Mastodawn

As if they had the right to disallow it.

#Trump admin “agrees” to keep flying rainbow #Pride flag at New York’s #Stonewall monument

#law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #LGBTQ #PrideFlag #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca

Trump administration agrees Pride flag can fly at Stonewall

The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag on a federal flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February. The government revealed the decision Monday as it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups who had sought to block the removal. A judge approved the agreement. According to court papers, the Interior Department and National Park Service “have confirmed their intention to maintain a Pride flag at Stonewall.” It won’t be removed, except for “maintenance or other practical purposes.”

AP News

George Station 6d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@augieray/116381916258059323

I went to the transcript to make sure. Yes. Tornadoes.

George Station Apr 10

Nonilex Apr 10

#GiftArticle

It has been clear for a long time that #Trump is a person with a disorganized mind & a disordered personality. What the past few months & especially the past few weeks brought into focus is how his pathologies have cascaded downward & outward through his admin. They have become institutionalized. The reason it so often does not act coherently is because it cannot. The world faces something new & baffling & frightening in Trump’s 2nd term: a #PsychoticState.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/opinion/trump-iran-psychotic-state-institutions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.tNXf.iuTv1Vccmxzt&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Opinion | Trump Is Turning America Into a Psychotic State

What are the implications if the government of the world’s most powerful country is chaotic in its thinking and not reliably in touch with reality?

The New York Times

George Station Apr 9

Dare Obasanjo Apr 9

Andrej Karpathy nails the perception gap in AI capabilities that I've mentioned in the past. There is now a huge gap between people who have tried the free version of ChatGPT and say people in Big Tech who have unlimited tokens to use on the latest models to do their day jobs.

It's essentially a night and day difference which is why it seems like we're talking past each other a lot in these discussions.

George Station Apr 8

Electronic Frontier Foundation Apr 8

Government internet shutdowns are isolating millions, silencing dissent, and blocking information about human rights abuses. Join EFF and Amnesty International to learn how journalists, emergency responders, and ordinary people can persist. Live on 4/16 at 9:00 am PT https://eff.org/livestream-signal

EFFecting Change: Can't Stop the Signal

Internet shutdowns have become a powerful weapon. Years of digital repression in Iran have intensified during the current conflict with Israel and the U.S.. The Iranian government has once again shut down internet access, isolating millions, silencing dissent, and blocking information about human...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

George Station Apr 7

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May Likes Toronto Apr 7

@scrivolical Pineapple on pizza

Pineapple!

49.3%

I need to be in the mood for it.

27%

I can't believe you're asking this question.

7.4%

You heathen!

15.1%

I hate pizza.

1.3%

Poll ended at Apr 8 at 2:57am.

George Station Apr 5

RE: https://werd.social/@ben/116353299439977958

As much as we're endangered by nation-state leaders turning AI loose, I'm also annoyed* by the thought that campus execs and admins may be relying on AI for their decisions or actions without disclosing that use.

Noting top-level AI misuse one case at a time is like policing for the one student on a class assignment. Doesn't really help or change anything.

*Need a better word here, I admit it

George Station Apr 4

RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116346806689926058

Well, yeah, we knew somebody was gonna do this, right?

#Zoom #webinars #AI

George Station Mar 31