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Last Notes npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 In 2025, the #Trump admin "eliminated funding for... a pilot project aimed at studying the type of #hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing (cruise ship) outbreak" which is now believed to have caused the deaths of 3 people and sickened several more..." The project "was designed to better understand how hantavirus passes from rodents to humans" and was stopped last year after the NIH decided the research was “unsafe.” #USA #PublicHealth #health --- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-administration-cut-funding-to-study-hantavirus-behind-deadly-cruise-ship-outbreak/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Apophis will zoom past the planet on April 13, 2029, coming within ~20,000 miles (~32,187 km) of Earth's surface—closer than many orbiting satellites. Interestingly, that's a Friday the 13th. According to NASA, the #asteroid will safely clear the planet, but "Earth's gravitational pull during the close encounter could potentially 'stretch' and 'squeeze' the asteroid, possibly triggering small landslides or other similar movements on its surface." #space #Apophis ☄️ --- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apophis-god-of-chaos-asteroid-passing-earth-nasa https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/413/922/450/764/044/original/3268250bf6ce3f61.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 My normally super-calming rain-sounds streaming playlist betrayed me last night and played a bunch of loud, violent thunderstorm sounds leading ne to have nightmares 😱😅 None of that tonight lol #random thoughts ⛈️ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 French woman, 86, held by #ICE after moving to #US to reunite with long-lost love~ Marie-Thérèse's son said, "They handcuffed her hands and feet like she was a dangerous criminal." The 86-year-old and her 1960s long-lost love had met again (aw 🥰) & rekindled their flame. She moved to the #USA when they married, but her husband, Billy, died before she got a green card 😕 1🧵 #USpol #trump admin -- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0rre4d9k0o npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I was wondering why #trump was giving an official press conference... now I see he is taking a victory lap for the military rescuing the missing airman in #Iran. That checks. npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I'm watching a PBS documentary that describes in detail ~60 years in the late 1800s-early 1900s when those of Chinese origin were legally excluded from becoming American citizens... omg the #racism & hatred were despicable. -- Note the court case in the image (see video in link below), which has particular relevance w/ #Trump 's attempt to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants 👀 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chinese-exclusion-act/ --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act -- #USA #immigration #MyThoughts https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/349/494/369/549/627/original/c71690965f7d5e54.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Alcatraz is now a national park, bringing in upwards of $60 million dollars in revenue annually, per the National Park Service. Closing it for tourism would also damage the local economy and cause hundreds in the local community to lose their income. ~~ 3 of 3🧵 #USA #US #USPol #trump #Alcatraz -- https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/alcatraz-reopening-tourism-jobs-impact/3871533/ --- https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/politics/video/alcatraz-reopen-tourism-revenue-risk-veronica-miracle-vrtc --- https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/trump-floats-reopening-alcatraz-heres-how-much-revenue-notorious-prison-generates --- https://www.nps.gov/alca/planyourvisit/fees.htm npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Upon its closing as a prison in 1963, it required "restoration and maintenance work that would have cost about $3-5 million excluding its daily operation costs." That would be over $53 million in today's money. -- 2 of 3🧵 #USA #US #USPol #trump #Alcatraz https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/343/175/952/622/390/original/25ce12106d035036.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Alcatraz: • Was "nearly three times more expensive to operate" in the 1950s & early 1960s than any other federal prison • Has no fresh water source • Requires food, supplies, and water to be transported to it by boat • Requires extensive, expensive repair to be run as a prison -- 1 of 3🧵 #USA #US #USPol #trump #Alcatraz -- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/04/03/trump-asks-congress-for-152m-to-turn-alcatraz-into-prison/89426503007/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I heard a news commentator say that drivers' licenses wouldn't be accepted as ID for voting in "45 states" if the 'Save America Act' passes, so I did some research 🧐🤿 Verdict: Claim seems true ⬅️ Not even those with stars or other indication you're legit would be acceptable since they don't prove citizenship. And only 5 states have "enhanced drivers licenses" - Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont & Washington. /1 🧵 #USA #USpol #voting -- https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-save-act-identification-register-vote-d11d41b59f943bb72bcdca2d781293b7 -- https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1383/text npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "As the Senate continues to stall on the SAVE America Act, Republicans in a number of states are moving forward with plans to add citizenship requirements to their voting laws." Mentioned in the article: • Arkansas • Kansas • South Dakota • West Virginia • Arizona • Alaska • Michigan • Florida • Utah #USA #USpol -- https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/republican-states-save-america-act-00844237 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 An interesting aside: "Other phat phōnḗ descendants include: • SYMPHONY: A word that indicates harmony or agreement in sound • POLYPHONY: Referring to a style of musical composition in which two or more independent melodies are juxtaposed in harmony • EUPHONY: A word for a pleasing or sweet sound." Another 'Kakos' word: • KAKISTOCRACY: "government by the worst people" /2 #random #words #WordOfTheDay npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Word of the day: CACOPHONY 1. harsh or jarring sound: DISSONANCE 2. an incongruous or chaotic mixture : a striking combination "Cacophony comes from a joining of phōnḗ ('sound' or 'voice') with the Greek prefix kak- (from kakos, meaning 'bad'), so it essentially means 'bad sound.'" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cacophony -- #random #words #WordOfTheDay https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/291/925/315/959/794/original/ce98b76af733fd10.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…kahw I hear you 😕 Note that the benefit one receives will decrease the further away they are from their designated retirement age. A person should weigh all of their life situation variables, ideally with a qualified advisor. https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/how-your-social-security-check-changes-at-ages-62-65-66-67-and-70 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/282/261/983/047/489/original/3edb7477ca5acded.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 One month after former Prince Andrew's arrest, the head of London's Metropolitan Police is pushing the US Department of Justice for unredacted Epstein files. #UK #London #ExPrinceAndrew #Epstein #USA #DOJ (story from the 18th) --- https://abcnews.com/International/head-londons-metropolitan-police-pushes-unredacted-epstein-files/story?id=131169044 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 trump and hegseth never served in the military #RandomThoughts #USpol npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Happy Caturday! #cats #catsofMastodon #Caturday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/150/253/325/509/613/original/d3c3561ffe15de47.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Is there a place in the #Fediverse where groups can meet? 🤔 #random question npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 🎴 Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at #Trump #SOTU address: “No buttons, no facial expressions, no gestures, no signs, not one sound. There are only two things you can do at the State of the Union, and they are, sit down and stand up. All kinds of people were standing up all night. Me too." "I stood up at the moment that I heard this man say some of the most #racist things I have heard come out of any leader’s mouth about the people of my city.” #USA #USpol -- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/ilhan-omar-guest-arrested-state-union npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…cm0q I would LOVE some boring politics right now! npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Me thinks trump needs a multi-faceted confidence boost and mega deflection, thus he is holding a rally today where he will tell everyone that he is doing an amazing job and the economy is awesome. #MyThoughts #USA #USpol npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Mobster tactics. #trump #Greenland #EU #Europe #Denmark #NATO https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/934/563/689/867/153/original/64ae5e911867608e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Mexican consulate pressing for answers after a Mexican national dies in #ICE custody in #Georgia #USA #Mexico -- https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/clayton-county/consulate-pressing-answers-after-mexican-national-dies-ice-custody-clayton-county/JFDU6XAR4NB3NHF3LJVTVJZ25I/ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/906/802/561/414/296/original/957fed307d26c3a3.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don't know if the person #ICE shot in the leg was here illegally or if he was Venezuelan or if he and a couple of other people actually "attacked" ICE agents with broom handles and a shovel. I do know that is what the #Trump admin claims. I also know that I have seen them lie on many occasions, so I'm trying to figure out the truth. #USA #US #DHS #Minneapolis #Minnesota --- https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/dhs-identifies-illegal-immigrants-involved-in-second-minneapolis-ice-shooting-illegal-immigration-homeland-security-minnesota-julio-cesar-sosa-celis-venezuela-mayor-grey-gov-walz --- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/15/ice-officer-shoots-venezuelan-immigrant-in-minneapolis-what-we-know npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Apparently Trump was "simply joking" about cancelling midterm elections.