I’m Dolphin 🐬 / 🌈 🏳️⚧️ NB #ally / 🌻
🐸 🇺🇦 in solidarity. Vive la résistance and expect cat pics. she / her | English/Spanish. A roll of the dice. A juxtaposition. A mixed economy but not mixed up. 🐰🐍 In quasi Gilead, •••- - -••• The avi is genuinely me-fake. #AmWriting . MBA. 🩺 🍟 - snark fries - /s 🧐 - analysis 🤿 - deep dive 😐 - what the... 🎥⏺️ - live / semi-live (might edit) 😅 - LOTS of work to squish into 500 characters Likes are acknowledgment 🫧 I toot, therefore, I am.
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Last Notes npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "Three men inside a van who witnessed the fatal shooting of the driver by an immigration officer in Houston" say that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo "was shot through a passenger window and that the officer was never threatened." #USA #US #USpol #Immigration #ICE #Texas #Houston #LorenzoSalgadoAraujo --- https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-houston-lorenzo-salgado-araugo-10cf77f29d4559f0f3796342b946031a npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Your brain is a muscle. Don't let AI enshitify it. #random PSA npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Sure, Google 😉 Yeah I'll just let you scan my hand at all different angles so I can get onto a website I just need to see... #privacy -- https://docs.cloud.google.com/recaptcha/docs/hand-gesture-verification npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 More days, more corruption. 1 of 10🧵 (This is quite an article. Screenshots follow!) #USA #USpol #trump #corruption #business #investment #Kazakhstan #RareEarths #mining #tungsten https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/829/490/783/361/832/original/be357e808088b621.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 #IAmResistance Take it or leave it, just like all the other stuff about me https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/819/714/803/104/614/original/06d8bfff3f7af732.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Perhaps they could use AI to clear out the algae in the #ReflectingPool I mean, why not... everything else is AI 😅🍟 #USpol npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The #trump admin "has 21 days to 'restore and reinstall all interpretive materials at park sites...altered, removed, or damaged...since May 20, 2025,'" #US District Judge Kelley wrote. "...plaintiffs have shown these efforts are meant 'to rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen.'" 👀 The admin must "provide a status report every week describing the progress they've made" with the ordered changes. /1 of 2 #USA #USPol --- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-national-park-history-changes-court-ruling-judge npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries ~ In a nutshell, US District Judge John McConnell Jr. said that the #trump admin ignored the law and did whatever it wanted, justifying its actions with bogus 'national security’ pretexts as a cover for anti-immigrant bias that it is not supposed to let influence its decision making. #USA #US #USpol #immigration #law --- https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-asylum-citizenship-10591d120e5cb13da736d9eeb06757c8 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Do you know that #Musk rolled Twitter (now "X") into #SpaceX over several moves (in the course of a few years). Yep. Twitter, which many financial people said was doomed to fail with such a horrible LBO (leveraged buyout). It seemed like an awful deal for Musk, but he did major financial gymnastics because he is the wealthiest person in the world and he can do that. So now the SpaceX IPO could make him a trillionaire — think about that next time you post on X. 1🧵 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4pe2953q1o npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 As Democrats "have steadily been wiping out Republican officials in the core #Atlanta counties of swing-state of #Georgia," The governor quietly SIGNED INTO LAW a requirement ONLY for the 5 most populous Metro Atlanta counties of Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, Dekalb & Clayton that FORBIDS POLITICAL PARTY DESIGNATION on ballots for most local officials. It also moves elections for most affected officials to May, when there is typically less voter turnout. #USA #US #USpol --- https://apnews.com/article/georgia-fani-willis-elections-nonpartisan-republicans-kemp-1c2227c090a76f3ec5340cba35a99498 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "In response to a call from President Donald Trump, Tennessee lawmakers returned to the state Capitol to redraw the state’s congressional districts." What kind of democracy is this? 🤔 #USA #USpol #MyThoughts --- https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2026/05/05/redistrict-memphis-congressional-live-updates--live/89933936007/ 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™🐬 💥 🌊 "Activist Investor" — That's what we're calling it now?! 🤔😅 In the article: "Some executives are so worried Trump will ask for a stake in their company that they have prepared for Oval Office meetings by rehearsing what they would say to fend off the president’s advances..." 😳 #USA #USpol #business #trump https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/531/622/324/687/309/original/f100d61a881069bd.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…cm0q 💯 - I'll vote for you! 😉😂 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Noooo... I just heard another great song being used in a dumb commercial... stop that nonsense! 🙉 #random thoughts #advertising npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Kentucky Derby... yay or nay? (What are your thoughts?) I'm not into horse racing (but love horses!). My kid really wants to watch it though. #random thoughts 🏇 #sports npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "To our Guests: all flights have been cancelled & customer service is no longer available" — ~"Spirit had in recent weeks approached the White House seeking financial assistance — and #Trump initially appeared receptive to the idea, proposing a $500 million package with the #US gov't taking a stake in the company. "Yet the plan almost immediately ran into opposition from Wall Street, Capitol Hill & even a member of Trump’s own Cabinet..." #USA #business #airlines --- https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/spirit-airlines-shuts-down-rcna343155 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/506/117/162/381/008/original/62e76d33b29bfef4.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Meant to post this earlier 👀 Trump Poised to Defy Congress on War Authorization: Defense Secretary Hegseth tells lawmakers that the U.S.