Fuel pump replacement post 2: Toyota engineer setting the hole spacing on the cover for the fuel outlet line: should the hole spacing be symmetrical? No! The gasket and cover only go together in one orientation when trying to install this at a weird angle inside the trunk… #ra24 #celica #toyhead

Changing fuel pump on a ‘77 Celica ST. Apparently someone shaved off their hose previously siphoning the gas tank. At first I couldn’t figure out how confetti ended up in the tank. I saw this would happen; I used a small rod to pry open the gas flap. Be careful to avoid sharp edges! #ra24 #toyhead

Trump taps former public health leader Erica Schwartz to run CDC — STAT President Trump nominated Erica Schwartz on Thursday to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tapping a former public health leader for a position that has been filled mostly ...

Protesting works, even if it can be slow. Administration finally nominating someone who is at least qualified for the job. She may be hampered by Kennedy. But at least protesting stopped Casey’s nomination. Keep up the pressure on your representatives. apple.news/Av_3iK9wqSTa...

Oil Will Be Replaced Not Because It’s Oil, But Because It’s Oil — Forbes Where wealth creation is abundant, so is competition meant to compete away the margins that led to all the wealth creation.

What this editorial misses is that fossil fuels are different in that this monopoly also impacts poor nations that get no benefit from oil through climate change and sea level rise. Let’s not make the transition take longer than it needs to by undue interference. apple.news/ABqq8KfQbS5-...

Artemis II crew take 'spectacular' image of Earth — BBC News The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.

Long overdue. But a true light of hope for the world. Thank you! Keep the photos coming! #artemisii #moonshot #nasa

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I helped build Facebook and saw it go wrong. AI is headed the same way — FORTUNE Justin Rosenstein is the co-founder of One Project and Asana, an early product leader at Facebook and Google, and a founding advisor to the Center for Humane Technology. March 29, 2026, 9:30 AM ET Whe...

A modest AI proposal that is worth a read. Unchecked capitalism ends in Monopoly or Chaos. AI is also on that path but still can become a net good. apple.news/A7Y6bK0W_Ste...

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons — Gizmodo

For serious this is our VP. WTF
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Republicans reject limits on Iran war, despite deepening conflict — POLITICO This was the third test of GOP support for the president's actions, even as oil prices have shot up and the American public appears increasingly disenchanted with the war.

GOP members of Congress will be complicit to any crimes the #cheetoinchief wants. What a sorry bunch of lap dogs. apple.news/AOzEmgeeVRQC...

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Thinks ‘We’ve Achieved AGI’ Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is a loosely defined term describing artificial intelligence models that can match or surpass human intelligence.

“We have reached AGI….I mean spiritually…not literally.”—Sam Altman. Every time I hear a new quote from this buffoon, I feel my own intelligence decrease.
#aiisdefinitelysmarterthansam #aihype #samaltmanisanidiot
Jensen’s full quote isn’t much better.
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109-year-old energy giant paying $4 billion in dividends as oil spikes — TheStreet This dividend stock could return $4 billion to investors as oil tops $100 amid Middle East tensions. Here's what income investors need to know.

One of several reasons trickle down doesn’t work: companies chose stock buy backs or dividends over reduced consumer cost or higher wages. When times are good, shareholders deserve big dividends. When times are bad, stockholders need big dividends to tank the stock price. apple.news/AT8GmQUzcQIq...

US to deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say — Reuters The United States military is deploying ​thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as the ‌U.S.-Israeli war on Iran reached the three...

It is far better to pay more $ for gas than pay for it in blood. It is beyond time for all Americans to realize this and act accordingly. This is more a show of supporting our troops than flag waving and social media rhetoric. #nobloodforoil

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Why did Fox not include average and range of wait times in US ERs? Burnout is real, overcrowding is real. But trying to blame it on universal healthcare in Canada is misleading.
The times in this story are not at all surprising having personally gone to US based ERs.

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ICE arrested an Oregon shop owner who had her green card in her pocket: ‘They didn’t care’ — Guardian US Juanita Avila later helped expose ICE’s ‘arrest first, justify later’ tactics in a lawsuit that won a major victory for immigrants’ rights

Read this story. ICE can do this to anyone. These tactics are not acceptable. I hope you agree. This behavior is unnecessary for them to do their job. This behavior doesn’t make us safer.

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Trump Ousts Kristi Noem From DHS — The Wall Street Journal The Homeland Security secretary’s combative Senate hearing this week was a key factor, advisers say

It’s about time.
#noemmore #goriddance

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Scott must have forgot about 401k and 529 plans, among so much else. #nonsingular #allhypenohope

“They mark a singular moment in economic history by expanding the benefits of private ownership and compound growth to all Americans,” Bessent said.
Source:
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Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize — BBC News The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.

