Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

This agency is out of control if leadership is no longer checking violations of constitutional rights. Congress absolutely must step in before more people are kidnapped/killed.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

All other horrible things about Musk and his version of Twitter aside, the move to suppress links combined with the pay to play bluecheck have really destroyed the point of Twitter for anyone creative. You just get no views, even with tons of followers.

In November of 2016, nearly 60 years after the paper was published internally, I had discovered the joke.

A few years later, I filed to have the paper declassified, and the NSA eventually agreed, and even put it up on their webpage:

media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/14/...

The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.

The cartoonish cruelty of Trump's Alligator Alcatraz In the Everglades, a "joke" about wildlife serving as cops for migrants is now a barbaric reality.

“We’d like to see them in many states. At some point, they might morph into a system."

The Trump administration's "punitive theater" strikes again. This time, it will be in scorching Florida heat, in a facility built in mere days, while Trump envisions alligators acting as cops for migrants.

Trump’s Tax Scam is in trouble. Top MAGA minions like Elon Musk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are turning against the bill, and Senate Republicans’ changes could force another vote in the House. We need to keep the pressure up to continue exposing the fractures in the fragile MAGA coalition.

“Trojan truck attack”: Ukraine used AI-trained FPV drones launched from trucks to destroy “34%” of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet in a day Zelenskyy said the operation was planned inside Russia, right next to an FSB office, and involved drone operators across three time zones.

"Trojan truck attack": Ukraine used AI-trained FPV drones launched from trucks to destroy "34%" of Russia's strategic bomber fleet in a day

Zelenskyy said it was planned inside Russia next to an FSB office, involved drone pilots across three time zones. euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/02/t...

Tulsi Gabbard just fired two top intel officials-for telling the truth. Their report disproved Trump’s justification for mass deportations under the Alien Enemies Act Now they’re gone Truth is treason in Trump’s America This is how authoritarianism works Full Article www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ea9...

A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

ICYMI: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

And you may find yourself live in a signal chat
And you may find yourself bombing part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheelhouse of a large autogolpe
And you may find yourself privy to the whitehouse, while planning strife,
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.

Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):

1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

How Each Senator Voted on Trump’s Cabinet and Administration Nominees The Senate has confirmed each of President Trump’s cabinet nominees that faced a vote to this point.

Trying to do #OneActionADay that makes me feel better about the world/my place in it. Today, contacting my Senators to thank (Murray) or berate (Cantwell) them for their votes on Trump nominees.

Nytimes.com/interactive/... to check your Sen.

#Indivisble #Resist #CivicEngagement

Pushing live production code cooked up by some young coders over a week of sleepness nights in place of a legacy system that is fundamental to the operation of the US government is against every programming best practice.

So basically the same people who say racism no longer exists in america did this thing where they started using dei as a euphemism so they can get black people fired from jobs

Boosting this for people in NZ - this is what Seymour and friends want for us…

This is a wonderful bit of happiness.

My dog Legolas thought so, too: he spent several minutes attentively watching it on repeat. So of course I did too, because one should never interrupt a dog's joy without good cause.

A catalogue of charges of plagiarism of Tanith Lee leveled against Neil Gaiman by Matthew Boroson

A catalogue of charges of plagiarism of Tanith Lee leveled against Neil Gaiman by Matthew Boroson.

This, by Matthew Boroson, is pretty convincing. I knew exactly none of it before reading the original post on Facebook.

This coalition is about limiting actual freedoms for ordinary people and making life so much easier for the obscenely wealthy and corporates as they sell nz off for scrap.

Of course they were coming for women. If you missed that the anti- trans bullshit was about hating women, I can’t help you.

as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder:

we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.

the climate crisis is here, all around us

Definitely less shitty so far. Long may it remain so!

This is a good general guide.

Soundboard-trained dogs produce non-accidental, non-random and non-imitative two-button combinations - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Soundboard-trained dogs produce non-accidental, non-random and non-imitative two-button combinations

New article on how dogs are using their soundboards at home is finally out! Using a large dataset (250K) of button presses by dogs and owners, we show that dogs’ presses are (i) non-accidental, (ii) non-random, and (iii) not mere repetitions of their owners’ presses. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nimble Electric Trucks Are Supercharging African Trade In Rwanda, farmers often watch their harvest spoil before it can reach the market. A fleet of simple, efficient trucks is changing that.

reasonstobecheerful.world/nimble-elect...

DAMASCUS:

1000s of prisoners have been freed from Sednaya prison, now flooding the streets, an monumental moment.

For many, the frantic search begins, desperate to know if their loved ones are among the living or the lost.

Either way, the "human slaughterhouse" is no more.

Screenshot of petition: Signatures are now being accepted 9 days left Closing date: 30 Nov 2024 11:59 PM NZST 1708 signed • Sign Petition Petition progress Open for signatures 22 Aug 2024 Closed for signatures 30 Nov 2024 Select Committee Reported Referred to Minister

New Zealand Parliament Paremata Aotearoa Petition of Blake Forbes: Retain Ministry of Disabled People's current role and Enabling Good Lives model Home » Parliamentary Business » Petitions Petition) Published date: 17 Aug 2024 Metadata Petition request That the House of Representatives retain the funding model that was in place at the beginning of the 54th Parliament for the Ministry of Disabled People (Whaikaha), Whaikaha's role delivering disability support services, and the Enabling Good Lives approach.

Mōrena everyone! Ok, this is a huge call out for our disabled whānau & community. Please sign & share the petition to reverse the damage done.

My son is autistic/adhd & has affected our whānau too. The unrelenting shite our community has had to endure this yr needs to stop!

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