-Iran cease-fire (on April 8) stopped the clock on the war authorization deadline~ 😐 #USA #US #USpol #trump #hegseth #Iran #IranWar --- https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-iran-congress-approval-deadline-ff546611 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/497/508/382/215/223/original/79c3bfd732f1ee2a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/497/508/444/465/593/original/590789a9777325a1.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/497/508/503/386/435/original/76b9d93498473047.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/497/508/566/565/607/original/6437c45ace311759.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Trump's war on #Iran has cost US taxpayers $25 billion — And counting. "War" Secretary Pete Hegseth says that Iran isn't the biggest adversary, however. Rather, "defeatist" critics are the problem. #USA #USpol #trump #IranWar ---- https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-says-military-operations-in-iran-cost-25-billion-8c7b387f https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/489/435/086/968/106/original/05c036de24f18f56.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/489/435/151/036/213/original/193dc99f7a90506a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/489/435/214/855/052/original/1242a0b8c60db923.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/489/435/274/154/531/original/e297743f10e95f05.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 King Charles III literally just told the USA Congress that executive power is "subject to checks and balances" by Congress 👀 He then said, "This is the reason that there stands a stone by the River Thames at Runnymede where Magna Carta was signed in the year 1215..." (continues) 1🧵 #USA #UK #KingCharles c/o (semi) live video feed on MSNow npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 OpenAI & Microsoft have reached a deal as OpenAI pursues the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). #OpenAI (which is considering an IPO as soon as this year) will be free to sell its products to Microsoft's rivals and will only share a capped amount of revenue with Microsoft through 2030. #Microsoft will be OpenAI's "primary cloud partner" & retain access to its models & products. #MyThoughts– Wow, sounds like a great deal for OpenAI #business #AI -- https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-and-microsoft-strike-truce-redrawing-once-tense-partnership-9ae22700 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/478/519/101/113/861/original/2098f53185ba5a2a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/478/519/160/480/938/original/59d762c9e706920b.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/478/519/240/940/894/original/edfd8bae7d3138ca.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/478/519/298/522/919/original/5a0286064590438f.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Chinese Satellites Over Mideast Battlefield Put U.S. on Edge~ "U.S. concerns about the use of such data in the Middle East grew after the Chinese artificial-intelligence company MizarVision claimed on social media to have tracked the movements of American aircraft carriers, F-22 stealth fighters and B-52 bombers by using Alto analyze satellite data." 1 of 3🧵 #China #satellites #USA #Iran #warfare --- https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinese-satellites-over-mideast-battlefield-put-u-s-on-edge-39e0d305 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/466/568/288/557/532/original/406a766409cf3f16.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/466/568/352/839/177/original/e5f5e10ed10f423e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/466/568/413/029/930/original/f2cd4b3a50e94d3a.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/466/568/462/866/229/original/df2794f595ff50ff.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Hello there! #animals #reptiles #snakes https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/450/022/648/102/147/original/962e0853c80ba22c.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 This guy commenting on a news show makes no sense. I find that's the case with many commentators, at least partially.* hmm... I could get on TV and make no sense 🤔 lol no, I have a conscience #random thoughts --- * Sometimes because they don't know better; but often, it's for spin. npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "More than 61% of the Lower 48 states is in moderate to exceptional drought - including 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West..." "It's the highest levels for this time of year since...(the year) 2000." #USA #environment #climate #ClimateChange --- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drought-sparks-fears-about-wildfires-water-supply-and-food-prices https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/428/480/687/702/271/original/bebb12fdec849807.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 So pretty! But watch out for the poison ivy! #nature https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/428/270/172/092/477/original/d1d39effba7751b2.jpeg 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™🐬 💥 🌊 #bloomscrolling #nature https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/388/690/121/039/297/original/78a293776d1b6173.jpeg 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™🐬 💥 🌊 Baby cabbage 🌱 We'll see how they grow! #gardening https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/314/934/958/590/596/original/af1e772637588ccb.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/314/935/078/544/663/original/ce32fd85f98ff49e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 In honor of the nation's 250th, the despot will now sign the currency... #USA https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/299/863/533/517/490/original/96ec6ab51ee309ac.jpeg 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™🐬 💥 🌊 Jury says Meta must pay $375 million for endangering children online: The state of New Mexico alleged that Facebook's algorithms and lack of protections for young users put them at risk of harms including sexual abuse~ #USA #NewMexico #law #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #SocialMedia #children #teens https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/287/145/710/174/301/original/913c365d9963b5f4.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/287/145/772/250/067/original/d5ab26a44f585dc0.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/287/145/827/236/591/original/7de7d9e1fb37069e.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/287/145/907/381/551/original/f547640437ac7add.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…49jh Is that data from a certain tracking website? 