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Justin

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A human living in Tacoma, WA with my partner and our two dogs.

Enjoy cooking, crafting, hiking, an occasional run and I’ve been known to ski down a hill now and then.

I have recently have gotten into pottery and sewing as new hobbies having taken local classes recently in Tacoma.

 Diversity and inclusion matter!

Oh, I run Tacoma.Community!

#Pottery #Sewing #Tacoma #TacomaWA #EBike #ElectricUnicyle #YouAreNotAlone #MentalHealthMatters #CommunityBuilding #NativePride

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Justin 2h ago

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Artemis 2h ago

But goddamn. Hurting kids is just so fucking NORMAL in our world, & it has to stop.

We don't need age verification online (a surveillance ploy). We need to stop normalizing the abuse & exploitation of children in every area of life & culture.

Keeping a kid off the Internet doesn't fucking protect them from the predatory adults around them. In fact, it may make them more vulnerable than ever.

Justin 10h ago

Ben Werdmuller 10h ago

"Groups that challenge books have begun using Gemini, ChatGPT, xAI, and other AI tools to try to get books banned." The point is to create a chilling effect. #AI https://werd.io/the-right-is-using-ai-content-scanners-to-try-to-supercharge-book-banning/

The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning

"Groups that challenge books have begun using Gemini, ChatGPT, xAI, and other AI tools to try to get books banned." The point is to create a chilling effect.

Ben Werdmuller

Justin 10h ago

Aaron Rupar 10h ago

New in PN: Big tech is coming for the midterms

"The political steps tech is taking now portend disturbing things about what could happen when the effects of AI are *really* felt. To see why, we have to understand how the jobs apocalypse could play out, and how the industry would respond." https://www.publicnotice.co/p/big-tech-is-coming-for-the-midterms

Big tech is coming for the midterms

And Silicon Valley's agenda is bad news for working people.

Public Notice

Justin 10h ago

Kevin Freitas 18h ago

License: CC BY-NC-SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

#wallpaperwednesday #mtrainier #pnw #photography

Justin 10h ago

Tax The Rich!!

"Last year alone, after receiving the largest tax break in history from Donald Trump, 938 billionaires in America became $1.5tn richer. Since he was elected, President Trump and his family have become $4bn richer."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/billionaire-wealth-tax-trump

#TaxTheRich #BernieSanders #UsVsThem

Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes

We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a 10-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffers

The Guardian

Justin 18h ago

mhoye 22h ago

It’s sort of incredible that the core lesson of this chart is that if you’re considering migrating to Azure, you really, really don’t want the people who own and operate Azure helping.

https://techhub.social/@ironicbadger/116326155409620757

Justin 21h ago

Willamette Week 1d ago

Portland Frog Originator Sentenced to Three Months of Probation
https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/03/31/portland-frog-originator-sentenced-to-three-months-of-probation/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News @news-wweek

Portland Frog Originator Sentenced to Three Months of Probation

The frog cannot be within three blocks of the ICE building for three months.

Willamette Week

Justin 21h ago

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Toast, Anonymous Fedi Fungus 1d ago

Ft.com

Justin 21h ago

Dare Obasanjo 1d ago

The expected layoffs at Oracle to cut costs to pay for the AI datacenters to host OpenAI landed this morning, hitting 30,000 employees. Given Oracle’s 162K employees, this is an almost 20% reduction of headcount.

This follows a 30,000 layoff at Amazon and a 40% cut at Block in recent months.

https://rollingout.com/2026/03/31/oracle-slashes-30000-jobs-with-a-cold-6/

Oracle slashes 30,000 jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email

Oracle began laying off up to 30,000 employees globally, notifying them via a 6 a.m. email from "Oracle Leadership" with no prior warning from HR or managers.

Rolling Out

Justin 21h ago

AI6YR Ben 23h ago

Uhhh... remind me to not leave out any project boxes in my yard. I wonder what kind of bird moved in?! (Radio Shack project box intended to house a pole mounted Radio project). #nest