I have to rotate all my root keys now that *someone* revealed the magic number 4 trick

im distributing stickers at my choir, we wrote postcards on sunday i have hope in my heart, feeling very vulnerable ngl

Texans who want a different world on 11/4 cannot rely entirely on GOP folks sitting out this one, however unpopular Paxton is. GOP voters are gonna be in that booth, asking themselves if they can disavow their ENTIRE POLITICAL IDENTITY, and probably answer "no, I will vote for this asshole."

For the love of god and all that is holy, just fucking vote if you live in Texas. Even if it feels hopeless. Because holy fucknuts Paxton manages to be even worse than Cornyn AND Cruz. I don't even LIKE Talarico's transphobic ass and I'm pissed I have no choice. But he's still better than Paxton.

Andrea Grimes@andreagrimes.com · 4h ago

Texans who want a different world on 11/4 cannot rely entirely on GOP folks sitting out this one, however unpopular Paxton is. GOP voters are gonna be in that booth, asking themselves if they can disavow their ENTIRE POLITICAL IDENTITY, and probably answer "no, I will vote for this asshole."

Switching from Flock to Axon isn't a solution. As EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told KOLO ABC7 Reno, "People don't want mass surveillance."

Reno City Council to vote on $22M Axon tech deal that would expand police surveillance tools

$22M Axon tech deal that would expand police surveillance tools in Reno

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Do you know how fecal you hae to be to use for political gain a daughter's evidenced sexual abuse by her stepfather and subsequent estrangment from a mother who took her husband's side and lost custody of both her kids as a result? We do now. Come on down, Vivek, you utter piece of shit.

The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 3h ago

Vivek Ramaswamy has not only confirmed the commercial with Amy Acton's estranged mother was made by his campaign, Axios also reports he's now spending $4 million to air it.

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · yesterday

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

Reminder: fuck Save Austin Now and their stupid prop I.

Fusion Device xkcd.com/3313/

The ability to for *anyone* with a child to be manipulated, coerced, bribed, or corrupted by these accounts is unlimited. The accounts give wealthy individuals & corporations control over us and our children's financial futures, all without our consent. Brought to you by The Epstein Class.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. If you package/distribute/maintain root stores or chain verifiers, act immediately. If you know how to remove trust in a root, consider doing it now. Otherwise, prepare to update systems as patches/mitigations come. Go users, update to Go 1.27.3 or Go 1.26.10.

this is abusive boomer grandparent/parent brain. I've known multiple different boomers that believe in something called "grandparents rights" too. You shouldn't have to talk to anyone you don't want to, especially if it's your parents

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is a quietly metastasizing moral panic

PART 3!!! More male wrestlers take on their most challenging opponent yet — MENSTRUATION! 🩸

New Behind the Bastards 📱🤬📡 How did nuisance streaming and rage-baiting rise to dominate the internet? Robert traces the unsettling devolution and its consequences for guest Jason Pargin. @iwriteok.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social linktr.ee/behindthebas...

Your evening viewing.

1986: Why the West Indies are Unbeatable | Calypso Cricket | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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we need you to rename rent to $500/ month and gas to $2/ gallon

George Pearkes@peark.es · yesterday

omg

The gunfire for Master & Commander was recorded by firing live projectiles over mics at the artillery firing range at Camp Grayling, MI.

Michael Stahlke@michaelstahlke.bsky.social · yesterday

There were 27 miles of rope used for rigging in Master & Commander. Modern rope naturally coils in the opposite direction of rope made during the Napoleonic wars. So the production paid a shop to make period accurate cordage.

the best part is when your doctor sends you a bunch of threatening texts about how they'll have to reschedule you if you're late so you always get there early so you can enjoy sitting in the waiting room for 20 or 30 minutes past your appointment time

HE IS COMING | PART 1 | patreon.com/lubchansky

Today we launch the first episode of my podcast. I interviewed Whitney Mitchell, whose fiancé and caretaker Garrett Foster was murdered at a BLM protest in 2020. Foster's killer was convicted by a jury and given a 25-year sentence. Then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned him.

Her fiancé and caretaker was murdered by a far-right extremist. Then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the killer. My interview with Whitney Mitchell.

For my new podcast, The Watch With Radley Balko, Mitchell and I discuss Abbott, the coming election, and the legacy of Garrett Foster, her late fiancé

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Hacking a voting machine (as suggested in the teaser) isn't the problem. That's how you find and fix weaknesses. The problem is that they were told not to tell the vendor (or anyone else) what they found, so the result could be kept on the shelf and used to cast doubt on election outcomes. Yikes.

We need to stop measuring our country's wealth by how much the richest accumulate and start measuring it by the quality of life of those at the bottom. The US is the richest country in the world? Bullshit. What good is all that wealth if working people can't afford to live?

broke a man the first time i told him this. He came up to me and said "I just don't like tattoos" and I said "well, I'm not trying to have sex with You" and I saw something permanently rotate inside him

thank u, hexed@lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · yesterday

"men don't like short hair" "men don't like tattoos" "you'd be prettier if you lost weight" sir, let's get on the same page: I am not trying to fuck you

When a restroom has a more fulfilling romantic life than you. Congratulations, restroom! 💒💍

As we said in March, blocking the Internet Archive is like newspapers telling physical libraries they’re no longer allowed to collect past issues. Whatever happens in AI-copyright disputes, publishers shouldn’t make libraries collateral damage.

Blocking the Internet Archive Won’t Stop AI, But It Will Erase the Web’s Historical Record

Imagine a newspaper publisher announcing it will no longer allow libraries to keep copies of its paper. That’s effectively what’s begun happening online in the last few months. The Internet Archive—th...

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News publishers are worried about AI scraping. But as Brewster Kahle writes in the Atlantic today, blocking the Wayback Machine leaves holes in the public record, and takes away evidence journalists themselves need to hold the powerful accountable.

The Internet Needs a Memory

Publishers have every right to challenge businesses that exploit their work—but the Wayback Machine has become collateral damage.

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UEFA gives FIFA deadline to release Gianni Infantino World Cup plan documents

FIFA given deadline to answer questions over failed World Cup sell-off

UEFA gives FIFA until November 2 to release documents relating to Gianni Infantino's aborted attempts at a secretive investment plan for the World Cup and other governance issues.

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How about your fair fucking share of taxes and stop trying to fool the rest of us by sweeping the crumbs off your table.

Thread.

Erin Maye Quade@erinmayequade.bsky.social · yesterday

Musk would do this through those f*cking Trump Accounts they opened in every child's name without parental consent. I HATE these SO much. Parents cannot close the accounts. Parents cannot reject donations to the accounts. And we must hold on to donations for at least 5 years. I'm a state lawmaker.

What if a Big Tech company buys off an entire city council with stock donations to council members' kids to get a data center approved? Or a corporation poisons an entire town and donates stock to the kids sickened or disabled by the poison to avoid getting sued and having to change their practices?