Dan PortsNever change, #Seattle.
Jesse
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rag. Gustavino BevilacquaThis photo was found on my HD, I can't give any credit, sorry.
The #machinist who made them is highly skilled, even if they are totally useless!
Maybe there is no need to add these to my screws database.
Jason Evangelho š§šSomeone's taking pictures in San Francisco at an angle to make the streets look level. I feel simultaneously amused and triggered. (Seeing the cars level is what really fuels the illusion)
BrianKrebsJust, wow.
@mmasnick has an important piece about the Trump administration's threat to pull funding from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) unless they remove all references to LGBTQ+ issues and start "deadnaming" trans kids.
"After years of screaming āsave the childrenā while baselessly accusing others of exploiting kids, the Trump administration is now trying to destroy the actual infrastructure that saves children. This one crosses from standard MAGA hypocrisy into genuinely evil territory.
Iām one of those people who doesnāt think you can (or should) call most people inherently ābad,ā but if you support what the Trump administration is doing here, you are a bad person.
According to multiple reports, including former NCMEC board member Don McGowan and independent journalist Maria Kabas (who has been breaking story after story lately), the Justice Department informed the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that it will pull their entire funding if it doesnāt remove all references to LGBTQ+ issues and starts ādeadnamingā trans kids. According to the Verge, NCMEC has already started complying and has removed at least three documents..."
This fits every single example of illegal stuff this administration has done so far: Accuse others of what you intend to do all along.
MAGAās Sickening Hypocrisy: From āSave The Childrenā To āDefund The Org That Actually Saves Childrenā
After years of screaming āsave the childrenā while baselessly accusing others of exploiting kids, the Trump administration is now trying to destroy the actual infrastructure that saves ā¦
evacideAre we doing burner phone discourse now? Fine. A Burner phone is a phone belonging to a Bay Area tech worker who won't shut up about Burning Man. You will never see them at a protest where they have even the slightest chance of being arrested.
Enfys J. Book [they/them]If you use Signal, Discord, or any other messaging app and you DON'T want Google or Apple monitoring/reading/learning from your messages, follow these steps.
Android:
1. Open Google app
2. Tap your profile photo
3. Settings
4. Google Assistant
5. "Your Apps"
6. Choose the app (e.g., Signal)
7. Toggle "Let your assistant learn from this app" off
iPhone:
1. Settings
2. Apps
3. Choose the app (e.g., Signal)
4. Toggle Apple intelligence or Siri settings to off (ālearn from this appā)
Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now:
Attending a protest: https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest
How to Use Signal: https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-to-use-signal
Security starter pack: https://ssd.eff.org/playlist/want-security-starter-pack
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest. Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during,...
Alfie Kohn
The InterceptTrans women who are forced to live in menās prison facilities face disproportionate risk of sexual assault and violence. https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/trans-women-federal-prisons-trump-executive-order/
TaggartWell this is encouraging. Fed employees are not gonna take it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1icj3wc/this_non_buyout_really_seems_to_have_backfired