Skyrmir

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American Panopticon: The Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 40 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Chat bots posing as like minded people opposing the regime is what happens next. The old FBI terrorist entrapment scheme is going AI and domestic.

Desperate People... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They're also the rebel army that builds guillotines. Kind of like there's a fine line between a solid rocket and a bomb.

FBI issues warning over scammers impersonating agents to steal your money in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

True, but the FBI does hate competition.

White House officials say they sent Harvard April 11 demands in error, New York Times reports in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

This just screams 'I'm sorry mister Tyson, I didn't mean to punch YOU in the face.'

I.R.S. Is Said to Be Considering Whether to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Harvard might be considering a lot of law suits right about now. Maybe a dozen for every holding Trump has anywhere.

Xi arrives in Malaysia with a message: China’s a better partner than Trump in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the crack head living in the woods down the road is a better trading partner than Trump.

How successful do you think the new Digg will be? Do you expect a massive migration to it, like from Twitter to Bluesky, or a flop like Meta's Threads? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

No one has to move, that's why Digg will fail. In order to succeed they need to offer something people are willing to pay for, when they're getting everything Digg is offering right now, for free.

How successful do you think the new Digg will be? Do you expect a massive migration to it, like from Twitter to Bluesky, or a flop like Meta's Threads? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It'll fail, free alternatives are already entrenched with all the same features.

Look a conservative who cares about merit now. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry, too many cases to know wtf this is referring to.

A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

They already are, prison labor expansion would be at the expense of existing companies.

Social Murder in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

A lot of people just want to be on the record as promoting non-violence as well. It looks WAY better when your social media posts come up in a trial.

Stock market rises after days of losses spurred by tariff anxiety in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Shocker, the day ended down 320.

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Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok (www.reuters.com)
 

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the creation of a sovereign wealth fund within the next year, saying it could potentially buy the short video app TikTok. Trump offered little in the way of detail and it was unclear how such a wealth fund would work. Typically such funds rely on a country's budget surplus to make investments, but the U.S. operates at a deficit. Its creation also would likely require approval from Congress.

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Circular saw advice (lemmy.world)
 

About to be in the market for a new circular saw, just looking for the typical 7.25 blade saw. One thing that has constantly bothered me though is the depth adjustment. Every saw I've ever had used a flip lever on a nut in the back, and that's always been the point of failure. They slip, break, seize or otherwise fail first before anything else on the saw. And it's literally the only setting on a saw that i ever touch beyond changing blades.

So what brand has a reliable depth adjustment?

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What's the best drink to celebrate a passing? (lemmy.world)
 

Saw a post mentioning an old Scottish gentleman that had saved a bottle of whiskey to drink the day Margaret Thatcher died. And I'm quite sure he enjoyed the drink.

So my question to the community, what's the best drink for the day any major politician finally kicks the bucket? Should it be your own favorite spirit, or something to denote the character, and vitriol, of the deceased? Something sweet to enjoy the day, or harsh to remember the bitterness of their character?

I'm trying to plan a shelf for my dining room. Each bottle labeled for who they're waiting for.

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