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Mom to 2 cats and wife of 1 hubby. Lifelong learner, hopeless optimist, pragmatic ponderer, retired telecom softwere engineer. 🚫 BS, 🚫 DMs, 🚫 Fascists. For truth, justice and equality. βœŠπŸΌβœŠπŸΎβœŠπŸΌβœŠπŸΏβœŠπŸΎβœŠοΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."πŸ‘€ Voltaire
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Eric Trump removed from board role after firm consults Nasdaq

Alt5 Sigma announced that as part of deal with World Liberty Financial Eric would become a director, but later told SEC after consulting with Nasdaq Eric would become a board observer, by @zacheverson.com

#EricTrump #WorldLibertyFinancial #Alt5Sigma

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/09/09/eric-trump-world-liberty-financial-alt5-sigma-nasdaq-crypto/

Eric Trump Removed From Board Role After Firm Consults Nasdaq

The change was disclosed in an SEC filing with no explanation of which Nasdaq rule prompted itβ€”or why another World Liberty Financial leader took the seat instead.

Forbes
A large cache of leaked private messages has revealed how Australian Neo-Nazi groups took inspiration from their counterparts overseas: largest Neo-Nazi group has been following a far-right playbook to position itself as a political movement for Australians with fringe views

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/overseas-neo-nazi-groups-shaping-australian-far-right/105741342
Leaked records trace path from overseas Neo-Nazi groups to Australia's emboldened far-right

As the National Socialist Network follows the script of a far-right playbook in an attempt to position itself as a political movement, there are moves to have it proscribed as a terrorist group.

ABC News

Jared Kushner, tech investor Elad Gil and Mexican former minister Luis Videgaray have launched AI startup Brain Co.

The firm has raised $30M - investors include Kushner's Affinity Partners, Gil Capital, Brian Armstrong, Patrick Collison, Reid Hoffman, Nikesh Arora

#JaredKushner #AffinityPartners

https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2025/09/10/jared-kushners-new-startup-helps-businesses-figure-out-how-to-use-ai/

Jared Kushner’s New Startup Helps Businesses Figure Out How To Use AI

Kushner teamed up with prolific solo investor Elad Gil and Luis Videgaray, the former Mexican foreign minister, to launch Brain Co., which helps businesses and governments apply AI to their operations.

Forbes

"Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash: FAA

Hearing featured testimony about a high # of takeoffs, landings at airport, combined w heavy helicopter traffic, that led to air traffic controllers β€œpushing the line” on safety" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/31/ntsb-hearing-dc-plane-crash-reagan-national-airport/

Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says

It was the first acknowledgment by the Federal Aviation Administration of a possible error by the controller in the moments before the collision that claimed 67 lives.

The Washington Post

β€œElon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms

He's still directing big money to the GOP despite his acrimonious departure from the White House. He also poured tens of millions into his own super PAC.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/elon-musk-gives-millions-republican-super-pacs-ahead-midterms-rcna222114

Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms

Billionaire Elon Musk may be gone from President Donald Trump’s White House, but he may not be done with Republican politics

NBC News

TikTok is facing accusations of election interference after a surprise win by a far-right candidate in Romania
https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-election-interference-romania-2024-12?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Tech @tech-BusinessInsider

TikTok accused of election interference after far-right win in Romania

TikTok is facing scrutiny over election interference after a little known far-right populist in Romania won the first round of a presidential election.

Business Insider
So, our car broke down while my wife was on the highway with it, and since it was being towed by AAA she had them tow it to the nearest AAA-affiliated garage, which we'd never used before.
A couple weeks later we get this email from #Carfax.
The shop gave my wife's PII, linked to our car's VIN, to Carfax without her knowledge or consent.
That is some serious bullshit.
I could raise a stink with them about it, but honestly, it wont' accomplish anything and I'm just so tired.
#infosec #privacy

πŸ”₯ Introducing Follow Packs πŸ”₯

So, maybe you've heard about Bluesky's popular 'Starter Packs'. BS users can create lists of accounts others can follow with one-click.

Well, we don't have this capability, but here is a way to follow entire lists of accounts. Not quite as convenient 🀷, but you can import packs of accounts, and you can add them directly into lists! πŸ‘€

**Update 12/22/2024: New AVGeek, BrazilFalantes, Humor, MostlyDogs, and Weather packs!**

read on...

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#FollowPack #StarterPack

01 Dec: LAST STRAW. russian Soldiers GIVE UP.

Today there is interesting news from the Kursk direction.

Here, russian forces are throwing everyone available, even wounded personnel, in a desperate attempt to win back the whole Kursk region from the Ukrainians by mid-January.

YouTube πŸ“½οΈ / Reporting from Ukraine

https://youtu.be/-O13gQVcG2Q?si=C2AWNDngtfSXq939

01 Dec: LAST STRAW. Russian Soldiers GIVE UP. | War In Ukraine Explained

YouTube
First thing I'm posting on Mastodon in a while. Definitely worth a read. Is anyone there? #haiti, #haitians, #springfield, @therobburgessshow https://www.indycorrespondent.org/blogsandpoetry/3za62fqzrxoftto65qzv60qijqpabi
Between Hope and Dread in Springfield, Ohio: a Visit on Columbus Day Weekend β€” Indy Correspondent

Between Hope and Dread in Springfield, Ohio: a Visit on Columbus Day Weekend by Dan Grossman On October 13, I visited Springfield, Ohio with the goal of talking to Haitian immigrants and long term residents. In September, baseless allegations that Haitians were eating Springfield residents’ pet

Indy Correspondent