Professor Tor Coolguy
@blawson.bsky.social
Libertarian socialist / old Left Social Democrat in these times. Delusional PhD wannabe. Lover of indie horror, old cartoons, dark music, 5E cognitive science, and political economy. I probably disagree with you but defend your right to say it.
Joanna Whaley, ex-megachurch pastor who endured years of conversion practices, comfortably bested her opponents
Michigan nominates first trans woman for state legislature
theguardian.com
After Trump lost in 2020, Flynn threatened a “shooting civil war” and urged Trump to suspend the Constitution and declare martial law so the military could conduct a new election. That’s the kind of person who got $1.25 million of your money. 3/4🧵
Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election
‘Only then can the winning candidate be accepted as legitimate’
independent.co.uk
First time I ever actually pulled this off. Connections Puzzle #1150 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦
Concerns are rising over Amazon's new data center in North Carolina, as residents question the health impacts of its proposed diesel backup engines. Click to read more! #NC #CommunityEngagement #PublicHealth #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalJustice #NorthCarolinaEnvironment
Amazon Data Services seeks permit for diesel backup engines at Hamlet data center
The Division of Air Quality held a public hearing on July 30, 2026, on a draft permit for Amazon Data Services' proposed Energy Way Tech campus at 1761 Airport Road in Hamlet. Officials opened a comment period that closes July 31; public speakers raised health and equity concerns.
citizenportal.ai
After initially resisting, Elon Musk's X now following through on Saudi requests to block content www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook
theguardian.com
Oh for the love of all that is holy...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Tillis. Cornyn. Miller. Trump. Edwards. Johnson. The list goes on.
Spineless Cowards
8.3.26
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*sigh* This and all the rage shows that what the Internet & social media has taught us is that. a) We as a collective are reactionary & dumb regardless of political leanings b) Internet use is parabolically relational to internet use-- the successful avoid it or enrich themselves on engagement.
Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d agoFolks I won’t tell you not to feel your feelings, but this is rage bait. He’s talking about expanding beyond politics into things like live sports.
The"people in charge" - politicians federal to local- are either outright corrupt, legally corrupt, or beholden to their parties who are both. The real people in charge - the oligarchs & CEOS - are narcissistic, sociopathic authoritarians. "Oh what a work is man..." www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePat...
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley Argues Pervasive Public Surveillance Functions as Parental Oversight to Deter Crime
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What the actual fuck? We're treating our most vital workers like contractors and making them compete for their own jobs!? We are deranged. www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePat...
From the ObscurePatentDangers community on Reddit: Reverse-Auction Shift Bidding for Nursing Open Shifts: Lowest-Bid Models and Wage Compression Risks
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After declaring ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘dead’, Trump reverses and says he’ll revive it despite Senate opposition
Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination
theguardian.com
Over 20 years, Peter Thiel quietly turned his Roth IRA into a gargantuan tax-exempt piggy bank. Using stock deals unavailable to most people, the billionaire took a retirement account worth less than $2,000 in 1999 and spun it into a $5 billion windfall. From the archives:
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank
Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes.
propublica.org
You know how you can be playing a game & realize around halfway through that there's no way to win but you have to play it out anyway? The engine never kicked in? More experienced players edged you out at the start? Early errors screwed you? That's what 4X on your third dead end job feels like.
He has turned us into a carnival show. Tacky and gaudy. We pay for the corruption. www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Diamond-encrusted ring becomes new symbol of Trump's corruption
The Wall Street Journal reports that after receiving a gift of a massive ring covered in diamonds and other jewels, Donald Trump made an exception from his tariffs for the diamond industry. Rep. Greg ...
ms.now
Ask Republican congress members to explain this corruption. Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on...
apnews.com
The GOP is desperately trying to rewrite history, but just a reminder that Donald Trump was president during the lockdowns, and he awarded Fauci a presidential commendation for his work on COVID. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Competition to publish in elite journals is fierce, yet the confidentiality of the peer-review process — the gold standard for assessing whether a study meets the criteria for publication — has long made the process itself hard to study. A new paper in Science Advances offers a first look.
New study examines publication trends at top journals
The small fraction of papers that make it to publication in the top scientific journals plays a powerful role in scientific discourse, shaping both public policy and scientific careers, yet the confid...
santafe.edu
New data reveals that enrollment in California's state Medicaid program is plummeting as Trump's big ugly cuts take effect. But there's a way to reverse this trend: pass a one-time, 5% tax on California's billionaires.
Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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The easiest possible layup for a President at war with another country would be to explain that they are attacking us. Trump won't do that because he views Minnesota as a bigger enemy than Iran.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoTrump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."
On Friday, Trump reiterated his belief that his supporters "should be given compensation for what has been done to them" after the January 6 riots. reason.pub/4wyvqR7
Trump re-ups the anti-weaponization fund, reinforcing the demand that Todd Blanche kill it for good
The president is still pushing the idea of using taxpayer money to reward Capitol rioters, contradicting the attorney general nominee's assurance that it won't happen.
reason.com
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has told administrative judges to pause federal workers’ class discrimination cases as the agency prepares to overhaul civil rights enforcement in the government.
An unwritten federal policy is blocking workers’ discrimination claims
A Trump administration agency has told judges to pause action in class-action cases where federal workers are alleging discrimination, lawyers and a person told about the policy say.
washingtonpost.com
So, what wasn't talked about in the bill letting the state put Flock cameras all over the place was them no longer requiring THEM to record officer interactions at every traffic stop. thegrounded.ghost.io/nothing-to-s...
Nothing To See Here
Twenty weeks of training to get the badge. After that, no obligation to record what you do with it, and no external mechanism that will notice a pattern unless someone already knows which pattern to l...
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