* Funny how he keeps joking about that. 1🧵 #USA #USpol #trump -- * c/o CNN–clip of WH Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt's response to reporters' questions earlier today npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This is laughable 😂 -- "'Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%'— "Trump wrote on Truth Social, without providing more details." -- Apparently, Trump didn't deliver on a 2024 campaign promise & now he's trying to save face as he slips in the polls 😂 #USA #US #USpol #credit #CreditCards #debt #USeconomy #MyThoughts -- https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/trump-calls-one-year-cap-credit-card-interest-rates-10-2026-01-10/ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/868/561/390/169/805/original/2dba39d9594beb3a.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Vance yelling at people (at today's WH press briefing) and telling them to disregard the things they saw in the videos and instead see what *they* (Vance, Trump, Noem, etc.) say happened really seems like it will calm tensions a bunch 🙄 /1 🧵 #USA #Minnesota #Vance #ICE #shooting #ReneeNicoleGood npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Re: the news today — It's clear that some think that when #Trump said the US would "run" Venezuela, the #USA would govern that country. However, the admin doesn't intend to govern at all. Sec. of State Rubio clarified* that the #US will run "policy" in #Venezuela , specifically referring to #energy and other areas THAT ARE STRATEGIC TO THEM. They are NOT there to facilitate the day-to-day things that make a country run for its people (aka govern). #MyThoughts ~~ * video clip, YT, 5 Jan 2026 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Never forget. January 6, 2021 ~~~ #USA #US #USpol https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/443/130/489/607/original/d1df65d5c4d101e3.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/445/573/439/904/original/0de9e86ded8db30c.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/447/852/205/704/original/a6b3bd50d4e2a385.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/450/067/569/782/original/aba6000bd9d403e2.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 You can’t have an explicitly “high risk” health insurance pool without explicitly high premiums to go along with it. (Re: Republicans’ idea to throw a wee bit of money at healthier people to create Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSAs) for themselves while people with chronic/serious health conditions are put into a “high risk” health insurance pool 🥴) #MyThoughts #USA #USpol #healthcare #HealthInsurance npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Walgreens, bought out by private equity, is now cutting pay and corporate staff. #business #PrivateEquity https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/533/039/685/428/038/original/53e846f615876e57.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/533/045/990/270/575/original/70f6625a268c0271.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/533/050/058/634/460/original/e8476e476cf6d209.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/533/052/969/017/571/original/173ba913fbfe7397.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting #transgender people: ~Trump to reverse a Biden policy that allowed transgender applicants to choose male, female or "X" as gender markers~ “The #Trump policy effectively means that transgender people, even those who have fully transitioned and have medical records to prove it, will not be able to have gender markers that correspond with their identities.” 1 of 2🧵 #USA #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #law #lgbtq #travel #passports npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 That’s a good use of AI #tech #AI #NeuralNetworks #science #MyThoughts — Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane~ https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/polyurethane-is-the-latest-polymer-broken-down-by-designer-enzymes/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Is the US government still shut down with upwards of 1 million civil servants going without pay, tens of millions of Americans possibly going to go hungry as they lose food benefits soon, and air travel becoming less and less safe? I seriously don’t even see it in the main headlines today. #USA #US #USpol npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…3ujw Srsly— Lisa Monaco was the Deputy AG from 2021 to 2025. Merrick Garland was AG from 2021 to 2025. Jack Smith wasn’t a DOJ Special Counsel until 2022 to 2025– how could any of them have “rigged” anything related to the 2020 election 😂 And the “Operation Arctic Frost” nonsense was simply a part of Jack Smith’s investigation THAT HE LISTED IN HIS REPORT! And no one “taped” any phone calls from what I read. They investigated phone records. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-republican-lawmakers-monitored-arctic-frost-probe-10841257 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 One of these things is not like the other One of these things just doesn’t belong… 🎵🎶 #USA #US #USpol #GovernmentShutdown — https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B9IZ-_Zlf0k https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/442/919/135/104/526/original/36b9dfe29efe4816.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This is very bad. Very alarming. An anonymous private donor is paying the US military 👀 #USA #US #trump #law #GovernmentShutdown #military From: @nprofile…qjwc https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/115431416788200874 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This is California: The Alameda County Community Food Bank is stepping in to support federal workers impacted by the ongoing government shutdown. After their Thursday morning shift, TSA employees at the Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport picked up food provided by the Alameda County Community Food Bank. 