#DIDYOUKNOW If a publication runs a big headline reporting someone entered a not guilty plea at their first court appearance, as if that’s news, you are legally permitted to punch the managing editor in the crotch three (3) times
we need our little dramas and our little fights! they're compelling! I just don't want to be told that I deserve to die over and over again by worse versions of my dad.
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Doh! Probably should have done that math myself before skeeting it as a question. Thanks @robsandia.bsky.social!
Well, annual federal budget is over $6 trillion. Assuming a consistent spend rate, 0ing both would only buy us about a month of normal operations, and then we would be right back where we are, but without some assets that are helpful in other kinds of emergencies.
@aoc.bsky.social, @robsandia.bsky.social the US has something north of $500 billion in gold reserves, plus $30 billion in oil reserves. Why can’t we literally just cash that in to pay our bills? I mean, it would drive commodity prices down … but no world economic collapse. Serious question.
Bonus points: cheaper gas and electronics (because gold components).
Interesting … @aoc.bsky.social what’s your take on the Secretary of the Treasury basically trying to talk the 14th Amendment option off the table?
"The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law ... shall not be questioned." Seems clear.
Making a new tool that’s gonna start life at CLI and want to be able to generate binaries easily. Pondering Swift, Rust, Go. Leaning Swift. Am I wrong? (I don’t have enough followers for much feedback, so if people could like it or reskeet so I get a wider opinionset I’d appreciate it.)
The back of an old VW beetle (aka bug) showing a vanity license plate with the word "Feature" on it. The car is red and the image is taken with the camera rotated about thirty degrees so the car diagonal in the frame
it's not a feature, it's a... wait
That’s good and bad. It’s good that the WNBA is getting a regular TV slot. It’s bad that it’s not one of the networks usually associated with sports. Not trying to dis your employer, but ION isn’t exactly synonymous with sports coverage. 🙁 I hope that changes…
No diss taken. In my mind, Ion is pretty much a place for cop show reruns. At least right now. But there’s a lot you can do with a national network.
Just a plug for my employer’s new venture: Friday Night Spotlight prime time WNBA games over broadcast TV. https://www.ionwnba.com (Sorry for the self-promotional post, but I’m kinda excited that Scripps/Ion is doing this. Here’s hoping we get NWSL…)
Gif “Everything is Connected Dude” of young person in front of crazy connected web of strings connecting post-its.
Cc @meganhunt.bsky.social
It’s also a result of public policy to keep the cost per calorie of food affordable as real incomes decline. www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2012-jun-...
I salute you. I’ve managed to stay off for quite some time … Largely because I never put it on my recently acquired work phone/daily driver. But deleting? That’s strength.
Reminded of a few things:
- A few of the folks at my grad wore nothing at all under their robes.
- We did often crossdressing days for spirit week. No admin nor student balked.
I don't know if that's more a difference of time (90s-00s) or place (Seattle-area,) but it sure feels like a regression.
Still laughing at this one 🤣💀
ah yes, remind me why i like the PNW
Perhaps it differences with medium and case. But I don’t think you can look at the fascination with Gabby Petito or Casey Anthony and see a lot of deep introspection.
Musk bashing the incredibly gutsy journalists at Bellingcat — especially after he linked to the deranged Santa Monica Observer which claimed Hillary Clinton died in 2016 — is grotesque.
I do hope the BlueSky team are consulting with admins from Mastodon before they open up federation
This is the way.
I miss that sound! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QDS4B0mM-ew
When prior twitter management suppressed covid misinfo, it was an “attack on free speech.” Musk limiting bellingcat’s reach because what they are saying is TRUE and he doesn’t like it. bsky.app/profile/maxberger.bsky.s...
My first trip to Sephora for myself was yesterday. $200 bucks later and I have foundation, concealer and powder. My color is “cool beige.”
Oh my god...Elon Musk is on a Twitter Space and just said that the white supremacy stuff about the Texas shooter is "bullshit" and there's "no proof he is" a white supremacist.
Reminder: the shooter had swastika and SS tattoos, and he self-described as a white nationalist.