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Net neutrality advocates won’t appeal loss, say they don’t trust Supreme Court
Advocates say Supreme Court shows "hostility toward sound legal reasoning."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/net-neutrality-advocates-wont-appeal-loss-say-they-dont-trust-supreme-court/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Chris Ferguson 4d ago

Natasha Jay 5d ago

A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk I have a workstation …

Chris Ferguson 4d ago

Jeff Jarvis 4d ago

No, #BrokenTimes, and everyone can see through him for the odious personality he is -- everyone, that is, but you.
Can Cuomo Match Mamdani’s Social Media Savvy? He’s Trying. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/nyregion/cuomo-social-media-x.html?smid=tw-share

Can Cuomo Match Mamdani’s Social Media Savvy? He’s Trying.

Andrew M. Cuomo’s decisive loss to Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral primary has led to a campaign rebranding that includes a fresh social media persona.

The New York Times

Chris Ferguson 5d ago

Peter Gleick 5d ago

The Trump administration has not only deleted all previous National #Climate Assessment reports from government websites and fired the scientists working on the next iteration, but now say they're going to go back and rewrite the previous reports, all of which were written by real scientists and independently reviewed.
This is scientific sabotage and a rewriting of accepted history and science.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/climate/wright-national-climate-assessments-updating

Energy chief suggests Trump administration is altering previously published climate reports

Wright said the Trump administration is updating the National Climate Assessments that have been previously published, which the administration recently removed from government websites.

CNN

Chris Ferguson 5d ago

Indivisible ❌👑5d ago

Columbia and Brown’s settlements represent a dangerous capitulation that risks eroding the foundation of higher education.

Harvard must refuse to make a deal with Trump that cedes the university’s autonomy in unconstitutional or unlawful ways.

Tell Harvard not to bow to political pressure. https://crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter-indivisible

August 2025 Sign-on Letter (Indivisible)

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August 2025 Sign-on Letter (Indivisible)

Chris Ferguson 6d ago

404 Media 6d ago

Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website

Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.

https://www.404media.co/constitution-sections-on-due-process-and-foreign-gifts-just-vanished-from-congress-website/

Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website

Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.

404 Media

Chris Ferguson 6d ago

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Ramin Honary 6d ago

“Apparently we are at the “runn diffs on the Constitution” phase in our descent into fascism.”

@funnymonkey this was literally what happened in “Animal Farm.”

Chris Ferguson Aug 5

GameFromScratch Aug 5

The #GodotEngine just got a major new supporter...

@jetbrains.com - one of the biggest creator of developer software, including Rider, the #gamedev IDE. Excellent news!

https://gamefromscratch.com/jetbrains-sponsors-godot-at-platinum-level/

JetBrains Sponsors Godot at Platinum Level – GameFromScratch.com

The Godot foundation now has another platinum level backer, developer tool, language and IDE maker, JetBrains, creators of the Rider IDE.

GameFromScratch.com

Chris Ferguson Aug 4

Indivisible ❌👑Aug 4

This is exactly the kind of energy we need from Democrats on all levels of government. Democratic governors and legislators need to make it clear that if Republicans redraw maps to rig the system, blue states will respond: https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/redistricting?source=mastodon