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DB Schwein

@deirdrebeth@mas.to

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Trans Lives Matter, BLM, AntiFacist all the way!

Also:
@WDC
@TroopersHockey
@deirdrebeth

#AltText:
Profile: me sitting on a dry grass hill in a short teal dress and lilac knee socks, laughing as I'd just rolled down the hill, by Michele DeNu Hamilton.
Header: two of my 17 Mar 2025 full moon shots overlaid so you can see detail of both trees and moon.

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DB Schwein 1m ago

SuffolkLITLab 8m ago

TL;DR: The use of Predator B drones by Customs and Border Protection over Los Angeles raises concerns about federal overreach and the implications for local law enforcement. This development marks a significant shift in how civilian matters are handled. https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-predator-drone-flights-la-protests/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA Are a Dangerous Escalation

Custom and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.

WIRED

DB Schwein 2m ago

Björn Staschen 2h ago

Really, @EUCommission? It's great that you are here on Mastodon, but why not show it proudly instead of linking out only to those Big-Tech-Silos?

@_elena, me and other people at #pubconf25 thought, you should change that please.

Will you?

DB Schwein 2h ago

Ooc: Like, my dad is not a hero. He's a regular guy who does some things really well and some things really badly. But he also seems to have this gift for meeting debilitatingly smart people and neurodiverse people exactly where they are: you wanna brain dump on Apache helicopter specs for an hour? Here's an active listener who won't patronize you. You want to run amok on two dozen unrelated projects? He'll laugh and back out of your way. You want to process a bad breakup? He'll have some choice words from something in a book he read that don't solve the problem, but somehow help.

I wanna be that: curious first, judgmental last. That's made routine daily dad time so much better. No barking orders, no threats of bad consequences, no huge morass of rules, just a boy and his dad digging worms out of a garden or pretending the car is an airplane.

DB Schwein 14h ago

Dare Obasanjo 15h ago

Amazon Prime Video is going from 3 minutes to 6 minutes of ads per hour.

While this is far less than the 15 minutes of ads per hour on TV, it shows the relentless march of enshitification of streaming video isn’t stopping even when you pay $8.99/month.
https://www.adweek.com/media/amazon-doubles-prime-video-ad-load/

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour

The move could lower CPMs but potentially hurt performance.

Adweek

DB Schwein 14h ago

Angie 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇵🇸🇺🇦16h ago

@lffontenelle @SrRochardBunson

ICE should be treated as a terrorist organization. Because that's what they are.

DB Schwein 14h ago

CheapPontoon 15h ago

Obligatory

DB Schwein 14h ago

Mark R. Courtney 18h ago

Baby bird judges you...

DB Schwein 14h ago

Kirasha Urqhart (she/her)21h ago

So, let me get this straight. A California senator started to ask questions the DHS Secretary didn't want to answer and was *forceably removed* from the press conference? A press conference about DHS activity in the state he represents, about his constituents being disappeared.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/watch-dhs-secretary-noem-speaks-from-l-a-after-calling-it-city-of-criminals/

#USPolitics #LosAngeles

DB Schwein 14h ago

EVERY YEAR, I GO ALL GEORGE MICHAEL AND OFFER TO BE THE FATHER FIGURE FOR EVERYONE ON THE FEDIVERSE. THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT. IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT, BETTER DAD TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEKEND, I AM RIGHT HERE FOR YOU, SLUGGER.

DB Schwein 14h ago

Ms Chamko 1d ago

One red onion, 6-7 green chilies cut longwise, thinly sliced ginger, fresh lemon juice, salt as per your taste, and some sugar. Mix it all in a glass jar and shake it well. This is the best instant pickle that goes swimmingly well with anything! I eat it with my usual sabzi combo. With each passing day, it becomes yummier.

My parents’ recipe skips sugar and adds lemon slices to this mix. I add sugar because it makes onions, especially chilies, taste better with time.

A very common Punjabi household thing. :)

#HomeCooked #Vegetarian #Pickles

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i have much ow.

i love my work and am grateful for that. but no one should have to force themselves to work through pain. no one should have to push themselves too far for fear of what will happen if they don't (or even if they do).

somehow the balance of this world must shift towards a more caring, compassionate, and nurturing society. somehow we must keep trying to make that happen.

to anyone else struggling today (and just to anyone else), i leave you with this breath of nature. a window into a place of peace that i hope can at least ease your soul, even if not your body.

take good care of you, all of you.