👀 As federal workers navigate life with no paycheck in sight, the Food Bank is seeing an increased need. 2🧵 #USA #US #USpolitics #GovernmentShutdown — https://abc7news.com/post/government-shutdown-alameda-county-community-food-bank-steps-help-impacted-tsa-workers-families/18020731/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Food banks stepping amid pain of government shutdown. Local businesses and restaurants are also trying to help. 👉 A thread🧵 #USA #US #USpolitics #GovernmentShutdown — This is Washington DC: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/shutdown/free-food-federal-workers-discounts-food-banks/65-bea34ab2-1e56-4d97-8fb8-85310582f2ab npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 1 of 2🧵— If you haven’t seen these videos of #ICE arresting a woman who works at WGN in #Chicago, you really should. The woman clearly identifies herself when asked her name. The masked ICE agents say nothing. // c/w: disturbing // #USA #US #trump #DHS https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/353/726/992/752/027/original/5270f00c661243f1.mp4 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I watched this nonsense. Didn’t gather much from it. #Trump went on and on talking about himself a whole lot and bashing Biden and Obama for no apparent reason. He also said he wants to be the one to broker the peace deal as he referred to himself in the third person (point-of-view). #Netanyahu didn’t sound like he was making any commitments. Neither one mentioned the suffering of the Palestinian people. Trump clearly stated he was against a two-state solution. #Israel #Gaza https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/289/415/307/030/500/original/403f0fd89236b8d6.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/289/429/293/371/109/original/c75bdc655972ed44.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/289/433/601/628/179/original/020a33e7d03e3c0e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/289/438/440/315/500/original/48f3930dfafbcaab.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ The U.S. is losing travelers. Here are the countries that stand to benefit ~ • The #USA stands to lose $30 billion in international tourism dollars this year. • Canadians are spending their money domestically, or bypassing the #US to go to Latin America & the Caribbean. • More Western Europeans are going to the Middle East, while Southeast Asians show rising interest in Europe. #winning 🍟 — https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/07/where-are-travelers-going-if-they-arent-going-to-the-us.html npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I like how PBS seems to have gone gloves off after trump took away its federal funding. Consider supporting them as you can! #USA #PSA #USpol #media #PBS — https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/support-pbs/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump's Crackdown: The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment. ~ #USA #US #USpol #trump #resist #resistance #WashingtonDC — https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/trump-dc-national-guard-grand-juries-crime.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/158/629/943/212/993/original/0179c98dcff23a1a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/158/647/301/199/635/original/bdab5f05103f896c.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/158/650/630/050/508/original/35c3ec11a4e7340e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/158/654/138/615/611/original/6c94abbdfda1310e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The vaccine laws of many states are tied to ACIP’s recommendations…incl. for school entry, guidelines for health care workers, whether pharmacists can provide #COVID vaccinations… Without those recommendations, states are creating their own rules, seeking information elsewhere & banding together to ensure coverage for their citizens (excluding Florida, which has gone in the opposite direction & seeks to end all vaccine mandates). 1🧵 #USA #healthcare #health #vaccines — https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/06/nx-s1-5532121/states-vaccine-guidance-washington-oregon-new-mexico https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/158/300/759/126/880/original/d668e0dd2763fc12.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Look at this little tator tot 🥰 #CatsOfMastodon #cats #pets https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/086/657/411/272/203/original/0b1de98c3781c889.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Cats are golden 😻 #cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/079/409/974/704/926/original/2beda96607f1a294.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don’t know why people follow others and then unfollow people en masse, unless it is to be more of a “star” with a MUCH higher follower-to-following ratio (a behavior I used to see a lot on the platform formerly known as Twitter). If I see that happened, I just unfollow. #random npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Export taxes are unconstitutional. So trump’s “little deal” for the US gov’t to take a cut of sales of microchips to China is too— unless the administration worms around the Constitution. (…maybe by not calling it an export tax… but what would it be, then… and where *exactly* in the US government will the money go? 