp. 'They are not detainees,' he said. 'It’s a migrant camp where they will be taken care off — not a detention camp.'"

Riiight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yU4.FkuT.u8E-rxrBiSQk&smid=url-share

“I want to thank Tom Homan and uhhh Kristi uhh, who is just doing, she’s doing a fantastic job, Governor of uhhhhh South Dakota, and Tom...

“I want to thank Tom Homan and uhhh Kristi uhh, who is just doing, she’s doing a fantastic job, Governor of uhhhhh South Dakota, and Tom Homan, you know.”

Doesn't know her last name, or that he appointed her to run DHS. Gotta love having a dementia patient in charge of the nukes.

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/kristi-noem-donald-trump-34716909

The UK press has Trump figured out.

The UK press has Trump figured out.

“Morale is not great,” the officer said. “No one trusts that they won’t jack this whole thing up.”https://wapo.st/41pS3ZV

“Morale is not great,” the officer said. “No one trusts that they won’t jack this whole thing up.”

https://wapo.st/41pS3ZV