RolloTreadway 4d ago

@moonrabbit What a lovely tree. I'm sorry work is causing/exacerbating so much pain.

@RolloTreadway thank you. it wouldn't be quite so bad if i didn't need my hands. sigh.
and it is so very lovely ... one of the few things i will miss awfully when we eventually manage to move. it's down the lane in a more or less abandoned garden, but i can see it from the window where i sit. (it's very big plus we're higher up that its garden, so i can see much of the leafiness on one side.)

how has your sunday been? have you got all the busy done?

RolloTreadway 4d ago

@moonrabbit Perhaps when you move, there will also be lovely trees in your new place. Perhaps that's why you haven't been able to move yet, the trees are trying to get the ideal spot for you.

I've done all the busy but I'm so tired. I suspect work may also prove to be very problematic for me.

@RolloTreadway oh my 🥹
that is the loveliest thing thank you. i will think of that now when i despair at the not moving. thank you 🌳

i'm glad you got the things done, but sorry it's exhausted you. and i'm sorry about the potential for unpleasantness tomorrow too. have you got a nice lunch to look forward to maybe?
sending you much strength to get through it. and much peace to sleep tonight.

RolloTreadway 4d ago

@moonrabbit I've been a bit anxious about lunch tonight because I don't have many leftover meals in the freezer. But I do have something for tomorrow.

@RolloTreadway oh i'm glad. at least that's one day sorted. i hope you find some easy solutions for the others too. have you got sandwichy bits?

Aquarelius 4d ago

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@moonrabbit 💜

@moonrabbit I'm sorry you're in pain. Hopefully we'll create a kinder world soon.

@somcak thank you and i hope so.

how are you? how's your week-end been?

@moonrabbit I've been good. We spent yesterday mostly napping in bed. Today we watched 2 really bad movies and are now watching American football.

@somcak that sounds most excellent indeed for a week-end

bunhdcomfyhappy

@moonrabbit it's been fabulous.

green_heart_sparkle

and I work from home tomorrow with no meetings, so I get to sleep in again.

@somcak ooooh lovely. i hope the morning is good, when it happens

bunhdcomfyhappy

@moonrabbit Well Pippin the kitten decided that my hand sticking out of the covers at 6 am was a toy to be batted at. Saying "Ouch" got him to stop, but woke up Bucky the dachshund for breakfast. So there was no sleeping in for me.

At least I'll be able to sneak off for a nap later.

@somcak pippin and kitten have been talking then, because he decided to tell me it was food time this morning by reaching under the duvet to gently stretch his claws on my arm. he does this; i appreciate it not. no wounds though thankfully!

is your hand ok?

and have you napped??

@moonrabbit My hand is fine. We taught him to "nibble" not bite, and "swipe" with his claws in, so he doesn't hurt us.

I haven't napped yet. I'm waiting on a package. As soon as that arrives, I'll be back to bed.

@somcak i hope it arrives soon 📦

bunhdcomfyhappy

Curious Magpie 4d ago

@moonrabbit 💗

Mary Starbuck 4d ago

@moonrabbit I'm so sorry things are that difficult and painful for you. I wish there was something that could put it all right for you

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@autoperipatetikos bless you, friend, thank you. maybe some day.

how are you? are your busy busy times still ongoing?

Mary Starbuck 4d ago

@moonrabbit I'm at the family weekend break which is not exactly busy but very challenging.
Sending big hugs to you and wishing for better things

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@autoperipatetikos oh ack yes, i can imagine. i hope it goes ok and that you can be home again sooooon.

thank you and to you too lovely, to you too 🪻🌿

Charlotte Walker 4d ago

@moonrabbit Much love to you

thank you lovely.
how has your week-end been? have you had a goo done?
😂 or even a good one?

Charlotte Walker 4d ago

@moonrabbit Thankfully very little goo 😂 I felt quite low yesterday but I’m feeling better so far today. I think? I’ve only been up an hour