@init6

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A little life, rounded with a sleep...

There is no before

init62d ago
Zack Labe2d ago

ICYMI - my first take on a timeline of global change. More at https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/

#ClimateChange #DataViz #SciComm #OpenScience

Climate Viz of the Month

March 2025 Hi! It is great to be writing here again. Welcome to my ‘climate viz of the month’ blog, which disappeared for a little while — for reasons I’m sure you can guess. Over the last couple o…

Zachary Labe
init63d ago
CarveHerName3d ago

Very early #OnThisDay, 30 April 1944, New Zealander Nancy Wake parachutes into occupied France to be a courier for the Special Operations Executive. The British SOE supported French Resistance to Nazi occupation.

Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured. She died in 2011.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons

init64d ago
Matt Blaze5d ago

- Mass deportations without trials
- Extrajudicial imprisonment in foreign concentration camps.
- National registry of autistic people, who are declared "nonproductive"
- Arrests of judges

History is rhyming pretty hard right now.

init6Apr 26
VeeApr 25
init6Apr 18
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯Apr 18

Holy shit the details of this story about #DOGE taking over the #NLRB's systems are nuts.

1. Demanded full control of NLRB's #Azure cloud
2. Disabled logs and network monitoring
3. MFA turned off
4. Russian login attempts with valid (new) credentials
5. 10 GB exfiltrated from #NxGen, the NLRB's legal case database

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1913023007263543565.html

#ElonMusk #cybersecurity #CISA #infosec #Russia #Putin #vladimirPutin #GRU #FSB #crime #Elon #TeslaTakedown #Tesla

Thread by @mattjay on Thread Reader App

@mattjay: 🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new v...…

init6Apr 6
Steve HermanApr 6
In the latest edition of the National Press Club's Update-1 podcast, I speak with the club's Broadcast Podcast Committee member Tom Young about the effort to revive the Voice of America and protect other outlets such as RFE/RL. https://www.press.org/newsroom/voas-chief-national-correspondent-leads-effort-revive-network
VOA's Chief National Correspondent Leads Effort To Revive Network

A legal battle seeks to put Voice of America back on the air after its silencing by the Trump administration. VOA Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman serves on the National Press Club's board of governors, and he's taking part in the court action. In the latest edition of Update-1, Steve speaks with Broadcast Podcast Committee member Tom Young about the effort to revive VOA and protect other outlets such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Besides playing on Press.org, Update-1 can be heard on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube Music, Audacity and TuneIn by searching for "NPC Update-1."       

National Press Club
init6Mar 24
Brian JopekMar 23

Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez was a West Point graduate. While serving in Iraq, she was killed in action by an I.E.D., the first black female officer in U.S. military history to die in combat and the first female graduate of West Point to die in Iraq.

The video documenting why she chose to serve in the Army and in combat has been deleted by the Army under the Trump Administration.

Erasing her from the collective memory of America will not be tolerated. - Mel Tansill

init6Mar 19
Brent ToderianMar 6
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Finland ends homelessness and ...
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

TheBetter.news
init6Mar 15
Steve HermanMar 15
My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth​, are being silenced this weekend. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/requiem-for-the-voice-that-carried?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience

VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

The Newsguy -- Steve Herman
init6Mar 8
Kee HinckleyMar 8

“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit,” Musk said. “There it’s they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.”
-Elon Musk, Feb 28, 2025

“In my work with the defendants (at the Nuremberg Trials 1945-1949) I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”
-Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/elon-musk-rogan-interview-empathy-doge/index.html

Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy

Americans are still in the dark about the scope and scale of what Elon Musk is doing with DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which is working to drastically shrink the size of government by aiming to cut $1 trillion or more in government spending.

CNN
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Brian JopekMar 23

Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez was a West Point graduate. While serving in Iraq, she was killed in action by an I.E.D., the first black female officer in U.S. military history to die in combat and the first female graduate of West Point to die in Iraq.