🤔 Also— what is to prevent other companies from making ‘deals’ with trump while ignoring national security?) #CronyCapitalism #business #USA #MyThoughts — https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-amd-to-pay-15-of-revenue-from-china-ai-chip-sales-to-us-government https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/023/478/105/789/209/original/9189d5fbe4acf26e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Bleh. Oh, and I just read an article that said that the effects of the tariffs in the #USA have been ‘mild’ so far. It is important to remember that much of Trump‘s tariffs have been on hold. In fact, they are still on hold because he changed the actual implementation deadline to August 9. #trump #trade #tariffs #inflation #prices https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/983/393/086/103/815/original/fba6695f61aa69df.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This jobs report (from a private firm) came out right before the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report did. (Remember that Trump fired the BLS commissioner because he didn’t like the not-so-good BLS jobs report.) #USA #economics #USeconomy #jobs #USpol #trump ~ 2025 Job Cuts Have Already Surpassed All Of 2024—DOGE, AI And Tariffs Are Biggest Causes ~ https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/07/31/2025-job-cuts-have-already-surpassed-all-of-2024-doge-ai-and-tariffs-are-biggest-causes/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ Trump admin pulls funding for new mRNA vaccines “Among the 22 contracts the Trump administration said it is winding down is a Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority award to Moderna to develop a new line of defense against H5N1 bird flu.” /1 🧵 #USA #trump #rfkjr #health #vaccines — https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/mrna-vaccine-development-kennedy-funding npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I discovered a bunch of accessibility settings I didn’t know were available for the iPhone (iOS)— Settings > Accessibility). Specifically, I found many related to the display which I find helpful as a migraine sufferer (e.g., motion reduction), but there are MANY settings for different things. Settings can be changed globally or on a per-app basis. #tech #Apple #iOS #accessibility #PSA npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~Trump's Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs: “... Trump is using an "Art of the Deal" approach to get other nations to hand over cash to lower their tariffs.” ~ -- ( #MyThoughts — Having never read his ghost-written book, “The Art of the Deal,” I didn’t realize its deal-making tactics included extortion 🤔 ) /1 of 4 🧵 #tariffs #trade #trump -- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/trump-tariffs-foreign-investment.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/971/663/460/921/771/original/5334f4297d227c28.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/971/683/329/660/367/original/6a8eeb1e9df68bcf.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/971/687/097/654/953/original/04348294e5d0f58b.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/971/692/373/341/920/original/d88ee49757bef944.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 RIP Paramount+ — “To meet requirements set under pro-Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Skydance said it would ensure diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs remain dead at the new company...” /1 🧵 #media #streaming #trump #DEI ~ Paramount and Skydance Expect Deal to Close Aug. 7 ~ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-skydance-deal-close-date-1236470440/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Well done, MSNBC 👏 (Check out the headline. Oh, and look at the people behind him with their thumbs up.) #USA #USPol #BudgetBill #trump #RIPGOP https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/797/290/671/476/161/original/fb87295d2454874d.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Attorney General Pam Bondi told tech companies that they could lawfully violate a statute barring American companies from supporting #TikTok based on a sweeping claim that #Trump has the constitutional power to set aside laws...” #USA https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/791/848/618/795/891/original/d3ef0bddfb99bcf2.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 For its Stargate initiative, #OpenAI will rent massive compute power from #Oracle data centers (which Oracle will develop with partners to meet increased demand). The additional capacity totals ~4.5 gigawatts of data center power— enough to power ~3.4 million homes. /1 of 2 🧵 (screenshots continue) #USA #AI #tech #DataCenters #stargate ~ Oracle, OpenAl Expand Stargate Deal for More #US Data Centers ~ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/oracle-openai-ink-stargate-deal-for-4-5-gigawatts-of-us-data-center-power https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/785/737/458/089/012/original/05f19485e5d4e543.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/785/743/586/680/081/original/1985c6a3e8d51b54.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/785/746/378/155/284/original/c9ac8a9fe0efdb8d.