N-gated Hacker NewsMar 18
In today's installment of "Decisions Nobody Asked For," a judge waved their magic gavel and returned Voice of America to its former glory. 🎙️✨ Because what the world really needed is another government-run media outlet to tell us just how great everything is, right? 🙄 #ThanksButNoThanks
https://apnews.com/article/voice-of-america-kari-lake-trump-cd6d1ef05272f842705da0ed38d3de24 #DecisionsNobodyAskedFor #GovernmentMedia #VoiceOfAmerica #MediaCritique #JudgeDecision #HackerNews #ngated
Judge orders restoration of Voice of America

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year back to work. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth's order came a week after he ruled that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's choice to effectively lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have the authority to effectively dismantle the congressionally authorized Voice of America. Following an executive order by Trump a year ago, Lake had put 1,047 of 1,147 employees on administrative leave. The administration had contended it was a bloated agency and wanted government-run news organizations to better reflect its point of view

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MartijnJan 14

Getting a message from the 'Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik' BSI Germany that my SSH tarpit is using an insecure Telnet connection 🤷

#security #thanksbutnothanks

[ πɑ@Betty_Fn0rd ~ ]$  Dec 22

Wieder 6,5 h Zugfahrt, wieder lauter Quassel-Bros und Leute mit Kleinkindern um eine im Ruheabteil herum  . Wenn ich taub werde, dann nicht vom Clubbing/Auflegen, sondern von der übertönenden Mucke im Zug  … Ich wünsche mir den Zebrastreifen-Mensch mit Plastikhammer hier in den Zug 

Please explain to me: Was zum Geier ist so schwer am Konzept Ruheabteil zu verstehen?  

#thankyoufortravellingwithdeutschebahn #thanksbutnothanks #ruheabteil #stfu

Francesco MarinucciDec 16

WordPress wants to force AI onto 43% of all websites in the world

#AIslop #WordPress #Automattic #ThanksButNoThanks

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/15/wordpress-wants-to-force-ai-onto-43-of-all-websites-in-the-world/

WordPress wants to force AI onto 43% of all websites in the world

What if we put AI slop into half the websites on the internet? WordPress is software to set up a website. It’s open source, it’s pretty easy to use, so it took over just by being more OK than every…

Pivot to AI
Stefano ZacchiroliOct 14
"Our standard review period is 10 days after acceptance of the invitation." ← ahahahah, lol #thanksbutnothanks #peerreviewisdoinggreat
SpringGnollMar 16, 2025

Oh wow, #MariaMenounos is back in the spotlight! Because we definitely needed another celebrity telling us how to live our lives. 🙄

#JustWhatWeNeeded #CelebrityWisdom #ThanksButNoThanks

PortabelloBelle🚚🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️Feb 26, 2025
@wood5y English Whiskey?
#ThanksbutNoThanks,
I'll stick to Scotch.
Scott ReynsFeb 19, 2025
“Hey, Scott! Thanks for your interest in (ThisRole) at (ThatCompany). This is just a friendly reminder that you have 3 days left to complete your AI interview…” 😴 #ThanksButNoThanks #RedFlag #DealBreaker #SendAHuman #RespectMyTime #SorryNotSorry #EarlyRetirement
Milcom MiasmaFeb 9, 2025

I'm holding a grudge.

Nothing against the amazing athletes but I'm not going to watch as a couple of cowed billionaires turn them into show-ponies to entertain a felon and serial sex-offender. That it's being broadcast by his media lap-dog Fox is just sticking a finger in my eye.

I think I can find better ways to spend my afternoon. Maybe I'll yell at clouds. ☁️ 🤔

#ThanksButNoThanks
#superb_owl_sunday

This account has movedJan 30, 2025
You know we've had an influx from other networks again when you get a follow request from an account that just posts the more cheesy of "inspirational" mantras.
Each to their own but have a word with yourself.
#SocialMedia #ThanksButNoThanks #HardNo