The video documenting why she chose to serve in the Army and in combat has been deleted by the Army under the Trump Administration.

Erasing her from the collective memory of America will not be tolerated. - Mel Tansill

Show threadBrian JopekMar 23

By all accounts, Emily, who was KIA in Iraq about a month and a half after my oldest son Ryan, was what we in the military would say was “high speed.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Perez

Emily Perez - Wikipedia

Show threadLaDonnaMar 23
@BrianJopek More honor in her pinky finger than in the entire current administration.
Show threadtuban_muzuruMar 24

@BrianJopek

In Lincoln's line, "beyond our poor power to add or detract"

This was done to anger us, the living.

Show threadTim RuppertMar 24
@BrianJopek
Duty, Honor, Country. All the way and then some.
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Mar 24
@BrianJopek
Very sorry for your loss. Your son's service is something we are all grateful for.
Show threadxs4me2Mar 23

@BrianJopek

Sickening, those taking these decisions shall be held accountable...

Show threadnoplasticshowerMar 23
@BrianJopek Republicans own this
Show threadKid ManiaMar 23

@noplasticshower @BrianJopek
...and the Iraq War that killed her.

Think about that for a second.

Show threadJeffreySmith 🌻🍉🇨🇦Mar 23

@noplasticshower @BrianJopek

Draft dodging hero erasers will not be tolerated.

Show threadtrillytrillMar 24
@noplasticshower @BrianJopek
For all the hand-wringing and pearl-clutching they do over the troops and the unborn, they've made it abundantly clear that they do not give one single shit about anyone but themselves with Project 2025.
Show threadh3artbl33d  Mar 23

@BrianJopek

We need to mirror this info - ideally before being deleted. Space Karen & The Cowboys can go to hell.

Show threadBssr4 (TЯ☭M₽ )Mar 23
@BrianJopek
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMar 23
@BrianJopek We need to raise a stink. They tried the same crap with Maj General Rogers information, but people spoke up & it was restored.
#DEI #trump #musk #USPol #5Calls
#CallCongress
#Resist
Show threadSobexMar 23
@BrianJopek Alt-text suggestion :
- Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez, in full formal dress, holding a sword and a hat.
Show threadkrutor aka SimonMar 23
@BrianJopek Wow that sounds bad. As not US-person I wonder why you should delete such things.
Show threadSaftyKumaMar 23

@krutor @BrianJopek

Trump and his thugs are racist, sexist pieces of shit. That's why

Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMar 24
@SaftyKuma That, and they want us upset about how ugly they are so we have less energy to deal with what greedy fucks they are. @krutor @BrianJopek
Show threadDoNotPunchDownMar 23

@BrianJopek

Thank you for sharing this. I know about the famous people who have been deleted but pretty much nothing about individuals who are being treated like dirt.

#RestoreEmilyJazminTatumPerez

Show threadMerry ChristmasMar 23

@BrianJopek

These Republicans are just vile.

Show threadMyViewMar 23

@BrianJopek

One can only ask why ... but I guess it is a power thing of "Look what I can do" ...

Somebody once said something about gone to hell in a handbasket ...