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 If I start writing articles on Medium or Substack or something, I will not use ChatGPT or another LLM to ‘assist’ with my #writing . It will be challenging to compete because I likely won’t spit out articles as quickly as others who use the tech. However, the articles will be substantive, well-researched, and backed with my education and experience. They will also include MY analysis. People can count on my words being in my own. The irony is that LLMs will likely steal them. #MyThoughts npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ Apple reaches out to OpenAI, Anthropic to build out Siri technology ~ “Siri already integrates technology from OpenAI’s ChatGPT and it is unusual for Apple to turn to outside vendors to build core features for its products.” #Apple #Siri #AI #tech https://www.computerworld.com/article/4015667/apple-reaches-out-to-openai-anthropic-to-build-out-siri-technology.html npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…79d7 What a fantastic photo! npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Don’t hate me cause I’m beautiful 🐈⬛ #cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #pets https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/764/547/455/204/034/original/fc14a65225c6ea05.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/764/548/351/732/221/original/f21128ca9e5b4b2e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Would you like to allow #Facebook to upload random pics you haven’t posted to its cloud on a regular basis… Its #AI will thoroughly analyze them & you will grant #Meta the right to retain & use your personal information forever. #privacy #SocialMedia https://www.theverge.com/meta/694685/meta-ai-camera-roll npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Facebook users encounter pop-up messages asking if they’d like to opt into “cloud processing”, which allows #Facebook to select media from their camera roll and upload it to Facebook’s cloud on a regular basis… Users must agree to Meta’s AI terms, which allows it to analyze “media and facial features,” date taken, presence of other people/objects of unpublished photos. “You further grant #Meta the right to ‘retain and use’” that personal info 😳 #privacy #SocialMedia https://www.theverge.com/meta/694685/meta-ai-camera-roll npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 It feels like #Mastodon is alive, unlike some other social media platforms. npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This 64-year-old grandma with no criminal record who has been in the #USA most of her life and has always complied with #immigration rules sure is scary with all that gardening she does. Thank the gods that #ICE is out there collecting people like her! Also, profile much? ~ Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening ~ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/ice-detains-woman-iran-new-orleans npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ An Alabama woman married to an Iranian immigrant says her family regrets supporting #Trump and his aggressive immigration policies after #ICE detained her husband… as part of a recent round-up of Iranian nationals. “‘We believed in his [Trump’s] #immigration policies and were completely blindsided and truly believed that only criminals were being detained.” #USA #immigrants #Iran ~ Woman Says She Was ‘Blindsided’ After ICE Detained Her Trump-Supporting Husband ~ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/morgan-ribvar-karimi-iran-ice-detained_n_685d69b2e4b0bd0253107774/amp npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…2gcn Thank you 😁 I thought people might think that was weird lol npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I had to tell a character in my dream to f*ck off and go away last night because it was MY dream and they were making an otherwise curious dream into a bad one. True story. Then I slept well. #random #dreams #personal npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Do you know that the original Mastodon iOS app doesn’t show pinned posts? Just saying because I know people sometimes like to see intro posts pinned before they follow. #random #Mastodon #iOS npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 “We are in a much more dangerous environment with a covert nuclear weapons program.” — Rep. Eugene Vindman (D, VA) Note: He is also a former US Army colonel and was deputy legal advisor for the United States National Security Council (NSC) (Wiki) #Iran #USA (c/o MSNBC interview) npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 In the #trump / #GOP budget bill— A moratorium to prevent states from enforcing their own #AI regulations for 10 years if they want crucial federal internet infrastructure funding. (CNN) #USA #USpol https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/751/588/415/503/540/original/2e240ba75d1a815e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 “Iran says it has decided to suspend cooperation with the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after U.S. and Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites.” Iran said that does not mean it would pull out of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty and its uranium enrichment program was for peaceful purposes. (NPR News Now podcast) #Iran #Israel #USA npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 One of trump’s personal lawyers threatened to sue the NYT for libel since it reported about the leaked intelligence that concluded the damage from the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities was nowhere near as devastating as trump said it was. Now the #trump admin claims the bombing “severely damaged” the Iranian nuclear program. It is unclear whether the US knows the location of Iran’s enriched uranium. The IAEA stated it was moved before the bombing. #Iran #USA https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/748/534/093/999/855/original/48070967cfae84c0.