Nastybutler

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Into motorcycles, sports, politics, video games, and other nerdy stuff. Opinions and tone vary depending on how much I've had to drink
Harris/Walz will give fourth graders free lunches, while Trump/Vance will force them to give birth. — It’s as simple as that.

Independent and DIY car repair is a cornerstone of American culture and has been largely protected from manufacturer monopoly until very recently. But new DRM and dealer-only diagnostic equipment is threatening that:

https://www.404media.co/the-car-repair-apocalypse-could-soon-be-upon-us/

The Car Repair Apocalypse Could Soon Be Upon Us

The widespread availability of independent car repair needs to be protected from software-based DRM.

404 Media
If your headline is "Elon Musk Says" and you don't follow that up with "But He Gave Zero Evidence" you're not a journalist you're just writing ad copy

After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist

Researchers, journalists are blocked from sharing the alleged identity of Stonetoss.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/after-appeal-to-musk-x-suspends-accounts-that-outed-neo-nazi-cartoonist/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist

Researchers, journalists are blocked from sharing the alleged identity of Stonetoss.

Ars Technica

How the U.S. Waged a Global Campaign Against #Baby Formula #Regulation
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Records and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while thwarting the efforts of #Thailand and other developing countries to safeguard children’s #health.

#Safety #Kids #Babies #News #Government #Parents

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-america-waged-global-campaign-against-baby-formula-regulation-thailand?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

The U.S. Government Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Baby Formula Makers. Kids Paid the Price.

Records and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while thwarting the efforts of Thailand and other developing countries to safeguard children’s health.

ProPublica

Trump on Sept. 29, 2020: “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.”

Three months later, an armed insurrection took place to keep him in power.

Trump on March 16, 2024: “If I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath.”

Merrick Garland, are you listening?

Dear Katie Britt

Yes ... yes I am better off than 3 years ago. And I'm far, far better off than 5 years ago when that geezer RambleTrumpskin crashed the economy and put a record number of us out of work.

Hammy
#sotu

Dune and Duner

#Bedbugs, #Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System
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Judith Zbiegniewicz lived in squalor, yet every month, her legally appointed guardian was paid $450 from her bank account.

She is one of the thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers left stranded by a system meant to protect them.

#NewYork #News #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-one-woman-endured-decade-neglect-new-york-guardianship?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System

Judith Zbiegniewicz lived in squalor, yet every month, her legally appointed guardian was paid $450 from her bank account. She is one of the thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers left stranded by a system meant to protect them.

ProPublica