Show threadPeteMar 23
@BrianJopek As I have said elsewhere, NOTHING screams my dick is sooo small I have to masturbate with tweezers like being anti-DEI and taking it out on veterans.
Show threadint%rmitt]nt sig^al. ...~!...)Mar 23
@BrianJopek
That she was used as a tool in an illegitimate expansionist Project for a New American Century debacle makes it all the more tragic.
All the current shit was in full swing with #Bush and #Cheney #NoFairRememberingThings
Show threadDeborah SampsonMar 24
@nrmacdonald @BrianJopek
Amen 🙏
Show threadSuedioh77Mar 23
@BrianJopek
#SayHerName
#EmilyJazminTatumPerez
Show threadsandywb14Mar 23
@BrianJopek They just can’t stand anyone smarter, braver or more noble.
Show threadDoubleTreble 🇺🇦🥰🇵🇸🌍🇨🇦😺🇬🇱💚🧶Mar 23
@BrianJopek
To this European this rewriting of history is truly shocking 😡
Show threadLot⁴⁹Mar 23
@BrianJopek God damn these people.
Show threadMe 🐶Mar 23
@BrianJopek I wonder how the people who served with her feel about this? I get the impression many military folks support trump because of the tough guy projection he gives ( and those of us in reality know it's fake)
Show threadSuecrisMar 24
@BrianJopek She probably didn't care, but it's bizarre to see that even in the 21st century, women's military dress uniforms were just slightly modified from men's uniforms. The sleeves, for instance, look big enough to hide a small dog in. Because they just took the basic uniform that fit over her bustline, and then maybe took in the collar a bit and maybe shortened the sleeves. I wonder if it's still that way.
Show threadOld_IT_geek I voted YesMar 24
@BrianJopek how can you Seppos put up with this sort of disrespect! Have you no honour or pride? Why should we in the rest of the world look up to you?
Show threadr3b3rb3r3Mar 24
@BrianJopek This is the first time I've been angry enough to react publicly. The monsters that are doing this need to have a cranio-rectal inversion.
Show threadSir-He-OhMar 24
@BrianJopek Bigots will always try to delete history. It's on us to keep them accountable.
Show threadMark Deasy 🍉Mar 24

@BrianJopek

Deleting stuff like this from the internet is merely the modern version of burning books.

All heil the #nerdreich ....

Show threadrealzardozMar 24

@BrianJopek this is false. Her story and her bio are still on Army.mil.

This was a copy/paste of false information on Facebook. And you re-quoted it. Nice confirmation bias.

Show threadIncognitimMar 24

@realzardoz @BrianJopek

The post clearly references a VIDEO that was scrubbed, you f🤬cking lemming.
Y'all *always* project.

"Last month, Hegseth ordered the services to scrub articles, photos & videos that promote DEI within a week, which resulted in the removal of the wide variety of content.

The senators found it especially unacceptable that Arlington National Cemetery scrubbed information about Black, Hispanic and female troops from its "Notable Graves" website."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/20/lawmakers-press-restoration-of-purged-military-webpages-celebrating-female-minority-troops.html?amp

Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Restore Removed Webpages Celebrating Troops | Military.com

Show threadrealzardozMar 24

@Incognitim @BrianJopek

Now if Brian had referenced that specific news story instead of crap copy pasta THAT would have been useful information…

Typical jackass response tho… I’m not a lemming - I could find zero to support Brian’s copy-pasta off of facebook.. in fact I could not even find THIS article.

Show threadIncognitimMar 24

@realzardoz @BrianJopek

Sounds like *you're* the one suffering from confirmation bias, then. Stories like this aren't hard to find- just takes a search.

Buuut instead- you blew through the post and shot off about it being fake news, because YOU probably saw someone on facebook call it that.

"The first female Army Reserve graduate of Ranger School and first female fighter pilot both had their stories deleted."

*At best* you're an ostrich, head buried deep in your ass.
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-dei-diversity-social-media-purge-fb15996733408a8122a97acd3baa6820

DEI purge: Pentagon scrambles to remove then restore content

The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages. Complaints have come in after the department purged online content that promoted women or minorities. In response, the department has scrambled to restore a handful of those posts as their removals have come to light. But due to the enormous size of the military and the wide range of commands, units and bases, there's been an array of interpretations of what to remove and how, as part of the Pentagon directive to delete online content that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion.

AP News
Show threadrealzardozMar 24

@Incognitim @BrianJopek

People like you actually make me WANT to be a Trump supporter….