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/748/548/417/270/397/original/6be610b43c0b32c8.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Now I want to know what she said. #USA #trump https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/746/664/048/722/792/original/e14f45a9c897ac68.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Seriously, who cares if Jeff #Bezos is getting married 🥱 I find this mannequin of him floating on the side of a cardboard Amazon box while clutching a wad of cash much more interesting. https://apnews.com/video/life-size-mannequin-of-jeff-bezos-lying-on-a-giant-amazon-box-dropped-into-venices-grand-canal-5da7fa990f4045d7bdfb15ab1ede1d92 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/746/521/855/607/129/original/ac1da62e7ccf1282.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/746/522/424/417/428/original/b4f12225ede20165.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 I don’t want to keep playing “whack-a-mole” with bombs to obliterate others’ nuclear ambitions. Thanks anyway, crazy right-wing commentator (on a news discussion show) who said it would always be whack-a-mole. #Iran #USA #MyThoughts npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump is simply suspending a law on his own in a way that caused a revolt against English kings. Yet Congress meekly goes along. What’s the point in having a Congress if its Members don’t care whether the executive branch enforces the laws they pass? #trump #TikTok #USA #usgovernment #Congress https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tiktok-law-bytedance-china-congress-beabc46a npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 “Early U.S. intelligent assessment suggests strikes only setback #Iran nuclear program by months.” (CNN-I) npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…fs9p I found at least 15 different sources backing that up before I posted it. But hey, it’s great if it’s fake news. npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ Internet users advised to change passwords after 16 billion logins exposed~ Hacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Apple and Google accounts among others, though there was no ‘centralized data breach’ at any company. #CyberSecurity https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/21/internet-users-advised-to-change-passwords-after-16bn-logins-exposed npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 #Tesla will deploy its “first fleet of driverless robotaxis in Austin tomorrow”— despite Texas state Democratic lawmakers wanting to wait until September when new autonomous vehicle regulations will go into effect. Tesla’s robotaxis did not stop for a schoolbus stop sign or brake before hitting several child-sized dummies, per one testing group. It also doesn’t know what several road signs like ‘road closed,’ ‘do not enter’ and ‘one-way’ mean. (NPR News podcast, 06-21-25, 12 pm EST) #tech npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ Wounded Gaza children find respite from war at Ohio summer camp ~ HEAL Palestine, a nonprofit group that aids the youngest victims, sent three dozen children to a safe place where they could play with others like them and feel less alone. #gaza #children https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wounded-gaza-children-find-respite-war-ohio-summer-camp-rcna212946 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Another spontaneous disassembly for SpaceX #ICYMI #SpaceX #musk #tech ~ SpaceX Starship upper stage explodes during ramp-up to expected engine test firing ~ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starship-upper-stage-explosion-expected-engine-test-firing/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~Trump administration to shut down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline~ 🤯😡 “The agency said it will "no longer silo LGB+ youth services" — notably removing the "T" representing the trans community in the initialism — to "focus on serving all help seekers, including those previously served through the Press 3 option." /1 #USA #trump #LGBTQIA #lgbtq #USpol https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trump-administration-shut-lgbtq-youth-suicide-hotline-rcna213815 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket ~ #tech (didn’t see that one coming) https://www.theverge.com/news/689183/honda-reusable-rocket-successful-launch-test-landing npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 “Dude, I was taking a nap!” 😂 #cats #CatsOfMastodon #pets https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/706/245/376/124/855/original/a90a92ba94921a3d.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump will allow TikTok to exist in the U.S. without selling for another 90 days. How is he overriding bipartisan legislation signed into law by a previous president and upheld by the Supreme Court? .mih gnippots si eno oN :A #USA #USpol #TikTok #trump npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 2,000 more National Guard— So that’s 4,100 total National Guard and 700 Marines in Los Angeles, California. “USNORTHCOM did not elaborate on what prompted Hegseth to expand the troop count in L.A.” #USA #trump ~ 2,000 more National Guard troops being deployed to Los Angeles, Pentagon says ~ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2000-national-guard-troops-deployed-los-angeles-pentagon/ npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Wow, this seems… evil 😳 The #Trump admin quietly ordered the transfer of #Medicaid data— e.g., names, addresses, #immigration status, & health claims— of undocumented individuals to #deportation officials this week. * Much info came from states that pay for the coverage using their own funds. * The possibly illegal move is likely to erode public trust in how the gov’t handles personal data while hurting people desperate for medical care. #DHS #rfkjr #USA #health https://www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr-orders-hhs-to-give-undocumented-migrants-medicaid-data-to-dhs/ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/690/201/609/288/918/original/b8c93d2d98a7fcb8.