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™🐬 💥 🌊 OpenAl Reaches AI Agreement With Defense Department After Anthropic Clash~ The deal came hours after Trump "had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAl rival." #USA #US #USGov #trump #hegseth #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Anthropic #OpenAI #DefenseDept #DoW #military #warfare -- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/openai-agreement-pentagon-ai.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/147/817/151/364/589/original/9b114da1fc52eb87.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/147/817/230/224/382/original/0a17f6f2c447757d.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/147/817/309/590/786/original/496515306e115b44.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/147/817/382/990/280/original/05c33f7fcbae2902.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™🐬 💥 🌊 Anyone watch Fringe years ago? I'm watching it through now (only watched some of it years ago) and liking it! #random #SciFi npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…xrfx I'm sorry 😢💔 npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Here is the link (but all screenshots are in the thread 🧵). -- How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are: Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said~ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html 5 of 4🧵 (additional) #USA #US #trump #immigration #DHS #ICE #tech #BigTech #Minnesota #1A #privacy npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 #ICE is rapidly expanding its use of #privacy -breaching tech after its "influx of cash" last July that increased its annual budget to ~ $28 billion from $8 billion. #DHS "also spent nearly $10 million acquiring at least three social media monitoring tools & services that allow it to delve into people's cellphones..." 😳 ICE is also actively seeking to advertising data & buy big tech #data (e.g., phone identifiers, contacts). 🚨 4 of 4🧵 #USA #trump #immigration #1A -- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/089/370/564/163/original/0621f800e8423f7d.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/089/499/653/720/original/8b6573ba413cde8d.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/089/599/275/848/original/7d98996a51a5de96.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/089/682/759/984/original/5e9b9c7914dd6e9d.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 #ICE ~"is using two facial recognition programs in #Minnesota...including one made by the tech company Clearview AI & a newer program, Mobile Fortify." It is also "using cellphone & social media tools to monitor people's online activity & potentially hack into phones." 👀 "Agents are tapping into a database, built by the data analytics company Palantir, that combines government & commercial data to identify (people's) realtime locations..." 3 of 4🧵 #USA #DHS #trump #immigration #1A #privacy https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/036/871/659/705/original/d9a63201dd19eee9.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/036/931/139/804/original/91bcd546aebe8cb9.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/036/984/377/382/original/331a24d03d86bb22.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/003/037/041/830/720/original/42b62beec7d650b9.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 "...at least seven American citizens (were) told by #ICE agents this month that they were being recorded with facial recognition technology in & around Minneapolis...None had given consent for their faces to be recorded. "Facial recognition is just one technology tool that ICE has deployed... The technologies are being used not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track citizens who have protested ICE's presence..." 2 of 4🧵 #USA #DHS #trump #immigration #Minnesota #1A #privacy https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/002/970/733/249/225/original/e59ed082f27c08cd.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/002/970/799/576/750/original/cd602a5fee9e3414.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/002/970/865/678/157/original/9db44d7dcc25d4b8.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/002/970/939/840/948/original/5e24d352b871374e.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 The irony of this photo — A border patrol 'agent' hiding behind a face covering & hat while scanning a commuter's face on the road. I am taking the time to post this entire article to highlight how #DHS / #ICE uses emerging, #privacy -breeching tech to identify & target regular people– potentially undocumented individuals AND #US citizens exercising their 1st Amendment right to express their grievances about such behavior as they observe & record it. 1 of 4🧵 #USA #trump #immigration #Minnesota https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/002/939/869/702/887/original/11d980e00e9874c5.jpeg npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 If you put lipstick on a pig, you have a pig wearing lipstick. npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @nprofile…x9tq Yuck 😕 Palantir is intertwined in the US government too. 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™🐬 💥 🌊 Why does #ICE and #DHS get to push protesters? I'm seeing lots of video clips where protesters do not touch the ICE/DHS agent, but that agent pushes/shoves the protester. With the #AlexPretti killing, an ICE/DHS agent first violently shoved a woman to the ground and then began pepper spraying the woman and Pretti as he tried to help her. I didn't see Pretti or the woman push the ICE/DHS agents at all. #MyThoughts #USA #US #trump #immigration #Minnesota #Minneapolis npub1x2ddtl67gwpx2s6mfh7fv3pjm90a2szn2er3wxmxwj3et7yszq9s9facaq ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 Gov #Walz to #Trump : "What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state? You thought fear, violence & chaos is what you wanted from us? Then you clearly underestimated the people of this state & nation. We're tired, but we're resolved. We're peaceful, but we'll never forget. We're angry, but we won't give up hope. And above all else, we are clearly unified. If it was the intention...to make an example of #Minnesota, then I'm damn proud of the example the world is seeing." #USA https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/957/496/974/335/418/original/06f31262e9fe5377.jpeg 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™🐬 💥 🌊 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™🐬 💥 🌊 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™🐬 💥 🌊 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™🐬 💥 🌊 ~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™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ 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™🐬 💥 🌊 ~ 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™🐬 💥 🌊 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™🐬 💥 🌊 @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.