ploot

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HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even better, the whole HP printer is optional.

FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Am I right to think that local mesh networking can only be done if you have a whole bunch of other people in your town who are into local mesh networking? Are there projects to help people build this up?

RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

That is exactly how the Nazis in charge are thinking about this. They assume they'll make it through because they're constitutionally superior, while the weak die and are no longer a burden on the Übermenschen.

RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

We're going to have at least two pandemics at the same time, and the USA will have no government left to deal with it, just a few kooks and Nazis with their theories of eugenics, random vitamins, bleach, horse dewormers and survival of the most racially superior.

Bird flu continues spread as Trump’s pandemic experts are MIA in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 days ago

You joke, but... sigh...

Trump set to sign executive order shuttering the Education Department in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 3 days ago

Billionaires hoarding wealth, and slavery.

Trump weighs in on federal election, would ‘rather deal with a Liberal than a Conservative’ in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Right now Conservatives like Doug Ford are much more ready to cave to Trump's demands than Carney. Pierre Poilievre would be the same way: talk big talk, but cave. And in the end what even would be the point of PP speaking for Canada, when PP's agenda is to replicate some of the worst aspects of Trumpism in Canada anyway?

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Yukon premier testifies on Alaska legislature resolution recognizing Canada’s sovereignty (www.yukon-news.com)
MAGA pol who introduced bill on ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ arrested in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Someone has to be able and willing to enforce the law though. And the people have to be able and willing to remove officials who won't.

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New undersea cable tech listens for sabotage — can be retrofitted to existing fiber optic lines (www.tomshardware.com)
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away in c/space@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 days ago

Last I heard, Republicans were trying to cut the JWST's funding. Can't have society invest in anything that doesn't make money for a billionaire.

FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (13 children)

Welp, there goes the internet, for Americans at least. Hello censorship, throttling, bundle pricing and domain blocking.

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FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible (arstechnica.com)
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Boston declares itself a pro-trans sanctuary city amid GOP’s “escalating” anti-trans attacks (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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Boston declares itself a pro-trans sanctuary city amid GOP’s “escalating” anti-trans attacks (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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Trump Derangement bill author, Minnesota senator arrested, accused of soliciting minor for prostitution (www.fox9.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58822116

These guys are more predictable than a clock.

GOP Minnesota Senators introduce bill that defines ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as mental illness in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

One of bill's sponsors, Justin Eichorn, just got arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor.

Republicans push to make "Trump Derangement Syndrome" a mental illness in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

One of the sponsors of the bill, Justin Eichorn, just got arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor.

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Trump Tests How Many Law Firms He Can Destroy Before Someone Stops Him (www.techdirt.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/31245664

Last week’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie represented an unprecedented abuse of executive power to punish lawyers for representing political opponents. The court’s swift rejection made clear just how far beyond constitutional bounds Trump had stepped. But rather than accept those bounds, Trump has decided to test just how many law firms he can threaten before someone stops him.

Good times.

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Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away (mashable.com)
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‘American Pie’ actress says she was detained by ICE while trying to renew her work visa: ‘I have never in my life seen anything so inhumane’ (variety.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26997259

Summary

"American Pie" actress Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian citizen, was detained by ICE while attempting to renew her work visa at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 3.

She described the experience as a "deeply disturbing psychological experiment," including sleeping on a mat with "aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body," being transported in chains, and receiving inedible food.

Officials allegedly told her she was "unprofessional because I didn't have a proper letterhead" on her paperwork.

After her release, Mooney credited media attention and her support network for securing her freedom.

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‘American Pie’ actress says she was detained by ICE while trying to renew her work visa: ‘I have never in my life seen anything so inhumane’ (variety.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26997259

Summary

"American Pie" actress Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian citizen, was detained by ICE while attempting to renew her work visa at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 3.

She described the experience as a "deeply disturbing psychological experiment," including sleeping on a mat with "aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body," being transported in chains, and receiving inedible food.

Officials allegedly told her she was "unprofessional because I didn't have a proper letterhead" on her paperwork.

After her release, Mooney credited media attention and her support network for securing her freedom.

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As a professor and climate scientist, I'm suddenly on America's 'enemies list' (www.statesman.com)
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Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access (abcnews.go.com)
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