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/690/225/563/754/409/original/a54c3f1492b9e8c3.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/690/244/542/684/433/original/6c258604196abb77.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ICE is targeting homeless shelters and emergency rooms in LA. (How very classy of them.) DHS denies this (but we all saw them lie several times live on TV today, so…) #USA #trump #LA #ICE #DHS ( #MyThoughts ) https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/673/510/795/100/488/original/ad541702cfa44d2f.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~’ChatGPT Is Already More Powerful Than Any Human,' OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says~ #AI #technology #tech #MyThoughts I mean, what could go wrong? And no worries— though “whole classes of jobs (will be) going away,” (he wrote in his blog), “people will still love their families, express their creativity, play games, and swim in lakes." https://www.investopedia.com/chatgpt-is-already-more-powerful-than-any-human-openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-11753197 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 How is this not extortion? ~”Late last year, Verizon Communications got an unusual message from a media company that wanted its business: Spend your ad dollars with us or we’ll see you in court. It worked. Verizon, WHICH HADN’t ADVERTISED on X SINCE 2022, pledged to spend at least $10 million this year on the platform…” #musk #x (screenshots to follow) https://www.wsj.com/business/media/x-twitter-ad-revenue-campaign-lawsuit-a882b5c6 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Per the World Bank: “The U.S. economy is likely to grow just 1.4% this year, half the rate recorded in 2024, as a result of President Trump's tariff policies.” #USA #USeconomy #economics #trump #tariffs https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/world-bank-sees-u-s-growth-rate-halving-as-tariffs-slow-global-economy-b5ea7b51 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/661/642/669/086/117/original/8612c04ed0e6e529.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump might send an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to #California (against the governor’s wishes), “bring the total to as many as 4,000 federalized National Guard members plus 700 active-duty Marines going into Los Angeles.” (NYT) #trump #USA https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/294/289/734/279/original/356ced12c6e6ccee.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Seriously, Apple, forget the new AI workout coach and fix your dictation! (I find that it skips words, makes lots of errors, etc.) #random #tech #Apple https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-wwdc-iphone-ipad-features-ios26-07549689 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/201/349/653/435/original/dbce99a19f02b7ab.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/202/015/923/305/original/dc64200e4bf6e402.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/202/609/262/904/original/7c31604f71ebc9d7.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/203/309/524/609/original/acd6126196b85283.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 NEW 🚨 Health-related, #USA ~ RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines ~ #PublicHealth #vaccines #rfkjr #CDC /1 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/rfk-jr-cdc-panel-vaccines.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/655/340/434/535/424/original/2994fb1dce5307b0.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Well, hello, cute little rabbit in our backyard munching on the wild clover ☘️ #animals #BackyardNature #nature #Sunday https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/649/424/158/705/935/original/9b15e824c4adbd2e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ White House Quietly Pressures Senate to Water Down Russia Sanctions ~ #USPol #Russia #Ukraine #trump https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-russia-sanctions-senate-dea1f81d https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/637/625/186/397/899/original/c3a6362b0b93676e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/637/637/756/894/235/original/eed3be772ff52bb9.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/637/640/042/902/207/original/32ae42746ebdb1a3.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/637/643/026/383/220/original/346e5d1748e02c2b.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…65df So far, the court has blocked the trump admin’s attempt to oust foreign stufents from Harvard. But trump is doing daily damage with his negative rhetoric concerning foreign students. He will make people concerned about attending US schools— how could they not? Crazy— I just read something from 2023 where the government expressed interest in recruiting more foreign students! The fact that the government can change so much so quickly could also make people feel uneasy.