Show threadIncognitimMar 25

@realzardoz @BrianJopek

Aaand he blocked me! 😂🤣😂🤣
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Show threadCanadian CroneMar 24
@BrianJopek #SayHerName #EmilyJazminTatumPerez
Show threadJackMar 24
@BrianJopek
All this is being done by a couple of cowardly military service dodgers.
Show threadTheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀Mar 24
@BrianJopek Concur 👍💯👍
Show threadDeborah SampsonMar 24

@BrianJopek
Those who wonder about evil in the world?

It’s a living, breathing entity…
It takes hold…overwhelms you w/fear…
& births suffering from…
Cowardly…dangerous-damaging-racist battle!

See receipts.

We must draw on our ancestral, warriors spirit…
They are the essence of “The Home of the Brave…”
Not us!

We will hold Dem leader’s to account…
“Regulators Mount Up!”

Show threadKB SezMar 24

@BrianJopek

West Point isn't some country club Ivy League school --- Look at those stripes on this soldier's arm. This is a serious, dedicated soldier.

Not some "dei" bullshit.... she EARNED her spot. Earn each of those stripes

You will not see billy bob from Tennessee doing that

It's criminal they are trying to erase her and it's FUCKING criminal that #WestPoint would allow this to happen

The commandant of West Point should be marched out and made to answer for allowing this to happen.

Show threadDarcyMar 24

@BrianJopek

Emily's, Jackie Robinson's, the picture of the flag raising at Iwo Jima and the removal of the Navajo code talkers are all examples proving tRump & his cronies don't even know what DEI is!

Idiots one and all!!!

Show threadIan McLeodMar 24
@BrianJopek
Is it surprising when the people vote for a white supremacist government that they get a white supremacist government ?
.
All the people waving the flag of anti-woke, cheering at the dismantling of DEI, suddenly discovered that they are in the minority, that they are in the crosshairs...
.
Do you really think the racism and bigotry stops with immigrants...
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Mar 24
@BrianJopek
Emily's mother tells Emily's story:
https://www.army.mil/article/239215/emilys_way_gold_star_mother_shares_daughters_inspiring_story
Emily’s Way: Gold Star Mother shares daughter’s inspiring story

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas – Daughter, sister, friend, leader, encourager, competitor, singer and giver of hugs. Those are all descriptions of 2nd Lt. Emily...

www.army.mil
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Mar 24
@BrianJopek
Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez — via National Museum of African American History and Culture (part of the Smithsonian Institution)
https://nmaahc.si.edu/latinx/emily-jazmin-tatum-perez
Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez

Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez (1983–2006) was a 2005 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the first black female officer in U.S. military history to die in combat.

National Museum of African American History and Culture
Show threadFrançois the Prague FellaMar 24

@BrianJopek

Bone spurs is shameless. The coward in chief should open the Trump Museum, dedicated to cowardice.

Show threadNoortje Van LeeuwenMar 24
@BrianJopek we all know trump and musk are white supremacy loving racists...
Show threadUlrik Nyman ⬡Mar 24
@BrianJopek Storm the White House!
Show threadRich AestheticMar 24
@BrianJopek the disrespect *shaking my head*
Show threadMr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤Mar 24
@BrianJopek
Unfortunately, this deletion doesn't seem to have been reported by any news outlets. I'm sure that Ms. Perez's story is one of many that has been #deletedByTrump or #deletedByDOGE.
Show threadBillMar 24

@BrianJopek

Just occurred to me IED has the same letters as DEI. Coincidence?

Show threadCallista GravesMar 24
@BrianJopek on one hand I am no fan of the US military and its history in attempting to destroy Native peoples, and for propagating capitalism and americanism abroad, but this? This woman, in spite of our history, chose to serve honorably and defend each and every one of us, even if said mission was actually bullshit, she did serve, and paid the ultimate price for her service. These nasty motherfuckers just won't stop until they're forced to stop.
Show threadgdtrfbMar 24
@BrianJopek Tip of the Cub cap to Ms Perez, gone but not forgotten.
Show threadStanleyHOOTZZMar 25
@BrianJopek
I remember her graduating from West Point, My Condolences to family-n-friends.