Nate Ridderman
@ridderman.bsky.social
Politics, loose leaf tea, indie music, software development, Android, Purdue basketball
something has gone awfully and horrifically wrong when our site culture of "block and move on" has been completely forgotten in favor of repeating the exact same bad habits that made shitter awful. everyone who quote dunks on this site is a tourist. go back.
Bluesky Safety@safety.bsky.app · 3w agoDogpiling or harassing users is unacceptable. We have taken recent action against accounts for this behavior, and we will be increasing our efforts, consistent with our Community Guidelines.
The Republican advertisements won't mention the $31 billion. Hope the word gets out!
MADVoters@madvoters.bsky.social · 2w ago🔴 The Claim: The Trump administration is giving $120 million from the Rural Health Transformation Program to rural hospitals. 🟢 The Reality: The Trump administration cut $31 billion from Indiana Medicaid, which directly threatens rural hospitals’ ability to stay open and offer the same services.
A bombshell whistleblower report warns of serious flaws in the rush by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order before November, including the potential for thousands of ballots to be rejected due to a single error. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Unforgiving’ new USPS portal could reject 10,000 mail ballots due to a single error, whistleblower warns
An anonymous whistleblower warned how "potentially millions" of voters could be disenfranchised under a rushed USPS portal.
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We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry
We don’t get a lot of prophets anymore, but he was one.
Wow, Android developer verification is more insidious than I thought. In order to side load apps, you have to jump through so many hoops including a 24 hour waiting period. Google is losing some control as third party app stores grow and Google Play is no longer a monopoly in the west.
Water is so powerful. I hope the root cause is eventually analysized by the public. The banks of the quarry should have been built to handle the erosion of a 100 yr flood.
Scott S. Semester@sssemester.bsky.social · last mo.
US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles.
Describe your music taste using only three artists No genres allowed 1. Bon Iver 2. Magdalena Bay 3. Denison Witmer
jessabelle 𑣲⋆@softbutdangerous.bsky.social · last mo.Describe your music taste using only three artists No genres allowed 1. Stray Kids 2. The Weeknd 3. My Chemical Romance
Immigration has become a flashpoint in politics at all levels. Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers passed a law mandating increased cooperation with ICE. The anti-immigrant rhetoric has emboldened extremist white nationalists. Earlier this week, KKK literature was distributed in Muncie.
🚨BREAKING: In a win for New Jersey voters, a federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list. The department is now 0-18 in its sweeping legal hunt for state voter data.
It is very funny that Stephen Miller of all people is talking about how "deformed" his political enemies are, but let's be clear: this is both eugenics and a blueprint for state punishment of anyone who does not conform to Miller's idea of "normal" (eg: heterosexual marriage with kids)
🚨 We are urging Hoosiers to come together and reject the hate and extremism being platformed. This rhetoric is unfortunately not new to Indiana. It is a clear echo of the KKK with its message of exclusion and intolerance. More in the comments about how history repeats itself and a call to action. 🚨
The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there. Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
Hard disagree. I'm more productive at home, even with three kids. Sure they can be a slight distraction but I'm not their caregiver when I'm working. If you are trying to work and watch your kids, you're doing it wrong. www.businessinsider.com/flexport-ceo...
Flexport CEO reignites debate over remote work after likening it to 'white-collar fraud'
Ryan Petersen, the CEO at Flexport, said he believes that working from home introduces too many distractions and can hurt workplace culture.
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The Trump administration is trying to destroy access to the only AI company insisting that ethical regulation of its own industry is essential for human safety and wellbeing. substack.com/@alisavaldes...
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (@alisavaldes)
The Trump administration is trying to destroy access to the only AI company insisting that ethical regulation of its own industry is essential for human safety and wellbeing. The latest attack resulte...
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— WEEK 2 [cont'd]: Juror asks if they get "unlimited tries," calls it a "crock of shit" and walks out, after the prosecutor says "excuse yourself." No bill. — WEEK 3: Government admits to talking grand jurors into changing their mind in the hallway outside of court! Indicted over protestations.
gonna ask them to turn the government off and back on again
THOSE wanting to walk with Laz as he finishes his walk across America: The Geezer is expected at 0700 at the Golden Gate Bridge. Be sure to give him space. He can bite. PC: Olle Berg #lazcon
Functionally indistinguishable from the way Putin talks about Ukraine & Xi talks about Taiwan.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoTrump: "From the shores of Havana to the banks of the Panama Canal, we will drive out the forces of lawlessness and crime and foreign encroachment"
George W. Bush's 'Mission Accomplished' Speech
ALT: George W. Bush's 'Mission Accomplished' Speech
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John Hudson@johnphudson.bsky.social · 5mo agoSCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse 🧵
WASHINGTON (AP) — US military says Iran has launched missiles, drones and small boats at ships the US is protecting in Strait of Hormuz.
IND issues Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: <.75 IN] for Hamilton, Marion [IN] till 5:15 PM EDT Link
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
This will be great for his approval rating, I'm sure. youtube.com/shorts/fIDmd...
Donald Trump Wants to Fund War NOT Healthcare
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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I just don’t think you need to love war crimes to be a real man.