This is the same person who said his actions are limited by his own morals. His statements quoted here surely show the US Congress that he has none. Republicans need to rein him in by the only tool they have left: impeachment.
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Thousands march in Greenland to support Arctic island in the face of Trump's threats to take it over — The Associated Press Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump. They rallied on Saturday by holding signs of protest, waving their national flag an...

There are so many small nations that need us, the American people, to stand up against our tyrannical ambitions. It’s so much more than Greenland. Louise, we
hear you. #handspffgreenland

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Desperate attempts to cling to power. I hope most voters see through the sham and resulting chaos our petulant dictator’s schemes to make his family richer and more powerful. Vote come November! This #crazytrain needs to come to a stop. #presidentraco #commanderincheeto
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix) YouTube video by John Lennon - Topic

“A very merry Christmas / And a happy New Year / Let's hope it's a good one / Without any fear”
Are there areas to redouble in the New Year or new directions and actions to consider to live up to these words, words of an agnostic that embody the teachings of Jesus?
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Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes — 404 Media In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks. Whenever I tell people I’m getting back into tapes, their faces immediately light up. There’s a genuine...

This article is a good reminder that we can slow down and smell the roses, as it were. Enjoy people, disconnect from the various digital feeds, at least for a time. Be with others. Find time to be with yourself.
#unplug #physicalhobbies #timeforchange

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Sooo, Uhhh, Here's What Trump's Hand Looked Like Every Day This Week — BuzzFeed It's kind of like Spotify Wrapped but for Trump's hand.

Once, maybe a bruise. But multiple times? Sure looks like someone is getting intravenous treatment.
#releasethemedicalrecords #releasetheepsteinfiles
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Lawmakers split along party lines after viewing Caribbean strike video — Reuters U.S. lawmakers split along party lines after being briefed on Thursday on a strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, with Democrats saying they were horrified by a video showing survivor...

It has not been a US position that possession or distribution of drugs is a crime warranting the death penalty (prison, yes). But here we are with #republicants saying exactly this to justify a second strike on survivors. They are on the wrong side of history.

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New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds — Guardian US Pace of area’s temperature rise, outpaced in US only by Alaskan Arctic, apparently increased in past five years

Scientists should consider the impact of all the hot air coming out of DC from the present administration on New England temperatures.
#climatechangeisreal #youcantdenyyourwayoutofit
(No comments that DC is actually in the Mid-Atlantic)
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Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do — The Washington Post Though Americans might be clamoring for relief on groceries, housing and energy costs, economists say there’s a bigger downside to falling prices.

A realistic description of the inflation situation and probable paths. No magical drops in prices, no $1/gal gasoline. Increased wages at the lower end need to be part of the solution. apple.news/Ak9-QMBqSRGm...

iRobot Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk's Optimus Robot 'Fantasy' — SlashGear Elon Musk seems to think Optimus will be a hit with consumers, and claimed it will claim much of Tesla's stock value.

Expert in robotics calls out #felonmusk on his latest stock hype. It’s why he and Trump get along: conmen partners in crime. Both supported by too many who see the illusion but look the other way because they are making money at the moment. apple.news/A4eOuOF5qTjW...

Under RFK Jr., CDC reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism — STAT WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday publicly reversed its stance that vaccines do not cause autism, over the objections of career staff and counter to years of sci...

We need voices to continue to protest the #doublespeak of this administration else we fall into #nineteeneightyfour
Vaccines save lives.
RFKJr is a dangerous whack. Compel your congressperson to act.
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USDA says states must The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with the government's new orders.

This is cruel. Why fight this so hard? Once the shutdown is over, these benefits will start again. But in the meantime, poor go hungry rather than have Trump negotiate a deal. I thought that was his wheelhouse. Where is the great negotiator?

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What Did Men Do to Deserve This? — The New Yorker Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”

A worthy critique.

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Cool, cool. Now when are we going to celebrate Anti-Totalitarianism? #theywontgetit #upisdown

Bank of America sounds alarm on Tesla’s problem — TheStreet Here’s what could be next for Tesla stock.

#felonmusk: “My friend Peter Thiel, you know, once reflected that the future was supposed to have flying cars, but we don’t have flying cars.”
Yeah, we all watched the Jetsons and Blade Runner. Flying cars are prompted by large cities and pollution. #whatatool
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