@Kals_Els

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Not much to say, just some random who sometimes gives his opinion on something, but is mostly here to keep up with the news.

Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) has made anti-corruption his mission. We have to hold the thieves and grifters accountable, and that takes sturdy, unflinching leadership. Glad he’s on the case and won’t let it go.

Story (paywall) https://www.wsj.com/.../watchdog-probes-kristi-noems...

Here is one reason I know the Camponotus ID is wrong. You see the "clypeus" is basically the ant upper lip? The plate right above the mandibles.

In carpenter ants the antennae are set a bit above it. There is a gap. Makes them look a bit like cabbage patch kids.

But in the ants I was observing look? No gap at all. Her antennae are attached right to the top of the clypeus.

Now we can all avoid this mistake in the future.

Election Day in California is just a week away. Help us contact voters in CA-22 to get out the vote for Randy Villegas, the only candidate in this crucial district who is committed to refusing AI, crypto, AIPAC, and corporate PAC money: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/949938/?utm_source=mastodon
Ever have a groundhog trash your porch?
A reminder on this Memorial day, that in 2018, Donald Trump cancelled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris – telling his staff the site was "filled with losers". Trump also referred to the 1,800 American Marines who died at Belleau Wood as "suckers" for being killed in action.

New in PN: No one is coming to bail Trump out of his disastrous war

"The problem may be that Trump is asking China to bail him out, but offering nothing in return for that favor. It’s one of his favorite negotiating techniques: Demand everything, offer nothing, and wait for the other side to submit. But it doesn’t work." https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-iran-war-deal

No one is coming to bail Trump out of his disastrous war

He's the only one who can end this.

Public Notice
“1.776 Billion” is a nice touch — Trolling us with fake patriotism as he steals our money and gives it to people who attacked the Capitol to end democracy for him How much will Rep. Andy Ogles get? @MarshaBlackburn?
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WATCH — @[email protected] to Rep. @[email protected] : “They’re back-dooring racism through politics… If they thought they could win on merit they wouldn’t have to resort to cheating… your fight is for 🇺🇸, and everything we say we stand for.”

A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities named YellowKey and GreenPlasma, which are a BitLocker bypass and a privilege-escalation flaw.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-bitlocker-zero-day-gives-access-to-protected-drives-poc-released/

Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released

A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities named YellowKey and GreenPlasma, which are a BitLocker bypass and a privilege-escalation flaw.

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