New open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build its own user-centered platform without relying on contractors. But the product was killed after a DOGE lead spoke with the private tax preparation industry lobbying against a private option. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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actual person. former baby. current grown-ass adult. javascripter. suffering from mild persistent panic. pronouncing it blewski. 🔵 [+]
Sure Amazon, recommend me the $500 Roland x Minions synth collab with dedicated Minion patch buttons. Who gives a shit anymore.
In my quest for minimalism, I have made a relaxing game of light 🧘 Try it and let me know what you think? • Place lamps to light squares; • the lamps can’t be in sight of each other, and • tiles with numbers need that many adjacent lamps.
Akari · Luke Steuber
Place bulbs, light every cell, and solve 50 original Akari puzzles. A minimalist game by Luke Steuber.
lukesteuber.com
I have discovered $50 amazon photo frames to be the PERFECT home display screen They can be rooted, updated to run a modern browser, have WiFi and can be powered from USB 1280×800 resolution with a touch screen detailed how to hack these yourself in my latest vid wesbos.com/hacking-smar...
I'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets.
Breaking News: Paramount officially closed its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a vast media empire.
⚠️ Aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee covered up Israeli killings of nine Americans
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
nytimes.com
Fuck off. “WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections.” apnews.com/article/fcc-...
FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices.
apnews.com
“Things that, if I do them, make life a little nicer to live.” www.quarter--mile.com/Things-That-... For starters: Think for yourself. Call your parents. Drink more water. Chew slowly. Keep your shoes clean. Eat when you're hungry, not bored. Be on time. Admit what you don't know. Buy less.
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I feel like saving our democracy should be a little higher on the priority list idk
surprising no one, the official government chatbot isn't allowed to say true things potus doesn't like. via @juddlegum.bsky.social popular.info/p/watch-trum...
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
This is confusing. “Low Power” isn't indicating the mac is in low power mode. It's a toggle for turning low power mode on/off.
imagine being 40 points underwater on "people wanting you to stay alive"
This is frying me
from the White House, but the billionaire oligarchs in his camp are gobbling up media institutions. The Ellisons, mega-donors who turned CBS News into a MAGA mouthpiece, are now one bite closer to swallowing up CNN and building a movie, TV, and streaming behemoth. 2/3
"You're right! That runway wasn't actually clear which is why you crashed into another plane. Would you like me to call an ambulance?" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Inside airlines’ panic as FAA pushed new AI tool
The aviation agency is now going with a more modest rollout to help manage flight scheduling.
politico.com
16 Nobel Peace Prize Economists and Kamala Harris told everyone this would happen. Everyone could have googled Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation. Instead, Elon Musk helped rig an election and a Pedophile Infant is ruining America as our Allies abandon the USA. www.cnbc.com/2024/10/23/n...
'Higher prices, larger deficits': 23 Nobel Prize-winning economists slam Trump agenda, endorse Harris
Experts estimate that Donald Trump's budget plan would expand federal deficits by five times more than Vice President Kamala Harris' proposals.
cnbc.com
i'm no constitutional scholar, but i don't remember the “no fair!” carveout in the first amendment.
Welker: "Do you agree with the president's ban [of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico]?" Barrasso: "We all respect and value the freedom of the press; it's in the Constitution…The press has an obligation to report fairly, and the president doesn't see it happening that way."
Hunter Biden can’t keep getting away with this
There it is. RFK Jr’s son, “Finn” Kennedy recently launched his own investment fund focused on AI in healthcare. It should surprise no one that he worked at 8VC—the investment fund launched by Peter Thiel’s Palantir co-founder (Joe Lonsdale)—in 2025. 4/24/26 … 1/ www.facebook.com/financialtim...