MITFlunkie

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Amado DeHoyos
BioI toot, therefore, I am. Ex-Rocket Scientist. Ex-World Traveller. Aspiring actor (or perhaps trophy-husband to supermodel wife). Most likely, future has-been.
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Show threadMITFlunkieJul 20, 2023
@arstechnica I wonder if Taiwan is strategically shuffling feet on this worried that once US brings capacity up, we might be less inclined to provide defensive aid. 🤔
MITFlunkieJul 1, 2023
Quick! Change the tax code so that billionaires are no longer allowed to buy critical web infrastructure, intentionally wreck it, and then write it off as a $44B "business loss".
Show threadMITFlunkieJul 1, 2023
@SwiftOnSecurity Come on now... Taylor has to earn her way up. But 8 years as Vice under President Dolly Parton should do the trick.
MITFlunkieJun 30, 2023
Ben WerdmullerJun 29, 2023
I hate flying. I love trains. Trains are wonderful. High-speed rail is one of those things that would make America so much better for literally everyone except airlines, oil companies, and car manufacturers. Can we build it, please?
Show threadMITFlunkieJun 21, 2023
@dangillmor As someone who has been watching the right-wing circle the drain, I NEVER would have believed this sort of feedback loop could happen.
Show threadMITFlunkieJun 12, 2023
@rvawonk As far as I'm concerned, anyone posting threats of violence, has given the FBI carte blanche to review all of their communications for signs of domestic terrorist planning. Time to root out these terrorist leaders and figure out how deep the rabbit hole goes before violence happens and they pull a Henry II "We told people to do it, but we didn't think they'd actually do it!".
MITFlunkieJun 12, 2023
LaffyJun 12, 2023

U.S. decides to rejoin #UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence

The decision is a big financial boost to the United Nations agency, known for its World Heritage program as well as projects to fight climate change and teach girls to read.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-decides-rejoin-unesco-pay-back-dues-counter-chinese-influence-rcna88796

U.S. decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence

U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin — and pay more than $600 million in back dues — after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member.

NBC News
Show threadMITFlunkieJun 9, 2023
@rvawonk Maybe they need to update the PersonWomanManCameraTV test with some harder questions. 🤔
MITFlunkieMay 28, 2023
With Lukashenko down, time to cut loose the Russian yoke, Belarus!
MITFlunkieMay 15, 2023
Missing The PointMay 15, 2023