I'll be there!
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Word of Mouth 🍄 :emacs:
Artist, writer, and epic fantasy aficionado by night. Code monster by day.
Big-D Democrat, and small-d democrat.
Gen X, somewhere on the interminable crooked road between "cynical" and "bitter".
I'm a classical nerd. I learned Pascal on a Kaypro 4 CP/M box. I once housed a Data General mainframe in the family chicken shack, terminal and all ($60 at a university auction). I have worked on physical Unix terminals, not one of these new-fangled "terminal emulators".
But, I'm also an artist, writer, and musical hobbyist. When I was younger, I was a quester, seeking some higher truth, if it was possible to be found in what remained of the wilds of America. I lived in the woods for years. Years. In tents, or yurts, or under tarps, or under stars and the sigh and susurus of the wind in the trees.
I've got stories, man. Real stories. True stories.
Life can take many shapes, and it can change shape.
These days I program computers. I got a degree in Pure Math and found a niche. You haven't heard of the company I work for, but I help shape an industry that influences your life. You can try to guess if you want. I don't mind. I'll even tell you if you're right. It's a harmless industry, for the most part. Nothing nefarious.
He/him #neverAgain #gunControl #BLM #feministAlly #lgbtqAlly #accessibility #antiFascist #atheist #patriot #democracy #DemocraticParty :emacs: #emacsRules #snake_case
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They shopped their cases before a single judge when challenging Biden era policies, and they got nationwide injunctions. Now the shoe’s on the other foot. So no, sorry. You don’t get to change the rules mid-game.
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@notroot I have a Bluesky account, but I can't shake the feeling that a fully self controlled method of communication is about to be VERY important.
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Has anybody seen real evidence that Trump actually paid for, with his own money, that Tesla he claims to have bought?
Because if Musk gave it to him as a gift, isn't that's illegal?
@nberlat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy It doesn't matter either way.
It's Kobayashi Maru.
If they vote FOR the CR, then DOGE gets control of the purse strings for an indefinite period of time. It's probably illegal tho, so it MIGHT get overturned.
If they vote AGAINST the CR and sink it then we get a government shutdown under Trump: The Nazi Era.
Since congress would be out of the equation in a shutdown, and the courts are toothless - counting on the good faith of the executive branch - that means the executive branch would could do whatever the FUCK it wants, with no checks from congress.
Think about it.
Mump wants chaos.
Use it as an OPPORTUNITY.
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like, refuse to pass a CR until Musk stops unilaterally impoverishing and murdering people. "we want to be able to offer amendments to be voted down" is not a rallying cry anyone gives a shit about.
We'll be relevant as long as our software is viable.
Distributed social media has an innate resiliency that no corporate social network can match.
Bluesky is the thing right now. I get it. I'm there, too.
But this is running on MY server.
I'm the only user of this instance.
If I get shut down, I can migrate to another instance that I also created, maybe even using different software.
I've done it before. Like 4x.
It's not even that hard.
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Been on BS b/c that's where the action is right now.
But this is my solo instance, so even if I'm dormant, this will always be my main social media.
Here I can express myself more fully.
On BS I can expand a different avatar's reach.
Reminder:
We're the only people alive.
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Just called my Rep, Nancy #Pelosi.
I just learned from Reuters & it was confirmed by Sen Wyden that Elon Musk & his NON-FEDERAL employees have taken control of the federal payment system, which means they can stop checks to any private individual in the country including my Medicare & social security payments.
This is unacceptable & needs to be stopped immediately!
PLEASE call for an emergency hearing to stop this & investigate.
Make a HUGE deal out of this on SM NOW!
How to punish a cat:
Close a door with them on the other side.
I mean, you can lock yourself in a closet, and it still punishes the cat.
What people really mean when they say, "That's above my pay-grade," is, "I don't care, I got mine."
Maybe this is generational.
Boomers hung on too long.
Gen X never had a chance.
And now there's a backlash.
Everyone wants to know what to do right now to start to fix this shitshow.
I have a suggestion.
Unplug.
Wait and reconnect with your neighbors for the next 2 years.
Then vote.
It won't be perfect. It never is. But it will be some measure of public sentiment at a more local level than US President.
Gods almighty... do y'all even read words?
Maybe this is why George RR Martin never finished his series.
He didn't know whether or not it would be a tragedy.
Why was I born in these times?
Why were any of us born into these times?
If not to change the course of history? To MAKE it.
@Laukidh@infosec.exchange @jcarlson@mapstodon.space I can be way ruder.
Always the proper response to this situation...
RE: https://climatejustice.social/users/muellertadzio/statuses/113870956068868676
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#Reminder: die richtige Reaktion, wenn irgendein Faschos den #Hitlergruß zeigt, ist...
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