Randall Gross
@randallgross.bsky.social
(he/him) Retired Global Sr. tech manager, & inveterate news junkie. Everyone is my friend until they firmly prove otherwise. Active on social media since the '80's @Tarkloon@mastodon.social formerly @tarkloon @ birdsite Ego tantum pro me loquor
It’s a Klan Rally. These people only have to hear a name that their lizard brains process as sounding Arabic and hate immediately pours out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 55m agoLOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently
We are 90 days out from the election - it's time to dip in and contribute direct to the candidates of your choice (I recommend not contributing to any PACs) & to get behind them, volunteer if you can, and campaign for the those you choose to back.
Gonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h agoSCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
Some More News: Yes, DOGE and Elon Musk Killed a Lot of People littlegreenfootballs.com/article/5570...
Some More News: Yes, DOGE and Elon Musk Killed a Lot of People
Hi. On today's episode of Some More News, we look at the lasting impact of Elon Musk's DOGE: all the jobs and programs they slashed, plus USAID and how feeding it "into the woodchipper" resulted in hu...
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Followers -- you hear that this election is the most momentous in your lifetime, but this one truly is. So I will be more political in my posting; leaning heavily Dem 'til Nov. I'll still be posting some "just the facts Jack" things, but if it bugs you unfollow & mark the calendar to re-follow 11/5
With more than 600 candidates running in 197 races in August's primaries, this guide will help narrow the field. Enter your address to see what's on your ballot and save candidates you're interested in.
Who's on my ballot? A guide to Minnesota's primary election
High-stakes partisan races for U.S. Senate and governor will top the Aug. 11 primary ballot.
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Pressed on whether the city would hone its street-level enforcement against illegal e-motos, the mayor would only say that Wednesday’s announcement was a “first step” towards getting the vehicles off the street. Read more: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/05/m...
Mamdani Targets Online Illegal E-Moto Retailers - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Mamdani sent cease-and-desist letter to more than three dozen online retailers who sell illegal e-motos to New Yorkers.
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Join me in helping Adam Hamilton defeat full-MAGA Wingnut Roger Marshall for Kansas Senate in November, donate or join the campaign today! hamiltonforkansas.com
Adam Hamilton for Kansas
Adam’s decision to run as a Democrat for U.S. Senate is rooted in a simple observation: Washington is making life harder for Kansans.
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Randall Gross@randallgross.bsky.social · 4h agoThis Morning I endorsed Adam Hamilton for the position of US Senator from Kansas, and contributed to his campaign. I'm tired of Marshall and all the crazy rant rubber room stuff he puts out from Trump. Kansas needs better, and Hamilton for Senate is the way.
This Morning I endorsed Adam Hamilton for the position of US Senator from Kansas, and contributed to his campaign. I'm tired of Marshall and all the crazy rant rubber room stuff he puts out from Trump. Kansas needs better, and Hamilton for Senate is the way.
When you have Australian shepherds, you sometimes come across artifacts like this in your vacuum
It needs to be mandatory for all new data centers to supply their own green power & cooling, and not in the form of "oh, we'll had scads of jet engines off the building & suck up your residential water supply" before they get built. Any expansion permits need the same.
Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 5h agoA year after declaring Texas the “epicenter of AI development,” Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on all new power grid connections for data centers—at least until developers provide more information.
A year after declaring Texas the “epicenter of AI development,” Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on all new power grid connections for data centers—at least until developers provide more information.
Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
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El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Posting this great Todd Rundgren interview for a handful of friends who happend to be Todd fans, if you aren't into what Todd hath wrought or the music recording biz, there's too much how the sausage is made in this for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JURa...
How Todd Rundgren Changed Rock Forever
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it
Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule.
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RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline
So I went to vote this am and instead of the usual "I voted" sticker, they gave me one with a pumped up bald eagle flexing his arms like a stupid sports mascot. So sick unto death tired of all the overamped, theatrical patriotism we have to experience nowadays. Meanwhile we are in an unwanted war.
📌Susan Collins is voting "no" on the repulsive Blanche because she has been given political cover by Thune. Her vote doesn't matter. This isn't a heroic decision, it is pure politics, and whether anybody wants to admit it or not it's how she has survived like a parasite in that chamber for 30 years.
2.24.0 is up! - Added the Repost Queue feature, similar to Tumblr's, you're now able to have a queue of reposts with customizable frequency! - standard.site preview support - Group chat support! - Many other small QoL stuff and fixes! Full changelog here!
deck.blue v2.24 is up! | deck.blue
Hello everyone! I unfortunately wasn't able to complete this update by the end of July, but 4 days off is not that bad of a delay. This one
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In 1996, Congress imposed fines on undocumented immigrants. For 30 years, the government did not enforce those laws, and they were basically irrelevant. Enter Trump, and the US government is now fining dishwashers and delivery drivers more than rich friends of the President who stole billions.
Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · yesterdayNEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.
I had to code and pronounce a time of death on a respiratory therapist colleague. There's a memorial plaque for her outside the emergency department to this day. I wrote and re-wrote my will. I will never forgive these ghouls trying to rewrite history and deny our experience.
Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d agoRFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>
With the people’s power to effect change on the line, Missouri voters showed up to defend their rights. And in November, when abortion rights are on the ballot, they’ll do it again.
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
If you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.
🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters defeated a GOP bid to limit their ability to amend the state constitution. The measure was the GOP's attempt to diminish the power of voters who’ve used citizen initiatives to expand Medicaid and protect abortion access.
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure,…
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