Augie Ray“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.”
— Pablo Neruda
| Drugs of choice | Mozart and black-pepper potato chips |
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I follow U.S. politics, which is why I bake cookies. And eat them.
legraLeGraRE: https://ecoevo.social/@noamross/116477022610444161
I swore an Oath the Protect and Serve the Constitution of the United States.
But I have spent the last two weeks in purgatory on
“Administrative leave for investigative purposes”
While NASA pondered me speaking in my personal capacity.
I am back tomorrow.
More on the 1st Amendment for civil servants:
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/pickering-v-board-of-education/
McSpocky
SelzeroNot sure who wrote this, but I love it.
The creator of ChatGPT is named "Altman," as in "alternative to human" and he leads OpenAl, which is completely closed.
His main opponent is the company Anthropic, meaning "human-centered" is led by "Amodei," as in "loves gods".
Then there's "Gemini," meaning "two-faced," from a company that said that it will do no evil.
Electronic Frontier FoundationCBP wants to install an AI-powered surveillance tower in San Clemente capable of tracking individual people through residential neighborhoods. Residents and the city should reject this proposal. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/california-coastal-community-must-reject-cbps-ai-powered-surveillance-tower
California Coastal Community Must Reject CBP's AI-Powered Surveillance Tower
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking permission from the California city of San Clemente to install an Anduril Industries surveillance tower on a cliff that would allow for constant monitoring of entire coastal neighborhoods. The proposed tower is Anduril's Sentry, part of the Autonomous...
William Lindsey 
"Khalil’s killing is not an isolated incident. It is the latest entry in a documented sequence. Since the Iran war began on February 28, Israeli strikes have killed at least nine journalists in Lebanon and Gaza. ...
The CPJ’s February 2026 report found Israel killed 86 of 129 journalists killed worldwide in 2025 — two thirds of all global press deaths, for the third consecutive year."
"Al Jazeera reported this week that Israel has now killed more journalists than any other country in CPJ’s recorded history. The UN human rights experts, after the March 28 killings, called for an international independent investigation, describing the pattern as reflecting Israel’s being 'emboldened by impunity for previous killings of journalists in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.'”
Dr G@gottalaff.bsky.social
Replacing the Secretary of the Navy during an active wartime blockade with someone whose résumé includes warning that witches were overrunning a California community is… certainly a choice
Replacing the Secretary of the Navy during an active wartime blockade with someone whose résumé includes warning that witches were overrunning a California community is… certainly a choice
Ed@Oggie @AnarchoNinaWrites the rats are trying to monetize the sinking ship, as it were.
The InterceptAn Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/22/renea-gamble-trial-penis-costume-no-kings-protest
