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It is a crime to offer a federal job in exchange for a political favor.
Trump is reshaping a Colorado Republican primary by offering one of the candidates a role in his administration and returning his endorsement to the incumbent, whom he called a “RINO” just last month.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/politics/trump-reshapes-a-key-us-house-race-by-offering-a-candidate-and-her-husband-roles-in-his-administration

Trump reshapes a key US House race by offering a candidate and her husband roles if they drop out

President Donald Trump is reshaping a Colorado Republican primary by offering one of the candidates a role in his administration and returning his endorsement to the incumbent, whom he called a “RINO” just last month.

CNN

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 14

404 Media Mar 14

DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed and ordered their immediate removal.

https://www.404media.co/doge-deposition-videos-taken-down-after-judge-order-and-widespread-mockery/

DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed and ordered their immediate removal.

404 Media

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 8

Oblique Strategies Mar 8

Take away the elements in order of apparent non-importance

#ObliqueStrategies

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 6

Detroit Metro Times Mar 6

Anyone who works in the local music industry — including artists, venue workers, teachers, and more — is invited to take this survey to make their voices heard.

https://www.metrotimes.com/music-2/local-music/the-greater-detroit-music-census-needs-you/

The Greater Detroit Music Census needs you

Detroit is known as one of the world’s great music cities, thanks to rich legacies like Motown, rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop, techno, and more. However, it could be better. Exactly how is what organizers behind The Greater Detroit Music Census hope to find out. The survey aims to support the local music industry by seeking […]

Detroit Metro Times

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 6

The Tonearm Mar 6

"Today, we look at the production side of Cale and marvel at how the man seemed to single-handedly shepherd music out of the 60s and into the 70s. Practically midwifing the Punk and New Wave movements with three critical urtexts that laid the foundations for others to follow on."

John Cale — The Post-Punk MVP [Most Valuable Producer]:

https://postpunkmonk.com/2026/03/05/john-cale-the-post-punk-mvp-most-valuable-producer/?ref=thetonearm.com

John Cale: The Post-Punk MVP [Most Valuable Producer]

John Cale in his mid-70s pomp If you ask me who’s your favorite member of The Velvet Underground I won’t hesitate to say “John Cale.” I think that Cale is one of the most ta…

Post-Punk Monk

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Michael Thomas Monte Mar 6

@skinnylatte - in this context I realize that western cultural “niceties” have probably caused hundreds of thousands of deaths from intestinal blockages alone.

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 6

Oblique Strategies Mar 6

Don't be afraid of things because they're easy to do

#ObliqueStrategies

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Michael Thomas Monte Mar 6

@r.gilmore - ehh I think it’s more than a freedom of press issue… I don’t think they are trying to suppress your story or worry about being outed if they are openly wearing Nazi shit in public. These guys probably like the attention because it plays into their fantasy that they are important and will need their “BJJ training” or whatever. Their escalation is a real threat though. Glad you took it serious. Fuck Nazis

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 2

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Mar 2

so 3 courts + US Copyright Office say you cannot copyright nor patent anything made primarily with LLMs because automata aren't human.

#SCOTUS won't review these rules because copyright is meant to protect human creations, not software or automata.

this may mean #AWSlop #Microslop are “de-copyrighting” & “de-patenting” their own proprietary software as they let automata “code” 🧐

❝ AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule
https://www.theverge.com/policy/887678/supreme-court-ai-art-copyright

AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case over whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted.

The Verge

Michael Thomas Monte Mar 2

Voting is Your POWER Mar 2

This is a great explainer about how the elite power network enabling Epstein works. #epstein #EpsteinFiles #epsteinclass #jeffreyepstein

https://the.ink/p/epsteins-network-of-bystanders

Epstein's network of bystanders

In the first chapter of our Epstein Class series, we dig into the elite culture that enabled so much abuse: obsessive network maintenance, "optionality" chasing, and the evaporation of courage

The.Ink